R.I.P. Brigitte

[TeaLovinBrit-2648]

@TomPowers

General

• Damage reduction from armor reduced from -5 to -3

Developer Comments: Before this change armor reduced all incoming damage by up to 5, maxing at half of the normal amount. This change reduces the damage reduction to 3, while still capping at half. This change will be mostly noticeable on heroes that fire quickly or in a burst of shots (such as shotguns), and which do more than 6 damage per shot. For example, Soldier: 76’s Heavy Pulse Rifle will now do 16 damage per shot to armor, up from 14, an increase of 15%. Armor was a bit too strong overall, especially when being healed quickly and often. This change will help more heroes fight against higher armored enemies.

@TomPowers

Brigitte

• Rally
  • Now has a maximum duration of 30 seconds

Developer Comments: Sometimes Rally could cause a snowballing effect where it was too difficult to deal with the increased health of Brigitte’s allies before she built up another one. This change puts a cap on how long her Rally effect can last to make it a bit more manageable in those situations.

Joy.
Now Brig’s Ult armor degrades, and it’s weaker.

At least GOATs is dead.

[MightyMogar-11880]

You mean Brig cant pop her ult whenever she wants now without any consequences?

Nice

[EdGe-1147]

Honestly, as someone who plays a lot of Brig, I don’t think this change is a big deal. Rally should really only be used when the team is grouped up and pushing in. I don’t see this change affecting that situation. Plus with the increased healing she was recently given, she’s fine. I do wish she’d swing her mace a bit faster though. Would be a great buff to balance her out perfectly.

[MsMarvel-11455]

If you really played a lot of Brig you would know the increase to her healing was negligible in anything but edge cases. This is a big change because it means that any one who would have armour left for the next engagement doesn’t anymore. So there’s less protection on your other support(s) for the next enemy attack.

[Kolectore-1769]

I totally agree with you, that guy does not play a dot with Brigitte …

[Jman-1669]

Damn bois the swedish B**** isnt dead yet. Send in another nerf Jeff. We cant leave her alone until we hear the cries of the carried brig mains as they fall back down to <500 sr from their unrightful thrones in GM. #HoldingLeftClickIsntSkill #F***Brig

Edit:
Kys

Edit 2:
They weren’t just carried, they were dragged to their ranks.

[HealVillain-2281]

Friendly reminder that Brig has been nerved in almost every patch since her release. I almost start to feel bad for Torbs daughter :-/

[Kevin89-11847]

I get the armor nerf being bad for her but how is her ult changed? She can still pop it right before a fight and give everyone armor. The other team won’t just give away 30 seconds so her team will have a big health advantage for that fight. Every ult has a timer. No ult just lasts forever.