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Overwatch 2’s mid-season update brings back Mei and nerfs ZaryaAnyone on a pre-paid phone plan should be able to play now, too

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A screenshot of Zarya from Overwatch 2

The mid-cycle patch for hero shooterOverwatch 2has arrived to bring balance adjustments for multiple characters, and free Mei from her downtime at last. In particular, Zarya’s particle barrier duration has been reduced, so you should have an easier team taking her on in future. Blizzardannouncedthere’d be a delay to the balance adjustment update earlier this week, which had been scheduled for November 15th.

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Overwatch 2 is free to play fromBattle.net. You can read all the various bug fixes in Blizzard’s full patch notes for the updatehere.

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