The latest Overwatch patch brought many bug fixes and numerous skins. We reveal what all is included in update 1.19 / 2.28.
Since last night (01/09/2018), the latest update for Overwatch is live. Patch 1.19 (PC) or 2.28 (PlayStation 4 / Xbox One) primarily unlocks the League skins that can now be purchased in the game. Players can now also watch Overwatch League games directly in Overwatch – the game features its own streaming menu to Twitch.
Aside from that, update 1.19 / 2.28 is a major bug fix patch that eliminates many errors in the game:
- Especially Doomfist receives several improvements, his abilities should now work more reliably and no longer be plagued by as many bugs.
- Junkrat, on the other hand, has to face a slight nerf to his Kamikaze tire, as he can now be heard at full volume by the opposing team at all times, even when he is in the air.
Below you will find the complete patch notes.
Overwatch Patchnotes Patch 1.19 / 2.28
Patch Highlights
- The Overwatch League skins are now available in the game.
General Updates
- Players can stream the Overwatch League games in the “Overwatch League” menu point when games are broadcast live.
- [PS4 / Xbox One] Players can now assign all communication wheel options to buttons on the gamepad.
- [PS4 / Xbox One] An option to hold the button to switch to crawl mode has been added.
- [PS4 / Xbox One] Ana now has a setting to adjust the strength of the “Ally Aim Assistance.”
- The weapon accuracy will no longer be increased or decreased when shooting at Genji’s Deflect or other abilities that block projectiles.
User Interface
- Zenyatta’s Orb of Discord and Orb of Harmony now display the target’s health.
Bug Fixes
General
- A bug has been fixed that prevented items from being displayed from a loot box.
- A bug has been fixed that caused a duplicate version of the menu item “Current Ranked Season” to appear in the career profile.
- [PC] A bug has been fixed that prevented players from navigating through the menus with the tab key.
- A bug has been fixed that caused interface elements not to be displayed when Tracer used Warp and the viewer mode perspective switched between first and third person.
- A bug has been fixed that caused Doomfist’s ammunition count not to display correctly when the viewer mode perspective switched between first and third person.
A.I.
- A bug has been fixed that caused Torbjorn and Bastion bots to have no pathfinding in certain areas of Eichenwalde.
- A bug has been fixed that caused the Lucio bot to fall off the map on King’s Row.
Competitive Play
- A bug has been fixed that caused the missing distance of the payload to be displayed twice on an escort map.
Game Browser and Custom Game
- A bug has been fixed that prevented players from manually adjusting the duration of Soldier: 76’s ultimate.
Deathmatch
- A bug has been fixed that caused the play of the game highlight and the game-ending screen not to be displayed for the player who died last.
Heroes
Doomfist
- A bug has been fixed that caused Doomfist’s Seismic Slam to not destroy destructible objects.
- A bug has been fixed that caused the knockback from Doomfist’s Seismic Slam to be inconsistent when hitting an enemy using a mobility ability.
- A latency bug has been fixed that caused Doomfist’s Seismic Slam to slide through enemies instead of hitting them.
- A bug has been fixed that caused the movement of Doomfist’s Seismic Slam to become unpredictable.
- A bug has been fixed that allowed enemies to jump over Doomfist’s Seismic Slam instead of taking damage.
- A bug has been fixed that caused enemies hit by Doomfist’s Seismic Slam to slide along walls instead of taking damage.
- A bug has been fixed that caused Doomfist to slide along walls when hitting them with Seismic Slam.
- A bug has been fixed that caused Doomfist’s Seismic Slam to hit ramps (stairs, etc.) instead of gliding up them.
- A bug has been fixed that caused Doomfist to deal damage from wall hits when hitting Mercy in Valkyrie.
- A bug has been fixed that caused Doomfist’s Seismic Slam to trigger early when near Mei’s Ice Wall.
- A bug has been fixed that caused Doomfist to sometimes fall through the ground when using Seismic Slam near a ramp (stairs, etc.).
- A bug has been fixed that caused Doomfist’s Seismic Slam to be canceled when he was unable to reach the target.
Junkrat
- [PC] A bug has been fixed that caused the camera to linger on Junkrat’s target after the Kamikaze Tire was detonated.
- [PC] A bug has been fixed that caused Junkrat’s Kamikaze Tire to be silent while on rooftops or in the air.
Mei
- A bug has been fixed that caused Snowball’s antenna to become excessively large when Mei equipped her Beekeeper skin.
Mercy
- A bug has been fixed that caused the “Resurrect” text to linger on the screen even after the spell was completed.
- A bug has been fixed that prevented players from seeing their respawn timer when resurrection was interrupted by a Mercy.
Moira
- A bug has been fixed that caused Moira’s Biotic Orb to be unusable when she used Fade or died while using Biotic Orb.
- A bug has been fixed that caused Moira to sometimes use her “Ultimate almost ready” voice line even when Coalescence was fully charged.
Reinhardt
- A bug has been fixed that caused Reinhardt’s Charge to knock back enemies instead of grabbing them.
Sombra
- A bug has been fixed that caused Sombra’s EMP visual effects to display even though that ability was interrupted by a player.
- A bug has been fixed that caused Sombra to look in the wrong direction after using her teleportation.
Torbjörn
- A bug has been fixed that caused Torbjorn’s turret to not be fully healed during Molten Core.
Zenyatta
- A bug has been fixed that caused Zenyatta’s “Carbon” skin not to display the correct in-game portrait.
Maps
- A bug has been fixed that caused the “Checkpoint reached” voice line to play after the final objective was reached.
- A bug has been fixed that allowed Reaper to teleport to unforeseen positions with Shadow Step on the Lunar Colony Horizon.
The Overwatch League will run exclusively on Twitch – for at least 2 years!
