Overwatch 2 Season 7 Patch Notes: Halloween Terror, Sombra Rework, New Map, & Balance Changes
09.10.2023 - 18:51
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October has arrived, and with it, a new seasonal event will be launching to Overwatch 2. The Halloween Terror 2023 event will be kicking off this year, with returning game modes such as Junkenstein’s Revenge, Wrath of the Bridge, and the arrival of a new game mode called Trials of Sanctuary.
Those minigames will be available for a limited time, and a new series of patch notes has launched at the same time. The significant highlight is the arrival of a new map, Samoa, and the rework of Sombra, alongside a handful of heroic updates for several characters. These are the patch notes for Overwatch 2’s October 10, 2023 balance update, bringing with it Halloween Terror 2023.
Table of Contents
- All Overwatch 2 October 10, 2023 Patch Notes
- HALLOWEEN TERROR 2023
- NEW MAP – SAMOA
- HERO REWORK – SOMBRA
- GENERAL UPDATES
- HERO UPDATES
- HERO OPTION AND INPUT UPDATES
- MAP UPDATES
- BUG FIXES
All Overwatch 2 October 10, 2023 Patch Notes
There are plenty of changes making their way to Overwatch 2. These will be available on October 10, following a short amount of maintenance to bring everything down and apply the update.
HALLOWEEN TERROR 2023
Get ready for the spookiest event of the year as Overwatch 2 transforms into a haunted battleground. Halloween Terror is back with your favorite game modes—Junkenstein’s Revenge, Wrath of the Bride, and Trials of Sanctuary, a new Blizzard crossover game mode. Team up with the heroes of Sanctuary, power up their abilities, and defeat powerful bosses, including Butcher Roadhog, Azmodan Wrecking Ball, and Lilith Moira.
NEW MAP – SAMOA
Samoa is a new Control map where you’ll fight on a tropical beach, a gleaming city, and inside a volcano! Watch out for deadly pitfalls, or you might just be swimming in lava! Samoa will be available to play right away in a dedicated Arcade card and will appear in Quick Play and other unranked modes starting on October 10 with it appearing in Competitive Play later in the season.
HERO REWORK – SOMBRA
We approached the Sombra Rework by identifying key goals to guide decisions throughout the design iteration process: make Sombra more committal when engaging, increase the active feel in her ability kit, and uphold the current Hacker fantasy. With these goals, there were multiple angles to tackle around her existing kit. Naturally, many ideas were also meant to address frustrations playing against the character, ensuring there is proper counterplay for enemies.
Sombra
Machine Pistol
⦁ Damage increased from 7.5 to 8.
⦁ Minimum Spread reduced from 0.5 to 0.
⦁ Number of shots until max spread has been increased from 3 to 6 shots.
⦁ Reload time reduced from 1.4 seconds to 1.2 seconds.
Hack
⦁ Cast time reduced from 0.75 seconds to