The latest details for "Overwatch" will feature the latest patch notes for the game and Jeff Kaplan speaks out about the balanced heroes.
Blizzard Entertainment launched a new patch update for "Overwatch" on the PC as it will likely land on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as part of larger patch update featuring the DLC character Sombra.
These in-game fixes for "Overwatch" include fixed on an issue causing the default "Overwatch" spray to override a player’s chosen spray when watching a "Play of the Game" or "Highlight". Another fix will an issue causing players to frequently disconnect while viewing "Highlights" and bug preventing the appropriate music from playing after a loss on the "Junkenstein's Revenge Brawl".
The patch also fixes a bug causing multiple issues when displaying data on the leaderboards. There are also fixes on several "Overwatch" heroes such as Ana's Nano Boost callouts, a bug preventing players from receiving credit toward the Healing Done commendation when healing D.Va’s mech, graphical issue that was preventing the liquid in Mei’s Endothermic Blaster from appearing, Reinhardt’s Charge to unexpectedly stop when crossing certain thresholds and increased the volume of Roadhog’s “Want some candy” voice line.
Lastly, the patch also fixes the bug on Eichenwalde that caused some textures to stretch across the map for some players, Express reported.
Meanwhile, game director Jeff Kaplan shared several details regarding the balancing of "Overwatch's" heroes as gaming fans asked him if the effort to balance characters would eventually do away with particular heroes being shunned by the community for being “troll picks".
Kaplan answered by saying that there development of the heroes was never intended to be troll picks, but it happens sometime and it is inevitable.
Although, Kaplan added that they have touched nothing, eventually the balance would shift over time due to evolving playstyles, strategies and meta-trends the players can do when playing "Overwatch". He promised gaming fans that they will do their best to make sure all of the heroes our viable.
With so many heroes present in "Overwatch, Kaplan believes the playerbase will at times decide that certain heroes are out of date and therefore deem them as ‘troll picks’. Sometimes this will be very valid and sometimes it will be perception.
Fans cited Torbjorn and Symmetra as perceived troll picks and Kaplan and his team will looked into them personally, VG 24/7 reported.
Game designer Geoff Goodman stated that the new PTR for "Overwatch" will have drastic changes for the heroes of the game.
Blizzard used the PTR for "Overwatch" to ensure that the game was solid and without any outstanding problems. While the developers were able to gather feedback on future changes, the quick turnaround meant that the scope of the changes were limited and the team were unable to test out multiple iterations of various updates.
The developers also teased the possibility of a Sombra announcement as this year's Blizzcon event. Sombra's character image has already been leaked throughout the internet as a Latina woman, with a wild hairstyle, a purple trench coat and some sort of Uzi like submachine gun.
Sombra is said to be one of the world’s best and most notorious hackers, who lost everything during the Omnic Crisis. She has “worked with the Los Muertos gang in Mexico” but had to go underground after gaining too much notoriety. She was then recruited by Talon.
"Overwatch" is currently available for the PS4, Xbox One and PC platforms.