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Overwatch |OT2| A New Low in Unlocking and Microtransaction Systems
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If they run to cover they are off the objective and you've done some good for your team. If he's dead then them's the breaks and you prolly positioned poorly. Welcome to Pharahville.
That said, I agree that the flashbang combo is a bit too strong. I would be ok with a better Ult if his utility vs flankers was diminished for sure. Making Fan The Hammer a cooldown instead of a right click would be fine with me. If you can burn a tank down with one button press, you better be crap at everything else.
Guys, I think Mercy is cursed for me. She quickly became my go-to healer in the beta weekends and the open beta, but every time I pick her now it turns out to either be one of those games where my team is in deathmatch mode from the start, or one of those games where we cruise right up to the cusp of victory and *then* everyone goes into deathmatch mode. This made all the more frustrating by having a high win rate with Lucio. People seem to play smart and stick around when I'm on Lucio, but aura healing is boring to me. Blargh. 
Pancakes
hot, steaming, as melted butter slips into the cracks, drizzled with sticky sweet syrup OH GOD
Guys, I think Mercy is cursed for me. She quickly became my go-to healer in the beta weekends and the open beta, but every time I pick her now it turns out to either be one of those games where my team is in deathmatch mode from the start, or one of those games where we cruise right up to the cusp of victory and *then* everyone goes into deathmatch mode. This made all the more frustrating by having a high win rate with Lucio. People seem to play smart and stick around when I'm on Lucio, but aura healing is boring to me. Blargh.
Mercy is better for coordinated groups while Lucio is better for pugs. People want heals but they know the only way is to be close to Lucio so it generally encourages grouping.
I've been double and triple, often even quadruple golding games tonight, loss after loss, playing for the team, playing for the captures and defends, and loss after loss
extremely frustrating
Massive Duck. C.M.
Banned
Digital Savior
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Played 32 games today and won 21 of them. Felt pretty good. Also got three POTGs in a row. All pretty horrible highlights. Overall win rate is up 4 points. I'll take it.
Guys, I think Mercy is cursed for me. She quickly became my go-to healer in the beta weekends and the open beta, but every time I pick her now it turns out to either be one of those games where my team is in deathmatch mode from the start, or one of those games where we cruise right up to the cusp of victory and *then* everyone goes into deathmatch mode. This made all the more frustrating by having a high win rate with Lucio. People seem to play smart and stick around when I'm on Lucio, but aura healing is boring to me. Blargh.
Mercy is geared for organized groups. Lucio is tailored for everything else.
Vault Dweller 111
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The problem with payload is that it is too easy to cruise to the final checkpoint on offense. So the team takes their foot of the gas 'oh 5 minutes left and just 20 meters to go? Whatever, we'll get it.' Meanwhile the defense is spawning right there and is in full on panic defense mode. Get rid of the offense once and they will trickle in the remainder of the game and the defense wins.
MakeshiftChef
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This is why I spend the majority of my time in pugs pushing the payload as Lucio.
Having to fight urges to buy lootboxes
Damn you Blizzard!
Don't do it man. Bought 5, instantly regretted it.
Was tick rate what killed me when I activated my super as Winston? Was about to die but animation triggered and died anyway when I was suppose to fully heal. A second of invincibility during activation animation would be nice, if I can react fast enough to get it going I shouldn't just die anyway.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Dear god I hope not
I don't wanna be holding right click all game just in case reaper pops around the corner
yeehamuffins
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Having to fight urges to buy lootboxes
Damn you Blizzard!
I will say one thing: I used to be one of those guys who laughed at all those Dota 2 players spending money on ridiculous hats and skins. Now... *looks guiltily at his multiple loot box purchases* yeah, I get it now.
Kayo Police. so far i don't think anyone else spent more than him here.
Ok that's true. I am just being nice to Mercy. She is great when a team is super-focused.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Only good Widows I've played with were GAF peeps.
On just the cosmetic items? What am I missing ...
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
On the other hand, I bought 10 and regretted nothing. So do it!
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Deleted member 80556
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I hope this "pay for superficial skins and we'll give you maps and other gameplay stuff free" takes off.
I really gotta thank you guys for paying the DLC several times over in my place bwahahaha.
I really gotta thank you guys for paying the DLC several times over in my place bwahahaha.
I got a few, but I never asked for his damage to be nerfed, but for him to do more healing overall.
the difference is, Lucio your team can be disorganized fuck heads.. but organized "enough" to (hopefully) win.
Mercy yeah.. your team needs to recognize that they have to not block her. If I have to hunt around for you, you're not getting healed.
but like an entire team on the objective, mercy all the way. no way Lucio even comes close to keeping the team topped off in a situation like that. and that's not even talking damage buff.
for some like myself.. the cosmetic stuff is fun.. differentiates us with our favorite characters.
plus it's essentially like patreon, kickstarter, etc.. a way for us to pay money into the game that is going toward support and future gameplay development so when it's released it doesn't cost anything extra to anyone.
was so happy with this.
that is beautiful.
i did it all for you.
A burning need to be swag4life
Dylan Sexbang
Banned
Blizzard needs to put this in their online store. I need this.
honestly, i think they should sell posters for a lot of those sprays as well. some really good art.
Tragicomedy
Member
The flip side on the Mercy vs. Lucio equation is it feels rewarding as fuck to fly all over the screen with her and top everyone off during a big firefight. When I'm completely in the zone with her, it changes the game. Swapping to her gun at the exact right moment to take down a pursuer is amazing. Dodging out of the way of a massive ultimate and swooping back in for a full team resurrection is the biggest momentum swing in the game.
Aside from the speed boost toward objectives and after respawns, you just play Lucio by passively healing, sticking to the team, and firing at people. It's whatever. Super valuable role but I don't feel particularly accomplished using him.
The ease of play to usefulness equation heavily favors Lucio. I always select Mercy if I'm at the screen load before someone else picks support, but I understand why Lucio is such an attractive option. It's healing without focusing on the actual healing part
Aside from the speed boost toward objectives and after respawns, you just play Lucio by passively healing, sticking to the team, and firing at people. It's whatever. Super valuable role but I don't feel particularly accomplished using him.
The ease of play to usefulness equation heavily favors Lucio. I always select Mercy if I'm at the screen load before someone else picks support, but I understand why Lucio is such an attractive option. It's healing without focusing on the actual healing part
I'd totally buy it.
Dylan Sexbang
Banned
Skel1ingt0n
I can't *believe* these lazy developers keep making file sizes so damn large. Btw, how does technology work?
We lost
I get a post game card
Only healer on team
10,000+ damage healed
AND 52% of all damage taken
WTF
I get a post game card
Only healer on team
10,000+ damage healed
AND 52% of all damage taken
WTF
Omega Kirby
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Zenyatta skill cieling > Genji Skill cieling. Dude is a pain to play good as.
Triforce141
Member
I wish this game had an option to upload entire matches, highlights, or PotG onto a place like Youtube, this match needed to be recorded somehow.
was so happy with this.
Always love seeing a D.Va 3+ kill, but what the hell? Was that team not paying attention?
I think I got lucky, one bastion was in turret mode and I think the other was a tracer who just used her ability. The other guys... Idk...
Had a Symmetra POTG earlier that starts with a shot of my corpse, then me watching an ally Lucio skate around the point while my turrets pick off four enemies, then me respawning and doing a melee out of habit.
Fun stuff.
ChoklitCow
Member
I wonder if they are twerking matchmaking on the fly? For the past two days, my friend and I get a constant rotation of a server waiting, then scrimmage on another map, then get pulled out of that server into a new one, then once it is complete it pulls us out to reinstance.
We're waitng up to two minutes per match, and today we easily went on a 10-15 game losing streak against 4-5 man's. Plus, the toxicity of the player base is getting progressively worse. People purposely not playing, Mei walling their own team, and the traditional chat you would expect both from opposing teams and for people on your own team who thinks the team sucks.
Unfortunately, even with the tons of people playing this game, the "Avoid this player" feature doesn't seem to be effective. Found three today alone raging in chat and when I went to click to avoid they already had marks. One of which I had muted (I never do this) and only found out because one of my teammates used my name in a sentence.
We're waitng up to two minutes per match, and today we easily went on a 10-15 game losing streak against 4-5 man's. Plus, the toxicity of the player base is getting progressively worse. People purposely not playing, Mei walling their own team, and the traditional chat you would expect both from opposing teams and for people on your own team who thinks the team sucks.
Unfortunately, even with the tons of people playing this game, the "Avoid this player" feature doesn't seem to be effective. Found three today alone raging in chat and when I went to click to avoid they already had marks. One of which I had muted (I never do this) and only found out because one of my teammates used my name in a sentence.
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