Overwatch - Update 1.9 mit neuer Heldin Orisa veröffentlicht

1:13 Overwatch - Gameplay-Trailer stellt neue Heldin Orisa vor

Der Entwickler Blizzard Entertainment hat das Update 1.9 für den Shooter Overwatch veröffentlicht. Der Patch wird automatisch beim nächsten Start des Spiels runtergeladen - falls nicht schon beim Preload geschehen.

Eines der Highlights in diesem Update dürfte ganz klar die neue Heldin Orisa sein. Es handelt sich dabei um einen Tankroboter, der von dem elfjährigen Mädchen Efi Oladele konstruiert wurde. Sie kann beispielsweise eine Schutzbarriere projizieren, die in ihrer Funktionsweise sehr an das Schild von Reinhardt erinnert.

Außerdem kann sie mit einem Defensivprotokoll kurzzeitig den eingehenden Schaden reduzieren. Allerdings steht Orisa vorerst nicht im Competitive-Mode von Overwatch zur Verfügung. Ein Video zum offiziellen Debüt von Orisa finden Sie oberhalb dieser Meldung.

Buffs, Nerfs und einiges mehr

Des Weiteren gibt es einige Buffs sowie Nerfs für andere Helden. So wurde der Schaden von Anas Gewehr von 80 auf 60 reduziert, während sich Sombra über eine verkürzte Abklingzeit bei der Verwendung des Translocators freuen darf.

Außerdem haben die Entwickler ein wenig an der Map »Route 66« geschraubt und diverse Probleme beseitigt. Die vollständigen Patch-Notes finden Sie unterhalb dieser Meldung.

Patch-Notes für Overwatch v1.9

New Hero: Orisa (Tank)

Built from the scraps of the city's decommissioned OR15 defense bots, Orisa is still learning how to optimally perform her function. What she lacks in experience, she makes up for in her steadfast dedication to keeping her city-and her creator, Efi-safe from harm.

Orisa is the sixth tank to join the Overwatch lineup, and much like her programming, her gameplay is engineered around protection. Her main weapon is a rapid-fire Fusion Driver, an automatic gun with good range and accuracy even at a distance-though it comes at a cost. Orisa's movement slows down while she fires and players will need to plan for a lengthy reload time. Her alternate fire, Halt!, launches a graviton charge across the map, slowing nearby enemies as it passes, then pulling them toward it when it detonates.

Her Fortify ability boosts her personal defense, reducing damage taken and making her unstoppable for a short time. She can throw a device that creates a curved, stationary Protective Barrier, perfect for intercepting projectiles and shielding teammates from the front, sides, and above. Lastly, as her ultimate ability, Orisa deploys a high-powered Supercharger that beams a buff to allies within its range, increasing the damage they can inflict on the opposing team.

GENERAL UPDATES

Competitive Play

On Route 66, the attacking team is now given 60 additional seconds after pushing the payload to the first checkpoint.

Custom Game and Game Browser

When setting up a Custom Game, players can now disable or modify abilities activated with the secondary fire button

HERO UPDATES

Ana

Biotic RifleDamage decreased from 80 to 60

Developer Comments:Ana's kit has several strong components, which makes her difficult to replace. Reducing her damage output will make her less threatening on attack and reduce her dueling capabilities.

Bastion

Ironclad[XB1, PS4] Bastion now takes 20% less damage while in Configuration: Sentry or Tank (formerly 35%)

Developer Comments: After the last update, Bastion became a little too difficult to deal with, so we're reducing his new passive to give enemies more opportunities to counter.

Junkrat

Total MayhemJunkrat's explosions no longer hurt himself

Developer Comments: Previously, Junkrat's projectile speed made him difficult to use at long ranges, but the damage he took from his own explosions made him difficult to use at close ranges. This change makes him more effective at close ranges, allowing Junkrat players to explore new strategies.

Mercy

Caduceus StaffThe amount of increased damage that's done when boosting another player is now tracked under the match statistics and on the Career Profile page

Sombra

HackSombra's teammates can now see hacked healthpacks through walls
StealthSound effects and VO distance has been reduced to 15 meters when Sombra enters or exits Stealth
TranslocatorCooldown reduced from 6 seconds to 4 seconds

Developer Comments: Sombra can be devastating in the right hands, but infiltrating and harassing enemies could often feel difficult. These changes should increase her effectiveness and teamplay.

Winston

Barrier ProjectorAbility cooldown now starts when the barrier is placed, instead of when it ends

Developer Comments: This change should help Winston do what he does best: distract the enemy team and block damage.

Zarya

Particle BarrierNo longer protects Zarya from knockback
Projected BarrierNo longer protects allies from knockback

Developer Comments: This is actually reverting a change that we made a few patches ago, which made players immune to knockbacks if they were hit by an effect from inside her barrier. This had some negative side effects, such as making targets immune to knockbacks from effects that pierce barriers, like Reinhardt's charge and Winston's Primal Rage punches. Now, these will cause knockback again. This does not affect knockbacks from effects that originate from outside her barriers, such as Pharah's Concussive Blast. Those will still be blocked by the barriers, not causing any knockback.

Zenyatta

Orb of DestructionAlternate fire cooldown has been reduced from 1 seconds to 0.6 secondsWeapon spread has been removed

Developer Comments: Zenyatta's alternate fire often felt too difficult to use due to its long recovery time. This reduction should make it a more viable option. Also, his weapon has always had a very small amount of spread. This wasn't enough to change the way he was played, but it would occasionally cause shots to miss that would normally hit their target. Removing this small variance should help him feel more consistent.

BUG FIXES

General

When Teleporters, Shield Generators, and other player-owned objects are destroyed, the kill feed now properly displays the owner's name

A.I.

Fixed a bug preventing Bastion and Torbjörn bots from taking a defensive position when turret abilities were disabled in Custom Games

Competitive Play

Fixed a visual bug that prevented your current medals from being displayed in the setup phase between rounds

Custom Game and Game Browser

Fixed a bug causing players to respawn in the enemy spawn room after being pinned against a car by an enemy Reinhardt on Oasis
A scoring requirement clarification has been added to the Capture the Flag settings, stating that each team's flag will need to be secured before they can score
Fixed a bug that could cause certain settings to be displayed on the Custom Game's information screen even when they weren't being used
Fixed an issue preventing values from the "Ultimate Generation" setting from being correctly displayed
Heroes and maps are now sorted alphabetically under the "Find Game" filters in the Game Browser
Fixed a bug preventing Bastion's Self-Repair ability from being disabled in the Custom Game settings

Heroes

Fixed an issue preventing Bastion's walking animation from being triggered while Self-Repair was in use
McCree no longer receives credit toward his on-fire meter when his Flashbang is used against Mei's Ice Wall
Fixed a bug that kept a successful Roadhog hook from counting towards the "Match Players Hooked" statistic when the enemy player was killed on impact
Fixed an issue causing Zenyatta's feet to clip through his robe while his Sanzang skin was equipped
Fixed a bug causing Reaper's shotguns and D.Va's mech to appear unusually large on the main menu

Maps

Training bots that are destroyed in the Practice Range are now displayed in the kill feed
Fixed a bug allowing more than one player to enter the Practice Range