Overwatch’s March 25 PTR update has fixed one of Mei’s most annoying problems

Overwatch has seen various issues in its lifetime, but a strange and persistent bug with Mei’s Cryo-Freeze is finally being addressed in the PTR.

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Mei’s ability to cover herself in a block of ice lets her avoid all incoming damage while applying a small heal as she’s frozen in place. 

On March 13, however, players noticed that some heals from teammates are able to penetrate her icy enclosure but others cannot.

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The pesky issue was finally addressed in the March 25 PTR update, and players have been thoroughly testing if the fix actually addresses the problem.

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In a Reddit post, user ‘rubenburgt’ made two videos, one that demonstrated the bug before the PTR update and one that showed off the fix after.

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The clips show that heals such as Baptiste’s healing grenades, Lucio’s AOE effect, Moira’s healing spray/orbs and more didn’t have an effect on a damaged Mei while in her Cryo-Freeze.

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After the update, every ability seems to work as intended to give Mei some much-needed healing in hectic situations. 

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Though many fans were happy to see the fix issues, some fans were pleasantly surprised to see a resolution to the problem. Mei’s Cryo-Freeze had been so consistently bugged that some players started thinking it was an intended mechanic.

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“Its weird that all this time apparently it was a bug,” Reddit user Haoxian_Dave said. “I thought it was just a very weird gameplay design choice.”

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Many users seem to share his confusion, but generally agreed that a fix to a feature that wasn’t intended in the first place was a good thing.