Overwatch's next PTR patch will be "a little different"

The Overwatch public test realm is receiving a major patch soon, and according to principal designer Geoff Goodman, it'll be a bit different to what PTR players are used to. Whereas Blizzard has traditionally used the PTR to test fleshed out changes in a public environment, this time it'll be more experimental.

That's interesting news, and naturally enough, some are speculating that the long ARGed Sombra will rear her head in the PTR. Whether that's true or not, we do know one thing: the next patch won't usher in any changes to Symmetra, despite her viability being an ongoing topic of conversation among Overwatch players.

"There aren't any Symmetra changes for this patch," Goodman confirmed. "Her changes ended up being much more significant and require more time to finish up, but she's feeling pretty great internally so hopefully we can get her out there pretty soon."

The update and full patch notes are expected later this week.

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