Blizzard's Overwatch 2 director responds as major upcoming change sends shockwaves through the community: "It was a mistake to talk about this lone change out of context"

Overwatch 2.

What you need to know

• The Overwatch 2 community got a major shock recently when developer Blizzard announced plans to give tank and damage heroes self-healing in Season 9.
• This will be a "modified, tuned-down version of the support self-healing passive," enabling tank and damage heroes to slowly heal after a few seconds of avoiding damage.
• Many believe the change will be extremely detrimental, while others are cautiously optimistic. Originally, it was said that the adjustment was intended to give individual players more agency over their health and to alleviate the pressure on support players.
• Game director Aaron Keller later clarified that the change is also part of a larger effort to tweak the impact of damage spikes, the ability to secure kills as a DPS, and the power of healing overall.