Inspired by Bartertown from the Mad Max series, Junkertown is one of the favorite maps in Overwatch 2’s Escort game mode. This map of the remote inland region of Australia is home to Junkers and the Junker Queen. But players are unable to play on the map as the devs have disabled the map in all queues. So today let’s look at why the Junkertown map is disabled & removed in Overwatch 2 queues, and when is it coming back.
Why is Overwatch 2 Junkertown Map Disabled & Removed from Queues
Junkertown is temporarily disabled & removed from queues in Overwatch 2 since 20th October 2022 due to a bug that causes frame drops for all players in the server. The bug starts mainly due to particle effects in the map that drops the frame rates of every player in the server (especially if the effects are within your viewpoint). The devs are working on this bug and the map will be back on the game queue with the event + patch update on 25th October 2022. Both Bastion & Torbjörn will also return to the game in this patch update.
The issue mainly happens if you attack an item in the attacker’s spawn room. This will start particle effects that will reduce performance with significant frame drops for players in the server. Some players say it only affects you if you look at the effects, while others faced the issue outside of the spawn room too. Here’s an example from a few Redditors:
u/WilliamTheGnome says:
I had it happen the entire match, not just in the spawn tbh. It was very annoying. My game was super pixelated and ran at like, 20fps on PS5. It wasn’t constant, but would happen every 30-45 seconds for 5 seconds or so. Enough to make a big difference when aiming.
u/GivesCredit says:
Nothing serious. If sym or Zarya shot a particular object in the attackers spawn, there were a bunch of particle effects leading to FPS drops. Would stop if you just didn’t look at it or if they stopped shooting it. So yeah, needed to be fixed but idk why it would take them so long to just remove the particle effects
That’s all about why the Junkertown map is disabled & removed in Overwatch 2 queues, and when is it coming back. While you are here, make sure to check out more of our Overwatch 2 Guides we have covered right here at GamerTweak.