Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes (May 21, 2024)

The Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes for May 21, 2024, have detailed all the significant balance changes to the latest DPS hero, Venture. Ever since their release, the character has been floating between being entirely useless and situationally useful. Blizzard Entertainment's vision for making them a versatile pick was great on paper. However, their presence on the field proved otherwise.

This article provides a detailed briefing on the Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes for May 21, 2024, showcasing all the buffs that have been added to the game's latest Damage hero.

Per Blizzard Entertainment's blog, here are the changes referred to in the latest Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes for May 21, 2024:

Developer Comments:

The newly incorporated buffs for Venture will undoubtedly alter the Overwatch 2 meta. We expect a change in the game's balance structure as the hero's new buffs make them quite a versatile pick.

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With the newest tweaks to their kit, Venture players will now have a great time using Drill Dash both above ground and underground. The newly added 90% cooldown acceleration underground will open up a plethora of avenues to institute mobility-based attacks, reposition, and better yet, be a constant hindrance on the opponent's back line.

Venture's newfound changes allow them to be more flexible with their usage of Drill Dash. This ability plays a key role when you want to execute attack combos, and the previous generation of updates that affected its cooldown across the board have now been mitigated to open up the playing field.

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All in all, these new changes for Venture, introduced with the Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes for May 21,