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Overwatch |OT4| You Want A Good Genji, But You Need The Bad Hanzo
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Berserking Guts
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Has anyone toggled with the auto aim sensitivity on the console version?
I'm doing way better with Pharah since lowering her value to 0. In the past her aggressive auto aim was always screwing my aim. Now I'm getting way more consistent kills with her.
This is probably a viable option for Junk Rat too.
I'm doing way better with Pharah since lowering her value to 0. In the past her aggressive auto aim was always screwing my aim. Now I'm getting way more consistent kills with her.
This is probably a viable option for Junk Rat too.
divisionbyzorro
Member
Less salt.
People try just as hard (which is to say that I haven't found people in comp to try that much harder - they just complain more).
More variety in team comps - it's not all meta all the time.
Quitters get replaced.
It's just more "fun," and that's really why I play.
Honestly, I'm more or less happy I bit the bullet on it.
The primary issue that I was worried about was the toxicity level. I run into it occasionally, but less so than when QP was the only mode anyone could play. There was often a lot of anger at players who did poorly (which was inevitable since I was a beginner at the time). For the most part, people are surprisingly chill and polite and earnestly helpful, calling out good tactics. And it really is fun. I've had a lot of good games in ranked. And yeah, you have no idea how much the game is improved by removing stacking.
I still have my criticisms of it, but I'm happy to say that it really is overall a better mode.
Good I always thought you might enjoy much more then getting cheesed in QP
Forerunner
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Please stop bringing your low ass friend with you. Twice in a row I got the same duel players on my team. A 68 and a 48. The 48 is completely being outclassed at this level of play. He went Torb lol. Of course I lost both games. I'm not going to solely blame it all on him. However, there are ranks for a reason, so stop bringing your friends that obviously don't belong there.
Vault Dweller 111
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31 grouped with a 70 and 53.
Something's fishy
Edit: or they are as bad as you think and we destroy them.
Something's fishy
Edit: or they are as bad as you think and we destroy them.
Vault Dweller 111
Member
D.Va Happy!
(my comp D.Va stats are way more tame, I actually play her as intended there and don't try to start a carry)
The Antitype
Banned
You know, one day Im going to use DVa with a team that doesnt have the aggregate IQ of a goldfish, and thats going to be fantastic...
There you go, about time! Welcome to the top 5/10% XD
Hold 'H'
only use her on very specific maps, because she sadly isn't that good at the moment
Nah. It was just me and 3 other guys. Later one left so just 3 of us. I invited whoever sent me request.
Play with at least one other guy. At least earn extra group XP even if you lose.
EteRnal PAL
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Any XB1 gaffers up for some comp? I'm 61 and trying to hit 65 for that golden gun. I main D.Va. Add me, gamertag: EteRnal PAL
Her turrets got nerfed a bit so shes not as good as she was before.
-place teleporter in smart place. It gives off a distinct noise to the enemy team so keep that in mind when placing. If they walk by it they'll here it so put it in a place where not a lot of dudes walk by.
-Put turrets on higher arches, away from sight. Use plants to cover them up id possible.
-try and get around the enemy team before engaging. Her beam is powerful, but she's frail. Always keep them in sight, but jump around so they can;t hit you. Let off a bit when destroying a dva mech so you can get dva when she pops out.
-Always shield bros.
Hang out near the entrance and fire your giant death balls at check points.
-Sym is good fro some KOTH matches and payload defenses.
HAVE FUN.
They were only nerfed on consoles
Kayo Police
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Only use her in 1st Point defense in CP and Hybrids. If you can't get a TP up in less than a minute switch off immediately. If you die before getting TP up switch instantly, if the point falls switch immediately.
Basically if you're not being efficient and getting that TP up, the team and you are much better off with you selecting another hero.
Again I can't stress this enough don't be that Symmetra Main that just gimps your team because you stubbornly stuck with Sym when shit hits the fan.
Note: She was only nerfed on the console version.
I always get tripped up with how many of y'all are on console over PC. Just not what I expected with this game.
Vault Dweller 111
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Tracer was amazing today. When you are 'on' with her there is nothing better. The decision of who's golden gun to pick gets harder every day.
Also, anecdotal but Genji is less of a problem lately. It seems like people are finally wising up to how devastating his ult can be and aren't letting him get away with it. As soon as he pops it the whole team is just focusing him until he dies. I'm not sure that means he's not still OP. But he is definitely wiping my team less often.
Also, anecdotal but Genji is less of a problem lately. It seems like people are finally wising up to how devastating his ult can be and aren't letting him get away with it. As soon as he pops it the whole team is just focusing him until he dies. I'm not sure that means he's not still OP. But he is definitely wiping my team less often.
Kayo Police
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Earlier today I watched a friend of mine play OW on his ps4 while over at his place. It's a completely different game. Everything is literally in slow motion.
Genjis were targeting my Junkrat all night. Same thing against three different teams. It was annoying as hell. For Lijiang, the one where someone left, I switched to Winston and was destroying that Genji and we were finally winning. I think I will switch to Winston if a Genji is really annoying the shit outta me and no one else is playing Winston.
Vault Dweller 111
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Yea, seems to be the best counter pick if it's a good Genji. I feel like we keep getting matched up against good Genjis and we don't get one in our teams, lol. He's always the enemy.
xaosslug
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holy crap, literally just did this and it feels so much better aiming w/ Tracer & D.Va! :O #revelation
Symm is very trial & error, but one tip I can give you (that I never knew, and learned through experience) is that the longer your beam gun is on someone the stronger it gets, so if at all possible go after big fish like Rein, Roadhog, and D.Va especially... Pretty much once you kill a tank from there you can single-handedly wipe an entire team (in quick succession if they're near) in a murderous rampage.
I personally target D.Va - try and get behind her, and BOOM. It's super-empowering to melt a team as Symm.
Yea, make sure to change the settings until it feels good for you. I used to be average with default settings. Now I kill and win more than when I first started.
Also, I'm gonna keep playing Comp until deadline. I wanna see if I can reach 70. The games haven't been awful as long as I play with 3-4 Gaffers. We hold our own even if the randoms aren't doing well.
Forerunner
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I had to sell my Xbox for rent money because I'm fucking b r o k e, but I'll be picking up another one in a month or so. I peaked at 63 before and usually played Lucio. My GT is psyfi!
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Zen is just...ugh.
I'd pretty much consider myself a tank main now, and seeing him in every game is painful.
The Antitype
Banned
Just saw a Symmetra combine with a Zarya for a black hole car wash.
It was amazing
It was amazing
Berserking Guts
Member
Happy to help
Btw, my psn is Berserking-Guts if anyone wants to invite me to comp. My current ranking is 54.
I'm not the best Symmetra player buuuuuuuuut:
Try and place her turrets in uniquely annoying ways. Clumping them all together might focus their damage and net more kills, but they're also more easily cleared out. Winston is particularly effective at this with his shield and cone attack.
Turrets can make wonderful sensors. Placed inconspicuously an enemy will 'trip' the turret and you'll know someone's flanking or coming down the left corridor instead of the right. If seen, the enemy may avoid it and not destroy it as that would also notify you.
Your opponents will see them as red, not blue. Just a nice little reminder when trying to camouflage them.
The backs of signs, road signs, banners, undercarriages all make wonderful hiding spots. But don't hide them too well. Placing turrets in crevices can also limit their line of sight, which sometimes works to your advantage.
They slow enemies down. (Genji and Tracer!)
On PC you can hide turrets inside cardboard boxes and other objects. This debris and clutter makes good concealment but is rather scarce.
Symmetra's right-click can be fired at less than full charge. Spamming not as potent as full charge but harder to dodge all of them at bottlenecks. Spam full charge shots too.
There's more of course but play styles are different. These are just things I've found useful.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
I feel like every game I play now I either have to be a tank or a Zen. It's soul-crushing.
It's not fun at all. This meta in general right now just sucks dick on console, IMO.
Playing defense is no fun at all right now, you pretty much have to be absolutely perfect to stop people if they're half way competent as a team. Never thought I'd say this, but I miss the old Torb meta to the current offensive steam roll.
dryuriev7777
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Being accused of cheating/aimbotting as Widow is fantastic. I hope they report me, Blizzard looks into it, and they all go "daaaamn". Yes, I did headshot a Genji, Tracer, and Lucio one after another in the span of ~6 seconds without wallhack ult. This is why I play this game.
Also I don't know how exactly this works, but I have the Mario Kart effect with this game where the more inebriated I am, the better I perform.
Also I don't know how exactly this works, but I have the Mario Kart effect with this game where the more inebriated I am, the better I perform.
The Antitype
Banned
Wait, is there a way to tune auto-aim for imdividual characters on console? Ive only seen on universal slider
Vault Dweller 111
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I disagree. Genji and Zen may be annoying but at least they take a skill. Torb took no skill at all.
And I honestly haven't noticed some huge discrepancy in offense and defense (except for sudden death which is a whole different issue) especially with the new 4:00 to capture point A on double capture maps. Although I acknowledge that you are playing on a whole different battleground up there in the 70's
Red Arremer
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Spread your turrets out, only build 2 or 3 at most in one area. Your turrets are mostly there to provide vision for you (and your team since you can relay that information) and slow down/distract enemies. Do not build "nests"!
Place your turrets in flanking routes, where health packs are, and maybe one or two on the objective (if it's a point).
Try to pick off low health enemies with your beam gun. If the enemies have a Reinhardt, your ball secondary fire goes through his shield, so make use of that to put pressure on Reinhardt. Don't be scared of engaging non-DPS characters, you're pretty powerful and easy to underestimate.
Check out all of the maps first to see where there's secluded spots that aren't either on main nor common flanking routes. Just about every map has a corner like that. That's where you'll place your teleporter.
Keep an eye on the kill feed so you know which of your teammates you'll want to shield. Also note that D.Va going into or out of her mech needs extra shielding for each of her "forms".
First point defense on Payload is very good with her too, especially Dorado. Route 66 and Gibraltar she's ok on first point as well, and she also can do really well on last point.
That's really only good advice at super high level play. In Quick Play/lower level play, you can do just as fine not having the teleporter up within the first minute, especially while you're learning how to handle the character.
If I took that advice of yours, I would have maybe 30 minutes of playtime on Symmetra.
While I agree that swapping off of Symmetra once the first point is lost generally, I still really hate this attitude you're presenting here, because I'm sure you're the kind of guy who yells at your team mates in-game and especially at players who pick characters you personally might not think are a good choice in that particular situation.
I've held last point on Route 66 solely with my turrets and my beam gun. If I had swapped off of Symmetra, we would've lost that game.
Torbs old damage was absolutely fine when it was just one of him. He only got stupid when he was stacked. In comp, that's not a problem, so he was just left pretty nuetered.
I wonder if it'd be too much to ask for QP Torb and Comp Torb damage settings to be different.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
I know that I'm stuck down in a shitty level section for comp but how do people not understand issues with overextending.
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