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Overwatch Beta Thread: Cheers Love, The Beta's Here!
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The beta is essentially the full game. all the maps modes and characters that are in the full game are in this beta. for full launch i wouldn't be surprised if we get a few more unlocks and then competitive mode will release shortly after the game launches. Blizzard has also said that they will be supporting the game for years to come and that we should expect to see new maps modes and heros this year iirc
NO.
The last game i heard of that beta progress carried over was paragon?
it very uncommon for games to keep progress from beta.
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Ghostbound
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If the leader backs out it should take everyone else with them.
Okie good idea.
I think he's my least favorite. The AoE healing is just unsatisfying, though the sound effect of his gun shooting is nice.
WonkyPanda
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I am pretty sure Pharah is Egyptian.
Lavalamp1138
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Still having a blast today. I wish I was better about counter picking. We pushed the convoy all the way to the end in Route 66 but the other team pulled out 3 bastions and shut us down since it's a narrow interior in the final stretch. Couldn't think of how to counter it.
WonkyPanda
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Winston is a great hard counter to bastion
If you can find a spot in the back and surprise him, Widowmaker can melt him pretty fast too.
Garrett Hawke
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How does Lucio's support stuff work? it's just proximity to others right, and then that boost ability increases it for a short time?
Exactly.
WonkyPanda
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Garrett Hawke
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Good, I thought so but was worried I was just standing around and healing people by accident.
JumPeRJumPzZ
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Is it still possible to get early access on PS4 when i just preorder the game from the EU store?
If I'm not mistaken, its just that you have to be in LoS of someone to heal them. The boost ability just adds a big boosts to the effect of whatever active music aura you have up at the time.
Yeah that didn't work last night on PS4. I'll have to try it again tonight I guess though.
alexbull_uk
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I've decided that it's all about Bastion. I like Bastion.
Fixed2BeBroken
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Team I was with was frustrated and went all Torbjorn...literally all of us...on gibralter on Defense.
yea we won...pretty funny.
yea we won...pretty funny.
Flanking bastion doesn't work unless you have a burst ability like McCree's right click or roadhog's hook+shotgun. Otherwise bastion will just turn immediately and shred you
and winstons shield might as well be made of paper for how long it lasts
They're a pretty great team too with Winston's shield and Bastion in turret mode.
WonkyPanda
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Assuming primal is down, forcing Bastion out of turret is such high utility for your team, coupled with your ability to out maneuver him while he's getting out of turret.
Most guides have I've seen have Winston as a counter, and I am inclined to agree with what what I've seen while playing.
Dance Inferno
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Yes, which is in Africa. I was saying she's the only African character in the game.
WonkyPanda
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Ah, gotcha. I thought you meant she's Latino.
brickwalker0
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thats Blizzard's writing for ya. that hamfisted, typical stuff is in all their games. but yeah, Reaper is probably the worst offender. Soldier 76 is pretty close behind.
Pharah, Mei, D.Va, Zenyatta/Mercy for me. I don't actually enjoy that many characters outside of that group anyway!
DeaDPo0L84
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I had zero hype for this game because initially it was being referenced as a moba and that style of game doesnt interest me. Then I heard its more of a class/objective based PvP and I started paying attention. After playing it last night with some friends we were all convinced within a couple hours that this will be our new MP game for a very long time. Even my wife who isnt too into PvP style games was having a ton of fun with it.
freernnur5
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I love Torbjorn, especially with his ult you can pop in a group of people and really cause havoc.
Mr Fahrenheit
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All my friends were busy today so I got a chance to play with randoms for a while. Pleased to report that the internet at large still doesn't seem to grasp the concept of standing in a giant-ass glowing square to make a bar fill up.
freernnur5
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As you do better, the meter fills up and then you become "on-fire". This is just a flame around your portrait as an indicator to enemies/teammates of who is performing well.
Really need to play him more. Played him ones and find alof confusing. Not really a idea what the deal was with him and what to do?
Ah oke cool.
Your thinking of battleborn, Overwatch was never positioned as a moba, they came out day 1 saying its a competitive shooter
freernnur5
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One thing to do with Torbjorn is to always have a turret down. The level 1 costs nothing and can do a decent amount of damage. Try and place it in an area where it can only be accessed from behind by your team or put it somewhere that it is somewhat protected.
Leveling it to level 2 takes 6 hits from your hammer. I would put one down at the start of the map and level it up and then leave it. Your main gun does solid damage (the projectile arcs at range) and the right-click is a spread for close up. The spread does pretty well at covering doors and can take out Tracer.
I would work at bothering the other team with my teammates and having the turret provide support from afar. I would never repair it unless there wasn't an active firefight. Sometimes I would swing by and kill the person attacking it because they focus on it and not you.
Your Q gives you like 500 armor and makes you stronger. It also temporarily makes your turret level 3 that shoots rockets as well. I have used it to get a couple triple kills and one quad kill. Got a play of the game due to it (and turret wasn't even involved in that one).
Also every time someone dies they drop scraps, when you get 50 scraps you can give out armor packs. Always make sure you have armor on and then throw out armor packs for your teammates to pick up.
Edit: also don't be Torbjorn on attack. If your team is pushing properly, the field moves too much and your turret will become useless.
I could do without that,yeah.
But I mean, we are talking about a guy who eats souls and throws his guns on the ground when they are empty.
Edge gotta edge.
Sir Abacus
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Yep. Second day is almost worse than the first. So many people tryin to make da playz for dayz boyz. We had a game with two tracers that were absolutely fucking useless along with a torbjorn on attack. Worst game ever.
Zomba13
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What characters have people found they've liked but didn't expect to? I've been playing a bunch of the random hero mode so the game forces me (and everyone else) to just use a hero until I die so I learn to use them and how they can fit into the current situation.
I'm really liking Mei but didn't expect to. She has a lot of utility and is really good at defending points. I thought she'd just be like, a TF2 pyro but freezing but her icicle does good damage and has good range, her self heal/ice block is neat for blocking or camping a point in safety and the ice wall is super good for defence or traversal.
Usually I just sigh at try-hard edgelords like that but I kinda think Reaper is just over the top it loops around again. Like, his name, abilities, throwing away shotguns, his look, his quotes. It's just so "I'm badass" that it's laughable.
I'm really liking Mei but didn't expect to. She has a lot of utility and is really good at defending points. I thought she'd just be like, a TF2 pyro but freezing but her icicle does good damage and has good range, her self heal/ice block is neat for blocking or camping a point in safety and the ice wall is super good for defence or traversal.
Usually I just sigh at try-hard edgelords like that but I kinda think Reaper is just over the top it loops around again. Like, his name, abilities, throwing away shotguns, his look, his quotes. It's just so "I'm badass" that it's laughable.
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