Overwatch’s next PTR patch will be “a little different”

DeathWing
21 okt 2016
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The Overwatch public test realm is receiving a major patch soon, and according to principal designer Geoff Goodman, it’ll be a bit different to what PTR players are used to. Whereas Blizzard has traditionally used the PTR to test fleshed out changes in a public environment, this time it’ll be more experimental.

“This time around, the PTR is likely to be around a bit longer than before, so we’re taking this opportunity to try out some more significant hero changes, and the push more significant iterations throughout this PTR cycle,” Goodman wrote. “The PTR patch changes you guys see are unlikely to make it through PTR unchanged, unlike previous PTR cycles.”

That’s interesting news, and naturally enough, some are speculating that the long ARGed Sombra will rear her head in the PTR. Whether that’s true or not, we do know one thing: the next patch won’t usher in any changes to Symmetra, despite her viability being an ongoing topic of conversation among Overwatch players.

“There aren’t any Symmetra changes for this patch,” Goodman confirmed. “Her changes ended up being much more significant and require more time to finish up, but she’s feeling pretty great internally so hopefully we can get her out there pretty soon.”

The patch notes for the PTR's upcoming patch:

Hero Balance Changes General

Dealing damage to non-players (like like Torbjorn's turrets or Symmetra's teleporter), no longer charges ultimate abilities
Ultimate costs have been increased by 25% for all heroes

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