When will we get v1.40?

[SpaceJester-11380]

Can we have any idea as to when it will be pushed to live servers?

[Kaedi-11739]

The patch has entered “background download” status (meaning PC players can pre-download the patch before it goes live). Chances are the patch will go live on Tuesday.

[Xerxes-21824]

been long enough
they should be less scared to push out these smaller patches given they have the ability to quickly upload them and if need be rescind them with the hotfix feature

[Kaedi-11739]

if need be rescind them with the hotfix feature

This is not the purpose of the hotfix feature, the hotfix feature makes corrections to bugs and other problems that can be quickly fixed, but any balance changes will apply through feature updates.

[Xerxes-21824]

I was just pointing out the fact that they have the ability to make quick changes
something a lot of people want
sometimes waiting a whole PTR cycle for a change people want can be frustrating

people have been long frustrated with the slow pace of balancing
where stuff has to be on the PTR for what can feel like forever before it can go live
and some stuff going to the PTR like the voice line for Mercy should just be added to live without going through the PTR

you don’t need god knows how much bug testing for a voice line

[Kaedi-11739]

For that I will refer you to the recent post from Principal Designer Josh Noh:

@JoshuaNoh-1358

Hey there,

Balance changes take time and there will of course be more to come. We’ve just barely entered into 2-2-2 role queue and released a new hero at the same time. It’s important to collect statistics/data, as well as feedback to make informed decisions.

Reverting all balance changes over the last year is unlikely to happen. Any hero change could potentially affect a meta to some degree, but not all changes are directly targeted at the current meta, if that makes sense.

For some transparency, we’ve known for awhile that we would be moving to a 2-2-2 format (it required a long time to implement) and not all changes over the last year were directly targeted at affecting the 3-3 GOATS meta (eg. Soldier, McCree, Junkrat buffs).

The goal of the changes that actually were aimed at GOATS was not to kill it entirely but to weaken it enough, without destroying the individual heroes, that other new comps could arise to compete with it. Though it took a long time, with the results of stage 3 I consider that at least somewhat successful. Even if solutions are hypothetically available, any meta is ultimately dictated by the players.

Aside from meta considerations, it’s important to prioritize individual hero balance which is why we’re tuning Zarya and Symmetra damage output. The recent beam bug fix was much more potent than expected, with those heroes on average seeing a 20-40% increase in damage. Their original damage values were tuned without knowledge of this bug.

Thanks for your feedback!