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Players will be able to access Skirmishes, Deathmatch games, and custom game lobbies while they wait in competitive mode queues. Barriers from heroes like Orisa, Sigma, and Reinhardt have been nerfed and various improvements have been made to damage-dealing characters. Patch 1.43 will likely change the competitive meta, so many players are wondering when this hugely important patch will come to live servers.\u00a0 Let\u2019s get the bad news out of the way first: the patch wasn\u2019t added this past week. Patches are normally uploaded to live servers on the first Tuesday after two weeks of testing on the PTR. Patch 1.43 was introduced on the PTR on Nov. 13, so players were hoping that it would be added to live servers on Nov. 26. Unfortunately, that wasn\u2019t the case. Since Patch 1.43 includes weighty changes like the \u201cWhile You Wait\u201d system, which allows players to seek other games during competitive mode queues, the testing period was likely extended. It was also a holiday week for developers located in the United States.\u00a0 Dec. 3 is looking like the day players should mark on their calendars. For the past few weeks, players have been enjoying the Mercy Recall Challenge, where they could unlock a new legendary skin for the support hero. The challenge officially ends on Dec. 2, but the challenge doesn\u2019t actually end until developers upload a patch to replace the event. This is the optimal time to introduce Patch 1.43 to live servers.\u00a0 The week of Dec. 3 may also be the only week developers have to upload a patch without an event interfering. The Mercy Recall Challenge occupied the past three weeks. As the holidays approach, so does the Overwatch Winter Wonderland event. This event often begins the second week of December. 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Good things come to those who wait. Overwatch<\/em> developers are hoping players remember that adage as we all eagerly anticipate Patch 1.43, which is currently in testing on the Public Test Realm (PTR).<\/p>