Patch 1.7 for Overwatch Is Now Available

Overwatch, one of Blizzard’s most popular games to date, has just received a brand new patch that aims to improve its overall balance while adding a new game mode and a seasonal event. Blizzard is constantly releasing patches for all of its competitive games in order to ensure that each and every one of its classes is as balanced as possible, so we’re hoping that Patch 1.7 will make Overwatch even more enjoyable to play. The seasonal event that we mentioned before is the Year of the Rooster, and it goes hand-in-hand with Overwatch’s Lunar New Year celebrations. This means that, over the next three weeks, players will be granted access to special Lunar Loot Boxes, which include more than 100 different cosmetic items.

The new capture the flag mode should also prove interesting, as it is a classic game mode that’s present in almost all serious multiplayer shooters. This new Overwatch patch will be downloaded automatically via the Battle.net app, and you can have a look at its complete changelog below.

Overwatch Patch 1.7 Changelog:

GENERAL UPDATES

General

• The “Stay as Team” button now lights up when anyone on your team clicks it
• Players can now join Team Chat from the Hero Select screen (Push “RB” on the Xbox One controller and push “R1” on the PlayStation 4 controller)
• Crouch now has a very small cooldown between uses

Communication Wheel

• Players can now equip up to 4 emotes, sprays, and voice lines from within the hero gallery
• Voice line and emote submenus can be accessed from within the Communication wheel
• Players can now bind individual sprays, emotes, and voice lines to mouse buttons, unique keys, or controller buttons

Kill Feed

• Hero ability icons are now displayed in the Kill Feed
• Headshot eliminations are now indicated with a red icon

BUG FIXES

General

• Fixed a bug allowing spectators to utilize the “Stay as Team” button during the end of a game
• Fixed a bug that caused the “Stay as Team” button to overlap with the Back button on the Social menu
• Fixed a bug preventing the Social menu from not correctly displaying World of Warcraft zones that have an apostrophe in the name
• Fixed a bug causing heroes to display a T-pose on the victory screen after a Mystery Heroes brawl
• Fixed a bug preventing Simple Checkout from being navigated by a controller on PC
• Fixed a bug preventing Alt+Tab from properly minimizing the game client while in fullscreen mode
• Fixed a bug preventing the Kill Feed from displaying the destruction of Teleporters, Shield Generators, and Turrets

AI

• Fixed a bug that prevented the Roadhog bot from being able to hook players through Reinhardt’s shield
• Fixed a bug that allowed the Sombra bot to hack through barriers
• Fixed a bug that made the Torbjörn bot unresponsive after placing a turret

Competitive Play

• Fixed a bug preventing players from receiving XP for playing offseason games

Heroes

• Fixed a visual bug with Ana’s “Toast” victory pose, causing her cup to appear blurry on the right side of the screen
• Fixed a bug causing a graphics issue with McCree’s “Hat Trick” emote
• Fixed a bug preventing the countdown timer from appearing on Mei’s Cryo-Freeze ability
• Fixed a bug with the placement of Mercy’s wings on her Valkyrie and Sigrún skins
• Fixed a bug preventing Symmetra’s Photon Barrier from playing its destruction sound effect when it is destroyed
• Fixed a bug causing Tracer’s “You Got It” voice line to play an incorrect line
• Fixed a bug preventing Widowmaker’s Venom Mine from attaching to walls
• Fixed a bug preventing Zenyatta’s Nutcracker skin from receiving a golden glow while using his Transcendence ultimate ability

Maps

• Fixed a bug preventing Pharah from being able to refuel while standing in some planters in Oasis
• Fixed a bug that caused Sombra to get stuck under the bridge in Eichenwalde
• Fixed a bug that caused Sombra to get stuck behind rocks in Route 66
• Fixed a bug that allowed Symmetra to place her Shield Generator in unintended locations in Watchpoint: Gibraltar
• Fixed a bug that allowed Widowmaker to perch on an unintended location in Eichenwalde
• Fixed a bug that allowed Widowmaker to reach unintended locations in Ecopoint: Antarctica
• Fixed several visual artifacts on the Practice Range
• Fixed a bug preventing some projectiles from destroying the piñatas in Dorado
• Fixed a bug with the size of the capture point on the garden tier in Oasis
• Fixed an issue preventing the glass railings in Oasis from being easily broken by a melee attack