How to Say No in Overwatch on the Communication Wheel

How to say no in Overwatch using the new communication wheel is a common inquiry for players logging on after the latest patch. Sometimes, while playing Overwatch the team is talking nonsense, feeding enemy ultimates, or spamming Need Healing at nearly full health and you need to say No.

Luckily the Overwatch team has decided to address this communication problem by expanding the game's communication options.

How to Say No in Overwatch

No is one of the new communication options added in Patch 1.48 so it will need to be manually bound in order to use it in games. Binding new communication options and editing the communication wheel, which can be viewed by holding c, is now possible using the game's settings.

How to Bind New Communication Options

1. Navigate to Overwatch Settings

Overwatch's main menu showing all of the available options. / Image courtesy of Blizzard

The easiest way to access the Overwatch settings is from the main menu by clicking options. It can be opened during a match by clicking the escape key and then selecting options.

2. Navigate to the Controls Settings

The top of the Controls tab of Overwatch settings. / Image courtesy of Blizzard

Select the Controls tab at the top of the Settings screen to navigate to the controls options. This is where the new communications options are located.

3. Scroll Down to Communication

The new Overwatch Communication Wheel options in the Controls tab. / Image courtesy of Blizzard

The section titled Communication will show all of the Communication Wheel options. By clicking on the name of the communication, you can swap it out for a different one. You can also bind the communications to specific keys on the right. There are only eight spaces on the Communication Wheel so choose wisely.

4. (Optional) Keybind Additional Communication Options

The Additional Communications section, showing any options that are not attached to the Communication Wheel. / Image courtesy of Blizzard

Scrolling down just a little more will reveal the Additional Communication Options. This is where all of the communications that are not bound to the Communication Wheel will appear. These can be bound to keys by clicking the boxes on the right.