Blizzard fixes Overwatch 2 'bug' that it purposefully added in 2019
Wires crossed at Blizzard this week when the latest Overwatch 2 patch notes indicated that a deliberate feature added almost four years prior was now considered a bug.
«Fixed a bug that allowed Ashe to gain Ultimate while B.O.B was active,» reads the official patch notes for Overwatch 2's upcoming Season 4 update(opens in new tab).
The change is a single bullet point among dozens of other minor fixes in the patch, but Overwatch Redditors were quick to notice that this «bug» actually contradicts a 2019 Overwatch patch that deliberately let Ashe build ultimate charge while B.O.B is active, citing the exact opposite behavior as a bug:
«Fixed a bug where Ashe wasn't gaining ultimate charge while B.O.B. existed,» reads the 2019 patch(opens in new tab).
So was this a bug or a balancing adjustment? 2023 Blizzard seems a little confused about the origins of the feature, or else prefers it be removed from Overwatch in its current form.
Reactions to the discovery have been a mix of gracious and critical, with some fans feeling their confidence in Blizzard's balancing team shaken by the small mixup.
«How are they this unaware of the state of their own game? What's going on in the Overwatch balance team that they don't even know what heroes do, and have done for years?» reads an Overwatch Reddit(opens in new tab) post by runawaylemon currently topping the forum.
An overreaction, if you ask me and user PurpsMaSquirt, who put it elegantly in their response(opens in new tab): «We’re talking about a deep nuanced [change] related to one hero’s ult charge nearly four years ago. And in that same timeframe the balance team’s philosophy with ults has shifted. I think this is super nitpicky and not an actual big deal.»
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