OVERWATCH RETAIL PATCH NOTES – AUGUST 4, 2020
SUMMER GAMES 2020
Calling all athletes: the 2020 Summer Games are on! Discover the Lúcioball Remix, a brand new crazy version of your favorite ball game. Sharpen your skills for the fierce competition that will reign in season 4 of the Copa Lúcioball. We've made significant changes to our Busan and Sydney stadiums, as well as gameplay adjustments for Lúcioball. When you've got a good sweat, hit the beach with legendary models like Lifeguard Pharah, Surfer Echo and Tropical Baptist. Unlock these and more new features, as well as Summer Games items from previous years!
LÚCIOBALL REMIX
Lúcioball Remix is the wildest way to play Lúcioball yet. With two balls in play at once, plus periodic Bonus Balls worth three points each, scores will skyrocket and astounding plays will be made. Will you keep up, or will the barrage of balls break your brain?
Lúcioball Gameplay Updates
- Lúcio moves faster
- Lúcio has faster cooldowns
- Lúcio punch and boop range increased
- Lúcio punch and boop are now partially affected by your facing, to improve ball control
- Lúcio can crouch in the air to drop down to the ground
- Added new custom game options for Lúcioball
GENERAL UPDATES
Priority Requeue for Backfilled Games
If you join a game after it has started to replace a player who has previously left, you are considered to have "backfilled" into that game. After finishing a game where you backfill, you are now granted a priority requeue the next time you queue to play. You will see a small icon on the interface to denote this status. When you queue for a game with priority requeue status, the matchmaker tries to prioritize finding an appropriate game for you. This normally results in significantly lower times waiting in queue.
CUSTOM GAMES UPDATES
Lopsided Teams
Further customize how many players can be on each team in a custom game. While games are still limited to 12 players in total, you are now able to choose any number of slots on Team 1 and Team 2. For Workshop users, this affects how many dummy bots can spawn on each team. If the total number of player slots is 12, that defines how many dummy bots can spawn on each team (e.g. a 4v8 mode would allow for 4 dummy bots on one team and 8 on the other). If the total number of player slots is less than 12, additional dummy bots may be added to either team as long as the total number of players is within 12 (e.g. a 4v0 mode would allow up to 8 additional dummy bots on either team). We're excited to see what asymmetrical game modes you all come up with!
COMPETITIVE UPDATES
Modification to High SR Grouping Restrictions
To match the new maximum SR of 3900 a player can achieve after finishing placements, you can no longer queue for Competitive Play in a group with more than 2 players if any player in the party is 3900 SR or higher.
In August it's time for the Overwatch Summer Games! The summer event returns for a new edition and will bring many legendary skins, as well as many new features. Legendary skins have already been unveiled, everything in this article.
