{
  "id": 16501475,
  "title": "Overwatch devs took one look at Jetpack Cat and Bastion's combo and went 'oh, that's a little scary'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/overwatch-devs-took-one-look-at-jetpack-cat-and-bastions-combo-and",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-25T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PC Gamer",
    "slug": "pc-gamer",
    "url": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/overwatch-devs-took-one-look-at-jetpack-cat-and-bastions-combo-and-went-oh-thats-a-little-scary/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Team 4's developers were taken aback when they saw the Jetpack Cat and Bastion combo during testing. The adorable ginger kitty in a flying mech broke the game by hauling Bastion high into the air, allowing him to gun down the entire enemy team while in turret mode. The combo was so powerful that it dominated the Overwatch competitive scene almost immediately after Jetpack Cat's debut. Associate Game Director Alec Dawson recalled being surprised by how quickly the team-up took over the esports scene, saying, \"We were play testing [Jetpack Cat and Bastion] a little bit. I think at one point it was also Jetpack Cat, Bastion, and Mercy. The full trio. It's like an even scarier helicopter.\" Dawson explained that the decision to leave Jetpack Cat initially un-nerfed was intentional, as the developers wanted to allow players to experience the excitement of the extreme moments before imposing any changes.",
  "summary": "The Apache helicopter meta was certainly something to be feared.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}