Overwatch 2 April 30 balance patch buffs DPS heroes, nerfs Orisa and Venture

The April 30 Overwatch 2 patch is live on PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch with adjustments to Venture, Orisa and an assortment of other fixes.

Season 10 of Overwatch 2 is well underway and the meta has been dominated by the formidable tank Orisa, but that could be about to change.

Orisa’s Fortify ability is getting a series of changes with a decreased duration and slower movement speed while activated, effectively nerfing her by a considerable amount. That’s not all. Her Javelin Spin cooldown is also getting nerfed as it’s being increased from seven to nine seconds.

Venture, meanwhile, is getting their damage nerfed across the board with both SMART Excavator and Drill Dash dealing less DPS. Furthermore, their powerful Tectonic Shock ultimate is getting a 10% cost increase.

DPS heroes, however, are getting buffed across the board with changes to their role passive. Now, dealing damage will reduce an enemy’s healing received by 20%. Alongside the Orisa nerfs, this could finally be enough to remove the Omnic from the meta.

Full patch notes below:

Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes – April 30, 2024

HERO UPDATES

• Damage role passive healing reduction increased from 15% to 20%.

TANK

Orisa

Fortify

• Duration reduced from 4.5 to 3.5 seconds.
• Orisa now moves 20% slower while fortified.

Javelin Spin

• Cooldown increased from 7 to 9 seconds.

Damage

Venture

SMART Excavator

• Maximum explosion damage decreased from 45 to 40.

Drill Dash

• Initial impact damage decreased from 40 to 30.

Tectonic Shock

• Ultimate charge cost increased by 10%.

BUG FIXES

GENERAL

• Names will no longer be revealed when blocking someone with Streamer Mode enabled.
• Fixed a bug that allowed non-leader players to select the Requeue button.
• Fixed a lighting issue that caused several sprays to look oversaturated.

MAPS

Hamamura

• We have fixed an issue with the lighting on Hanamura (Assault). This map is now available to play in the Assault Arcade mode and in Custom Games.

HEROES

D.Va

• Fixed a bug that caused some pings from D.Va to enter several 0’s into the chat.

Venture

• Fixed an issue with Drill Dash that could occur when interacting with Doomfist’s Rocket Punch or Orisa’s Energy Javelin, sending Venture flying back at a great speed.