The Update Will Bring “Fundamental Changes” to Overwatch’s Client
A major planned update for the popular multiplayer shooter Overwatch will require players to fully reinstall the game since the patch will introduce several big changes to the game’s client.
“The next major patch will have some pretty fundamental changes to the game client,” a Blizzard customer support representative wrote on the game’s official forum on Thursday. “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.”
The representative also said that Blizzard currently doesn’t have a release date for the patch. However, in a statement sent to Kotaku, Blizzard described it as a “remaster” update that aims to make the load times better, fix bugs, and bring several other changes.
What do you think of this Overwatch news? Are you willing to reinstall the whole game in order to update it or are you going to play the game without the patch? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.