Patch 1.58 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. This list will be updated accordingly.

HEROES

D.Va

• Sometimes D.Va’s MEKA can slide off Mei’s Ice Wall

Sombra

• Sometimes Sombra’s Hack stops working on Doomfist’s Rocket Punch

Symmetra

• Symmetra’s turrets can deploy inside vending machines

Wrecking Ball

• Wrecking Ball can retain a bit of momentum if he’s frozen why trying to run away

MISC

• Season 27 Top 500 Player Icon is using art from Season 26. Players won’t be able to earn and equip the icon until the end of Season 27 but we want to make the community aware that a fix is imminent.

Patch 1.55 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. This list will be updated accordingly.

HEROES

Doomfist

• The camera view during Doomfist’s “One Punch” highlight intro can clip into the ground

Echo

• Echo’s Duplicate can encounter issues if the target moves out of line of sight

Genji

• There’s a display issue with Genji’s hero portrait if players have his Contenders skin equipped

Junkrat

• Junkrat’s Riptire can teleport to the ground if used while standing on the edge of a ledge

McCree

• McCree’s Flashbang stun is not effective if the target is already stunned by Roadhog’s hook

Roadhog

• If Roadhog hooks the same enemy that Mei is in the process of freezing, the freezing will reset

Symmetra

• It’s possible to be killed while taking Symmetra’s teleporter

UI

• The scoreboard can display blank players if they leave during the endi...

Patch 1.54 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. This list will be updated accordingly.

HEROES

Doomfist

• His “One Punch” Highlight Intro camera clips into the ground on certain maps.

MAPS

Eichenwalde

• The broken castle door is visually missing but still has collision around the destroyed bits.

UI

• Career Profile data for Role Queue Beta is displaying the same rating for all three roles.

MISC

• We are aware of a crash that is affecting players on Live.

Patch 1.53 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. This list will be updated accordingly.

HEROES

D.Va

• Her Shin-Ryeong skin is using incorrect footstep sound effects

Sigma

• His Flying Dutchman skin is not animating certain emotes, victory poses, and highlight intros properly

Soldier: 76

• Deploying two overlapping Biotic Fields, one after another, will cause the second one to stop healing early
• His arms will animate unnaturally if you emote while using Tactical: Visor

Sombra

• She can teleport at the moment her translocator is destroyed, resulting in an incorrect elimination message

UI

• Teammate names will not appear on the HUD when using a non-default colorblind color
• Stats are missing for Practice vs AI in profile overview

Patch 1.52 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. This list will be updated accordingly.

HEROES

Doomfist

• At certain angles, his chest hitbox blocks his critical hitbox after he’s been hit with a sleep dart.

D.Va

• The flag decal and text decal on D.Va’s Taegeukgi skin are displaying incorrectly.

Pharah

• Her Rocket Guitar emote is exhibiting low framerate for some players.

Tracer

• She’s unable to Blink in certain, small rooms.

UI

• Skill ratings are not appearing in Career Profile for Competitive Arcade seasons. They are only visible on the Arcade card itself right now.
• Pre-Role Queue Skill ratings are appearing in Career Profile for Role Queue Competitive seasons.
• The “All Seasons” option is missing from the context menus in the Overview and Statistics tabs under Career Profile.
• Ranked Leaderboards for Arcade Competitive mod...

Patch 1.48 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. This list will be updated accordingly.

HEROES

Ashe

• Ashe can momentarily t-pose when getting up from her Sit emote

Baptiste

• Baptiste’s Immortality Field disc is very large in the Loot Box menu

Echo

• Customized comms wheel is inaccurate when Echo duplicates another hero

• Echo’s Sticky Bomb projectile, visually hangs around for a few seconds after reaching max distance

Mei

• Wrecking Ball passes through Mei’s Cryostasis

MISC

• The music at the end of a Deathmatch game can stop suddenly
• Your camera view can become distorted after opening a Loot Box
• Player Outline Strength option is unclear
• Heroes don’t start taking damange until they’ve jumped or left the ground in Custom Games Workshop’s Molten Floor

Patch 1.47 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. This list will be updated accordingly.

ECHO

• Clone texture can be missing in a few areas when Duplicating certain heroes.
• Sometimes Sticky Bomb explosion sound effect will play twice.
• Damage boost from Amplification Matrix created by Echo ends when her Duplicate ends.
• When Duplicating Reaper, discarded guns during Death Blossom are not being immediately removed.
• Damage over time debuffs applied by Echo while she is using Duplicate are not being removed when Duplicate ends.
• The videos in Echo’s F1 tutorial screen are not localized for some regions.
• If you’re in the middle of using Duplicate and then access the Hero Select screen, you will be pulled out of Hero Select when Duplicate ends.

Console

• Xbox One players can get into an unusual state when backing out of the Highlights m...

Patch 1.47 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. This list will be updated accordingly.

ECHO

• Being on a moving platform when Duplicate is expiring can cause Echo to be moved off the platform.
• Sticky Bombs can visually appear to still be on Moira when she uses Fade even though they’ve dropped to the ground.
• Echo’s Ultimate UI can have display issues when death spectating.
• Echo’s reload sound effect can’t be heard by those around her.
• Duplicated Roadhog’s hook chain looks like a normal chain when used by Echo.
• Echo’s Duplicate has visual texture issues with certain hero skins and abilities.
• Ultimates used while Echo Duplicates display as the enemy teams instead of hers in the Custom Game combat log.
• Duplicated Wrecking Ball Minefield can damage Echo after Duplicate wears off.
• Pieces of Echo’s halo can be seen during her Heroic ...

Patch 1.46 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

• In Retribution, Eradicator AI can have trouble reaching players.
• In Retribution, Talon AI can temporarily have pathing issues.
• The Leaderboards screens for the Challenge Missions doesn’t use the arcade card’s name.

HEROES

Ashe

• Her “The Spoils” Victory Pose is not centered in a Deathmatch POTG.

Genji

• Certain cameras don’t see Genji’s Reflect swap team color.

Sigma

• The VFX for the math equations during his “Postulating” Victory Pose are delayed when swapping between poses.

MISC

• Loot Boxes can appear darker than normal on certain lobby screens.

For those of you reporting this issue, please check your “Player Outline Strength” under Gameplay options. This will significantly affect enemy player outlines if set low or at 0.

Check out this support page: https://us.battle.net/support/en/article/256854

Check out this post: Applying Update. unknow error (HF-5)

Patch 1.45 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

Ashe

• Ashe’s ankle can bend unnaturally when on uneven terrain.

Bastion

• Brick Bastion’s ammo can appear unusually large when destroying Mei’s Ice Wall.

Hanzo

• The sword on Hanzo’s Huang Zhong skin moves too much when viewed in Hero Gallery.

Orisa

• Orisa’s Supercharger is not properly destroyed if the ground underneath it falls away.

Sombra

• Sombra’s Translocator is not properly destroyed if the ground underneath it falls away.

UI

• The indicator that notifies healers that a teammate is at critical health is slightly misaligned on console.
• The in-game “Patch Notes” button does not prompt a confirmation window before opening the patch notes in a new window.

MISC

• Spectators in 3P view do not hear ultimates being cast.
• When using Simple 3P Spectator Camera and spectati...

Patch 1.42 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

Brigitte

• Shield Bash does slightly less damage when impacting an enemy that has regenerated shield health.

Doomfist

• Somtimes the sound effect for Rising Uppercut does not play.
• There is a circle around his crosshair that persists through changing your reticle.

Other

• All players lose Gyro control for a couple seconds when D.Va is ejecting from her MEKA.
• Toggle Crouch works inconsistently when Enable High Precision Mouse Input is enabled.

Hi ReinkDesigns,
Can you tell us exactly where you encountered this issue? Please be as detailed as possible i.e. map location, hero you were on at the time, ability you were using at the time, what was happening around you, if your camera was angled, etc. Thanks so much for letting us know about this bug!

Patch 1.41.1 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.

REPLAY VIEWER

Viewing Games

• If you attempt to spectate a match within the first ~30 seconds or so of being marked live, you will receive an error message. After the assemble heroes phase has ended and the match is beginning, you should be able to begin viewing the replay.

HEROES

Bastion

• The “Ganymede” Highlight Intro is a little choppy.
• When watching the “Ganymede” Highlight Intro while equipped with the “Brick” skin, the circle around Ganymede’s head is not aligned.

Doomfist

• Seismic Slam’s reticle and Hand Cannon’s reticle overlap when using a reticle option that is not default.

Hanzo

• There is a moment where the target is briefly invisible during his “Target Practice” Highlight Intro.

Mei

• An enemy Mei’s Ice Wall may sometimes appear blue during the first few frames...

Patch 1.40 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.

MAPS

Paris

• UPDATE: The issue affecting the Paris map spawn doors has been fixed and the map has been re-enabled.

HEROES

• UPDATE: The issue affecting ground-targeting abilities has been resolved and is planned to go out with a hotfix today (9/19).

Ana

• Ana’s Sleep Dart vial doesn’t reappear in her gun after being fired.

Bastion

• Bastion’s footstep sounds play after reloading.

Hanzo

• Hanzo’s Storm Arrows ability description is incorrect in the F1 information menu.

Mei

• Mei’s Cryostasis can block teammate line of sight.

Symmetra

• Symmetra’s ragdoll may not completely fall to the ground after she dies, if equipped with her Goddess skin.

UI

• Players in Control Point games will see UI text that says “Objective Failed” or “Objective Secured” at the end of the game.
• The in-game ...

Patch 1.40 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

• D.Va bots spawned in using Workshop rules are invisible and do not start off in their mechs.

HEROES

Hanzo

• Hanzo’s bow may flicker when switched to Sonic Arrow.

Mei

• Mei’s Cryostasis can block teammate line of sight.

Reaper

• Using Reaper’s Shadowstep on Mei’s Ice Wall as it is destroyed may cause him to teleport elsewhere.

Winston

• Winston’s animation doesn’t transition smoothly back to his Tesla Cannon weapon from Primal Rage.

MISC.

• Players may encounter unusual shadows in the Hero Gallery when viewing certain heroes.
• Your camera briefly appears under the map when swapping heroes during Hero Gauntlet.

Patch 1.39 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.

SIGMA

• Kinetic Grasp can cause Sigma’s left hand to become stuck in an animation.
• The Workshop condition ‘Is Firing Primary’ is not true for Sigma.
• Sigma clips through Reinhardt when on the receiving end of a Charge pin.
• Some of Sigma’s animations don’t play correctly after being frozen.
• Certain lines of text, associated with Sigma, appear blank or as an "unknown string" on Japanese clients.

HEROES

Brigitte

• When there are less than 3 charges, the visual effect for Brigitte’s Repair Pack doesn’t play when thrown on a teammate.
• The cooldown duration for Brigitte’s Repair Pack is unaffected when decreased in a Custom Game.

Doomfist

• Sometimes Doomfist’s Seismic Slam will fail to hit targets if there is a gap between him and his target.

COMPETITIVE

• Groups are not being matched...

Patch 1.39 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.

Sigma

• Some of Sigma’s animations don’t play correctly after being frozen.
• Sigma clips through Reinhardt when on the receiving end of a Charge pin.

Heroes

Brigitte

• There is no sound effect when Brigitte extends an existing Repair Pack heal.
• The cooldown duration for Brigitte’s Repair Pack is unaffected when decreased in a Custom Game.

Doomfist

• Sometimes Doomfist’s Seismic Slam will fail to hit targets if there is a gap between him and his target.

Hanzo

• The information in the F1 help menu for Hanzo’s Storm Arrows is outdated.

Soldier: 76

• Soldier: 76’s Tactical Visor sound effect becomes inconsistent when the Ultimate Duration is set to 500%.

Misc.

• Shooting animations for Practice Range bots are not playing correctly.
• Trying to save a highlight when you don’t have suffi...