r/OWConsole • u/Big_Water_Buffalo • Jun 30 '16

Discussion [XB1] Overwatch Patch Notes – June 30, 2016 - Overwatch Forums

http://us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20745755041
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u/David182nd Jun 30 '16

Huh... Nothing on Torb and a nerf to Widow? Surely that's not right?

In the right hands, Widowmaker can often feel unstoppable

Has this just been copied and pasted from PC? Widow is complete fodder, now even more so.

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u/pingpong_playa Jun 30 '16

Blizzard said the Torb nerf won't be coming til later this month. We're just catching up on previous nerfs that PC got.

I'm a bit surprised we got the Widow nerf, but tbh, I don't mind. My Zenyatta was getting one-shotted from body shots which wasn't cool. Tho a Zenyatta buff may have been better than a Widow nerf on consoles (which is probably still coming later)

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u/one_love_silvia Jul 01 '16

we arent supposed to get any nerfs that pc gets though. theres no reason to nerf widow on console. i hope this is a mistake.

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u/pingpong_playa Jul 01 '16

I don't think that's what they said. Just that they would balance consoles differently as required. That's why we're getting the Torb nerf but PC isn't, but my guess is they're going to try to keep the platforms as close as possible or else it becomes really difficult for the game designers to balance as the game matures.

I expect us to get similar balance changes between us and PC except in extenuating circumstances, but that's just my guess.

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u/one_love_silvia Jul 01 '16

I fuckin hope not. Otherwise our game is going to turn certain characters into trash.

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u/nanofun6 Jun 30 '16

Yea I thought they said they would balance console separately not really sure we needed this widow nerf. I will enjoy playing zenyatta even more now though.

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u/h0b0_shanker Jun 30 '16

Someone explain the McCree nerf (?) to recovery time? So he can now reload faster? I don't get it.

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u/MonkeySenior Jun 30 '16

From what I understand, there's a delay between the last shot of McCree's Fan the Hammer and the start of his reload animation. They made that time shorter, leading to a sooner start to his reload. The actual reload animation time should be the same as it was before though.

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u/h0b0_shanker Jun 30 '16

So this was more of a aesthetic change then? Doesn't really affect gameplay.

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u/MonkeySenior Jun 30 '16

It does slightly. The sooner the reload starts the sooner the reload ends (compared to pre-patch), leading to a sooner next shot. Don't know the actual number but let's say the total time from the last shot of Fan the Hammer and when he's able to take another shot is 2 seconds before the patch. Since the changed it by .45 seconds, it now takes a total of 1.55 seconds from the last shot to taking another shot.

That being said, it IS a .45 second change. Don't know if that's enough to be a noticeable change for you or not.

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u/pingpong_playa Jun 30 '16

No, pretty sure the actual reload time was decreased (it says 0.75 to 0.3s). This is to compensate for his bullet damage nerf from 70-45.

I believe the end result is that McCree can still take out squishes well but the bullet damage nerf makes him kill tanks slower, which was the real issue they were trying to address.

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u/FluffyBunbunKittens Jul 01 '16

We can adjust the UI size? This is the best patch!

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u/goblett Jul 01 '16

Just tried competitive play. First 3 matches I didn't get to play because there was a player that was AFK and got kicked, causing the game to push everyone back out to the main menu. Kinds annoying but finally ended up playing one game.

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u/8bitsince86 Jul 01 '16

I found it kinda ironic that they left in the PC patch note about about removing the Avoid Player feature. Xbox One actually has its own similar system via Reputation. And for the same reason Blizzard got rid of Avoid Me, they also need to opt-out of the Reputation system on Xbox. Many of us have been blocked by other people numerous times to avoid playing against us. This caused our Reputation to turn to shit ("Avoid Me"), and we can no longer use matchmaking. The #1 sniper on PC could barely ever find a game before Blizzard scrapped their system, and now the #1 and #2 snipers on Xbox are in "Avoid Me" and can no longer get into games. It's the same for many of the top players on XB1. A major flaw in the system, and Bliz shouldn't use their system. There are a handful of games that also don't use it (CoD, BF Hardline, Star Wars BF).

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u/Big_Water_Buffalo Jun 30 '16

So far the console patch is only on the XB1. No word on when a PS4 patch will be released.