Overwatch patch 1.37 is now live on PC and consoles

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Overwatch patch 1.37 is now live on PC and consoles

McCree and Orisa receive substainial buffs, and the new replay system is here.

June 18, 2019

Today is a big day for Overwatch fans. Not only is it the start of the Baptiste Reunion Challenge, there’s also a new patch, and boy is it a big one. After three weeks on the PTR patch 1.37 is here, and it brings the long awaited replay system to the game, alongside a new of hero, and map changes.

McCree and Orisa made out like bandits, while D.Va suffered a substantial nerf to her most important ability. The long awaited replays system is finally here, allowing players to watch their previous matches from any vantage point. The full patch notes are available for you below.

HERO UPDATES

Baptiste

Biotic Launcher

Increased heal ammo from 10 to 12.

Amplification Matrix

Ultimate duration increased from 8 seconds to 10 seconds.

D.Va

Defense Matrix

Reduced length of Defense Matrix from 15 meters to 10 meters.

McCree

Peacekeeper

Primary fire recovery reduced from 0.5 seconds to 0.42 seconds.

Orisa

Protective Barrier

Barrier can be deployed without interrupting reload.

Symmetra

Teleporter

Teleporter interact range increased from 1 meter to 1.5 meters.

Torbjörn

Rivet Gun

Secondary Fire damage per pellet reduced from 12.5 to 10.5 (105 dmg total per shot).

GAME MODE UPDATES

Assault

Time awarded for capturing Point A on all Assault maps has been reduced from 4 minutes to 3 minutes.

Upon losing Point A, any defenders that are dead, or that die shortly thereafter, will have a maximum respawn of 3.5 seconds.

WORKSHOP UPDATES

General

Visual update applied
Check boxes added to support operations on multiple conditions/actions/rules.
You can now disable conditions/actions/rules without deleting them.

(PC) When copying conditions/actions/rules, the contents will also be copied to your clipboard in a text format.
(PC) When pasting conditions/actions/rules, the editor will use the text from your clipboard.
Increased maximum number of effects from 64 -> 128.

Added ‘Modify Global Variable At Index’.
Added ‘Modify Player Variable At Index’.

BUG FIXES

General

Communication Wheel: “Acknowledge” pings triggered through the Communication Wheel can now target objectives.
Fixed a bug where explosions could play in the wrong position if a mispredicted impact happened on the client.
Fixed an issue where some UI effects weren’t being properly colored when color blind settings are set on console.

Tutorial: Weapon UI is now hidden until your weapon is available.
Havana PvP – Fixed a bug that could cause the payload to get stuck leaving the Distillery checkpoint.
Fixed a bug that could cause the Play of the Game animation to be cut off before it ends.

Fixed a bug that could limit the number of effects displayed on screen at the same time.

Workshop

Custom Game: Fixed a bug where AI Soldier: 76 wouldn’t fire his Helix Rocket at the same target twice.

Custom Game: Fixed an issue where ‘Nearest Walkable Position’ would use a location in a spawn room instead of the specified location when the spawn room doors were closed.
Custom Game: Fixed a bug that could cause AI Soldier: 76 to be unable to use Biotic Field.
Custom Game: Fixed a bug where disabling primary fire doesn’t disable it for transform effects like Hanzo’s Storm Arrows, Genji’s Dragonblade, Soldier: 76’s Tactical Visor, Torbjörn’s Molten Core, Bastion’s Configuration: Tank, and Winston’s Primal Rage.

Fixed a bug that prevented Sombra and D.Va from using their Ultimate abilities when using the ‘Set Ultimate Charge’ action to grant 100% Ultimate charge.
Fixed a bug that prevented players from focusing on the Rule checkbox when using a controller.
Fixed a bug that prevented the “Stop holding button” from clearing the action when using a wait before the action.

Fixed a bug that caused players to always be returned to the Custom Game Browser when backing out of any game, if the player had been to the Custom Game Browser previously.
Fixed a bug that forced Console Players to press the button twice when attempting to enter a numerical value when using a controller. Console Players are now able to bring up the virtual keyboard for manual numerical entry via one button press when using controller.
Fixed a bug that could cause variable values displayed in the Inspector to fail to update after making changes and restarting the match.

Heroes

Ana

Anti-Heal will be cleared when Sombra uses her translocator to teleport.

Baptiste

Fixed a bug that caused Ana’s shot sound effects to be played on Baptiste when his Immortality Field is hit by her Primary Fire.

Brigitte

Enemy barriers now block line-of-sight for Brigitte’s Rally.
Fixed a bug where armor damage mitigation was too effective when multiple instances of armor were stacked on top of each other.

Doomfist

Fixed a bug that allowed Doomfist to access out-of-bounds areas of the the Havana map during his ultimate.
Fixed an issue where Doomfist’s Rocket Punch would sometimes impact stairs.
Fixed issue where Doomfist’s Seismic Slam was not showing its electricity effect on affected entities.

Fixed a bug that could result in Seismic Slam not hitting targets when it should.

Genji

Fixed a bug that prevented Genji’s damage boost from being applied to deflected projectiles.

Hanzo

Fixed a bug that caused Hanzo’s targeting reticle to appear on kill cam for players killed by his Dragonstrike Ultimate.
Fixed a bug that caused Hanzo’s hands to clip into his legs during the Meditate emote on several skins (Cyberninja, Lone Wolf, Scion, Young Master).

Lucio

Fixed a bug that prevented portions of Lucio’s 2019 Pacific All-Stars skin from being visible in highlight and in-game portraits.

Orisa

Fixed a bug that caused Supercharger to self-destruct when placed in certain locations.

Roadhog

Fixed a bug that allowed Roadhog’s hook to function when he was hacked by Sombra.

Sombra

Translocator will now escape slippery surfaces more easily and not be able to be stuck to them.
Fixed an issue where a material effect on Sombra’s hair would cause it to cast a shadow while invisible.

Symmetra

Resolved an issue where Enemy and Friendly UI color options were incorrectly being applied to Symmetra’s Photon Barrier.

Torbjörn

Fixed a bug that prevented some of Torbjörn’s visual effects from being applied when he used Overload with certain skins equipped.
Fixed a bug that caused Torbjörn’s turret to sometimes destroy itself.

New Feature: Replays

Experience your past Overwatch games from a whole new perspective with the Replay feature, now available on the Overwatch Public Test Realm (PTR). Replays allow you to watch your previous matches from any vantage point. Whether you want a first-person, third-person, or a bird’s-eye view, you can see it all with this tool. More information here.