{"id":7106,"date":"2020-08-13T19:58:44","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T19:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/owl-vice-president-confirms-meta-changing-patch-will-be-used-for-playoffs"},"modified":"2024-07-19T13:40:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T13:40:45","slug":"owl-vice-president-confirms-meta-changing-patch-will-be-used-for-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/overwatch\/owl-vice-president-confirms-meta-changing-patch-will-be-used-for-playoffs","title":{"rendered":"OWL Vice President confirms meta changing patch will be used for playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the Overwatch League is nearing playoffs, both fans and players alike are excited at the possibility of a new meta taking place and developing in the final stretch of competition.<\/p>\n

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For months, the dreaded double shield composition has been a staple of competitive Overwatch, with heroes like Orisa and Sigma simply proving too valuable. Hero Pools (and map rotations)<\/a> were introduced to add variety, however, it seems Blizzard has decided to directly address the issue with big balance changes making their way to the live servers.<\/p>\n

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These changes that see the aforementioned characters plus controversial hero Brigitte take substantial nerfs, are confirmed to be part of the last round of balance changes Overwatch League will use as they move to the playoffs phase, confirmed by the League’s Vice President, Jon Spector.<\/p>\n

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OWL fans – today’s Overwatch balance patch will be what OWL teams play on for the 2020 season playoffs. Looking forward to seeing some amazing matches as we start playoffs in just a few weeks!https:\/\/t.co\/P0iucjPZ7c<\/a><\/p>\n

— Jon Spector (@Spex_J) August 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n