Overwatch 2 will receive its first major hero balance patch on November 15, Blizzard has announced, far earlier than the previously announced balance changes scheduled to come with the game's second multiplayer season.

Blizzard originally stated major balance changes would not be coming until Season 2 (which is slated to start in early December), as "no hero's overall power level is far out of line with our goals." It seems a lot has changed in the two weeks since that post, as now Blizzard is looking at making changes to five heroes ahead of Season 2's arrival.

In a post on the Overwatch 2 forums, community manager AndyB outlined changes coming to some "standout" heroes in the current Overwatch 2 meta. Those heroes include Genji, Zarya, D.Va, Sombra, and Kiriko, who will all be receiving nerfs come November 15.