Overwatch's Bastion Is In The Shop Getting Buffed
Overwatch's next PTR update may feature a number of changes to the half-pacifist–half-murderous robot Bastion. Principal Designer Geoff Goodman laid out the details as a response to a blog post inquiring about the lovable bot:
Recon Mode - Lowered spread and increased magazine size, to help with general viability in this mode.
Sentry Mode - We're looking at focusing this mode into more of a tank-buster and barrier-buster mode, while also making it feel less suicidal to be transformed. To that end we're testing stuff like increased spread and removing headshots, but taking less damage while transformed.
Self-Repair - We've been testing a few big changes to this that are feeling really good so far. Currently our internal build has Bastion able to use Self-Repair while moving and also having it no longer interrupted when taking damage. To balance that out it is now on a resource system (similar to the route D.Va's defense matrix went). These changes have turned this ability from a more niche rarely used ability, to a much more powerful and core survivability tool.
When Overwatch first released Bastion was the OP killer, but then players figured out how to outmaneuver his? gattling gun. I wouldn't mind seeing Bastion show off again.
