I except all matches on Day 1 to be 4-5-6 Anas vs 4-5-6 Anas.
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Overwatch |OT4| You Want A Good Genji, But You Need The Bad Hanzo
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I except all matches on Day 1 to be 4-5-6 Anas vs 4-5-6 Anas.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Wait, apparently nanoboost really boosts mercy's ult?
Man, solo queuing comp is such a thing of luck. I surrendered myself to staying in the 40s because... well, most teams I get paired with are pretty bad.
It also gets really boring because I tend to go Mercy, Lucio, Winston or Zarya almost all the time because I can clutch the most with those.
So I really need to take a break from comp to go back to QP from time to time so I can play other heroes.
I really want my 50 placement back though. ;_;
It also gets really boring because I tend to go Mercy, Lucio, Winston or Zarya almost all the time because I can clutch the most with those.
So I really need to take a break from comp to go back to QP from time to time so I can play other heroes.
I really want my 50 placement back though. ;_;
Dead Prince
Banned
what does this do? i mean all mercy does is rez. does it make it instant and the player can instantly get back into the fight without the wait?
Doug Heffernan
Member
Ugh... I might have to play on the competitive hopper or avoid the game entirely for a couple of weeks.
I hope that's the case because it'll mean easy victories for those playing in 4-6 player groups.
Whether people want to admit it or not, PC is where they will balance things first and if it fucks console balance, it won't get changed until a subsequent patch. Sure later on they might get the patches out faster to fix the problems, but this is going to be something that will keep happening.
I hope that's the case because it'll mean easy victories for those playing in 4-6 player groups.
I'll admit that I an using the ptr to mess with characters I don't normally to test them out a bit more but I also don't stack. But there a point where i hear opponent Ana's ults so much that I just switched to one of my normally used characters and shut down every opponent ana. To the point where they had to switch to a normal comp it normally played characters.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I dunno, apparently it works as a kind of top up? Dunno if the guy was bullshitting me or not.
Maybe he was just confused, because on PTR now Mercy's ult has been modified such that she can move while doing it, and the moment he activates it Guardian Angel is recharged.
I think he was, because I'm having a hard time thinking how a nano boosted rez can be stronger than a regular rez.
This makes more sense.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Oh no, i didn't mean that the ult was boosted. He said that his ult charge went from 70 to full.
optimus8936
Banned
Can someone answer this? I'm curious how much it is.
Are you playing with a team? That only happened to me when I was playing with 3 other people or more.
Was he taking damage? Could have been healing boost from Nano + Mercy's self-heal?
Sorry if this has already been posted but there where some interesting voice lines found in the recent PTR patch : https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/4sz7o8/i_extracted_some_of_the_audio_files_from_the/
Some enemy hiding and enemy detected lines might hint to Sombra's mechanics. Some think it's stealth, but Blizzard said they didn't want to have that mechanic so maybe something else?
Also some hints for holiday events too.
Some enemy hiding and enemy detected lines might hint to Sombra's mechanics. Some think it's stealth, but Blizzard said they didn't want to have that mechanic so maybe something else?
Also some hints for holiday events too.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Dunno, he whipped out his pistol because why are you boosting mercies?
If that's true though could be worth it?
Doug Heffernan
Member
I hope that's the case because it'll mean easy victories for those playing in 4-6 player groups.
That's a good point. I'm gonna have a fucking field day with Winston going apeshit on 6 Anas.
Boosting a Mercy I've seen used as a protection move so she doesn't die. So a defensive ult use instead of offensive. But seriously I think Ana's ult generates faster than anyone because she heals the most health per second of any support class so why not bust out the ult as needed even defensively.
Dunno, he whipped out his pistol because why are you boosting mercies?
If that's true though could be worth it?
Worth it in what sense? I can't see this being a popular planned strategy because you would only use this in a single scenario - when you are playing Ana + Mercy, everyone else is dead, and Mercy needs to rez them all so you nanoboost her. Specifically nanoboosting a Mercy just to charge her ult seems like a huge waste regardless, because it charges so quickly in a firefight from her healing other players to begin with.
Ana+Mercy will definitely be a viable combo, just like Lucio+Mercy is right now in many situations. But I feel that just conceptually, you'll want to boost for offense rather than defense.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I dunno, super clutch res scenario but you need a top up? Definitely not the best boosting option.
Red Arremer
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Of course. I'm just saying, there's gonna be a lot of nanoboosted PotGs and especially Qs. You think the Reaper/Genji/McCree ult PotGs were bad now? Oh you don't even know.
Spinosaurus
Member
Haah. Just bullied a Widow as Winston who kept going to same sniping spot every time. After I killed them about 5 times they just left, even though their team still had a good chance of winning.
I did the other team a favor anyway. The Widow clearly just cared about their K/D ratio.
I did the other team a favor anyway. The Widow clearly just cared about their K/D ratio.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Fuck tracers man.
Most unfun character to face off against.
Most unfun character to face off against.
yeehamuffins
Member
I love doing that with D.Va. Watching those little snipers scurry around when I blast right up into their face with my shield active always makes me grin.
Red Arremer
Member
And a line that heavily implies a new map that might be some sort of castle. I was hoping we'd get a proper European castle as map at some point.
AHappyPanda
Member
A good enemy Tracer without a counter can literally bring a whole team to ruin.
No youre not
youre going to spend most of the match asleep
trust me, i had the same thought as you. six anas would be food for winston, right? but in reality youre just taking a nap the whole game. U jump on them? Nap time. Ult? Nap time. run away? Nap time
its Harambe roleplay
Red Arremer
Member
Zenyatta and Ana plus Lucio or Mercy depending on team comp or map.
I played a lot of tracer in PTR, there are so many Anas to kill! no fun is allowed.
Dead Prince
Banned
with zen buff. do you guys still consider him support or is he support/attack now?
BulletSmoke
Member
Finally pulled the trigger and got the origins edition. Don't have any friends so anybody wanna team up later tonight, located in the East Coast.
Dongs Macabre
aka Daedalos42
Just played a match where two people on my team were just talking shit about each other the whole time. One of them complained about the other using Hanzo and then went straight for Widowmaker the next round. .-.
I feel like Tracer needs a hard counter. Who is best against her now? Winston? She can dash far, far away from him and whittle him down. Roadhog? Half the time she'll have recall up and can survive the hook combo. Junkrat's trap is great but the enemy Tracer has to be really, really, unaware of her surroundings to go down from that.
Gonna' have to agree here. Cool concept and everything, but when I see one darting around in my vicinity, I pretty much just ignore her b/c I know it's pretty much just a waste of time and energy chasing her around playing her little game. Especially in the mid to high rankings. Just obnoxious to fight, not even fun.
Only other real obnoxious hero to face is Roadhog IMO. Even when I think I'm completely out of his range, here comes his 500ft spear, clipping through walls and snatching me behind cover for an easy insta-kill.
Mei isn't too bad if you have decent awareness and distance yourself.
Reaper's ult has me rolling my eyes.
/salt
Stone Ocean
Member
McCree
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
With mccree becoming more viable, mccree.
I seriously consider myself dogshit with mccree but I was getting pretty ok with him in PTR. The range boost helps a lot.
AHappyPanda
Member
Zen is an offensive GOD. But he is support/attack (more emphasis on attack).
I haven't played the PTR since they nerfed his orbs a bit, but I'd imagine he's still OP with all of his abilities.
Best Tracer counter I've found is another Tracer.
Not sure she has a hard counter, but McCree, Reaper, Mei, Symmetra, and Torrbjorn can all shut her out to some degree. The problem is that a lot of the time, all you can do is make her retreat.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
He's still strong man. Winston and roadhog basically don't exist when zen is in the field.
Do you guys all play on PC? Because on console, with the FTH nerf, McCree's stun doesn't last long enough to finish her off most of the time or to line up a headshot.
Dead Prince
Banned
i can see winston. but roadhog? hook combo should kill him. but without hook. maybe. a
also zen vs zen. you guys better practice moving and headshotting.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Symm can ruin her day pretty hard.
But then, you have to be on a map, in a spot, that favors Symm, or else nobody's gonna be playing her, lol.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Pretty much. You should be behind rein pretty often anyway, and once you see him fail a hook start going ham.
I feel that Mercy is still a must for any team because her ult is the most important ult in the game, but with the Zen bufff plus Ana, Lucio may start seeing less usage.
slightconfuse
Banned
They need to fix sudden death, having 1:30 to cap a point is ridiculous
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