Overwatch 2 June 28 PVP Beta Adds Junker Queen, Major Orisa/Symmetra Changes, Mercy Buffs, and More
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2023-04-10 15:38
Blizzard has released the full patch notes for everything beta testers can expect heading into the second Overwatch 2 Beta period.

Blizzard has released the full patch notes for everything beta testers can expect heading into the second Overwatch 2 Beta period.

Overwatch 2 PVP Beta June 28: Junker Queen is Here!

The queen of Junkertown has finally arrived in Overwatch! Below, we've lifted her abilities directly from the patch notes for reader convenience:

Scatter Gun (Primary Fire)

Jagged Blade (Secondary Fire)

Commanding Shout (Ability 1)

Carnage (Ability 2)

Adrenaline Rush (Passive)

Rampage (Ultimate)

Overwatch 2 PVP Beta June 28: Hero Changes, Buffs, and Nerfs

We've split this section up according to the hero affected. Players looking for a specific hero need only search their name to find the notes specific to them. We recommend paying close attention to Orisa, Mercy, and Symmetra.

Overall, general updates include:

Support Role Passive

Damage Role Passive (New)

Heroes that previously had their movement speed adjusted due to the role passive have been returned to their original values.

Reinhardt

Winston

Barrier Projector

Primal Rage (Ultimate)

D.Va

Doomfist

Seismic Slam

Power Block

Orisa

Augmented Fusion Driver

Fortify

Javelin Spin

Energy Javelin

Terra Surge

Bastion

A-36 Tactical Grenade

Cassidy

Combat Roll

Junkrat

Steel Trap

Frag Launcher

Pharah

Rocket Launcher

Concussive Blast

Symmetra

Photon Projector (Primary Fire)

Photon Projector (Secondary Fire)

Teleporter

Sentry Turrets

Torbjörn

Rivet Gun (Primary Fire)

Rivet Gun (Secondary Fire)

Mercy

Guardian Angel

Angelic Descent

Zenyatta

Orb of Discord

Overwatch 2 PVP Beta June 28: Gameplay/User Experience Changes

Quick Play will now feature both Open Queue and Role Queue options. Hybrid and Payload matches will have teams perform both offense and defense in a similar manner to Competitive Play. This is to make up fore the lack of the mode at the time of writing.

The total time limit for a Push match has been extended to a full 10 minutes.

The Ping system has been overhauled to allow players to ping additional important areas and conditions. For example, Symmetra can now ping where her teleporter is for teammates. Junkrat can now ping the location of enemies in his traps through walls, leaving a unique "Last Seen" visual. Players may be able to point out low health enemies and allies. All icons are currently pending final approval.

Additionally, Blizzard would like to remind its playerbase that it is currently aware of the following issues:

More information about the beta and all that's coming with it can be found on the official patch notes post.

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