So Overwatch 2 is out and, more or less, running. The game has been plagued by a variety of launch issues server queues (opens in new tab) to broken hero skills (opens in new tab), but most players are now getting stuck into matches and trying out the new meta. And while there may be some who think one or two heroes are broken (overpowered) or broken (terrible), Blizzard has no plans to rework or rebalance any heroes yet.

In a post-launch blog (opens in new tab) The first order of business for the update was to address heroes and their win rates. The post says that while there are some heroes with higher win rates at different skill levels, there isn't one hero that desperately needs balancing. All heroes currently have a win rate of 45 to 55%, which is pretty good, though some players feel that some heroes are too prominent.

The one exception is that Zarya will be switched to a mode in the next major patch on October 25. Total Mayhem is Overwatch 2's most chaotic mode and allows players to use their abilities much more frequently, making Zarya seemingly unstoppable.

There will eventually be changes to Overwatch 2's heroes, but it looks like they'll be delayed until Season 2. Whatever they are, remember the "design goal of ensuring the overall game is balanced and fair, giving each season a more distinct identity." That's a bit more difficult now, considering many effects have been reduced to just dealing damage, right Blizzard?

A game with this many characters coming out and only having a disparity of a 10% win rate is pretty impressive. It helps that some of these characters were tweaked from the previous game, but with new heroes and some major reworks, it could have been significantly worse. As new players get the hang of the game and understand more about the heroes' abilities, there may be a bit more movement in which heroes are obviously over or underpowered. It will take time and a meta to evolve for these details to become clear.