I agree, but I think it would be fun if we could watch the games from within Overwatch and choose which player's view we want to watch. I think Dota has something like this, although I could be wrong.
I don't think that's consistent either. Mercy and Widowmaker, for example, use the English version of their callouts, just like friendly players would hear.
I'm guessing that for your own ults, they either just picked the one that sounded the coolest, or specifically picked the enemy version in most cases to teach you what to watch out for when the enemy team does it. Widow and Mercy ults are non-destructive (though as the new patch suggests, hearing Widow's callout is actually pretty important anyways).
I don't think that's consistent either. Mercy and Widowmaker, for example, use the English version of their callouts, just like friendly players would hear.
I'm guessing that for your own ults, they either just picked the one that sounded the coolest, or specifically picked the enemy version to teach you what to watch out for when the enemy team does it.
I believe that the bolded reason is why those lines were chosen. And if you think about why when playing as Mercy or Widowmaker you hear the friendly ult announcement, it's probably because those ults ultimately benefit members of the team as opposed to other ults directly effecting the opponents negatively. So those are the call-outs that will most interest you when a team-mate uses it.
Tonight is the first night I think I've thought to myself "I've had enough."
I'm level 51. Have approximately 40 hours or so on the clock. Main a mix of Lucio, Mercy, Tracer, and Roadhog... with the occasional Hanzo or D.Va thrown in.
Don't get me wrong, I've had a lot of fun. The gameplay is super tight. The rounds are fun. The environments are good. "Player agency" wise, it's easily in my Top Five FPSs of the last decade, alongside games like TF2 and R6: Siege.
But holy hell, two things are driving me away... and hard.
I know people are saying they're overestimating their own ability. But I admit I'm not good. I'm not a good sniper. I struggle balancing multiple targets. But I can stay on the payload. I can switch heroes as necessary. I'm happy to play support. I usually have about 75% hook accuracy with Roadhog. I've had several POTGs with Tracer. But man - nobody seems to every team up. It's just random after random after random - and nobody cares to do anything but snipe or chase a POTG. I know it's not everyone's experience - and I know there's a GAF group. But while I do play with some IRL friends from time to time, just ... everything about my teammates for half my games pisses me off. And ya know, it wouldn't be THAT awful if people would actually talk. But while I use my mic every game, I run into MAYBE one other talker a nigh. Maybe. Probably less than 25 folks, period, since playing.
Two, is the progression system sucks. Someone said it before, but I really liked the comment - I don't mind chasing a carrot at the end of the stick... but at the end of that stick, I do want that damn carrot.
Again - the game is good. Runs great. Looks great. Plays great. The core is phenomenal. But there just isn't a lot to keep me interested after hour 40 and 8 lost games in a row.
Tonight is the first night I think I've thought to myself "I've had enough."
I'm level 51. Have approximately 40 hours or so on the clock. Main a mix of Lucio, Mercy, Tracer, and Roadhog... with the occasional Hanzo or D.Va thrown in.
Don't get me wrong, I've had a lot of fun. The gameplay is super tight. The rounds are fun. The environments are good. "Player agency" wise, it's easily in my Top Five FPSs of the last decade, alongside games like TF2 and R6: Siege.
But holy hell, two things are driving me away... and hard.
I know people are saying they're overestimating their own ability. But I admit I'm not good. I'm not a good sniper. I struggle balancing multiple targets. But I can stay on the payload. I can switch heroes as necessary. I'm happy to play support. I usually have about 75% hook accuracy with Roadhog. I've had several POTGs with Tracer. But man - nobody seems to every team up. It's just random after random after random - and nobody cares to do anything but snipe or chase a POTG. I know it's not everyone's experience - and I know there's a GAF group. But while I do play with some IRL friends from time to time, just ... everything about my teammates for half my games pisses me off. And ya know, it wouldn't be THAT awful if people would actually talk. But while I use my mic every game, I run into MAYBE one other talker a nigh. Maybe. Probably less than 25 folks, period, since playing.
Two, is the progression system sucks. Someone said it before, but I really liked the comment - I don't mind chasing a carrot at the end of the stick... but at the end of that stick, I do want that damn carrot.
Again - the game is good. Runs great. Looks great. Plays great. The core is phenomenal. But there just isn't a lot to keep me interested after hour 40 and 8 lost games in a row.
I think Im going to have to look into this so-called PS4 gaf list.
I cant take these randoms and their stupidity any more. This game is way to infuriating in my old age when no one is playing the objective... or Im in a round with 3 sniper classes when we are on the attack side of a map.
Starting to really like Mercy. So much fun healing with her when I actually have people picking off opponents focusing me down. Also nice to be in groups where someone bothers to be a tank. I've had a bunch where there were no tanks and those matches were train wrecks. I'd have switched, but then there would have been no healer. =S
D.va can actually be very effective in disrupting the enemy lines and even attracting attention away from other players. I always use her to fly over the enemy defence and go straight to the control point. Even if I die, the enemy team has his attention on me and not my teammates, which gives them a better chance of getting the control point.
Preach it. I love getting the other team's attention. Having even just 1 or 2 of their heroes get sidetracked and chase me around the map can be really beneficial.
It can be painful. Last night we had the payload sitting just around the last corner for so long. At times there were at least 4 of our team alive and only me jumping around the payload like a loon. (And I would often check to make sure people hadn't just died.)
I think Im going to have to look into this so-called PS4 gaf list.
I cant take these randoms and their stupidity any more. This game is way to infuriating in my old age when no one is playing the objective... or Im in a round with 3 sniper classes when we are on the attack side of a map.
I think Im going to have to look into this so-called PS4 gaf list.
I cant take these randoms and their stupidity any more. This game is way to infuriating in my old age when no one is playing the objective... or Im in a round with 3 sniper classes when we are on the attack side of a map.
I'm not about being the "hero." I don't care if I play under the radar every match.
But holy fuck, some games/nights it feels like I have no single-handed ability to change the outcome of the match. I can get 40+ eliminations. I can have 12+ revives. I can be on fire for 80% of the match. I can team kill twice.
And we still lose. Knowing that you have such little influence on the outcome of a match really sucks after a long streak of losing. It really makes you question "what's the point?"
No, it's amazing against a group if you don't get focused. Use it together with your dash to clear squishies and damaged heroes. Just don't run in alone or you'll melt before you do anything.
I'm not about being the "hero." I don't care if I play under the radar every match.
But holy fuck, some games/nights it feels like I have no single-handed ability to change the outcome of the match. I can get 40+ eliminations. I can have 12+ revives. I can be on fire for 80% of the match. I can team kill twice.
And we still lose. Knowing that you have such little influence on the outcome of a match really sucks after a long streak of losing. It really makes you question "what's the point?"
Team based multiplayer in a nutshell, there is actually something wrong with the system (Beit matchmaking or gameplay) if consistently a team based game is decided by one single person, sadly if you want this kind of impact you need to play 1v1 games.
Just got objective time and objective kills gold medals with...Widowmaker. Yes I was holding the gold medals until the last payload checkpoint when I had to switch to Lucio. I got four gold medals too lol. Seriously, I wasn't the only one pushing the payload.
Team based multiplayer in a nutshell, there is actually something wrong with the system (Beit matchmaking or gameplay) if consistently a team based game is decided by one single person, sadly if you want this kind of impact you need to play 1v1 games.
That said, while it shouldn't be consistent... it should be sometimes possible.
I know I keep bringing it up, but R6: Siege does this perfectly. Teams of five. Your teammates and their class selection are critical. Communication is critical. And sometimes, as evenly matched as most games are (the MM is very good), sometimes the enemy just outplays your team. But when that happens, and it's 5v1... watch, and you'll see most teams stay supportive and root for their guy. It's unlikely, but against five, you can clutch if you're good, have some good communication, have a little luck on your side, and you play better than you've played all night.
Here, I can blow up the medals and kick ass on the objective and in kills, and most the time it doesn't matter.
Guys. Wow. WOW. The PTR is incredible. When I was watching the game before release, all the footage I saw was people grouping up, communicating and playing the game the way it was meant to be played. And of course, I was more than a little disappointed when I played the game for real and found out that people don't really care to talk at all. I mean, I even bought a microphone and everything, just for this game! But competitive... everyone is in it to win it! Just had a game with absolutely rock solid teamwork. Reinhardt shielding Bastion, me damage boosting the Bastion, Torbjorn providing turret and armor support, with Pharah and Hanzo clearing flankers. Our defense was impenetrable, and we held them back for over six minutes without even giving up the first point. No toxicity. No raging over mics. Just people asking for healing, listening and actually protecting the healing, paying attention to flankers and callouts. It was amazing.
Competitive is dreams baby. Competitive is dreams.
