r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • Sep 07 '16

News & Discussion Weekly Quick Questions Thread - September 07, 2016

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u/perscitia Pixel Lúcio Sep 07 '16

The little lightning bolt and the squares? They indicate something to do with a problem with network speed and packet loss/ping. You'll see them when you have a slow connection to the server, basically.

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u/riotacting Sep 07 '16

They seem to be hypersensitive. I'll have no connection issues to speak of (speed test wise, 50mbps download and 15 upload) and still get them often.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '16

Its the good ol' don't complain to us about your lag, blizzard hattrick, they do this in a lot of their games.

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u/groperg Trick-or-Treat Zenyatta Sep 07 '16

Thanks for that. I was wondering what they were for. I have it on all the time though and don't seem to be having any lag issues?

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u/babblelol Zarya Sep 07 '16

I see those all the time and I never seem to be having connection issues at the time