Craig

Craig



31 Mar

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

Overwatch 2 WIP VERY SERIOUS Patch Notes – DRAFT – DO NOT PUBLISH

DEVELOPER NOTE – TEST PATCH

These changes are only being applied to Arcade Mode for the moment, because Aaron Keller claims he can convene with Pachimari, and they told him to make this patch. He only plays the new arcade modes, so he shouldn’t notice otherwise.

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Dev Comment: Veteran players have an advantage over newer ones when it comes to voice line recognition. In order to level the playin...

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20 Mar

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

We are starting a short maintenance, details here found in this post:

https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/overwatch/t/overwatch-2-maintenance-march-20/790805/


17 Mar

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

Overwatch 2, along with all Blizzard games, will be undergoing server maintenance starting on Monday, March 20, at 5:00 AM PDT and will last for approximately 30 minutes. During this time, the game will be unavailable to play on all platforms. Prior to maintenance, we will slowly stop matchmaking queues and prevent new games from being able to start before the maintenance goes live. This maintenance is server-related only, and players should expect to see no change to gameplay once the service resumes. Thank you for your understanding.

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

Greetings, for your specific inquiry, Blizzard Support would not be able to check the status of Competitive record which is probably why you are not reaching a point to submit a service ticket, and are being referred to our existing support articles.

To answer your question, even if you did get hit with a competitive penalty, chances are the starting suspension has likely ended by now, and you should be able to resume playing Competitive Play. When you reach your next Competitive rank update, there will be an indicator in the UI showing if you had any leaver violations in that set of matches.


08 Mar

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

Hello heroes. In our most recent update, we made a change to how you can use unlockable voice lines during a match.

Unlockable voice lines can be used freely during the pre-game setup phase of the match. Setup is intended to be a playful phase of the game, so we wanted to give you the opportunity to enjoy your favorite unlockable voice lines without restrictions.

During the match, you always hear your own voice lines, but if you spam a significant amount of voice lines, you might sometimes be the only player hearing them. When this happens, a message will appear in the text chat field when the restriction is taking place and includes the time remaining in seconds before other players will hear your unlockable voice lines again.

Other comms like “Need Healing,” “Group Up,” and all Ping Voice Lines aren’t considered unlockable voice lines and will be controlled by the pre-existing spam protection rules.


07 Mar

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

To the heroes of Overwatch,

We want to keep you up to date on some of the bugs and issues we’re aware of that are affecting the game. This is not a complete list of all currently tracked issues affecting Overwatch 2, rather this is a targeted list of some known specific issues with this release.

We’re sorry for any inconvenience, and we appreciate y’all’s understanding. Our team is working to resolve these issues, and we will provide more information as soon as we have updates!

Current Issu...

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Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes – March 7, 2023

A new patch will be going live on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch is now live. 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 ...

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22 Feb

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

Thanks for putting this together, Baja, gonna pin this for a little while so everyone can catch up. Also expect one or two late answers in the Reddit Thread coming in so keep checking!


21 Feb

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

To the heroes of Overwatch,

We want to keep you up to date on some of the bugs and issues we’re aware of that are affecting the game. This is not a complete list of all currently tracked issues affecting Overwatch 2, rather this is a targeted list of some known specific issues with this release.

We’re sorry for any inconvenience, and we appreciate y’all’s understanding. Our team is working to resolve these issues, and we will provide more information as soon as we have updates!

Current Issu...

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

We are already busy drafting up a bunch of answers to the questions on the r/CompetitiveOverwatch AMA, and we look forward to getting them up as soon as the technical issues with Reddit are resolved. Thanks for your patience, everyone!

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes – February 21, 2023

A new patch will be going live on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch is now live. 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 ...

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07 Feb

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

To the heroes of Overwatch,

We want to keep you up to date on some of the bugs and issues we’re aware of that are affecting the game. This is not a complete list of all currently tracked issues affecting Overwatch 2, rather this is a targeted list of some known specific issues with this release.

We’re sorry for any inconvenience, and we appreciate y’all’s understanding. Our team is working to resolve these issues, and we will provide more information as soon as we have updates!

Current Issu...

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06 Feb

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes – February 7, 2023

A new patch will be going live on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. 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 ...

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02 Feb

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Welcome to season 3 for Competitive Play in Overwatch 2!

Season three of Competitive Play is here!

Competitive Play is designed for those players who want to put their skills to the test and offers a more serious experience than our Quick Play or Arcade Modes. Players new to Overwatch 2 will unlock access to Competitive Play when they complete the Competitive Play Qualification challenge by winning 50 unranked games.

GETTING STARTE...

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24 Jan

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Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes – January 24, 2023

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 ...

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

Yes, I do have my main account and keeping up with it. I usually focus on getting at least my dailies done in the evening on weekdays, and then do a heavy gaming grind on weekends, which can consist of Overwatch, World of Warcraft, or other games.

I do participate in playtests though which is a really cool experience.

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23 Jan

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

Hey everyone, I have been around but lurking behind the scenes. There have been a lot of things I have been engaged with and it’s pretty exciting on what we have planned for Season 3. Yes, I have been helping a lot with the blogs, patch notes, and forum posts you see on an official level. To give an insight to my work right now, I am doing my daily check of the forums and Reddit to bring constructive feedback to the devs, and trust me they really appreciate the feedback everyone has been giving.

If there is anything I do want to debunk, is that I have not been silenced by anyone. I am still relatively new to the team, so if anything I am learning from my peers and leaders, Jodie, Andy, Jon, Jared, etc. I also work on a lot of things behind the scenes that you guys don’t get to see but that’s okay because the work I have been doing feels really impactful to the future of the game.


06 Jan

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Happy new year, everyone! We are starting the year off with a bang by bringing back Double XP for this weekend! During Double XP Weekend, your accumulated match XP from each match played will be doubled. Please note any XP rewarded for completing challenges, bonus XP for participating in flex queue or impacted roles in Role Queue, and any XP rewards from endorsements are not doubled during double XP weekends. Double XP Weekend is running from:

  • January 6 – 11:00 AM PDT to January 9 – 11:00 AM PDT

When you receive double XP for your matches played, you should see the total number of XP after each match be higher than normal. However, the end-of-game Battle Pass screen will not indicate the amount that is multiplied. Double XP Weekends are a great chance to complete your Battle Pass and unlock the Zeus Junker Queen Mythic Skin! We look forward to seeing you in-game!


05 Jan

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Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes – January 5, 2023

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.
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25 Dec

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

Hello again everyone,

Twitch Drops for the Winter Wonderland event have now begun and will run through Wednesday January 4, 12:00 PST. Watch two hours to earn the D.Va Festive Victory Pose, then watch four more hours to earn the Legendary D.Va Sleighing Skin. Remember to link your BattleNet account to your Twitch account at account.battle.net/connections to earn these rewards. See our F.A.Q. here for more details.

We hope you enjoy the remainder of your holiday break. See you in 2023!

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Hello everyone,

We are currently aware of and investigating an issue that is preventing our Winter Wonderland Twitch Drops from starting today. Continue to follow our official Twitter feeds at ...

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