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Overwatch |OT10| That'll do pig, that'll do
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thepotatoman
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Yeah, so at a 60% winrate you gain an average of like 5 SR a game, meaning it takes 100 games to go up one rank.
Seems like too slow for a game that has a lot of epiphany moments in the grind up, such as getting your aim just to the point where you're doing 100% of damage in one clip instead of 90%, or having zoning or rotations click.
Dead Prince
Banned
im sitting at 52% WR with like 280 games this season. just demoralizing to get on a good win streak only to get a lose streak right after. idk how many games i have to play just to get it back up. sometimes i feel like it won't go back up but so far i'm still climbing. but fuck me still. pair me up with a few tanks and dps lol.
Had like a 8 game streak a few days ago and nothing really kicked in, in terms of gaining more sr then usually that's of course due to that update awhile back
Like honestly comp is just in a space where it's too many "it would be this but instead it's this" situations right now. From top to bottom. I'm burnt out on the actually system itself then the gameplay.
Like honestly comp is just in a space where it's too many "it would be this but instead it's this" situations right now. From top to bottom. I'm burnt out on the actually system itself then the gameplay.
sonycowboy
Member
I've started maining D.VA, who at my rank (gold) is the second most picked hero. To actually rank up, you need to do better than "average" players at your rank for your character.
according to https://www.overbuff.com/heroes
Elims /G 26.83
Obj. Kills /G 12.78
Obj. Time /G 02:08
Damage /G 11,348
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Ratio 3.5My stats are slightly better than those, but I inevitably lose more than I gain by a few points, so winning one, losing one, actually drops me down somewhat.
I can see how maining a less popular character would allow you to game the system in this case. What I'd be interested in knowing is what stats are really important for D.VA according to Blizzard? Damage Blocked? Damage? Destruct Kills? Mech Recalls?
I play her very much to block critical damage to teammates, eating ults, knocking characters off of high ground, but I'm not sure how that can translate to S.R. very effectively. I do win 55% of the time with her, so I'm sure the best thing to do is win more often, but as a solo/duo queue, many times I can't help when we're getting worked, although i do feel like there are clear times I carry/lead the team.
finalflame
Member
Fuck, summer Overwatch sucks. It's all children playing comp and squeaking all over voice chat I don't remember it being this bad last year.
I don't remember it being this bad last year.
I prefer if we get pvc figures from goodsmile or alter instead of expensive statues from Blizzard.
after my win streak from earlier today i decided to play some more today. Had a Hanzo main who played him didnt combo ults with Zarya and just did absolutely nothing on defense. When we attacked someone stole it from him but he got hanzo back later and continued to shit the bed. College kids are just horrible.
Also I kid you not, no one on my team could kill anyone without using an ult. The only exception being me and the Zarya player. Our Mccree could only kill with Deadeye. Wacky matches today
Also I kid you not, no one on my team could kill anyone without using an ult. The only exception being me and the Zarya player. Our Mccree could only kill with Deadeye. Wacky matches today
GoodSmile are producing Overwatch figurines for their Figma line, as Tracer and Genji are confirmed for this line up (so far).
I prefer the chibi versions of the Overwatch cast, but to each their own.
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thepotatoman
Unconfirmed Member
I've started maining D.VA, who at my rank (gold) is the second most picked hero. To actually rank up, you need to do better than "average" players at your rank for your character.
according to https://www.overbuff.com/heroes
Elims /G 26.83
Obj. Kills /G 12.78
Obj. Time /G 02:08
Damage /G 11,348
E
My stats are slightly better than those, but I inevitably lose more than I gain by a few points, so winning one, losing one, actually drops me down somewhat.
I can see how maining a less popular character would allow you to game the system in this case. What I'd be interested in knowing is what stats are really important for D.VA according to Blizzard? Damage Blocked? Damage? Destruct Kills? Mech Recalls?
I play her very much to block critical damage to teammates, eating ults, knocking characters off of high ground, but I'm not sure how that can translate to S.R. very effectively. I do win 55% of the time with her, so I'm sure the best thing to do is win more often, but as a solo/duo queue, many times I can't help when we're getting worked, although i do feel like there are clear times I carry/lead the team.
Game Jammin did an analysis for Support SR boosts last week, and will be doing one for tanks next. It's nothing anyone should change their playstyle over, but is interesting.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Competitiv...rwatch_data_analysis_stats_for_wins_vs_stats/
Ana gets rewarded for just playing Ana. Especially for offensive assists.
Lucio gets punished for infinite objective stall playstyle and rewarded for leaving speedboost on and getting a ton of kill assists.
Mercy gets rewarded for being on fire and damage boost assists, and punished for playing the objective. In other words, the system likes the hide and revive mercy and the pharmercy, but dislikes the field medic mercy.
Syms gets punished just for playing Sym, especially the solo kill/final blow style. And quite a lot too. She is hurt even more than hide and revive mercy is helped.
Zenyatta gets rewarded for eliminations and discord assists.
THe_DeiCiDe
Member
They've only had 2 announced. Their figma lines are notorious for getting delayed and slow coming out
by the time they get a 3rd figure out, they'll have every hero with a nendoroid and OW2 will be announced
I still climbed to GM with a Mercy and Lucio play style that the SR system actively discourages against (Field Medic Mercy, Heal Aura Lucio). My Ana and Zen both lined up with it, though (high Offensive Assists for Zen and high Healing/Assists for Ana).
Time on Fire seems like a really dumb stat to care about for Mercy.
My experience playing Mercy last season was that I would win the game, but the enemy Mercy would get POTG for some 4-5x hiding Rez. It happened a lot. I think my playstyle is better, but the SR system doesn't. Again, I was still able to climb regardless.
Time on Fire seems like a really dumb stat to care about for Mercy.
My experience playing Mercy last season was that I would win the game, but the enemy Mercy would get POTG for some 4-5x hiding Rez. It happened a lot. I think my playstyle is better, but the SR system doesn't. Again, I was still able to climb regardless.
Dead Prince
Banned
it's okay. i don't need to win one game today.
Yeah, this is another reason why we need a fixed SR gain/loss.
RecRoulette
Member
You mean a system where you gain the same amount for winning and lose the same amount for losing no matter what? That would be a thing for Overwatch to try...
Very interesting. I'm curious about the Tank analysis coming next since that is what I prefer to play the most, now with Winston and D.Va as the picks I want to learn and practice the most.
finalflame
Member
Can anyone point me in the right direction of where I can go to catch back up with competitive/pro Overwatch? Maybe with a schedule of matches?
I know the official 2017 cup is coming up soon, but I used to always watch weekend/weekday tournaments and whatnot but I fell off for a while.
I know the official 2017 cup is coming up soon, but I used to always watch weekend/weekday tournaments and whatnot but I fell off for a while.
Nuno Pinto
Member
waitwhat42
Member
I have 57 lootboxes saved up.
Kinda want to save to 100.
Kinda want to save to 100.
THe_DeiCiDe
Member
Holy shit dude!
I once saved up to 9 back when you leveled fast after hitting 100...I couldn't even make it to 10.
Dead Prince
Banned
games tonight. 4-4. it was 4 lose streak, then 4 win streak. and i'm less sr than where i started playing tonight.
Dead Prince
Banned
nothing really. it's all aesthetics.
Carl-Sagan
Member
You just get the star under your name every 100 levels. Just shows you how much time you put into the game.
THe_DeiCiDe
Member
After 100 ya used to level up faster the first 20 levels, but they shut that shit down.
waitwhat42
Member
Haha yeah I was really grinding from the end of the double xp and when I got to 10 i was like let's see how many I can save.
Dead Prince
Banned
I'm about to hit 500 in 18lvl. About to get that silver border
Edit: it it's 600 for silver? Fml
Edit: it it's 600 for silver? Fml
Hazardous Metal
Member
So just curious, what's the likely of the Summer Games event going live tomorrow? Or is it going to even be this month?
Nuno Pinto
Member
I assume it will start in the beginning of August like last year.
gj blizzard
Hazardous Metal
Member
Rip. Was hoping for something a bit sooner.
I'm fine with the break before the start of the next seasonal event, especially with how rapid fire the last bunch were.
Gives me time to save up some coins, and I can enjoy the game on & off beforehand.
Nuno Pinto
Member
We may have a new character this month though, the 3 new characters introduced in the game so far had a gap of 4 months between them (july-november-march...july?).
The latest PTR also had Doomfist on the error log or something.
Terareflection
Member
Why the fuck did we say that D.va sucks after she was nerfed?
The half that she can nullify most offensive ults, means she will always be good.
Granted without her dm, she's pretty butt. I don't know how they can nerf it.
The half that she can nullify most offensive ults, means she will always be good.
Granted without her dm, she's pretty butt. I don't know how they can nerf it.
THe_DeiCiDe
Member
Took a couple nights off comp.
First 2 games are KOTH and both crushing defeats.
Solo Ana healer first game with me solo tank. 0-3
Symmetra second game putting Teleporters right outside the point. 0-3
Shit is fucking twilight zone.
First 2 games are KOTH and both crushing defeats.
Solo Ana healer first game with me solo tank. 0-3
Symmetra second game putting Teleporters right outside the point. 0-3
Shit is fucking twilight zone.
TheThinWhiteDuke
Member
Summer games will be beginning of August, new character on PTR probably next week. Maybe announcement tomorrow?
Putting teleporters near the point isn't always bad imo. Sometimes you need to set a teleporter down quick or they're gonna find the teleporter anyway and/or the most obvious place is the last place some teams look or if your team is near the point constantly it works well or close to the point is hard for pharahs to hit. Idk. But I feel ya.
TheThinWhiteDuke
Member
Back before my kids starting playing, I would save boxes for them to open (they then started playing and I have to buy boxes for them every event). I got up to 20 or so before letting them open them (I'm not big on cosmetics, even though I have the New Year skins for my 3 mains- Zen, DVa, and Winston).
Opening boxes in Overwatch is a truly amazing experience. For children, at least.
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