Overwatch rework idea could make Reinhardt worth maining again

Reinhardt is one of Overwatch’s original heroes, who has seen his fair share of changes throughout the years – but one player has a few interesting ideas that could make the character fresh to play again.

Reworks are nothing new for Overwatch heroes: In recent memory, Torbjorn was the last hero to receive a major rework to his kit and ultimate.

Generally, Reinhardt is considered to be in a pretty solid place right now balance-wise, but he isn’t a hero people are fighting to play. However, a new rework idea could change public opinion on this matter.

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Created by Reddit user ‘OHgoDohF*CK5,‘ the rework concept focuses on Reinhardt’s Firestrike and Charge abilities in an effort to make them both a little more powerful.

For Firestrike, they suggested adding burn damage to the projectile that would drain 60 health over three seconds, similar to Ashe’s Dynamite.

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Along with the added DPS, the ability would also knock back enemies who are close to Rein, giving him some much-needed breathing room from those annoying DPS.

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Next up was Reinhardt’s charge, and the first suggestion is one that players have been asking for since Overwatch came out, but for some reason hasn’t been added yet: the ability to cancel the move.

Every Rein player has had those moments where you wish you could stop the hero mid-charge (probably just before you flew off the edge of the map to your doom), so this change would be a very welcome upgrade.

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Another smaller change would increase the speed of charge by 10% if Reinhardt is above 400 HP. This could be a little OP, but would also be a great way to take advantage of an unsuspecting enemy team.

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While Reinhardt may not be on the top of developers’ list of priorities with Overwatch 2 and a new hero (Echo) coming out soon, this just goes to show a few changes could be all the hero needs to be relevant, once again.