PATCH HIGHLIGHTS
New Seasonal Event: Summer Games
Crack your knuckles, stretch those hamstrings, and turn up the volume—the Summer Games are here! From now through August 22, players can earn Summer Games Loot Boxes, collect over 100 seasonal items, and challenge their friends to a futuristic soccer match in our new brawl: Lúcioball!
GENERAL UPDATES
Competitive Play
Players who leave a competitive match before its conclusion will now have to wait for at least 10 minutes before joining another competitive match
During subsequent rounds on Assault maps (Hanamura, Temple of Anubis, and Volskaya Industries), the amount of time provided for team assembly has been reduced
Miscellaneous
Added Lúcio as an AI hero in Practice vs. AI, Play vs. AI, and Custom Game modes
Several minor, behind-the-scenes improvements have been made to the in-game matchmaker
MAP BALANCE UPDATES
Made several minor adjustments across Watchpoint: Gibraltar to ensure better balance for defending and attacking teams
USER INTERFACE
Made several minor improvements to the way hero selection tips work:
The "No Builder" and "No Sniper Hero" warnings have been removed
"No Support Hero" now reads as "No Healer" (does not apply to Symmetra)
Hero selection tips are no longer displayed during team assembly in a Brawl
Zenyatta's Transcendence speed increase is now noted on the Hero Details screen
Players can now select which type of Loot Box (standard or seasonal) they'd like to open next
[PC Only] Players can now set an FPS cap by selecting "Custom" from the “Limit FPS” dropdown
BUG FIXES
General
Fixed a bug where Widowmaker’s “Noire” skin and the Origins Edition skins would not count towards unlock progress of the “Decked Out” Achievement
Fixed a bug where “The Path Is Closed” Achievement could not be obtained by D.Va while in her mech
[PC Only] Fixed a bug where players were unable to use the “Join Game” option from the social menu on their friends
Fixed a bug that caused Custom Games to ignore the “Return to Lobby” setting when the game mode was set to Competitive
Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the Tutorial to become unplayable after players switched heroes
[PC Only] Fixed a display bug with the mouse cursor for Windows systems using a 16-bit desktop
[PC Only] Removed developer option to disable all shadows via the settings file
Maps
Fixed a bug causing the “old timey” end-of-round music filter on Hollywood to remain active after leaving a match
Fixed a bug that kept the 30-seconds-remaining music from activating correctly on Payload maps.
Heroes
Fixed a bug that was affecting the majority of Ana’s “Most in Game” career statistics
Fixed a bug that caused Ana’s Biotic Grenade to miss an allied Reaper while in Wraith Form
Fixed a bug with that caused Junkrat’s “Jester” and “Fool” skins to incorrectly display during a Highlight Intro
Fixed a bug that kept Soldier: 76’s Ultimate charge meter from displaying progress gained for the Tactical Visor ability in the Tutorial
Fixed a bug that caused the visuals and sound effects on Reinhardt’s Rocket Hammer to malfunction when hitting an enemy
Fixed a bug that caused Widowmaker’s “Widow’s Kiss” spray to be replaced by the “Je Te Vois” spray
Competitive Play
Fixed a bug that kept grouped players from being able to rejoin a match when disconnected
Fixed a bug that caused a player’s Skill Rating to be displayed incorrectly when rejoining a match in progress
A.I.
Fixed an issue hindering Ana from restoring allies to full health
Fixed an issue allowing Reaper to use Wraith Form to escape in situations where he should be stunned
Now that you know all the details the best part about this Olympic games themed update is the skins! There will be a tennis Junkrat, volleyball Winston, badminton Mercy, track and field Tracer, weightlifting Zarya, wrestling Reinhardt, fencing Genji, bmx Reaper, and golfing Soldier 76. These are fun little additions. Also, now you can choose if you want the Summer Games lootbox or the standard.
The other cool thing about this update is the addition of Lucioball. I'm not sure if this is a temporary game mode just for the Olympics or if its here to stay. Basically its football (soccer) where you play as all Lucios. You can use speedboost and melee to push the ball around into the goals. It's basically Overwatch Rocket League. Neat idea. It might be fun to try out when I'm done playing competitive and need some downtime.
I'm happy about the increased leaver penalty for competitive where they now have to wait 10 minutes before they can queue up for another game. I've been tired of people rage quiting and leaving games when we start to lose. Also, its annoying when you get into a match and then someone leaves right away-thus canceling the game. Hopefully this will weed-out the rage quiters as well as the casuals who like to leave competitive games.
The balance changes to Watchpoint Gibraltar seem interesting. I don't know what they are but I will find out soon enough when I get the chance to play. I feel like other maps need balance changes too but I think that will happen in due time.
Interesting update. Doesn't change anything drastic or anything but a nice, safe, fun little update. I really want those new skins-mainly the fencer Genji and the golfer Soldier 76. Maybe now I'll actually care about the Olympics and watch? Who am I kidding. I'm just going to be playing Overwatch. See you on the battlefield, internet legion.
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