And it's going to get worse with the new system. Sometimes I think 'oh I'll play some competitive', then I remind myself of 50 minute matches on Anubis, hanamura and volskaya and don't bother.
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Overwatch |OT4| You Want A Good Genji, But You Need The Bad Hanzo
- Thread starter GraveRobberX
- Start date
- Status
And it's going to get worse with the new system. Sometimes I think 'oh I'll play some competitive', then I remind myself of 50 minute matches on Anubis, hanamura and volskaya and don't bother.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Maybe they would just do time bank with lesser rounds? Certainly doesn't have to go to that many rounds all the time.
Yeah the Time Bank system is not the way to go. The matches go on way too long, making you hate maps you may have liked in the past and making you dread maps you already hated.
Even if it goes to the second round , the matches are still way too long.
Garrett Hawke
Member
I was reading a Kotaku article earlier which was quite interesting, it was talking about how the 40-50 minute competitive matches are at odds with the design of Overwatch which is intended to have short but sweet matches. I feel inclined to agree, and it's part of the reason why I still haven't touched competitive. I just can't see myself being able to play the same match for that long.
This is...yup
Red Arremer
Member
Aside from me just being bad, it's one of the reasons I won't bother playing competitive except to get the participation spray/icon. (still on the way to 25...)
"I NEED HEALING"
"I NEED HEALING"
"I NEED HEALING"
- Genji, behind the entire enemy team.
Garrett Hawke
Member
Also when you're playing Mercy and everyone is split up, different directions, demanding healing but you're the only one pushing the payload
It's those moments when I switch to Lucio. Mercy is practically useless if you team is spread out too far.
lol this happened to me and all my teammates were Tracers and Genjis <_<
Garrett Hawke
Member
Sorry, I should've specified, I mean spread out. Like, Lucio would only be able to heal one at a time anyway spread out. :/
Spinosaurus
Member
Bastion (alongside Winston) was the character that I really wanted to play as when I looked at the cast. I adore cute robots.
Unfortunately, I just don't like his playstyle at all. He's just not satisfying at all and he feels so barebones, compared to Winston who's incredibly satisfying to use because of his mobility.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
2 widows on attack.
In ranked.
Huh.
At least it was on the opposing team.
Also I gained way too much rank for facing 2 widows on attack. It's like nearly a level. I seriously have no idea how the ranking system works sometimes.
In ranked.
Huh.
At least it was on the opposing team.
Also I gained way too much rank for facing 2 widows on attack. It's like nearly a level. I seriously have no idea how the ranking system works sometimes.
Dead Prince
Banned
2 dva on attack on hanamura. one toxic player being toxic and me being bm because i'm hanzo and working on aim and they're like calling me a retard to tell me to take out the turret. and lvl 1 that's sitting on the spot right behind that open hole in the gate. would be nice they lured the turrent to shoot it or better yet they could have taken it out too. but whatever
but this is PTR QP.
we'll probably meet up on live server. until then all the lulz to them
but this is PTR QP.
we'll probably meet up on live server. until then all the lulz to them
Most of the times comp matches are not even 20-30 mins long. My average is 12 minutes.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Speaking of hanzo, I actually managed to win a ranked match with him (this was during my nadir of not giving a fuck due to rank loss) and then I went on a winning streak and gained back all that I lost right after.
Maybe I should play hanzo in ranked more.
Maybe I should play hanzo in ranked more.
Doesn't matter. Lucio would still be a better choice, due to his mobility making him a harder target to take down. Of course that only works if they don't have a Junkrat, Pharah, or Zarya (due to their splash damage) on their team, at least in my experience.
why isn't it possible to refill the spot that someone leaves when leaving a ranked game with a solo player looking for a quick match? seriously, the only reason i got hammered is because of folks leaving for god knows what reason. Refill it with a random level 25 player or something. People leave way too easily, and it pretty much is an instant loss for your team.
And that is because only Assault Matches use the Time Bank method. It's not uncommon to have 30 - 50 minute matches due to that system.
Nooooooooo......
Can something be done w/ Lucio's primary attack? Those weak-ass, slow moving projectiles are so useless I actually completely removed the keybind and use his push back w/ left-click since the cooldown is so quick and seems to disorient people pretty well.
All those blub-blub-blub projectiles seem to do is to draw unwanted attention to me when I'm just trying to stay alive and rack up the healing points by playing super passively. Feels like Blizz just threw in the attack so Lucio players could feel like they were actually doing something other than mindlessly gliding around auto-healing the team.
I'll probably ditch Lucio for Zen in the upcoming patch b/c he's just boring to use after the whole wall riding thing loses its charm.
All those blub-blub-blub projectiles seem to do is to draw unwanted attention to me when I'm just trying to stay alive and rack up the healing points by playing super passively. Feels like Blizz just threw in the attack so Lucio players could feel like they were actually doing something other than mindlessly gliding around auto-healing the team.
I'll probably ditch Lucio for Zen in the upcoming patch b/c he's just boring to use after the whole wall riding thing loses its charm.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I mean i did kinda ok? Took out their pharah in the sky, scatter their reinhardt who keeps charging in which kinda indicated that the other team was fucked, generally wasn't a massive liability i think.
Garrett Hawke
Member
His primary attack is good for taking out turrets, at least - since they can't move you just need to fire off a burst, hide, and repeat until it's dead.
That's a fair point. I still think in that situation I prefer Mercy but I guess Lucio would do pretty well.
Huh, interesting. What rank are you?
they're all team players!
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I really don't get reinhardts who just keeps charging to point though. Do they not try to evaluate that they're being a waste of space after the first few deaths?
Dead Prince
Banned
Spray left click both side of people's head. Idk all my shots are aimed at their head. But I have no problem with Lucio. I even do fine with speed boost on
I mean i did kinda ok? Took out their pharah in the sky, scatter their reinhardt who keeps charging in which kinda indicated that the other team was fucked, generally wasn't a massive liability i think.
Haha, what's always annoying about these problematic characters that everyone has an issue with is the fact that the good ones are REALLY good for the team.
It's just that most of the time...
optimus8936
Banned
It actually works really well if you have a Lucio to speed boost the rest of your team. Had a match where I was Lucio and I saw Rein charge in there(Kings Row) so I said "fuck it" and sped the rest of my team in there. It was our first push and got it right away. So a charging Rein can actually be a good thing if the rest of your team takes charge with him.
They don't push a ton of damage and are tricky to aim with, but 15 hp per hit can make a difference in a fight. Spam shields, spam corners where you expect enemies to pop up, try to cut off a character that is escaping with them, aim at low health enemies, etc.
This absolutely works for attack on hanamura. Better than playing footsies with the defending team at the chokepoint. Fly in, take the point and force the defenders to follow you.
I keep encountering this really odd phenomenon with PS4 Phara players. I've seen several just fly up to a sniper perch and just pelt rockets from on high and never leave their perch just slowly pelting rockets that the enemy team can easily dodge at that distance.
Why? What the hell makes them think that'll work? Like, you can fly. DO IT.
I'm glad I don't see it happen too often but man, that shit is the worst.
Why? What the hell makes them think that'll work? Like, you can fly. DO IT.
I'm glad I don't see it happen too often but man, that shit is the worst.
Dangansona
Member
Why the fuck can't the game matchmake someone into a ranked match? We captured 1 of the Hanamura points but not both so obviously some idiot decided to bail out, but there's no reason Blizzard couldn't stick someone in there and we could win. Tell you what, why don't you nearly eliminate losing penalties for the person who joined late?
Stone Ocean
Member
Because unlike quick play, if you leave you can rejoin the match. Allowing people to fill the spot would likely remove that safety net which would fuck people that get dced and come back, and after that period you can already leave anyways if you don't want to play.
You can't expect someone that joins in a in progress match to perform well anyways, it feels like shit to join a game that is completely fucked beyond repair and be expected to just instantly grasp whats going on and where do you stand in the team.
Because people would complain? You already have people complaining about joining mid match in QP, joining mid match in Comp would make them complain even more.
This too.
yeah I've never seen this sort of feature before
We should play together.
I also like to think anyone who actually cares about competitive has checked out that site, so I'd say the numbers aren't too far off, if at all.
that's because people were not aware they got bonus xp + the loss didn't count. most gamers were totally clueless unfortunately
Anyway I dont play ranked due to the possibility of long matches. had my feel of that in moba
Garrett Hawke
Member
Is there a way to turn off text chat?
Stone Ocean
Member
Esc > Social then mute team and match chat. Gotta do it every time you boot the game but its THE BEST
Garrett Hawke
Member
Is that just audio? Don't see an option for text
Edit ah I see it! Thank you
glad I will no longer be told to fuck myself for being shit by people who have a higher death rate and lower elim rate than me. sometimes I do this if I'm on tilt (having lots of losses). kinda rare tho
YuriLowell
Member
For some reason I cant select 21:9 as my aspect ratio.
Any ideas why?
Any ideas why?
Garrett Hawke
Member
YuriLowell
Member
Thats it. Don't know why I thought the patch was live yet.
RespectThySole
Member
And it sucks to lose a match like that because of the Sudden Death bullshit
yeah I wonder why they added that feature. Just feels like it was not fully fleshed out. I was hoping ranked would have short matches like Quick play.
so far I jkust stick with Hearthstone for ranked cause I enjoy quick & satisfying matches. But I still play the other Overwatch modes. Hoping ranked gets better with the patch that stops hero stacks. then I will play
so far I jkust stick with Hearthstone for ranked cause I enjoy quick & satisfying matches. But I still play the other Overwatch modes. Hoping ranked gets better with the patch that stops hero stacks. then I will play
- Status