Overwatch PTR Patch Notes 1.44.01, hero updates

Published at 24/01/2020 at 02:12 By Clémence "Idril" Lemoal

A new patch note released on January 23 is now available on the PTR servers. Many heroes are affected by this update. Find out who in this article.

A new patch note is available and tested since January 23 on the Overwatch PTR. Discover all that it brings to heroes.

HERO UPDATES

Hanzo

Storm Arrows: Damage reduced from 70 to 60

McCree

General: Base health increased from 200 to 250
Peacekeeper (Primary Fire): Recovery time increased from 0.42 to 0.5 seconds
Deadeye: Firing Deadeye no longer locks the player's aim

Reaper

The Reaping (Passive): Healing amount reduced from 40% to 30% of damage dealt

Orisa

Fusion Driver (Primary Fire): Damage reduced from 11 to 9
Fortify: Cooldown increased from 8 to 10 seconds
Halt!: Snare duration reduced from 1 to 0.65 seconds

Sigma

Hyperspheres (Primary Fire): Range reduced from 22 to 20 meters
Gravitic Flux: Can now be interrupted before targets begin falling | Impact slow duration reduced from 0.9 to 0.6 seconds
Accretion: Explosion damage reduced from 60 to 40

Baptiste

Biotic Launcher (Primary Fire): Recovery time increased from 0.36 to 0.45 sec
Biotic Launcher (Secondary Fire): Heal explosion reduced from 60 to 50

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