Recent patch notes for Blizzard's Overwatch confirm changes will be made to characters McCree and Widowmaker.
It was recently reported that Overwatch would be seeing some changes in an upcoming patch. Battle.net's Community Manager recently released the latest patch notes that confirm these rumors and then some. Several changes were made to fix issues with, not only general glitches that have made things difficult for players, but also specifically on characters McCree and Widowmaker:
General Fixes:
-improved stability with the 'High Bandwidth' option in custom games
-Mercy can no longer gain Ultimate charge when damage boosting an ally attacking a barrier/wall
-Reaper no longer Shadow Steps to unintended locations
-fixed collision problem in Dorado map
McCree:
-Peacekeeper's alternate fire damage has decreased from 70 to 45 and the recovery time has decreased .75 seconds to .3 seconds
Developer Comments: McCree was performing too well against all targets, making him feel like a must-pick in many situations. By reducing the damage of his alternate fire, McCree is now significantly weaker against tanks like Roadhog and Reinhardt, but still maintains his lethality against smaller targets like Tracer and Genji.
Widowmaker:
-cost of Ultimate Infra-Sight increased by 10%
-Widow's Kiss alternate fire damage decreased from 15 to 12
-headshot damage multiplier increased from 2x to 2.5x
-animation for unscoping must finish completely before scoping
Developer Comments: In the right hands, Widowmaker can often feel unstoppable—even when just landing body shots instead of critical heads shots. The changes to her alternate fire weaken body shot damage while leaving her headshot damage unchanged. Additionally, we felt her Ultimate ability, Infra-Sight, was coming up a little too frequently, especially considering its impact on the game.
The latest patch for Overwatch is currently live for PC and will be included in a larger patch for the Playstation 4 and XBox One.
