Overwatch 2 January 5 Update: Full Patch Notes Listed

A brand new patch has arrived in Overwatch 2 to kick off the new year. Here's everything that's been added and changed in this latest update.

There's plenty of content being thrown around in Overwatch 2 right now, including the new Battle for Olympus event. Based on gods and monsters from Greek Mythology, this new event sees seven Heroes get a unique Divine Power and style overhaul in this new LTM.

Of course, that's not all. Plenty of Hero updates and competitive changes have been made in this patch. Below, we've listed everything that you'll need to know.

Overwatch 2 January 5 Update: Full Patch Notes Listed

Battle for Olympus

In this free-for-all Deathmatch mode, players must battle for the throne of Olympus as seven powerful gods and monsters from Greek Mythology, each with a unique Divine Power that kicks in when they use their ultimate ability. Winners in the Battle for Olympus will have the chance to earn limited-time voice lines and player titles.

At the end of the event, the hero whose powers were used to secure the most eliminations across all matches will be crowned the new ruler of Olympus.

Competitive Play

• The 2023 season of Competitive Capture the Flag begins on January 10 and can be found in the Competitive Play menu
• The Competitive Play loading screen has been updated

Hero Updates

Tank

Junker Queen

Adrenaline Rush

• Now heals for the remaining wound damage when an enemy dies with wounds on them

Carnage

• Cooldown is now reduced by 2 seconds for each enemy it impacts

Jagged Blade

• Thrown impact damage reduced from 80 to 50
• Thrown direct impacts now add a 30 damage wound to the stuck target. Stacks with wounds caused by Quick Melee or returning Jagged Blade hits.

Zarya

Energy

• Energy degeneration reduced from 2.2 to 2 per second
• Delay before energy degeneration begins after gaining energy increased from 1 to 2 seconds

Brigitte

Barrier Shield

• Health increased from 250 to 300

Moira

Biotic Orb

• Dealing damage with Biotic Orb now restores a small amount of Biotic Energy

Bug Fixes

General

• Fixed a bug with Souvenirs being incorrectly placed on Ramattra
• Fixed an issue with Kiriko's Ofuda displaying black textures during her Whirlwind emote
• Fixed an issue with Reaper's animations when ending his 'Take a knee' emote
• Resolved an issue with placeable abilities (turrets, mines) floating after the destructible environment they were placed on was destroyed
• Fixed an issue that resulted in some users seeing a black screen as their Main Menu background
• Fixed a bug that caused "Group Up" to say "I'm on my way" in unintended circumstances.
• Fixed an issue on some consoles that resulted in blurry graphics
• Fixed an issue where some players were not able to invite across certain consoles
• Fixed some performance issues in the Hero Gallery on Console platforms
• Resolved an issue where Daily Challenges were not rolling over for some users
• Fixed an issue where the end-of-game 'DRAW' text would not appear for players if a colorblind setting was active
• Resolved an issue with 'Invite to Custom Game' not appearing as an option in the Social Menu

Maps

Watchpoint Gibraltar

• Fixed some areas that allowed players to escape the map boundaries

Shambali Monastery

• Fixed some areas where players could become stuck
• Fixed some areas where some abilities could be 'eaten' by the environment
• Fixed lighting and geometry in several areas across the map

Heroes

Bastion

• Fixed an issue where Bastion's sound effects could loop at the location of death
• Fixed an issue where Bastion's whole screen would turn yellow when healed by a Brigitte Repair Pack

Kiriko

• Fixed a bug with Swift Step in Capture the Flag that would send the Flag to the destination instead of dropping it where the ability was activated

Mercy

• Fixed Mercy's Guardian Angel sometimes allowing her to escape Ramattra's Ravenous Vortex

Ramattra

• Fixed an issue with missing assets on Ramattra's Hero Information page
• Fixed an issue with Ramattra's Primary Fire effects not displaying the correct amount of projectiles for other players
• Ramattra should now play rumble effects on gamepads/controllers
• Ramattra can no longer have more than one barrier active at a time. Note: This could not happen in standard modes, only Custom Game or modes with low cooldowns

Tracer

• Fixed an issue where Pulse Bomb would not damage Tracer if it was 'Stuck' to an enemy