Blizzard buffed all 12 Overwatch 2 tanks, players are furious
Alongside other exciting things coming with the release of the mid-season patch, Blizzard buffed Overwatch 2 tanks, causing fury among players.
Key Takeaways
- Tanks received significant buffs in the latest mid-season patch, making them harder to defeat with increased survivability and higher flat damage reduction from armor.
- Many non-tank players disagree with the changes, suggesting that the balance adjustments have favored tanks at the expense of other roles.
- Blizzard is likely to make balance adjustments soon, and they are releasing the first OW2 Reinhardt mythic skin on July 23.
The latest mid-season patch brought not only Transformers collaboration and Summer Games but also some big balance changes to at least one of all the 12 tank heroes’ active or passive abilities. In addition to the fact that tanks are now harder to defeat due to their increased survivability, all roles’ flat damage reduction from armor has been increased from 5 to 10.
Anyway, everything is not all roses since there are nerfs you should know about. To counterbalance these buffs, the ultimate abilities of tanks now charge 40% slower. Plus, they are now a bit more vulnerable to being knocked back. Despite these minor nerfs, tanks are now performing much better, and the majority of their mains are happy with the adjustments. But what has brought such an abrupt, negative reaction?
According to the community opinion, many non-tank players went on social media to express their disagreement with these changes. For example, a Twitch streamer, Hydron, shared with his community a video of a Mauga using his Cardiac Overdrive ability to beat a damage-boosted Bastion shooting through Baptiste’s window, implying that this tank’s overpowered status quo is not okay. Other players agreed with him, saying that the OW2 balance team does not understand what it is doing and the current mid-season patch is the greatest advertisement for the 6v6 mode return.
Another content creator, Flats, made an X/ Twitter post in which he pointed out that other roles have suffered since Blizzard buffed tanks. While it would be ideal if all characters could have the best of both worlds, he does not think it is currently possible. Flats also observed that D.Va seems to be powerful against Mauga right now, but she also seems to be this way against everyone else.
Considering the number of players who are discontent with the recent changes, it is no wonder that Blizzard will likely make any balance adjustments by releasing the first OW2 Reinhardt mythic skin on July 23. Are you a tank player? What do you make of the current update? Share your opinion in the comments!
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