Overwatch 2: Mei is the third hero to be removed from the game thanks to bugs

Snow storm are putting Mei on ice (thanks). the surveillance 2 hero will be disabled and will not be available to use in-game until at least December 15, as the developer fixes an issue with his Ice Wall ability.

“We’re temporarily disabling Mei to fix a bug with her Ice Wall ability that allows heroes to get to unintended locations,” he says. a tweet from the official Blizzard customer support account. “We are working to address these issues as quickly as possible and our goal is to bring Mei back in our next patch, which is scheduled for November 15.”

Mei’s Ice Wall is supposed to be used to prevent enemies from attacking you, protect Mei and her team from an oncoming attack, or otherwise take advantage of mobile deployable cover. However, the geometry of movement has also allowed players to “ride” the wall and reach places that, at least for the time being, are supposed to be off limits.

Mei is a popular character, and her understated innocence belies a hero who has been incredibly powerful in the game since it first launched in 2016. Pros alike gravitate towards her as the main character.

Of course, Mei isn’t the first character to be disabled in Overwatch since its release, either. We previously saw that both Bastion and Torbjorn were removed from the game thanks to vulnerabilities that players could abuse with their movesets. Oops.

“Only the third hero to be disabled in the first month of the game’s release,” a fan complains – the top comment on the reddit thread discussing Mei’s elimination. “This is like the end of Tenacious D when they send the Devil back to hell,” reads another top comment, clearly talking about Mei’s ‘popularity’ with non-Mei tops.

A more disparaging comment points out that “the [same] the mistake is in Kiriko’s ability, [but Blizzard] However, I can’t turn it off since there’s a skin in the shop.” This reflects the fact that the newest hero, Kiriko, can also move around the map untethered, but thanks to the various skins and bonuses from the battle linked to the character, players believe that Blizzard will not willingly address these issues.

If you have problems with the monetization of the game, and who does not? – you might want to let Blizzard know.