One other patch, one other hero faraway from the sport. That appears to be the sample of Overwatch 2, as Blizzard has briefly deleted Mei from the sport as a result of a game-breaking bug. This makes her the third hero to be disabled from all modes, following Bastion and Torbjörn, the previous of which was additionally deleted from the sport till final week. Paradoxically, it’s not even Mei herself who’s inflicting the bug, however Blizzard has opted to get her eliminated from Overwatch 2 in any case.
To elaborate, the bug happens the place Mei can use her Ice Wall capability in sure places, permitting Kiriko to teleport into her and attain “unintended places.” This permits Kiriko to journey out of bounds in untargetable places. It’s just a little unclear whether or not the bug lies within the ice wall or the teleport. However both manner, Blizzard has determined to take Mei out of the sport within the meantime whereas it fixes the problem. Sure, you possibly can’t even test her out within the Hero Gallery, as was the case with Bastion.
“We’re briefly disabling Mei to handle a bug together with her Ice Wall capability that permits heroes to achieve unintended places,” Blizzard wrote within the announcement message. “We’re working to handle these points as shortly as doable and intention to deliver Mei again in our subsequent upcoming patch which is about for November 15.
This isn’t very Meirry
For many who don’t know, Mei’s Ice Wall erects pillars of ice from the bottom which creates a wall that enemies have to shoot to destroy. However anybody standing on the wall can even be lifted upward, which permits Mei to spice up herself into the nook of the wall. Aaron Keller, present sport director of Overwatch 2, said that this bug was “reproducable in a number of places,” necessitating her removing.
For Mei gamers, the Overwatch 2 crew was capable of present a launch date on once they anticipate the hero will return. Fixes for Mei will go into play on November 15, alongside a bevy of different steadiness modifications which can tune down characters like Zarya and Genji. We’ll hold you posted on the newest information relating to Mei in Overwatch 2, so test again to see if something modifications together with her rerelease.
