"We believe playing double Support should be a strategic option for players, but we want to make sure the composition does have appropriate downsides"
Game Designer Matthew Cooper sat down to talk about some of the balance changes that are coming in the future. You can see the full post on the Blizzard blog here.
With the upcoming patch finally in sight, here's a list of what you can expect to see.
Abathur
There will be changes made to his Toxic Nest talents to make them a bit more viable. Abathur will also be seeing some buffs to his heroic abilities.
Ultimate Evolution: The power level of the Ultimate Evolution will be increased with the time controlling the evolution decreased.
Monstrosity: The duration will now be permanent. Once the Monstrosity is killed, the cooldown of the ability will start.
Healers
Blizzard feels the double healer meta has been too strong for too long, and they are looking to change that. They do not want to kill double healer compositions completely, but they want make sure it has downsides by adding new heroes to change things up in the future.
Uther will be seeing a talent rework to bring functionality changes to Eternal Devotion. His ghost will now lose all base abilities and have a different heal with a lower cooldown.
Murky
Blizzard is working to change Murky without exceedingly raising his win rate. They are aware of how the community feels about him and and are alright with his sub 50% win rate. He will see quality of life buffs this patch.
Stitches
The overall tankiness and damage of Stitches will be reduced this patch, leaving his hook untouched. With his hook-gorge combo being targeted in the last patch, the developers saw what they wanted out of the change.
The Lost Vikings
Longboat Raid! just does too much damage and the Vikings will be seeing a nerf on the only heroic anyone seems to pick. No other major changes will be made to the trio. The Vikings are still very new and will continue to be monitored. They will see more changes later if necessary.
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