Mei day: Overwatch 2 frees controversial hero

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Screenshot from Mei’s Snowball Challenge featuring one Mei sneaking up behind another Mei to attack.

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Everybody mark your calendars: instead of the Christmas holiday season, it’s gonna be Mei. After a brief hiatus to fix a glitch that allowed Mei’s ice wall to boost players to places they shouldn’t be, today’s Overwatch 2 update added her back to the game alongside a host of other hero tweaks and bug fixes.

MEI IS BACK (AND A BUNCH OF OTHER UPDATES!)

Check out the full list of #Overwatch2 Patch Notes.

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— Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) November 17, 2022

In addition to releasing feral Mei mains back onto the general, unsuspecting public, several heroes, including two current meta-defining characters — Genji and Zarya — are also getting hit with the nerf bat.

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