Overwatch/Known Issues

Known issues for Overwatch.

Live: Updated: 2017-06-20
PTR: Updated: 2017-05-31

Disclaimer: This is not a complete list of all currently tracked issues affecting this build of Overwatch, rather this is a compiled list of issue we suspect will either affect a large group of individuals or have the potential to be highly impactful. These issues may be addressed at a later date via a client patch or hotfix.

Horizon Map

General

• As you walk through the airlocks with Reinhardt in 3rd person, the camera will push in close on your shoulder before returning to its normal position
• Sprays are not displaying properly on all the glass surfaces of the Hydroponics Lab
• Weapon projectiles are not being affected by gravity on the moon map
• Some monitors on the map cannot be destroyed by explosions
• It is possible for players killed outside the colony in low gravity to continue hearing the muffled sound effects after respawn

Additional Issues

General

• If a player is invited to a game that has all player and spectating slots full, they do not receive an error that they cannot join the game
• When spectating a teammate in 3P their weapons may not be rendered
• The Career Average arrows during end of round flow do not display correctly to show doing better or worse thatn average

Custom Game Browser

• The Game Browser does not provide any indication that AI Bots will not function in Elimination and CTF game modes
• You are unable to invite players to a Custom Game with 12 available Spectator slots when all the Player slots are full
• Disabling Primary fire for D.Va turns off the mechs Fusion Cannons, and her Pistol
• The ammo counter displayed on some hero weapons may not function correctly if the Ammunition Clip Size Scalar is modified
• Ultimates will re-enable weapons that have their primary fire disabled for the duration of the Ultimate

Heroes

• Ana: Heroes hit by Sleep Dart may have animation issues when hit by other abilities.
• Cruiser D.Va has a chance to appear in Hero Select with her hair standing up
• D.Va: Eject effects can display after D.Va has already exited her mech
• If D.Va is killed while reloading her pistol then the gun will appear to float in air
• Mei: Cryo-Freeze does not clear the debuff from Ana's Biotic Grenade
• Orisa's Supercharger does not stack with Mercy's boost
• If Sombra uses Translocator just as her Thermoptic Camo timer expires, the beacon may not be tossed out
• Symmetra's beam can target friendly Mei Ice walls
• Zarya: Kill credit is not received when using Graviton Surge to pull players off a ledge to their death

Maps

• When entering a match on Castillo the voice says "Traveling to Dorado"
• If Symmetra places her turrets under the elevators on Hollywood, they can appear to be floating below them
• In certain situations, the jumpad on Oasis can launch players higher than intended
• When falling to your death on Volskaya, the ice on the water does not always break where you fell through

Public Test Realm

Horizon Map

General

• The sound effects played during Hero Select are muffled and quiet on the Defensive teams Hero Select screen
• As you walk through the airlocks with Reinhardt in 3rd person, the camera will push in close on your shoulder before returning to its normal position
• Reinhardt can charge fast enough through the airlock to hit the second door before it fully opens
• Sprays are not displaying properly on all the glass surfaces of the Hydroponics Lab
• Players in the air above Point B may see unintended black textures when looking out into the Hydroponics Lab

AI

• AI Bots can pick less than advantageous positions to defend Points A and B from

Gravity Modifiers

General

• In Custom Game settings some heroes have a slider for Projectile Gravity even though they do not have any projectile weapons

Lockout/Elimination

General

• The End of Round flow for Elimination matches will still show a kill skull when a round ended via capture point, not death
• When entering a match on Castillo the voice says "Traveling to Dorado"
• On Elimination versions of existing maps, the blue glow of health packs is still visible in the locations they used to be

Custom Games

• The Game Browser does not provide any indication that AI Bots will not function in Elimination and CTF game modes

Additional Issues

• We're investigating significant performance issues reported by many users
• The Overwatch client may crash when interacting with players who have certain uncommon letters in their battle tag
• Reaper hero information has outdated passive

General

• If a player is invited to a game that has all player and spectating slots full, they do not receive an error that they cannot join the game

Custom Game Browser

• The cooldown cannot be modified for Secondary Fire abilities
• You are unable to invite players to a Custom Game with 12 available Spectator slots when all the Player slots are full
• Disabling Primary fire for D.Va turns off the mechs Fusion Cannons, and her Pistol
• The ammo counter displayed on some hero weapons may not function correctly if the Ammunition Clip Size Scalar is modified
• Ultimates will re-enable weapons that have their primary fire disabled for the duration of the Ultimate