Sojourn is certainly one of Overwatch 2‘s most controversial heroes, and the developer has been continually focusing on her with the nerf hammer.
But it surely’s nonetheless not sufficient to make her extra balanced within the recreation’s meta, in response to some gamers. The most recent stability patch, launched yesterday, can be thought of as a “slap on the wrist” by a large a part of the neighborhood.
They consider the nerf to be “too little, too late,” saying it ought to goal primarily her charged Railgun’s harm so she now not one-shots heroes. The newest nerf didn’t do that, as an alternative opting to tune down her vitality acquire fee.
“We mentioned the one-shot potential was dangerous, and Blizzard responded by doing nothing to resolve it,” answered one other person.
Yesterday, a stability patch applied Major changes on Roadhog, whereas barely adjusting Orisa, Kiriko, and Sojourn. The soldier was given a flat energy gain on her Railgun’s fire, as an alternative of rewarding headshots whereas punishing physique pictures. It’ll make her extra viable in decrease ranks, whereas hitting her power in increased degree.
Relatively than a real nerf, this variation is extra of an adjustment to the character. Whereas increased ranks may change her for Cassidy or one other hitscan any further, Sojourn gamers may turn out to be much more rampant in common and decrease ranges (which incorporates the overwhelming majority of the playerbase).
Sojourn was targeted by two previous nerfs, together with one in December, however she’s nonetheless immensely fashionable within the meta.
Sojourn’s one-shot mechanic utilizing her absolutely charged Railgun is significant to the hitscan’s power. It’s equally rewarding for many who play her as it’s irritating for squishy enemies, and plenty of gamers are fed up with seeing the character dominate video games.
Sadly for them, this isn’t going to vary for some time—except the developer decides to hit her a fourth time.
