Overwatch krijgt beta patch; voegt nieuwe map en modus toe

Blizzard heeft een nieuwe patch uitgegeven voor de lopende beta van Overwatch. De patch weegt 1,5GB en voegt een nieuwe map toe, genaamd Route 66, evenals de modus Weekly Brawl. Deze modus lijkt op een functie van de Tavern Brawl van Hearthstone, waarbij je diverse regels in een custom game hebt.

Zo kan het zijn dat je in de ene Weekly Brawl speelt als Soldier: 76 en in de andere een willekeurige hero bent, elke keer dat je respawnt. De modus is solo te starten, maar ook via een party en elke dag verandert de functie van de modus tijdens de beta. Ook is er een Play of the Game-feature, die de highlights toont van een potje. Er zijn er maximaal vijf per sessie op te slaan, die weer verdwijnen als je uitlogt.

De volledige lijst met veranderingen en toevoegingen is hieronder te zien.

Player Progression

All available and unlocked achievements can be viewed in the Career Profile > Achievements tab

Select achievements will now unlock general and hero-specific sprays (which can be equipped in the Hero Gallery)

Players will now unlock a new portrait frame every 10 levels, instead of only at levels 10, 25, 50, and 100

Players will now receive a promotion every 100 levels

When a player receives a promotion, they will unlock a new portrait frame theme

With each new promotion, the player’s level (and the EXP required to level) will be reset

New Legendary skins have been added for several heroes

Plays of the Games have received a polish pass

Joining and Leaving Games

Players will now receive an EXP bonus for playing multiple matches in succession

Players who backfill into a match will no longer receive a loss for that match (even if it ends in a defeat), but can still receive a win

These players will also receive an additional EXP bonus for the match, if completed

Players who leave an in-progress match will now receive an automatic loss

Players who repeatedly leave in-progress matches will also receive a temporary penalty on EXP gained from future matches (this penalty will persist as long as the player continues to repeatedly leave in-progress matches)

Group Improvements

Players can now request to “Join a Group”

When a group leader leaves a game, he or she will now have the option to leave with the group intact

Expanded preferences for groups have been added to the Options menu

Option to allow current group members to invite other players to the group

Option to allow “Anyone,” “Friends,” or “No One” to join your group without an invite

Miscellaneous

The new player experience has been updated

The Tutorial and Practice Range have received a polish pass

Dialogs will now guide new players through the Tutorial, Practice Range, and Practice vs AI modes before recommending Quick Play

Players can now browse the main menu while queued for Quick Play, Play vs AI, or Weekly Brawl! games

“Healing Done” has replaced “Final Blows” as an available end-of-match medal

End-of-match commendations have received another tuning pass

AI heroes will now melee and use Health Packs