A bug in Overwatch is taking away Junkrat’s explosive power. Without effect, many ultimates fizzle out.
Although Blizzard has been releasing new updates and patches for Overwatch over the weeks and months, small errors keep managing to sneak into the hero shooter. The latest issue is quite serious and affects a hero who is currently very popular among players: Junkrat.
Since his buffs a few weeks ago, Junkrat has been present in nearly all matches and is more fun to play than before. Particularly, his 2 charges for the Concussion Mine have given him a big boost in popularity. But now a new bug has come to light.
Junkrat’s tire fizzles away into nothing when jumping
Players have repeatedly complained that Junkrat’s ultimate, the RIP-Tire, simply fizzles out into nothing. It wasn’t shot down by other players; it didn’t appear at all.
Now players have been able to analyze the error: When activating the ultimate while Junkrat is jumping, there is a high chance that the ultimate will be used without effect. On Reddit, user Lamatho created a short clip demonstrating the issue:
This is also true when Junkrat “jumps” through enemy explosions or pushes. Activating the RIP-Tire at the wrong time causes the percentage indicator to drop to 0, and you have to recharge the ultimate all over again.
Many players are already joking that this is the requested nerf for Junkrat, suggesting he should be renamed to “Jumprat“.
There has not yet been a statement from Blizzard regarding this. However, since the related thread on Reddit has already received over 20,000 upvotes, it is likely that a bug fix will make it into the next major patch.
Have you experienced this bug, or have you been spared so far?
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