Overwatch Patch 1.0.5

Overwatch Version 1.0.5 Patch Notes
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General
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-Players can now Skirmish without being in a queue. (No XP is awarded in Skirmish Mode)
-Players can now opt-in to fill empty spots in active games while in Skirmish.
-Group XP Bonus increased to +25% with a full party.

Hero Balance Changes
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Tracer

-Blink recharge time increased by 1 second.
-Jump height increased.
-Can now blink vertically.

McCree

-Flashbang projectile speed increased.
-Fan the Hammer now has a 5 second cooldown
-Fan the Hammer's cooldown is reset by Combat Roll.
-Deadeye now returns less charge if it expires (30%)
-Deadeye now returns more charge if it is canceled earlier (base 60%, decreasing after the first second)

Pharah
-Concussive Blast knockback reduced at edges.
-Concussive Blast now blinds targets hit directly for 1 second
-Concussive Blast now stuns for 1 second on a headshot.(Max Range 20m)

Soldier 76

-Biotic Field now heals indiscriminately.
-Sprint movement speed bonus doubled for the first second (2 second cooldown)
-Tactical Visor will now target Torbjorn turrets if there are no enemy heroes in sight.
-Jump height slightly increased

Reaper

-Shadow Step no longer considers height for it's maximum range.
-Shadow Step targeting accuracy made more reliable.
-Reaper gains invisibility for the last second of Wraith Form.
-Collecting a Soul Orb now refills 1 ammo.

Bastion

-Self-Repair is no longer interrupted by damage.
-Self-Repair is interrupted and put on a 3 second cooldown if recent damage taken reaches a threshold. (Cooldown also triggers if repair was intterupted by a stun)
-Self-Repair is no longer interrupted by damage in Sentry Configuration.
-Self-Repair rate doubled in Tank Configuration

Hanzo

-Scatter Arrow fragments now richochet an additional time
-Scatter Arrow fragments damage reduced per richochet.
-Uncharged arrows can no longer headshot

Junkrat

-Steel Trap and Concussive Mine locations are now more visible to teammates
-Total Mayhem explosive release radius slightly increased
-Total Mayhem explosives can now be knocked around
-Concussive Mines now do less damage until they land

Mei

-Consecutively freezing a target now takes longer and longer
-Mei now jumps out of Cryo-Freeze

Torbjorn

-Autocannons now aim for headshots if the target is within 5m.
-Autocannons can now be given an armor pack
-Armor Packs now provide the armor over 1 second rather than instantly
-Slightly reduced range and rate of fire of Rivet Gun.

Widowmaker

-Reduced ultimate charge rate
-Venom Mine location is now more visible to teammates
-Every scoped shot reduces the charge rate by 50% for 1.5 seconds, stacks.
-Shots below 25% charge can no longer headshot

D.Va

-Defense Matrix duration increased by 1 second
_Defense Matrix slightly widened
-D.Va can now melee without interrupting Defense Matrix
-Ultimate charge rate slightly increased in and out of mech.

Reinhardt

-Barrier Field remaining charge is now more visible to teammates

Winston

-Barrier cooldown reduced by 1 second.
-New Telsa Cannon Alt-fire consumes ammo to recharge a nearby barrier
--Barriers can be charged above base amount
--Barriers will not expire while being charged
-Added visual effect to show teammates remaining duration

Roadhog

-Chain Hook's cooldown now resets if it deals the killing blow to a hero.
-Chain Hook will no longer place enemies on top of Roadhog
-Take a Breather now plays a slightly louder and more distinct sound to enemies

Zarya

-Pulse Cannon now loses charge faster the more it is filled (up to 100)
-Pulse Cannon can now be charged over 100, but the damage will not increase further.
-Pulse Cannon becomes a cone effect when at or above 100 charge.
-Projected Barrier now has a 1 second grace period for line of sight
-Graviton Surge's area of effect made slightly easier to distinguish

Lucio

-Added visual effect to knockback
-Crossfade self effect reduced by 50% when not Amped.
-Removed maximum Wall Ride time
-Crossfade songs are now Amped while wallriding.

Mercy

-Guardian Angel is less likely to put you under a platform a teammate is standing on
-Caduceus Blaster projectile speed slightly increased

Symmetra

-Photon Shield cooldown increased to 2 seconds.
-Photon Shield now blocks for 10% of the targets base health. (Minimum 25)
-Photon Shield no longer requires line of sight.
-Photon Shields now remove on hero swap instead of death.
-Photon Shield is now automatically applied when a teleporter is used.
-Photon Shield can now be applied to Sentry Turrets (+15 Shield)
-Ultimate Charge can now be gained while a teleporter is active, adding extra respawn charges.
-Sentry Turret health increased from 1 to 25. (Armor)
-Photon Projector alt-fire orb now travels faster the less it is charged.
-Photon Projector alt-fire orbs now home in on targets effected by a Sentry Turret.
-Photon Projector primary fire now charges Symmetra's shield based on damage done.

Zenyatta

-Orb of Discord visual indicator is now visible to teammates.
-Orb of Harmony healing rate increases over time up to 60 HP per second.
--Rate resets on target change or when the target is fully healed.
-Increased radius of Transcendence
-Projectiles that come in contact with Zenyatta while using Transcendence now disappear. (Similar to Defense Matrix)