With the Season 8 of Overwatch 2 set to land soon, players are waiting with bated breath to see what changes they will see in the new iteration. There have been details trickling online of the upcoming additions and changes and one of the major points that players have really loved reading about is the major overhaul that in-game character Mauga is about to receive in Season 8.
From the information that we gathered, it seems that Mauga is set to receive a major update to his skin in the game. During the trial session at Blizzcon, players noted how vulnerable his tank really was. Despite looking robust and strong enough to cause some havoc, the skin was taken down by smaller heroes, and since the character has no other armour or shields, he was completely destroyed in seconds. The overhaul will seek to change this and make the character more usable and strong, in order to justify his capabilities.
The recently concluded Blizzcon saw Overwatch show off a new hero early, and judging by the overwhelming positive response, it looks like the tactic worked out. The feedback from pro players has also now enabled the game developers to iron out the wrinkles and get the character ready to go.
Season 8 of Overwatch 2 will release to the public on December 5th, 2023, which is not too far away now. The official changelog for Mauga is as follows –
- Replace a chunk of his health with armor. We’re experimenting with 150 internally.
- Reduce the size of his head’s hit volume.
- Increase the damage reduction on Overrun. Originally it was at 30%, we’re testing it at 50%. Also, this can no longer be interrupted by Hack.
- Increase the lifesteal on Cardiac Overdrive.
- There are quite a few changes in flight for his weapons. We’re testing different spreads and firing rates when using both guns simultaneously, as well as different damage, ammo, and falloff numbers. We’ll have more details on those as they solidify.
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