To the heroes of Overwatch,
We want to keep you up to date on some of the bugs and issues we’re aware of that are affecting the game. This is not a complete list of all currently tracked issues affecting Overwatch, rather, this is a targeted list of some known specific issues with this release.
We’re sorry for any inconvenience, and we appreciate y’all’s understanding. Our team is working to resolve these issues, and we will provide more information as soon as we have updates!
Current Issues
Maps
- We’re aware of an issue with Eichenwalde and the map has been disabled from Ranked.
Rewards & Battle Pass
- We’re aware of an issue where banked tier skips earned PRIOR to Season 4 launch are not applying to the Season 4 Battle Pass. We are working on a fix and affected tier skips will not be lost.
- We are aware of an issue where unclaimed items from previous seasons Battle Pass may not be earned. We are working on a fix and rewards will not be lost.
- We’re aware of a background in the Battle Pass flashing between tabs in the menu
Ping System
- We’re aware that the heal ping SFX are not playing when pinging allies through walls.
- We’re aware that recon heroes can ping enemies detected with their subrole passive for 1.5 second longer than intended.
- We’re aware that it’s not possible to ping Venture while they are underground.
- We’re aware of an issue where pinging enemies is currently lower priority than the warning ping.
Bugs
- An incorrect background may briefly appear when switching between menu tabs
Recently Resolved
Heroes
- Mercy’s self-healing via the Medic subrole passive is higher than intended.
For a full list of resolved issues, check out the Patch Notes here.
Last updated Aug 11, 2026