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A 2016 hero and objective-based first person shooter developed by Blizzard. Players take on the roles of specific heroes in order to complete or defend objectives from the opposing team. The game was shutdown on October 4th, 2022 in preparation for its sequel Overwatch 2.

Overwatch is a multiplayer-only first-person shooter video game. Players play as different heroes - each with a specific roles to play - in a team as they fight across various objective-based game modes against an opposing team.

The game was shutdown on October 4th, 2022 in preparation for its sequel Overwatch 2.

General Information

  • Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
  • Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
  • Release Date: May 24th, 2016
    • Shutdown Date: October 4th, 2022
  • Platforms: , ,

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I'm on fire. So?

In Overwatch, there is a meter at the bottom left corner that indicates how "on fire" (as in, doing well, I'm guessing) you are. When it get over an indicated point, your portrait on the tab screen/scoreboard is shown with a fiery background. Is…
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What's the difference between life, health, armour and shield?

Overwatch has many sources of health. What do all these terms mean? Health Life Armour Shield
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How did this Mercy get 104% Kill Participation?

They didn't really do anything but play the standard support role, healing and buffing players as needed. The only thing I can think of that might have caused this is Genji's reflect.
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Which heroes can clear this jump on Volskaya Industries?

On the Attackers first stage spawn there is a side route that seems to be reachable by some heroes but not all that stretches over the frozen river on the left. I've tested this with easier mobility heroes, like D.va, and Pharah, who can both…
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When should I let my teammates die?

While playing Mercy, I tend to always keep everyone healed as much as possible, and try to never let anyone die. This is mainly due to habits I have developed from playing healers in other games where dying is bad. However, Mercy's ultimate can…
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What is the level cap in Overwatch?

Is there a max level I can hit after a certain point in Overwatch? I know some players have been saying there is no level cap, but it seems like there are certain icons that get upgraded as you level up. What is the level cap in Overwatch?
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Do all melee attacks deal the same amount of damage?

I'm still a little unsure on this one. Are all melee attacks from all heroes (by pressing V (default)) identical, in damage, hitbox, and range? Or are some melee attacks more damaging than others, or are there others that have more range than…
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What are all the friendly and enemy ultimate sounds?

When ultimates are used in Overwatch, a unique voice line sound effect is played, and it sounds different depending on which team used the ability. Does anyone have a list of what the two voice lines are for each character? Also some enemy voice…
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Do kills immediately after victory/defeat count towards your match total?

I've noticed that immediately after the match "Victory"/"Defeat" notification, there is a brief period before the winner screen shows up where you can still get kills on some players. You can confirm the kills with the sound that you hear when you…
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What do these two symbols (thunderbolt, stack of pages) mean?

One has a forward loop with a thunderbolt in the middle, and the other has pages stacked against each other. Sometimes one or the other flash, sometimes they both flash, and sometimes they flash rapidly or just don't flash very often. They always…
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Can Sombra teleport to her teleporter after respawn?

A teleporter thrown by Sombra will last for 15 seconds, a respawn generally lasts 10 seconds. Can you throw a teleporter, die, respawn and instantly teleport back in to the fight? Or does the teleporter get removed when you die?
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Do the commendation votes at the end of of a match matter?

At the end of every Overwatch match, there are 4 players shown who did things like the most healing, most kills, most time on objective, and stuff like that. I can vote for one of these people. What effect does my vote actually have? Does the…
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My HUD has completely disappeared! What happened to it?

After picking my hero in the pre-game lobby, I typically Alt-Tab out of the game to browse the web for a short time until the match starts. This time, when I Alt-Tabbed back into the game, my HUD completely disappeared! I could still control my…
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How can I earn kills with Hanzo's Scatter Arrow?

Hanzo is an interesting character in Overwatch. He's a sniper, but he fills a different niche from the more traditional sniper. To compliment his bow-driven gameplay, one of his abilities is Scatter Arrow - an arrow that explodes on impact to a…
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How do you earn medals? How much XP do they give?

At the end of the game, how are medals awarded? As a secondary, what is the relation between bronze silver and gold medals, and how much experience do they reward?
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