Overwatch PTR Patch Notes – July 1, 2020
A new Overwatch patch is in development and now available for testing! To share your feedback or report any issues, please post in the PTR Feedback or PTR Bug Report forums.
Please note that the below patch notes only include changes currently available for testing on the PTR. While many of these changes may also be available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in a future patch, the PTR is PC-only and only reflects changes coming specifically to that platform.
BUG FIXES
General
- Fixed a bug with the "New" player icon tag remaining in the same location after filtering
- Fixed a bug with the "New" player icon tag not displaying for new icons when sorting by hero
- Fixed a bug with the Career Profile screen that caused specific languages to display overlapping strings
- Fixed a bug with the Career Profile screen that caused statistics strings to overlap each other
- Fixed a bug with the Career Profile screen that caused the "All Competitive Seasons" option to not display in the Competitive Season drop-down menu
- Fixed a bug with the FFA arcade game mode that caused 1P and 3P spectating to not function
- Fixed a bug with the FFA arcade game mode that caused the Defeat screen to display for the winning team
- Fixed a bug with the FFA arcade game mode not adding Replays for players within the match
- Fixed a bug in Custom Games that caused Echo's primary fire sound to play too loudly when using the "No Ammunition Requirement" setting
- Fixed a bug in Custom Games that caused the Deathmatch announcer voice line to incorrectly state total kills remaining if the game mode was set to a custom score
- Fixed a bug with incorrect team colors displaying for the winning team after a match concludes
- Fixed a bug that prevented the jump landing sound effect to play if holding down the space bar
- Fixed a bug that caused loot box unlocks to not display properly for Sprays, Player Icons and Hero Portraits belonging to voice lines
- Fixed a bug in Tutorial that caused training bots to not display their health bars
- Fixed a bug with the Role Select screen not appearing properly on multiple main menu screens for non-group leaders
- Fixed a bug in Capture the Flag that caused the contesting sound effect to not change in pitch based on the flag's proximity to the capture point
Maps
Temple of Anubis
- Fixed a bug that would cause Wrecking Ball mines to become stuck inside the terrain
Heroes
Genji
- Fixed a bug with the Deflect sound effect not matching the duration of the ability
- Fixed a bug that would cause Genji to take projectile damage during a Deflect if too close to an enemy
Hanzo
- Fixed a bug with Sonic Arrow not giving vision through walls when deflected by Genji
Wrecking Ball
- Fixed a bug that allowed Wrecking Ball to grapple around in crab form under certain conditions