Public Test Region

To participate, select 'PTR: Overwatch' from the Region/Account setting.

The Public Test Region (PTR) is an alternative region available on the Battle.net app that allows players to beta test select features before they are put into the full game. It is only available on PC.

Players from anywhere may use the PTR, however the servers are hosted in the Americas region. Up to 10,000 players may be active on the PTR at a time. Any additional players will be placed into a queue.

When joining the PTR, a copy of the player's account is made specifically for the region. Progression in the PTR is separate from the full game. In addition, loot boxes cannot be purchased in the PTR.

For the changes currently being tested, see Public Test Region/Current Patch.

History

Start date	Live patch date	Elapsed time	Feature	PTR patch tested	Live server patch applied
27 June, 2019	TBA	TBD	▪  Subtitles feature ▪ Workshop updates	1.38.0	TBA
23 May, 2019	24 June, 2019	32 days	▪  Replays feature ▪ Significant Hero adjustment ▪ Assault Game Mode changes	1.37.0	1.37.0.1
24 April, 2019	21 May, 2019	27 days	▪  Workshop feature	1.36.0	1.36.0.1
18 April, 2019	7 May, 2019	19 days	▪ Havana	1.35.1	1.35.1.0
25 March, 2019	16 April, 2019	22 days	▪ Significant Hero adjustment	1.35.0	1.35.0.1
26 February, 2019	19 March, 2019	21 days	▪  Baptiste ▪ Significant Hero adjustment	1.34.0	1.34.0.1
30 January, 2019	19 February, 2019	20 days	▪ Paris ▪ Health adjustment	1.33.0	1.33.0.1
8 January, 2019	24 January, 2019	16 days	▪ Armor adjustment ▪ Hero adjustment: Brigitte, D.Va, and Reaper	1.32.1	1.32.1.1
14 December, 2018	8 January, 2019	25 days	▪ OWL Season 2 skins ▪ Spectator improvement ▪ Kill Feed improvement	1.32.0	1.32.0.1
14 November, 2018	11 December, 2018	26 days	▪ Significant hero adjustment	1.31.0	1.31.0.1
5 November, 2018	13 November, 2018	21 days	▪ Ashe	1.30.0	1.30.0.1
23 October, 2018			▪ Hero adjustment: Mercy, Reaper, Roadhog, Symmetra
21 September, 2018	9 October, 2018	18 days	▪ Revamped Torbjörn ▪ Damage falloff adjustment ▪ Hero adjustment: Hanzo and Sombra ▪ Colorblind mode improvements	1.29.0	1.29.0.1
22 August, 2018	11 September, 2018	20 days	▪ Busan ▪ Hero adjustment:Ana, Brigitte, Reinhardt, Roadhog, Widowmaker	1.28.0	1.28.0.1
18 July, 2018	9 August, 2018	22 days	▪ Significant hero adjustment ▪ Support hero adjustment	1.27.0	1.27.0.1
28 June, 2018	24 July, 2018	25 days	▪ Wrecking Ball ▪ Hero adjustment: Hanzo and Sombra	1.26.0	1.26.0.3
5 June, 2018	26 June, 2018	21 days	▪ Revamped Symmetra ▪ Revamped Horizon Lunar Colony ▪ Hero adjustment:Doomfist, McCree, Orisa ▪ New social features	1.25.0	1.25.0.1
3 May, 2018	22 May, 2018	19 days	▪ Hero adjustment: Ana, Brigitte, Hanzo	1.24.0	1.24.0.1
18 April, 2018	3 May, 2018	15 days	▪ Rialto ▪ Revamped Hanzo ▪ Hero adjustment: Brigitte, Genji, Junkrat, Lúcio, Tracer	1.23.0	1.23.0.1
22 March, 2018	10 April, 2018	19 days	▪ Blizzard World checkpoint adjustment ▪ New & updated quotes ▪ Significant hero adjustment	1.22.0	1.22.0.1
28 February, 2018	14 March, 2018	14 days	▪ Brigitte ▪ Hero adjustment: Sombra	1.21.0	1.21.0.1
14 February, 2018	27 February, 2018	13 days	▪ Hero adjustment: Mei and Sombra	1.20.0	1.20.0.3
4 January, 2018	30 January, 2018	26 days	▪ Hero adjustment: Mercy and Junkrat	1.19.1	1.19.1.3
15 November, 2017	23 January, 2018	69 days	▪ Blizzard World	1.18.0, later 1.19.0	1.19.1.3
5 December, 2017	12 December, 2017	7 days	▪ Bug fixes	1.18.0	1.18.1.2
6 November, 2017	16 November, 2017	16 days	▪ Moira	1.17.0	1.17.0.2
31 October, 2017			▪ Hero adjustment: Ana, Lúcio, Mercy, Winston
4 October, 2017	17 October, 2017	13 days	▪ Hero adjustment: Mercy	1.16.0.2b	1.16.0.2b
22 September, 2017	10 October, 2017	18 days	▪ Ultimate ability adjustments ▪ Hero adjustment: D.Va, Sombra	1.16.0	1.16.0.2
29 August, 2017	19 September, 2017	26 days	▪ Junkertown	1.15.0	1.15.0.2
24 August, 2017			▪ Revamped Mercy and D.Va ▪ Hero adjustment: Reinhardt
10 August, 2017	29 August, 2017	19 days	▪ Deathmatch ▪ Château Guillard ▪ Hero adjustment: Junkrat, Orisa, Roadhog, Widowmaker	1.14.0	1.14.1.2
6 July, 2017	27 July, 2017	35 days	▪ Doomfist	1.13.0	1.13.0.2
22 June, 2017			▪ Reticle customization ▪ New Highlight options ▪ Significant hero adjustment ▪ Loot Box adjustment
31 May, 2017	20 June, 2017	20 days	▪ Horizon Lunar Colony ▪ Hero adjustment: McCree, Reaper, Roadhog	1.12.0	1.12.0.2
3 May, 2017	23 May, 2017	20 days	▪ Significant hero adjustment	1.11.0	1.11.1.2
17 March, 2017	11 April, 2017	25 days	▪ Revamped Lúcio ▪ Hero adjustment: Orisa	1.10.0	1.10.0.2
2 March, 2017	16 March, 2017	14 days	▪ Orisa ▪ Significant hero adjustment	1.9.0	1.9.0.2
7 February, 2017	28 February, 2017	21 days	▪ Significant hero adjustment  ▪ Revamped Bastion ▪ Game Browser	1.8.0	1.8.0.2
5 January, 2017	24 January, 2017	19 days	▪ New Emote Wheel ▪ Hero adjustment: Ana, D.Va, Lúcio, Roadhog, Sombra	1.7.0	1.7.0.2
29 November, 2016	3 January, 2017	35 days	▪ Oasis	1.6.1	1.6.1.2
22 November, 2016	13 December, 2016	21 days	▪ Revamped Symmetra ▪ Hero adjustment: Zarya	1.6.0	1.6.0.2
7 November, 2016	15 November, 2016	26 days	▪ Sombra ▪ Arcade	1.5.0.1	1.5.0.2a
20 October, 2016			▪ Data-optimization improvement ▪ New UI ▪ Significant hero adjustment	1.5.0.0
22 September, 2016	11 October, 2016	19 days	▪ New UI ▪ Hero adjustment: Ana, Widowmaker, Junkrat	1.4.1.0	1.4.0.2
22 August, 2016	1 September, 2016	15 days	▪ Eichenwalde	1.3.0	1.3.0.2
17 August, 2016			▪ Revamped Skill Rating ▪ Significant hero adjustment
12 July, 2016	19 July, 2016	7 days	▪ Ana ▪ Significant hero adjustment	1.1.0	1.1.0.2
21 June, 2016	28 June, 2016	7 days	▪ Competitive Play	1.0.5.1	1.0.5.1