We've grabbed the latest notes from the Overwatch 2 PvP Beta patch that dropped yesterday, Thursday, July 14.
True to their word, Blizzard has implemented some of their proposed changes discussed in a developer log blog post, including nerfs to Sojourn, Junker Queen, and Zenyatta. Symmetra has had her beam adjusted to allow for more versatile play. Additionally, several bug fixes have been installed to help bring more stability to the game.
Below, we've lifted the full notes for reader convenience.
Overwatch 2 PvP Beta July 14 Patch Notes Explained
The following changes have been made to these heroes in Overwatch 2's beta going forward:
Doomfist
Power Block
- Minimum damage mitigated required to empower Rocket Punch reduced from 100 to 90 damage
- Movement speed penalty while blocking reduced from 50 to 35%
Rocket Punch
- Now deals damage to all enemies knocked back instead of only the first target impacted
Junker Queen
Commanding Shout
- Radius reduced from 20 to 15 meters
- Allied bonus health now decays over its duration
- Maximum duration increased from 4 to 5 seconds
Rampage
- Radius reduced from 6 to 5 meters
Orisa
Fortify
- Now disables critical damage
Javelin Spin
- Bonus movement speed increased from 40 to 50%
Sojourn
Railgun
- Fire rate reduced from 15 to 14 shots per second
Railgun Alt Fire
- Projectile radius now scales with energy level from 0 up to the previous 0.1 meters
- The higher the energy level, the bigger the projectile radius
Symmetra
Photon Projector Alt Fire
- Charge time reduced from 1.2 seconds to 1 second
- Projectile radius increased from 0.4 to 0.5 meters
Teleporter
- Cooldown reduced from 16 to 12 seconds
Zenyatta
- Shield health reduced from 175 to 150 (225 to 200 total max HP)
Overwatch 2 PvP Beta July 14 Patch Bug Fixes
The following fixes have been implemented into the Overwatch 2 Beta:
General
- Fixed a crash affecting some Xbox consoles
- Fixed a crash affecting players launching the "Portuguese (Brazil)" language on PS5
Map
Rio de Janeiro
- Fixed bug that affected spawn doors
Heroes
Soldier 76
- Fixed an issue that caused Sprint to give 40% movement speed instead of 50%
Genji
- Fixed an issue where Dragon Blade could sometimes get stuck as active after the duration ended
Junker Queen
- Fixed an issue that caused wounds to apply to invalid targets (Barriers/Ice Wall/Turrets/etc.)
- Fixed an issue that caused her ability icons to not appear in the kill feed
- Fixed an issue where Carnage also applied a Jagged Blade wound effect
Players are encouraged to provide feedback during the beta should any new or old bugs appear. The full patch notes can be found on the Overwatch news site.
This article was originally published on dbltap as Developers Reveal Overwatch 2 PvP Beta July 14 Patch Notes.
