In Overwatch, Lúcio is receiving changes on the PTR that restrict his aura range. Details can be found in the Overwatch PTR Patch Notes for 1.10.
Currently, a new patch is on the test servers of Blizzard’s hero shooter Overwatch. On the public PTR servers, you can try out the changes and get a glimpse of the new Lúcio. Additionally, the developers are changing competitive matches to reduce the number of “draw” outcomes. A new route for attackers is being tested on Eichenwalde.
Hero Update – Lúcio
The developers are changing Lúcio because he has often been regarded as a “must-have” due to his strong healing and speed boost. While Lúcio is still meant to have a significant impact on the game, it should be more difficult to support the entire team. Balance changes for Lúcio were already foreseeable.
For teams that fight closely together, it will remain easy to support many heroes at once. For heroes who are further apart (Widowmaker, Pharah, and so on), support should be more challenging. With the reduction of his auras, Lúcio will need to be significantly more active in the future to effectively support his allies.
Sound Amplifier (Mouse Click)
- Projectile speed:
4050 - Secondary fire mode now also considers vertical orientation when pushing back.
Crossfade (Shift)
- Range of songs:
30 meters10 meters - A temporary graphics effect for Lúcio and his allies has been added to indicate the radius of this ability.
- Healing boost: Healing per second has been increased by 50% (This also applies to his ability “Amp It Up”)
Sound Barrier (Q)
- Range:
30 meters20 meters
Wallride
- Lúcio now moves 30% faster during wallride.
- He now receives a speed boost when pushing off a wall.
Competitive Matches, Maps, and Champions Lore
In addition to the changes to Lúcio, the PTR patch notes include changes to the overall gameplay.
General
- In the hero gallery, you can now find details about each hero’s backstory and associated skins.
Competitive Matches
- A progression system has been added to assault and assault/escort maps that makes it easier to avoid a draw.
- The developers are unhappy with how often competitive matches end in a draw. The new progression system allows the game to determine how far a team has taken a control point. It works similarly to the measured distance when delivering payload.
- The team that has taken the largest share of a control point wins.
- For testing purposes, the map rotation in ranked matches is limited to Eichenwalde and Hanamura.
Maps
- Attackers on Eichenwalde receive a new route. This route connects the starting area of the attacking team with the objective point.
Custom Games and Game Browser
- Settings for custom games can now be saved in the game details.
- Right-click on the card while creating a game or right-click on a game name in the game browser to do this.
Bug Fixes
General
- A bug has been fixed that prevented achievements in competitive matches from being unlocked between seasons.
- A bug has been fixed that caused voice lines to not play during game highlights.
- A bug has been fixed that prevented voice lines from playing on control maps.
Custom Games and Game Browser
- A bug has been fixed that displayed empty player slots even though they were disabled (e.g., in 6v1 games).
- A bug has been fixed that caused pausing to not work after the game creator left the match.
- A bug has been fixed that allowed excessively long team names to be chosen.
Heroes
- Ana no longer unscopes her rifle after throwing a grenade.
- The brightness of Bastion’s golden gun has been reduced when the BlizzCon skin is equipped.
- A bug has been fixed where Mei’s pinky finger appeared strange in certain positions when the Chang’e or Luna skin was equipped.
Maps
- A bug has been fixed that allowed players to see the outlines of enemy players through a dirt mound at the castle gate on Eichenwalde.
- A bug has been fixed that caused players to get stuck in the destroyed castle gates on Eichenwalde.
- A bug has been fixed that allowed Sombra to reach unintended locations on King’s Row.
- A bug has been fixed that allowed players to reach unintended locations on the control capture version of Lijiang Tower.
- A bug has been fixed that allowed Symmetra to hide turrets in unintended locations on Oasis.
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