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In Overwatch<\/em>, some hero abilities are more contentious than others. Players cry out about unbalanced and overpowered heroes, the same ones that others adore. Brigitte, one of Overwatch\u2019s<\/em> newer heroes, is one of those characters. Overwatch<\/em> fans either love or hate her. Her tank-style of support play is unique in the game\u2014but it\u2019s her Shield Bash that really riles people up.
<\/p>

Those that hate her say that the ability is unpunishable, while others say there\u2019s ways to play around it. There\u2019s no coming to an agreement between players, but Overwatch\u2019s<\/em> governing body has spoken: She\u2019s getting a nerf. Overwatch<\/em> developer Geoff Goodman wrote on the game\u2019s forum<\/a> yesterday that Blizzard has a Shield Bash change in play-testing right now, which will probably hit the test server with the next patch. <\/p>

So what\u2019s it do? Shield Bash will no longer bust through barriers, Goodman said.
<\/p>

\u201cThis means it is a lot more tricky to land a clutch stun on an enemy Reinhardt, for example, but you can still use the ability to close distance and land melee hits to trigger Inspire,\u201d he wrote. Previously, Brigitte has been able to use her Shield Bash ability to stun Reinhardt players through the shield, rendering the shield itself useless.
<\/p>

And as usual, it\u2019s a mixed bag of responses on the Overwatch<\/em> forum. Melee abilities traditionally work through shields, and fans think it\u2019s weird to have one exception for Brigitte. Others are excited to see a world without Brigitte\u2014or at least, a world where she\u2019s less dominant.
<\/p>

Goodman didn\u2019t outline a timeline for the Brigitte nerf on\u00a0Overwatch\u2019s<\/em> test server.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"