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

Brigitte

Rally

Maximum armor per player reduced from 150 to 100

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

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

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