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[Vic_Viper]

Just saw the new Anniversary skins! Holy crap some of those are just sick! Love Sentai Genji and Cyber Hanzo.

Is there any way to buy the individual skins without relying on RNG with Loot Boxes? I play on PC, but I havent played in months

 

[Hazardous Metal]

I hate 1v1 so fucking much my win rate is like 5%. It always pairs you up with someone better than you

My winrate was probably close to 80%+. Every time the loot boxes reset, I'd play 9 games of 1v1 and be done with it. 1v1 really exposes people who can't flex.

I'm hoping this new 1v1 isn't permanent because the old version is much more consistent and skill based. I can't see myself playing much of this new one. It's cool I guess, just not the same.

 

[NeoRaider]

First Legendary of the event:

And HQ 1080p Anniversary Wallpaper that i took, if anyone is interested:


(Just go to Download>Original)

 

[TheDrizzlerJ11]

MJ Lucio... my god....

 

[Psychoward]

new kill feed is good. now can show team assist. even shows who mercy rez. LOL you can see my 1 res now for the world to see.

Nice, I suggested the mercy rez showing up on the killfeed ever since it waschanged months ago.

Why they gotta do my boy 76 like that?

Give him a great skin the event after he got a great emote?

 

[racketpunch]

Give him a great skin the event after he got a great emote?

I'm not too fond of Soldier's skin this event. Also, his awesome emote from last event gets cancelled out by his terrible dance moves in this event. Plus he got nerfed.

 

[Dreadnought]

My winrate was probably close to 80%+. Every time the loot boxes reset, I'd play 9 games of 1v1 and be done with it. 1v1 really exposes people who can't flex.

I'm hoping this new 1v1 isn't permanent because the old version is much more consistent and skill based. I can't see myself playing much of this new one. It's cool I guess, just not the same.

I just keep getting stomped on its frustrating. Every game is just 5-0 and I'm not a bad player either I'm diamond and I know all the heroes because all I play is mystery hero.

 

[Berserking Guts]

Zarya in Mayhem mode is something else lol

 

[TWrecks310]

I still don't have a clue what the theme is for the skins, but they look really cool at least.

 

[NeoRaider]

Zarya in Mayhem mode is something else lol

It's so hard to kill her. Her bubbles are so annying. XD

I still don't have a clue what the theme is for the skins, but they look really cool at least.

I don't think there's a theme for this even skins. Like i said when they teased 4 new snins on twitter.

 

[Berserking Guts]

I still don't have a clue what the theme is for the skins, but they look really cool at least.

If there is a theme I think it might be a second take on the year 1 original / default skins.

 

[antitrop]

Patch Notes:

New Seasonal Event: Overwatch Anniversary

We're raising our glasses to toast the 30 million heroes who have answered the call to join us in Overwatch! From now until June 12, players can collect more than 100 Anniversary-themed rewards, and play three new Arena maps in the Arcade—all in celebration of our first year fighting for the future together. Put on your finest skins and join us for the festivities!

New Standard Loot Box Items

In addition to the new items in the Overwatch Anniversary event, we're also adding new goodies to our standard loot boxes. Sombra, Orisa, and Tracer are all getting brand new emotes, and Reaper picks up several new unlocks based on the infamous shrug from the recent Uprising comic.

GENERAL

Custom Games and Game Browser

Added new rules sets for 3v3 and 1v1 Elimination modes on the Arena maps
Added options for Hero Lockout, Limited Hero Pool, Tiebreakers, and Hero Reveal for Elimination mode
Players can now disable secondary fire and secondary weapons in Custom Games
You can now disable one Symmetra ultimate while leaving the other active

HERO UPDATES

General

Recoil Recovery Aim Compensation can now be disabled for Ana, McCree, and Widowmaker. The option can be found under the ”Control" tab in the ”Options" menu. Simply select the appropriate hero under the dropdown menu and look for the ”Hero" section
Developer Comments: By default, weapon recoil recovery is overruled by downward crosshair movement. This means that downward movement during the weapon's recoil recovery phase will override the weapon's natural recoil recovery. This option allows you to remove this functionality, meaning a weapon's natural recoil recovery movement acts independently from downward crosshair movement. In practice, this will make your crosshair move faster if you aim downward during the recoil recovery window.

Genji

Removed the attack delay from Genji's wall climbing ability, allowing him to engage with enemies immediately after he finishes climbing
Developer Comments: This is a quality of life change to make wall climbing feel better.

Hanzo

Removed the attack cooldown from Hanzo's wall climbing ability, allowing him to engage with enemies immediately after he finishes climbing
Storm Bow
Increased charge speed by 10%
Charged arrows now maintain their charge after climbing a wall, provided the button is continuously held
Developer Comments: Decreasing Hanzo's draw time gives him more overall DPS, while also letting him fully charge an arrow and more quickly return to full movement speed when needed. And, like the change to Genji's wall climbing, this is a quality of life change that will make climbing feel better.

Orisa

Fusion Driver
Damage reduced by 9%
Protective Barrier
Cooldown reduced from 12 seconds to 8 seconds
Developer Comments: To help Orisa maintain the front line for her team, we're reducing the cooldown of her Protective Barrier. This change also helps her reposition the barrier more easily when needed. To compensate for this new defensive strength, we're reducing her Fusion Driver's damage, as it felt too high.

Reaper

Wraith Form
Ammo is now entirely refilled when Wraith Form is used
Developer Comments: Wraith Form is typically used as an escape ability after firing. This change gives Reaper a fighting chance if an enemy chases him down as he uses it.

Reinhardt

Earthshatter
Effective height has been lowered from 3 meters to 2 meters
The height threshold of objects that Earthshatter can "climb" has been lowered from 3 meters to 2 meters, making Earthshatter less likely to climb tall objects as it moves along the ground.
Developer Comments: Earthshatter tended to climb unexpectedly high, frequently hitting targets that were significantly above the ground. These changes help the ability stay more grounded.

Soldier: 76

Heavy Pulse Rifle
Bullet damage decreased from 20 to 19
Developer Comments: Soldier: 76 is in a much better place lately, but his damage output was making him a must pick, compared to similar roles.

USER INTERFACE UPDATES

Your final blows are now highlighted by a white background in the Kill Feed
Added new Kill Feed icons for environmental kills and a number of abilities
Heroes resurrected by Mercy are now are now highlighted and color-coded in the Kill Feed
Certain types of assists, like McCree's Flashbang or Zenyatta's Orb of Discord, now show up in the Kill Feed
New Controller option: Force Keyboard/Mouse User Interface
Developer Comments: When PC players switch from using the Keyboard/Mouse to a game controller, the game's user interface is dynamically updated to the console/controller version. Additionally, the button layout on many heroes (like Hanzo, Zenyatta, and Mercy) is different on console. In the past, when a player chose to play using a controller and a mouse, the UI would constantly switch, depending on which device was sending information to the game. This new option allows players to set a default user interface if they choose to use a controller along with a keyboard/mouse.

BUG FIXES

General

Fixed an issue that prevented voice lines from being heard during the Play of the Game
Fixed an issue causing shields to display the wrong team color during the Play of the Game
Fixed a bug that caused high resolution screenshot captures to have visual issues
Arcade

Fixed a bug causing the introduction before 1v1 Mystery Duels to be interrupted
Fixed an issue causing parties to be split between teams when joining a Custom Game as a group
Fixed an audio bug in Elimination games that could cause the end of round music to end abruptly
Fixed a bug in Custom games that caused parties to be evenly split between teams when they joined as a group
A.I.

Fixed a bug that allowed bots to become stuck around the well on Ilios
Custom Game Browser

A scroll bar has been added to the custom games settings window so players can see all changes if they extend below the screen
Disabling Primary Fire will no longer disable secondary weapons for Mercy, D.Va, and Torbjörn
Fixed a bug that prevented the cooldown modifier from functioning for Ana's Sleep Dart
Fixed a bug that caused some weapons to stop playing sound effects when ”No Ammunition Requirement" was used
Fixed a bug that caused parties to be split up between teams when joining a custom game
Competitive Play

Fixed an issue that could prevent the 30 and 60-second audio callouts from being played at the end of a match
Fixed a bug that prevented players from grouping based on skill rating restrictions during the off season
Heroes

Fixed a bug that caused Lúcio's healing and speed song auras to be inaccurately projected
Fixed a bug that prevented Discord Orb from being removed when Mercy uses her Resurrect Ultimate
Fixed a bug that prevented Orisa's Fortify from blocking the alternate fire from Lúcio's Sonic Amplifier
Fixed a bug that prevented Roadhog's hook from pulling enemies into the reticle when the target was on higher ground
Fixed a bug that prevented Orisa's Protective Barrier from deploying in certain situations
Fixed an issue that affected some graphics cards, causing an inaccurate ammo count to be displayed with Pharah's Mechaqueen and Raptorion skins equipped
Fixed a bug that could prevent two charging Reinhardts from being able to kill each other
Fixed a bug that allowed Reinhardt to damage himself twice when charging a Fortified Orisa
Fixed a bug that prevented Winston'sPrimal Rage ultimate from restoring his health when hit by Ana's Biotic Grenade
Maps

Fixed a bug that caused Tracer to move oddly when she first appeared in the tutorial
Fixed an issue causing asymmetry between pillars on the Ruins capture point on Ilios
Fixed a bug that allowed Sombra to reach unintended locations on Numbani
Fixed a bug that allowed players to reach an unintended location on Route 66
Fixed a bug that allowed Sombra to reach unintended locations on Watchpoint: Gibraltar

 

[antitrop]

Orisa's damage nerf isn't as severe as it originally was on the PTR (9% instead of 15%), but the barrier cooldown buff is still the same.

 

[Terareflection]

I hate 1v1 so fucking much my win rate is like 5%. It always pairs you up with someone better than you

I can't 1v1 either apparently.

 

[Psychoward]

They're actually going through with that Orisa change.

I like the Reaper, Rein and Soldier changes at least.

 

[Deleted member 325805]

I love the change to 1v1, it makes it so much more fun to play.

 

[NeoRaider]

Those Hanzo/Orisa changes were not needed.

 

[Owzers]

Maybe my eyes skipped it but did they not fix the Symmetra teleporter bug?

 

[Psychoward]

Those Hanzo/Orisa changes were not needed.

Yep lol, she didn't need a damage nerf or a barrier buff and alas.... Should have just given her 50 more HP/Armor or something.

 

[Hazardous Metal]

Those Hanzo/Orisa changes were not needed.

I'm honestly all for them. She's more of hard tank like Reinhardt now (more emphasis on shielding damage vs. dealing damage) and Hanzo from what I played in the PTR and live game can actually take part in team fights consistently now. I'm really happy, tbh.

 

[BossDarkseid]

I need, NEED, the Golden Ana or Golden Mercy Player Icon.

Unless Blizz come to their senses and let me buy them. I'd never have to change again.

 

[Sayad]

Maybe my eyes skipped it but did they not fix the Symmetra teleporter bug?

Why would they nerf what made her viable?! ;p

 

[Psychoward]

I need, NEED, the Golden Ana or Golden Mercy Player Icon.

Unless Blizz come to their senses and let me buy them. I'd never have to change again.

I still don't know why player icons aren't available for purchase.

 

[HiiiLife]

Genjis skin is fuckin dope.

 

[Trickster]

Double legendary chest.

It's coins and a shitty symmetra non event skin.

Par for the course really. All the events where I've gotten at least one legendary, the first one has always been coins.

It's really at a point now where I'm no longer excited when I get legendaries

 

[HiiiLife]

I posted that before I saw Tracers. Graff tracer too clean.

 

[Data West]

But seriously Henshin highlight intro for genji

 

[LiK]

QP is amazing right now. Everyone with gold guns showing off their new skins. People actually trying hard to win like the old days. Fun.

 

[antitrop]

Lucio's dance emote reminds me of this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twqM56f_cVo

 

[Vault Dweller 111]

Bought ten boxes. The only non blue I got was the Lucio emote that I already bought. Then at the end I got Mei legendary and dancing Bastion. Still not a good use of $10 though...


Also just had the worst 4 comp games ever. The randoms are offensively bad.

 

[Trickster]

Bought ten boxes. The only non blue I got was the Lucio emote that I already bought. Then at the end I got Mei legendary and dancing Bastion. Still not a good use of $10 though...

Almost like lootboxes are horrible value

 

[Vault Dweller 111]

Almost like lootboxes are horrible value

There are plenty of skins I could've gotten that would have made it worth it to me. I knew I was playing with random chance.

 

[Trickster]

There are plenty of skins I could've gotten that would have made it worth it to me. I knew I was playing with random chance.

I could also win the lottery from one ticket. Doesn't mean the the lottery ticket offers good value

 

[Vault Dweller 111]

I could also win the lottery from one ticket. Doesn't mean the the lottery ticket offers good value

Cool. I'll still eat today, and have a roof over my head.

 

[Owzers]

My free loot box had the paragon Rein epic I didn't have and the hanzo dance emote. Blizzard sending mixed messages.

 

[Wanderer5]

Yay got Lucio and Hanzo skin. Love both of them.

I digging the new 3v3, and don't think I would mind if they don't bring back the old 3v3. With the new lockout rule and 3 new maps, it should make the mode less stale and more interesting.

 

[yeehamuffins]

Pretty sure they fixed the Sombra exploit

Yup, just checked in Practice Range and can confirm. Oh, well, quiet Sombra was fun while she lasted.

 

[VenomousCoffee]

Very meh on the event. New skins are half good and half bad, some of the dances are very cool, and no new maps/etc in any mode I will play.

 

[Gorillaz]

pharah's new skin is greatness as well

Not Lucio/Dva level but still great

 

[Terareflection]

There's new aim setting on console: aim assist window size.

 

[PalaceBrother]

They actually made a Zarya skin worse than Goth?

The new mask will match her giant golden gun perfectly. Don't compare it to Goth. That one is an abomination.

Reaper
Wraith Form
Ammo is now entirely refilled when Wraith Form is used
Developer Comments: Wraith Form is typically used as an escape ability after firing. This change gives Reaper a fighting chance if an enemy chases him down as he uses it.

Holy crap. This seems like an absolute game-changer for Reaper.

 

[Paltheos]

Even if its not the christmas skins, there is no reason to not include these new skins into the regular loot boxes other than getting people to pay for boxes. They have no holiday theme attached to them.

Exactly. There's nothing villainous about this. People like cosmetics and Blizzard needs revenue to keep a service-based game like Overwatch up and running. They don't affect the gameplay in any way and if you really want some of them, you can buy them with in-game currency, at an inflated price to not make it easy to encourage you to spend. If Overwatch was shit or the items provided an advantage of some sort, I'd agree, but they don't.

 

[OdysseusVA]

crap boxes all around

 

[TWrecks310]

The new mask will match her giant golden gun perfectly. Don't compare it to Goth. That one is an abomination.



Holy crap. This seems like an absolute game-changer for Reaper.

Not really, as is you can just press the reload button right before you enter wraith form and it does the same thing.

 

[NeoRaider]

Best skins of the even imo:

I really don't like the rest of them. :/

 

[Stallion Dan]

Bought ten boxes. The only non blue I got was the Lucio emote that I already bought. Then at the end I got Mei legendary and dancing Bastion. Still not a good use of $10 though...

Why not wait until last day, so don't get free dupes.

 

[Skii]

I could also win the lottery from one ticket. Doesn't mean the the lottery ticket offers good value

The value of a lottery ticket and a loot box are definitely the same... lol..

Holy crap. This seems like an absolute game-changer for Reaper.

Yeah being able to reload is game-changing when you're fleeing a Tracer/Genji on 50 health.

 

[Salarians]

1v1 and 3v3 are much better now

 

[Owzers]

Why not wait until last day, so don't get free dupes.

Gotta have something fun to use while playing.

 

[Mythos]

Is Blizzard gonna do anything about aimbots? I find it quite annoying on pc, there is always one ore two in a group using it :/