August 2, 2016 Patch

Patch Highlights
New Seasonal Event: Summer Games Crack your knuckles, stretch those hamstrings, and turn up the volume — the Summer Games are here! From now through August 22, players can earn Summer Games Loot Boxes, collect over 100 seasonal items, and challenge their friends to a futuristic soccer match in our new brawl: Lúcioball! To learn more about the Summer Games, click here.

General Updates

 * Competitive Play
 * Players who leave a competitive match before its conclusion will now have to wait for at least 10 minutes before joining another competitive match
 * During subsequent rounds on Assault maps (Hanamura, Temple of Anubis, and Volskaya Industries), the amount of time provided for team assembly has been reduced


 * Miscellaneous
 * Added Lúcio as an AI hero in Practice vs. AI, Play vs. AI, and Custom Game modes
 * Several minor, behind-the-scenes improvements have been made to the in-game matchmaker

Map Balance Changes

 * Made several minor adjustments across Watchpoint: Gibraltar to ensure better balance for defending and attacking teams

User Interface

 * Made several minor improvements to the way hero selection tips work:
 * The "No Builder" and "No Sniper Hero" warnings have been removed
 * "No Support Hero" now reads as "No Healer" (does not apply to Symmetra)
 * Hero selection tips are no longer displayed during team assembly in a Brawl
 * Zenyatta's Transcendence speed increase is now noted on the Hero Details screen
 * Players can now select which type of Loot Box (standard or seasonal) they'd like to open next
 * [PC Only] Players can now set an FPS cap by selecting "Custom" from the “Limit FPS” dropdown

Bug Fixes

 * General
 * Fixed a bug where Widowmaker’s “Noire” skin and the Origins Edition skins would not count towards unlock progress of the “Decked Out” Achievement
 * Fixed a bug where “The Path Is Closed” Achievement could not be obtained by D.Va while in her mech
 * [PC Only] Fixed a bug where players were unable to use the “Join Game” option from the social menu on their friends
 * Fixed a bug that caused Custom Games to ignore the “Return to Lobby” setting when the game mode was set to Competitive
 * Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the Tutorial to become unplayable after players switched heroes
 * [PC Only] Fixed a display bug with the mouse cursor for Windows systems using a 16-bit desktop
 * [PC Only] Removed developer option to disable all shadows via the settings file


 * Maps
 * Fixed a bug causing the “old timey” end-of-round music filter on Hollywood to remain active after leaving a match
 * Fixed a bug that kept the 30-seconds-remaining music from activating correctly on Payload maps.


 * Heroes
 * Fixed a bug that was affecting the majority of Ana’s “Most in Game” career statistics
 * Fixed a bug that caused Ana’s Biotic Grenade to miss an allied Reaper while in Wraith Form
 * Fixed a bug with that caused Junkrat’s “Jester” and “Fool” skins to incorrectly display during a Highlight Intro
 * Fixed a bug that kept Soldier: 76’s Ultimate charge meter from displaying progress gained for the Tactical Visor ability in the Tutorial
 * Fixed a bug that caused the visuals and sound effects on Reinhardt’s Rocket Hammer to malfunction when hitting an enemy
 * Fixed a bug that caused Widowmaker’s “Widow’s Kiss” spray to be replaced by the “Je Te Vois” spray


 * Competitive Play
 * Fixed a bug that kept grouped players from being able to rejoin a match when disconnected
 * Fixed a bug that caused a player’s Skill Rating to be displayed incorrectly when rejoining a match in progress


 * A.I.
 * Fixed an issue hindering Ana from restoring allies to full health
 * Fixed an issue allowing Reaper to use Wraith Form to escape in situations where he should be stunned