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Bugs in Overwatch 2 are like Hydra. Cut off one head, and he reveals two more heads. After having his servers shut down twice for login issues, account merging issues, the backlash against the game’s new SMS protection feature, and emergency repairs, Blizzard has had to deactivate two of his heroes.
Bastion and Torbjörn are affected heroes, affecting ultimates and normal abilities. Torbjorn has been pulled from the competition queue because he has the smaller of two bugs, but Quick He is still available for play. This bug is a simple bug, if the player presses the button too fast, Overload he can extend the duration of the ability. All that results is a faster, harder-to-kill Torbjörn, which, given his relative lack of use in the six years Overwatch has been around, doesn`t mean much.
Bastion, however, has the much more serious bug affecting his ultimate. Typically, triggering Bastion`s Artillery Configuration ultimate lets you call in a few orbital strikes that are devastating for grouped-up foes. But with the bug, well… now you can carpet bomb. refer to the following.
As a result, Bastion has been completely removed from the game. I can’t even see myself for errors in the practice track. It’s a shame, because these unfortunate practice track robots are a total no-go. It remains to be seen when both will be fully restored, but in the meantime fans can at least more or less log in and play the game.