Overwatch Update 2.99 Patch Notes for PS4, PC and Xbox One

Overwatch update 2.99 patch notes for PS4 and Xbox One released for players. According to the official Overwatch 2.99 patch notes, the latest update added a new Halloween Terror 2020 event and addressed an array of visual and technical issues. Apart from this, Overwatch version 2.99 also added general stability improvements.

Previously, a big update added character balancing, gameplay changes, and a long list of bug fixes. Recently, a minor hotfix was also released

Unfortunately, players are still facing several issues while playing the game online. Today’s Overwatch version 2.99 will fix a few of these issues.

What is new in Overwatch 2.99 patch notes?

HALLOWEEN TERROR 2020

Overwatch Halloween Terror returns!

During this pulse-pounding in-game event, expand your collection with spooky new cosmetics and experience new twists in the chilling tale of Junkenstein’s Revenge, our limited-time PvE brawl. Get ready for a shock with Junkenstein’s Revenge Challenges, diabolical twists on Dr. Junkenstein’s sordid plans. Two will become available each week, totaling six in all. Plus, overcome weekly challenges with wins in Quick Play, Competitive Play, or Arcade to earn a series of unique rewards!

Throughout the event, unlock new seasonal items—including legendary skins like Flying Dutchman Sigma, Karasu-Tengu Genji, and Werewolf Winston—to add to our growing collection from previous years.

GENERAL UPDATES

Feature Update: Improved Profanity Filter

We are making changes to how the Profanity Filter works to give players more control over the types of words they see. Instead of a simple On/Off Profanity Filter, there are now three levels of profanity filtering provided.

FRIENDLY – We’ll do our best to filter all words currently identified by our constantly-updated list as obscene, vulgar, or offensive. This is the most family-friendly setting.
MATURE – You may see some obscene or vulgar words with this setting, but we will filter language identified as extremely offensive.
UNFILTERED – Nothing will be filtered. Please be aware that you may see extremely offensive language. This setting is not recommended.

Along with the new three levels of filtering, we now will allow players to have different profanity filter settings for each communication channel. These channels include:

GENERAL CHAT
MATCH CHAT
TEAM CHAT
PARTY CHAT
WHISPER

As an example, you could use the stronger FRIENDLY profanity filter option for more public channels such as GENERAL CHAT or MATCH CHAT, but use the MATURE option for the more private PARTY CHAT.

PLEASE NOTE: Using Any of the profanity filters doesn’t make it okay for players to use offensive language, and we encourage you to report these examples if you encounter them.

See Blizzard Entertainment’s In-Game-Code of Conduct for more information on acceptable behavior. Using language reported by the community and deemed offensive by Blizzard will result in severe account restrictions.

Feature Update: Elevator Adjustments

Elevators will now wait at the bottom of their track until a player boards the platform. After a short delay, the platform rises rapidly upward. Once the elevator reaches the top, it pauses briefly before returning to the bottom.

COMPETITIVE UPDATES

Competitive Team Deathmatch

Season 3 of Competitive Team Deathmatch has begun!

HERO UPDATES

REINHARDT

Earthshatter

Added a voice line stating, “For the Crusaders!”, that allies will hear when Reinhardt uses Earthshatter

SOLDIER: 76

Heavy Pulse Rifle

Bullet spread removed
Constant recoil added
Bullet damage reduced from 20 to 19
Ammo increased from 25 to 30

SOMBRA

Translocator

Improved smoothness of Sombra’s First Person camera when Translocating short distances to a Translocator that is in view

WIDOWMAKER

Grappling Hook

Grapple will now bounce off a surface if the distance between you and the hook is under 2 meters, canceling the hook and not costing any cooldown

WRECKING BALL

Grappling Claw

Improved target detection to help with the consistency of connecting to walls

BUG FIXES

General

Fixed a bug that caused highlights saved from Experimental games to not load properly
Fixed a bug that caused heroes to load slowly when switching heroes from the Hero Select screen
Fixed a bug with skill ratings not appearing in the Career Profile for Competitive Arcade seasons
Fixed a bug with the “All Seasons” option not appearing within the Career Profile menu

Heroes

Baptiste

Fixed a bug that caused Baptiste’s eyes to not blink during his idle animation

D.Va

Fixed a bug that caused the spray menu to display “Empty” in the top slot while a spray is equipped
Fixed a bug that displayed the Korean flag incorrectly on the Taegeukgi skin

Echo

Fixed a bug with Echo’s Duplicate voice lines not playing in the correct language

Lúcio

Fixed a bug that caused Lúcio’s legs to unintentionally extend when landing on uneven terrain

Pharah

Fixed a bug with the Lifeguard skin model not displaying properly on low texture quality settings
Fixed a bug that caused Pharah’s eyes to not animate properly when equipping the Lifeguard skin

Reaper

Fixed a bug that caused Reaper’s shotgun pattern to still be affected by random rotation

Reinhardt

Fixed a bug that prevented “Storm, Earth and Fire” achievement from triggering

Zarya

Fixed a bug that caused beam hit effects to display incorrectly on barriers

Custom Games

Fixed an issue with the Door Health Scalar custom games setting for Junkenstein
Fixed an issue with the Difficulty custom games setting for Junkenstein

Workshop

Fixed a bug with Ashe’s Dynamite in hand to not scale to the size of the projectile
Fixed a bug with Brigitte’s Whip Shot not displaying properly when triggered rapidly without a cooldown
Fixed a bug that caused Reinhardt’s Earthshatter to not consistently hit targets when model scale is increased
Fixed a bug where Ashe’s B.O.B. would not smoothly scale up/down with Ashe
Fixed a bug where Call Mech placed the location of the new mech incorrectly at varying scales

Fixed game crashing issues.
Stability and performance improvements.
Added network improvements.
Fixed server disconnection issues.
Added fixes for stuttering and lag issues.
Other minor fixes.

Download free Overwatch update 2.99 for PS4 and Xbox One.