Overwatch 2 Mid-Season 10 Patch Notes: Release Date, Hero Changes & More

Overwatch 2 players are waiting for the mid-Season 10 update, currently set for May 14, 2024, which will bring other significant changes to the game.

The upcoming changes will primarily focus on buffing tanks and making adjustments to specific heroes. Here is what we know about Overwatch 2 Mid-Season 10 early patch notes!

Overwatch 2 Mid-Season 10 Patch Notes Release Date

Blizzard has recently revealed some of the key updates players can expect when the patch drops on May 14th, 2024. With the release date set just for next week, fans won't have to wait much longer to experience the changes!

Overwatch 2 Mid-Season 10 Patch Notes

Here are all the changes that will happen in Overwatch 2 Mid-Season 10 Patch Notes Update:

Tank Buffs and Global Changes

One of the main goals of the mid-Season 10 update is to make tanks feel more impactful and harder to defeat. To achieve this, tanks will receive a 25% damage reduction from headshots and an increase in knockback resistance from 30% to 50%.

Additionally, armor will now reduce incoming damage by 5 per projectile, up to a maximum of 50%. The health regeneration passive for all heroes is also getting a boost, recovering 10 health plus 5% of the hero's maximum health per second.

Hero-Specific Updates

Alongside the general tank buffs, two heroes in particular are receiving notable changes:

Junker Queen

• Her Commanding Shout ability will now will become usable even when channeling other abilities like Carnage or Rampage.
• The cooldown for Commanding Shout is also being reduced to 12 seconds.

Wrecking Ball

• The impact damage from a fully charged swing using his Grappling Claw is increasing from 50 >>> 60.
• Piledriver will now increase enemy movement lockout from 0.5 >>> 0.75 seconds.
• Lastly, his ultimate ability, Minefield, will see an increase in explosion damage from 130 >>> 165 and a knockback increase from 5 >>> 10 meters.

Director Aaron Keller also mentioned that Junkrat, Echo, and Hanzo will be receiving slight buffs, although the specifics of these changes have not been revealed yet.

Community Feedback

The Mid-Season 10 update for Overwatch 2 actually addresses the community feedback regarding the state of tanks in the game. Many players have expressed concerns about how easy it was to displace tanks and how defeating them in team fights was also too easy. The upcoming changes have the goal of fixing these issues and creating a more balanced experience for all players.

Blizzard believes that these adjustments will have a significant impact on the meta for the remainder of Season 10. Players can expect to see a shift in hero picks and strategies as teams adapt to the new tank buffs and hero changes.