Overwatch trolls using bug that could damage players’ hardware

Olivia Richman • 20/Might/21 • 22:18

Overwatch gamers have known as on Blizzard to repair a ridiculous bug that lets gamers spam voice strains till they crash different gamers’ video games. 

Whereas bugs and glitches are sadly frequent in Overwatch and different multiplayer video games, this bug is unquestionably one of many strangest and it has been wreaking havoc throughout aggressive Overwatch for over per week since its discovery. By spamming voice strains, gamers have discovered a technique to make the sport lag so laborious that teammates and opponents get kicked from the server. Some folks have even had points with their computer systems in consequence. 

Streamer Stevo shared a clip of a Junkrat abusing voice instructions in motion. The sport began glitching and Stevo could not even transfer because the Junkrat continued to say “understood” again and again. Stevo even famous there was nothing he may do. 

Overwatch streamer Kephrii shared the same clip a day later. Within the clip, Kephrii’s sport virtually crashes attributable to a Widowmaker spamming voice strains. Kephrii reacted shortly, hovering over the teammate and deciding on “squelch chat” to mute the spam earlier than the connection was disrupted additional. 

Overwatch gamers name on Blizzard to repair voice comm spam bug

Well-liked Overwatch streamer Metro determined to name on Blizzard to take motion. On Might 19, Metro tweeted to Blizzard that the sport’s high quality management is “shameful.” In accordance with Metro, his PC has continued to “break” each time a participant spams voice strains, exploiting the unusual and irritating bug. 

“It breaks your sport and your PC and it would trigger {hardware} harm,” Metro exclaimed. 

The streamer added that they’re now afraid to queue right into a sport of Overwatch attributable to concern of their PC “exploding.” To not point out that shedding a aggressive sport will lose them SR. 

Blizzard has but to publicly touch upon the continued complaints. For now, the bizarre voice comm spam bug remains to be on the market inflicting frustration for a lot of gamers.