The issues reported earlier by Blizzard have now been resolved:

Hi all,

Our developers reviewed the video and here are their comments for valuable insight.

SLAM BUG

Bugs 1, 2, 3
Still working on getting the new shatter technology validated. If it succeeds, we’ll proceed to implement these updates for Doomfist.

Bug 4
This is a result of Zarya’s Graviton Surge grabbing you for a very brief amount of time at the end of her ultimate. This ultimate canceled the Slam but ended before it could pull you in the trap.

Bug 5
This appears to be a client-side misprediction. The client perceived the Doomfist Slam from far above as valid, but the server-side disagreed. Ultimately, this caused that strange experience.

Points 6, 8
If a directed Slam is unable to reach the target due to a variety of reasons (i.e. obstructions from the map), it will now transition to a falling Slam, rather than...

A new Overwatch patch is currently in development and now available for testing. To share your feedback or report any issues, 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 comin...

The sound issues that have been reported was due to the new spatial audio feature. We are going to disable this for now to work out the issues we have seen.

Thank you for the report. The video was especially helpful at getting to the root of the problem.

Hi everyone,

We’ve identified an issue with Blizzard World preventing players from leaving spawn areas at the start of the match and completing the match.

Due to the impact of this issue, we have temporarily disabled Blizzard World in all regions on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One while we troubleshoot. We don’t have an ETA to share right now for when Blizzard World will again be playable, but this is currently our top priority and we will be sure to provide updates in this thread and on Twitter via @BlizzardCS as they become available.

Thank you to all our players for being...

Hi everyone,

We’ve identified an issue with Blizzard World preventing players from leaving spawn areas at the start of the match and completing the match.

Due to the impact of this issue, we have temporarily disabled Blizzard World in all regions on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One while we troubleshoot. We don’t have an ETA to share right now for when Blizzard World will again be playable, but this is currently our top priority and we will be sure to provide updates in this thread and on Twitter via @BlizzardCS as they become available.

Thank you to all our players for being patient during this time.

FRIDAY 12/14 11:35AM PST UPDATE: The holiday Blizzard World map has been restored for all modes, including Competitive Play, across all platforms and regions.

If you encounter any bugs, please report them in the ...

Thank you for the report. We’re sorry that this isn’t working right and are working to resolve it. It will help us if players can help validate which modes (Arcade, QP, Comp) are affected. In the meantime, we’ve pulled Blizzard World from all map rotations on all platforms while we work on this.

Thank you for the report. We’re sorry that this isn’t working right and are working to resolve it. It will help us if players can help validate which modes (Arcade, QP, Comp) are affected. In the meantime, we’ve pulled Blizzard World from all map rotations on all platforms while we work on this.

Thank you for the report. We’re sorry that this isn’t working right and are working to resolve it. It will help us if players can help validate which modes (Arcade, QP, Comp) are affected. In the meantime, we’ve pulled Blizzard World from all map rotations on all platforms while we work on this.

Thank you for the report. We’re sorry that this isn’t working right and are working to resolve it. It will help us if players can help validate which modes (Arcade, QP, Comp) are affected. In the meantime, we’ve pulled Blizzard World from all map rotations on all platforms while we work on this.

Thank you for the report. We’re sorry that this isn’t working right and are working to resolve it. It will help us if players can help validate which modes (Arcade, QP, Comp) are affected. In the meantime, we’ve pulled Blizzard World from all map rotations on all platforms while we work on this.

Thanks for helping us test the game! We are now concluding the 1.31 Public Test, as the most recent update is now live.

The Public Test Region will not be accessible until we update with new content in a very near future. We will leave the PTR Forums active so you can continue to provide any additional feedback and bug reports.

Thank you for participating and Happy Winter Wonderland!

Thanks for the report. This will be added to our known issues list and researched further internally.

I just changed it. I got the new Mercy icon from my starting loot box.

Thanks for the report. This will be added to our known issues list and researched further internally.

Thanks for updating everyone!

Don’t tell Geoff!!

Hey there, apologies for the queue! We’ve worked through the issue causing disconnections and now we’re letting the hamsters loose so we can churn through the queue fast. It should be clear within the next 15 minutes or so.

I hope you enjoy the winter event! Cheers!

This occurs when there is not a lot of players are logged on around your MMR (regardless of game mode). So this can be common for anyone at this particular moment.

Its common to see this message for anyone in high Masters, Grand Masters, or anyone in Bronze that is under 500 SR at any time.

Disclaimer: This is not a complete list of all currently tracked issues affecting this build of Overwatch, rather this is a targeted list of some known specific issues with this release.

Patch 1.31

Yeti Hunter

Yeti

• The amount of meat consumed by the Yeti can increase even without eating

Maps

Blizzard World

• The Spawn rooms and check points are not always working as intended and so the map will be disabled while we investigate the issue

Heroes

Ashe

• When spectating Ashe her player outline draws around her gun and scope

Bastion

• While firing in siege mode, bastions bullet shells eject back...