Overwatch 2 Season 3 kicks off on February 7 and Blizzard has released the patch notes ahead of the new season, detailing upcoming changes. This update includes a ton of hero changes, including some changes aimed at nerfing Mercy.
Mercy is receiving the largest amount of changes with the upcoming patch, with her movement ability cooldown going from 1.5 to 2.5 seconds. In addition to that, her healing per second is being reduced from 55 to 45, but her healing will now be increased by 50% for teammates under half health. Mercy is also losing the support passive where she heals over time, with her now receiving self-healing equivalent to 25% of her output. All of these changes are meant to limit how much time she can spend damage boosting high damage heroes like Sojourn, Widowmaker, and Ashe, forcing her to spend more time healing her teammates to refill her own health.
Wrecking Ball is receiving some buffs in the upcoming patch, making him a bit more self-reliant. 150 of his health pool is being converted into shields, which recharge over time. His Pile Driver ability is having its cooldown reduced from 10 to 8 seconds and the arming time on his Minefield ultimate is dropping from 1.5 seconds to 1 second, although the ultimate cost is being increased by 9%.
