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Blizzard has detailed the patch notes for the latest update for Overwatch. The March 15 update adds a new Sombra skin, changes up the game's map rotation, and kickstarts a new season of competitive Lockout Elimination.
The new Sombra skin is called Zhulong, and it celebrates Shanghai Dragons' win in the 2021 Overwatch League by giving the Hero a dragon-themed appearance. The skin will set you back 200 League Tokens (about $10 USD) and can only be unlocked until March 28.
The update also sees both the Horizon Lunar Colony and Paris maps getting rotated out of Quick Play and related modes, as well as the start of Competitive 6v6 Lockout Elimination Season 5. A few bug fixes have been implemented too.
We've detailed the full Overwatch March 15 update patch notes below. On the horizon, the Overwatch 2 beta is set to start in April. The beta will feature the new Push game mode, four new maps, new Damage Hero Sojourn, and reworks to various existing Heroes.
Overwatch March 15 Update Patch Notes
General
Overwatch League Grand Finals Championship Skin
The new Sombra Skin "Zhulong" celebrates the Shanghai Dragons' achievement in becoming the 2021 Overwatch League champions. The skin is purchasable for a limited time for 200 Overwatch League Tokens.
NVIDIA Reflex
The trigger flash option has been removed from the options screen. To enable the trigger flash display for your Reflex Analyzer monitor, please update to driver version 511.79 or later and update GeForce Experience to version 3.25 or later.
Competitive: 6v6 Lockout Elimination
Season 5 of Competitive 6v6 Lockout Elimination has begun!
Maps
Horizon Lunar Colony and Paris have been removed from Quick Play and related modes.
Bug Fixes
General
Fixed a bug that caused the Contenders logo to be low resolution on Contenders skins
Fixed a bug that caused "Ban list is full" to appear in the chat repeatedly
Fixed a bug that caused friends to be visible on the "Recent Players" list
Fixed a bug on PC that caused microphone sound distortion
Heroes
Echo
Fixed a bug that caused re-meching as a duplicated D.Va to grant too much Ultimate charge
The Overwatch Community is being treated this month with Overwatch 2 PvP Beta access announced last week and, now, even more content coming to the OWL.
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