Overwatch 2 Mythbusters - SOMBRA Rework Edition

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It’s really funny to me that genji can deflect a literal virus but not a rock

6:23 For Ram its just the Amor reducing the damage. Not the block

For the junkrat trap, someone should check if it can grab you if you step on it while the translocator is already in the air. (I guess the same would apply to Hinder.)

With the release of OW2, the devs changed how damage boost is applied to the new abilities. Back in OW1, if the player was damage boosted while casting the ability, the ability itself would be damage boosted for its whole duration, including impact damage, DOT and AoE. That applies to nanoboost, mercy's blue beam, bap's window. In OW2 though, for all the abilities from OW1, that logic stays unchanged. For all the new abilities though, the damage boost from nanoboost & mercy blue beam only boost the ability's damage (all types of it) when the player is also being damage boosted - so, for example, if the Virus has been infecting an enemy for 1 sec, but then Mercy decides to damage boost the Sombra, the Virus will start dealing more damage. But if then Mercy stops damage boosting Sombra, the Virus damage will go back to normal. And when it comes to Bap's window, only impact damage is damage boosted; AoE and DOT stays unchanged (so there's no point in, for example, shooting Sojourn's Disruptor Shot through the window). As always though, there might be some exceptions to these rules. Big thanks to Coathar and Lyzder from Marblr's Discord server for that info ❤

So genji’s sword is able to deflect energy orbs, gravity wells and now even abstract concepts like computer viruses

Virus DoT is reduced on Ramattra because of his armor in Nemesis, not becuase of the block itself. DoT effects are not blockable by Doom/Ramattra. The only exception is Ana if the shot connects while the block is already active.

One thing i want to point out, I was on Doomfist and I punched a Sombra's translocator while trying to escape, and it stopped my punch, causing me to die. It didn't break, and sombra had not teleported yet, so took no damage from it. Would love to see some testing around interactions with that like if turrets try to shoot it still and such since it could impact the game, like my punch scenario

Actually, it appears the Virus DOT on Ramattra is being reduced because of his armor, not because of the blocking.

For anyone wondering, Translocator can save Sombra from Sigma's Ult

2:11 you shot him in the chest lmao

Doomfist mains clapping their hands rn 👏

This is less mythbusters and more answering direct questions

Thanks for doing this. I was curious about a few of the myths

These are always great

Thank you for this!!!

Thanks KarQ. Invaluable as always.

If you get hindered after throwing the translocator but before teleporting, you still get teleported. This means that you can escape hinder if you throw the translocator before the hinder grenade connects

Nice! Thanks!

I am glad they added another Doomfist bug. As a doom connoisseur I appreciate