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Get The Low-Down On Bastion, Mercy And D.VA's New Overwatch Buffs Here

Published Wed, 08 Feb 2017 19:45:21 -0600

Over the last week few weeks, talk of major buffs to Bastion in Overwatch have been floating around. The character is a very basic tool in the game and right now is lacking a fair bit of versatility.

However, we now have a good look at those changes, and they are even playabe. Now in the PTR, a new patch is being tested, as well as a couple buffs to Mercy and D.VA too. Bastion has seen by far the most work though and it seems he will now be more viable out of Sentry mode too.

For a full list of changes, here is the low-down.

Bastion

Configuration: Sentry

Deploy time decreased from 1.5 seconds to 1.0 second

Bullet spread increased by 50 percent

Bullet spread is always at maximum (it no longer increases as the weapon is fired)

Magazine size increased from 200 to 300

Headshot damage multiplier has been removed

No longer deals critical damage

Configuration: Recon

Bullet spread decreased by 25 percent

Magazine size increased from 20 to 25

Self-Repair

Can now be used while moving

Now bound to secondary fire (formerly Ability 2)

No longer interrupted by taking damage

A new resource meter has been added that deplete while Self-Repair is active and recharges when not in use

Configuration: Tank

No longer grants bonus armor

Bastion has a new passive: Ironclad

Bastion takes 35% less damage while in Sentry or Tank configuration

Developer Comments: The goal of these changes is to move some of Bastion's power from Configuration: Sentry to Recon, while keeping its sentry mode a strong option, especially versus tanks and barriers. Overall, Bastion should feel stronger and more flexible with these changes.

D.Va

Defense Matrix

Projectiles (like Roadhog's Chain Hook or Tracer's Pulse Bomb) no longer need to travel a minimum distance before they can be blocked

Developer Comments: Previously, there was a minimum distance a projectile had to travel before it could be destroyed by Defense Matrix. This made it nearly worthless in situations where an enemy was right next to your teammate, such as when Roadhog hooks your ally. This change removes that restriction so Defense Matrix should now reliably destroy projectiles regardless of how far they have traveled.

Mercy

Resurrect

While performing a resurrection, Mercy now becomes temporarily invulnerable along with the allies being revived

Caduceus Staff

Zenyatta can no longer be targeted when Transcendence is active

New Hero Option: Guardian Angel Sensitivity

Allows players to adjust Guardian Angel's targeting sensitivity

New Hero Option: Beam Sensitivity

Allows players to adjust targeting sensitivity on Mercy's Caduceus Staff beams

Developer Comments: Mercy's Resurrect has always been very powerful, but it often forces her to sacrifice herself to use it well. There have been changes in the past that attempted to help her in this area, but haven't done enough to solve it. This change means that once she uses the ability, she will always survive long enough to be with her team again.