Overwatch Season 1's mid-season update finetunes the Medic, Brusier, and Initiator subroles, moves some perks around, and includes major changes to Jetpack Cat.
Overwatch Season 1’s midcycle is now live, bringing with it the final week of the Conquest event, a brand-new arcade mode featuring Emre, and a slew of hero updates. Read on for all of the Overwatch Season 1 mid-season patch notes and details.
Overwatch Season 1 mid-season patch notes
Here are the full mid-season patch notes for March 10. Of the tank heroes, D.Va, Hazard, Ramattra, and Roadhog have updates alongside the relatively new damage heroes Anran, Emre, and Vendetta. As for the supports, only Illari, Jetpack Cat, and Mizuki have some balance changes.
According to the Overwatch developers, this patch is lighter in scope overall since changes to the newer heroes were made earlier in Season 1. This patch finetunes the Medic, Bruiser, and Initiator subroles as well.
| Overwatch Subrole | Patch Notes |
|---|---|
| Medic Subrole | Increased self-healing from 25% to 40% |
| Bruiser Subrole | Now triggers below 50% health |
| Initiator Subrole | No longer triggers while at full health Healing reduced from 75 to 60 |
Overwatch patch notes today: Tank buffs and nerfs
This patch includes a nerf to D.Va’s Boosters cooldown. It also changes Hazard’s subrole from Stalwart to Initiator to support a more aggressive and sustain-focused playstyle. Ramattra, meanwhile, receives buffs with a reduced Void Barrier cooldown in five-versus-five (5v5) modes plus increased Annihilation damage. As for Roadhog, he has a slight damage buff.
| Tank Hero | Change | Patch Notes |
|---|---|---|
| D.Va | Boosters | Cooldown increased from 3.5 to 4 seconds |
| Hazard | Subrole | Changed from Stalwart to Initiator |
| Ramattra | Void Barrier (5v5 only) | Cooldown decreased from 13 to 12 seconds |
| Annihilation | Damage per second increased from 30 to 35 | |
| Roadhog | Scrap Gun | Damage per pellet increased from 6.5 to 7 |
Overwatch patch notes: DPS changes
Next, Anran’s Inferno Rush now climbs small ledges and has increased jump height. Emre’s Altered Vitals also triggers faster while Vendetta’s minor Siphoning Strike perk is now a major perk. Raging Storm, meanwhile, is now a minor perk.
| DPS Hero | Change | Patch Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Anran | Inferno Rush | Now automatically climb over small ledges Jump height while active increased by 20% |
| Emre | Altered Vitals | Time before trigger reduced from 4.5 to 4 seconds |
| Vendetta | Raging Storm | Changed from a major perk to a minor perk Damage per spin reduced from 35 to 30 |
| Siphoning Strike | Changed from a minor perk to a major perk Overhead lifesteal increased from 30% to 40% |
OW patch notes: Support heroes
In terms of the support heroes, there are nerfs to Illari’s Solar Rifle secondary fire plus Summer Solstice and Sunburn perks. Jetpack Cat’s Territorial perk is now removed as well. “Territorial has been removed due to high offensive potential with limited counterplay,” according to the developers. In addition to this, Jetpack Cat’s Claws Out perk is now a major one with a shorter cooldown while the new Ulterior Motive minor perk helps with fuel recovery. Finally, Mizuki gets updates to his Remedy Aura passive.
| Support Hero | Change | Patch Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Illari | Solar Rifle | Secondary fire maximum resource reduced from 3.5 to 3 seconds |
| Summer Solstice | Attack speed gained reduced from 30% to 20% | |
| Sunburn | Damage reduced from 70 to 50 | |
| Jetpack Cat | Territorial | Removed |
| Claws Out | Changed from a minor perk to a major perk Cooldown reduced from 8 to 6 seconds | |
| Ulterior Motive | New perk 15% of Biotic Pawjectiles healing is converted into fuel | |
| Mizuki | Remedy Aura | Radius increased from 10 to 12 meters Time before degeneration reduced from 2 to 1.75 seconds |
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