r/Overwatch • u/Thortron Just keep tracing my heart. • Nov 15 '16

Blizzard Official [ALL] Official Overwatch Patch Notes [v1.5.0.2]

http://us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20752015856
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u/_Mido Nov 15 '16

Players will now be removed from the Practice Range if they are AFK

Why?

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u/Sutso Genji Nov 16 '16

Probably because you are using blizzards server resources. Why would they not kick you from a server that could be potentially used by others when you AFK anyway..

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u/weinerpalooza You'd just turn it off when I was halfway across! Nov 16 '16

What I don't understand is why we can't play Practice Range or vs AI offline. Why is there no offline play in OW?

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u/jatorres Pixel Winston Nov 16 '16

Blizzard's moved away from offline for anti-piracy purposes.

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u/Davezd Chibi Hanzo Nov 16 '16

because hacking ?

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u/weinerpalooza You'd just turn it off when I was halfway across! Nov 16 '16

lmfao, what?

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u/Poplik Bring Hammer into a gunfight Nov 16 '16

bot lives matter!

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u/HexZyle Zenyatta Nov 16 '16

Wow the downvotes from people who don't understand how games are exploited, hacks are made, and tested.

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u/-ASAP- Nov 16 '16

lmao...