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[[File:Ping.png|thumb|An example of the ping system|380x380px]]

The '''ping''' system is a communication feature that was introduced alongside the release of ''[[Overwatch 2]]''.<ref>2022-10-04. [https://overwatch.blizzard.com/en-us/news/patch-notes/live/2022/10 OVERWATCH RETAIL PATCH NOTES - OCTOBER 4, 2022]. ''Blizzard Entertainment'', accessed on 2024-04-28</ref> It uses a separate menu from the [[communication wheel]].

==Overview==

The ping wheel is bound to G or D-Pad Left by default. Holding down the ping button will open a wheel that allows the player to tell teammates where they're attacking, defending, need help, and more. There's also a unique set of interactions for responding to a teammate’s ping.

A player can activate a contextual ping depending on what they're aiming at within their line of sight. For instance, if [[Tracer]] pings an enemy [[Reaper]], Tracer's team will hear her call out Reaper's location. If line of sight is broken, the ping will show the target's last known location.

A ping can be ‘stuck’ to a [[hero]] while they are visible, and the ping shows the last known location when they aren’t visible. The ping will "fall off" if the hero uses a movement ability that makes them invulnerable; Tracer's {{Al|name=Recall}}, [[Doomfist]]’s {{Al|name=Meteor Strike}}, and [[Moira]]’s {{Al|name=Fade}} are all examples of abilities that will cause the ping to fall off.<ref>2022-03-24. [https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/overwatch/23785337/an-inside-look-at-the-ping-system-in-overwatch-2 AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE PING SYSTEM IN OVERWATCH 2]. ''Blizzard Entertainment'', accessed on 2022-04-19</ref>

Pings are more sensitive to heroes than objects, changing the overall enemy ping sensitivity will also change the object sensitivity but you cannot change the object sensitivity individually.

== Pingable Entities/Abilities ==
As of season 18, these are the following pingable entities/abilities:

[[Heroes]]

{{Al|name=Self-Destruct}}

{{Al|name=Minefield}}

{{Al|name=Jagged Blade}}

{{Al|name=Jagged Wall}}

{{Al|name=Shadow Step}}

{{Al|name=Deploy Turret}}

{{Al|name=Venom Mine}}

{{Al|name=Sentry Turret}}

{{Al|name=Teleporter}}

{{Al|name=RIP-Tire}} 

{{Al|name=Concussion Mine}}

{{Al|name=Steel Trap}}

{{Al|name=Biotic Field}}

{{Al|name=Cryo-Freeze}}

{{Al|name=Ice Wall}}

{{Al|name=Blizzard}}

{{Al|name=Disruptor Shot}}

{{Al|name=Dynamite}} 

{{Al|name=B.O.B.}}

{{Al|name=Burrow}}

{{Al|name=Immortality Field}}

{{Al|name=Amplification Matrix}}

{{Al|name=Petal Platform}}

{{Al|name=Tree of Life}}

{{Al|name=Healing Pylon}}

{{Al|name=Hyper Ring}}

=== Hero-specific pings ===
[[Sombra]] - {{Al|name=hack|icononly=1}}[[Health pack|Hacked health pack]]

[[Ana]] - {{Al|name=Sleep Dart|text=Slept enemy}} 

[[Mercy]] - {{Al|name=Resurrect|text=Death teammate}}

[[Zenyatta]] -  {{Al|name=Orb of Discord|text=Discorded enemy}}

==Options==
The following options can be assigned to the ping wheel via the controls menu:

*Ping - In world
*Attacking
*Countdown
*Enemy
*Fall back
*Going in
*Need help
*Watching here

===Advanced options===
Detailed settings for the ping wheel are also available.
{| class="listtable"
!Setting name!!Options!!Description
|-
|'''Enemy ping sensitivity'''
|1 ... 70
(default: 45)
|Adjusts the targeting sensitivity when pinging enemy locations. Lower sensitivity means that the player's crosshair must be closer to the target to ping their location.
|-
|'''Double-press speed'''
|0.01 ... 1.0 (default: 0.35)
|The input sensitivity for two consecutive keypresses to be registered as a double-press.
|-
|'''Ping wheel press delay'''
|0.01 ... 1.0 (default: 0.18)
|How long the delay is between the player pressing the ping wheel key, and the menu appearing.
|-
|'''Ping opacity'''
|0% ... 100% (default: 100%)
|Adjusts the appearance of all ping notifications to be more or less opaque.
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''Enable contextual comms wheel'''
|Off (default)
|All pings will use the option that the player selected.
|-
|On
|When using a ping, the game will alter the character's voice line according to the current situation. (i.e., "Need healing" may result in "Come to me for healing" if the ping target is a low health ally)
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''Enable automatic need help'''
|On (default)
|When using "Need help," allies will receive a ping with the player's location.
|-
|Off
|Using "Need help" will only play the hero's voice line for that ping.
|-
|'''Confirm/cancel ping sensitivity'''
|1 ... 70
(default: 15)
|Adjusts the targeting sensitivity for canceling a ping. Lower sensitivity means that the player's crosshair must be closer to the ping to cancel it.
|-
|'''Injured ally ping sensitivity'''
|1 ... 70
(default: 20)
|Adjusts targeting sensitivity for "Come to me for healing" on injured allies. Lower sensitivity means that the player's crosshair must be closer to the ally to use it.
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''Enable opacity scaling'''
|On (default)
|Automatically increases the ping notification opacity in dark environments, and lowers it in bright ones.
|-
|Off
|Ping opacity will remain static based on what the player has set for "Ping opacity."
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''Show confirm/cancel prompts'''
|On (default)
|Confirm/cancel prompts will be shown when pinging.
|-
|Off
|Confirm/cancel prompts are not shown when pinging.
|}

==References==
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