Overwatch 2 (OW2) Update 3.82 Patch Notes (1.000.047)

New Content and Features

New Hero – Juno (Support)

• Mediblaster: Dual-purpose weapon, providing healing and damage.
• Pulsar Torpedoes: Offers healing and damage impact; Healing-over-time reduced to balance.
• Hyper Ring: Increases team movement speed for faster engagements; improved deploy range and cooldown.
• Lore: Juno originates from Mars, determined to save her home amidst a planetary crisis.

New Game Mode – Clash

• Core Features: 5-objective linear map, with only one active at a time.
• Objective Points: A and E points are worth three segments, boosting the win potential.
• Winning Conditions: Capture objectives for a total of five points or secure the final capture.
• Available Maps: Hanaoka and Throne of Anubis.

New Clash Map – Throne of Anubis

• Lore: Set in a temple tied to the origins of the Omnic Crisis.
• Design: Historical tension surrounds the Throne, where ancient power is quarantined.

Hero Mastery Updates

• New Courses: Pharah and Zarya Hero Mastery courses are available.
• Challenges: Participate in special events from August 20 to September 3.
• Rewards: Earn up to 22,500 Battle Pass XP and exclusive rewards.

General Gameplay Updates

Spawn System Changes

• Wave Respawn: Replaces Group Respawn for non-Competitive modes and introduced to Competitive.
• Respawn Time: Increased to 12 seconds, with overtime adjusted to 14 seconds.
• Wave Dynamics: Heroes that die close together respawn in sync; solo heroes respawn faster.

Avoid As Teammate

• Expanded Slots: 15 total avoid slots (3 Pinned, 12 Recent).
• Pinned Slots: Permanent until manually removed.
• Recent Slots: Automatically expire after 7 days but can be refreshed.

Competitive Play Updates

• Mid-Year Rank Reset: All players’ skill ranks reset, with new placements required.
• Predicted Rank: Now visible at all times for personal reference and better matchmaking.

Hero Balance and Adjustments

Tank

• D.Va: Defense Matrix duration reduced.
• Orisa: Increased Energy Javelin impact damage.
• Zarya: Enhanced secondary fire damage.

Damage

• Echo, Hanzo: Base health reduced to 225.
• Junkrat: Improved control with ricocheting grenades.
• Sojourn: Primary fire accuracy increased.
• Sombra: Stealth speed and Virus damage improved.
• Torbjörn: Increased armor for better survivability.

Support

• Illari: Reduced ammo for Solar Rifle and Captive Sun adjustments.
• Juno: Utility increased, with slight healing output reduction.
• Kiriko, Mercy, Moira, Lúcio: Base health reduced to 225 with various damage and healing adjustments.

Hero Quality of Life Updates

• Juno: Improved visuals and sounds for Mediblaster, Pulsar Torpedoes, and Hyper Ring.
• Lifeweaver: Adjusted Healing Blossom charging and Petal Platform functionality.
• Kiriko: Damage adjustments with better critical hit balance.

Shop and Cosmetic Updates

• Skins: Mythic Anubis Reaper and Midnight Sun Ana skins are now available.
• Try Before You Buy: All skins can now be tested in the practice range.

Map and Game Mode Enhancements

• Flashpoint: Movement speed boost added for faster capture points.
• Push Mode: Bot collision adjusted to improve gameplay balance.
• Lighting Scenarios: Now randomized for better map variety.

Previously, a major Overwatch 2 update 3.60 added a new game mode – Hero Mastery as well as various changes to heroes, including damage adjustments, cooldown tweaks, and improvements to abilities. Today’s Overwatch 2 patch 3.82 will fix a few of these issues.

Download free Overwatch 2 update 3.82 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC and Xbox One.