Overwatch 2 Making Big Tank and Damage Change in Season 9
Overwatch 2 announced that in Season 9 all Tank and Damage heroes will receive a self-healing passive ability. This will likely cause a significant shift in Overwatch 2's meta. Its development team further explained this new change.
Historically, Overwatch 2 has emphasized the teamplay aspect of its combat, with players needing to synergize the strengths of Tank, Damage, and Support heroes to create successful pushes or defenses. While team fighting has usually been a core aspect of Overwatch 2, its development team has proved that it's not scared of trying out drastic changes, like Blizzard's new limited-time Quickplay mode that went live on January 12. As its latest experiment, Blizzard is implementing a major change that might make the game more individually focused.
In Overwatch 2's Season 9, Tank and Damage heroes will have a nerfed version of the Support class' self-healing passive ability. Blizzard explained that this change is intended to make non-Support players less reliant on teammates when it comes to healing, while also taking the pressure off of Support players to tend to every team member. Blizzard acknowledged that this change will likely alter the gameplay of Overwatch 2 and that it plans to constantly evaluate this new mechanic following its release. The game developer also explained that it might further shift Overwatch 2 towards the power of individual heroes in the future. Season 9 is expected to launch on February 20, but this hasn't been confirmed yet.
In addition to this rework, Overwatch 2's Season 9 will bring more changes including a significant update to the game's ranked system. This overhaul will add instant rank progression updates, Emerald Weapons, the new Ultimate division, and placement
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