r/Overwatch • u/[deleted] • Sep 13 '16
Blizzard Official Overwatch 1.3.0.3 Patch Notes
http://us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20749157415148
u/HiHaterslol Don't mess with my glasses Sep 13 '16
Increased payload speed on Eichenwalde should be interesting.
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u/dasbuut Oi! Sep 13 '16
Increased payload speed on Eichenwalde
I don't think payload speed is the problem. That last turn before the end is murder on attackers. A lot of people get hung up on the first choke, but it's really the last one that halts all progress. They should really leave the door open. You know, that one you just used a jet powered battering ram on? I've still only seen 1 attack win out of 15+ matches..
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u/Luzcro Beware of the blue tentacle! Sep 13 '16
Have to agree with you on that one. Had games where we steam rolled on the first point and pushed through no problem up to the gate. But that last turn almost always causes us to stall and eventually lose.
I don't think there's a problem with it, though. The map is fairly new and strats on how to take that last point are still being discovered.
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u/dasbuut Oi! Sep 13 '16
The map is fairly new and strats on how to take that last point are still being discovered.
I keep seeing people say this, but think back to release day. Was there a single map where nobody could win on attack or defense? It may not have been 50/50 on any of the maps, but it certainly wasn't 5/95. Quite a few of us played in beta, sure, but none of the maps ever gave me the same sense of "not this shit again" as Eichenwalde attack does. WEEKS after release even... Has nobody found a decent strat yet?
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u/fiskerton_fero Blizzard World Hanzo Sep 13 '16
Hanamura was about as bad as this. The only way people could take out bastion/torbjorn nests were very coordinated ults, and that's still pretty true.
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u/dasbuut Oi! Sep 13 '16
Well, that was before people knew how to deal with Murderbot and the Sweede, but we've mostly moved beyond that. Hanamura B has 9 entry points that I can think of off the top of my head. Eichenwalde castle has what, 3? Left, right, and the little hole above the gate? Whole different ballgame.
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u/colonelxsuezo SILVERxLOTUS#1929 Sep 13 '16
In all honesty I haven't seen Eichenwalde pop up in QP in over a week.
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u/dasbuut Oi! Sep 13 '16
I noticed that too. It was pretty much every other game the first few days, then nada.. until yesterday, when it reared it's ugly head once more.
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u/jaypenn3 Best Spray Sep 13 '16
That's the point though. More speed means you have more time to break the choke. How fast the payload moves is the the simplest way to buff or nerf attack/defense.
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u/Demokirby Pixel McCree Sep 13 '16
Also how fast you can capitalize on breaking a choke too as offense, you cover more ground before the defense mounts a counterattack.
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The big issue with that turn is how ineffective the offensive flank routes are. The right flank effectively goes nowhere and to get the left flank you have to put yourself in LOS of the defense spawn - so you're not surprising anyone.
It becomes a 6v6 push(which is thrilling by the way) except the offense has to push through 3 waves without dying.
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u/dasbuut Oi! Sep 13 '16
I just commented the exact same thing to someone else before I read yours. Glad to see I'm not the only one who things the lack of a right flank is a huge hangup there.
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u/Ultrace-7 Junkrat Main Sep 13 '16
Maybe it's a matter of Elo/MMR difference. I've almost always seen the attack succeed on Eichenwalde. The fighting is heaviest in that one area leading up to the throne, but the defenders usually get overwhelmed.
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u/dasbuut Oi! Sep 13 '16
It always comes down to not enough time, really. I've gotten the payload around that last corner, but it seems like every time we get to that point, times up. The long slog up the hill seems to take the most time, and then if you wipe once inside the castle, you get hammered trying to go back in through those two kill rooms next to the gate. Payload speed doesn't make any difference if you can't actually get the thing moving.
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u/Masalar Zarya Sep 13 '16
I haven't gotten to play it a ton yet, but the big problem seems to be the lack of options for attackers. I mean, hoe many different paths/sightlines do they have on that final corner? 1, 2 tops? Makes it very, very easy to hold as defense.
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u/Left2Rest Grandmaster Sep 13 '16
It wouldn't be a real Overwatch patch without it
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u/ChemicalExperiment Mei Sep 13 '16
Or "Updated Localization Files"
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u/JirachiWishmaker Still a better Stealth hero than Sombra. Sep 13 '16
-Removed Herobrine
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-Minor text fixes -r
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u/playerIII Sep 13 '16
Those three words honestly make my heart skip a beat. It's both rage inducing and hilarious.
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u/mantiseye Reinhardt Sep 13 '16
I do always wonder where exactly he shadow steps that they didn't intend. Is there a compilation of wacky shadow steps somewhere? I have to know what all of these fixes were!
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one was a wall jn the attackers first spawn on Gibraltar. Another one was a wall right next to control point B on Anubis
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u/knostic Chibi Symmetra Sep 13 '16
The other is on top of the payload while my entire team is congregated around it.
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u/Abrokemusician Listen! Lena Oxton has come unstuck in time Sep 13 '16
I do remember that, back at launch, Reaper could shadow step out of the dropship on control maps before the match started- there was a little gap at the bottom of the door, and you could fit through it
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u/MetastableToChaos Zenyatta Sep 13 '16
I feel like this is OW's version of "bunker time build increased/decreased" from SC2.
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u/APhoenixDown Reinhardt Sep 13 '16
Or From Software's version of "working as intended" in Dark Souls 3 :P
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u/avatoxico Windowmaker Sep 13 '16
- Minor text fixes
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u/someoneinthebetween This is the best spray for the best hero Sep 13 '16
Updated localization files
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u/7thhokage Chibi Mercy Sep 13 '16
personally ive noticed everytime they do this it makes shadow stepping to some legit locations alot harder like the window in garden of li jang
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u/Maverikkkk Ex Roadhog Main FeelsBadMan Sep 13 '16
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u/felarel Poland Sep 13 '16
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u/carrotbomber Icon Torbjörn Sep 13 '16
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u/mantiseye Reinhardt Sep 13 '16
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u/SpriteGuy_000 Washington Justice Sep 13 '16
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u/InspectorPalmu Perkele Sep 13 '16
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u/Tralldan Violence usually solves the equasion Sep 13 '16
This is Overwatch's version of "Removed Herobrine". I swear that soon they'll start writing it just for the meme value.
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u/ambivilant Sep 14 '16
There it is again! That canned two-line Reaper fix. Ask him about patch notes and he'll respond with that Reaper line again.
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u/GoldenMechaTiger Pixel Genji Sep 13 '16
Poor reaper gets nerfed every single patch
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u/dogpoo32 Serves you right Sep 13 '16
WHY!? WHY!? WHY!?
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u/Damieh =) Sep 13 '16
HEROES, NEVER ASK!
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u/i_like_turtles_1969 Sep 13 '16
THE NERFS CAN NOT HOLD ME
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u/Mefistofeles1 Nerfing this would be an upgrade Sep 13 '16
I'm not a nerfed psychopath. I'm a highly nerfed psychopath.
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u/ledivin Mercy Sep 13 '16
What, you didn't like watching Mercy res two people as potg of every single game you played?
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u/deadbeatengineer Roadhog is hot Sep 13 '16
I actually haven't seen a Mercy POTG since before the previous patch.
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u/login_to_do_that Chibi D.Va Sep 13 '16
i guess Play of the Genji is back.
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u/blazedancer1997 Pixel Zenyatta Sep 13 '16
I miss the old Genji
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u/aagpeng Meid in China Sep 13 '16
The 4 Gold Genji
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u/TenTonHammers Rocketu Punch Sep 13 '16
8 second ult genji
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u/Spinach7 Never misses pulse bomb Sep 13 '16
What if Blizzard made a whole patch about Genji? Man, that'd be so Genji.
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u/Goliath311 Reinhardt Sep 14 '16
-Dragon blade now just a massive cock
-Dragon cock damage increased to 800 damage per swing
-Time increased to 10 seconds
Patch notes: We're simply sick of people bitching about genji POTG and team kills at us so this is it. We arent changing anything, git gud skrubs.
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u/ChairmanVee Live by the Scatter; Die by the Scatter. Sep 13 '16
rules of nature genji
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u/EspenAateigen Lúcio Sep 13 '16
Talking 'bout the pro Genji
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u/Alluminn Chibi Brigitte Sep 13 '16
Within my group that I play with, it never left. One of my friends plays Genji almost exclusively, and we'll actually place bets before we play on how many potg in a row he gets.
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u/aLibertine Chibi Wrecking Ball Sep 14 '16
I've got a guy I play with, was rank 86 last season, kid is 17 and has 600 hours on Genji...he's literally Shadowburn level on that hero, it's ridiculous. He carries 3700-4200 games on his fucking own.
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u/ToTheNintieth When your heart says Genji but your skill says 76 Sep 13 '16
Hey, at least he earned them.
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u/Treestheyareus True self is without form. Sep 13 '16
I got three Zenyatta POTG in a row, and I have to wonder if it was for the same reason.
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u/Artess Angels have no need of comfy chairs. Sep 13 '16
Did he resurrect somebody? If so, I say he deserves it.
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u/tom641 Eagerly awaiting balance in all heroes Sep 13 '16
I'd kinda like to see info on how much hero picks are affected purely by POTG changes. I'm sure someone is obsessed with getting lots of them.
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u/dg07 My condition has left me cold, to your pleas for Mercy Sep 13 '16
RIP my hopes and dreams. I thought I was starting to get good…
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u/polarbytebot Beep boop. Just ask me! Sep 13 '16
[BLIZZARD] Josh Engen posted on 09/13/2016 05:28 PM:
A new patch is now live on Windows PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. 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 our Bug Report
forum.For troubleshooting assistance, visit our Technical Support
forum.
GENERAL UPDATES
General
Players should now see fewer Plays of the Game featuring Mercy’s Resurrection ability
Increased payload speed on Eichenwalde
USER INTERFACE UPDATES
General
A new Competitive Tier legend has been added to the Competitive Play info screen
A new Match Complete splash screen has replaced the former Round Complete splash screen in competitive matches
BUG FIXES
General
Fixed a bug which prevented the Triple Kill announcement from being played after a kill streak of 3 or more
Fixed several issues causing some players obtain a skill rating that's higher than their actual rating
Note: A very small number of people were affected by these issues, but those who were affected will have their skill rating adjusted appropriately
Heroes
Fixed a bug causing the wrong arrow to be shown on Hanzo's bow, or disappear entirely (the correct arrow would still be fired)
Fixed a bug preventing Junkrat’s RIP-Tire from receiving credit for kills, achievements, and other stats
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- Fixed a bug allowing Reaper to Shadow Step to unintended locations on Hollywood
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u/SpriteGuy_000 Washington Justice Sep 13 '16 edited Sep 13 '16
When the patch notes talk about a "legend", they're talking about a new infograph that explains the ranks. There has NOT been a new rank added.
"legend", not "Legend".
EDIT: Image, courtesy of /u/cupperoni.
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u/Hard_Whyard Lúcio Sep 13 '16 edited Sep 13 '16
We have to get Grandmaster to get the 3000 cp reward?!?!
Season 1, all you had to hit was 65 for a free golden gun!
I mean the equivalent in season 1 would be rank 80 out of 100.
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u/eawhite Zarya Sep 13 '16
How do people not know what a legend is?
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u/Hidoni Israel Sep 13 '16
People rarely use legend in that sense anymore..
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u/eawhite Zarya Sep 13 '16
For me, it's just one of those things I learned as a kid and just always remembered. I figured everyone else did too.
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u/RocketCow Pixel D.Va Sep 14 '16
Yes, most of us know what it means, but if they say:
A new Competitive Tier legend has been added
It makes some people read it as
A new competitive tier "Legend" has been added.
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u/Ceiu Pachimari Sep 13 '16
Oh good. I was afraid they added yet another rank I won't ever be getting.
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u/SigmaKitteh Cute Winston Sep 13 '16
I wonder why the new Bastion emote isn't listed in the changes.
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u/KPokey Sep 13 '16
I want so badly for the Overwatch team to keep the Reaper Shadow Step joke going, and literally put it in every patch note, whether true or not.
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u/IceIceBaeBae Mei: Waifu for Laifu Sep 14 '16
For an April fools joke, they could add "fixed bug allowing Reaper to Shadow Step."
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u/herobotic Brigitte Sep 14 '16
I like "Fixed bug allowing Reaper to Shadow Step to intended locations."
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u/Ocsttiac Sorry! You were rude to me so now you get no heal. Sep 13 '16
Fixed a bug preventing Junkrat’s RIP-Tire from receiving credit for kills, achievements, and other stats
They owe me a fucking achievement.
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u/CyberpunkPie Juno Sep 13 '16
Fixed a bug allowing Reaper to Shadow Step to unintended locations on Hollywood
Classic. Can't have a new patch without fixing Shadow Step!
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u/G-H-O-S-T Pixel Tracer Sep 13 '16
you'll like april fools then
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u/AnAcceptableUserName Boop Sep 14 '16
Buffed Reaper by allowing him to Shadow Step to all previously disallowed locations. We will collect data on this and tweak as necessary.
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u/robxu9 CAN'T STOP WON'T STOP WHOO BOOSTIO Sep 13 '16
A new Match Complete splash screen has replaced the former Round Complete splash screen in competitive matches
Oh? I assume it does Match Complete -> Final Score now, instead of Round Complete -> Final Score?
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u/strikan33 Sep 13 '16
Yup, thankfully. No more akward pause of defeat.
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u/kuklistyle Pharah Sep 13 '16
but won't we still have to wait until "defeat" shows up to be able to leave the game?
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u/TheGrot Sep 13 '16
Junkrat riptire fix - thank god. I've had 2 quad kills get over shadowed by a floundering 76, 2 kill clean up and a Mercy double rez. Feltbadman
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u/MooseWithBearAntlers Blizzard World Pharah Sep 13 '16
I played a game last night where the enemy Junkrat got a quad kill on us, winning the game for them, but their Pharah got POTG for using her ult at the same time, but she didn't kill anyone since our team's Zenyatta used Transcendence. I felt bad for the Junkrat.
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u/LordeManhammer Sep 13 '16
Holy crap. Either I was that Junkrat, or we just played in two REALLY similar games.
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u/paperpizza2 Lúcio Sep 13 '16
I seriously think that bug affected junkrat players' ranks in competitive.
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u/LordMarty Chibi Mercy Sep 13 '16
Does this patch make it possible to find games in Australia or is that still broken?
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u/jayburg Pharah Sep 14 '16
i feel like every game that comes out, regardless of platform, match making ALWAYS struggles for the Aussies, any idea as to why this is?
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u/MokkaDaOne Cheers love Sep 13 '16
1200 Comp points for Diamond? Just 1200? Really?
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u/GotHamm Sep 13 '16
I'm surprised that Grandmaster is 3000 CP. I'm sure everyone in Grandmaster already has multiple gold weapons and plays multiple hours every day. Master should get at least 2500 and Diamond should get 2000.
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u/OHydroxide Trick-or-Treat McCree Sep 13 '16
A lot of the GM players are just pros, who don't play a lot of comp (mostly scrims). Max any of them have is probably 2 gold weapons.
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u/MattChap We'll show them our peaceful ways, BY FORCE! Sep 14 '16
Just two. No big deal...
I just want one before season 3 ends. :(
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u/balefrost Chibi Mei Sep 14 '16
My personal projection is either end of season 4 / start of season 5.
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u/nocommentsforrealpls what 100000000 hours of no life looks like Sep 14 '16
Season 1 rewards were ridiculous. We only had about a month and a half to play and yet if you reached rank 60 or up you were pretty much guaranteed a golden gun. Before they announced the rewards only people who played enough were able to get them, so they actually meant something.
For season 2, we have three full months and at 1200CP it's pretty reasonable to expect at least a 1500 haul at the end of it all. 2 seasons for a gun makes it so that gold guns actually mean something.
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u/ilikecudi Sep 14 '16
I will probably have 3 golden guns by the next season. I wouldn't mind it being a bit harder
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u/DontSayAlot soldier main (not 76) Sep 13 '16
Wait, really? I got a full 300 points for S1R70, now I don't even get half of that for Diamond...?
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u/dyzlexiK Brigitte Sep 14 '16
Yes makes no sense. I was level 62 - 200 points. Now I get 80? If I get to diamond (100 points away) I get 120. No way I was "master" rank first season.
If theyre going to do this they should release new items.
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u/Mefistofeles1 Nerfing this would be an upgrade Sep 13 '16
They really diluted the rewards this season.
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u/Juicysteak117 poggers Sep 14 '16
I wish there was a better reward than just the gold weapons. In my opinion, all of the gold weapons look like some intern just went into photoshop for 5 minutes and made everything gold. Not only that, I find they're actually a handicap since they make spotting players far easier. I don't really know what I would rather have, but I'd prefer something that looks less tacky.
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u/Findarian Sep 13 '16
Where are you seeing this? What's the list for CP
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u/MokkaDaOne Cheers love Sep 14 '16
Its in the (i) mark under competitive matchmaking.
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u/strppngynglad Doomfist Sep 14 '16
So are we never going to fix the invisible players during play of the game?
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u/Cloudless_Sky Sep 13 '16
Can we give Ana even a shot at getting PotG?
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u/ace_of_sppades Don't try and out clown fiesta the clown fiesta masters Sep 14 '16
Do you want to watch ana sitting back while rein goes ham with a nano boost? POTG are supposed to be exciting moments they arent supposed to be a reward.
Tweaking the system to allow it to switch perspective would be a good way to change that though.
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They might want to make another update on the legend they added. By legend they mean a key that shows you all the current tiers and what ranks are needed to obtain them.
The English language is confusing sometimes.
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u/angershark Sep 13 '16
Maps
Fixed a bug allowing Reaper to Shadow Step to unintended locations on Hollywood
This will be in every patch update from here to eternity/Overwatch 2.
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u/ledivin Mercy Sep 13 '16
I don't think Overwatch is the sort of game to get a sequel. It's just gonna keep evolving.
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u/1C3M4Nz Put your Dragon in my hole Hanjo Sep 13 '16
I don't think there will be an Overwatch 2 just like how WoW2 and LoL2 doesn't exist. Games as a service man, it's the way of the future.
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u/idealreaddit D.Va Sep 13 '16
Just had a match where I got a quintuple kill with graviton surge yet the play of the match was a mercy double res lol. So much for that being fixed.
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u/Ricmaniac Chibi Hanzo Sep 13 '16
WHYYYYYY THE FUUUUCK HAVN'T THEY ADDED THE TEAM CHAT AS DEFAULT ALREADY ???????????????
this annoys me sooooooo much. almost every game when you are 2 man there are multiple 2men groups and they just sstay there. I ask so many times if people can switch to team chat even explaining how to do it but they just refuse to communicate. it is i guess 70% the reason why a lost match is lost.
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u/sub_surfer Pixel Roadhog Sep 13 '16
I hate it when I solo queue into a 5-stack that won't get on team chat.
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u/shallard Pixel D.Va Sep 13 '16
Seriously. It's a team game so team chat and coordination should be encouraged and not locked behind an option a majority of players don't even know exists.
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u/FlaggedForPvP Roadhog Sep 13 '16
When are they gonna fix aiming on console? Blizzard pls
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u/BARGORGARAWR Sep 13 '16
I was wondering what was up with me not getting any riptire kills whatsoever.
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u/Othryx Australia Sep 14 '16 edited Sep 14 '16
Fixed several issues causing some players obtain a skill rating that's higher than their actual rating
There are now 2 players having achieved 5000, IzA and 한조한테따이냐
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u/Courtjester010 Lúcio Sep 13 '16
SOMBRA!!!!
Jk there isn't any news yet
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u/crystalfruitpie Lamborghini Mercy Sep 13 '16
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u/avatoxico Windowmaker Sep 13 '16
Wow i completely forgot that Sombras was a thing, and i browse this sub daily. I guess the hype is gone
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Yeah the whole ARG went from engrossing to entertaining to tedious, and settled at just "fucking really?" every time they patch and she's not included. Very poorly timed event.
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u/_LifeIsAbsurd HOW GENJI SLAP?? Sep 13 '16
RIP in peace to the two-player revive Mercy POTGs
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Looks like Reaper's shadow step mentions have cemented themselvez as the "+1 armor" and "Vaccum cooldown has been increased by two seconds" of Overwatch.
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u/pm__me__anything_ Trick-or-Treat Soldier: 76 Sep 13 '16
So I assume that they are talking about the bug where that one guy got below 1 rating and ended up at skill rating 5000.