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[exYle]

Was this the one where half of the enemy the team disconnected?

No, they were there the whole time. We steamrolled them on attack, got steamrolled on defense, steamrolled on attack again (overtime pushing the payload more than halfway to the first checkpoint) and then stonewalled them on defense.

Pretty sure it was one of our placement matches.

 

[xaosslug]

from the back Rein's new skin looks like he's wearing a diaper.

 

[Papercuts]

No, they were there the whole time. We steamrolled them on attack, got steamrolled on defense, steamrolled on attack again (overtime pushing the payload more than halfway to the first checkpoint) and then stonewalled them on defense.

Pretty sure it was one of our placement matches.

Yeah it was. We had less time on attack then capped the point and pushed the cart super far in a constant overtime then denied them getting the point at all.

 

[ConmanIX]

Man, the 3000 range is pretty cruel. Went down to 2800 today, then climbed up to 2900. Solo queuing can be a cruel mistress

A few days ago I was part of a GAF competitive train and we had the most clutch match on King's Row - all the way to Round 4 with us on defense for the last round. I couldn't find a way to put footage from this match into my edited videos, but at the same time, I couldn't let this insanity go un-immortalized. So I just uploaded it directly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbLyqBsGDUs

Featuring Fatal_X_Fate as the GOAT Mercy

This was nuts. Had a similar match on Kings Row where in round 3, we pushed the cart near the end all in overtime, then had to defend it for 5 minutes, and we did it. Most hype match in a while

 

[Plywood]

When you all on the payload in Overtime and a teammate disconnects

 

[exYle]

Yeah it was. We had less time on attack then capped the point and pushed the cart super far in a constant overtime then denied them getting the point at all.

Felt so fucking good man

 

[LucidMomentum]

When you Gravity Surge and Hanzo brings the Doggos:

 

[The Wizard]

5-2 in placement so far, not a bad start to the season! Good games to both Payoff and The Letdown, lot of clutch moments throughout the night. It probably wouldn't have worked but part of me regrets not suggesting we try the 3-3 strat on the last game since randoms weren't on DPS... Still need more time with that to see what exactly makes it work.

 

[antitrop]

I should probably stop playing Support until I climb back up to a rank that I feel like I belong at. I've dropped down to 2250 and I'm not even sure if the people I'm getting matched up with even have their mice plugged in, at this point.

 

[LucidMomentum]

5-2 in placement so far, not a bad start to the season! Good games to both Payoff and The Letdown, lot of clutch moments throughout the night. It probably wouldn't have worked but part of me regrets not suggesting we try the 3-3 strat on the last game since randoms weren't on DPS... Still need more time with that to see what exactly makes it work.

OW is largely momentum and/or death based. If you wipe a team they're on the back foot unless they bother to coordinate and regroup. On payload maps that's tough to do.

So, three tanks and three supports with the ability to keep those tanks alive and buffed is pretty good. Especially with Zen and Ana, and Zarya being a hybrid tank and DPS char.

I should probably stop playing Support until I climb back up to a rank that I feel like I belong at. I've dropped down to 2250 and I'm not even sure if the people I'm getting matched up with even have their mice plugged in, at this point.

Yep. Don't support bad teammates, let someone else support you. Or play Zen. Hit 2200 before I started climbing back up with DPS / Tanks, now almost back up to 2300.

 

[Antiwhippy]

3-3 works because ana, zen, roadhog and zarya are pretty much dps characters themselves, and the idea is to sustain poke to let ana build ult, and then make a breakthrough using nano boost.

 

[Data West]

When you Gravity Surge and Hanzo brings the Doggos:

Whenever I hear 'Fire At Will' and I'm not in view distance as Hanzo

 

[antitrop]

So, three tanks and three supports with the ability to keep those tanks alive and buffed is pretty good. Especially with Zen and Ana, and Zarya being a hybrid tank and DPS char

Roadhog's damage is underrated, he can put the work in, too. A well-placed right click can 1-shot a 200hp hero.

 

[The Wizard]

I understand the theory behind why 3-3 works it's more how it goes in practice that I'm curious about. Like trying it out in the wild where you have no idea how skilled people are with those characters and communication is far from guaranteed. 2-2-2 is still good in those cases most of the time so I'd like to see if the same goes here.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Oh 3-3 definitely needs more co-ordination, because it relies more on ult co-ordibation.

 

[thoseAREmySHOES]

So on Overbuff, I'm very confused about the "recent activity" stats on the right hand side of your Overview page. It lists a record stat, but I'm not really sure what the record means, since it seems to be a one game summary. Is it stating my record on that specific map? Because if it is, there's no map name listed so it's downright odd looking.

 

[Moonkeis]

Anyone using a g402 right now? Ordered one to try out, I'm going to test it out for a few days.

 

[Shake Appeal]

Its fucking hideous

Zarya with the headband/90s hacker chic, though. I want that one.

 

[optimus8936]

Roadhog's damage is underrated, he can put the work in, too. A well-placed right click can 1-shot a 200hp hero.

Broken hook bruh ;__;

 

[Antiwhippy]

Zarya's concept is definitely the most confusing one though. She's a body builder, that can shoot energy, and control gravity?

 

[Odrion]

Roadhog's damage is underrated, he can put the work in, too. A well-placed right click can 1-shot a 200hp hero.

Roadhog's alt fire is really good at burning down Reinhardt's shield.

 

[Mr Nash]

I kinda wish there was a Zarya skin that was nod to Colossus from the X-Men.

 

[ramyeon]

Zarya's concept is definitely the most confusing one though. She's a body builder, that can shoot energy, and control gravity?

Not really.

She became a bodybuilder because she wanted to become stronger to help her people after being scarred by the sight of the post-war destruction left in the wake of the Omnic Crisis. On the eve of the world championships for weight lifting the Omnics attacked Siberia again and she conscripted into the Russian Defence Forces to help fight.

 

[Antiwhippy]

No, I get that, it's more like how does body-builder = energy + gravity powers.

The other characters are pretty coherent in comparison when it comes to design and abilities.

 

[thoseAREmySHOES]

I know the Xbox One community here is small - but for those in the Xbox One preview program (and eventually rolling out to everyone) I've created an Xbox Live Club, OverwatchGAF. For now, I have it set to hidden, so if you'd like to be added, please PM me your gamertag and I'll get you an invite as soon as I can!

 

[MarioHead3]

No, I get that, it's more like how does body-builder = energy + gravity powers.

The other characters are pretty coherent in comparison when it comes to design and abilities.

Because video games.

 

[Poodlestrike]

I feel like Blizz is actively rooting for me to fail, lol. Every time I lose a game, and it doesn't matter how closely fought it is, my next few games are AWFUL. Braindead teammates and constant toxicity. Like an enforced losing streak.

 

[ramyeon]

No, I get that, it's more like how does body-builder = energy + gravity powers.

The other characters are pretty coherent in comparison when it comes to design and abilities.

I guess so. Apparently the Russian Defence Forces has awesome gravity guns in the Overwatch Universe.

 

[ZangBa]

That feeling when you need more support so you go Zenyatta and the Lucio switches to Genji. :/ y tho

 

[Plesiades]

I feel like Blizz is actively rooting for me to fail, lol. Every time I lose a game, and it doesn't matter how closely fought it is, my next few games are AWFUL. Braindead teammates and constant toxicity. Like an enforced losing streak.

I'm on the same train. It's awful.

 

[Berserking Guts]

Danced around a fully charged Zarya with Dva pistol and proceeded to slowly melt her to death. He made it a point to chase me around the rest of the game just to tea bag me lol

 

[matmanx1]

I should probably stop playing Support until I climb back up to a rank that I feel like I belong at. I've dropped down to 2250 and I'm not even sure if the people I'm getting matched up with even have their mice plugged in, at this point.

I feel your pain. I just finished my placement matches at 3 wins 6 losses and a tie. 3 of the 6 losses someone left from our team and the other 3 losses were basically steamrolls where we just got blown out. Oh well, still placed Gold tier which is roughly where I ended last Season.

Of course, in a steamroll I'm not sure what class you could play that would make much of a difference. Maybe Tracer just for the annoyance factor?

 

[Owzers]

Played a few matches of qp with my one irl overwatcher, practiced Mercy for several games, got a bit better at being sneaky.

There was a Rein who charged to his death over and over and over, that one was the the worst game, that and a Bastion who destroyed us in Nepal.

 

[Triforce141]

What it feels like to be so close to ranking up from gold to platinum, and then lose the last match needed.

what's gold? the game just put me in plat

I was placed in the mid-2300's or so, and I've been slowly been climbing up; stuck at the mid 2400's now

 

[Alucrid]

What it feels like to be so close to ranking up from gold to platinum, and then lose the last match needed.

what's gold? the game just put me in plat

Zarya's concept is definitely the most confusing one though. She's a body builder, that can shoot energy, and control gravity?

no, she's russian. those other things just come as part of the package

 

[Man-is-Obsolete]

Anyone on psn right now that wants to play?

Psn is same as here

 

[Vault Dweller 111]

You all need to adopt the 'stop playing after two straight losses' rule.

 

[Antiwhippy]

What about draws though.

 

[antitrop]

Okay, I've decided I'm playing Zarya every single game that I can, to carry myself out of the low ELO. Bad players can't help but shoot the bubbles and I'm just dominating.

 

[Moonkeis]

It's not the losses that get me, it's players attitude. If I lose a fun hard fought match, that's what good competition is all about.

 

[ISOM]

Okay, I've decided I'm playing Zarya every single game that I can, to carry myself out of the low ELO. Bad players can't help but shoot the bubbles and I'm just dominating.

Zarya is a good tank to carry yourself out of lower ranks. Roadhog too.

 

[Man-is-Obsolete]

Woof competive is rough right now. None of the games I am getting are even close.

 

[KarmaCow]

Dumb question but is Winston meant to counter Zen? Because it just seems like he gets utterly destroyed by Zen in most situations.

 

[antitrop]

It's not the losses that get me, it's players attitude. If I lose a fun hard fought match, that's what good competition is all about.

Ya, it's the games that don't even get going that piss me off. The completely lopsided games.

I'll say gg when I lose, but only if it was actually a good game.

 

[finalflame]

Anyone who uses comms in plat rank and PC want to 2 or 3-man queue for some comp games?

 

[Antiwhippy]

Dumb question but is Winston meant to counter Zen? Because it just seems like he gets utterly destroyed by Zen in most situations.

Only if you really commit to the dive and use your shield smartly. Helps if you have a zarya.

If he gets discord on you though before you can start harassing than goodbye gorilla.

 

[Data West]

Dumb question but is Winston meant to counter Zen? Because it just seems like he gets utterly destroyed by Zen in most situations.

He used to before Zen became a tank

monkey man needs more damage tbh

 

[MarioHead3]

Dumb question but is Winston meant to counter Zen? Because it just seems like he gets utterly destroyed by Zen in most situations.

He countered Zen super hard back when he had 150 HP, but now it's slightly more even. I think he's still sort of supposed to be a counter though.

I personally much prefer Tracer to deal with Zen.

 

[Antiwhippy]

He used to before Zen became a tank

monkey man needs more damage tbh

Nooooope.

 

[TheStruggler]

Im confused how tracers bomb works, I stick it to enemies it clearly says stuck but they dont die?