Overwatch 2 - EVERY HERO CHANGE for SEASON 1

[@KarQ]

LEGENDARY KIRIKO SKIN DROPS now available at twitch.tv/karq by watching 6 HOURS. (Oct 7 - Oct 16 only)

[@PeakLock]

giv me plz

[@shiion6711]

What time is ow2 going live?

[@RomaNeo13]

Didn't they change moira's ability to fade out of certain ultimates like sigmas?

[@Bbistheman_]

@@shiion6711 12 PST

[@mewclelegend9945]

Can you use kiriko's ability to escape grav?

[@nascorei]

When you slice with Genji's blade the very last second the slash doesn't get interrupted by the animation of him putting the blade away. Instead he finishes the slash and then puts away the blade.

[@p5ych]

huge

[@A7m0spher1C]

Thank fucking god

[@mikelgrenlou558]

Omg finally

[@King0fS0RR0W9]

Finally after all these years

[@kingscarletbuilds]

Jesus finally

[@skeleton8948]

Zen's spring-loaded kick is incredible.

[@fluffyraptor3121]

I'd like to think it has something to do with gravity

[@luvetohate]

@@fluffyraptor3121 Nah, he's just gotten an oil change and started hitting the gym XD

[@nickspencerfishingrodd2383]

@@luvetohate he started walking

[@halo3boy1]

That kick legit saved me like 2-3 times already

[@RickySama240]

I mean the kick itself looks like it's gonna hurt so i am happy to see it buffed. xD

[@AshleyReinhardt]

Oh, the nostalgia. I feel like it's 2016 again where I look up a video trying to understand the game for the first time.

[@tooooomboh]

And we all love it!!

[@AlGggeee]

I never understood the game fully, so I'm just going to throw myself blindly and hope for the best as I've always done

[@bitnami6]

@@tooooomboh Speak for yourself. Most of the OW playerbase is not returning to OW 2.

[@Benjilovescats]

@@bitnami6 source?

[@complexcayman]

@@Benjilovescats trust him bro

[@rubythorns2349]

Doom's block feels so odd. It doesn't feel like it should be a channeled ability, but it's just like deflect, accretion, javelin spin, etc. It just feels different. EDIT: they literally added a superior version of doomfists block on rammatra??? So they knew how to make a block move feel good but gave doom the crappy one

[@shieldgenerator7]

it is weird, especially since it's so easy to kill him even during it

[@astupidlylongnamethatstoolong]

@@shieldgenerator7 Even better if you're sigma/orisa, you just somehow stun him out of it.

[@abzinhoo]

Oh

[@YazzPott]

I assume you meant kinetic grasp not accretion

[@rubythorns2349]

@@YazzPott yes

[@shieldgenerator7]

Fun fact: Zen's kick does more damage than Brig's primary fire

[@VGMelodies]

And even more with a discord orb on your kick victim, presumably!

[@yun-jinlee3782]

less range and doesn’t heal so

[@masift1494]

@@yun-jinlee3782 ok and? They were pointing out a fun fact. They're not trying to say it's stronger than her melee....she can literally melee constantly. Are you like a defensive brig/zen main? lol relax

[@hellofellowhumans9353]

@@yun-jinlee3782 cope

[@YourHuckleberry99]

Totally exemplifies the fact that everyone is becoming a dps oriented character. Wtf is Blizzard doing man. Junker Queen is underpowered imo

[@leandrotupas242]

I’m so happy that you added arrows to indicate whether it’s a nerf or a buff!

[@TiMonsor]

now count them all. are we at gross positive?

[@sirjoker1267]

…what?

[@ItsArcanum]

I belive Genji’s secondary fire spread is reduced and his dragonblade’s final slash isn’t interrupted by the sheathe animation.

[@emmyciyat9904]

the second one is def true

[@PurpleMoon799]

nerf genji

[@stevenpham1044]

I feel even nostalgic coming back to KarQ’s channel, warms me right up and gets me excited again.

[@vozcosmos7987]

Our favorite PillarMan.

[@TheLobotomizedOne]

amen!

[@Dreamyhanaa]

THIS

[@TheDeathvice187]

Go outside and socialize

[@bena8805]

@@TheDeathvice187 you're so cool bro

[@galev3955]

I didnt realize they buffed Baptiste so much. That's crazy, considering he was already strong and most other supports didnt get much of a change and mostly got small nerfs...

[@viperuh168]

true but Bap was gonna be inherently much less useful in 5v5 as there’s less AOE healing needed, so in my opinion, he needed some buffs to be balanced. but i’m biased lol

[@KadruH]

@@viperuh168 i agree

[@Later_Nerd]

Haven't played Overwatch in awhile. You already know KarQ was the first name I thought of when looking for the differences between OW1 and OW2. This man's been putting out good educational content for ages.

[@NotMeta1738]

So a knife throw from Junker queen does more damage than a fully charged empowered rocket punch from doomfist. Yeah that makes sense

[@benpdr10]

fr lmao

[@MatthiasW97]

they broke doom :( hope he gets buffed soon

[@zurdau1822]

@@MatthiasW97 I quit the game when doomfist launched, my most hated character

[@josewolf9884]

During first beta doom was able to slow enemy movement speed with his skills. I don't know why they didn't keep that skill.

[@MatthiasW97]

@@josewolf9884 Because they want as minimal CC as possible. Same reason why they removed Moiras new Ability. I think they just need time to fit him properly into the game

[@ninjanaarbij5063]

doomfist: has a gigantic fist that could devastate enemies but punches with normal hand, zen: is doomfoot

[@b33lze6u6]

yeah the mercy ebois complaining about him finally won the devs pure ruined him

[@azbrah7123]

@@b33lze6u6 fr im so sad rn

[@kane_howe138]

Yep gonna have to change my name now cause I doubt im ever gonna touch doom again. he was the most fun hero to play now he’s no fun at all

[@regulareric8759]

the level border around hero icon next to health was iconic, kinda. there was no need to take it away.

[@leopoldine2094]

No lvls anymore that's why

[@GateFail]

I agree about it being iconic, but people were also using it to harrass and flame others. "Gold border in gold/plat?! You suck!" Etc. There should have been an option to turn off, like career profiles. Not that I was a big fan of private profiles, but I can see the intent. Hmm, maybe keep the portrait border, but only you can see it?

[@DKOIsoul]

@@GateFail See, that I hated so much. I actually used to play so chill so I hated hearing people trying to insult me with being silver border in gold. I was in gold because I don't have to work so hard. I only went into comp for golden weapons and conversation anyway. I wanna have fun playing, not feel like I'm forced to play. I do miss the borders but I don't think I'm gonna miss people that think level says everything.

[@shieldgenerator7]

yeah just keep it there that was a good place for it

[@ConnorC12344]

@@GateFail I never once in 2000 hours of OW1 heard someone get flamed for their border lmao

[@GravityTrash]

They really gutted Doomfist's kit entirely. They changed him from a good aggressive DPS to the worst tank in the game, especially now that the game is balanced around solo tanks. On paper, it looked good, but in practice its just so bad. With the focus on him being a main tank, his abilities disposition him anyways so you can't properly shield your teammates, but you can't properly knockback or deal damage without putting the rest of the team at risk. At least Roadhog as a main tank is slightly better because he can hook from his position to give the rest of the team some good picks. I really hope they revert him, they turned one of the most fun heroes into a disaster of a tank. How embarrassing.

[@kyubeycoobie3568]

Also 5v5 was the worst idea they could have. Why the heck would they make it liek that?

[@EnnuiPrincess]

I'm sorry but I'm a doom man and he's actually a bomb ass tank

[@GearbieFPS]

@@EnnuiPrincess he’s literally the worst tank in OW2

[@GearbieFPS]

@@kyubeycoobie3568 because 6V6 was just shield shooter simulator. the game was boring and they’ve actually managed to make it playable again

[@afraidrian]

literally an awful dps hero 2 play against, every match w an enemy doomfist was some of the most unfun shit in the game. good riddance

[@abogul_7272]

I’m an orisa main and I think it’ll be kinda fun with the new mechanics but imma also miss the the old orisa. The shield and ult were so good for the whole team. Plus it’ll take a while for my muscle memory to stop full shooting

[@daddyethan]

New orisa is literally unkillable

[@enderthebeast7988]

Very well summed up, clean and concise. Thanks for this

[@bowii9993]

love how almost everyone gets some interesting or good change and reaper just gets 2 big nerfs, so cool!

[@sikamikanico04]

it’s putrid

[@FahadanKhalid]

Mei too no longer playable

[@monkeyl-]

To be fair, Doom's rework is somewhat just a big nerf for him Imo at least

[@Minisynapse]

Many dps got damage nerfs in some way. Makes sense given there's 50% less tanking going on.

[@MrWizardGG]

many heroes got nerfed such as doomfist

[@notDundi]

Am I crazy, or does Mei's primary fire feel like a flamethrower?

[@charKT-7461]

Frostburn

[@TomahawkGaming-uh9ny]

Pyro: "Mmmph mmmmph?"

[@mostunique5941]

It’s because she can’t freeze anyone anymore. She was a beast in the beta, I think she’s really underrated as she’s basically a dps tank

[@hillbilly2046]

@@TomahawkGaming-uh9ny im reading this in pyro voice in my head

[@aster-disaster]

I feel like initially they did give her the freeze to make it look less like TF2 pyro. But now that they took out a good portion of the status effect and switched to raw damage, it does kinda just be flamethrower

[@DerUberGaijan]

20:08 - On the Mercy Guardian Angel changes. Blizzard and KarQ basically say the same thing about the change, that it makes GA and superjump "easier and more consistent" now, but what isn't touched on or I guess people forget to mention is that it's now weaker overall if you could previously consistently pull off superjump prior to OW2. Now superjump requires a significant build up to achieve the same height that you could get in OW1. Whereas before if you timed it correctly, you could get a massive vertical lift at good speed, the same verticality takes significant horizontal travel distance to build up your meter. This means you not only can't superjump as high or as on-demand as you did in OW1 but also that you need a lot of runway space and 'running start', so to speak. Overall, if you could already do superjumps in OW1, this is a nerf for Mercy. But that's not brought up for some reason. 🤨

[@NaomoreVODs]

You're so right, "it's more consistent and easier to new players" is nonsense. It's a huge nerf. If they wanted to make it consistent they could've kept previous way of performing superjump and implement new, but now instead of constantly moving mercy that is impossible to hit I have mercy that can jump away from teammates to go to spawn to change character faster

[@Raven-ti6tf]

Yep. The whole reason I played mercy was for that super jump. I hate what they did to her. Not to mention, their version of super jumping is just somehow jumping either away from your teammates or jumping right into the fight. It’s awful.

[@mmb_98]

Did they completely get rid of the old super jump? 😢

[@peco595]

More consistency usually makes up for that, plus you can hop backwards now.

[@DerUberGaijan]

@@peco595 You could superjump GA backwards before in OW1 if you were good. It just took a bit of practice on some Mercy parkour maps lol

[@niko-fb1mg]

i love how they made the game more fast paced with much less stuns, make the game much less annoying

[@gabiteodor5376]

tanks are horrible

[@LookAtTheBacon]

RIP Mei

[@Teflora]

would love to see a collection of all the interactions of the supports healing passive with other abilities / shields!

[@thiagoheringer101]

They all stack. Stacks with everything and is boosted by increased healing like Ana granade

[@Teflora]

@@thiagoheringer101 ok but still would be nice to have all the numbers in one video

[@thiagoheringer101]

@@Teflora it does have lol. Not from his channel though. When i get yo my pc i will send you

[@jake9854]

@@Teflora wait but girls dont play OW!

[@masift1494]

@@jake9854 Cringe incel meme comment

[@dergiggler3603]

As a former Zarya main I H A T E the bubble changes. Really felt like a nerf because they recharge with the same counter, so if you play the same as OW1 you have 1 bubble at a time instead of 1 personal and 1 team bubble.

[@Vuhrv]

Word it feels so mid. It's nice being able to bubble yourself twice if your team isn't really taking too much damage or you don't have a dive or something. Still feels tragic having to wait a forever for both bubbles though

[@villumtakeoernst]

then imagine being a former doomfist main..

[@Vuhrv]

@@villumtakeoernst he was my main dps 🤧 They took everything from me on ow2

[@seanschmeeckle6606]

I mean I kinda feel you. I'm a Dva main and they took away every form of CC that helps me land ults. Never again can I launch a bomb into a Zarya, Sigma or Rein ult. Not to mention Sombra can't EMP sheilds away for me anymore.

[@mr.goochthethird1222]

its a nerf and a buff, but mainly a nerf, u can double stack both bubbles for self or teamate, but only the same one twice

[@derkatwork33]

Orisa's primary weapon reminds me of the plasma rifle in halo in both overheat mechanic and how master chief reacts to the overheating.

[@Jarg-d6l]

I hate what they have done to her

[@SwagaliciousPimp]

@@Jarg-d6l Fr I miss da shields

[@thorveim1174]

@@Jarg-d6l yeah. even design-wise, i guess they decided she didnt feel african enough that they gave her a spear like some savannah hunter and dreadlock-like hair. And got rid of her awesome shield and ability to yank enemies out of cover too. really the only change I do like is the gun itself.

[@Jarg-d6l]

@@thorveim1174 its low key racist 😅

[@thorveim1174]

@@Jarg-d6l nah. Think she was just better off before with just the antilope theme and armor patterns instead of that tripling down on it. And its no secret overwatch pushes hard on "muh diversity", and it really feels Orisa was redesigned this way JUST for that sole purpose

[@Wackaz]

Man, I love your intro so much - thank you for always keeping it. It is such a vibe!

[@FryEmUp]

New vid suggestion: 1 synergy for every ALLIED hero. Teach us how to play effectively with every other possible teammate. Like where to set up when you have an allied Ana, how to utilize an allied Rein's shield etc.

[@angeloperri1128]

Doomfist seems so weak now compared to the other tanks. I feel like he needed an absorption on the shield to get some shield/armor on his block.

[@zointisarenazi]

Or abilities coldown reduced

[@b33lze6u6]

or some more fucking damage. his punch is a wet noodle

[@mistameff3528]

@@b33lze6u6 It's not meant to do damage its meant to push the enemy away with a little bit of damage and a huge knock back. He becomes lethal when he's fully charged.

[@b33lze6u6]

@@mistameff3528 not really he only does 100 damage fully charged, and thats if they hit a wall. thats assuming he even gets the charge and doesnt have to immediately waste the charge to get out/reposition. what people ended up doing in the last beta was ignoring him since that would mean he never gets charge and his base damage is so low hes basically irrelevant

[@mistameff3528]

@@b33lze6u6 Bro his punch is not meant to kill people. Also if they are stunned you can simply just run up and shoot them 2-3 times in the head. Doom just takes much more aim now, which is far better than getting killed by a stupid E and Shift. OWL dooms are top damage when they play you know that right?

[@Flats_OW]

I literally didnt even click on this video and it somehow opened on stream, idk what youtube magic you are pulling, but if you could teach me that would be great. Also great video (I didnt watch it but his stuff is always top tier PepeLaugh)

[@IPingusx]

true

[@pastromer8552]

omg its flats

[@CaptainCrab222]

PepeLaugh

[@JojoStyle_]

LOL

[@professorfluff7441]

yall r quick lmao

[@burntcrackers8117]

Kiriko was literally built for aim gods. 120 damage a headshot with that many kunai is nuts

[@_Tomon]

Truly well done and put together. Thank you for providing information regarding hero changes in such a good format

[@vicingtor0732]

the end of a legacy im sad but also hyped

[@blightedspectere3288]

Same here man

[@witchyenvi]

Yeah! Only an hour and 30 minutes left

[@sempreburro]

Im just hyped,the game was needing a "repair", now just wish that blizz don't focus on PvE again

[@melo5335]

Sameee

[@JakeInTheUK]

Im so happy OW1 sucked at the end. Every match i had was a 5v6 bc matchmaking couldn’t find another teammate while the match was active and then the enemy team say “glhf” and its like ye fkn right its a 5v6. At least 4v5 won’t be as unfair especially since there is only 1 tank. OW2 FTW

[@jimstoesz3878]

I really think that Bastion's rework would've benefitted from an ability that made use of Ganymede (maybe have him swoop down to peck at an enemy's face to stun them?) instead of that weird bouncing grenade...

[@RacingSnails64]

Honestly his nade's biggest use looks like the rocket jumping to me lol, which is really good granted so he can get to high ground

[@mayuwu4408]

I agree- the bouncing grenade feels so out of place... it feels like a fan's workshop ability that was made into their actual kit as is

[@victorNechiforW]

damn, they did Mei really dirty though. should have given her a tank rework since her ice themed kit has a lot of potential for that role imo

[@SirenRyan]

Mei is strong she’s just fine lol

[@kylerqaz22]

Youd be surprised. Now instead of being frozen, by that time they are just dead

[@adiach3nko]

@@kylerqaz22 IDK it feels like they made her more boring to play. As someone who hasn't played OW for years a lot of the changes seem like overcorrection just to "nuke" the old meta instead of cohesive new vision.

[@TheSchmogi]

@@adiach3nko 100%

[@adumba3709]

There's just one problem She smol

[@sideeswipe]

You missed a couple things: - Orisa’s fortify cooldown went from 10 seconds to 12 seconds - Zaryas bubbles start cooldown on activation rather than on destruction - junkrats trap does 100 damage now instead of 80 - soldier’s movement speed was not reduced as that was reverted - baptiste’s damage falloff was at 25 meters in Overwatch 1 they just nerfed it to 20 meters in the initial beta and then reverted the nerf in the last patch - baptiste’s regen burst had its cooldown increased to 15 seconds from 13 Honestly this is actually kinda a lot dunno how he missed all of this.

[@Steampunk_Kak]

Would like to add that Sigma's Accretion, without a doubt, has more knockback than it did in Ow1. At least i swear it does. in ow1 you could knock them off if there standing almost off already. Ow2 they can just be slightly close and i can usually knock them off now.

[@sideeswipe]

@@Steampunk_Kak knock back wise I’m not sure but I feel like it’s the same just cause I haven’t seen anyone mention it but I’m definitely not certain on that

[@Steampunk_Kak]

@@sideeswipe I just feel like i've been able to knock them off ledges way easier than before, when in ow1 they had to almost be standing off the ledge in the first place to get knocked off.

[@benmunn7481]

Also reaper now heals on hit so he's effectively immortal... thanks blizzard

[@Number9Robotic]

@@benmunn7481 ??? Reaper's had lifesteal for like 4 years now

[@jroguexxiong331]

Dont forget Hanzos storm arrows actually ricochet off the floor now! Cool little added detail!

[@CaptainCFalcon]

Wait they do?

[@dovedub]

i think they already did in OW1 ! it's a nice detail thought because sometimes it catches you around corners!

[@kirbylover37]

Simple geometry

[@EPiQ_cR]

This was such a fantastic overview. As a visual person, I loved the side-by-side production. Top tier content!

[@Vason_Gaming]

Now I can’t wait for the “1 hero vs all other hero’s” videos coming out for every hero a THIRD time, but a FIRST time in Overwatch 2 and a first for the 3 new characters as in Junker Queen, Sojourn, and Kiriko. Good luck when doing that if you do it, I would love to watch it 😂

[@RequisTheDemigod]

Also Roadhog no longer has his unofficial passive (enemies receive less ult charge from Roadhog) because of the Tank passive

[@frederik1634]

Surely a nerf for reaper and tracer, can't farm ult charge on a road hog to same extent

[@mdp720]

I played an OW1 mod that changed Mei's movement, and it's too bad OW2 didn't use it. You could freeze a path along the floor with her gun to travel faster, but at the expense of ammo (and looking up) so there was a great risk vs reward mechanic to it.

[@ramenramune]

I haven’t played OW before. I used this video as quick glance at all the heros and their abilities.

[@dizzyblizzytheclown]

Zenyatta's new kick is going to lead to some hilarious moments ngl

[@Ozasuke]

Thank you for this video! I'm a returning OW player. Haven't played for 2 years now, and this visual rundown and comparison changes were just what I was looking for. Glad to be following you again, KarQ! (Also, it was fun seeing familiar names in your example clips like Fitzy and Flats... and Seagull? What?)

[@CopShowGuy]

I think Brig's changes were what confused me the most when trying her out in the beta. Nice to refresh my memory on exactly how she works.

[@huntermushero9362]

I think it’s a smart little change to Cassidy’s ult. It’s a little quicker to get to the 200 damage needed to kill a squishy, but takes a while longer to get to the 600-800 damage range to kill most tanks. Where there is only one tank in OW2 that change makes sense to me.

[@efe3839]

its mcree

[@Kyxul]

McCree > Cassidy

[@mrxerxes7947]

Who's cassidy

[@GodlyLaxus]

Never heard of this Cassidy character before.

[@huntermushero9362]

@@Kyxul it’s kind of funny because in game I still by habit call him Mcree. I’m glad they changed it after it was known the developer they named mcree after was part of the sexual harassment scandal at Blizzard. In game I always fumble on the characters names when making call outs, so mcree is easier for me then trying to remember the name change. It’s funny though that four people replied the same thing on my comment.

[@Peridoughnut]

it’s crazy how much effort KarQ puts into his videos. great work!! your videos are amazing ❤

[@thesleepiesthead]

-🤖

[@Peridoughnut]

@@thesleepiesthead overused joke + ratio

[@thesleepiesthead]

@@Peridoughnut counter ratio + you sound like the average mr beast like farmer

[@Peridoughnut]

@@thesleepiesthead well that’s not a nice thing to say ;c

[@keymot1491]

He didn't a lot of things Which us odd from karq

[@adamkaangambrill]

D.Va's forehead has also been increased to compensate for that +50 health.

[@pip5188]

I love how everyone loves the mercy changes and calls them buffs except actual mercy players

[@samuelmortensen4945]

love your videos. always so informative. You're my go-to for news and information regarding the game. you don't really post the OW drama and i appreciate that

[@chinaman8888]

For some reason, every time he says Doomfist, my ears kept hearing "Doofus".

[@joshr1303]

love the visual comparison, great video!

[@sergioramirez978]

So they destroyed Mei making her an ult farm. What a shame.

[@GetQuakedOn]

RIP DOOMFIST

[@azbrah7123]

Rip 💀

[@gageisbell4338]

Informative Quick To the point Thank u for what u have done over the years and here's to what's to come

[@FryEmUp]

KarQ is the king of Overwatch tutorials. Can't wait for the 1 tip vs every hero for OW2

[@serges357]

18:41 GOSH WHAT DID THEY DO TO BRIG'S FACE.......

[@MyPronounsHeWhore]

nice to see them keep up the age old tradition of never buffing or nerfing genji

[@CaptainCFalcon]

Incorrect. They nerfed his Dragonblade by 10 damage per slice one time & they buffed Dragonblade in O2 by no longer canceling the final slice with the Sheathe animation.

[@zack11189]

Excuse me but your forgot the most important change in the bastion rework. He has a hat now.

[@Pherna_1]

Man, they giga buffed Baptiste for no reason. He was already the best support in the game imo

[@Encore9z0z]

Thank you so much for this! Haven’t been fully paying attention to everything so it’s great to have it all summarized

[@RYUZAKILL117]

17:13 I'm glad to see my boi Baptiste getting all this love :3

[@gonewthworld7055]

Love seeing the bastio and Orisa reworks. Can't wait to jump in later today

[@ETcraftingChannel]

It really sucks to see everyone getting some kind of buff, but Mei just got absolutely nerfed to the point that she doesn’t even feel fun to play anymore

[@evanpetrolle2596]

Hey Karq do you think you could make a video breaking down how to play tanks differently now that there’s only one of you; it would be very helpful for tank players who are used to having another tank buddy

[@firstnamelastname9237]

Agreed

[@DerUberGaijan]

The removal of Mei's freeze is actually crazy when you think about it. It was a core part of her kit and concept. It was the thing her character was built around from the very beginning as a concept drawing. It's like taking away Widowmaker's ability to snipe, or Tracer's ability to blink and instead she just runs 50% faster for a second. The new anti-CC direction of OW2 is certainly something, but when we talk about the victims and what's left on the cutting room floor, Mei has definitely got to be the worst of them all by far. I still remember the Pyro comparison jokes back in 2016 and now it just feels unavoidable.

[@shieldgenerator7]

im actually glad they removed it, it was no fun getting frozen all the time

[@jasperhorne]

100%, instead of the devs putting in the work to formulate new CC counters like in Dota, League, Smite, etc, they'd rather take out as much cc altogether ruining a lot of the characters. Ice character that can no longer freeze anyone lmao. should retire her or kill her off bliz.

[@Uniacoty]

Yeah, what a shame... Not to mention they even nerfed her wall, and ultimate.

[@khirek5335]

I don't really care if it's "always been like that" tbh they remove abilities that prevent people from playing the game and I'm cool with that lol. I guess a middle ground would be to not only slow their movement speed but also fire rate and mouse sensitivity? Still, I'm looking forward

[@flayawag4334]

Ngl even tho Mei got nerfed a lot I still have a lot of fun with her. Even tho she doesn't freeze the move speed decrease is still pretty beneficial, ppl don't know how to deal with it. But I don't see the point in kiriko having cleanse if there's hardly anyone out there who's being stunned or frozen.

[@n.cookie1]

THANK YOU. I haven’t watched any ow2 videos, so I didn’t know how I was gonna know how all of the heroes worked, but now I will

[@TBSxDRUMS]

Sad about Symmetra (she has been my damage main since back when she was a support, before her major rework). I'll have to learn to play her again, but it seems like some fair adjustments. As for Mercy, I am happy they have a real superjump button now! It took some practice to get her superjump in OW1, and it really wasn't the easiest thing to repeat reliably when in the middle of a battle, so this should be fun.

[@V.IVRusty]

You mained symmetra? FAT L 🤡🤡

[@igris6128]

They really hate symm for no reason I really don’t understand the nerfs its not like she was OP or being played alot before.

[@streammarriedtothemusicbys3793]

Agree

[@V.IVRusty]

@@igris6128 she’s a boring character that requires zero skill whatsoever. People who play her are losers with nothing to do in their lives

[@TBSxDRUMS]

@@Dudee845 no u

[@Demystificator]

I love that balance : Mercy : now falls slower and regen is not unique anymore. Woohoo. Kiriko : knockback/invincibilty/cleanse/instant heal on one button :D

[@demonic_banshee]

makes one wonder why one would ever want to pick mercy, sadly...

[@inmQT]

RIP my love Mei 💗😪 7 nerfs for some inconsistent damage on a beam that's not even about dealing damage.. gonna play tank if devs don't let her remain fun I guess

[@thecanadiandefender1451]

Bruh Mei in a rush comp is gonna be insane, comboing her with Junkerqueen will be disgusting

[@inmQT]

@@thecanadiandefender1451 I guess, but it doesn't matter so much if the hero isn't fun to play

[@vo1dstarr]

Wow this must have been so much work. KraQ the 🐐

[@MTGJosh]

Dude your comparative research has been extensive! Thanks so much for this.

[@giantryan660]

The sheer amount of work that had to go into this...You're the man, KarQ!

[@bitnami6]

Almost none

[@Flandre-Scarlet]

I fixed your doomfist script: "Doomfist has been converted from a DPS to a vegetable. The only tank that can't do burst damage to quickly kill a squishy hero. Like Winston. So to go along with Overwatch 2, we now have Winston 2.

[@graydragoon874]

the fact that they still didnt make Mei a tank still bothers me, she has self healing, a wall/shield and CC, like dude, how is she not a tank yet?

[@FireManiac58]

how are they gonna make her a tank physically though. I guess she would be putting on the pounds hahaha

[@graydragoon874]

@@FireManiac58 she is already quite tanky with the self heal/invulnerability and a wall,things that undoubtedly many normal tanks have, also roadhog doesn't have any kind of team protection, yet he is a tank, i fail to see the point you are trying to make

[@black7594]

@@graydragoon874 he means the large hitbox sizes tanks have, at least junkerqueen is tall, mei's hitbox is too small to be a tank

[@graydragoon874]

@@black7594 i don't see that as a problem, less conventional tanks are a thing that can very well work

[@black7594]

@@graydragoon874 not in this game, where roadhog has 700 health and can heal half of it and oneshot combo people just because he's fat

[@ashleep2761]

bro years ago id watch your videos everyday on overwatch. half a decade later you're in my recommended good to see your vids again man

[@flyxed2]

Moira can now jump higher with her shift ability, not ridiculously high but much higher than before.

[@Red_04]

Are you sure? It seems to be the same. The Biotic Grasp ability feels like it lasts longer and recharges quicker now though, but I'm not sure if it really does.

[@McQuackeen]

This was implemented in ow1 already

[@demonic_banshee]

Stopped playing about 2 years ago and I'm considering to at least try OW2, so thanks for the update! I was a Mercy-main, but getting to know all the other supports and their abilities makes me wonder why one would ever pick a mercy above all the others. it's a shame. I loved playing her, but hated how useless one felt in comparison. and now, with all the utility the others bring to the table and the general change to much faster games seems to let her fall off even more...

[@MStonewallC]

I was afraid her GA rework was going to be worse than it turned out. I haven't gotten to play her yet but it looks like it might be an improvement to her mobility.

[@demonic_banshee]

@@MStonewallC Seems like the only qol for her 😅

[@DerUberGaijan]

@@MStonewallC Unfortunately it's actually a nerf that further lowers her skill ceiling and maximum potential from where it was in OW1. While it's probably more easy to pick up for new Mercy players, it's objectively weaker than old superjump.

[@Uniacoty]

What so you mean? Her mobility is increased. She unique in the sense she has powerboost and revive. I don't know where you are getting that she is an inferior support because she isn't.

[@demonic_banshee]

@@Uniacoty the only things she has to support her team are her healing and damage boosting. It's only one thing at a time at only one target a time (outside of valk). She can't provide team utility and doesn't has burst heal when necessary. If I compare her to the newest support? Kiriko can teleport and wallclimb (mobility), she can heal, cleanse, give immortality frames and her ult also increases teams mobility and reduces cooldowns. That's a whole lot more for her team. The res already felt inferior in OW1... You want to help your team BEFORE they die (yes, a good res can be powerful, but it's not fun imo). But that's just my take on the situation. If her demand in teams is as high as the other supports then I guess I was wrong. I don't mean it in an offensive way. I was a diehard mercymain in OW1. I love her and imo she was fun. But I hoped that they would do more for her in OW2 than take an ability the players already had discovered for themselves and just use that and think the deed is done.

[@shortfuse9443]

I really hope they bring back the Tank Doom tech

[@whimsy0451]

Concise and informative presentation, thanks for your effort!

[@kinetic_knife]

I hate that doom fist was pretty much completely nerfed, like I want to main him but I’m so bad and he just doesn’t deal that much damage

[@zakirshah541]

Patiently waiting for the 1 tips for ever hero for OW2 :D

[@Unityy543]

I'm gonna start maining kiriko, she looks insane

[@BlueA]

She's fun yeah, it's like a zen with improved mobility, high dps if you have enough accuracy and easy to apply heals so you can pretty much be a dps that also heals the team when needed, and like with zen, the satisfaction of winning a 1v1 agaisnt a dps it's amazing

[@mirkoss]

I like how the 2 heroes I use the most got nerfed (Hanzo & Reaper)

[@williamssimeon2664]

Won’t be buying this then

[@Miscz_]

they absolutely nerfed every part of mei ;-;

[@michul7850]

As a sombra main I’m kinda pissed with new Sombra. There’s lots of positive changes, sure, but hacking is pointless now except for extra damage. The time an enemy stays hacked is absolutely pathetic and makes one of her best tools almost useless

[@ameliakun]

This video was extremely helpful. Well written and straight to the point. Thanks 👍

[@bagel_deficient]

I know it's not the most exciting thing to produce, but an update to your hit boxes video would be very interesting and useful for the community.

[@psiseven]

I will certainly miss spamming shields as Orisa.

[@shieldgenerator7]

new Orisa is so survivable tho. i like new Orisa better

[@MrRodneylivingston]

As a Mei player. I did not think they could possibly make her any worse. Yet they managed to do it.

[@Raylen_Fa-ield]

They killed my baby girl.

[@guitarninja416]

if they removed the freeze primary fire they should have just give her a whole lot of health and make her a tank instead.

[@As-tray]

Sweet Mei mains' tears

[@Raylen_Fa-ield]

@@As-tray my tears just won't stop flowing every time I play her and I can't freeze. Why even have a freeze theme character then 🙄

[@astupidlylongnamethatstoolong]

Me sitting here with 30 elims as mei on ow2 : cry about your crutch mechanic

[@adamnunya3924]

had to lower your speed for once cause im drunk but i apprecieate the speed of information, no bs, thumbs up

[@daltonweist7552]

I’m still sitting in que 60000 people ahead of me and it’s been 4 hours of sitting here this shit is mental

[@liam-ex8xg]

For Orisa, I noticed she had total of 625 HP after fortify. Doesn't that mean she gains 75 overhealth, rather than 125 as stated in the video? Later in the same segment she is shown to have 675 HP, so I'm not sure what was different in the 625 HP clip

[@nsdevilz1011]

i think i remember blizzard buffed orisa a bit so maybe the 675 hp was after buff?

[@Ghajestis]

its because she had 500 hp in the first clip, but blizzard buffed her hp

[@liam-ex8xg]

@@Ghajestis Do you mean that in the first beta she had 500 base hp and in the 2nd one she had 550 base hp, with the 125 bonus hp staying, thus leading to 625 becoming 675?

[@Ghajestis]

@@liam-ex8xg yeah basically, one of the shots was recorded in the first beta and the one after that wasn't

[@liam-ex8xg]

@@Ghajestis I see, thank you for the response (:

[@fettbub92]

OW2 devs: we want to reduce cc Also OW2 devs: we are adding more knockback

[@thorveim1174]

i think its better, because knockback doesn't prevent you from doing anything like a stun would. Man it will make ledges a death sentence though.

[@astupidlylongnamethatstoolong]

I'll take knockback more than stuns.

[@fettbub92]

@@thorveim1174 knockback does stop you, it displaces you, moving you in a different direction; suddenly. I don't mind knockback, same as I don't mind stun. It is annoying that "cc" pretty much only means "stun" now, when it isn't the only crowd control.

[@fettbub92]

@@astupidlylongnamethatstoolong I think they are both equally useful and annoying. Id rather not change things that arent needed to be changed

[@thorveim1174]

@@fettbub92 yeah by cc people often mean "hard" cc that really disable the opponent. And thats what more people don't like about stuns: that during it, you cant do anything anymore. For the duration, you are literally prevented to play the game. I can get why some find it frustrating; a knockback though? You can still fight back while pushed around, you arent entirely helpless.

[@ultiraleron5208]

You can grab back your knife with junker queen by walking on it or by pressing right clic. If you do so and the blade was stuck into an ennemy, they get pulled toward you

[@claviczz7734]

I’m new to over watch and honestly I appreciate this vid it’s gonna be way easier for me to go into fights

[@koolbeans3572]

Rip the portraits and our levels. Also, rip the game. I couldn't get on and I tried for two hours.

[@ryanreed4698]

I absolutely hate the bastion rework :/ playing aggressive bastion was fun because of the immobility, you had to know when to get in and out of a situation. He's been stripped of all his uniqueness gameplay wise, I guess the sticky grenade is cool tho. also, echo's change should simply have been they only get one ult after changing into someone. The usefulness of her ult should be the versatility not the magnitude

[@lovetownsend]

19:38 This is what I thought Sombra should always be; instead of being the least fun hero ever, make her lower cooldowns and up cooldowns

[@GearbieFPS]

?

[@mythmage8231]

I actually forgot about McCree's damage reduction on Combat Roll and Pharah's boop buff.

[@Tentadish]

Your videos are legendary. So helpful for new people AND veteran players that just wants a quick recap of changes etc. Keep it up, mate!

[@Urasa02]

Something new I discovered that you haven't mentioned about Reinhardt (at least not until 6:50) is that his ult can now crit. If his hammer hits directly a target, he can get a critical hit instead of a regular one, dealing quite a lot of damage, allowing you to oneshot threatening DPS characters regardless (Reaper for example, who now barely survives a charge)

[@lordfunkatron9732]

this already existed in the last few seasons of OW1

[@Urasa02]

@@lordfunkatron9732 Oh really? My bad then, haven't played OW that much lately. Well, thanks for pointing that out for me!