Overwatch 2 Players Are Concerned About One of Bastion’s Perks

The plethora of hero perks added to Overwatch 2 with the launch of its fifteenth season undeniably marks a huge step forward for the game, though one of Bastion’s perks is causing some fans to worry that Blizzard is taking a step backwards when it comes to balancing the damage hero. Many veteran Overwatch 2 players may recall that Bastion has a history of balancing issues, but the reintroduction of some of the characters’ classic abilities, especially with fewer guardrails in place, has sparked some keen debate among fans.

For those who haven’t jumped into the game in a while, Overwatch 2‘s freshly-released Season 15 brings some serious new additions to the table, the biggest of them being the new hero perks system. During the course of every regular match, players can now choose up to two perks to upgrade their character’s existing capabilities. Every hero in the game has four total perks unique to them, divided into a pair of minor perks and a pair of major perks. Only one from each pair can be chosen per match, with players earning points by performing well and eventually leveling up to perk levels 2 and 3 to unlock a minor and major perk respectively. Players start each match on perk level one with no perks unlocked, giving all players an equal start and allowing them to choose a different combination of perks every match.

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Overwatch 2‘s new perks completely evolve the way the game is played in many ways, and grant refreshing new methods for fans to interact with their favorite heroes. That said, many new perks have looked to old abilities, and Bastion has actually regained his classic self-heal ability as well as an ability resembling his original ultimate thanks to his perks. It’s the return of his self-heal that has gotten some fans worried, with one fan known online as SammyIsSeiso recently posting a pretty funny clip that shows how Bastion is now capable of out-healing all the damage inflicted on him by a juiced-up Zarya beam.

Why Bastion’s New Self-Heal Ability in Overwatch 2 is a Big Deal This Time Around

The biggest point of concern here is the fact that, unlike the Bastion of Overwatch‘s past, modern Bastion doesn’t have a resource meter on his self-heal at all, meaning he can literally heal himself indefinitely unless interrupted by a stun or hack. One upside to this is that Bastion doesn’t gain this ability right from the get-go, and instead has to choose it as a major perk, which is typically unlocked quite a way into a match.

Bastion’s abilities were actually almost totally overhauled with the release of Overwatch 2 to more directly combat the balancing issues he had in the past. Now, though, fans worry that this new perk can push Bastion dangerously close to tank durability while still boasting the same potent DPS capability. It’s likely that Blizzard will introduce some initial balance tweaks after fans have spent some time with perks, but it does feel like these new perks were designed partly to let players go wild with power.

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Overwatch 2 is an always-on and ever-evolving free-to-play, team-based action game set in an optimistic future, where every match is the ultimate 5v5 battlefield brawl. Power up your railgun and disrupt the battlefield as Sojourn, or yield your axe and command attention as Junker Queen. Battle to take control of a robot and move it toward the enemy base in the new Push Mode. Bring the fight to new destinations across the globe in iconic locations like New York, Rome, Monte Carlo and Rio. Daily challenges and frequent updates mean there is always something new to play.

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