[ALL] Overwatch Patch Notes – April 10, 2018

Announcements
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BUG FIXES

General

  • Fixed a bug that caused camera movement to be jittery when players ran against a moving ramp

  • Fixed a bug that prevented oxygen tanks and fire extinguishers in spawn rooms from propelling after taking damage

AI

  • Fixed a bug that caused bots to attempt running outside of the spawn room before the match began on Assault/Escort maps

Heroes

  • Fixed a bug that prevented Ana’s sidearm from displaying golden coloration from her Golden weapon when Overwatch League skins were equipped

  • Fixed a bug that prevented Bastion from firing projectiles immediately after going into Tank configuration

  • Fixed a bug that prevented Bastion from being knocked back while transforming during Configuration: Tank

  • Fixed a bug that caused Ganymede’s tail feathers to be cropped during Bastion’s Toast Victory Pose

  • Fixed a bug that caused Bastion’s Gatling gun barrel to disappear if he took damage while reloading in Sentry mode

  • Fixed a bug that caused Bastion to not animate or play sound effects when transforming from Recon to Sentry mode while trapped inside Zarya’s Graviton Surge

  • Fixed a bug that caused Bastion to emit blood instead of oil visual effects when Overwatch League skins were equipped

  • Fixed a bug that prevented Brigitte’s impact effects from playing when hitting the environment

  • Fixed a bug that caused Brigitte’s aim to be slightly offset after using Shield Bash

  • Fixed a bug that caused details to detach from Brigitte’s Rocket Flail when she swung it

  • Fixed a bug that caused Brigitte’s hero portrait on voice line icons to have low resolution when unlocked from Loot Boxes

  • Fixed a bug that caused team names on Brigitte’s armor to distort when Overwatch League skins were equipped

  • Fixed a bug that caused Brigitte’s hand to clip through her head when her Hilarious emote was used

  • Fixed a bug that caused Brigitte’s Rocket Flail and melee sound effects to stop playing after a few strikes

  • Fixed a bug that caused Brigitte’s shield to emit blood visual effects

  • Fixed a bug that caused Brigitte’s Rocket Flail to not cast a shadow when using her Cheer emote

  • Fixed a bug that caused Brigitte’s flag to disappear and abruptly reappear during Rally when using her Rocket Flail

  • Fixed a bug that caused Brigitte’s High Five spray to have a transparent square in her torso

  • Fixed a bug that caused Brigitte’s Excelsior decal to fragment in unintended areas

  • Fixed a bug that caused Brigitte’s foot, leg, and shield to clip into the ground during her Defender highlight

  • Fixed a bug that caused a player’s camera to jitter when spectating Doomfist during his Meteor Strike

  • Fixed a bug that prevented Doomfist’s Meteor Strike from landing where it was telegraphed when standing close to a ledge

  • Fixed a bug that allowed Doomfist’s Meteor Strike to access unintended locations

  • Fixed a bug that caused Doomfist’s Meteor Strike to penetrate angled surfaces as he descended

  • Fixed a bug that prevented Doomfist’s Rocket Punch from impacting enemies

  • Fixed a bug that caused D.Va to face the wrong direction during her default victory pose when posed to the left of her MEKA

  • Fixed a bug that caused the glass window of D.Va’s cockpit to distort when her Palanquin skin was equipped

  • Fixed a bug that prevented the triangle texture on D’Va’s MEKA control stick from glowing when her Officer skin was equipped

  • Fixed a bug that prevented Genji’s dagger from displaying golden coloration from his Golden weapon when an Overwatch League skin was equipped

  • Fixed a bug that prevented Junkrat from being knocked back while piloting his RIP-Tire

  • Fixed a bug that caused Junkrat’s skin textures to have a visible seam

  • Fixed a bug that caused Junkrat’s Ornament spray to appear at a low resolution

  • Fixed a bug that caused Lúcio’s shoulder strap to clip into his shoulder when during his Medal victory pose

  • Fixed a bug that caused McCree’s Peacekeeper to grow substantially during the hero select screen when certain skins were equipped

  • Fixed a bug that caused the symmetry of McCree’s collar to distort when the Van Helsing skin was equipped

  • Fixed a bug that allowed players to shoot through Mei’s Ice Wall when trapped behind it

  • Fixed a bug that caused Mercy’s The Witch spray to appear at low resolution

  • Fixed a bug that caused a hero to unavailable to pick in the Hero Select screen if the dead player had the Hero Select screen open after selecting a new hero

  • Fixed a bug that allowed Moira’s Biotic Orb to float outside the Attacker spawn room in Dorado before the beginning of a match

  • Fixed a bug that allowed Moira’s Biotic Orb to pass through Mei’s Ice Wall

  • Fixed a bug that allowed Orisa’s Halt! to sometimes affect enemy targets behind walls

  • Fixed a bug that caused Reinhardt’s Earthshatter visual effects to display after it was interrupted by Sombra’s EMP

  • Fixed a bug that caused the camera to clip through the floor during Soldier: 76’s Light’s Out highlight

  • Fixed a bug that allowed Symmetra’s Photon Projector beam to move plants erratically on Ayutthaya

  • Fixed a bug that caused Symmetra’s non-cybernetic arm to have a gap along its seam

  • Fixed a bug that caused Torbjörn to wipe his face with his hammer in his hand during his Refreshing highlight when certain skins were equipped

  • Fixed a bug that caused Torbjörn’s to emit the sounds effects of his default skin when his Magni skin was equipped

  • Fixed a bug that caused Tracer’s Alliance and Horde emotes to animate at a slow framerate

  • Fixed an issue with Tracer’s neck animation during her Bomb Spin emote

  • Fixed a bug that caused Tracer’s Recall to activate differently based on the player’s latency

  • Fixed a bug that caused Winston’s wrist twist during his Glasses highlight intro

  • Fixed a bug that caused Zarya’s legs to clip into each other during her Casual victory pose when her Xuan Wu skin was equipped

  • Fixed a bug that caused Zarya’s Particle Cannon would clip into her torso during her Check Out This Gun victory pose when her Xuan Wu skin was equipped

  • Fixed a bug that prevented textures on Zarya’s nails from loading if an Overwatch League skin was equipped

  • Fixed a bug that prevented the Zarya’s logo textures to flicker when an Overwatch League skin was equipped

  • Fixed a bug that caused Zenyatta’s Orb of Destruction to appear it fired from his chest if he used his melee ability immediately following a fully charged Orb of Destruction

Competitive Play

  • Fixed a bug that prevented the two-minute leaver warning from appearing in chat during off-season games

  • Fixed a bug that caused ungrouped players under level 25 that clicked on the Competitive Play option to receive the error message, “All Group Members Must Be Level 25”

Ayutthaya

  • Fixed a bug that caused certain hero abilities to glow blindingly bright

  • Fixed a bug that caused certain textures to not load

  • Fixed a bug that caused shadows to appear where they shouldn’t on the terrain

  • Fixed a bug that allowed players to stand on top of doorways

  • Fixed a bug that allowed Widowmaker to shoot enemies exiting their spawn room

Blizzard World

  • Fixed a bug that allowed Pharah to fly indefinitely when falling against the Pylon in the StarCraft II area

  • Fixed a bug that allowed turrets to be built and hidden inside vines

  • Fixed a bug that allowed players could stand on a ledge above the spawn room outside the Diablo area

  • Fixed a bug that caused players to get stuck between a column and bush in the StarCraft II area

Dorado

  • Fixed a bug that caused Doomfist to get stuck between a table and corner inside a building while using Seismic Slam

  • Fixed a bug that prevented an interior windows on the last point from blocking abilities (e.g. D.Va’s Self Destruct)

  • Fixed a bug that allowed small heroes to use decorative pipes and avoid taking damage

Eichenwalde

  • Fixed a bug that allowed sprays to be applied to the spawn door behind walls

Hanamura

  • Fixed a bug that allowed Mei’s Ice Wall to reach unintended locations

  • Fixed a bug that allowed players to stand on a doorway ledge

  • Fixed a bug that allowed Pharah to regain Jump Jet fuel at an increased rate on the second point

Hollywood

  • Fixed a bug that caused Pharah’s wingtips to poke through walls

Ilios

  • Fixed a bug that allowed projectiles to pass through rubble

Junkertown

  • Fixed a bug that allowed Symmetra to place her turrets inside a wall

  • Fixed a bug that prevented turrets from being built on a television if it was damaged

Lijiang Tower

  • Fixed a bug that caused Winston to clip through outdoor walls and take damage

Nepal

  • Fixed a bug that caused some textures to not load

  • Fixed a bug that allowed players to stand on a rock in an unintended area

  • Fixed a bug that prevented a control point hologram from activating after the start of a match

  • Fixed a bug that allowed players to stand on a ledge in an unintended area

  • Fixed a bug that caused the bell tower to hover

Numbani

  • Fixed a bug that allowed Junkrat to shoot grenades through a closed spawn door

  • Fixed a bug that caused large heroes to get stuck between chairs in the spawn room

Oasis

  • Fixed a bug that allowed players to stand on library archways

Volskaya

  • Fixed a bug that allowed players to stand on some ledges

  • Fixed a bug that allowed players to shoot projectiles through the ceiling

  • Fixed a bug that allowed the Custom Game spectator camera to escape the intended play area

  • Fixed a bug that allowed players to stand on an invisible ledge

Watchpoint: Gibralter

  • Fixed a bug that caused a rock pile in the environment to appear off-color

  • Fixed a bug that caused Genji to get stuck in a spawn room wall

Practice Range

  • Fixed a bug that caused target dummy arms to jitter when they were destroyed

  • Fixed a bug that caused the weights to defy the laws of physics

UI

  • Fixed a bug that prevented kills made by Ana’s Biotic Rifle from displaying in the kill feed if the target’s health was low
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