{"id":30739,"date":"2022-05-03T05:42:37","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T05:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/wrecking-ball-disabled-from-overwatch-2-beta"},"modified":"2024-07-21T16:04:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-21T16:04:25","slug":"wrecking-ball-disabled-from-overwatch-2-beta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/wrecking-ball-disabled-from-overwatch-2-beta","title":{"rendered":"Wrecking Ball disabled from Overwatch 2 beta due to game-breaking bug"},"content":{"rendered":"

Blizzard Entertainment is ironing out issues with the ongoing Overwatch 2<\/a> PvP closed beta and has decided to disable Wrecking Ball after players discovered a game-breaking bug with the character.<\/p>\n

The decision was made on 3rd May and announced via social media. “Wrecking Ball’s powers are a bit too strong on the Beta server. We’re disabling him immediately while we work to address a bug that allowed him to cause other players to crash,” the PlayOverwatch Twitter account shared.<\/p>\n

As it turns out, a small oversight with the game’s code makes it so Wrecking Ball can literally shut the lobby down for every single player in it, except the person playing the character. <\/p>\n

Why was Wrecking Ball disabled from the Overwatch 2 beta?<\/h2>\n
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The official Overwatch Twitter account announced that Wrecking Ball was being disabled from the Overwatch 2 beta. (Picture: Blizzard Entertainment)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As we’ve mentioned, Wrecking Ball can cause a whole lobby to disconnect from a match. What makes the issue even more egregious is that the player doesn’t even have to do a particularly hard input to do so.<\/p>\n

In fact, it can be done accidentally without meaning to cause harm. You just simply need to jump and activate Wrecking Ball’s grappling hook on any surface to cause massive disconnects to occur. <\/p>\n

Some Overwatch pro and content creators have run into this issue with hilarious results. Take a look at former Overwatch League main tank Matther “Super” DeLisi accidentally pulling this glitch live on stream down below. <\/p>\n

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