Overwatch 2 October 19 patch notes: Samoa map fix, Sombra tuning, and more

Amid a major outage reported by players, Blizzard published an Overwatch 2 update that includes some fine-tuning for the Sombra rework and a much-needed fix for the new Samoa map. Here’s what you need to know about the Overwatch 2 October 19 update patch notes.

Overwatch 2 Season 7 hasn’t stopped introducing new content for players, including the Le SSERAFIM collaboration, the Diablo 4 Halloween event, and the new Samoa map. The current meta has also included the long-awaited Sombra rework, which still needs some tuning after its release.

Although they might seem short, Overwatch 2 October 19 update patch notes focused on fixing tasks and challenges that weren’t being tracked correctly, and some important glitches in Sombra’s and Hanzo’s gameplay mechanics.

Here’s everything you should know about the Overwatch 2 October 19 patch notes.

Overwatch 2 October 19 patch notes

Here’s everything on Overwatch 2 latest patch notes:

BUG FIXES

General:

• Fixed a bug in the Practice Range that allowed players to spawn extra training bots.
• Fixed a bug with Random From Favorites, sometimes causing a crash.
• Fixed a bug with the timer for Daily Challenges not showing a consistent time remaining.
• Fixed in a previous update – Fixed a bug with some Challenges not tracking correctly.

Maps

• Samoa:
  • Fixed an area of the map that allowed players to escape the playable space.

Heroes

• Hanzo:
  • Fixed in a previous update – Fixed a bug with Hanzo’s Storm Bow.
• Sombra:
  • Fixed in a previous update – Fixed a bug with Sombra not teleporting if she is stunned after throwing the translocator.
  • Fixed in a previous update – Fixed a bug with Sombra not being able to properly escort the TS-1 Push Robot on Push Maps.

That’s everything on the latest Overwatch 2 patch notes. If you want to know more about Blizzard’s FPS, you can check our guides below:

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