Overwatch, nuova patch sul PTR: introdotti ECHO e 4 nuovi eroi bannati dal pool
Gli sviluppatori di Overwatch hanno finalmente svelato alla community la grande novità in arrivo, ovvero il nuovo eroe DPS ECHO, che è da poco entrato ufficialmente a far parte del gruppo di eroi giocabili nel Reame Pubblico di Prova.
Insieme ad Echo sono ovviamente giunti nel PTR anche diversi altri aggiornamenti, tra cui la nuova feature del Training Partner (che ci servirà, come il nome stesso consiglia, per perfezionare le nostre abilità) ed una piccola modifica per il Blink di Tracer, che con questa nuova patch dovrebbe essere un’abilità decisamente più precisa e rapida rispetto al passato.
Novità giungono poi anche dal fronte degli eroi bannati, che questa settimana saranno Sigma, Roadhog, Brigitte e Doomfist. Dopo i due DPS bannati durante la prima settimana, ed i due Support bannati nella seconda, giunge quindi nella terza settimana il ban per due TANK ovvero Roadhog e Brigitte.
In questa settimana vedremo quindi molti meno crowd control attivi nelle partite, e parte della community si è infatti detta soddisfatta della scelta operata da Blizzard.
Di seguito andiamo quindi a vedere tutte le note della patch, augurandovi una buona consultazione ed un buon divertimento.
Le note della patch
A new Overwatch patch is in development and now available for testing! To share your feedback or report any issues, please post in the PTR Feedback 29 or PTR Bug Report 8 forums.
Please note that the below patch notes only include changes currently available for testing on the PTR. While many of these changes may also be available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in a future patch, the PTR is PC-only and only reflects changes coming specifically to that platform.
NEW HERO: ECHO (DAMAGE)
Echo is an evolutionary robot created by Dr. Mina Liao and programmed with a rapidly adapting artificial intelligence, versatile enough to fill multiple battlefield combat roles. Having joined up with the Overwatch team to defend Paris against the Null Sector incursion, Echo is seeing action as a full-fledged member of Overwatch for the first time. Echo fires three shots ( Tri-Shot ) at once, in a triangle pattern. Echo fires a volley of Sticky Bombs that detonates after a delay. Echo uses Flight to surge forward quickly, then can fly freely to avoid danger or maneuver to a more strategic location. Using Focusing Beam , Echo channels a beam for a few seconds, dealing very high damage to targets with less than half health, including barriers. With Duplicate , Echo targets an enemy hero and clones them, gaining all of their abilities and potentially changing a team fight in an instant.
GENERAL UPDATES
New Feature: Training Partner
Within the Practice Range, use the Training Partner Spawner to create a bot of any hero on which you can test your abilities.
General
- Added a “Patch Notes” button on the main menu and within the options menu. Selecting this button will open a web browser with the latest available game updates
HERO UPDATES
Tracer
Blink
- Improved the accuracy of Tracer’s blink movement such that Tracer will more likely end up where the crosshair is pointing
Developer Comments:
- Tracer will now blink around and over obstacles more easily to move towards the crosshair location. For example, if you aim alongside the corner of a wall, Tracer will blink past the corner
- Tracer cannot blink through a space where she otherwise cannot fit normally
- Tracer cannot blink over an obstacle which she otherwise cannot jump over normally, with the jump originating from Tracer’s height at the start of the blink movement
We hope that these changes to Tracer’s blink will feel more responsive than before.
BUG FIXES
General
- Fixed an issue preventing switching to the next hero when team spectating D.Va in Custom Games
- Fixed an issue preventing Team FFA settings and some Hero settings from being pasted back into Custom Game Settings via copy-paste
- Fixed a bug that could cause voice lines from opposing teams to be heard at Hero Select screens on certain maps
- Fixed a bug where knockbacks were not working correctly if the target was moving down a ramp
- Alt+Tab now will cancel saving a highlight, instead of causing problems with playback
Maps
Blizzard World
- Fixed a bug that allowed players to stand in an unintended location between the first and second point
Busan
- Fixed a bug that caused Sombra’s translocator to float when thrown in certain spots
Dorado
- Fixed a bug that could cause players can get stuck between the scooter and wall
Havana
- Fixed a bug that could cause players to get stuck on some bushes
Hollywood
- The capture area for the first capture point no longer extends outside of the visual capture boundary
Ilios
- Fixed a bug that could cause players to get stuck between a wall, plant, and tree
Heroes
Mei
- Fixed a bug where an already frozen enemy getting hit by Blizzard would cause the frozen visual effect to end too early
Moira
- Fixed a bug that prevented Moira’s Fade icon from appearing disabled when she is stunned
Workshop
- Fixed an issue preventing Big Message and Small Message from displaying messages in Practice Range