Exploit - Player using NPCs from Retribution/Uprising in Competitive Game Mode

Bug Report
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ht tps://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/8d647c/somebody_playing_as_talon_assualt_tank_from/dxkiu8n/

  • Heavy Assault - ht tps://clips.twitch.tv/CrepuscularSpeedyWasabiKappaPride
  • Assassin - ht tps://clips.twitch.tv/SparklingLivelyCurry4Head
  • Shield Omnic - ht tps://clips.twitch.tv/BlazingImpartialNeanderthalThunBeast
  • Detonator - ht tps://clips.twitch.tv/ObservantPunchyCodBudBlast
  • Talon Soldier - ht tps://clips.twitch.tv/OriginalMushyCrabTwitchRaid
  • Training Bot & Rip-Tire - ht tps://clips.twitch.tv/StylishRelatedButterRitzMitz

Entire VOD:
ht tps://www.twitch.tv/videos/25169984

Remove space between ht ttps to complete URLs. They were able to play as the Heavy Assault, Assassin, Talon Soldier, Detonator, Training Bot, and Rip-Tire.

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Korean typing is so weird holy moly, it looks aesthetically pleasing

Also that’s kinda funny how it goes on the walls

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Pffff, what? Lemme watch this, as bad as it is to let someone play as the heavy assult unit this actually sounds funny as hell

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Wait RIP-Tire actually exists as a Pickable character?

I KNEW IT!

And jesus christ this is both frightening and awesome at the same time. The fact that these people actually exist as playable characters and such while not just being AI bots is pretty impressive to say the least.

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LOOOOL

How in the world did someone figure out how to do this?

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Clicky links for easy use

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lmao its funny.

happened in evolve as well. miss this game

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Welp now we know, next tank, shield omnic XD

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I kinda wish I could play as all of them just to see what its like especially the heavy assault which would be unstoppable with some rein orisa and 3 healers its 3 tanks 3 healers and 2 bastions in one team!

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umm what the, thats kinda of a big deal

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Not gonna lie that should be a legit game mode.
Play as talon troops. Doesnt matter if its hilariously unbalanced.

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Hey thanks! :grinning:

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Blizzard you have no excuse now. Give us Assassin and Rip-Tire as playable characters.

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That’s actually looks amazing I would love to see it as sort of an arcade mode, I know how overpowered it is in the video but come on i would be downnto play as the assassin

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that look’s so fun

20chars

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LOL how does this happen? Also, please let us all play them in Arcade :joy:

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Wait what. ???

I need context.

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This is absolutely incredible. I wonder if it’s possible to play as the bots from Junkenstein’s revenge too?

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i’d love to try out the heavy assault

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can you use the heavy assault in uprising or retribution?
fight fire with fire

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