Blizzard sent out the following
A few major updates are coming to Overwatch which are now live on the Public Test Realm (PTR) Patch 1.45 for PC.
Game Director Jeff Kaplan chats through major features including Hero Pools and Experimental Card in last week’s Dev. update video on the topic. If you missed Jeff’s Dev Update, you can watch it here:
Here are highlights from PTR Patch 1.45 below.
NEW FEATURE: HERO POOLS
We will be introducing Hero Pools starting in Season 21 of Competitive Play. Much like Map Pools, rather than having all heroes available for play at all times, a weekly changing list of heroes will be available. The list will include the vast majority of the hero roster, with only a few being excluded during any given week. We think this feature will help keep Competitive Play interesting, as team compositions will change more frequently during a season.
It is important to note that Hero Pools is a new feature that may not last past this initial season. Throughout the season, we will be adjusting the types of Hero Pools available. In addition, it is possible we will also adjust the frequency with which they change.
NEW WORKSHOP FEATURES:
- Custom Game Maps
- Workshop Chamber – A 40m x 40m x 40m enclosed room
- Workshop Island – A 40m x 40m island surrounded by water
- Workshop Expanse – A 900m x 900m flat plane
EXPERIMENTAL CARDExperimental won’t be live in this PTR patch but will be available when the patch goes to retail later this month.
PATCH NOTES
For a full run down of all the Patch notes for Patch 1.45 jump to the link here.