Blizzard is known for keeping their products fresh and engaging, Overwatch is no exception. The hero based shooter got some love with a new patch on the PC which contains the much-anticipated Competitive Play mode.
better get those team compositions together, Competitive Play offers a more serious way for players to test their skill and teamwork. Competitive Play will be locked until players reach the required level of 25, once achieved you can join on your own or as a team, Overwatch’s matchmaking system will pair you up people at your skill level.
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— Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) June 28, 2016
Along with the new game mode, other improvements and bugs have been fixed, here are some of the big ones:
- Widowmaker’s Ultimate will be audible map-wide
- McCree has been added as an AI hero in Practice vs. AI, Play vs. AI, and other Custom Game modes
- A bug that caused player’s weapons to auto-snap up or down when the crosshair was aimed between 85 and 90 degrees no longer occurs
- Made improvements to ambient lighting
- Improvements to several performance and optimization issues
- Players can not be revived in out-of-play areas on the map Illios
- Hero Galley now includes a “Weapons” section
- “Avoid This Player” has been removed from the game UI
- Social options have been added to the Hero Selection
- Bugs involving the heroes Junkrat, Reinhardt and Torbjörn have been fixed
- Junkrat RIP-Tire Kills Average statistic
- Reinhardt’s Barrier Field occasionally let projectiles through, this is no longer an issue
- Torbjörn can no longer pick up Scrap while dead
- Several Gamepad Controls have been applied, “Legacy” controls have been added
You can read the full patch notes on the Blizzard Forums or join the fight and experience it for yourself. Competitive Play is live on PC only, the patch will arrive on Xbox and PS4 sometime next week. Alright agents, get out there and start earning your rewards!
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