The Overwatch 2 Season 14 mid-season update is here and Blizzard has released the patch notes detailing all the new stuff. From the return of Overwatch Classic to the addition of a brand-new feature inspired by Valorant.
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Release date
The Overwatch 2 Season 14 mid-season patch drops on Tuesday, January 21 at 11:00 am PT (7:00 pm GMT).
This date was confirmed when Aaron Keller, the game director, announced that the first 6v6 test will be available in the Arcade section until the mid-season. The complete season is set to end four weeks later, on Tuesday, February 18 at the same time.
Patch notes
Here are the complete patch notes for the Overwatch 2 Season 14 mid-season update that were posted on the official website:
- The Year of the Snake event is live
- Valentine's Day Event 2025 will run from February 4 to 18
- New Mythic Weapon - Ashe Lead Rose
6v6 Experimental - Minimum 1, Maximum 3
- Heroes are selected first come, first serve.
- Each team must have at least one hero from all three roles, but cannot have more than three heroes from any given role.
- Players can switch between roles while in the spawn room.
- Hero balance for this experiment uses the same hero balance from the 6v6 2-2-2 Role Queue experiment.
- This game mode is available to play in Unranked from January 21 to February 3.
Overwatch Classic - Moth meta
- Heroes added include Ana, Sombra, Orisa, and Doomfist.
- Maps added include Eichenwalde, Oasis, Horizon Lunar Colony, and Junkertown.
- Hero balance is adjusted to the September 2017 Hero Balance.
Competitive Updates
Competitive Drives
- A new Drives signature is available to earn from February 11 to February 16
- Players can now earn up to 6,000 Competitive Points by completing Competitive Drive Stages, enough to unlock 2 Jade or Golden Weapon Variants.
Competitive rewards
As the 2024 Competitive Year concludes, Season 14 is the last chance to redeem Competitive Points for Jade Weapon Variants. After Season 14 is complete, any accumulated Competitive Points will be converted to Legacy Competitive Points which can be redeemed for Golden Weapon Variants. Jade Weapon Variants will not be available to collect starting in Season 15.
Hero Updates
These hero balance updates only apply to our standard game modes and not the 6v6 Experiment or Overwatch Classic.
Tank
Ramattra
- Base Armor increased from 75 to 100
Winston
- Tesla Cannon
- Ammo increased from 100 to 120
- Secondary fire max charge damage increased from 50 to 60
- Primal Rage
- Ultimate ability cost increased by 12%
Hazard
- Violent Leap
- Violent Leap cooldown increased from 5 to 6 seconds.
Damage
Echo
- Focusing Beam
- Damage-per-second on targets above 50% HP increased from 50 to 75.
Tracer
- Pulse Pistols
- Spread decreased by 15%
Support
Ana
- Biotic Grenade
- Explosion damage and healing decreased from 90 to 75.
Illari
- Solar Rifle
- Secondary Fire Maximum resource increased from 3 to 3.5 seconds.
Juno
- Orbital Ray
- Duration reduced from 10 to 8 seconds
- Damage amplification reduced from 35% to 30%
Bug Fixes
General
- Fixed an issue where competitive titles will sometimes unequip after a logout.
Maps
Circuit Royal
- Fixed an issue which now prevents turrets from being placed inside the sportscars.
Heroes
Bastion
- Fixed in previous release, fixed an issue causing Bastion's Ultimate to not have impact sounds or VFX.
Hazard
- Fixed an issue where Hazard's Jagged Wall projectiles would pass through certain player made objects such as Cryo-Freeze, Ice Wall, Petal Platform.
Sombra
- Fixed an issue where Sombra's EMP can sometimes fail to hit opponents if they had previously interacted with Jagged Wall.
Zenyatta
- Fixed an issue causing Zenyatta to T-Pose with the "Retro Hero" emote.
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