Overwatch: Sombra and Patch 1.5 play – Here is how it works

For Overwatch, the new heroine Sombra and Patch 1.5 were recently announced. Now we can play the new heroine and the patch features ourselves, as Blizzard has started an extensive testing phase on the public test server.

Sombra hacked herself into the spotlight at BlizzCon 2016, and after the beautiful cinematic, almost every Overwatch fan – especially Cortyn – wants to play the anarcho-hacker! However, it will likely take some time until Sombra is officially available on the servers of Blizzard’s hero shooter.

But Sombra has already appeared on the public test server of Overwatch, and anyone who downloads the test client can try out the quirky villain at their leisure. This way, you can satisfy your Sombra hunger and make sure that the new heroine will not turn out to be too overpowered or too weak.

Patch 1.5 brings fast arcade action

In addition to Sombra, the complete Patch 1.5 is coming to the servers. This includes the so-called “Arcade Mode”. Here we can expect fast, uncomplicated battles, such as the duel mode. In this mode, two players fight against each other with randomly selected heroes on the new map “Ecopoint Antarctica”.

The update also offers 3vs3 battles and other game modes where we cannot directly influence the hero selection. You can find the complete patch notes for Patch 1.5 and Sombra herself under the source reference. However, please note that this is test server data. Depending on what issues you notice while testing, a lot can still change before release. You can simply install the test client by clicking on Overwatch in the Battlenet client, selecting “PTR: Overwatch” at the top under “Region/Account”, and then clicking “Install”.