Doctrine loses another perk in Overwatch following health bug
The Support hero was already unavailable in Custom Games, with no fix date announced.
Doctrine mains might already have noticed, but one of your perks is currently missing.
Overwatch has temporarily removed one of Doctrine's Major Perks after a bug apparently allowed the Support hero to get too much HP.
The Cost of Life can not be used right now. Blizzard did not give any details or a date for a fix, so you will have to be patient and wait for more official information.
The issue was reported by Overwatch Cavalry on November 7. According to the account, Blizzard disabled the perk after discovering an interaction that could push Doctrine's health up to 350 HP.
Overwatch Cavalry@OWCavalry𝕏Doctrine Perk Removed in #Overwatch 🦇
Following his removal from custom games, Doctrine has now also had a major perk temporarily removed due to a bug that allowed him to reach 350 HP.
🗓️ A timeline for a fix has not yet been provided.
Doctrine Is Also Disabled in Custom Games
The change also follows his removal from Custom Games, so Doctrine mains are once again facing another temporary restriction on the relatively new hero.
Doctrine has already received a lot of balance adjustments since his release. Blizzard previously reduced his healing and damage output, increased the cooldowns of some abilities, and adjusted his ultimate. So there is definitely a lot going on with the latest Support Hero.
And he has been disabled in Custom Games and Practice Range as well right now. Once again, Blizzard did not share any details as to why or when we would get him back, so you will have to remain patient.
Weirdly, you can still play him in normal games. This really just impacts Custom games and Practice Range, which means the bug or interaction must be linked to these two modes. However, the Perk has been removed for all games, so you will currently not see "The Cost of Life" pop up.
Hopefully they can fix it soon, and you can play Doctrine with his full potential in any game you want.
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