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These hero nerfs come alongside an overall change to damage reduction to armor, which has been reduced from five to three. \u201cArmor was a bit too strong overall, especially when being healed quickly and often,\u201d Blizzard wrote in the patch notes. \u201cThis change will help more heroes fight against higher armored enemies.\u201d Related: Overwatch players think the new PTR patch could be a nerf to GOATS Brigitte\u2019s Rally ability now has a maximum duration of 30 seconds, which Blizzard said will stop the ability from causing a \u201csnowballing effect where it was too difficult to deal with the increased health of Brigitte\u2019s allies before she built up another one.\u201d The hard cap on how long it can last will make it more manageable, the developer said. D.Va\u2019s Defense Matrix has been nerfed, will its cooldown increased from one second to two. 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