Smaller tweaks are now live in Overwatch 2 for heroes like Bastion, Symmetra, Ana, and Mercy - who might just be a bit more capable in battle now. Some oft-requested nerfs and buffs are included in Tuesday’s patch, bringing much-needed boosts to Doomfist and Junker Queen, with decreases in overall power to heroes like Sojourn and Kiriko.
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Given that they weren’t added back to Competitive alongside new healer Kiriko (who was added to the game’s Competitive play mode today), though, then it is starting to become a little more reasonable to suspect that the team is waiting to see how the OW 2 meta plays out before they drop a couple of potentially dangerous variables back into the game.Alongside the launch of Overwatch 2’s second season, developer Blizzard Entertainment is rolling out a series of seasonal balance changes hoping to address gameplay issues from the game’s inaugural season. My personal guess is that Bastion and Torb will return before then in slightly altered forms.
If that is the case, then the two might not return until Overwatch 2‘s sweeping balance patch, which is expected to be released sometime in December. As such, it’s possible that the Overwatch 2 team is waiting to see how the game fares without those two in the competitive pool. They would certainly like an explanation, but there are more than a few fans who think that Bastion and Torb were “cheap” heroes who were ruining the game’s competitive environment.
If you really want to put on your tinfoil hat, then you should know that a lot of Overwatch 2 players don’t seem to be especially upset that these characters are still missing. Instead, it’s been over a week, and there’s still no indication of when they will be added back to all available game modes. Many expected to see those two characters back in the fray within a few days of their removal. Why the delay? Truth be told, the Overwatch 2 team still hasn’t provided an official answer to that question. Bastion, meanwhile, still cannot be selected in any of Overwatch 2‘s multiplayer game modes. He is not currently available for Competitive play. At present, you are only able to play Torbjörn in Overwatch 2‘s Quick Play mode. Speaking of which… Overwatch 2: When Are Bastion and Torbjörn Returning to the Game?Īt this time, there is no word on when Bastion and Torbjörn will be fully-reinstated to Overwatch 2‘s roster. That debate has only become more interesting the longer that both heroes remain removed from (or limited in) the game’s various modes. We know they were not working as intended, but there is some debate regarding the extent of their exact issues. However, Blizzard hasn’t yet confirmed which bugs were affecting those characters as of the time of this writing. The most popular theory at the moment is that Torbjörn’s Overload ability (which boosts his attack power, health, speed, and reload time) was lasting twice as long as intended. The Torbjörn situation is a bit stranger. Some footage of “pre-removal” Bastion suggests that certain exploits allowed players to fire dozens of shells rather than the intended three shells. Bastion’s Ultimate ability (Configuration: Artillery) was allowing players to fire many more artillery shells than intended. Specifically, it seems that Bastion and Torbjörn were both significantly more powerful than intended due to bugs that were affecting some of their key abilities. 🛠️ Bastion will be unavailable in all modes during this time, while Torbjörn will still be playable in Quick Play. Bastion and Torbjörn will be taking a quick trip to the workshop while we iron out a few bugs in their ability kits!
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