Patch Notes
Overwatch Retail Patch Notes – January 27, 2022
BUG FIXES
Mercy
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Fixed issue where allies being resurrected mid-air were falling earlier and faster than intended
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Fixed issue where resurrect markers were not properly showing for allies that died over environmental death pits
Overwatch Retail Patch Notes – January 25, 2022
A new patch is now live on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and
Nintendo Switch. Read below to learn more about the latest changes.
To share your feedback, please post in the General Discussion forum. For a list of known issues, visit the Bug Report forum. For troubleshooting assistance, visit the Technical Support forum.
SEASONAL EVENT: LUNAR NEW YEAR 2022
Seasonal Event: LUNAR 2022 – YEAR OF THE TIGER
We're celebrating Lunar New Year with luminous new seasonal items, including legendary skins Nezha Tracer and Seolbim Mercy! Additionally, this event launches the fifth competitive season of Capture the Flag, and the Bounty Hunter mode has returned!
Learn more about Lunar New Year on PlayOverwatch.com.
HERO UPDATES
Mercy
Previously, if a teammate died over a death pit their resurrect marker was hidden and fell into the pit. Now, Mercy will see their resurrect marker and can resurrect before it falls to the bottom.
- Mercy can now attempt to resurrect teammates who die over environmental death pits
- When resurrecting, the resurrect marker will now freeze in place for the duration of the resurrection
- Holding the ability button for resurrect while it's on cooldown will now attempt the resurrect once the cooldown finishes
BUG FIXES
- Fixed an issue where Season 32 open queue stats were not appearing in career profile
- Addressed a geometry exploit on Watchpoint: Gibraltar
Ana
- Fixed a bug that caused Ana’s Scope to activate when cancelling Nano Boost target confirmation
- Fixed a bug that caused the parrot on Ana’s Corsair skin to disappear in hero select
Symmetra
- Fixed a bug that caused Symmetra’s name plate to appear in the middle of her model
- Addressed an audio issue during Symmetra’s “Have a seat” emote
Overwatch Retail Patch Notes - January 06, 2022
Moira
Can now jump much higher while using this ability
Reinhardt
Now deals an additional 200 damage within 1.75m of the impact area
Hanzo
Arrows ricochet once upon impact
Cassidy
Can now roll while in the air
Torbjörn
Ammo cost decreased from 3 to 2
Wrecking Ball
Now has a maximum grapple time of 6 seconds
Bug Fixes
Hanzo
- Fixed a bug that caused Storm Arrows to go through barriers
Reinhardt
- Fixed a bug that cause Earthshatter to penetrate through barriers and walls
Live Patch Notes
These patch notes represent general changes made to the Live version of Overwatch and the balance changes listed affect Quick Play, Competitive Play, Arcade, and Custom Games.