Hey there! So there actually was a small change (though relatively minor) for Soldier: 76 that seems to have gotten left out of the notes. I’ll try to get those updated but people may have left for the day.
Soldier: 76
Developer Comments : The intent of Tactical Visor is to make Soldier: 76 unable to miss during its duration. However, Helix Rockets have travel time, so if they were fired directly at an enemy they would often miss a moving target at further ranges. This change allows players to freely aim Helix Rockets while still auto-aiming his primary fire.
A new Overwatch patch is currently in development and now available for testing. To share your feedback or report and issue, please post in the PTR Feedback or PTR Bug Report forums.
Please note that the below patch notes only include changes currently available for testing on the PTR. While many of these changes will also be available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in a future patch, the PTR is PC-only and therefore will only reflect changes coming specifically to that platform.
GENERAL UPDATESAudio
Developer Comments: Since launch, we’ve supported Dolby Atmos for players who use headphones, and we’re now expanding this support to include the Windows 10 implementation for spatial audio. Spatial audio is configured in the Windows 10 sound settings and will take priority over the settings in the game client. This will allow for more options, including settings for Windows Sonic Headphones, Dolby Atmos for Headphones, and Dolby Atmos for Home Theater.
HERO UPDATESBastion
Developer Comments: Bastion could use a little bit of an offensive boost to balance out how vulnerable Configuration: Recon’s bulky size and Sentry’s stationary nature make it. To address this, we increased the ammo he receives in Recon mode and gave Bastion a lower spread in Sentry mode to make it more effective at farther ranges than it was previously.
Brigitte
Developer Comments: Brigitte’s Shield Bash is a strong ability that often feels difficult to counter. This change will offer new options for counter play, enabling shield tanks to better protect themselves and their teammates.
Doomfist
Developer Comments: Doomfist’s high mobility allows him to engage and disengage from extremely long ranges. Decreasing the range of his targeted aerial version of Seismic Slam requires him to get closer before engaging an enemy and makes it slightly harder for him to escape from combat. The loss of air control on Rising Uppercut was a frustrating mechanic for players, but it allowed Doomfist to set up combos. We’ve found a decent middle ground by limiting the time Doomfist has to line up his next move.
McCree
Developer Comments: McCree’s Fan the Hammer wasn’t as reliable of an option against higher health heroes as it should be. Increasing its damage will make it more potent in close-range engagements where it is intended to be most effective.
Torbjörn
Developer Comments: While the Molten Core damage pools were intended to provide players with tools for area denial, they weren’t proving threatening enough to deter enemies for a significant amount of time because their damage was too low.
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Ashe
Bastion
D.Va
McCree
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Sombra
Symmetra
Widowmaker
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Hey there, thanks for this bug report. We have a fix for this internally but it may not be out until the next major patch. Cheers!
But what do Lucio oh’s taste like?
You’ll just have to wait and see!
If there isn’t a tiny little OW toy inside of the box I’m going to be very upset.
There will not be a toy, but you will be granted a Loot Boost!
What is a Loot Boost?
A Loot Boost will grant you an additional standard Overwatch Loot Box the next three times you level up in-game. More details will be revealed here once this kicks off December 3rd.
You do not need to reinstall on any platform. The regular patching process will do the right thing.
Hey there we have a fix for this and hope to roll it out tomorrow. Apologies for the hassle, and thanks everyone for all the information that helped us track down the problem.
Hey folks, we’ve addressed this issue on live and we’re working to release a patch to fix the problem. Apologies for the hassle, we very much appreciate the info from you that helped us track down the problem.
Closing this thread, further discussion can take place in the live version of this thread which is here.
I’m gonna wait until they actually patch the fix into the game instead of that workaround since he said it could lead to odd problems… but still, thank you so much for all the work that went into fixing this!
Hey Naru, feel free to use this workaround until we patch if you’d like. I’m just trying to give words of caution so others who wouldn’t benefit from this don’t add it in!
For everyone else, thanks for helping us verify. This was difficult for us to reproduce internally because it’s a bug as a result of a certain type of hardware which we don’t actively support or test with.
We’re working on a permanent fix for this, we hope to roll it out tomorrow! Further updates will be here if needed. Thanks everyone!
Hey there as a workaround if someone who is affected by this issue can add an additional command line argument to their Overwatch startup we want to see if this fixes the issue for you.
Note this is an advanced startup line, you’ll want to clear this line after testing. Changing startup options can lead to odd problems.
To set the command line, in the Blizzard Desktop client with Overwatch selected, choose Options > Game Settings. Find the Overwatch entry in the list, click the Additional command line arguments checkbox. In the textbox there add:
--tank_WorkerThreadCount 1Hey there, do a full power off then power on of your XB1. This should fix you up!
I’m already on it, I’ve yet to put it on a cloud however. (Does it necessarily have to be drop box or one drive? I don’t exactly use either.)
The file is probably too big to attach to the forums or email directly. Any place you can place it so we’re able to download it will work though.
Emailing the link to [email protected] is the best route to get it over to us instead of posting it here.
Thanks!
Hey there, we’re still investigating this issue internally. A dump of the Overwatch client when it’s in this “stuck” state would be helpful for us to do further investigation.
For anyone who has this specific issue and is comfortable with creating a process dump (Task Manager > Right Click Overwatch > Create Dump File) and can upload it to a location where we’re able to download it (drop box, one drive), this would be extremely helpful for us.
Thanks!
(Cross posted from our forums)
Hey there, we’re still investigating this issue internally. A dump of the Overwatch client when it’s in this “stuck” state would be helpful for us to do further investigation.
For anyone who has this specific issue and is comfortable with creating a process dump (Task Manager > Right Click Overwatch > Create Dump File) and can upload it to a location where we’re able to download it (drop box, one drive), this would be extremely helpful for us.
Thanks!
Hey there. We’ve fixed this issue sorry for that. Cheers.
We do have one shield bash change we are playtesting right now, which is likely to hit the next PTR: Shield Bash no longer going through barriers.
This means it is a lot more tricky to land a clutch stun on an enemy Reinhardt, for example, but you can still use the ability to close distance and land melee hits to trigger Inspire.
Hey there we’re investigating this issue. Any specific information (like hardware info) will be helpful as we dig into the problem. Thanks for your patience sorry for the hassle.