Yea the AFK timer is way harsh. I can barely send a tweet or message after being killed.
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Yea the AFK timer is way harsh. I can barely send a tweet or message after being killed.
So the coolest thing just happened. I was playing as Mercy and Reinhardt did his charge/pin thing which is like 100% lethal even with full HP. As he was mid charge Zarya barriered me and I survived.
I wish there was a way to watch a replay, absolutely incredible timing and awareness from that player.
Just an outstanding game. But I don't know how many more nights of 5hr sleep I can do.
I wish there was a way to watch a replay, absolutely incredible timing and awareness from that player.
Just an outstanding game. But I don't know how many more nights of 5hr sleep I can do.
IIRC Fan The Hammer does 60 damage per shot compared to the normal 70. So 6 shots to the body will do 360, not enough to kill any of the tanks. If you start including headshots it's theoretically possible, but getting some sort of multiple FtH headshot play is extremely unlikely.
GwyndolinCinder
Member
Well yea, you sending that message could lose your team the game. Overwatch is fast paced, every second counts.
Frostt
Member
Or go to open the door, go to the bathroom, get a drink, etc... they should at least give you a minute or more
FtH doesn't head shot, but after the fan you can roll and immediately fan again, which is enough to kill any one except an ulted Winston basically
Shake Appeal
Member
They should take away ice block entirely. Buff her some other way to compensate, whatever. But the ice is insane. It's infuriating. She can lose every single 1v1 badly and still get away because she just taps a button to ice herself (and it's got server priority), and then a team fight breaks out and she scampers away.
It's Halo: Reach and Armor Lock all over again. You lost. Just die. Die like any decent human creature would. You dead-eyed, left-mouse-holding, insufferable little ice witch.
It's Halo: Reach and Armor Lock all over again. You lost. Just die. Die like any decent human creature would. You dead-eyed, left-mouse-holding, insufferable little ice witch.
Well, it's good to know that not everyone hates the chubby Climatologist just for the hell of it.
I agree. Like with the other heroes in Overwatch, they all have a role to play and they aren't invincible. You just have to know their strengths and weaknesses and adapt accordingly. For instance, whenever I play as Lucio, Reaper and McDumpling are like putty in my hands, but I always struggle with Zarya or any of the faster Offense characters. Tracer is the bane of my existence, for instance.
Regardless, I either change to a different hero, or learn to adapt to her time jumpin' tricks!
TheAngryMonkey
Member
Another Mercy PotG. This was a great match that we barely won in the end
http://xboxrecord.us/gamer/RealAngryMonkey/clip/e3c69d23-131b-49ed-b99c-b0e35d2fee94
Gave Zenyatta a try for a bit. Picked up a triple within the first minutes of the match but the heals are so slow. Need to give him more time.
http://xboxrecord.us/gamer/RealAngryMonkey/clip/e3c69d23-131b-49ed-b99c-b0e35d2fee94
Gave Zenyatta a try for a bit. Picked up a triple within the first minutes of the match but the heals are so slow. Need to give him more time.
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
Well he does do up to 420 damage from fan. That is a lot of burst damage in itself. And Zarya has 400hp.
I don't think anyone is claiming the problem is downing a tank from full hp from a single fan, but being able to do 420 damage, instant reload, and another 420.
It's 360 not 420.
I cant tell if this is a joke on our current attention deficit generation that cant go 2 seconds without looking at their phone or not
And headshots?
How much does the flashbang deal? You can def kill a 400hp Zarya in a single flash -> fan. Either way it doesn't really change the point.
PayOffWizard
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Mei = Freeze Mage
Freeze Mage = Fun
Freeze Mage = Fun
If I notice I don't have people behind me most of the time while playing Reinhardt I'll usually just switch off to Roadhog or something. Reinhardt shielding no one is dead pick, which happens pretty frequently in QM.
Shake Appeal
Member
Pretty sure it's 420. Six rounds, 70 damage each.
This needs to be a Legendary Stamp.
It doesn't headshot.
FtH does lower damage per bullet than the normal gun, it's 60 each.
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
Doesn't really change a thing. But, you're wrong, the damage is 70.
Shake Appeal
Member
Yep. Sometimes shit happens and you need more than 30 seconds.
This has been an awful overwatch Day for me. I'm losing like 70% of the matches im playing today. Keep getting grouped up with people that either can't play or are doing everything but play for the objective.
Like one game i actually ended with a gold medal for eliminations on mercy and i only had 5 kills.
Don't know what to do but it's ruining my fun.
Like one game i actually ended with a gold medal for eliminations on mercy and i only had 5 kills.
Don't know what to do but it's ruining my fun.
Zarya is so great, man. I wish people would talk about her playstyle more. Shielding teammates at the perfect time is a wonderful feeling - getting them off on a player right before or after a Roadhog hook, protecting your ulting McCrees and Pharahs, saving someone from a Rein charge, saving both yourself and another from Junkrat's tire, etc - and at max energy she just melts targets.
Speaking of Junkrat's tire, I think some people may not realize that about Zarya's shields - they prevent overkill damage. Anything that would have hit you for automatic lethal damage just won't kill you if you have that shield up. That's why she can protect people from stuff like Junkrat's ult and Reinhardt's charge. Very often if I think my team won't get to the tire in time, I'll just try to intercept and tank it with my self-barrier.
Really good mix of survivability, damage, and strong utility to your team through her barriers and A+ ult. She's just so good.
She's also both my most-played and highest winrate hero. The natural leadership postion tanks take combined with how great Zarya is at saving both herself and others from lethal damage means she's probably one of the best solo-queue heroes.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Flashbang should not do damage. Yeah it doesn't do a whole lot but does McCree REALLY need a cherry on top for his bullshit combo?
backflip10019
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Wait, so does Zarya's shield make herself and/or teammates invulnerable for a few seconds? Or can you break the shield with enough damage?
No, it isn't.
Yea it's great stuff. Fan must be 70x6 then though or Zarya would have 15 left and you can def kill her without having to double fan.
MakeshiftChef
Member
Junkrat trap and mine her. Trap triggers and blow the mine. Buh Bye Mei. You don't even have to babysit it.
There was a situation where my team was whining because I was not doing that as McCree but what I was doing (using him as he was intended to be used) was putting me on fire a lot during the match. Decided to come up to the Rein and his payload crew, they all got off the payload and hunted me down.
6 * 70 = 420?
the wiki says it does 70 damage and I couldn't find any place that said it does 60 damage
Exactly, great way to build your ult too.
It breaks with enough damage (200 for yourself and 400 for teammates) but will completely prevent any singular lethal attack as long as it's still up.
It breaks with enough damage, but it protects from overkill if it's a single hit like rip tire but not ryuu ga waga teki wo kurau since the latter is multiple.
As for Zarya, I think she's pretty hard to use and her skins kind of stink so I haven't used her too much. Also don't really like playing her without a second tank.
Interesting spin on kayle/tyrael ult though.
I think each shield has 200 hp
Her shields are temporary, but they can charge her particle cannon, which allows her to do more damage.
EscoBlades
Ubisoft Marketing
2 seconds or 200 damage but you should not shoot it (every 5 dmg = 3% increase on particle cannon dmg)
teammate one is 2 seconds / 400 dmg
GwyndolinCinder
Member
Wait you play mcree, yet are complaining about mei.
PayOffWizard
Member
I've had gold with 3 and 4.
I think when this happens it's because the rest of your team have left towards the end of the match.
Angelus Errare
Banned
I hate McCree players who whine about Mei
AFAIK FtH is 70 per bullet and doesn't benefit from double damage from headshots.
AFAIK FtH is 70 per bullet and doesn't benefit from double damage from headshots.
backflip10019
Member
Thanks guys. So yeah, sounds like it's best to wait it out and dodge rather than shoot (unless you're at a distance). Love playing Zarya. Really underrated at this point.
MakeshiftChef
Member
This man right here knows what's up!
Actual
Member
Do you communicate with your team? I find that very often, random pub groups are begging for someone to lead them, they just don't know it yet. I'll often rally my team by keeping up the voice chat and making it clear that I'm there for them. It works more often than you might think.
Yeah, both Zarya and Lucio are definitely the most underrated heroes of the cast. You'd think people would be down with playing as Lucio, as he's basically Jet Set Radio: The Character.
Doesn't work when your entire offense is flankers.
Zarya looks so fun but I'm terribad so whenever I use her I do basically nothing lol. We played a really good one yesterday that was always fully charged and protecting teammates non-stop and she just destroyed us. Never seemed like we could kill her. It was really annoying.
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