The "Reload Cancel" legend is an urban legend revolving around the 2016 first-person shooter Overwatch.
Description
One of the more well-known rumors regarding Overwatch is the recurring belief that players can interrupt a weapon reload animation with a Quick Melee to effectively shorten the reloading time. This rumor persisted for a while, primarily because very few people bothered to time the reload delays to see if they became any shorter when interrupted by a Quick Melee. Once people began to do so, it was quickly discovered that using a Quick Melee attack during a reload animation does nothing to speed up the reloading time.