Patch Notes (11/04/17) - Overwatch Uprising

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Overwatch Uprising
Uprising Video
Developer Update Video
Uprising Themed Updates
General Updates
Hero Balance Changes
Bug Fixes

Overwatch Uprising​

The Overwatch Uprising event is a new PVE Co-Op Brawl where you join Reinhardt, Mercy, Torbjorn, and Tracer on a mission that happened 7 years ago, where you have to defeat the Null Sector Omnics and quell the King's Row Uprising.

More info Here

Event Achievements

Unit Commendation - Complete Uprising on Expert Difficulty
Handle With Care - Deliver the Payload with over 80% Health in Uprising on Hard Difficulty
Mission Complete - Complete Uprising on Hard Difficulty
Replacements - Complete Uprising (All Heroes) with 8 different Heroes
Strike Team - Complete Uprising with each of the 4 Heroes
Distinguished Service - Complete Uprising on Legendary Difficulty

Event Intro Video

[video=youtube_share;B5wDV8x6w7s]https://youtu.be/B5wDV8x6w7s[/video]



Overwatch Uprising Video

[video=youtube_share;cpGrY9i8TSA]https://youtu.be/cpGrY9i8TSA[/video]



Developer Update Video

[video=youtube_share;FGpQtWoasMs]https://youtu.be/FGpQtWoasMs[/video]



Overwatch Uprising Themed Updates​

Skins

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Voice Lines

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Ana - Dawn
Ana - The Ghost Watches
Bastion - Dwee Wee Woh
Bastion - Zwee-ah Wheee Doo Woo
D.Va - Not Taking Me Seriously
D.Va - Try And Keep Up
Genji - Another!
Genji - Life And Death Balance
Hanzo - Beauty In Simplicity
Hanzo - Unacceptable
Junkrat - Come The Raw Prawn
Junkrat - Too Right
Lucio - Boop
Lucio - Learn To Take It Easy
McCree - A Man's Gotta Have Rules
McCree - The Old Fashioned Way
Mei - Science This
Mei - Scientific Explanation
Mercy - Not Sure Why I Bother
Mercy - Take Care Of Yourself
Orisa - Error: Division By 0
Orisa - Functionality Still In Beta
Pharah - Don't Take It Personally
Pharah - I Am The Rocket Queen
Reaper - Amateur Hour
Reaper - Moving On
Reinhardt - Easy Does It
Reinhardt - Unstoppable
Roadhog - Killed For Less Than That
Roadhog - She'll Be Right
Soldier: 76 - Not Getting Any Younger
Soldier: 76 - Whatever You Say
Sombra - Don't Be A Coward
Sombra - I'd Love To Stay And Chat
Symmetra - Kindly Adjust
Symmetra - Taken Under Advisement
Torbjorn - Just Start Hammering
Torbjorn - Poor Craftsman
Tracer - Don't Be Daft
Tracer - Sorry I'm Late
Widowmaker - The Performance Begins
Widowmaker - Your Emotions
Winston - Have You Seen My Glasses?
Winston - I Have The Right Stuff
Zarya - I Was Born In Battle
Zarya - Ready To Give Up?
Zenyatta - Path To Enlightenment
Zenyatta - Where You're Headed

Victory Poses

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Emotes

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Highlight Intros

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Sprays

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Player Icons

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General Updates
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General

• Details about each hero’s unique backstory, along with information about some of their lore-inspired skins, have been added to the Hero Gallery
• [PC] The Player Report system has been redesigned, adding new reporting options and activity examples to better capture the reason for each report
• In-game voice conversations for the Overwatch Uprising event can now be displayed as subtitles. This can be enabled under the “Sound” tab in the “Options” menu

Competitive Play

• A tracking system has been added to Assault and Assault/Escort Maps that will allow us to break ties based on the progress that was made toward capturing the objective

Custom Games and Game Browser

• Custom Game settings can now be saved as a preset from the game’s details page. This can be accessed by right-clicking on the map image from the Create Game page, right-clicking a game name from inside the Game Browser, or via the save button on the settings page
• Players can now change weapon clip and magazine size or grant unlimited ammunition when creating a custom game

Maps

• A new route has been added to Eichenwalde that connects the attacking team's spawn area to the capture point

Hero Balance Changes​

Lúcio

• Sonic Amplifier
  • Damage increased by 25%
  • Projectile speed increased from 40 to 50
  • Alternate fire now considers vertical orientation when knocking targets back
• Crossfade
  • Area of effect radius has been decreased from 30 meters to 10 meters
  • Heal Song
    • Healing-per-second has been increased by 30% (also applies to Lúcio's Amp It Up ability)
    • Self-healing has been reduced by 25%
• Wall Ride
  • Movement speed increased by 20% when wall riding
  • Lúcio now receives a burst of speed when leaping off a wall

Orisa

• The size of Orisa’s head hitbox has been decreased by 15%

Bug Fixes​

General

• Fixed an issue preventing voice lines from being played on Control maps

Competitive Play

• Fixed an issue that was preventing Top 500 icons from appearing until after completing a competitive match
• Fixed a bug preventing achievements from being unlocked during off-season competitive matches
• Fixed a bug that forced Play of the Game highlights to be drawn from the last round of play

Custom Games and Game Browser

• Fixed an issue allowing empty player slots to be displayed even when disabled (e.g. in 6v1 games)
• Fixed a bug preventing the pause feature from working properly after the original host has left the match
• Fixed a bug that allowed extremely long team names
• Removed unnecessary customization options (e.g. cooldown options for abilities with no cooldown)

Heroes

• Ana no longer cocks her rifle after throwing a grenade
• The brightness on Bastion's golden gun has been toned down when the BlizzCon skin is equipped
• Fixed a bug causing Mei's pinky to bend awkwardly in some poses when her Chang'e and Luna skins were equipped

Maps

• Fixed a bug on Eichenwalde that allowed enemy player outlines to be seen through a pile of dirt at the castle gate
• Fixed an issue on Eichenwalde that allowed players to become trapped in the broken castle doors
• Fixed a bug that allowed Sombra to reach unintended locations on King's Row
• Fixed a bug that allowed players to reach unintended areas on the Capture the Flag version of Lijiang Tower
• Fixed a bug that allowed Symmetra to hide turrets in unintended locations on Oasis