Patch notes are up [Oct 10]

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Patch notes review here because Blizzard would never let us criticize it on the main post:

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HALLOWEEN TERROR 2023

Sounds neat, but Blizzard have a history of screwing up their PvE modes (and if you think I just mean the OW2 stuff you’re a naive lil babby), and the more lazy self-pleasuring Blizzard company crossovers and references I see in this game, the more I dies inside.

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Now cancels Stealth when hacking an enemy hero.

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Updated the UI messaging to the Sombra player when hacking Health Packs to “Revealed” instead of “Detected”. Now the message “Detected” is only used when an enemy player is in the detection radius.

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Cooldown now begins after Sombra teleports to the location of the Transponder.

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Projectile launch initial vertical offset removed.

We didn’t need an entire rework to realize these changes should have been made years ago lol

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GROUP RESPAWN

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These changes do not apply to Competitive Play mode.

This has been a feature in class shooters, again, for obvious reasons since 2007, and queuing for Competitive doesn’t automatically mean you’re smart enough to group up. I appreciate the effort and concept but this WILL get changed soon because it’s implemented poorly.

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UNRANKED LEAVER PENALTIES

They haven’t taken Flashpoint out of the queue and this either won’t affect Custom Games anyway, or if they do then I’m done with matchmaking and so are many more people even if they don’t realize it yet.

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STORY MISSIONS

No one cares.

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HERO MASTERY

Only Blizzard cares.

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Hero Mastery now supports replays.

Making an obstacle course score mode that didn’t let you share a replay is laughably poor foresight and I’m not going to applaud them for un-screwing up slightly.

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CHALLENGES

Again, no applause for slightly un-screwing up the game

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The tank changes are welcome but won’t fix the game

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Cassidy

Combat Roll

• Damage reduction increased from 50% to 75%.

The problem with this ability in combat has always been that you randomly take crit damage and your hitbox takes forever to start moving where you roll. Letting Cass tank more damage unrelated to those two issues is really silly.

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Mei

Deep Chill

• Removed.

Endothermic Blaster

• Damage per second increased from 70 to 100.
• Now immediately slows enemies by 40% instead of building up over time.

Once again I stay winning, because yall hate even fake CC so much that I just get to melt you ASAP again lol

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Illari

Solar Rifle

• Secondary fire healing per second decreased from 120 to 105.

Welcome nerf, but I’m still confused as to why they’re nerfing the most intimate and teammate-appreciated part of her kit instead of the parts that are obnoxious according to literally everyone else.

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HERO OPTION AND INPUT UPDATES

All great additions. Options you can ignore if you want and extra bits of compatibility.
Only hoping the options don’t screw with existing settings like they do sometimes, and that no-CD glides like Echo/Mercy gain an auto-option like they get in many serious Custom Game modes anyway.