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Overwatch |OT2| A New Low in Unlocking and Microtransaction Systems
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benicillin
Banned
Give it to a friend! Spread the love. When I ordered the CE there was a pricematch issue where I got it for $103 or something because of Prime, but then they discounted it to $95 right before launch day for everyone, so I sent in a support ticket asking for a refund for the difference between the two, and they said they couldn't but as a gesture of good will they would refund me the the difference, but they gave me credit in the difference between full retail and the new MSRP and not what I paid, so I ended up with like $40 in Amazon credit. And then two days later their price match guarantee kicked in and they refunded me $40 straight onto my credit card, so I bought my friend a copy with the Amazon credit. No regrets!
Best. Idea. Ever.
Just give it to a friend.
Dr. Buni
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I like the eye visor, but it does feel a bit out of place. Zarya really could use more skins, same for Symmetra and Soldier.
I only don't talk in game as I'm usually playing in a group of 4-5 or 6 on Mumble or Discord and we communicate there. Hard to talk in two places at once.
Kayo Police
Member
According to this very thread, most people don't care any of that "high level stuff" and their anecdotal win rates with specific characters trumps everything.
We have people posting that Hanzo is op yet his ass is hardly used in pro play. People who think Mei is amazing yet never sees the map in play. People who think McCree isn't as good as the analytics show and yet most Pro teams run 2 McCrees with devastating results.
This is why I can't wait until Ranked comes out the low level player mindset annoys me. Well my *Insert low tier character here* win rate is high so everyone else must be wrong or not using them properly. I can't be wrong etc.
I'm in the middle of moving and I'm not going to have internet until Wednesday and I'm going through some serious withdrawal. I wanted to start trying out some other heroes. I'd usually just stick to one or two in each class. Zarya looks like she could be a bunch of fun. That ult in combo with another more offensive one is devastating.
We can't compare Tracer's Ult to Junkrat, because you can easily destroy the tire before explosion, and it has a huge loud voice announcement. That's why it's a guaranteed kill.
yeah single player fans need to understand there's a huge majority of us that would rather shoot at actual people rather then bots that are programmed to die
Don't get me wrong- I like single player and feels it can add some value. But I don't want to sacrifice solid multiplayer for it.
old manatee
Banned
I used Torbjörn on the Illios map yesterday where the point is in the lower part of those ruins in the middle.
I put his turret behind a tree on the side towards the ocean. The turret took care of their flankers and they could barely see it cause of the tree.
Meanwhile I ran to the other side and kept throwing out armor on the point and peppering people with my gun.
I got a Quadrupel kill with my Ult and the turret
It worked really well!
I also like to use his turret as an anti flanker/air tool on Nepal maps.
People love to use Pharah and the usual flankers there.
in R6 you have to talk to win since proper positioning is king. Even an awful player will play well with a bunch of dead teammates talking and coaching. I know from personal experience (I'm usually the last one alive and I'm yapping on my mic bigtime)
I talk often simply because im mercy and have to remind people when a Genji or Tracer are up my ass.
I think in pubs the reason it's easier to defend is because everyone is in the same spot and focusing on a goal. For attacking final checkpoints, ultimates are key and more often than not everyone is doing there own thing(also why maps with straight forward pushes such as Numbani, Route 66, Gibraltar and Dorado results in more attacking victories for me). Probably the reason Anubis and Volskaya Industries are hated so much.
I agree with you.
I have to add that many of those Top Tiers heroes are not as viable on console with Pad, so I guess we would have to make some adjustments.
These tiers list are for competitive PC games, they don't hold much weight in Pubs and even less on console.
Imagine the consequence on the Quickplay console meta if Blizzard is buffing Bastion and Tjorborn to the roof because they are garbage in the competitive PC meta ? Yeah.
I type out "gg wp" when I enter a game just as my team loses lol
Mobius and pet octopus
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This one guy today... complaining so hard about widowmaker. I suggested we get a reinhardt as a second tank at the start of the match though. He doesn't care. Cries widow is OP. I don't disagree with that, but even if widow was a bit weaker, you'd still want to counter her otherwise they nerfed way too hard. Anyway, he doesn't want to play reinhardt. Fair enough. We could use a winston then. Says I should have changed, but I was already playing a pivotal role and doing really well as roadhog. I explained we needed a second tank regardless of widowmaker.
Anyway, next match... I play roadhog, expecting someone to pick winston or reinhardt. He picks last as soldier, no support. Other people stepped up and picked winston and lucio, and we rolled them despite the sniper.
I can respect people's opinions on widowmaker being OP or not. He kept crying "well, every pro thinks he is OP in this game and every other FPS blah blah blah". I said, I don't care. Smart picks and/or smart plays will beat widowmaker. After we won the second round, he proclaimed we only won because we picked OP characters (reinhardt at the end, a support etc). I pointed out I played roadhog, got 5 medals, all gold except healing, and he left immediately.
Thank god for avoid this player.
Custom games. There are a lot of options for modifying custom games too.
Anyway, next match... I play roadhog, expecting someone to pick winston or reinhardt. He picks last as soldier, no support. Other people stepped up and picked winston and lucio, and we rolled them despite the sniper.
I can respect people's opinions on widowmaker being OP or not. He kept crying "well, every pro thinks he is OP in this game and every other FPS blah blah blah". I said, I don't care. Smart picks and/or smart plays will beat widowmaker. After we won the second round, he proclaimed we only won because we picked OP characters (reinhardt at the end, a support etc). I pointed out I played roadhog, got 5 medals, all gold except healing, and he left immediately.
Thank god for avoid this player.
Custom games. There are a lot of options for modifying custom games too.
Getting in that close and getting out is not a big deal with Tracer to be "rewarded" ...considering that's pretty much all you'll be doing as Tracer and her toolset allows you to do that easily.
Interfectum
Member
Just saw the win percentage stat... kind of crazy. Symmetra is my most played hero and my win percent is at 75%. Every other hero I play is 50% or below. So I must be doing something right with her.
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When playing Genji the Torbjörn turrets give me a lot more trouble than they probably should. Bastions feel like paper, but I always seem to be underestimating the turrets and get torn to shreds as a result. Even when hanging back, their quick lock on often nails me. Feels like I'm doing something wrong.
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
Wow, where did you read that?
Interfectum
Member
Blizzard PR. Over 7 million players. Since they didn't mention sales I'm guessing they sold in the 6-6.5 million range. Still amazing achievement though.
TheLetdown
Member
That's fair, but my point still stands. Stuck bombs are entirely skill dependent and should be rewarded as such.
And man, I wish people weren't so hip to D.Va's ult at this point. I cannot get that 4-kill achievement with her for the life of me. I try to incorporate the achievements into my normal playing, so I'm not going in with a specific goal, but I try to keep them in the back of my mind.
The distance to stick someone is about the range of a melee attack. For sure, her skillset compliments it, but I can count on one hand the number of times I've actually been stuck.
Diablohead
Member
D.Va is a good turret killer, the trade up close between her mech and the turret isn't the best but she will destroy it and have the hp to fly away to find health, it's what I do.
Sir Blaming
Member
Unless he gets the recolour. That would suck big time
I have an overall winrate of 58%.
That's pretty ok for me really. I do play with friends a lot though.
Oh god tell me about it, my friends and I can't get any "casual" matches going anymore because all we face are super serious competitive composition teams that we need to play our A-Game against.
That's pretty ok for me really. I do play with friends a lot though.
Oh god tell me about it, my friends and I can't get any "casual" matches going anymore because all we face are super serious competitive composition teams that we need to play our A-Game against.
Anyone know the answer to this? I haven't paid attention to the teams enough to notice.
He's talking about custome servers though, the benefits that brings cannot be matched by custom games. Some of the thing sit brings:
1) You develop a community around the same players, say you can tell who will be online 8PM GMT.
2) It can allow for custom maps, skins, voice overs etc etc keeping things fresh
3) The admins can immediately ban someone from that server so any cheaters, people who insult and throw racial slurs etc get taken care of immediately.
Dr. Buni
Member
On the other hand, "high level player mindset" is just as annoying. What happens in pro matches isn't necessarily valid for regular online play. Hanzo not being used in pro play, which is 1% of the general play of Overwatch, doesn't mean he isn't a strong hero against most of this game's playerbase. If HotS ranked means anything I don't think what pro players do will mean all that much for the general playerbase either.
MonsieurPaul
Neo Member
Got my first POTG last night !!
... with Torbjörn.
At least, I was also shooting on the highlight, it wasn't just the turret.
... with Torbjörn.
At least, I was also shooting on the highlight, it wasn't just the turret.
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
I know he is talking about private dedis, but I was pointing out that there is at least more than just matchmaking.
herbchamberz
Member
Had a ton of fun playing Zarya yesterday. The concept that you have to jump right into the action so your shields can absorb some damage which, in turn, powers your gun makes for some pretty awesome combat.
old manatee
Banned
tip: Keep moving when McCree is around or you'll be an easy target for his peacekeeper!
Interfectum
Member
Two UI changes I think Blizzard needs to make:
- The medal system is confusing. When I first started using it I thought the medals were related to personal best. They could probably tweak that a bit.
- I didn't know wtf "Team Kill" ment until I googled it.
- The medal system is confusing. When I first started using it I thought the medals were related to personal best. They could probably tweak that a bit.
- I didn't know wtf "Team Kill" ment until I googled it.
Visualante2
Member
People play differently in pro scene than outside of it. Hanzo absolutely has an issue due to his hitboxes and 20 tick rate servers.
In pro games the entire team moves while knowing what everyone else is doing, if a Hanzo shows up he gets taken care of in seconds as a team. This does not happen in non pro games because people play differently, which allows certain trouble makers to survive and be effective while in the pro scene they aren't effective meaning they don't get picked...this in turn leads to the character getting lower tier than others.
Tier ratings are reflective of the meta in the pro scene which is not reflective of the whole game, heroes and how matches turn out in pubs/pugs.
Shake Appeal
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Dead Prince
Banned
as long as it's not a forward and back movement (LOL i tend to just move back while still in his LOS). all those random zig zag where he can't get a good line of sight on you.
herbchamberz
Member
Good point. Your post reminded me to Google it myself. From the battle.net forums, for anyone else:
yeehamuffins
Member
Yeah, at first I thought it meant I killed one of my team members, which since I was playing Pharah gave me this nightmare moment of thinking my rockets were doing splash damage to my allies. But it was in blue and seemed positive, so then I thought it meant that the team had all worked together to kill one enemy. Finally had to look it up to know that it meant we had wiped the opposing team. Something like "Team Wipe" or even something vague like "Domination!" would probably work better.
Grimm Fandango
Member
Nerf flashbang to only stun on contact. The AOE effect is unnecessary and too lenient. Can throw it in a small room and pull it off, eff that.
Yea sure, ignore the obvious issue that is proven because Pro players and tiers.
And while we are at it, tell us how 20 tick rate doesn't make a considerable difference and it's the player's fault or their internet connection...again.
No offense but you don't really seem to know what you are talking about.
it does damage too!
PayOffWizard
Member
This is how i play her as well. Search and destroy turret assassin. Your team mates will love you for it
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