Overwatch patch 1.30—the one with Ashe—is now live, meaning that the new, white-haired gunslinger is off the PTR and playable by everyone. That is the good news—the bad news is that this is the major update that Blizzard warned last week will require a full reinstallation of the game. Because of that, Blizzard shared some tips in the Overwatch forums to help ensure that everything goes as smoothly as possible.

The update can run up to 20GB in size, although it will apparently be less if you have the PTR installed. You don't need to uninstall Overwatch before grabbing the update, but you do need to have patience: Blizzard said that the download speed indicator could go to 0 KB/s for "several seconds," but that's normal and okay and everything is working like it's supposed to, so do not stop the installation unless you want to have to start everything all over again for no reason.

There may also be a queue to get into the game once the update is complete, so please be patient about that too, and you might want to avoid Competitive for awhile, until the initial rush is done. As usual with new heroes, Ashe won't be available in Competitive Play for two weeks anyway, so if you want to see what all the fuss is about, stick with the Quick.

Ashe's primary weapon is a lever-action rifle with semi-automatic and slower ADS firing modes called the Viper, while her Coach Gun is a short-range, high-impact sidearm that can knock back enemies or Ashe herself, when she needs a burst of hastened mobility. She throws dynamite, which detonates after a delay for area-of-effect damage that sets enemies on fire; she can also shoot it to set it off early. And her ultimate is big, bad B.O.B., a heavy-duty Omnic with a knack for plowing into, and through, crowds of enemies.