Overwatch 2 December 19 Update Out Now, Patch Notes

Tuna Han

December 20, 2023

Overwatch 2 is a first-person shooter by Blizzard Entertainment. As a sequel to the 2016 hero shooter Overwatch, the game intends a shared environment for player-versus-player (PvP) modes while introducing persistent cooperative modes. The game received a new update, which brought a bunch of changes. Here are the details about the Overwatch 2 December 19 update.

Overwatch 2 Update December 19 Patch Notes

HERO UPDATES

TANK

MAUGA

• Mauga is now available in Competitive Play for players who unlocked him.
• Base health decreased from 350 to 250.
• Base armor increased from 150 to 250.

Incendiary and Volatile Chainguns

• Number of shots with the Incendiary Chaingun to ignite enemies reverted from 15 to 10.
• Spread decreased from 1.1 to 1 when only one Chaingun is active.

Berserker

• Overhealth conversion rate increased from 50% to 60%.

BUG FIXES

GENERAL

• Fixed a bug that had some heroes’ default weapon appearing locked behind competitive points.
• Hero Mastery – Fixed a bug with replays where only the bookmarks of the first run could be selected.
• Fixed a bug that prevented players from being able to thank each other.
• Fixed a bug that caused the multi-kill voice over to fail to play.

HEROES

Junkrat

• Fixed a bug with Concussion Mine that allowed Junkrat to launch off of it when placed behind a wall.