Patch 1.38 Known Issues

Disclaimer: This is not a complete list of all currently tracked issues affecting this build of Overwatch, rather this is a targeted list of some known specific issues with this release.

Subtitles

• NPCs are missing some subtitle information.

Workshop

• The Create Icon action has unsuitable values in the drop down for Icon.
• Bastion can shoot his Tank configuration cannons when all of his abilities are disabled.

Heroes

Mercy

• Sometimes when Mercy transitions from Valkyrie flying to normal gliding, her wing’s visual effects don’t display.

Zarya

• A bloody, impact effect can be seen by Zarya if her Particle Cannon beam hits a wall that has a would-be target on the other side.

Misc.

UI

• If you select the same color for enemies and teammates in Color Blind options, the preview will display enemy color as black.
• Mercy’s healing beam UI doesn’t display Ana’s Biotic Grenade debuff when color blind settings are used.
• Setting Color Blind colors to default causes your Ki...

Patch 1.38 Known Issues

Disclaimer: This is not a complete list of all currently tracked issues affecting this build of Overwatch, rather this is a targeted list of some known specific issues with this release.

Subtitles

• Some of Wrecking Ball’s voice lines are missing subtitles.
• Winston is missing subtitle information when he activates his ultimate.
• Junkrat is missing subtitle information when he activates his ultimate.
• NPC voice lines are missing some subtitles.
• Some heroes are missing subtitle information during the hero select screen.

Heroes

Doomfist

• Sometimes Seismic Slam fails to hit targets.

Mercy

• Sometimes when Mercy transitions from Valkyrie flying to normal gliding, her wing’s visual effects don’t display.

Console

• CTF flag carriers will not see the flag on their screens if non-default color blind options are being used.

Patch 1.37 Known Issues

Disclaimer: This is not a complete list of all currently tracked issues affecting this build of Overwatch, rather this is a targeted list of some known specific issues with this release.

Heroes

Baptiste

• Players inside Immortality Field have no indication of which direction shots are coming from.

Sombra

• Teleporting to a Translocator thrown onto a moving payload doesn’t place you at the correct location.
• Translocator starts on cooldown when you spawn as Sombra.

Winston

• Winston’s nameplate and health bar can become hidden when he uses Primal Rage due to his height adjustment.

Workshop

• Console players may encounter performance issues when editing an action containing a large set of values in the Workshop.
• Opening other menus while having an unsaved Workshop rule open causes any changes to be lost.

Misc.

• AI is unresponsive on Lijiang Tower.
• AI can become stuck during their pathing on Oasis.
• Lighter colored sprays appear brighter than normal when being previ...

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Patch 1.37 Known Issues

• Disclaimer: This is not a complete list of all currently tracked issues affecting this build of Overwatch, rather this is a targeted list of some known specific issues with this release.

UI

• Attempting to leave a game can place you on the “Find Game” lobby screen. (Press the ESC key to back out of the menu, as clicking the BACK button doesn’t work.)

Patch 1.36 Known Issues

Disclaimer: This is not a complete list of all currently tracked issues affecting this build of Overwatch, rather this is a targeted list of some known specific issues with this release.

Workshop

• Console controls have to press A/X buttons twice when attempting to enter a numerical value in a Workshop rule.
• Closing the Workshop Inspector plays the same sound effect you hear when you join voice chat.
• Console controls are unable to focus on the Enable button in the Workshop Inspector.
• Opening other menus while having an unsaved Workshop rule open causes any changes to be lost.
• Sometimes Announcer VO continues to play when it’s disabled in CTF and Team Deathmatch.
• Disabling primary fire doesn’t affect skills that use a version of your primary fire.
• “Set Invisible” behaves inconsistently for heroes who use shields.

Heroes

Baptiste

• Players inside Immortality Field have no indication of which direction shots are coming from.

Mei

• Her gun has a small texture issue ...

Patch 1.35.1 Known Issues

Disclaimer: This is not a complete list of all currently tracked issues affecting this build of Overwatch, rather this is a targeted list of some known specific issues with this release.

Havana

• Players can see the garage door closing during the hero line-up at the end of a game.

Heroes

Hanzo

• The video for Storm Arrows in the F1 menu is incorrect.

McCree

• McCree’s fingers don’t touch the brim of his hat during the Hat Tip emote when wearing his Deadlock skin.

Sombra

• Translocating does not clear the debuff from Ana’s grenade.

Winston

• Winston’s nameplate and health bar can become hidden when he uses Primal Rage due to his height adjustment.

Widowmaker

• Widowmaker’s “Surveillance” Victory Pose doesn’t have visor animations for some of her skins.

Maps

Temple of Anubis

• It’s possible for smaller heroes to become stuck on a rock near the exterior of point B.

Route 66

• It’s possible for Wrecking Ball to become stuck on a small section of the environment af...

Patch 1.36 Known Issues

• Disclaimer: This is not a complete list of all currently tracked issues affecting this build of Overwatch, rather this is a targeted list of some known specific issues with this release.

WORKSHOP

• AFK timer is active when editing scripts while in your Custom Game.
• The scripting action Disable Build in Game Mode does not work in Team Deathmatch and CTF.
• The scripting action Wait(Restart When True) displays a GUID instead of text.
• Sometimes the Actions list displays three numbers after the decimal instead of two.
• Workshop Inspector does not open when playing Wrecking Ball.

HERO GAUNTLET

Dorado

• Players can see navigation lines during the start-game countdown.

Paris

• Players can see navigation lines during the start-game countdown.

HEROES

Sombra

• Sombra’s hair casts a shadow while entering stealth.

MAPS

Paris

• Spawn room doorways are missing their block-off symbols.

Patch 1.35.1 Known Issues

Disclaimer: This is not a complete list of all currently tracked issues affecting this build of Overwatch, rather this is a targeted list of some known specific issues with this release.

Havana

• Players can get caught in some of the yucca plants and become stuck.
• Players can get caught in the small rock debris around the map and become stuck.
• Players can become stuck on top of the forklift.
• Players can see the garage door closing during the hero line-up at end of a game.
• Bots have a difficult time pathing around the silos inside the distillery.

Patch 1.35 Known Issues

Disclaimer: This is not a complete list of all currently tracked issues affecting this build of Overwatch, rather this is a targeted list of some known specific issues with this release.

Archives

• The F1 hero information screen does not appear when playing Storm Rising or Retribution.
• The hero select lobby is visible for a brief moment when starting the cinematic for Storm Rising on consoles.
• VO lines triggered by actions and abilities can override story/lore VO lines in Archives missions.
• When Wrecking Ball is revived in All Heroes, he appears to be in his hamster form but behaves as if he is in sphere form.
• The Heavy Talon unit charges through Mei’s Ice block instead of impacting it.
• Scores seen at the end of a success game of Storm Rising are not being calculated accurately.

Heroes

Baptiste

• Immortality Field will get destroyed if thrown under the platform inside the Attacker spawn room in Anubis.

Hanzo

• The video for Storm Arrows in the F1 menu is incorre...

Patch 1.34 Known Issues

Disclaimer: This is not a complete list of all currently tracked issues affecting this build of Overwatch, rather this is a targeted list of some known specific issues with this release.

Baptiste

• When throwing Baptiste’s Immortality Field projectile outdoors, it can impact the ceiling collision and fall down.
• There are VFX issues with the border and corners of Amplification Matrix.
• You can still see a healing grenade in the drum of Baptiste’s gun when the ammo count is at zero.
• When equipped with his Scavenger skin, the back of Baptiste’s helmet clips into his shawl.
• Immortality Field allows survival of hitting the death plane in 0% cooldown custom games.
• Baptiste’s arm tattoo for the Los Angeles Gladiators Home and Away skins is not as noticeable as others.
• There are a few visual effect issues when watching other players shoot through Amplification Matrix.
• The tiger tattoo on Baptiste’s Seoul Dynasty Home and Away skins is missing a few details.
• Biotic Launch...

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PTR Patch 1.34 Known Issues

Disclaimer: This is not a complete list of all currently tracked issues affecting this build of Overwatch, rather this is a targeted list of some known specific issues with this release.

Baptiste

• Getting killed while playing Baptiste gives no Hero Tips.
• Baptiste’s Immortality Field device can become frozen but continues to function.
• Baptiste’s Immortality Field device doesn’t bounce off Mei’s Ice Wall correctly.
• Baptiste can use Amplification Matrix while hacked.
• Baptiste’s Exo Boots do not cause the flag carrier to drop the flag in CTF.
• Baptiste’s gun magazine doesn’t update the healing ammo counter after you reload, until you fire a shot.
• There are no tutorial video clips for Baptiste in the F1 menu.
• No sound effect plays if you use Baptiste’s Exo Boots after walking off a ledge and jumping as soon as you land.
• A moving payload doesn’t destroy Baptiste’s Immortality Field when it moves through the device.
• Baptiste’s Immortality Field immediately gets des...

Patch 1.33 Known Issues

Disclaimer: This is not a complete list of all currently tracked issues affecting this build of Overwatch, rather this is a targeted list of some known specific issues with this release.

PARIS

• The trapeze in the Paris map spawn room does not swing smoothly for players standing on it.

HEROES

McCree

• There are VFX issues with McCree’s “The Duel” highlight intro in the Hero Gallery.

Symmetra

• The SFX for Symmetra’s turrets when they’re attacking are incorrect.

Misc.

• Custom Games with instant respawn will cause you to hear your hero’s low health breathing auditory indicator after respawning at full health.

• You can sometimes hear footsteps after you die and start to ragdoll.

• Your kill camera point-of-view will focus on Hanzo and will display Hanzo’s targeting reticle if you’re killed by Dragonstrike.

• It’s possible for Competitive players to need to play more than 10 matches in order to fulfil placement criteria.

• The dropdown menu in Career Profile does...

PTR Patch 1.33 Known Issues

• Disclaimer: This is not a complete list of all currently tracked issues affecting this build of Overwatch, rather this is a targeted list of some known specific issues with this release.

PARIS

• When spectating a Deathmatch game using the Paris map in Custom Games, you are not blocked from entering the spawn rooms.
• When dying by falling into the water on the Paris map, it’s possible for the camera to see below the water’s surface.
• Sprays are not appearing correctly on certain walls in the Paris map.
• You can become stuck between police vehicles on the Paris map.
• It’s possible for players to become stuck in tree branches in the Paris map.
• Standing around the cabaret singer in the spawn room might push your player camera around.
• Performance issues may be encountered in the starting zone of the Paris map on lower spec PC machines.
• The Paris map description is using placeholder text.

HEROES

Junkrat

• You hear Junkrat’s Concussion Mine trigger it’s sound effect ...