Jetpack Cat nerfed in latest Overwatch patch, but is it enough?

Overwatch obtained a hotfix on February twenty fourth in an try to maintain the hero roster balanced for aggressive play. This included a promised Jetpack Cat nerf.

Ever since Blizzard launched 5 new heroes in Season 1, the aggressive neighborhood has been complaining about Jetpack Cat. Builders have confirmed that adjustments are coming, together with an preliminary repair on this newest patch.

Jetpack Cat appeared like a cute addition to the hero roster at first, a seemingly harmless orange kitty flying round with huge, Puss In Boots-style eyes. Nonetheless, the Overwatch neighborhood shortly turned on her, realizing that her low ability ceiling and overpowered skills have been breaking the sport.

With endless aerial mobility and a tiny hitbox, Jetpack Cat is ready to pull off some fairly aggressive performs earlier than zipping to security, made much more irritating along with her damage-boosting hero perks. Her final, which primarily ensures an enemy elimination, was additionally seen as a reasonably large nuisance when utilized by high-level gamers.

Affiliate Sport Director Alec Dawson said ahead of the patch: “The perks that individuals are choosing probably the most are probably the most aggressive ones. The quantity of aggression she has proper now, she could be very, very deadly in a brief window.”

Now, Jetpack Cat is getting some nerfs to her perks:

On prime of Jetpack Cat’s much-needed nerf, different heroes noticed some fast adjustments. New tank Domina had her Panopticon capacity price elevated by 12%. New DPS Anran had Inferno Rush’s cooldown lowered from 8.5 to eight seconds and her Dancing Blaze’s motion distance elevated as much as 2.25 meters.

Emre’s Artificial Burst Rifle had a injury enhance, Vendetta’s Palatine Fang had its overhead swing injury lowered and Mizuki had her Kekkai Sanctuary capacity’s length elevated from 6 to 7 seconds.

It’s not an enormous patch, however it addresses some neighborhood suggestions on the newest heroes.

Professional gamers have been practising with Jetpack Cat and different new heroes, together with the Overwatch Championship Sequence Bootcamp scrims. Han ‘Chiyo‘ Hyeon-seok has been standing out for his high-skilled Jetpack Cat play.

Presently, nonetheless, the hotfix received’t actually have an effect on professional play a lot. The primary main LAN isn’t till April 2026, which suggests Jetpack and the opposite heroes received’t see any professional play on stage for a minimum of one other month.

The adjustments made to Jetpack Cat weren’t very excessive, and the hero continues to be a strong assist possibility. Nonetheless, it’s not but identified whether or not she might be utilized in official tournaments greater than different well-liked assist heroes. With the insane mobility and therapeutic she affords, it’s undoubtedly a risk.