Here is the latest on Roadhog’s kit.
If you've been playing Roadhog since the start of Overwatch 2 Season 18, then you may have noticed that he received an update. Read on for Roadhog's current abilities, ultimate, and perks. We also go over the reasoning behind his latest adjustments.
Overwatch 2 Roadhog abilities, ultimate, and perks
Here is the overview for Roadhog's current Overwatch 2 kit. As of Aug. 26, his abilities include Chain Hook and Take a Breather while his ultimate is Whole Hog. His perks include Scrap Hook, Shrapnel Launcher, Invigorate, and Pulled Pork.
Roadhog's Kit Details | Scrap Gun (Primary Fire, Left-Click) -Short-range spread weapon. | Scrap Gun (Secondary Fire, Right-Click) -Medium-range projectile that explodes into the weapon's short-range primary fire. | Chain Hook (Ability, LShift) -Drag a targeted enemy to you. | Take a Breather (Ability, E) -Heal yourself and reduce damage taken. | Scrap Hook (Minor Perk) -Chain Hook hits reload 2 ammo. | Shrapnel Launcher (Minor Perk) -Extend the range of Scrap Gun's secondary fire by 50% and tighten its burst spread by 25%. | Invigorate (Major Perk) -Take A Breather rapidly increases your movement speed by 30%. | Pulled Pork (Major Perk) -Gain overhealth based on how far you pull enemies with Chain Hook, up to 250 |
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Why did Overwatch 2 revert the Roadhog rework?
On Aug. 26, Overwatch 2 updated Roadhog by removing his Pig Pen ability and returning the Take a Breather one to its original slot. Roadhog's secondary fire also made a comeback.
According to the developers, Pig Pen was meant to give the tank hero more presence on the battlefield. However, it ended up reinforcing the Chain Hook combo and limiting his flexibility. Therefore, the classic primary and secondary fire on his Scrap Gun weapon got restored to give him more consistent damage and help him make space in the front line.
"The Take a Breather adjustments have been successful, offering greater defensive uptime without excessive personal sustain, so its functionality remains the same, but it has been moved to Ability 2 with a default toggle and additional cancel options to keep that flexibility intact," the developers added in the latest patch notes.
The start of Overwatch 2 Season 18 also included updates to Roadhog's perks. Pent Up and Hogdrogen Exposure got replaced with Shrapnel Launcher and Pulled Pork. Below are all of the latest Roadhog patch notes.
Roadhog Update Details | Scrap Gun (Primary Fire) -Reverted to classic primary and secondary fire functionality. -Primary fire no longer includes a volley of 4 extra large, long-ranged projectiles. -Number of projectiles for primary fire increased from 16 to 25. -Damage per pellet for primary fire reduced from 6.25 to 6. | Scrap Gun (Secondary Fire) -Secondary fire initial volley no longer crits. | Pig Pen (Ability 2) -Removed. | Take a Breather (Ability 2) -Moved from secondary fire to Ability 2 slot. -The option to toggle on the ability is now on by default. -Added Ability 1, primary fire, and secondary fire as additional cancel buttons while toggled. -Minimum time before cancelable reduced from 0.8 to 0.6 seconds. | Pent Up (Minor Perk) -Removed. | Shrapnel Launcher (Minor Perk) -New minor perk. -Extend the range of Scrap Gun's secondary fire by 50% and tighten its burst spread by 25%. | Hogdrogen Exposure (Major Perk) -Removed. | Pulled Pork (Major Perk) -New major perk. -Gain overhealth based on how far you pull enemies with Chain Hook, up to 250. |
That's all for now. Are you enjoying Roadhog's latest adjustments? Stick around on esports.gg for more Overwatch 2 news and updates.
