Overwatch 2 patch notes bring pure chaos to competitive play

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The mid-season Overwatch 2 patch notes are here for the latest update, and there are numerous hero changes across all three roles of tank, damage, and healer for the Blizzard multiplayer game. There’s also new weekly challenges, the addition of a chaotic competitive mode, fresh-look OWL skins, and the arrival of its much-anticipated first anime collaboration as Overwatch 2 season 3 rolls on.

The Overwatch 2 One Punch Man collab is now underway, with challenges live from now up until April 6 to earn free rewards including a legendary Soldier: 76 skin, Mumen Rider. There are also legendary bundles in the shop for other characters, allowing you to reimagine Doomfist as the titular Saitama, Genji as his demonic disciple Genos, and Kiriko as the Terrible Tornado, Tatsumaki.

Competitive Mystery Heroes is one of the most terrifying combinations of three words I’ve ever heard, but it’s real and season one begins on March 14. That’s right, you’ll now be able to play Overwatch 2’s most chaotic mode in a ranked format, following recent balance changes to the format at the start of season 3 that ensures you’ll now get no more than three heroes of a single role at one time on your team.

As for hero balance, there’s a tasty buff to Bap’s Immortality Field, which will now keep heroes at 25% health rather than 10%. Roadhog’s hook is getting a slightly lower cooldown, and it’ll now be applied slightly differently for clarity purposes. A Zarya buff sees her bubbles be up more frequently, while Ashe’s B.O.B. will now favour shooting targets that she is currently attacking.

There’s a few small nerfs in here as well – most notably, Sojourn’s torso hitbox is getting 20% wider to compensate for her angled default stance, which should make her