Mei, Overwatch 2's Mr. Freeze-esque killer with a friendly, clumsy personality, is playable again after an unpaid 17-day hiatus (opens in new tab). She is the second legacy hero to be temporarily removed from the game (open in new tab) since its launch on October 4, while another day 1 hero, Bastion (open in new tab), was relegated to the sidelines last month for misusing his abilities.

Blizzard placed Mei in the penalty box on October 31 after a player discovered abuse of her Ice Wall ability; Mei and Kiriko work together to glitch off the map (opens in new tab) while in the safety of the team's base. The team can then From the Shadow Realm, a hero swap is available, allowing them to switch to a Symmetra-like character and wreak havoc on the enemy team from the bottom of the map.

With the patch applied to this exploit, Mei is once again free to unleash the frozen Mei Heme in Overwatch 2. The patch notes (opens in new tab) outline other balance changes, bug fixes, tweaks, and especially the rollout of voice transcription-based moderation (opens in new tab) Not that I'm thrilled to have my voice recorded by Activision-Blizzard but about half of the worst things I've ever heard were from Overwatch 1 voice chat, so this is a perfect neutral for me.

The patch also brought the big hero nerf we told you about last month (opens in new tab): Genji, Sombra, D.Va, and Kiriko have all been bumped down a notch, and we say goodbye to Zarya, the infinite bubble raid boss. And goodbye to Zarya, the infinite bubble raid boss. A new addition to the list, Junkrat, now takes longer to arm his traps, halving the amount of time a hero can get stuck in a trap.