This is the patch notes from May 22, 2018, where Brigitte’s Rally armor cap was reduced. I wanna highlight one part of this:
“When used in combat while her allies are taking damage, it should feel about the same, but the lingering effects of the armor should have less of an impact.”
Brigitte received this nerf in an attempt to curb the effects of armor lingering between fights and giving Brigitte’s team a huge advantage in the next one. When Brigitte released, there were many posts on the forums asking for there to be a maximum duration on her Rally armor to prevent this kind of snowballing. The devs decided to go with a nerf to the maximum armor, which ultimately failed at addressing the issue.
Now the devs have bit the bullet, and given the Rally armor a maximum duration, just like we asked all those months ago when she was released. It’s time to revert the nerf that failed. The armor doesn’t linger anymore. The whole reason that nerf was put in place is gone.