This is something we are definitely looking into.

That would actually be up to the community managers. I technically CAN but I will leave it up to them to add or not.

The newest 1.31 PTR has Windows Spatial Audio re-enabled. Please keep the feedback coming on this feature. These reports have been extremely valuable for us.

Hey there! So there actually was a small change (though relatively minor) for Soldier: 76 that seems to have gotten left out of the notes. I’ll try to get those updated but people may have left for the day.

Soldier: 76

• Tactical Visor
  • No longer makes Helix Rockets auto-target enemies.

Developer Comments : The intent of Tactical Visor is to make Soldier: 76 unable to miss during its duration. However, Helix Rockets have travel time, so if they were fired directly at an enemy they would often miss a moving target at further ranges. This change allows players to freely aim Helix Rockets while still auto-aiming his primary fire.

Overwatch PTR Patch Notes – November 14, 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...

WyomingMyst is awesome! I’m a huge fan. Thanks for everything guy!

You’ll just have to wait and see!

There will not be a toy, but you will be granted a Loot Boost!

What is a Loot Boost?

A Loot Boost will grant you an additional standard Overwatch Loot Box the next three times you level up in-game. More details will be revealed ...

Hey there, we have more information about this problem in this thread.

Hey folks, we’ve addressed this issue on live and we’re working to release a patch to fix the problem. Apologies for the hassle, we very much appreciate the info from you that helped us track down the problem.

Closing this thread, further discussion can take place in the live version of this thread which is here.

Hey Naru, feel free to use this workaround until we patch if you’d like. I’m just trying to give words of caution so others who wouldn’t benefit from this don’t add it in!

For everyone else, thanks for helping us verify. This was difficult for us to reproduce internally because it’s a bug as a result of a certain type of hardware which we don’t actively support or test with.

We’re working on a permanent fix for this, we hope to roll it out tomorrow! Further updates will be here if needed. Thanks everyone!

Hey there as a workaround if someone who is affected by this issue can add an additional command line argument to their Overwatch startup we want to see if this fixes the issue for you.

Note this is an advanced startup line, you’ll want to clear this line after testing. Changing startup options can lead to odd problems.

To set the command line, in the Blizzard Desktop client with Overwatch selected, choose Options > Game Settings. Find the Overwatch entry in the list, click the Additional command line arguments checkbox. In the textbox there add:

--tank_WorkerThreadCount 1

The file is probably too big to attach to the forums or email directly. Any place you can place it so we’re able to download it will work though.

Emailing the link to [email protected] is the best route to get it over to us instead of posting it here.

Thanks!

Hey there, we’re still investigating this issue internally. A dump of the Overwatch client when it’s in this “stuck” state would be helpful for us to do further investigation.

For anyone who has this specific issue and is comfortable with creating a process dump (Task Manager > Right Click Overwatch > Create Dump File) and can upload it to a location where we’re able to download it (drop box, one drive), this would be extremely helpful for us.

edit: Emailing the link to [email protected] is the best route to get it over to us instead of posting it here.

Thanks!

Hello there!

Are you using an AMD graphics card? If so, could you make sure your drivers are updated, or if that’s not possible, try setting “Refraction Quality” to “Low” in the graphics settings and see if that resolves the issue for you?

Thanks!
Bruce

We do have one shield bash change we are playtesting right now, which is likely to hit the next PTR: Shield Bash no longer going through barriers.

This means it is a lot more tricky to land a clutch stun on an enemy Reinhardt, for example, but you can still use the ability to close distance and land melee hits to trigger Inspire.

Hey there, we’re investigating this. As much detail as you’re able to provide (hardware specs, etc) may help us more quickly identify the problem. Thanks for your patience.

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 1.30

Ashe

General

• Ashe will incorrectly play her “clubhouse” voice line on multiple maps

The Viper

• Impact VFX play at an angle when hitting surfaces
• When spectating Ashe in First Person, if she zooms in, player outlines are not visible in her guns sights

Coach Gun

• The blast from Coach Gun does not knock around broken objects in the world environment
• If Ashe fires her Coach Gun down towards a deflecting Genji, she can be launched into orbit

...

Patch 1.29

Colorblind Options

General

• The Tab Screen in Deathmatch does not have custom coloring applied to it
• Junkenstein’s Revenge UI elements do not have color blind coloring
• It is possible that while in Hero Select, player names may be missing from their player icons
• The score screen between rounds of Control maps does not have color blind options applied for both teams

Torbjorn Rework

General

Deploy Turret

• The tracking beam which follows the turrets target is jittery

Torb-Bot

• The Torbjorn bot can waste a globule of slag from Molton Core if he is repairing his Turret when he activates his Ultimate
...

Older Known Issues

Heroes

Ana

• Heroes hit by Sleep Dart may have animation issues when hit by other abilities
• Shooting an ally that’s at full health counts as a miss

Brigitte

• If two Brigittes Shield Bash each other at the same time the results are inconsistent

Doomfist

• Rocket Punch does not knock back D.va’s mech as it is self-destructing
• Doomfist’s Rocket Punch doesn’t damage Junkrat’s Concussion Mine.

Hanzo

• Sonic Arrow model disappears when it destroys some breakables

Junkrat

• Some of his bombs spin in his vest holster when ...