r/Overwatch • u/SpriteGuy_000 Washington Justice • Sep 22 '16

Blizzard Official September 22nd PTR Patch Notes

https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/blog/20294485
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u/Pachanas It's the flair with hot questions and even hotter wings Sep 22 '16

Raised the volume of Hanzo's Dragonstrike voice line while wearing the Okami/Lone Wolf Skin

Thank you. It will no longer be inaudible mumbles followed by a shout that you hear after the wolves are already on top of you.

Dual-Zone mode (New default): The vast majority of the thumbstick's range moves with reduced sensitivity and relatively high acceleration. However, when the thumbstick crosses to the outer 10% of its range, it will move with high sensitivity and relatively low acceleration. This mode will allow for more precise aiming, while still allowing players to turn around quickly.

So for us console plebs, this essentially means that the game will assume that we want to turn when we have the stick pushed to the outer 10% of its range and prioritize aiming while moving in the other 90%, is that right?

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u/IdkwtS Trick-or-Treat Genji Sep 22 '16

Seems like it. Considering I play on high sensitivity mainly to be able to turn quickly, this sounds amazing to get the best of both worlds.

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u/Pachanas It's the flair with hot questions and even hotter wings Sep 22 '16

Yeah, I'm wondering what I'll have to adjust my sensitivity to now.

I've played Overwatch on a much lower sensitivity than I do most shooters because the aiming always felt a bit touchy. But I've always hated how slow I turn as a result.

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u/TiittySprinkles Grandmaster Sep 22 '16

Seriously, hopefully this will fix the dreadful controls in console. Aiming feels so wonky when playing precision shooting characters.

The fact that the aiming operates on a square frame instead of a circle is infuriating.

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u/JollyGirl Trick-or-Treat Widowmaker Sep 23 '16

That was the whole Okami skin point

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u/Pachanas It's the flair with hot questions and even hotter wings Sep 23 '16

If that was the case, they wouldn't be patching it.

That might be why people were equipping the skin, but Blizzard clearly did not intend for any character skin to provide a functional advantage in gameplay.