Hero Updates

Bastion

Reconfiguration

• No longer restores armor when transforming

Developer Comments: Bastion’s self-healing during transformation was doubly effective with how the Ironclad passive stacked with armor damage reduction, making him too capable of surviving ambushes and dives.

This game update will go live on October 10, 2023!

HALLOWEEN TERROR 2023

Get ready for the spookiest event of the year as Overwatch 2 transforms into a haunted battleground. Halloween Terror is back with your favorite game modes—Junkenstein’s Revenge, Wrath of the Bride, and Trials of Sanctuary, a new Blizzard crossover game mode. Team up with the heroes of Sanctuary, power up their abilities, and defeat powerful bosses, including Butcher Roadhog, Azmodan Wrecking Ball, and Lilith Moira.

NEW MAP - SAMOA

Samoa is a new Control map where you’ll fight on a tropical beach, a gleaming city, and inside a volcano! Watch out for deadly pitfalls, or you might just be swimming in lava! Samoa will be available to play right away in a dedicated Arcade card and will appear in Quick Play and other unranked modes starting on October 10 with it appearing in Competitive Play later in the season.

HERO REWORK – SOMBRA

We approached the Sombra Rework by identifying key goals to guide decisions throughout ...

GENERAL UPDATES

Player Progression

Updated the Wins sub-badge level-up requirement from 2 to 1 across all heroes, game modes, and roles and re-tuned XP granted to balance.

HERO UPDATES

SUPPORT

Illari

Healing Pylon

• Heal decreased from 40 to 30.
• Shields decreased from 75 to 50.

Captive Sun

• Projectile Impact and explosion are now blocked by barriers.
• Projectile size decreased from 1.5 to 0.75 meters.
• Sunstruck duration decreased from 7 to 6 seconds.

Dev Comments: Illari has had a strong showing since her launch. The following changes are meant to promote a better balance between healing and damage while adding more counterplay against her abilities. We are making the Healing Pylon weaker, as it’s often placed out of line-of-sight or at odd angles and isn’t being destroyed as often as we expect. Captive Sun ignoring barriers is not immediately intuitive, but we are also reducing the projectile size, so blocking or destroying will require more precision. Finally, the Sunstruck effect la...

OVERWATCH 2 ANNIVERSARY 2023

We’re celebrating the first year of Overwatch 2! Come and play returning event game modes, including Battle for Olympus, Catch-A-Mari, Starwatch, and Mischief and Magic! You’ll also be able to take part in new challenges that reward Overwatch Credits, which can be spent on returning Legendary skins from the in-game shop. Join the celebration when it begins on September 19!

NEW GAME MODE – HERO MASTERY

Hero Mastery is a new, single-player game mode that allows players to test their skills with individual heroes on custom courses. Push your expertise to the limit for high scores and dominate the leaderboards. Are you up to the challenge?

• Each hero can be played on three unique courses of increasing difficulty. Flex your skills and unlock up to five stars on each course.
• Hero Mastery courses are scored on various factors, including time, eliminations, heals, and escorts. Each hero has individual stats that are tracked as well. Plus collect all the Mastery Emb...

General Updates

Hero Mastery

Completing a hero mastery course in the gold bonus tier will now grant bonus score based on how fast you completed the course. This bonus score is granted based on the time differential down to the nearest tenth of a second between your time and gold bonus tier. This new bonus time can be viewed in the finish line bonus tooltip on the course summary screen. This change affects all Hero Mastery courses played going forward and should allow the global leaderboards for each course to be more competitive.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed in a previous update - Resolved an issue that caused jump pads to stop functioning after a round transition.

• Fixed a bug that resulted in Sombra’s EMP failing to apply to some targets.

• Fixed a bug in Suravasa that prevented players from contesting the Ruins objective point (E) when standing in certain locations.

• Made general bug fixes and improvements.

Due to ongoing technical issues with our Anniversary Challenges, we’re going to keep the Overwatch Credits rewards from challenges disabled for the remainder of the Event. To make up for this, we’re granting everyone who logs in during the first week of Season 7, starting October 10, a reward of 3,000 Overwatch Credits, even if you don’t complete challenges in the Anniversary Event. The Anniversary Credits Shop will be live through October 16. We’ll also have more content available for Overwatch Credits starting in Season 7 which we’ll reveal soon.

We’re currently experiencing an issue with Anniversary Event Challenges granting Overwatch Credits inconsistently. While we investigate, we’re disabling Credit grants from these Challenges. Once we have resolved the issue, we will compensate impacted players.

Please note that Credits will still be displayed as a reward for each of these Challenges. Apologies for the inconvenience!

With the Shop recently having Owl Guardian Mercy available for purchase, all players who bought the skin between August 29 - September 7, 2023, have received a full Overwatch Coins refund and still own their items. If you purchased the skin during that time frame, you should now see the Overwatch Coins credited back into your account. There is no need to start a ticket with Blizzard Customer Service to request a refund. You will need to restart your game client to see the Coins added back to your account.

If you do not have this skin already, you can claim it and add it to your collection when you connect your Prime Gaming account to Battle.net. Learn more on Prime Gaming for details.

Hello heroes! We’re getting ready for our next game update, which will include hero balance changes along with the new Hero Mastery mode. Things are taking a bit longer than expected as we make sure the new update is ready to go, so we will be releasing the midseason update on Thursday, September 7. We look forward to seeing all of you try out the new Hero Mastery mode then.

We’re back for another round of Twitch Drops this season that you can earn when you watch your favorite Overwatch 2 content creators and influencers! Link your Battle.net account today and earn a spray and Epic skin for Baptiste, available starting today and going through Friday, September 15.

Watch two (2) hours to earn the Do You Even Lift spray for Baptiste. Then, watch four (4) more hours on top of that to unlock the Blue Steel Epic skin for Baptiste. You must claim each drop before you can start to progress toward earning the next reward.

Earning Twitch drops for Overwatch 2 is easy! Simply connect your Battle.net account with your Twitch account, then tune into any eligible channel in the Overwatch 2 category on Twitch. Remember, when you earn any drops, you must claim them at Twitch.tv/drops to receive them in Overwatch 2.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What are the dates of the Twitch Drops?

A. Our Twitch drops campaign runs from Tuesday, August 29 to Friday, September 15.

Q. ...

To the heroes of Overwatch,

We want to keep you up to date on some of the bugs and issues we’re aware of that are affecting the game. This is not a complete list of all currently tracked issues affecting Overwatch 2, rather, this is a targeted list of some known specific issues with this release.

We’re sorry for any inconvenience, and we appreciate y’all’s understanding. Our team is working to resolve these issues, and we will provide more information as soon as we have updates!

Current Issues - All Platforms

• We are investigating an issue where imported replays cannot be unpinned.
• Player Progression progress is not earned when a Hero Mastery session is force closed after 120 minutes of continuous play.
• Player Progression Level Icons currently do not change as you level up. Icons will be updated and retroactively granted in a future update.
• We are investigating an issue where a completed match will be marked as “Abandoned” in the Match History of the Career Profile
• Career Profile may n...

WELCOME TO SEASON 6 FOR COMPETITIVE PLAY IN OVERWATCH 2!

Season 6 of Competitive Play is here!

Competitive Play is designed for those players who want to put their skills to the test and offers a more serious experience than our Quick Play or Arcade Modes. Players new to Overwatch 2 will unlock access to Competitive Play when they complete the Competitive Play Qualification challenge by winning 50 unranked games.

GETTING STARTED

Before you can kick off your competitive career, every player will be required to win five games to obtain their seasonal skill division for their selected Competitive Play mode. Within the standard Role Queue competitive mode, players will earn a separate skill division for each role in Competitive Play, for a total of three distinct skill divisions. There is a separate skill division for Open Queue and other competitive modes as well. This skill division will be a tier—Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Master, or Grandmaster—followed by a number from...

Ahoy, heroes! Twitch Drops are back, and you can earn fun rewards when you watch your favorite Overwatch 2 content creators and influencers on Twitch! Link your Battle.net account today and earn a voice line, name card, and a Legendary skin for Torbjörn, available starting today and going through August 24.

Watch two (2) hours to earn the Coastal Name Card to customize your career profile. Then watch three (3) more hours to earn the “You won’t sink my battleship!” voice line for Torbjörn. Finally, watch four (4) more hours on top of that to unlock the Captain Legendary skin for Torbjörn. You must claim each drop before you can start to progress toward earning the next reward.

Earning Twitch drops for Overwatch 2 is easy! Simply connect your Battle.net account with your Twitch account, then tune into any eligible channel in the Overwatch 2 category on Twitch. Remember, when you earn any drops, you must claim them at Twitch.tv/drops to receive them in Overwatch 2.

Frequently Asked Quest...

Greetings Heroes! The new Overwatch 2: Animated Short, “Calling,” featuring Sojourn, is now live exclusively on the Overwatch 2 game client. In the shadow of the coming Null Sector invasion, Sojourn confronts her past and shows the world who she truly is.

Log into the game today to watch the new “Calling” animated short, and then take part in a limited-time event to earn four cosmetic rewards and bonus Battle Pass XP when you complete in-game challenges.

• Gearing Up - Complete 3 games. Wins grant double progress. Reward: Vigilante Player Icon + 2,500 XP
• Making the Plan - Complete 6 games. Wins grant double progress. Reward: Back in Action Spray for Sojourn + 2,500 XP
• Forming the Team - Complete 9 games. Wins grant double progress. Reward: Guffaw Emote for Sojourn + 2,500 XP
• Fighting Back - Complete 12 games. Wins grant double progress. Reward: Optics Highlight Intro for Sojourn + 2,500 XP

The Sojourn Calling event is now live through August 9, and be sure to answer the call when Overw...

As we wrap up this season and head into Overwatch 2: Invasion, we’d like to share some information regarding hero lifetime challenges.

Right now, there are lifetime challenges for each of the heroes, and completing those challenges unlocks player icons. These lifetime challenges and player icons will be integrated into the new player progression system when Overwatch 2: Invasion launches, but any current progress on these lifetime challenges will not transfer over into the new player progression system.

You will keep any previously earned rewards from completing the lifetime challenges moving into the new system. You can still complete the hero lifetime challenges until the end of season five.

We’re super stoked to introduce our new player progression system when Overwatch 2: Invasion launches on August 10!

Hello Heroes!

Hope you have been having fun in the sun with Lúcioball and Winston’s Beach Volleyball during the Summer Games seasonal event. Now, we’re heating things up with a double XP weekend, running now until Sunday, July 16!

During the Double XP event, your accumulated match XP from each match played will be doubled. Please note any XP rewarded for completing challenges, bonus XP for participating in flex queue or impacted roles in Role Queue, and any XP rewards from endorsements are not multiplied during bonus XP weekends. When you receive double XP for your matches played, you should see the total number of XP after each match is higher than normal. However, the end-of-game Battle Pass screen will not indicate the amount that is multiplied.

Thanks, and have a great summer!

Twitch Drops are back, and this time we’re granting up to five Battle Pass Tier Skips for every two hours of watching live streams in the Overwatch 2 category on Twitch starting today, July 11, through Monday, July 24.

You will earn one Battle Pass Tier Skip for every two hours of eligible live content watched on Twitch. Each drop must be claimed before you can progress to earning the next.

Earning Twitch drops for Overwatch 2 is easy! Simply connect your Battle.net account with your Twitch account, then tune into any eligible channel in the Overwatch 2 category on Twitch. Remember, when you earn any drops, you must claim them at Twitch.tv/drops to receive them in Overwatch 2.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What are the dates of the Twitch Drops?

A. Our upcoming drops campaign runs from July 11 to July 24.

Q. How do I link my battle.net and Twitch account?

A. Sign into your Battle.net account at account.battle.net/connections and click the Connect link for Twitch, then follow the ins...

Overwatch World Cup 2023 begins with their online qualifiers this week, and two dozen teams will compete for their chance to take part in the global LAN finals coming later this year! You’ll be able to take part in the celebration starting today and collect all new Overwatch World Cup home & away skins for four different heroes along with a new player icon and spray when you watch up to 20 hours of any live stream in the Overwatch 2 category.

You can earn these Twitch Drops rewards from June 18 to July 2 in the following order. Note you must claim each drop before you can start to accumulate time for the next drop.

• Watch 2 hours to earn the World Cup 2023 spray
• Watch 2 hours to earn the Pachimari Victory player icon immediately, plus receive the World Cup 2023 player icon later on July 14
• Watch 4 hours to earn the Winston World Cup home and away skins
• Watch 4 hours to earn the Wrecking Ball World Cup home and away skins
• Watch 4 hours to earn the Zenyatta World Cup home and away skins
...

WELCOME TO SEASON 5 FOR COMPETITIVE PLAY IN OVERWATCH 2!

Season 5 of Competitive Play is here!

Competitive Play is designed for those players who want to put their skills to the test and offers a more serious experience than our Quick Play or Arcade Modes. Players new to Overwatch 2 will unlock access to Competitive Play when they complete the Competitive Play Qualification challenge by winning 50 unranked games.

GETTING STARTED

Before you can kick off your competitive career, every player will be required to win five games to obtain their seasonal skill division for their selected Competitive Play mode. Within the standard Role Queue competitive mode, players will earn a separate skill division for each role in Competitive Play, for a total of three distinct skill divisions. There is a separate skill division for Open Queue and other competitive modes as well. This skill division will be a tier—Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Master, or Grandmaster—followed by a number from...

To the heroes of Overwatch,

We want to keep you up to date on some of the bugs and issues we’re aware of that are affecting the game. This is not a complete list of all currently tracked issues affecting Overwatch 2, rather this is a targeted list of some known specific issues with this release.

We’re sorry for any inconvenience, and we appreciate y’all’s understanding. Our team is working to resolve these issues, and we will provide more information as soon as we have updates!

Current Issues

• We are investigating an issue with numbers in the scoreboard not being formatted correctly.
• We are investigating an issue with Kiriko’s Swift Step not reaching teammates correctly
• Career Profile may not be updating correctly for console players, please click here to learn more.
• Some players are experiencing an LC-208 error, and the team is currently investigating a fix for this issue.

For a full list of resolved issues, check out the July 11 Patch Notes.

Last updated July 25, 2023