Blizzard is about to take a sledgehammer to the way Overwatch 2 is played. The change will take effect when season 9 launches later this month.
For the first time in the hero shooter's history, every tank and DPS hero will heal themselves, loosening their reliance on support in a match. Through a new passive ability, tanks and DPS will gradually regain their health outside of active combat. It will be a "tuned-down version of the support self-healing passive," game director Aaron Keller wrote in a blog post today. In addition to this, more changes to reduce "damage spikes in combat" will be detailed in another blog post closer to the season's launch.
