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Overwatch |OT3| White, White, Blue, White
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I'm kind of glad I play on the PS4. All these stories of assholes in chat on PC make me happy that I'm rarely paired with anyone random who talks shit.
Yeah, the game can really turn on a dime if you push correctly or time your ults properly. Just had a match last night where the enemy team had us dead to rights on Hanamura point B and literally a last second push in overtime got us the victory because we managed to get a team kill at the very end.
Yeah, the game can really turn on a dime if you push correctly or time your ults properly. Just had a match last night where the enemy team had us dead to rights on Hanamura point B and literally a last second push in overtime got us the victory because we managed to get a team kill at the very end.
Shake Appeal
Member
Nope. hit level 102 last night and I'm loving it as much as ever. Looking forward to competitive mode and the injection of other new content, of course.
I did go through a rough losing streak for a few days that made me question some things, but matchmaking has been pretty kind to me ever since. Like LiK said, I don't mind losing game after game if they're close defeats and I felt I played well. It's when my whole team gets crushed in two minutes that I find myself wanting to quit.
Nocturnowl
Member
I also like slamming transcendence on when a Genji prepares to try and dragon blade through the team and he just can't quite deal the damage but boy does he try.
But yes popping it in a gravity well is always a treat.
I'm starting to have less fun unless I go Tracer my favorite character, most people will refuse to switch out for Bastion, its not fun ALWAYS being Pharah when I want to try some others and not get steamrolled. Either we have a Pharah and they suck so I have to go Pharah, I go Pharah and teams can't take advantage of my plays so I have to go Winston to go apeshit and bide time. Its getting on my damn nerves. I need to put my name on the GAF PC list, I cant take this anymore.
I'm glad they give you the 30 secs preparation time to quit without getting a loss, because as soon as I see my team pick Genji, Hanzo and Tracer for Dorado attack you know I'm out of there. It can work in group play, but with randoms? I know it's just going to be people too afraid to actually attack.
yeehamuffins
Member
Guess I've gotten lucky too. On PC I've seen a few people arguing amongst themselves over who fucked up where, but never any nasty abuse directed at me or anyone else. Saw some racist comments in the general chat once but just blocked the guy and haven't seen any other ones since.
It's funny: as someone who "mains" Pharah but plays other characters a lot too, I tend to always gravitate to the team's Pharah when I play Mercy, boosting her damage and using her to keep me in the air. And sometimes it takes all my resolve not to say, "No! What are you doing? You're playing Pharah all wrong! Don't take the enemy on from the front; sneak around to the side and... no, don't use your ult now! They've got a Bastion and... welp, you're dead." One of these days I'll get a killer Pharmercy pairing going, but it hasn't happened yet.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Oh yeah, definitely love denying genji's cute little dragon sword.
Still struggle with trying to predict too much though. Saw a reaper teleport nearby, pop a transcendence for death blossom, he just waits it out and then death blossoms everyone.
Whoops.
My friends are like this. I was in a party of 6, and one person in there is generally an asshole every time you play with him. He's the kind of person who tells the party leader over the mic to remove someone if he thinks they 'suck' (he's a Hanzo main btw). His brother usually listens to him so we have a split team.
Because the team is split, I leave and play with two other guys I know. Then they quit the game altogether because Bastion kept killing them and he's "OP." He was set up in a tricky spot on Gibraltar, Mercy was healing/buffing him, a Widow was watching him, they just had a real good team going, but they seem to forget that we floored them just as bad when we were on defense too.
And now certain people aren't speaking to each other, and it's just so stupid. Don't be like these people.
I play symmetra more than any other character and always shield up the team during the initial spawn. Is this bad or something? I saw someone say it's something that random symmetras do.
Also, I have found her to be surprisingly good on the attack maps that are best 2 out of 3--especially if you have a lucio that can speed boost you to the objective to set up turrets.
Also, I have found her to be surprisingly good on the attack maps that are best 2 out of 3--especially if you have a lucio that can speed boost you to the objective to set up turrets.
Shake Appeal
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I mean, the Orlando stuff yesterday was by far the worst interaction I've had, and most are positive. I more often see people complimenting the other team after defeats, self-deprecation about an underwhelming PotG, general good vibes. The few toxic jerks I've endured are far outnumbered by the folks calling for spontaneous 6v6 Reinhardt or roleplaying Genji in chat for the entire game.
People usually just type "gg" when they lose and move on. The other stuff is a rarity, at least in matches with full groups, which is what I mostly play.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Oh so, like, literally golden guns...?
When I heard about the mode I was kinda hoping it was a figure of speech. Fancy guns, not literally just golden, lol.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
You don't get the 25 score for adding shields that will build up your ult I think, but I do it anyway because asking pubs not to scatter around after spawn is impossible.
Shake Appeal
Member
No, this is good. It's something some random Symmetra don't do, and they should (just like some Torbjorns never throw down armor). Also shielding people again when they respawn.
yeehamuffins
Member
Same, not sure why it would be a problem unless somebody switches characters before leaving the room and loses the shield. The only thing I can think, and a bad habit I've managed to work my way out of, is shielding right at the start of the match and forgetting to keep spamming shields onto your team as they die and come back.
My last few Symmetra matches have been great, because I think even random teams are realizing that just because the "No Support" is gone when I pick her, it doesn't mean that somebody doesn't still need to pick a healer. Last few times I even got a Lucio and make sure to use the "Thanks" on them for boosting me up and giving me more precious seconds to get my defenses up. Almost makes up for the Meis who think it's funny to spam their ice walls in front of our team as we run to the front lines, while I'm staring at the timer and cursing their ancestors.
pelicansurf
Needs a Holiday on Gallifrey
Why would that be random? When else would you do it? Those people are the real scrubs.
Shielding up at start is just competent play. Can't see why anyone would argue about that.
Sym on attack is a bit more questionable since the value of the teleport isn't quite as high and she's never going to do as much pure damage as pure attack heroes.
Shake Appeal
Member
From the sounds of it, you don't have to get "high enough." They all cost 300 of the new competitive currency, and I think you can grind that currency to a degree, even if you're not good.
She's good on capture maps where the time from spawn to point is long, but yeah, I feel like you're foregoing a lot of damage for the sake of a teleporter.
And Sym on KotH is either superb (if you can get a good setup after a team kill) or a disaster (the rest of the time).
LucidMomentum
Member
Sometimes gorilla warfare is the best way to play.
Gibraltar as Zarya is still my favorite map though. It's narrow enough that I get tons of charge built up and then we just walk the payload down.
Ohhh, they're only 300? That changes things
Why would it be bad to give everybody shield? lol
Shake Appeal
Member
300 of the new currency, not the current one. I don't know how or how fast you earn the new currency.
That's great to know! Lol I have lost so much scoring points in that case. What you said is exactly why I do it though--the team typically scatters immediately and I can't account for all of them.
I make it a point to always ensure my teammates are shielded, so I'm always keeping an eye on people coming back into the fray from my teleporter or the home base/spawn point.
TheLetdown
Member
I'm coming around to the Assault Torb idea. You need to be conservative on your turret placement at first, but once you get a push starting, you can drop one and start shooting away. Don't worry about getting it to Level 2 just yet. Put it down for added DPS and a bullet sponge, then let your insanely strong gun go crazy.
It works really well on KOTH maps like Nepal, where you can prop up a turret that overlooks the point and then arc into it, diving into the point for alt-fire shots and captures.
EDIT: I also got a random pull for the Chopper skin, so I've been finding reasons to play him anyway. I can't stand Torbs that just babysit their turrets, so I'm trying to be inventive.
Interfectum
Member
Kaplan said higher ranked people would get the weapons sooner. So I'm guessing the more you win, the more currency you get.
You were playing with dumbasses. Shielding up your teammates is what you're supposed to do at the start and during the match to help them out.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
It's kinda bullshit that they don't add the score during that phase. Though i guess people can abuse switching characters in order to build that ult up.
haha awesome
chrominance
Member
Not sure why but I find tank is the most reliably interesting category of character to play. I rarely if ever play Zenyatta on support, Pharah dominates my offense playtime to an absurd degree, and Junkrat does the same for defense, but for tanks my playtime is split fairly evenly across all five. I think Roadhog and D.va see less use for me only because I don't seem to be as useful with them (at least with Reinhardt I can shield the team, even if I'm not good at being aggressive). But everyone's pretty fun to play.
Shake Appeal
Member
If I had to guess, your final standing on the 1-100 MMR scale will be added up over seasons until you have 300 to spend on golden guns.
This guy agrees: https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/4p3q19/golden_gun_unlocks_are_for_now_300_ranked/
Earthpainting
Member
Is there a way to pull up some stats on how often you've played certain levels. I feel like I'm defending on Numbani significantly more than doing other stages, though that could simply be a mental thing.
I don't know what his or her deal is, because that's exactly what you're supposed to do. Maybe the shield expires if someone still swaps characters at the last second, but that's hardly a reason to not do it. There's like no cool-down for it, and the shields don't expire, so there's no reason you shouldn't do it. For the most of the walk in the prep phase, I'm walking backwards, so I can make sure I tag everyone with my shield.
LucidMomentum
Member
I'm assuming it'll be like Hearthstone, where your seasonal rank will give you a currency bonus when they reset, to encourage play. Hopefully that's not the only time you get the new currency though.
Darryl M R
Member
I'm hoping to get 2 golden weapons. Hanzo and Genji.
Interfectum
Member
I want Lucio's golden to go with my legendary skin.
Do you have any frustration doing Pharah plays that your team doesnt take advantage of?
I think I mentioned both earlier but the most recent two were an assault on defense B of temple of anubis, had to go Pharah and clear both points for my team, the second one my team kept group wiping, down to the last 30 secs I go in and ult and clean up WITH some team members there. "We got this, I thought" now to prevent the team from rushing back, I use mu concussive blast to knock them away, a Reaper wraiths through and towards us, "I think oh he's going to ult, idiot, you're right in front of us" As I back up and wait for my cool down on rocket jump I watch in horror as my group does not back up with me, "DIE, DIE, DIE" my friends melt, I get rid of the Reaper and boost up but can't deal with the wave of enemies rushing the point (gotta keep that overtime going). We lose, my friend on my mic screams in frustration not able to figure out what happened, I shake my head knowing he was in the telegraphed Reaper ult.
Escort Payload mission, had to switch to her again, 10 seconds, ult the people on the payload defending it. Came back from a death with people behind me so I assumed people were climbing on the payload as I was cleaning up the mess. As I hover slowly down with a smile of relief, it quickly turns to a face of bewilderment as the defeat screen pops up. No one was on the payload and I while I was decending I was too high up for it to count for overtime, we were right at the final gate on Route 66.
Maybe I should take a break until new content hits.
therealminime
Member
I wish Mercy players would use their resurrection better. Saving it for a 3 man res is not very useful, considering how quickly it charges. Using it on even one person can be super useful and then in no time at all it'll be charged back up. I just had a game where our Mercy never revived once, even though there were ample opportunities to res one of us on the objective.
Like I said in the other thread, I can't see any of the gold weapons doing anything other than clashing with the skins I already have and use, plus I prefer some of the weapons that some of the legendary skins come with.
The only costumes I can see gold guns looking good with are gold and black/white ones, like the ones Solider 76, Tracer, and Reinhardt have. But I never play Solider 76 and I've got better costumes for Tracer and Reinhardt so eh.
The only costumes I can see gold guns looking good with are gold and black/white ones, like the ones Solider 76, Tracer, and Reinhardt have. But I never play Solider 76 and I've got better costumes for Tracer and Reinhardt so eh.
Yea, that's a bad Mercy. Revive when it's worth doing especially in Payload maps where the runbacks take longer. Also always try to revive tanks.
Agreed. It should be used more often. It's rare to get that awesome 5 man rez.
Random complaint: It's annoying that, at the end of games, Pharah's MVP thing seemingly always has number of direct rocket hits and the percentage of rockets fired. I get no votes for that. But in reality, I had 4 gold medals and 25,000 damage. Why don't you say that, game?!
pizzasqueeze
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It's usually a tough call, personally I spam it a lot, but I'm also considering things like how far from respawn, and is rezzing this tracer really gonna help
It's also sad when you rez one guy and then 3 ppl drop to an ult or something.
SlickShoes
Member
I play on PC and have had maybe 2 or 3 people in chat acting like idiots since release. It's not anywhere near toxic levels.
Mercy should be aware when the enemy has their aoe killer ults up. If she knows they aren't up, just use it asap. If they might be up, save it. If she knows for certain they are up, save it and start hiding more.
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