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Overwatch 2 Patch Notes (31st March 2026)

Overwatch 2's March 31 update is a targeted bug fix patch, wiping replay codes and squashing three specific issues that have been frustrating players in Stadium and beyond.

Nathan Lees2 min read
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Blizzard has pushed a small bug fix update for Overwatch 2 today, and per the official patch notes, replay codes have been wiped as part of the process. It's a tight list of three fixes, but two of them are genuinely annoying problems that have been hitting players mid-match.

The Stadium UI vanishing at the start of a round gets patched out again, which says a lot about how stubborn that bug has been. Emre's gun-swapping on a simultaneous reload and ultimate cast is also gone, which was the kind of thing that could cost you a fight at the worst possible moment. The third fix is more niche: Mercy's mythic skin was causing her damage boost beam to lock onto the dead centre of Bastion's turret form, which sounds minor until you realise it was visually misleading in a mode where target priority matters.

Nothing here reshuffles the meta, and honestly that's fine. Clean-up patches like this don't get headlines, but they're the difference between a game that feels polished and one that doesn't. Full patch notes below.


Bug Fix Update

This is a bug fix update. Replay codes have been wiped.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause the Stadium UI to disappear at the start of a round (again)
  • Fixed an issue where Emre's gun would swap if you reloaded and cast your ultimate at the same time
  • Fixed an issue where Mercy’s mythic skin caused the damage boost beam to align directly with the center of Bastion’s turret form

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