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Overwatch |OT| My Onlywatch Has Ended
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Snacks the sober sea lion
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I thought so for a bit, but playing Lucio as well as seeing how much of an impact Mercy's Ultimate has really lowered my opinion of Zendatta. Lucio can get in, heal the entire team, blast someone off a cliff in the middle of their ult, and get out without losing even half his health, which will then be recovered in less than 10 seconds anyway. He can do damage and he can heal from a distance. So what? He's a free kill to Genji, Tracer, and Widowmaker. He's severely hindered on maps with enclosed spaces, like Lijiang Tower, yet Lucio is nearly unkillable on that map due to his wallrun as well as a major threat with his right click. I can't think of a situation where I would be more grateful to have Zenyatta than I would Lucio or Mercy.
just had a ridiculous blowout, kinda felt bad tbh. we just completely locked them at the entrance. Wasnt even a 3 bastion 2 rein team either, just a normal balanced team. I fucking love symmetra
edit: and another one. Symmetra op boys :3
edit: and another one. Symmetra op boys :3
Don't get a lot of exp for bot matches do you
Makes sense. Bots are for practice.
SoundPulse
Banned
That's been a thing since the betas. I've just embraced playing it in windowed mode.
Also because I got tired of it resizing my windows.
Shoot them outside their range. Either outdamage Torby's repairs or kill him first.
Modest Mauser
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Snipe them, deflect them as Genji, or sneak up on them with Zarya
ViewtifulJC
Banned
My problem with Bastion is that he's just fuckin' boring. Like at least the Heavy from TF2 needs to get within close range to be a real threat. This is like if a Heavy could set up on that last point of Dustbowl and just melt you from a distance. And then after that he gets his own Kritzcreig with a smaller hitbox and faster mobility. Like how is that fun or even remotely interesting game design.
MarioHead3
Banned
If they can't deal with 6 of the same character they deserve to lose.
Unless it's 6 Zaryas in Arcade Mode. That is actually broken and it's amazing.
shiftplusone
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Mine did this all through beta and into production now
I don't get it either
I was thinking maybe because I'm on an ultrawide monitor, my game launches windowed to the actual resolution instead of the letterboxed one, but I don't think that's the case
That's fine. Just have fun. Lots of people are playing like shit since the game is new.
MarioHead3
Banned
Also Junkrat and Genji.
Tanks.
People saying snipers are off base. If Torb put the turret in a place the sniper can easily get a bead on he's bad. It's very easy to control most points with turrets that can't be sniped.
Winston, D.Va, Reinhardt, and Zarya can all walk up and 1v1 a Torb turret to death easily. (Roadhog is a little worse at this but you can probably just hook Torb.)
Snacks the sober sea lion
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People will say to use Genji or outrange them, but 1. The turret doesn't do enough damage. One Deflect from Genji will take half the turret's health at most. You'll need to put yourself at risk and throw some shuriken, and I would say it's not as efficient as the next suggestions. 2. There aren't many situations where you'll be able to outrange the turret. You need good cover, pick Pharah or Junkrat (maybe even McCree) and strafe back and forth from cover to the open to minimize damage between shots.
Or get close with a tank, preferably Zarya, and just roll right through them.
BlackGhost
Banned
Naw I played one yesterday on Easy for character practice. Didn't get muchDon't get a lot of exp for bot matches do you
.......Tuesday I actually lost a game to bots on a harder setting ... It was quite disappointing
Anybody behind Reinhardt's shield. Unlike Bastion, Reinhardt can easily take the punishment from the turret while a Soldier 76 or other class kills the turret from behind the shield.
That is it! Weird though because I never have FPS or lag issues in game when I see this.
Zenyatta is the same as Symmetra in that he's a support support. Mercy and Lucio are both healers first and foremost. Always pair him up with another healer and he can be beastly.
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I asked Seagull during his stream yesterday and he said its for connection issues/packet loss. It seems to be overly sensitive.
For the experience you seem to want, absolutely. Mercy is The Healer's Healer; if you're playing her, you want to heal 99% of the time. That pistol is mostly for self-defense. At the same time though...
Yep. Every gun in the game does double damage with head shots and they're all automatic in that you hold and the character keeps firing. A crack shot can absolutely clean up with both Mercy's pistol and D.va's light gun.
It's also why Tracer can go from scout/distraction to assassin in the right hands. One clip is all you need.
MarioHead3
Banned
I assume that much like fighting games, on the highest difficulty the AI actually just cheats.
Had my first
moment in a game earlier. Got hooked by a Roadhog through a wall :lol:
Nothing.
moment in a game earlier. Got hooked by a Roadhog through a wall :lol:
Nothing.
Nothing. Its just a measure of when the next crate is.
Oh wait, I think you need level 25 for ranked play (when it becomes available).
-ImaginaryInsider
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He works in offense, but it depends on the map. You have to be proactive, place the turret slightly ahead of the route in escort, or in weird spots, save your ultras for the right moments.
I usually play as Pharah or Lucio during the beginning of attacks, but if we get stuck for extended periods, I will switch to Bjorn, put the turret in a weird spot. It's not always about killing with him, it's about distracting a few members of the enemy team long enough for my teammates to push.
My friend will sometimes throw down Reinhardt's shield to allow me to build a level two turret, and then I'll run to a better spot while my first turret is being destroyed, then build a new one from a different angle.
I dont think there is anything that can be done regarding multiple characters that would make it fair for everyone.
Say there is someone who has a faster connection than someone else. The one that gets to the character select screen will get his pick first always meaning if you wanted x character, tough shit.
I would be pissed off.
I think it's fine having multiple characters, every character has a counter, so if a whole team had Torbjorn's, then its your teams job to select characters who can handle them. They have no one but themselves to blame if they don't switch up to adapt to the circumstances..
orthodoxy1095
Banned
I keep telling peeps, Soldier 76 is an easy one.
Ray Wonder
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Had my first
moment in a game earlier. Got hooked by a Roadhog through a wall :lol:
Nothing.
All of my bullshit moments have come from Winston jumping over my team, beating me to a pulp, and hopping back over my team without my team really reacting to him.
So, more so because my team than the game itself.
As both Widowmaker, and Mercy.
I had this shit too and then found a comment on the reddit sub: hit alt+enter when it does this and it will go fullscreen (and stick there). Seems to be a bug that's been around since beta, but since hitting alt+enter I haven't had it reappear.
Not all of the guns get a headshot damage bonus, actually: Mei (left click), Zarya, Winston, and Symmetra are all unable to headshot.
MetroidPrimeRib
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Good old Timely Whirlwind German Shepherd.
Activate D.va's deflect, dash up close, shoot.
Monkey shit. Jump in, drop a bubble and zap it.
A lot of people laugh at the idea and won't go for it but monkey business with 4 or 5 winstons and 1-2 healer (preferably Lucio) is super effective.
That's the game's 20 tickrate doing its work for you.Had my first
moment in a game earlier. Got hooked by a Roadhog through a wall :lol:
Because those aren't guns, they're lasers. You also can't get head shots with Rein's offensive skills.
Snacks the sober sea lion
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Had my first
moment in a game earlier. Got hooked by a Roadhog through a wall :lol:
Certain projectile types seem to have wacky hitboxes. We already know about Hanzo's arrows, but Junkrat's grenades seem to explode on impact if they're within even 5 feet of an enemy, and Roadhog's hook is really generous in some situations.
I love how you can find a really passionate argument about why any character on the roster is OP.
It's incredible, Blizzard have really lived the "don't nerf power, buff weakness" design philosophy and it's made for absurdly fun gameplay. Roster-wise Overwatch has the closest thing I've seen to a fighting game roster in any other genre. Everyone can be useful in any situation if played accordingly.
It's incredible, Blizzard have really lived the "don't nerf power, buff weakness" design philosophy and it's made for absurdly fun gameplay. Roster-wise Overwatch has the closest thing I've seen to a fighting game roster in any other genre. Everyone can be useful in any situation if played accordingly.
Another open statement to players of Overwatch, if you're a support and I switch to a support that doesn't mean you have full reign to drop what you're doing and run back to spawn and switch to someone else. It will not hurt you to have a Luci and a Mercy. There's people in front of you taking damage and you see Lucio your first thought should be "Oh good someone to help keep us alive!" not "I better ignore everyone taking damage and run back to change into a different character."
PsychoSoldier
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I do hate this idea that playing against bots isn't "the real game". I get rewarding extra xp for people playing vs other people in order to keep people from abusing bot games for xp, but it'd be nice if it wasn't quite such a huge gap. Making people feel like they have to play vs games to have a chance to get skins at a decent rate may have you wind up with people you don't want to play with in the multiplayer pool.
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