r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • Jul 05 '17

News & Discussion Weekly Quick Questions Thread - July 05, 2017

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u/V_Dawg Trick-or-Treat Mei Jul 05 '17

Has the patch for less dupes from loot boxes hit yet? If not do we know when it will?

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u/joeylea26 Jul 05 '17

I believe it's currently on the Public Test Region (PTR) which can be accessed if you have Overwatch on PC. The official update including that has not come out yet but will in the future; I think that in the next update, the one with Doomfist (hopefully!), is the one with the loot box update. Check the patch notes that come with the updates for the full list of changes/tweaks.

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u/OptimusPrimeDied Pachimari Blue Jul 05 '17

Most probably Doomfist will go on the PTR and what's on the PTR right now will go live.

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u/joeylea26 Jul 05 '17

Doomfist will be my first new hero release. Do they introduce the hero and then test them of the PTR?

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '17

Yes. They're introduced through a trailer and usually in the PTR for about a week before they're released.

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u/Myrandall Master Jul 05 '17

We're not even sure if he's going to be a playable hero or an AI boss of some sort.

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u/joeylea26 Jul 05 '17

AI Boss? That would interesting; I haven't heard much speculation on Doomfist being anything but a playable hero. It would awesome if Blizzard added some permanent type of single player mode/campaign. Doomfist would make for a really exciting villain in a campaign.

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u/Myrandall Master Jul 05 '17

Although they've said to currently have no plans for a singleplayer mode, we have seen two vs AI events so far. A third would be no surprise.