The Overwatch 2 Season 13 replace is right here and the patch notes have revealed a serious rework to widespread DPS Hero Sombra that makes her a lot simpler to fight.
Every seasonal replace brings new occasions and a recent Battle Go to work via, nevertheless it additionally comes with a ton of Hero buffs and nerfs. Season 13 isn’t any exception, however whereas different characters have been tweaked, Sombra has been given a a lot bigger overhaul.
Probably the most important change is that her Stealth capacity is now not passive, however as a substitute tied to the Translocate capacity. This has additionally been given a slight nerf, as its cooldown has been raised from 5 to seven seconds.
Her different talents have been adjusted too, with the period of Hack being lowered to only one second from the earlier 1.5 and the price of her EMP Final being raised by 12%.
There’s some excellent news, although, since Sombra’s Opportunist passive has been restored, permitting her to as soon as once more see critically injured enemies, even via partitions. She additionally offers far more harm to Hacked gamers and her Stealth is simply briefly interrupted when utilizing her different strikes.
BlizzardStealth is a key a part of Sombra’s package.
Though some talents have been improved, general this rework might be seen as a Sombra nerf. The adjustments to her Stealth, particularly, will drastically alter the best way she operates and make her a lot simpler to handle for the enemy staff.
It was clearly a deliberate resolution on behalf of the devs, as they mentioned within the Season 13 patch notes: “This can be a important change to Sombra’s playstyle within the hopes of creating her extra interactive for the opposing staff and shifting a few of her energy from the utility of Stealth and Hack into elevated lethality.
“Stealth having a restricted period lower than the Translocator cooldown is meant to create temporary home windows of vulnerability. It nonetheless allows Sombra to cross via harmful areas unseen, however to actually hold round within the enemy backline would require shifting from cover-to-cover much like different flanking heroes.”
As you’d anticipate, the change has been met with a frosty reception, particularly from Sombra mains. In a Reddit publish discussing the rework, many gamers feared it might “kill” the Hero altogether.
“She is totally lifeless,” mentioned one pissed off reply, whereas one other added: “I’ve acquired about 120 hours on Sombra and this makes me wish to cease enjoying her. They’re making her ineffective and it’s unhappy to see. Individuals need her gone and now they’re getting it.”
Solely time will inform how these adjustments play out in Season 13, however on paper, they actually appear to have made Sombra a lot harder to make use of. The devs have beforehand admitted that she’s the hardest Hero to steadiness, so don’t be stunned to see extra tweaks in future updates.