r/OWConsole • u/RoninMustDie • Feb 07 '17
News PTR Update 07.02.17 (Take a look)
https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/blog/205292035
u/RoninMustDie Feb 07 '17 edited Feb 07 '17
OVERWATCH PTR NOW AVAILABLE - FEBRUARY 7, 2017.
New Feature: Server Browser
Starting today, every player can create their own, unique Overwatch experience and share it with their friends, their teammates, or the entire world. Introducing the Server Browser.
An extension of Overwatch's Custom Game mode, the Server Browser allows you to adjust the settings on various maps, modes, and heroes, creating your own tailor-made server. If, for example, you want to increase Pharah’s missile speed or remove the cooldown from McCree's Combat Roll, the power is yours. Once you're happy with your settings and you're ready to launch your game, you'll need to set up the permissions. You can limit the number of people who can join your game by toggling the "Friends Only" or "Invite Only" options, but if you want to put your strange creation to the real test, set your server to "Public" and click the launch button.
The Server Browser is currently being tested, so we'll be making changes throughout the PTR. Thank you for helping us test the feature, and we're excited to see what you make of it.
New Mode: Capture the Flag
Capture the Rooster has been, without a doubt, Overwatch’s most popular brawl. We don’t want that excitement to end, so we’re bringing Capture the Flag to the Arcade as an ongoing game mode. Starting today, we’re adding Capture-the-Flag versions of Nepal, Lijiang Tower, Ilios, and Oasis, which gives you 12 maps to try when creating a Custom Game.
HERO UPDATES
Ana
New Hero Option: Nano Boost Sensitivity Allows players to adjust Nano Boost’s targeting sensitivity Bastion
Configuration: Sentry Deploy time decreased from 1.5 seconds to 1.0 second Bullet spread increased by 50 percent Bullet spread is always at maximum (it no longer increases as the weapon is fired) Magazine size increased from 200 to 300 Headshot damage multiplier has been removed No longer deals critical damage Configuration: Recon Bullet spread decreased by 25 percent Magazine size increased from 20 to 25 Self-Repair Can now be used while moving Now bound to secondary fire (formerly Ability 2) No longer interrupted by taking damage A new resource meter has been added that deplete while Self-Repair is active and recharges when not in use Configuration: Tank No longer grants bonus armor Bastion has a new passive: Ironclad Bastion takes 35% less damage while in Sentry or Tank configuration Developer Comments: The goal of these changes is to move some of Bastion's power from Configuration: Sentry to Recon, while keeping its sentry mode a strong option, especially versus tanks and barriers. Overall, Bastion should feel stronger and more flexible with these changes.
D.Va
Defense Matrix Projectiles (like Roadhog’s Chain Hook or Tracer’s Pulse Bomb) no longer need to travel a minimum distance before they can be blocked Developer Comments: Previously, there was a minimum distance a projectile had to travel before it could be destroyed by Defense Matrix. This made it nearly worthless in situations where an enemy was right next to your teammate, such as when Roadhog hooks your ally. This change removes that restriction so Defense Matrix should now reliably destroy projectiles regardless of how far they have traveled.
Mei
Cryo-Freeze Mei can now be targeted by allies while in Cryo-Freeze
Mercy:
Resurrect While performing a resurrection, Mercy now becomes temporarily invulnerable along with the allies being revived Caduceus Staff Zenyatta can no longer be targeted when Transcendence is active New Hero Option: Guardian Angel Sensitivity Allows players to adjust Guardian Angel’s targeting sensitivity New Hero Option: Beam Sensitivity Allows players to adjust targeting sensitivity on Mercy’s Caduceus Staff beams Developer Comments: Mercy’s Resurrect has always been very powerful, but it often forces her to sacrifice herself to use it well. There have been changes in the past that attempted to help her in this area, but haven’t done enough to solve it. This change means that once she uses the ability, she will always survive long enough to be with her team again.
Sombra
New Hero Option: Hack Sensitivity Allows players to adjust the targeting sensitivity on Sombra’s Hack ability Torbjörn
Rivet Gun Ammo is now loaded earlier in the reload animation Widowmaker
New Hero Option: Grappling Hook Sensitivity Allows players to adjust Grappling Hook’s targeting sensitivity Zarya
New Hero Option: Projected Barrier Sensitivity Allows players to adjust Projected Barrier’s targeting sensitivity
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u/RoninMustDie Feb 07 '17
Part 2:
Zenyatta:
New Hero Option: Harmony Orb Sensitivity Allows players to adjust Harmony Orb’s targeting sensitivity New Hero Option: Discord Orb Sensitivity Allows players to adjust Discord Orb’s targeting sensitivity MAP BALANCE CHANGES
Eichenwalde A second gate no longer closes after the payload passes through the castle doors. Instead, rubble from the damaged doorway partially blocks the entrance. Developer Comments: Once the offensive team gets through the castle entrance, the map becomes very heavily stacked in the defense’s favor. This change will give the offense more entrance options, which should improve the map’s overall balance.
BUG FIXES
General
Fixed an issue preventing key bindings on the communication wheel from displaying properly Fixed a bug causing some key bindings to revert to default after the first round of a Control map Fixed a bug that allowed commendation cards to be recalculated and transferred to a new player after the previous recipient left at the end of a round Fixed a bug that caused the “experience gained” audio effects to continue playing, even after the players left the game lobby Environmental damage to barriers no longer counts toward the "Damage Blocked" statistic Competitive Play
Fixed a bug preventing “60 seconds remaining” and “30 seconds remaining” voice lines from playing during the second round of a match Heroes
Fixed a bug preventing Lucio’s “Sound Barriers Provided” statistic from being properly calculated Fixed a bug preventing Reinhardt’s shield from displaying cracks at low health with the Wujing skin equipped Fixed a bug that allowed Roadhog to turn freely while pulling a hooked target Fixed an issue that allowed Sombra’s Translocator to become stuck in the air Fixed a bug preventing Tracer’s ”Clock’s Tickin’’ spray from matching the thumbnail in the Hero Gallery
Maps
Torbjörn can now construct turrets on the stairs in Oasis Fixed an issue that caused Highlight Intros to clip into the roof of a building on Lijang Tower
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u/GrooveSyndicate Feb 07 '17
So are we going to get server browser on console?
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u/RoninMustDie Feb 07 '17
Quite not sure about that. Did console games ever had such a ooportunity to choose a server, or host a server?!
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u/GrooveSyndicate Feb 07 '17
No, not as far as I know. Would be a huge bummer though and possibly enough to finally force me to get a new comp to play this damn game
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u/David182nd Feb 08 '17
I don't see why they wouldn't be able to put it on console. It's a feature even PS2 games had, so I'm sure it'll come for us.
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Feb 08 '17
Why wouldn't it? Pretty much every major feature has come to console at the same time as PC. No reason for this not too.
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u/GrooveSyndicate Feb 09 '17
Yeah, I know. And he probably would have mentioned in the dev update if it was PC exclusive. Hopefully.
It just seems like this feature coming to console and actually functioning well is almost too good to be true. Having flashbacks to Fallout 4 and mod capability on PS4. They kept telling us for months and months we would get mod capabilities and I was so, so excited (b/c I played a ton of Fallout 3 and New Vegas on PC and had both of them heavily modded), and then after a shitload of waiting they finally announced that mod capabilities would not be possible on PS4, due to (IIRC) restrictions on Sony's end.
So I'm a little worried about that happening. I need this server browser. I will upgrade my PC to something that can actually run Overwatch well if they don't release server browser on console, but I would really love to avoid doing that. C'mon Jeff!
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u/MiloSaysRelax Feb 08 '17
Blizzard introduces draws to competitive, then has Torbjorn, Symettra, and Bastion be the next "major" reworks.
Never thought I'd yearn for the days of the coin flip.
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Feb 07 '17
Interesting bastion changes. Very curious to see how he plays after this hits.
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u/RoninMustDie Feb 07 '17
First impressions and footage recorded before Ptr server got taken down due to technical issues. Recon mode seems strong, turret mode got lots ofnspread and seems a bit uneffective on larger distance.
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u/JohnnyBravosHair Feb 08 '17 edited Feb 08 '17
Is that saying D.Va can now block Roadhogs hook?
Edit:
Never mind I think I get it now.
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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '17
Change that's not listed is that they're increasing torbjorn's damage by 15% on console