The August 24 update has arrived for Overwatch 2, and here are the bug fixes and changes that arrived with this patch. If you heard the news, the game was under review-bombing on Steam for a while. In fact, that’s not because of a change that has arrived lately. The game has some balancing problems, and the missing PvE features are hurting it. This update doesn’t have much new content, but some of the balancing complaints and bugs could be solved with this patch. Here are the patch notes for the Overwatch 2 August 24 update.
Overwatch 2 August 24 Update Patch Notes
Illari’s Nerf
- Heal decreased from 40 to 30.
- Shields decreased from 75 to 50.
- Projectile Impact and explosion are now blocked by barriers.
- Projectile size decreased from 1.5 to 0.75 meters.
- Sunstruck duration decreased from 7 to 6 seconds.
GENERAL
- Fixed bug where some event challenges weren’t counting towards “Savior of the Underworld” for the Brigitte Sparkplug skin.
- Fixed an issue that made the Ashe Snakewrangler Skin in the Battle Pass a premium reward instead of a free one. Any player on the free Battle Pass track who already unlocked this tier will receive this skin automatically.
- Fixed an issue that resulted in players backfilling into the Underworld Event Mission and Invasion Story Missions.
- Fixed an issue that allowed Spectating of players in the Underworld Event Mission and Invasion Story Missions.
HEROES – Overwatch 2 August 24 Update Patch Notes
- Bastion: Fixed an issue where the “Medal Victory” pose was not listed in the Hero Gallery.
- Echo: Fixed an issue with cloned Illari’s Captive Sun explosion, damaging herself and her allies.
- Orisa: Fixed an issue where the “Who Said Chivalry Is Dead?” voice line is missing from Hero Gallery. Fixed an issue where World Cup Skin for Orisa was inaccessible.
MISSIONS
- Toronto: Fixed in a previous update: Fixed an issue with Slicers clipping into the Ferry, making them difficult to target.
- Gothenburg: Fixed in a previous update: Fixed an issue where “The Babies Are Safe” challenge was unable to be completed. Fixed an issue with the Titan being invisible for the first few seconds of its intro. Fixed an issue with an invisible collision around the Mega-Cannon that blocks Brigitte’s Shield Bash and Whip Shot.
- Underworld: Fixed in a previous update: Fixed an issue where the “Stop, Thief!” challenge was unable to be completed.
As you see above, Illari is getting a nerf with this update. The rest of the notes show bug fixes in various parts of the game. We hope that the overall game stability will be improved after this patch because this was one of the subjects the players complained about most.
Overwatch 2 is available on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch.
