Overwatch PTR Patch Notes – May 7, 2018

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 UPDATES

Player Warnings

• Added notes to the player behavior warnings that account closure is now possible if poor behavior persists
• Changed the term “Griefing” to “Gameplay Sabotage” in the player warning popup text

Ana

• Biotic Rifle
  • No longer impacts allies with full health
  • Clip size incrased from 10 to 14

Developer Comments: These changes should help Ana when she is trying to land clutch heals in the middle of a big fight. Allies that do not need healing will no longer potentially block shots meant for allies that do, and increasing her magazine size makes it less likely to be forced into a reload in the middle of an important fight.

Brigitte

• Rally
  • Maximum armor per player reduced from 150 to 100
• Shield Bash
  • Cooldown increased from 5 to 6 seconds

Developer Comments: Brigitte’s ultimate is very powerful, especially when it is stacked up to its maximum on her whole team. This first change reduces the impact of a it being fully stacked without reducing its overall power in the middle of a battle. Her shield bash is a very strong ability on a fairly short cooldown, making it difficult for her opponents to play around. Increasing this cooldown allows for more counter play when playing against her.

GAME BROWSER AND CUSTOM GAMES

General

• Added Infinite Ultimate Duration and Scalable Ultimate Duration options for Moira’s Coalescence

Free-for-All Deathmatch

• Ana can now Nano Boost herself

BUG FIXES

General

• Fixed a bug that prevented the “If found return to Road” text from displaying on Junkrat’s bracelet when his Beachrat skin was equipped

Deathmatch

• Fixed a bug that caused Sombra to be revealed to all enemies if targeted by Hanzo’s Sonic Arrow or Widowmaker’s Infra-sight while stealthed

Overwatch PTR Patch Notes – May 3, 2018

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 UPDATES

Player Warnings

• Added notes to the player behavior warnings that account closure is now possible if poor behavior persists
• Changed the term “Griefing” to “Gameplay Sabotage” in the player warning popup text

Ana

• Biotic Rifle
  • No longer impacts allies with full health

Developer Comments:

Brigitte

• Rally
  • Maximum armor per player reduced from 150 to 100

Developer Comments:

GAME BROWSER AND CUSTOM GAMES

General

• Mercy’s Regeneration (passive ability) can now be turned off in Custom Game settings
• Settings for Hanzo’s Lunge and Storm Arrow abilities can now be found in the Custom Game settings 

Free-for-All Deathmatch

• Ana can now Nano Boost herself

Developer Comments:

BUG FIXES

General

• Fixed a bug that prevented the “If found return to Road” text from displaying on Junkrat’s bracelet when his Beachrat skin was equipped

A.I.

• Fixed a bug that prevented training bots from returning to their original position and behavior after being hit with an ability (e.g. Lúcio’s Soundwave)
• Fixed a bug that caused bots to use the wrong route when tracking down the player if their target jumped off a ledge
• Fixed a bug that caused bots to get stuck on the siege tank in the StarCraft area of Blizzard World

Game Browser and Custom Game

• Fixed a bug that caused custom game invites to persist on the invitee’s screen

Heroes

• Fixed a bug that prevented Bastion’s Zwing Zwing Zwing voice line from playing if the Null Sector skin was equipped
• Fixed a bug that prevented Brigitte from using abilities or Rocket Flail while her Repair Pack was in flight
• Fixed a bug that prevented Genji’s melee attack from making sound effects
• Fixed a bug that prevented Genji’s golden weapon variant from displaying its golden sheen when some skins were equipped
• Fixed a bug that allowed Junkrat’s RIP-TIRE to be immune to the freeze effects of Mei’s Endothermic Blaster
• Fixed a bug that allowed Lúcio to move around while caught in Junkrat’s Steel Trap
• Fixed a bug that allowed Lúcio to travel straight up using Wall Ride
• Fixed a bug that prevented crowd control abilities from affecting Resurrect (e.g. McCree’s Flashbang)
• Fixed a bug that prevented Moira’s flask from displaying in her Erlenmeyer victory pose when an Overwatch League skin was equipped
• Fixed a bug that caused Reaper’s Hellfire Shotguns to float when previewing his Dance emote in Hero Gallery
• Fixed a bug that caused the camera to not focus correctly when viewing Roadhog’s Mug Shot victory pose
• Fixed a bug that caused Roadhog’s Chain Hook to float during his Footsteps highlight intro
• Fixed a bug that prevented the laser sight from Sombra’s Machine Pistol golden variant from tapering at its end if her Talon skin equipped
• Fixed a bug that caused Widowaker’s HUD to disappear if she used Widow’s Kiss while looking through the scope
• Fixed a bug that caused the logos on Symmetra’s Overwatch League skins to appear faded when viewed in the Hero Gallery
• Fixed a bug that caused the logos on Torbjörn’s Overwatch League skins to appear faded when viewed in the Hero Gallery

Maps

• Fixed a bug that caused bots to get stuck walking into the side of the Rikimaru Ramen Shop on Hanamura
• Fixed a bug that allowed players to place turrets in unintended locations on Horizon Lunar Colony
• Fixed a bug that allowed players to reach unintended locations in Horizon Lunar Colony
• Fixed a bug that caused the pig head on the bike to float after the bike had been destroyed in Junkertown
• Fixed a bug that allowed players to place turrets and Symmetra’s Teleporter in unintended locations in Junkertown