Hey everyone! Today’s update introduces two new weapons, some familiar unvaults, more Elite Stronghold tune-ups and general bug fixes. More details below:
🔄 Reload Loot Pool Updates in Unranked. Ranked coming 5/18
New Weapons
Tracer's Dual Pistols use light ammo and come with Recall and Blink. Rewind a few seconds or zip short distances.
Mercy's Caduceus Staff locks onto teammates with a healing beam that restores health and shields. While equipped, you can glide through the air.
UNVAULTED OVERWATCH-THEMED ITEMS
Chaos Reloader (Roadhog)
Chains of Hades (Roadhog)
Arc-Lightning Gun (Winston)
Shield Bubble (Winston)
Jet Pack (Pharah)
Rocket Launcher (Pharah)
Twin Hammer Shotguns (Reaper)
Void Oni Mask (Reaper)
Reaper Sniper Rifle (Widowmaker)
Grappler (Widowmaker)
Shockwave Hammer (Reinhardt)
Guardian Shield (Reinhardt)
ADDITIONAL UNVAULTS
Deadeye DMR (Kit 1)
Tracking Visor (Kit 1)
Killswitch Revolvers (Kit 2)
Bass Boost (Kit 2)
Lightrider’s Surf Cube (Kit 3)
Ice Gauntlets (Kit 3)
The Kneecapper (Kit 4)
Baron’s Double Down Pistol (Kit 4)
ELITE STRONGHOLD MAP UPDATES
Elite Stronghold has been re-enabled in the Unranked map rotation.
Top Tier Training’s ‘Arena’ room has a chance of spawning new interior layouts when first entering the map.
Increased loot density by adding 180 chests and floor loot, including:
Increased loot at Chiseled Cubes
Increased loot at Elite Experiments
Increased loot in more areas between POIs
Added trees on the riverside of the island to reduce lines of sight from the cliffs
Added trees around Chiseled Cubes to reduce lines of sight from the surrounding area
Added tunnels to the river side bunkers for additional rotation options when the Storm forces you to higher ground
✅ Reload Bug Fixes & Improvements
You should no longer see inverted controls and camera jitter when loading into Elite Stronghold in Unranked
Resolved an issue in Unranked where the safe zone of the circle and the Storm were not accurately displayed
The Grappler has been re-enabled, and using it after sliding should no longer cause hitches
AoE effects now properly apply within certain bushes
Fixed an issue where damage numbers showed individual hits instead of the cumulative damage number format
For other fixes, improvements and known issues in v40.40, check out this post.
We’re keeping an eye on reports across social media and community spaces - please keep them coming as we work to fix them.
See you in the new game update!
The Reload Dev Team
