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Overwatch devs took one look at Jetpack Cat and Bastion's combo and went 'oh, that's a little scary'
Almost a year ago now, Team 4 debuted a new kind of Overwatch , and as part of the huge spotlight we learned that the live service FPS would undergo a new cadence with yearly themes comprising several seasons.
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Almost a year ago, Blizzard’s Overwatch 2 introduced a new live‑service cadence with yearly themes and added five heroes, including Jetpack Cat—a ginger kitten piloting a mech. Shortly after her release, players discovered a combo where Jetpack Cat’s Apache‑style helicopter lifts Bastion into the air, allowing him to fire from turret mode and eliminate entire enemy teams. The strategy proved so dominant that it was described as “truly horrific,” prompting developers to take notice of the unintended power spike.
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