After winning a match inOverwatch 2, an Ashe player had their emote glitch out in a hilarious way. While it may have ruined the emote, it created a memorable moment duringOverwatch 2’s early access launch.
The moment was shared byOverwatchveteran and Redditor xxxshawn. After a brutal killstreak to clear off the objective, xxxshawn claimed victory in anOverwatch 2game as Ashe.
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After they won, xxxshawn performed Ashe’s Line Dance emote to close out theOverwatch 2match. However, the wild west anti-hero interrupted her snazzy dance after one step to glitch into a static T-pose, which she maintained until the end of the match. Though the emote was ruined on their screen, it is not known if xxxshawn’s teammates and opponents saw the same glitch occur, or if they saw the emote performed correctly.
The T-pose, also known as the Reference Pose, is a default, arms-out state many unanimated 3D models take–presumably including those inOverwatch. Though the exact bug that caused Ashe to revert to this pose is unknown, it was likely due to a programming error as the match ended. Though the beta test ofOverwatch 2should have caught these glitches, some still slip through the cracks and into early access.
That said, many players said xxxshawn’s glitched emote didn’t ruin the moment–rather, it made it even better. The T-pose has become an infamous meme over the last 10 years, causing players to wish it was a default emote they could equip on all of their heroes. They praised Ashe for “returning to her roots,” and said it was the ultimate way to assert one’s dominance on the battlefield. One has to wonder how many people would unlock a T-pose emote if itwere made purchasable with Overwatch Coins.
Unfortunately,Overwatch 2’slaunch has been plagued with problems. Between glitches, server queues, and DDoS attacks, it is a miracle xxxshawn was able to get into anOverwatch 2match at all, let alone finish one. ThoughOverwatch 2will undoubtedly stabilize over the following weeks, it is still troubling that the AAA title has these problems at all.Overwatch 2’srecent PvP release is technically Early Access, but many players don’t consider that a valid excuse, especially since it was developed by a big company like Blizzard. Nevertheless, most still consider it better to be able to playOverwatch 2now with a few bugs rather than wait until 2023 for the full release.
Overwatch 2is free-to-play for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
