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[finalflame]

i don't understand why they don't just crown a winning team based on time? Whoever does it faster/has more time left in the bank wins: el fin. ¯\_(&#12484_/¯

Yah, I agree that's a better solution but it's probably just TOO eSports for the general crowd that plays the game.

 

[Vault Dweller 111]

Oh I forgot to mention Lucios speed boost feels fucking ASS now. I'd rather see a Mercy on my team now which I never thought would happen.

 

[Beckx]

Ah, much better end to the night. Winning streak.

Also got Zarya's Power Overwhelming during one of my qualifiers, which was cool since I'd basically given up on that.

 

[MarioHead3]

D.Va, 23-0, is this easy mode.

You want a medal?

 

[Blues1990]

D.Va, 23-0, is this easy mode.

Come to my partial cannon, and we'll talk about "difficulty modifiers." I eat D.Va's for brunch.

 

[Forerunner]

You want a medal?

I get plenty of those!

 

[No_Style]

Just did a couple of placement matches. 1 - 1 so far. Drew on the new map but it ended up as a defeat.

 

[Shake Appeal]

Yah, I agree that's a better solution but it's probably just TOO eSports for the general crowd that plays the game.

Yeah, the reasoning is they want the end of the game to be dramatic and the win condition clear.

 

[Ramirez]

i don't understand why they don't just crown a winning team based on time? Whoever does it faster/has more time left in the bank wins: el fin. ¯_(&#12484_/¯

Can you imagine losing by a second or two? That would be an even worse feeling than SD.

 

[Wyndstryker]

Ah, much better end to the night. Winning streak.

Also got Zarya's Power Overwhelming during one of my qualifiers, which was cool since I'd basically given up on that.

Actually gotten that earlier during a placement...while I was dead. I shielded a teammate then died so apparently it was enough lol

 

[Ghazi]

I got 1st percentile for my Hanzo, fucking yes!!!

 

[Vault Dweller 111]

And I have to keep mentioning this because it's not getting talked about nearly enough

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give it a week

McCree feels absolutely fucking broken on Ps4 now. I always used to think "man I thought my reticule was right on that Pharah and nothing" but apparently it happened CONSTANTLY. Not missing those shots, and the feedback overall just feeling better is just SO powerful. I'm annihilating Tracers and Genji now, which always have me trouble before and Pharah is a fucking joke.

I wonder if it will ever get patched because obviously it's not a PC issue.

 

[MarioHead3]

I got 1st percentile for my Hanzo, fucking yes!!!

Uhhh, that means you're one of the worst Hanzos in all of Overwatch.

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Unless you meant 99th percentile.

 

[LiK]

And I have to keep mentioning this because it's not getting talked about nearly enough

Spoiler

give it a week

McCree feels absolutely fucking broken on Ps4 now. I always used to think "man I thought my reticule was right on that Pharah and nothing" but apparently it happened CONSTANTLY. Not missing those shots, and the feedback overall just feeling better is just SO powerful. I'm annihilating Tracers and Genji now, which always have me trouble before and Pharah is a fucking joke.

I wonder if it will ever get patched because obviously it's not a PC issue.

Needed you for a few of my placement matches. No one was able to deal with Pharahs in my games. I had to switch over to Soldier. Lost a few because of her. I would've probably had a higher SR if I stuck with playing my Junkrat.

 

[Salarians]

Assuming I'm reading this correctly, I'm in the 98th percentile for Symmetra on PS4 (383 of 28,639). That's... a lot better than I'd expect.

 

[Vault Dweller 111]

Needed you for a few of my placement matches. No one was able to deal with Pharahs in my games. I had to switch over to Soldier. Lost a few because of her. I would've probably had a higher SR if I stuck with playing my Junkrat.

That happened to me. Pharah giving us tons of trouble, looked like a loss. Finally the dude switched off McCree so I took him and that Pharah was my fucking bitch the rest of the match.

 

[xaosslug]

Yah, I agree that's a better solution but it's probably just TOO eSports for the general crowd that plays the game.

it's so funny, tho. Because last season so many of the peeps I played with on chat had no idea about the whole back and forth/time bank thing. Peeps would be like 'what? We have to do that again? But with 1 minute? WTF?!?' LOL

Can you imagine losing by a second or two? That would be an even worse feeling than SD.

it would be the same as losing in overtime or something. It sucks but you deal, and at least it's somewhat in your control (next time... do it quicker! ). The coin flip + draw take it out of your hands yet again, and that's not fun because where/how do you improve?

on the whole I just don't like the back and forth/switching side time bank thing. It's exhausting doing the same map over and over again but w/ less time. -__-

 

[LiK]

That happened to me. Pharah giving us tons of trouble, looked like a loss. Finally the dude switched off McCree so I took him and that Pharah was my fucking bitch the rest of the match.

Hey, went back and read you got Plat rank. Good, we can play together cuz I'm Plat too lol. 4W-5L-1D. Pretty awful so I was surprised I made it cuz I saw other people here with more wins get Gold rank.

 

[KZXcellent]

No idea if this is bad but woo!

 

[Forerunner]

No idea if this is bad but woo!

It's average. Most people are getting Gold or Plat.

 

[Vault Dweller 111]

Hey, went back and read you got Plat rank. Good, we can play together cuz I'm Plat too lol. 4W-5L-1D. Pretty awful so I was surprised I made it cuz I saw other people here with more wins get Gold rank.

Yea after going 3-3 with the Gaf train I came back and went 4-0 solo queue, lol.

I did the math and apparently I'm 56, which seems low but it seems like everyone is placing fairly low. I'll try to be on tonight and for sure tomorrow.

 

[Squire]

Oh I forgot to mention Lucios speed boost feels fucking ASS now. I'd rather see a Mercy on my team now which I never thought would happen.

GOOD.

 

[ZangBa]

I went 5-5, solo of course. I feel like ass.

 

[LiK]

Yea after going 3-3 with the Gaf train I came back and went 4-0 solo queue, lol.

I did the math and apparently I'm 56, which seems low but it seems like everyone is placing fairly low. I'll try to be on tonight and for sure tomorrow.

We had one match where the random left or lagged out. Instant loss cuz it was a Payload map.

 

[thoseAREmySHOES]

Just finished my Xbox One placement matches (for reference, season 1 I went 3-7 in my placements playing primarily Mercy and Lucio, started at 39 and clawed my way up to 46)

1. Win
2. Win
3. Win
4. Loss
5. Loss
6. Win
7. Win
8. Draw (this was my first match ever on Eichenwald. It was not the ideal way for my first match to go down...)
9. Loss (an insta-pick Hanzo left about 1 minute after the match started, so we were down a player and got wrecked)
10. Win

Overall 6-3-1, placed Gold 2330 (so roughly about 46 or 47 I suppose?). Seems pretty fair given that record and my previous season performance.

 

[Oscar]

Solo Q'd for the placement matches.

5 W
2 D
3 L

Got placed in 2369.

 

[xaosslug]

so who hasn't done placement, yet? I've been living in Brawl since the patch went live and feel semi-confident enough to try placement tomorrow... :-D

 

[Veelk]

so who hasn't done placement, yet? I've been living in Brawl since the patch went live and feel semi-confident enough to try placement tomorrow... :-D

Same. I find it so relaxing to be able to play a mode where my stats aren't tracked at all. And I want to learn the map, so it's really convenient.

 

[Shake Appeal]

I love pushing an entire hybrid map in overtime after starting with one minute left on the clock. That, as Lucio would say, is my jam.

 

[ScottSullivan]

so who hasn't done placement, yet? I've been living in Brawl since the patch went live and feel semi-confident enough to try placement tomorrow... :-D

Yea I haven't had the time yet, I ended last season at like 57 so I guess I should be able to get gold at least? But I'm so confused on the new map I just want to play it over and over for now

 

[Ramirez]

it's so funny, tho. Because last season so many of the peeps I played with on chat had no idea about the whole back and forth/time bank thing. Peeps would be like 'what? We have to do that again? But with 1 minute? WTF?!?' LOL



it would be the same as losing in overtime or something. It sucks but you deal, and at least it's somewhat in your control (next time... do it quicker! ). The coin flip + draw take it out of your hands yet again, and that's not fun because where/how do you improve?

on the whole I just don't like the back and forth/switching side time bank thing. It's exhausting doing the same map over and over again but w/ less time. -__-

To each their own, I'd much rather take a draw when teams are obviously very evenly matched. No team should take a huge penalty like they did in season 1 when a game went 6 rounds.

 

[xaosslug]

Same. I find it so relaxing to be able to play a mode where my stats aren't tracked at all. And I want to learn the map, so it's really convenient.

and the lack of stacking is a dreeeeeeeam. I'm dreading Eichenwalde w/ like 3-4 Torbs in QP. >_<

 

[Moonkid]

Haven't done my placements yet either, I'll be learning the map for the rest of today and getting used to the aiming too by the sound of it lol.

 

[SgtWiggles]

Went 6-4 and placed 2930 on PS4.

One of my friends was making me angry as hell because he was constantly bitching during the placements about not having a chance to win matches. Now I'm realizing why he ended last season with a peak of 66 and me and my other friend went much higher in duo/solo queue.

Seems like the average this time is around 2000-2500, so I'm pretty happy with mine. I placed rank 62 in season 1 and only a win or two from Diamond/60 now.

 

[LiK]

Why do people still leave? Hope lose a lot of SR.

 

[xaosslug]

dang S76 really did come SCREAMING back w/ this update, huh? He's practically been a part of every team configuration I've been on/faced in Brawl. Barely seeing any Genji. RIP

Yea I haven't had the time yet, I ended last season at like 57 so I guess I should be able to get gold at least? But I'm so confused on the new map I just want to play it over and over for now

lol, yeah I've been playing it over and over again. Trying to commit the health pack placement to memory, and any cool short cuts and whatnot. Exciting!

To each their own, I'd much rather take a draw when teams are obviously very evenly matched. No team should take a huge penalty like they did in season 1 when a game went 6 rounds.

well, when you put it that way... sure! ;P

tbh, they should remove the time bank/back and forth, and just have one round each whoever does it w/ the best time #win

 

[J Range]

Placed 2600 platinum. Im happy with it. I didnt think i played that good, and was forced to play lucio most times.

I love the changes they made. Games end so much faster and feels so much better.

 

[xaosslug]

Haven't done my placements yet either, I'll be learning the map for the rest of today and getting used to the aiming too by the sound of it lol.

yeah, what happened to aiming? I haven't noticed any big difference...

 

[17 Seconds]

is there a way to see your QP W/L in game now? all i see is win total. i know most people don't care, but still.

 

[exYle]

So is it just my Overbuff? It still hasn't updated for today's games.

 

[LiK]

Just got steamrolled and someone left so the steamrolling in round 2 was even worse

 

[Moonkid]

yeah, what happened to aiming? I haven't noticed any big difference...

There's been a few .gifs posted, apparently it's working as it's meant to be now and will actually follow your target.

 

[SgtWiggles]

Also seems like McCree really benefited from Aim Assistance getting buffed on console.

Had one today who's cursor would not fall off of you until you died. I have never seen someone with aim that good before on console, even when I was playing people in the high 70's last season who obviously were keyboard+mouse players.

 

[stupei]

Just had a Symmetra troll her own team for an entire placement match. Putting the teleporter over ledges so that people might run off or putting it near the first spawn point when the payload was close to the third one. Making letters with the turrets instead of placing them anywhere useful.

All that and we still almost tied. Not that that matters!

So frustrating. Game before that someone bailed after the first round. Why was I missing competitive play again?

 

[LiK]

Just had a Symmetra troll her own team for an entire placement match. Putting the teleporter over ledges so that people might run off or putting it near the first spawn point when the payload was close to the third one. Making letters with the turrets instead of placing them anywhere useful.

All that and we still almost tied. Not that that matters!

So frustrating. Game before that someone bailed after the first round. Why was I missing competitive play again?

Damn, in Comp? That's pretty wicked.

 

[17 Seconds]

Just had a Symmetra troll her own team for an entire placement match. Putting the teleporter over ledges so that people might run off or putting it near the first spawn point when the payload was close to the third one. Making letters with the turrets instead of placing them anywhere useful.

All that and we still almost tied. Not that that matters!

So frustrating. Game before that someone bailed after the first round. Why was I missing competitive play again?

just imagine how awful people like that must be in real life.

 

[Forerunner]

Just had a Symmetra troll her own team for an entire placement match. Putting the teleporter over ledges so that people might run off or putting it near the first spawn point when the payload was close to the third one. Making letters with the turrets instead of placing them anywhere useful.

All that and we still almost tied. Not that that matters!

So frustrating. Game before that someone bailed after the first round. Why was I missing competitive play again?

Yeah, I had someone like that a few rounds ago. He was mad someone else was playing McCree, so he just picked Mei and kept ice walling us. We all just reported him, not much else you can do.

 

[Papercuts]

Earlier on the Gaf train we had probably a top 5 game in my Overwatch career. That Kings Row game was so damn fun, culminating in that clutch as hell Mercy Rez. I've missed competitive.

Yeah that match was amazing. Mercy can be stressful but I do love playing her for moments like that.

Also seems like McCree really benefited from Aim Assistance getting buffed on console.

Had one today who's cursor would not fall off of you until you died. I have never seen someone with aim that good before on console, even when I was playing people in the high 70's last season who obviously were keyboard+mouse players.

I need to try him out again since I could definitely see this being true. Guessing Soldier should also get a nice bump.

I felt like I was able to land some riskier hooks on targets I usually struggled with a lot like a jumping bean genji. Game just feels a lot better to me now.

 

[Ramirez]

Went 6-4 and placed 2930 on PS4.

One of my friends was making me angry as hell because he was constantly bitching during the placements about not having a chance to win matches. Now I'm realizing why he ended last season with a peak of 66 and me and my other friend went much higher in duo/solo queue.

Seems like the average this time is around 2000-2500, so I'm pretty happy with mine. I placed rank 62 in season 1 and only a win or two from Diamond/60 now.

Add me on PSN. TJ-Ramirez

Sure didn't take long for the game to start matching me with complete idiots after placement. Meanwhile the other teams are full of top 500 I played all last season.

 

[cyborg009]

My teammates tonight decided to call the move when your near the end point of a map and need a stop. Someone switching to a bastion, so we called that a panic bastion.

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It works every time too.

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