Overwatch is without a doubt one of the most popular games in the last few years, and Blizzard has been working hard to ensure that the game is fair and balanced and fun for all. There was a lot of news coming out of BlizzCon 2018, including some news of 7 new characters coming to the game, one of which has already been revealed in Ashe. So, the question is, what’s next for Blizzard? Well, apparently, a very big update, one that will make you work a little.
On the official Overwatch forum on Battle.net, Blizzard laid out what’s going on. Apparently, they’re working on some big things, and it’ll require you to reinstall the game by doing so.
We wanted to get ahead of this early and let you all know what to expect with our next big patch. We don’t currently have a release date/time with this, but will update this thread once we do.
The next major patch will have some pretty fundamental changes to the game client. The number of back-end changes we’re putting in is substantial enough that we can’t just patch over the current content efficiently. As a result, when the next patch comes out, the client will fully reinstall itself to handle these changes. We know that this isn’t ideal for people on metered connections, so hopefully this announcement helps you prepare for this coming update.
Seem drastic? A little perhaps, but in a follow-up with people who were asking questions, Blizzard noted that they were using the patch as a “remaster” of sorts, one that would improve many things in the game for the better. Such as looks, gameplay, and more, so a reinstall may be worth it if it all pans out.
As noted in the post, there is no set time for this update as of yet.
