by Jeff Woleslagle on Jan 25, 2017
Freshly reviewed and edited by Blizzard, here are yesterday's patch notes for your parsing pleasure. You may also find them on the official forums.
HERO BALANCE UPDATES
Ana
Developer Comments: Sombra often had difficulty hacking enemies, even when she surprised the target. This change should help her execute hacks more easily.
BUG FIXES
General
Competitive Play
Fixed a bug preventing players from receiving XP for playing offseason games Heroes Fixed a visual bug with Ana’s “Toast” victory pose, causing her cup to appear blurry on the right side of the screen Fixed a bug causing a graphics issue with McCree’s “Hat Trick” emote Fixed a bug preventing the countdown timer from appearing on Mei’s Cryo-Freeze ability Fixed a bug with the placement of Mercy’s wings on her Valkyrie and Sigrún skins Fixed a bug preventing Symmetra’s Photon Barrier from playing its destruction sound effect when it is destroyed Fixed a bug causing Tracer’s “You Got It” voice line to play an incorrect line Fixed a bug preventing Widowmaker’s Venom Mine from attaching to walls Fixed a bug preventing Zenyatta’s Nutcracker skin from receiving a golden glow while using his Transcendence ultimate ability Maps Fixed a bug preventing Pharah from being able to refuel while standing in some planters in Oasis Fixed a bug that caused Sombra to get stuck under the bridge in Eichenwalde Fixed a bug that caused Sombra to get stuck behind rocks in Route 66 Fixed a bug that allowed Symmetra to place her Shield Generator in unintended locations in Watchpoint: Gibraltar Fixed a bug that allowed Widowmaker to perch on an unintended location in Eichenwalde Fixed a bug that allowed Widowmaker to reach unintended locations in Ecopoint: Antarctica Fixed several visual artifacts on the Practice Range Fixed a bug preventing some projectiles from destroying the piñatas in Dorado Fixed a bug with the size of the capture point on the garden tier in Oasis Fixed an issue preventing the glass railings in Oasis from being easily broken by a melee attack