Sombra nerf, Doomfist fixes – Overwatch patch notes for patch 1.21

Patch 1.21 for Overwatch not only brought Brigitte but also a lot of adjustments and improvements. We reveal what has changed.

The latest update for Overwatch is live. Patch 1.21 is active on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One and not only brought the new hero Brigitte but also small adjustments to existing heroes. For example, Sombra has been significantly nerfed, as her hacking must now be used more carefully, since interruptions now penalize her with a cooldown.

Another highlight is that the team screen now displays how far the various ultimates of your team are charged. This makes it easier to plan and provides a quick overview of when someone can assist with a cool combo.

Otherwise, there are mainly bug fixes for Doomfist as well as problem resolutions regarding visual effects – for example, Mercy’s wings, which tended to detach from her body.

The complete patch notes for Overwatch patch 1.21

General Updates

• Junkrat’s spray Scarecrow has been renamed to Egg.
• Mercy’s victory pose Cheers has been updated.

Hero Updates

Sombra

• Hacking
  • Now has a cooldown of 2 sec. when interrupted by damage.
  • Now gets consistently interrupted when the target moves out of line of sight.

Changes to the user interface

General

• The team screen now shows how far the ultimate abilities of your team members are charged.

Fixed bugs

Heroes

• A bug has been fixed that prevented Doomfist from moving forward with his Rocket Punch when hit by an opposing Doomfist’s Uppercut.
• A bug has been fixed that prevented players from aiming Doomfist’s Rocket Punch when facing an opponent.
• A bug has been fixed that allowed players to jump over Doomfist’s Rocket Punch at inclines.
• A bug has been fixed that caused Doomfist’s Seismic Slam to be interrupted when he could not approach his target.
• A bug has been fixed that prevented Doomfist’s Uppercut cooldown from being displayed when affected by a movement-impairing ability (e.g., Zarya’s Graviton Surge or Junkrat’s Steel Trap).
• A bug has been fixed that delayed the cooldown of Doomfist’s Rocket Punch when affected by a movement-impairing ability (e.g., Zarya’s Graviton Surge or Junkrat’s Steel Trap).

• A bug has been fixed that prevented Doomfist’s Rocket Punch from hitting nearby enemies.
• A bug has been fixed that did not display Junkrat’s kills with the Tire correctly in the kill feed when the target had a long death animation (e.g., D.Va’s mech).
• A bug has been fixed that caused Mercy’s regeneration to trigger immediately when she took damage at full health.
• A bug has been fixed that caused Mercy’s wings to detach from her body when the Cheers victory pose was applied with the Zhuque skin.
• A bug has been fixed that prevented Moira from getting kills when her Biotic Orb expired and simultaneously killed an opponent.
• A bug has been fixed that caused the visual effects of Moira’s Fade to indicate the direction she was moving when using the ability.
• A bug has been fixed that prevented Reinhardt’s Charge from hitting opponents.
• A bug has been fixed that did not display the pumpkin chunks after Reinhardt destroyed it with his Rocket Hammer during his pumpkin squashing emote.

• A bug has been fixed that caused Roadhog’s Hook to appear at the top of the enemy screen when he used it against an opposing Mercy who was using Valkyrie.
• A bug has been fixed that prevented Sombra from getting kills when she killed an opponent with Hacking.
• A bug has been fixed that sometimes made Sombra visible to opponents while camouflaged without a corresponding “Spotted” message.
• A bug has been fixed that sometimes prevented players from teleporting with Symmetra’s Teleporter when they used an ability that increased their movement speed while passing through.

Maps

• A bug has been fixed that allowed some objects on Blizzard World to block projectiles (e.g., souvenir carts).

User Interface

• A bug has been fixed that caused the “Restore Defaults” button not to restore all settings in the “Friends & Groups” tab.
• A bug has been fixed that allowed players to delete characters in the “Highlight Save” text field when holding the delete key with less than 60 FPS set.
• A bug has been fixed that displayed two control points on a map with only one control point in a custom game.

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You can find more about the new Overwatch hero Brigitte here.