Overwatch 2 Season 17 mid-season patch notes now live: Orisa nerfs, Zenyatta buffs, and Flashpoint reworks

The mid-cycle patch for Overwatch 2 Season 17 has arrived, and it features a bunch of balance adjustments based on hero bans and the current meta. Read on for all of the Overwatch 2 Season 17 mid-season patch notes and details.

For the tanks, D.Va, Orisa, Reinhardt, Sigma, and Winston received updates. Notably, Orisa got nerfed in terms of armor health and the cooldown of Energy Javelin. This makes her a less effective counter against Zarya. Meanwhile, Winston's Short Circuit perk is now a better counter against those pesky Torbjorn and Symmetra turrets.

Next, Ashe, Bastion, Freja, Hanzo, Junkrat, Reaper, Tracer, and Widowmaker all received adjustments. Freja and Tracer, in particular, received nerfs. The spread of Tracer's Pulse Pistols increased from 3.0 to 3.5 degrees while Freja's primary fire got a damage nerf. Freja's maximum ammo, however, went up from 12 to 15. For players who either hate or main Widowmaker, the cost of her ultimate got reduced by 10%.

As for the support heroes, Zenyatta received a notable buff so that players would be more incentivized to heal more often. Meanwhile, Lucio's ultimate got nerfed in terms of cost and Juno primary fire received increased ranged. Juno's Glide Boost, however, receive reduced movement acceleration when changing directions in the air.

Beyond the hero balance updates, two Flashpoint maps were reworked in the mid-season patch. The developers added boxes to the Market area's walls to make it easier for players to get the high ground. They also rotated entrances near Temple and Ruins to create a more intuitive layout. A new back path for Temple and Ruins got added as well. As for the starting spawn, structures there got replaced with open walls and gardens to improve sightlines.

As for New Junk City, every point was reworked to improve flow and clarity. The Hammer Mill entrance in Arena was widened and new hallways were added for safer rotations. Next, pathing and visuals in Bomb Flats were refined to support better fights, The Ducts and Junkyard received improved navigation, and the height of the Exterior area's buildings were reduced and simplified to, again, help with navigation.

Finally, the Stadium game mode received adjustments to D.Va, Orisa, Mei, Ana, Juno, and Kiriko. D.Va received survivability buffs, Orisa's weapon became more initiative to use, Mei's Slowball improved in terms of reliability, Ana gained a new epic item to boost her unscoped weapon power, Juno's Stellar Focus power duration got increased, and Kiriko's clone received a rework to be more utility-focused.

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