Twitch Reacts to Juno Buff in Overwatch 2: Analyzing the Impact

Twitch Community Engages With Juno Buff in Overwatch 2

Since its launch in 2022, Overwatch 2 has added nine new heroes to its already 32-character-strong roster. Generally, these launches have been far from smooth, with balancing often swinging way too far in either direction. The latest character to join this list is the Martian Support hero Juno. Following outrage that she’s made little impact on the meta, a new hotfix has given her some useful tweaks just three days after her release - though it’s still missing the mark.

Details of the Latest Overwatch 2 Hotfix

• Tracer’s damage reduced from 6 to 5.5, continuing her streak of having changes reverted later on.
• Illari’s solar rifle max damage reduced from 75 to 70 and min damage from 25 to 20.
• Juno has had primary-fire damage increased from 7 to 8, and glide boost cooldown reduced from 8 to 6 seconds.

All in all, she’ll be much more agile and a little more potent, though her healing output remains unchanged. Although these buffs are appreciated, they aren’t exactly the changes players have called for; Juno likely still won’t shake up the Overwatch 2 tier list anytime soon.

Juno’s Role and Future in Overwatch 2

Crucially, Juno’s fire rate was reduced from her free trial period at the end of July leading to full release, and this has yet to be reverted. This has led to difficulties in healing allies - especially tanks – and securing eliminations. The slight damage boost might help but Juno’s healing continues to feel inadequate. Intended to serve in an off-healer role by providing both speed and damage boosts, her healing isn’t her main priority, but it clashes with Pulsar Torpedoes’ long charge time and her weak primary heal.

As always, the developers will closely monitor character performance post-update. If your favorite Overwatch 2 heroes are struggling, why not explore one of the other best multiplayer games?