Overwatch World Cup teams CONFIRMED as Blizzard releases NEW update
OVERWATCH fans can start to vote for the teams that will go to the next phase of the World Cup competition, as Blizzard releases a new update for PS4, Xbox One and PC.
Overwatch World Cup teams have been announced
Overwatch developer Blizzard has released a brand new update on PS4, Xbox One and PC.
Update 2.11 makes changes to the way tie-breaks work in competitive play, and also fixes a number of hero abilities.
Full patch notes can be found further down the page.
Blizzard has also confirmed the top 32 countries that are eligible for the voting phase of the Overwatch World Cup.
Fans have until May 5 to choose the representatives to form their region's Competitive Committee.
Members of the Competitive Committee will recommend the strongest team from their region to compete in the Overwatch World Cup.
You can see the top 32 countries based on average Skill Ratings below, followed by Overwatch update 2.11 patch notes.
The list of top 32 Overwatch countries in full...
1. China – 4550
2. South Korea – 4522
3. United States – 4470
4. Sweden – 4309
5. Finland – 4295
6. United Kingdom – 4293
7. Canada – 4291
8. France – 4268
9. Denmark – 4259
10. Russia – 4221
11. Germany – 4219
12. Japan – 4184
13. Australia – 4184
14. Chinese Taipei – 4162
15. Netherlands – 4147
16. Hong Kong – 4113
17. Norway – 4101
18. Poland – 4093
19. Brazil – 4071
20. Italy – 4068
21. Spain – 4051
22. Israel – 4007
23. Singapore – 4002
24. Thailand – 3999
25. Argentina – 3992
26. Turkey – 3960
27. Belgium – 3942
28. Vietnam – 3941
29. Portugal – 3930
30. New Zealand – 3922
31. Austria – 3900
32. Romania – 3861
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Competitive Play
- On Assault and Assault/Escort Maps, teams now need to capture at least 33% of the objective before the tie-breaking system is activated
General bug fixes
- Fixed a crash that could occur during the end-of-round screen
Arcade bug fixes
- Fixed a bug that prevented the payload from showing damage until after the escort phase in the Overwatch Uprising brawl
- Fixed a bug that allowed players to get under the payload using certain heroes’ movement abilities in the Overwatch Uprising brawl
- [PC] Fixed a bug that caused the payload’s health bar to interfere with the scoreboard, forcing players to hold down the spacebar to view the scoreboard in the Overwatch Uprising brawl
- Fixed a bug that caused Genji’s “You’ve rescued me again, Dr. Ziegler” voice line to play after being resurrected in the Overwatch Uprising brawl, regardless of which hero performed the resurrection
- Fixed an issue causing the chat window to block the ‘refresh’ button when the Overwatch Uprising leaderboards were open
- [PS4] The “Handle With Care” Achievement now correctly states the payload must remain above 80% health
- [PS4/XB1] The Overwatch Uprising scorecard now correctly tracks stats from Sombra’s Hack
- [PS4/XB1] The Overwatch Uprising scorecard now correctly tracks Ana’s healing stats
Custom games and game browser
- Fixed a bug that prevented the ‘Start Game Mode’ button from appearing when creating a Capture the Flag or Elimination game
Heroes
- Fixed a bug that gave Genji’s Dragonblade ability a slightly increased swing speed while at a higher latency. Dragonblade’s default swing speed has been slightly increased to compensate
- Fixed a bug that prevented Genji’s Dragonblade ability from registering hits correctly
- Fixed a bug to prevent hit effects from being inflicted on D.Va’s human form while piloting the mech
- [PS4/XB1] Fixed a bug causing D.Va’s hair to appear inflexible during her Selfie highlight intro when her Palanquin skin was equipped
- [PS4/XB1] Fixed a bug causing the ice on Pharah’s Frostbite skin to stretch when her Flair emote was activated
- [PS4/XB1] Fixed a bug causing textures to flicker during Roadhog’s Feast highlight intro
- [PS4/XB1] Fixed a bug causing Soldier: 76’s cape to clip during the Push-Ups emote when his Strike Commander Morrison, Daredevil: 76, or Stunt Rider: 76 skin was equipped
Maps
- Fixed a bug causing glass that has been shattered by an explosion to be colored black