ShadowsFell
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Man, I love spamming D.Va's voice lines.
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Overwatch |OT4| You Want A Good Genji, But You Need The Bad Hanzo
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mehrmantrout
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Its been a revelation so far, I'm hoping now the stacks have been removed skill will come into it more and i'll be able to rank up
Put me down for Mariachi regret as well, should have got Nevermore
I've become used to this since it seems everyone else hates healing. Like half of my matches I have to heal, but I guess it's not so bad since I have a 62% win percentage with Lucio
RespectThySole
Member
I spam "Is this easy mode?" and the party time emote haha.
Red Arremer
Member
I don't really care whether it's out of character or not, but I just think the raven skins look really cool, while the Mariachi skins look very silly. And while I can appreciate silliness (after all, I also like the Djinn skins for Zenyatta, for instance), I'd prefer cool looking skins.
That said, if I had the choice between Mariachi and Gothic Zarya, I'd take 5 Mariachi duplicates over getting Gothic Zarya even once. Alas...
The Wizard
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WINKY FACE. WINKY FACE.
This a big change, as I can now focus my fire while wall riding safely.
ShadowsFell
Member
Yes!
That's my current one!
That's my most used one!
She's such a monster now, which makes spamming such lines even more enjoyable.
Maybe it's because I'm old and have bad eyes but I try to pick which ever skin is the least likely to stand out. It doesn't matter as much when you're in the middle of everything but even it if 1 out of 200 times a flanker doesn't notice me because I kind of blend in, that's more than anything else I would've gotten from a different skin.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Nah, I need to let people know that I be stylin' all over their face.
Also god I love playing zen when the other team refuses to switch off winston.
Free kill all day erry' day.
Also god I love playing zen when the other team refuses to switch off winston.
Free kill all day erry' day.
ShadowsFell
Member
I need my Zenyatta to have glowing orange orbs.
Dead Prince
Banned
his arch just keeps going up. how can i really hide in the well
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Start of defending hanamura A, our reinhardt dashes off a cliff.
Great.
Great.
ShadowsFell
Member
Cheers love!
Just because we know a lot about games, doesn't make us great at them
I have a group of friends that I play with that are pretty okay but nothing amazing, I know that feel.
Dangansona
Member
Oh cool, in ranked a Mei blocked us inside the starting point with an ice wall, sat next to an arcade machine for 4 minutes, then left. Meanwhile as people start to leave I'm able to take 3-4 of the other team out at a time as soldier 76 but that's not enough obviously.
buy teh haloz
Banned
Actually managed to get a rank higher than I originally placed at
Played attack Bastion for the first time today. Pretty fun.
Played attack Bastion for the first time today. Pretty fun.
A group of GAF is still kind of a random group. If you're going up against groups that often plays together, you're probably in for trouble. The better take away is, ideally, you're all getting better and no one is being a dick. Call outs, communication and team compositions/adjustments should be easier and give insight to more ways to get an advantage.
This game is very weird/dynamic. I've been on teams that get crushed on the first map of KoTH than go 3-0 without giving up a single point. Payloads that don't move at all until a minute left then it goes non stop through check points to the finish. Can't stop a payload at all then something happens and it stops dead.
RespectThySole
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This objective has my name written all over it!
SocksAndShoes
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Absolutely. He's much more of an offensive weapon now with his additional shields and you're right, his secondary fire is much more useful. I liked him before but he's maybe my favorite character now.
RespectThySole
Member
When do you usually use his secondary fire?
The Wizard
Member
Had a bunch of crushing defeats with a full 6 from GAF last night too. Like someone else said there isn't that much difference between a group of gaffers and randoms, sure we can communicate better but compare that to a group of 6 friends who aren't afraid to call each other out, know what works best for them etc. Practice makes perfect
But yeah for now I'm sticking to solo queue or groups of 2-3 where I feel like it's much easier to have an impact, like this play from my last solo game:
https://gfycat.com/ImpassionedDistantKingbird
Grouping up in Competitive Mode is a double edged sword. On one hand, you know that your team is competent enough to work as a team (for the most part) and not make stupid mistakes. On the other hand, the competition is tougher because the teams you will be facing are also grouped up.
I hit 94th percentile maining him since the patch. I actually quit the game weeks ago b/c I just couldn't really find my groove w/ any of the heroes. Zen is the man and has a much higher skill ceiling than Lucio IMO w/ the constant debuffing/healing switching, leading shots w/ his projectiles, timing my ult at crucial moments, learning the best positioning for each map, etc. You're always doing something.
Lucio might be able to get a couple thousand more healing points per match than Zen, but Zen can put out some damage, but not too much. Perfect support. Tank melter.
Is this easy mode? is my favorite
Agreed 100%. I think though that playing with a group against better competition will help everyone get better quicker than just playing solo que. That's just my theory. Even it's see the other team do something you haven't thought of. Or having your team mention something that you've missed.
I play a lot as Mercy so seeing a good player helps me identify better players in solo que. Rein is one that has me tough for me to distinguish. Because the charge in and die Reins usually aren't good. The shield only Reins usually aren't good either. So playing in a decent group will help with recognizing those good players.
Also, if you're in a group the communication you learn will help if you continue to communicate in solo.
FINALY managed to crawl up to lvl 50 in competetive ps4. Feels good.
started out at 49 after Placement, but then i Just free falled down to 41 in a Few days, and stayed between 41-42. A few days ago i started winning most games, and kept climbing up to 50 now.
I know everyone loves to hate on how the ranking works, but imo it works pretty well. When i first got placed, i only knew how to play 1 character good, and that obviously wasnt good enough. Iv learned more now, and it leads to me winning more games since i can switch when needed, and it shows iin the ranks.
started out at 49 after Placement, but then i Just free falled down to 41 in a Few days, and stayed between 41-42. A few days ago i started winning most games, and kept climbing up to 50 now.
I know everyone loves to hate on how the ranking works, but imo it works pretty well. When i first got placed, i only knew how to play 1 character good, and that obviously wasnt good enough. Iv learned more now, and it leads to me winning more games since i can switch when needed, and it shows iin the ranks.
"Keep calm and Tracer on!"
All day long.
JohnTinker
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So I'm still relatively new at the game, is there any benefit to doing the weekly brawls? Any XP boosts?
XP penalties, actually.
You were missing Lucio.
Don't forget Mercy.
I love it when we have a good Mercy/Lucio combo going.
I find this amusing too. I think people only want the win, so what good is rushing to steal lucio or whomever if someone else is going to go on him immediately, as he's probably a main in that case.
H-hey now
Mariachi Reapers statistically do not do as well and should all feel bad
:3
Red Arremer
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Just an additional for fun mode, really. Allows people to splurge out silly team comps that normally would never work in actual gameplay.
Don't forget Mercy.
I love it when we have a good Mercy/Lucio combo going.
I might be done with competitive this season. I reached my goal and I'm not sure the stress is worth it to try and get higher.
Who knows, I'll probably change my mind.
since everyone (except mercy stans) is in agreement that resurrection needs a major nerf, what does everyone think it should be?
personally i think that 30% increased ult charge required is too little, it needs to be more like 200%
secondably, the invulnerability for the resurrecting team is too long; without putting down an ult (e.g. zarya) that catches them as soon as the invulnerability ends, they have priority to use their escapes etc.
personally i think that 30% increased ult charge required is too little, it needs to be more like 200%
secondably, the invulnerability for the resurrecting team is too long; without putting down an ult (e.g. zarya) that catches them as soon as the invulnerability ends, they have priority to use their escapes etc.
I've been done since last week. The stress and salt became too much for me. I'll try again in Season 2, but I'm only sticking with our core group of players. Never again will I play with randoms. Too much of a gamble.
Are you serious? I can agree that 30% may not be enough, but 200%? That would essentially make Resurrection the slowest charging ult by a wide margin. That is not how you balance your game.
I was hoping I could help a friend get to 70 (he's 65), but it's getting really hard to get enough people on to make a go of it.
optimus8936
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Yes, let's nerf her ult so even LESS people will play healer, brilliant idea. If Mercy gets nerfed any further, she's gonna be worthless. Why play her when you got Lucio or Zen. Any nerfs will make her an inferior healer to Lucio. The only thing keeping her competitive is her ult. Nerf that any further and say goodbye to Mercy.
Also, 200 fucking percent?? Are you mad? It not like her ult is an insta win button. I've seen many 3 man or 4 man revives made by the other team and we still hold them out.
Dont mercy have like a 100% pick rate in pro games?
why is it ok to say goodbye to all these other characters in competitive but not mercy?
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
God the fact that the timer in sudden death numbani is the same as the other hybrid maps with shorter distance to travel makes no sense.
optimus8936
Banned
Because she's one of the two main healers. Her and Lucio. Ana and Zen are more side healers. I don't care about the pro scene, but if mercy gets nerfed, pubs are gonna just stay away from her and she'll be useless.
This too. With the recent buff to Transcendence, a nerf to Resurrection would make Mercy an inferior pick to Zen and that is something Blizzard wants to avoid.
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