Sombra adjustments, Hanzo nerf also added to Overwatch PTR

Overwatch just got a massive test server patch. Wrecking Ball is here—Hammond the hamster is rolling into Overwatch. But that’s not all. A bunch of heroes are getting tweaked in the PTR patch.

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Several Overwatch heroes are getting major changes to damage falloff. “The goal of these changes is to slightly reduce the impact of damage falloff on mid-range weapons,” Blizzard wrote. “While assessing falloff mechanics across the board, weapons intended primarily for close-range combat benefited too greatly from lowering their falloff restrictions. We also normalized a couple of outliers in that Mei had a long-range travel time projectile with falloff applied and Widowmaker’s automatic fire did not have any.”

Here’s who got changed.

Bastion

Configuration: Sentry and Configuration: Recon—Minimum damage at maximum range increased from 30 percent to 50 percent

McCree

Peacekeeper—Minimum damage at maximum range increased from 30 percent to 50 percent

Mei

Endothermic Blaster—Removed all damage falloff from her secondary fire projectile

Soldier: 76

Heavy Pulse Rifle—Minimum damage at maximum range increased from 30 percent to 50 percent

Widowmaker

Widow’s Kiss—Now has damage falloff applied on her automatic primary fire, 50 percent at maximum range

Beyond that, Hanzo got a nerf to his Storm Arrows. Blizzard said the new kit has been a bit too powerful. “We’re lowering the frequency that he can have this ability available to make it more reasonable to play around,” the developer wrote.

Hanzo

Storm Arrows

Duration reduced from six to five seconds
Cooldown increased from eight to 10 seconds

Overwatch fans knew Sombra was getting buffed, but it’s here already. “These changes allow Sombra to more easily play as an infiltrator and scout for her team, as well as give her time to pick and choose when to reveal herself to ambush her enemies,” Blizzard said.