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Overwatch |OT10| That'll do pig, that'll do
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I think I may have stumbled across a way to "reset" your SR in comp.
I peaked at like 2600 in Season 2 - the last season I really tried. I don't think I even broke Platinum in 3 and 4 - just placing, landing in Gold and being satisfied with it, and as I recall I was pretty close to Silver at one point in Season 4, but I didn't play anything beyond my placements.
I didn't place at all in Season 5. Did two placement matches and walked away 'cause of the placing-you-200-points-lower thing - didn't want to bother.
So last night I did all my Season 6 placements in a 2-stack with my brother - did not play anywhere approaching my best, and went 4W 5L 1D. Ended in Plat, 2715, which blows my mind a little.
I haven't been in Plat in almost a full year. It's such a difference from where I last placed (S4), that I wonder if not placing in Season 5 did me some favors. Maybe if you stay out of comp for a season it does a new fresh placement calculation for you?
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100% agree. I adore a Sym/Torb/Mercy + Literally Anything Else defense. I'll happily play any of those three to create that comp, and if we already have them? Oh my God, my Tracer is gonna' have one of the best games of her life.
Tele + Armor + Rez or Shields + Armor + Rez will absolutely dominate at my SR. You have to full-counter the Sym to even begin overcoming it.
Edit: ...and for some reason, when I'm running Sym, about half the time the reds have a Tracer or something that should be going for my Tele/Shield Gen, they... just don't. I've laid down Shield Gens at point B and just never had someone come mess with it, with startling regularity.
CybernatonEvolution
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That will make her broken like Winston though. We can't have another Winston in the game; he is already ruining the meta.
I got a career high of 2800 SR after my placement matches. Lost seven of them :lol
Didn't even finish the placements last season, so it was a nice surprise. Played predomimantly between D.Va, Mercy and Tracer.
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Just won FFA for the first time - with Winston. Only just scraped it too!
Didn't even finish the placements last season, so it was a nice surprise. Played predomimantly between D.Va, Mercy and Tracer.
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Just won FFA for the first time - with Winston. Only just scraped it too!
They definitely did something with personal contribution to SR gains. Flexing is even more detrimental now. I just had a 27 point loss switching to mercy so our team at least had some heals. Two chickens for 2 tanks who were afraid to step on the objective (zarya trying to farm ult all round). The very next game switched back to my main and got +32 SR. I'm insta locking the rest of the season.
Hm. It seemed like a really big difference from my last SR rating...
This anecdote reflects my anecdote and supports my questionable conclusions!
I went Mercy, Tracer, Sym. And flexed Lucio into Zen on a Gibraltar attack that was just a steamroll.
Lord of Castamere
Member
I thought they were doing something about throwers this season? Already had a placement match with a group of three who stopped playing.
Yeah I'm having weird games like that too. I'll lose like 30, gain 19, lose 24, gain 30+, etc.
Mr. Luchador
Member
Yeah it's all over the place, it's odd.
ivanthebearable
Member
As GAF's resident Symmetra main, I'd just like to give my two cents a bit:
Tbh Symmetra is in a good spot. She provides really big utility but it requires knowledge of the map alongside good decision making that varies on the situation. Her damage is perfectly fine where it is. If they nerfed her damage, she would be absolutely garbage, unless they doubled the range to compensate.
If anything, I feel her Photon Shield should have a slightly smaller cooldown. From 10 seconds down to 8. Other than that she's fine. Like any support, she needs teamwork to make her work. Whether on Attack or Defense. There's not much she can do if focus fired unless she's being pocketed (which is surprisingly tough for people to realise. Trust me lol)
PS: Doomfist isn't a counter to Symmetra. You can stop his punch by putting a turret on the ground between you two as he charges. It stops the punch dead in its tracks and lets you melt him ez pz.
Tbh Symmetra is in a good spot. She provides really big utility but it requires knowledge of the map alongside good decision making that varies on the situation. Her damage is perfectly fine where it is. If they nerfed her damage, she would be absolutely garbage, unless they doubled the range to compensate.
If anything, I feel her Photon Shield should have a slightly smaller cooldown. From 10 seconds down to 8. Other than that she's fine. Like any support, she needs teamwork to make her work. Whether on Attack or Defense. There's not much she can do if focus fired unless she's being pocketed (which is surprisingly tough for people to realise. Trust me lol)
PS: Doomfist isn't a counter to Symmetra. You can stop his punch by putting a turret on the ground between you two as he charges. It stops the punch dead in its tracks and lets you melt him ez pz.
The Driver
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Do not care for this new update. Buffing the one character who is rewarded for spamming his grenades out of the line of sight is so dumb, especially in this game where people never switch off their DPS mains even when they are being massacred by a counter.
I had no idea this was a thing. Bug? Sym's turrets don't slow a Rein charge, do they?
Cannon Goose
Member
I hate that I can't queue for FFA deathmatch with a friend.
Yeah, it's pretty dumb
ivanthebearable
Member
I believe they do, yes. It seems intentional. I remember Rein used to be able to charge through Junkrat traps before and they nerfed it so he'd get caught, and it included the turrets. I think the turrets also stop Rein charge but don't quote me on it
Mr. Luchador
Member
Can I just have one game. ONE GAME. Where there isn't a Junkrat preloaded. ONE.
And then giving him TWO. TWO mines to spam at close range.
And then giving him TWO. TWO mines to spam at close range.
I like the one-two punch of a sneaky chargd orb into their backsides before you latch the beam on. What you lose in that early charge is made up with an almost-guaranteed pick.
I"ll take junkrat where you can atleast mindlessly spam into a choke instead of people going doomfist and just feeding in the choke
Would you want people instapicking Widows and Hanzos instead and doing nothing?
Mr. Luchador
Member
Oh yeah Doomfist Defending happens all the time too, it's amazing.
Oh, you assume that still isn't happening. It is. It feels more often than not it'll be Junk, Hanzo, Doom insta pick. It is horrid. Once you drop out of Gold, be prepared to keep dropping (if you play Solo).
Mr. Luchador
Member
In all honesty, I'm not sure why I play Comp. I'm not going to be GrandMasterSlammerJammer, so what's the carrot. I may as well play QP and eliminate all the annoyance of thinking that other people are taking it somewhat seriously and not just picking their fav hentai fap.
I'm Grandmaster and I still prefer playing QP, anyway.
Mr. Luchador
Member
haha well there we go. Comp is rancid unless you have at least 2 other people to group with.
At least duo with someone who's not bad at the game so you can have higher chances of winning.
Mr. Luchador
Member
Oh yeah, without a doubt that's the only way to play and enjoy OW Comp. Otherwise it's far too random chance you'll get even 2 other people who are somewhat able to play a similar level to you.
The amount of games where people just run straight down the middle, no real idea of the maps or how to flank. No attempts to get in behind. Just right down the middle.
The amount of games where people just run straight down the middle, no real idea of the maps or how to flank. No attempts to get in behind. Just right down the middle.
Nuno Pinto
Member
Man, I wish Reinhardts who die constantly by charging into a whole enemy team with their own tanks and never listening to me to group up wouldn't call me a bad Lucio when I've got 4000 healing and 3 minutes on the objective.
Fucking group up with me. You've got a ten meter circumference to work with, and no my amped up speed boost isn't enough to keep up with your fucking charge.
Fucking group up with me. You've got a ten meter circumference to work with, and no my amped up speed boost isn't enough to keep up with your fucking charge.
Karsticles
Member
One of the great things about the Uprising event was that it had a line similar to "Now don't go charging off by yourself, Reinhardt" - I thought it was a great little tutorial bit.
Skel1ingt0n
I can't *believe* these lazy developers keep making file sizes so damn large. Btw, how does technology work?
Managed to land my very first good team in solo queue comp this season. We were nailing it. Great communication. Great synergy. Everyone willing to pick what's needed and switched off. No snipers! A great solo-healer in Mercy.
Awesome.
We queue up a as a five man stack, and the sixth guy we join is super cool. We have a great team going again.
Super - super close match. We popped all six ults for a final push on offense and still didn't cap. Other team ended up winning - but at least it was good.
Everyone gets discouraged. The group disbands. I get an alert I'm dropping to silver after five games of being under 2000SR for gold. I open my loot box and I get three sprays and a voiceline.
Fuck.
Awesome.
We queue up a as a five man stack, and the sixth guy we join is super cool. We have a great team going again.
Super - super close match. We popped all six ults for a final push on offense and still didn't cap. Other team ended up winning - but at least it was good.
Everyone gets discouraged. The group disbands. I get an alert I'm dropping to silver after five games of being under 2000SR for gold. I open my loot box and I get three sprays and a voiceline.
Fuck.
nabe_shogun
Member
This is currently me. Had 3 losses in a row, dropped below 2000sr and the games got worse each time. Not going to play comp again until I get a group.
Who needs a nicely integrated tutorial when you've got swag and a rocket hammer? xP
Vault Dweller 111
Member
2-0 solo placements.
I knew you guys were holding me back.
I knew you guys were holding me back.
Im sorry you had to see that.
I got back from Seattle, and it was a blast. I was able to play with some pro Ovewatch players (they had a 3vs3 station, with booked times when you can play with and against), and I did surprisingly well.
I can't wait to do my placement matches, as I'm just going to play Zarya and Mei this season.
Hope you'll be able to soar to Grand Master rank, man.
I can't wait to do my placement matches, as I'm just going to play Zarya and Mei this season.
Hope you'll be able to soar to Grand Master rank, man.
Nuno Pinto
Member
ftfy
xD
Saw a bit of Ilios, owzers had a good orisa round.
Here's hoping they will fix dual-zone soon, there's no shortage of comments on the official forum.
TWrecks310
Banned
Finished my placements 7-3 and ended up almost exactly where I was at the end of last season, 3967.
THe_DeiCiDe
Member
This is so funny.
Not to laugh at your bad luck, just that people in this game can't even stand one loss and will disband immediately.
Last nite I dropped out of plat from a draw, luckily we went on a streak and I got it back.
TWrecks310
Banned
I got back from Seattle, and it was a blast. I was able to play with some pro Ovewatch players (they had a 3vs3 station, with booked times when you can play with and against), and I did surprisingly well.
I can't wait to do my placement matches, as I'm just going to play Zarya and Mei this season.
Hope you'll be able to soar to Grand Master rank, man.
Did you get to play with Immortals? They are the only team I know was at PAX and was doing the 3v3s.
I was in GM for stretches of last season. Hopefully I will be able to climb and stay there for this one!
These placements are so bad, jesus christ. Currently 3-4.
On this last match my team started insulting each other so much I had to leave voice channel, and then the other team started typing in all chat that someone on their team was throwing and to report them. These games aren't easy for anyone.
On this last match my team started insulting each other so much I had to leave voice channel, and then the other team started typing in all chat that someone on their team was throwing and to report them. These games aren't easy for anyone.
Yep, and they were a nice bunch. They complemented on my Mei and Zarya play (one of them was surprised with my consistency with landing headshots as Mei), while given me great feedback on my Lucio/Zen gameplay. Hopefully I can take that knowledge and work my way up.
Again, good luck with climbing. You're playing with the big boys now.
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