Recent list of Sombra's bugs with examples

General Discussion
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I tried to put together an updated list of common Sombra bugs, the examples were gathered with the help of users of /r/SombraMains and a couple of clips from Fitzyhere’s stream (https://www.twitch.tv/fitzyhere). I shared the list on reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/86j8q8/updated_list_of_sombra_bugs_with_examples/?st=jf5r3yj4&sh=faf9ec5d) and I thought of posting it here too.

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All bugs in the list are currently in game and all the examples in the gifs were taken from games after the most recent patch of Feb 27 2018.

  1. Phantom throw: the animation for throwing translocator is completed but no translocator comes out and the ability does not go on cooldown.
    Example:
    https://gfycat.com/GorgeousDeafeningGrassspider
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3Az8mXItt0&feature=youtu.be&t=672

  2. Phantom translocate: you translocate on the spot rather then where you left the translocator. Apparently it happens when translocator is left in inaccessible locations, though the player has no way of knowing they are leaving translocator in such a place.
    Examples:
    https://gfycat.com/FabulousPossibleImago
    https://gfycat.com/PossibleDeterminedDiscus
    https://gfycat.com/MelodicPlainGreyhounddog
    https://gfycat.com/ForsakenFortunateHalicore
    https://gfycat.com/FarflungJointArthropods

2.1) Phantom translocate also happens if you try to teleport the exact moment your translocator expires.
Example:
https://gfycat.com/SomeHarmlessCranefly

  1. Death while translocating: translocating animation starts but you still die on the spot.
    Example:
    https://gfycat.com/PracticalTestyGalapagospenguin

  2. Spinning translocator bug: this can happen the first time you use translocator after dying while translocating, the camera spins wildly and goes back to the spot where you died for a few frames then teleports the player facing a different direction from where they started.
    Examples:
    https://gfycat.com/MessyBigheartedBassethound
    https://gfycat.com/UnimportantSaltyDassierat
    https://gfycat.com/FocusedMassiveCattle

  3. Camera bug: the camera should remain facing the same direction you were facing when you start to translocate but sometimes it moves at an angle, disorienting the player.
    Example:
    https://gfycat.com/CarefreeWellgroomedHammerkop

  4. When you mess up a translocator throw and it lands out of the map the ability goes on cooldown normally but sometimes translocator lands on something and remains deployed for 20s, at this point your only choice is to wait it out.
    Examples:
    https://gfycat.com/RashPreciousIcelandicsheepdog
    https://gfycat.com/BigSpotlessKitty

  5. EMP’s interaction with Orisa’s shield is buggy: when Orisa’s shield is placed partially inside a wall EMP cannot destroy it.
    Example:
    https://gfycat.com/MiniatureUncommonLice

edit to add:

  1. Hack LoS problems: introduced with the latest patch, hack now gets interrupted seemingly without reason or because small objects ‘breack’ LoS.
    Examples:
    https://streamable.com/yi566
    https://clips.twitch.tv/GracefulSuperLeopardSoBayed
    https:// us.forums.blizzard. com/en/overwatch/t/sombras-los-hacking-is-completely-broken/41190
    https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/overwatch/t/sombra-hack-los-problems/40251
    https://www.reddit.com/r/SombraMains/comments/87xiqm/clip_collection_of_sombras_hack/
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3 is latency.

It doesn’t really matter what your ping is there, for things that are frame perfect that’s just a thing that happens. Happens all the time with recall too, and can happen with fade in rarer cases.

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Post in the bug report:
https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/overwatch/c/bug-report

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I posted it there too with a link to this thread.

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Werent most (or all) of these confirmed fixed a long time ago? As someone who plays a lot of sombra and has encountered every issue you described above numerous times, I dont think I’ve seen any of them happen recently at all.

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All the examples where taken from recent games from the past two weeks. All the bugs in the list are currently in game.

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the orisa shield one is actually broken omg

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does anyone have concrete videos of the hacking just cancelling for no reason under the new nerf? it is happening to me alot but my computer is not strong enough to record and play at the same time

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There’s this clip from Fitzyhere’s stream https://clips.twitch.tv/GracefulSuperLeopardSoBayed

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Thank you, that is happening in every one of my matches

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Yeah, it happens very often since the newest patch.

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youtu.be/FUjdTuWnfNY

First two hack attempts are at Tracer who blinked into Roadhog and tried twice to hack her while she bunnyhopped around roadhog before recalling on the third attempt, the ones after that are just how Tracer is no longer hackable.

The second part is with both Genji and Sombra completely in the open with no damage being thrown around (she’s hacking, he’s deflecting) and still had to try multiple times.

Please don’t tell me Genji deflects hack now.

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Omg so frustrating watching that clip

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Argh, that was painful to watch. I have never found that the 2 second cooldown was a problem but whatever changes they made to the way hack works have messed it up. They need to revisit and fix these bugs.

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yeah, here:
https:// www.youtube. com/watch?v=FUjdTuWnfNY

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Great post! Thanks for doing this

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thanks for doing this. I posted on bug report with your link, too. let’s hope devs still respect us.

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Thank you! And let me know if you get any answers, I posted in the bug forum and on reddit too but so far no one from Blizzard took notice…

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i thought i was just being dumb and letting go of the hack button too early… i guess its the game, i always feel like it gets cancelled out of nowhere unless my mouse is just broken lmao

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Yeah, hack can be very inconsistent now…