Today, April 21, 2023, Blizzard Entertainment’s “Overwatch 2” Lead Hero DesignerAlec Dawson’s Twitter accountFor “Lifeweaver” scheduled to be held on April 26,Details of the balance adjustmenthas been published.
CONTENTS
Lifeweaver balance adjustment (enhancement)
- “Healing Blossom”
- Increased max ammo from 12 to 20
- Changed timing of granting movement speed penalty
- Old: Start of charge → New: 1 second after full charge (= only while holding)
- “Thorn Volley”
- “Tree of Life”
- Tree durability increased from 1000 to 1200
- Post-spawn periodic recovery increased from 50 to 75
- “Memento of Sanka”
this timeannouncementThe adjustments made areAll enhancements except for the deletion of “Sanka no memento”It is Regarding “Sanka no Mekimi”, depending on the situation, the opposing team could benefit from it, so it is not a pure weakening.
Healing Blossom Adjustment
“Healing Blossom” has been increased by 8 and the number of bullets has been significantly added, but there are not many scenes where 12 shots are fired in the current fighting, and it is difficult at the time Lifeweaver concentrates on recovery in the first place. most of the situation.However, the increase to 20 shots is not meaningless, and we used the movement speed penalty reductionRecovery fight with emphasis on tempo (low charge barrage)is realistic.
Thorn Volley Enhanced
Regarding “Thorn Volley”, it depends on how it is improved, but since there is no distance attenuation of damage, the reliability of long-distance restraint returns and shavings will increase. In addition, since the damage output is stable, it can be expected to improve the turnover rate of the ultimate ability “Tree of Life”.
The only point of concern is that due to the recently announced keybind change, the balance adjustment will reduce the amount of time it takes for Thorn Volley to automatically reload.extendhas been announced. Since the time required for manual reloading has not changed, there will be no impact on scenes where you concentrate on attacking, but please be careful when switching between battles.
Ultimate “Tree of Life” enhancement
The Tree of Life is now more reliable both as an object and as a recovery tool. The durability value is now equal to Reinhardt’s “Barrier Field”, and can withstand D.Va’s “Self-Destruct” critically with the increased amount. The recovery pace (although the format is different) is about the same as Soldier 76’s “Biotic Field” and May’s “Cryofreeze” or less.
The impression that this adjustment is an adjustment to increase stability overall. In particular, the penalty of “Healing Blossom”, which was a big hindrance to Lifeweaver, and the improvement of the collection elasticity of the poor “Thorn Volley” are nice points. In addition, as mentioned earlier, we are planning to change the keybind, so it will be easier to draw out the potential including other abilities.
These Lifeweaver changes are scheduled for implementation on April 26, 2023. After implementation, we will continue to monitor Lifeweaver’s performance for several weeks and consider whether further balance adjustments are necessary.
Source: Overwatch 2