Doomfist and Orisa are getting significant overhauls in Overwatch 2, and two other heroes are getting changes

That surveillance 2 The PvP Closed Beta starts next week and testers will notice that some of the heroes have seen changes and received some major overhauls.

These heroes are Sombra, Bastion, Doomfist, and Orisa.

for starters, sombra The cooldown of her hacking abilities has been reduced to eight seconds. She will also now be able to see targets through walls that she can hack for either herself or her teammates. She will also be able to hack while using stealth. Her Ultimate now deals damage up to 40% of an enemy’s health, and her passive deals 50% more damage to hacked targets.

With bastion You will find that the robot is no longer able to repair itself. A reconfiguration to Bastion sees a transformation between two primary combat modes, which now has an eight second duration and a 10 second cooldown. Weapon fire rate has been reduced by 50%, weapon spread has been reduced to zero, he can now move while firing, but movement is slowed down during this time, his weapon now has unlimited ammo, but damage has been reduced by 40%. The robot can now use a grenade that can ricochet off walls and stick to enemies and floors, and can manually target three different locations to strike anywhere on the map.

Orissa her Protective Barrier, Halt, and Supercharger abilities have been removed. Fortify now gains 125 temporary health, is slowed by 25% while active, and reduces heat generated by firing by 50% while active. Augmented Fusion Driver now fires large projectiles that start out big and then shrink, and it uses a thermal mechanic instead of ammo/reloading. She can now use a new ability called Energy Spear, which can stun and knock back an enemy when used, and is more effective when an enemy hits the wall. She also has a new ability called Javelin Spin that can destroy projectiles, push enemies back and increase forward speed. Her new ultimate ability, Terra Surge, allows her to sweep and anchor enemies, gaining the effect of Fortify and charging up a wave of damage. They use primary fire to trigger the surge early.

As for doom fist, his transformation is the most notable as he will switch from a damage hero to a tank and lose his Uppercut ability. His health has increased to 450, he can now use Power Block, which allows him to protect himself from frontal attacks, and blocking heavy damage empowers Rocket Punch, which travels faster and further, increasing damage. Another major change has been made to his Seismic Slam ability, which now throws him up similar to Winston’s Leap, dealing damage and slowing enemies on landing. His ultimate, Meteor Strike, adds a slow to all enemies hit, reduced external damage to 100-15, and reduced activation time to 0.5 seconds.

Blizzard hasn’t said whether major changes are coming for other heroes, but if you’re an Overwatch gamer interested in Overwatch 2, be sure to keep an eye on the site for updates.

The Overwatch 2 PvP Closed Beta goes live on PC on April 26 and includes 5v5, the new hero Sojourn, four new maps, the new push mode, and a new ping system.