Today’s Overwatch 2 patch fixes up a couple of Reaper issues, nerfs Cassidy and Zarya in terms of Stadium Cash, and buffs Ana overall.
Blizzard Entertainment just revealed the latest Overwatch 2 patch notes. The May 15 update is a hotfix that applies to the Stadium game mode only and features nerfs to Zarya, Cassidy, and Reaper. It also buffs Ana overall.
Overwatch 2 May 15 patch notes
Zarya is the only tank who received updates in this Overwatch 2 Stadium patch. Her Stadium Cash gain from dealing damage and healing was reduced by 12.5%. According to the developers, Zarya has been overperforming at all levels of play. Her Weapon Power, in particular, scales quite well with her Energy. This has been allowing her to dish out very high damage. Therefore, less Stadium Cash means slower scaling.
Hero Zarya | Update Reduced Stadium Cash income from damage and healing by 12.5%. |
Overwatch 2 Stadium patch notes: Cassidy and Reaper nerfs
Much like Zarya, our favorite cowboy received a nerf to his Stadium Cash gain. His income from damage and healing went down by 12.5% as well. Cassidy has been too dominant and consistent at higher levels of play in the Overwatch 2 Stadium game mode. He also scales well with Weapon Power, so nerfing this a bit slows down the pace of it all.
Hero Cassidy | Update Reduced Stadium Cash income from damage and healing by 12.5%. |
As for Cassidy's former boss and the hero once known as Gabriel Reyes, Reaper also received an update. His Revolving Ruin Stadium Power's attack speed per stack went down to 4% from 5%. However, the maximum stacks increased from 8 to 10. As for Wraith Renewal, the healing of it got fixed up, which means Reaper now has reduced survivability. Spirited to Slay also received a bug fix so that cooldowns no longer reset without an elimination.
Hero Reaper | Updates Revolving Ruin - Power Reduced Attack Speed per stack to 4% (down from 5%). Increased maximum stacks to 10 (up from 8). Wraith Renewal - Power Fixed an issue where Wraith Renewal healing was always being doubled, regardless of Reaper's current life total. Spirited to Slay - Power Fixed an issue that caused Reaper's cooldowns to be reset without getting an elimination. |
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Overwatch 2 Stadium buffs Ana
Ana is the only support hero who received a hotfix in the May 15 patch notes. Her Home Remedy Stadium Power got buffed in terms of Overhealth gain. Venomous also received a damage buff alongside the Scope Weapon Item and I.V. Drip Survival Item. Meanwhile, the Dreamy Stadium Power took a hit with its reduced healing and a shorter duration.
Hero Ana | Updates Home Remedy - Power Increased Overhealth gain to 200% (up from 100%). Dreamy - Power Decreased heal to 80% (down from 100%). Decreased duration to 4s (down from 8s). Venomous - Power Increased damage to 50 (up from 30). Quick Scope – Rare Hero Weapon Item Increased Weapon Power to +10% (up from 5%). I.V. Drip – Rare Hero Survival Item Increased Overhealth to 150 (up from 100). |
Stadium economy and timer updates
In terms of the Stadium Cash economy, this patch increased the bounty cap to 3,000 from 2,000. As for the Stadium Armory, the Round 1 and Round 3 timers got reduced from 100 seconds to 75 seconds. For Round 2, the timer went down from 75 seconds to 60 seconds.
That's all for now. Stick around on esports.gg for more Overwatch 2 Stadium news and updates.
