Overwatch 2 update 3.56 patch notes details released for PS4, PS5(1.000.017), PC, and Xbox One. According to the official OW2 patch notes, the latest OW2 Summer Games 2023 event update brings Lúcioball, Lúcioball Remix, and Winston’s Beach Volleyball, along with new cosmetic rewards. Apart from this, OW2 update 3.56 also includes hero balancing changes and bug fixes.
Previously, a major Overwatch 2 season 3 update added new map, new features, accessibility improvements, workshop editor and much more. Unfortunately, players are facing several issues with the game. Today’s Overwatch 2 version 3.56 will fix a few of these issues.
Read the full details below.
Overwatch 2 3.56 patch notes (version 1.000.017) – July 11, 2023
Summer Games 2023
General Updates
On Fire Adjustments
- Fixed a bug causing players to gain On Fire at the start of a new round in Competitive Play and Quick Play.
- Increased difficulty in attaining On Fire and Blazing early in a round.
- Reduced On Fire cooldown to 3 seconds, preventing delayed On Fire activations.
- On Fire score decays more quickly when a hero is not On Fire.
- Maintaining On Fire for extended periods becomes more challenging.
New Event Hub
- Introduced a centralized location for Event information.
- Located in the main menu, providing access to Event Challenges, Rewards, and Modes.
Competitive Updates
Team Queue
- Introducing a new Competitive mode for Overwatch 2: Team Queue.
- Requires a full group of five players to participate.
- No ranking restrictions in Team Queue.
- Available until the end of Season 5.
- Important rules for Team Queue:
- Players can group up regardless of rank difference.
- Grandmaster players can group up with up to four other Grandmaster players.
- Team composition includes 1 Tank, 2 Offense, and 2 Support.
- Role selection occurs within each match, not during the queue process.
- Platform pool restrictions remain, separating console and PC players.
Hero Update
| Hero | Ability | Change |
|---|---|---|
| ORISA | Fortify | Damage reduction increased from 40 to 50% |
| RAMATTRA | Ravenous Vortex | Projectile now passes through enemy heroes, blocked by barriers |
| REINHARDT | Barrier Field | Maximum health increased from 1200 to 1400 |
| WRECKING BALL | Quad Cannons | Manual reload time reduced from 2 to 1.6 seconds |
| SOJOURN | Railgun | Number of shots to reach maximum spread increased from 8 to 12; Spread reduced by 12% |
| SOLDIER: 76 | Heavy Pulse Rifle | Damage increased from 18 to 19 |
| Helix Rockets | Explosion damage increased from 80 to 90 | |
| Biotic Field | Healing per second increased from 35 to 40 | |
| SYMMETRA | Photon Projector | Secondary Fire maximum impact and explosion damage increased from 45 to 50 |
| Sentry Turret | Damage per second reduced from 40 to 25 | |
| Turrets now reveal enemy heroes to allies while dealing damage and for 1 additional second afterwards | ||
| TORBJÖRN | Rivet Gun | Secondary Fire spread reduced from 5 to 4.5 degrees |
| Deploy Turret | Damage reduced from 14 to 11; Cooldown increased from 10 to 12 seconds | |
| Overload | Now reloads 6 ammo on use | |
| KIRIKO | Healing Ofuda | Recovery reduced from 1 to 0.9 seconds |
| ZENYATTA | Orb of Discord | Maximum range reduced from 40 to 30 meters; Time to wear off target when not in line-of-sight reduced from 2 to 1.5 seconds |
Bug Fixes
General
Ping System
- Sombra
- Fixed an issue where Sombra could ping opponent’s owned objects through walls.
- Objects affected include Torbjörn’s Turret, Soldier 76’s Biotic Field, and Sombra’s Translocator, among others.
- Junker Queen
- Fixed a bug where Junker Queen’s knife remained pingable after her death, even if the knife was not in her hand.
- Lifeweaver Petal Platform
- Fixed an issue where Lifeweaver Petal Platform pings used ping stems while the platform was mid-air.
- Ping Stems
- Fixed cases where ping stems were used incorrectly on midair Last Seen pings or not used on grounded Last Seen pings.
- Training Bots
- Fixed an issue where training bots blocked the ability to share ultimate status.
- D.Va
- Fixed a bug where D.Va incorrectly displayed her ultimate status for Call Mech instead of Self-Destruct when targeting an ally inside her mech and pressing the Ultimate Status button.
Other Bug Fixes
- Unranked Map Loading Screen
- Fixed an issue where some players saw the Unranked map loading screen instead of the Competitive Play team lineup and map loading screen.
- ‘No Title’ Option
- Fixed a bug that prevented players from selecting the ‘No Title’ option.
- Questwatch Background
- Fixed an issue where the Questwatch background was incorrectly placed when entering a match during a conversation.
- Role Mastery Challenge
- Fixed a bug where the Role Mastery Challenge did not appear during the end-of-round flow in some cases.
- Hero Icons in Highlights
- Fixed an issue where Hero Icons were missing from Highlights when viewed on a 21:9 ratio.
- Career Profiles
- Fixed an issue where the Career Profiles of friends sometimes appeared blank or missing items.
- Mystery Hero Game Reports
- Fixed Mystery Hero Game reports lacking information.
- Options Menu
- Fixed a bug in the Options menu where values such as ‘100.0%’ were cut off for some languages.
- Localization Issues
- Resolved several localization issues.
- Crashes
- Fixed several crashes.
Maps
Blizzard World
- Fixed lighting in multiple locations around the map.
Circuit Royale
- Fixed lighting in multiple locations around the map.
Watchpoint Gibraltar
- Fixed gaps in the map that could affect gameplay elements.
Illios
- Fixed lighting in multiple locations around the map.
Numbani
- Fixed areas on the map that allowed some heroes to escape the playable area.
Oasis
- Fixed gaps in the map that could affect gameplay elements.
Heroes
Ashe
- Fixed an issue where the aim-down sight animation did not match the firing of the gun when used after a melee.
Baptiste
- Fixed a bug where Immortality Field did not protect Mei for a small window of time after she leaves Cryo-Freeze.
Cassidy
- Fixed a bug where Cassidy’s Magnetic Grenade did not disable certain abilities, including Baptiste’s Exo Boost and Flight, Sigma’s Gravitic Flux, and Mercy’s Valkyrie.
Echo
- Fixed a condition where Echo would fail to play any voice lines after duplicating a hero.
Junkrat
- Fixed an interaction with Lifeweaver’s Petal Platform that allowed Junkrat to leave the playable space.
Kiriko
- Fixed the melee animation not playing if used right after Protection Suzu.
Lifeweaver
- Fixed a bug where Lifeweaver’s Hero Icon challenges did not correctly progress.
- Fixed an issue with Petal Platform that prevented the jump boost from being applied when jumping from certain areas of the platform.
- Fixed a bug that gave Lifeweaver high damage mitigation numbers for environmental kills.
- Fixed a condition that allowed Life Gripped teammates to die to the boundary of a pitfall.
Orisa
- Fixed an issue with overheating effects not playing correctly on some skins.
Ramattra
- Fixed a bug where stunning Ramattra and interrupting Ravenous Vortex allowed the ability to be cast again immediately.
Reaper
- Fixed an interaction with Petal Platform that allowed players to escape the playable space.
Reinhardt
- Fixed an issue with Reinhardt’s beard appearing distorted for select skins in Hero Select.
- Fixed an interaction with the Hold to Charge option breaking animations when used on a controller.
Soldier: 76
- Fixed a bug with the animation of the Heavy Pulse Rifle that could occur when Tactical Visor was used while under the effect of Kitsune Rush.
Sombra
- Fixed the lighting on several skins being too bright.
- Fixed a bug with Primary Fire not having priority over a pending Hack when the Toggle Hack option is enabled.
Symmetra
- Fixed an interaction with Petal Platform and Teleporter that allowed players to escape the playable space.
Tracer
- Fixed an interaction with Lifeweaver’s Petal Platform that allowed Tracer to contest the objective from outside the playable space on some maps.
- Fixed a bug that caused the Hero Select sound effects of the Mythic Tracer skin to keep playing after switching heroes.
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