Episode 33 - Like a Wrecking Ball
Fri, Jul 6, 2018
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Overwatch is getting its first playable rodent! Wait, second? Does Junkrat count? Either way, Hammond (i.e. Wrecking Ball) is here, and he's very different than most of us were expecting.
Overwatch is getting its first playable rodent! Wait, second? Does Junkrat count? Either way, Hammond (i.e. Wrecking Ball) is here, and he’s very different than most of us were expecting.
Along with our newest hero, there’s a whole payload of other patch notes to unpack. Endorsements and LFG are both live, and the community is already seeing the impact; Symmetra’s a killing machine; and it looks most of our DPS heroes are getting buffs to their range on the PTR.
We also discuss some OWL controversy and a peculiar case of a Korean hacker who might actually be going to jail after making six figures helping Overwatch players cheat.
We’re coming in like a wrecking ball; come join us!
Show Notes and Format
Introduction
News
- Nekko from the Uprising admits to account selling - Twitter‘
- IREMIX fined for using a slur on stream - Twitter
- Korean hack author gets jail time - PC Gamer
- Overwatch’s trolls are losing - Kotaku
Patch Notes and Balance Changes (Feature)
Wrecking Ball revealed!
- Origin Video
- Dev Update
- The Redditor who pieced it together a year ago - Reddit
Standard Patch: June 26, 2018 - Blizz Official
- Endorsements and LFG
- Tons of hero buffs plus Symmetra’s rework!
- Horizon Lunar Colony reworked!
- Gif recap
PTR Patch: June 28, 2018 - Blizz Forums
- Mei’s a sniper now, plus a whole bunch of hero buffs (and one minor Widow nerf)
- Sombra’s reworked!
- Nerf to Hanzo
Concluding Remarks