Overwatch 2’s latest dev blog is unsurprisingly all about Venture, the new geotech hero who happens to be nonbinary. Players got to run with the character during its trial weekend, and now Blizzard’s Aaron Keller is back to recap how it went – and what Blizzard is doing to change the toon before their proper launch with season 10 next week on April 16th.
“First, we’re slightly shifting some of their burst damage from their Drill Dash and Clobber (their melee) into damage over time. Next, we’re looking to reduce the vertical knockback of Tectonic Shock. Alongside those minor changes to Venture, we have a number of other hero changes coming in Season 10. Starting with our Tanks, we’re upping the impact of Junker Queen’s Carnage and Reinhardt’s Earthshatter, so both abilities cut through better in the post-Season 9 world. The biggest Tank changes coming into Season 10 though are for Wrecking Ball. There are some great improvements to Wrecking Ball’s Grappling Hook, including a reduced cooldown when not entering ramming speed and the ability to retract himself to where the Grapple is attached by holding down Primary Fire or Jump.”
My husband mains Ball, so hopefully this sounds like good news to him too. Keller also talks up tweaks to adaptive shields, light nerfs to Sombra and Tracer, and power shifts for Moira, Lucio, and Illari. Another dev update is expected later today.
