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Should Blizzard Address Winston Issues in Overwatch?

With all the discussions of buffs and nerfs for different heroes in Overwatch, should Winston receive the same treatment?

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UCForce3399d ago

Yes, I agree. He is the weakest character of all Overwatch characters. He need to be buff like really bad.

jmc88883399d ago

Exactly. They need to do 5 things imo.

#1. Make his shield have more health, like equal Rheinhardt
#2. They need extend the range of his electricity gun, like double it. It's FAR too short
#3 Make his hop deal more damage
#4 Make his hop push people away further
#5 For the love of god actually make his Rage strikes actually do damage. A guerilla raging shouldn't have to hit a small-medium health guy 10-15 times to kill him. The only real usage for his rage is to keep people away from a point or objective.

Those are the five things they should do.

slate913399d ago

Can we get a stronger shield for him or more armor? Or better cool down on his abilities?

cfc833399d ago

Just needs a better special move and a bit better armour

Summons753399d ago

Nah, those are fine. Higher damage would be nice maybe an alt attack that shoots a more powerful and direct shot.

vallencer3399d ago

The higher damage becomes a bit tricky. His role really is to jump over enemies and take out healers or flankers. Giving him higher damage means he is able to take out more people than just those. He isn't designed for battle against other tanks and high damage dealers. I personally think he should be left like that. However they nerfed his abilities back when you could pick the same heroes across the board. His shield had a higher hp and the cool down was different then it is now. I agree he needs to be looked at but I personally think higher damage is not a good road to go down with him.

ravinash3398d ago

I would say a slightly less cool down for his shield and jump would be enough.
That way he could jump in, drop the shield, do damage and then jump out again.
I'm only talking a second less on each... otherwise it would be very hard to kill him.

Blastoise3399d ago (Edited 3399d ago )

Buff Winston, Nerf Soldiers damage a tiny bit, give D.va 300 HP and 300 armour, increase Road Hogs hook cooldown from 6 to 8. Sorted

gangsta_red3399d ago

"Nerf Soldiers damage a tiny bit"

Oh gawd no! If anything Soldier needs buffs. I say either increase his clip by 5 more bullets or increase his health slightly. He is seriously under powered compared to the other attack classes.

AntonyMatthews3399d ago

Soldier 76 absolutely destroys, especially in CTF. People just need to learn to burst fire and keep a safe distance away from tanks.

Blastoise3399d ago

Whaaaaat. Soldier is crazy powerful right now. I wouldn't be surprised if he does get a nerf, his damage is so good for the amount of utility he has

vallencer3399d ago

He needs to be nerfed. Anyone who is good at aiming and burst fires can tear through people. He does too much damage.

UltraAtomic3398d ago

Na I don't think so I think hes fine where he is. How many dps's self heal? Other an tracer!? Soo I think hes good.

The one I think everyone agrees needs to get nerfed is Mei. That character is soo OP it's not even funny. How can a character have both rang and close rang attacks?

ravinash3398d ago

You can't punish people just because they are good.
There are still counters for him.
Winston is good against him because if you jump in and drop the shield, you can usually kill him with one reload.

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C_Menz3399d ago

I've always thought that simply making his ultimate smash/stun people to the ground would be interesting. Instead of flinging them every which way have it to where they are knocked down for 2-3 seconds. Would make him a bit more effective since currently you sometimes help the enemy by flinging them away.

kaizokuspy3399d ago

He's good for clearing a point in overtime. He's good in dive comps. Good with a Zarya teammate enabling him to jump in and out of battle and turning Zarya into a dps. Throw some discords an ana, two flankers/harassers, you can't lose.

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Nintendo Switch 2 Drops Must-Play Free FPS You Can Enjoy From Today

In 2023, developed by Blizzard Entertainment, Overwatch 2 was released, which was basically a big, glorified update of the original game that launched in 2016. Now, it’s simply reverted to being called just Overwatch, which is probably for the best.

The second iteration of Overwatch was released on the original Nintendo Switch, and while it’s still an enjoyable game with cross-play/progression functions, it’s still lacking in terms of performance and visuals, compared to its PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S counterparts. Well, it was.

As of today, the second iteration of Overwatch is natively available on the Nintendo Switch 2, just in time for Season 2: Summit.

The Nintendo Switch 2 version of Overwatch will have increased resolution both in handheld and docked modes, enhanced textures and lighting, up to 60 frames-per second, improved audio and more.

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repsahj41d ago

Blizzard is readying a patch to address the issue that the game is still running in Switch 1 build and just 30 fps.

Neonridr40d ago

you'd think they'd test it before pushing it live, lol.

that being said, clearly it's not running as intended.

repsahj40d ago

They know it for sure. Maybe they didn't finish optimizing the game by the targeted release date. That's why they released the Switch 1 30fps version first. XD

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Nexon agrees to publish Overwatch in Korea

Nexon has entered a publishing agreement with Blizzard for Overwatch in Korea, with the companies working to deliver services 'tailored' for the region.

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Blizzard announces four showcases over the next two weeks for WoW, Overwatch, Hearthstone & Diablo

The four-part Blizzard Showcase will reveal “what comes next” for each series…

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