Blizzard Entertainment's 5v5 first-person hero shooter, Overwatch 2, has been popular since its release. The title gives its players the freedom to choose from a large roster of heroes from different classes.
Overwatch 2 kickstarted its fourth season on April 11, 2023, and Blizzard Entertainment revealed a new Support hero named Lifeweaver to the world. The Support class has been lacking diversity, and Lifeweaver is a welcome addition.
Lifeweaver grew in popularity as soon as he was released in Overwatch 2. The game's developers are surprised at how easily he took the reins of the Support class and changed the meta. Having said that, players were critical of some of the key binds, abilities, and overall balance of the hero.
While Lifeweaver is a complex hero to master, his abilities have the potential to make a great deal of impact.
A Blizzard Entertainment developer had the following to say in this regard (via a blog post):
There were two issues that stood out to most players: the lack of healing and the clunky control scheme. The idea behind Lifeweaver's introduction was to have a Support hero who could bring more to the battlefield than just healing.
While Lifeweaver did bring transformational abilities into the game, his healing was slightly underwhelming compared to other Support heroes in Overwatch 2.
Blizzard Entertainment has decided to make the following changes to Lifeweaver's abilities in the next patch update:
Blizzard Entertainment has also addressed the community's issues with the preset control scheme for Lifeweaver. The changes to the controls are as follows:
Players will also have the option to play with the current default controls if they choose to.
This mid-season patch would quickly address the issues
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