Overwatch Update: Halloween Event, Torbjörn Rework and Balance Changes
Overwatch Update: Halloween Event, Torbjörn Rework and Balance Changes
Overwatch received a new major update, which not only enabled the seasonal event Halloween Terror, but also introduced a significant rework of Torbjörn as well as smaller balance changes for such heroes as Brigitte, Doomfist, McCree, Pharah, Mei, Orisa, and Soldier: 76.
TORBJÖRN
GENERAL
- Reduced the size of Torbjörn’s head hit volume by 10%
RIVET GUN
- Primary Fire
- Projectile speed increased from 60 to 70 per second
- Reload time reduced from 2.2 to 2 seconds
- Turret targets enemy hit by primary fire
- Alternate Fire
- Recovery lowered from 0.8 to 0.6 seconds
- Damage per shot lowered from 150 to 125
- Reload time reduced from 2.2 to 2 seconds
- Spread randomization readjusted
FORGE HAMMER
- Radius increased to align with Quick Melee
DEPLOY TURRET
- Turret is now a thrown projectile
- Automatically builds over three seconds
- No longer has different levels
- Same damage output as previous level 2 turret
- Maximum health reduced from 300 to 250
- Now incurs a 5 second cooldown when deployed
- Now incurs a 10 second cooldown when destroyed in combat
- No longer able to deploy a new turret if it’s in combat
- While the turret is firing
- If the turret has taken damage within three seconds
- Can now be destroyed using the Interact input
- Completes self-building once deployed, even if Torbjörn is eliminated
NEW ABILITY: OVERLOAD
- Replaces Armor Pack
- Lasts for 5 seconds
- Cooldown is 12 seconds
- Temporarily grants 150 armor
- Increases attack, movement, and reload speeds by 30%
NEW ULTIMATE: MOLTEN CORE
- Switches weapon from Rivet Gun to his claw arm
- Lasts 6 seconds
- Fire up to 10 molten globules that create damage pools where they land for 10 seconds
- Globules bounce off walls and ceilings until they hit the ground
- Base damage is 130
- Damage increases from 130 to 190 against enemies who have armor
- Heroes affected by armor: Bastion, Brigitte, D.Va, Orisa, Reinhardt, TorbjÖrn, Winston, Wrecking Ball
- Heroes who can grant armor to their allies: Brigitte
BRIGITTE
BARRIER SHIELD
- Shield health reduced from 600 to 500
DOOMFIST
HAND CANNON
- Damage falloff now starts at 15 meters
MCCREE
COMBAT ROLL
- Cooldown reduced from 8 to 6 seconds
PHARAH
CONCUSSIVE BLAST
- Cooldown reduced from 12 to 9 seconds
ROCKET LAUNCHER
- Attack speed increased
- Lowered recovery time between shots from 0.9 to 0.75 seconds
- Damage redistributed between explosion and impact
- Explosion damage reduced from 80 to 65
- Impact damage increased from 40 to 55
- Explosion knock back reduced by 20%
- Self-knockback amount increased by 25%
MEI
GENERAL
- Updated visual effects for all abilities
ORISA
FUSION DRIVER
- Maximum spread reduced by 20%
SOLDIER: 76
HEAVY PULSE RIFLE
- Number of shots until reaching maximum spread increased from 6 to 9