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Overwatch |OT5| 15 Million Strong, None Are On The Payload
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Zarya and mei are a great combo.
DevilDog
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If you happen to have a stubborn, stupid teammate that refuses to change in your team, the last thing you want to do is flame and give up. Don't let one person destroy the whole team.
Thats crazy, point A is so easy to take. Once more people learn the map its going to be a favorite.
I called it Eichendraw.
The majority of my games on that map have still been draws, with neither team even really coming close to capping A.
Thats crazy, point A is so easy to take. Once more people learn the map its going to be a favorite.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
I play Zarya to carry the team
Berserking Guts
Member
I wish I was better at quickly identifying when my abilities have cooldowned. I hate shifting my eyes away from my reticule, and the sound prompt is really low. I've put nearly 200hrs into OW and this one simple thing still continues to fumble me when I'm in the heat of a battle.
I know it's me, and not the game, but I'd love the cooldown prompts to have a more direct line of sight.
I know it's me, and not the game, but I'd love the cooldown prompts to have a more direct line of sight.
No, definitely not done, but as long as I'm having fun with Zarya, I want to stick to PC. When I've had my fill of her I'll go back to PS4, but getting clutch bubbles in on people (like someone getting hooked by Roadhog) is so much slicker with a mouse.
I've done good work with her on a controller, but on Mouse/Keyboard it feels like you're a God(dess) of the Battlefield.
There's a part of me that keeps reminding myself to go back to PS4 and get my placements in, but then I just double-click my desktop icon, instead.
We only do Quick Play so I generally tell her to pick whatever she feels like playing just so she can get a hang of multiple heroes but she gravitates towards Lúcio, D.Va, Zen and Junkrat.
That would be awesome
LucidMomentum
Member
Sometime that's not even enough.
It worked for me for like 4 of the 9 matches I played today.
The other 5 my team was just useless despite me having 2 golds and 2 silvers.
It went W/L/W/L/W/L/L/L/W.
Have you tried zarya since the season 2 update on consoles? The aim assist is ridiculous.
Had that with other games like cod, they just talk too much.
I forgot to mention that I played a couple of games with Genji in the brawl and this current meta is absolutely disastrous for him. Zarya is basically a hard counter to Genji now because of the aim assist. It's almost impossible to engage a half decent Zarya as she'll easily out DPS you.
I just don't see how Genji is viable anymore. Has anyone been seeing a lot of good Genjis at platinum/diamond level? I rarely feel in control of the game anymore with him
Wow, so close! You'll definitely make it eventually. We have plenty of time and you're already that close. Good luck!
I just don't see how Genji is viable anymore. Has anyone been seeing a lot of good Genjis at platinum/diamond level? I rarely feel in control of the game anymore with him
Wow, so close! You'll definitely make it eventually. We have plenty of time and you're already that close. Good luck!
Finally have a foothold in Diamond. Now to make the climb to Master. When does the season end?
I've seen some passable Genjis, but RIP season 1 team carrying Genji.
I forgot to mention that I played a couple of games with Genji in the brawl and this current meta is absolutely disastrous for him. Zarya is basically a hard counter to Genji now because of the aim assist. It's almost impossible to engage a half decent Zarya as she'll easily out DPS you.
I just don't see how Genji is viable anymore. Has anyone been seeing a lot of good Genjis at platinum/diamond level? I rarely feel in control of the game anymore with him
I've seen some passable Genjis, but RIP season 1 team carrying Genji.
KINGofCRA5H
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I rrrrrreally need to git gud with Zarya.
I got two in a row once, but I can't do it consistently.
I haven't, but I'm interested to see how they've tweaked it.
LurkerPrime
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It's a strong combo, but there will always be enemies that adapt to even the best of plans. The main thing is to be flexible, to exploit the enemy's comp while protecting your own. Because it doesn't matter how good anyone is with X, Y, or Z, when the enemy is fully countering that build; you'll always be better off just switching than trying to eke out significance throughout the match. The important thing is to recognise the need for change.
Making a comp is a bit like the Borg in Star Trek--resistance is futile, provided they adapt. Like, I'm a pretty mediocre player and I've completely outclassed very skilled enemies, like Genjis, Widows, or Tracers, simply because I'm willing to Winston it up and stick on them at all costs; there was one Widow in particular who got shut down entirely for 75% of a match, effectively useless, because she wasn't willing to compromise her choice in light of mine. Likewise, there's been many times where I've realised, in retrospect, that my unwillingness to adapt has doomed me to irrelevance in a particular match.
This fluidity is probably the best part of Overwatch. It keeps things fresh every game, which is key for me, at least.
Vol5
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All my placement matches were solo q and stunk. Lost 8, drew 1, won 1. 2100 or around there. Really disappointed.
KINGofCRA5H
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Such an important thing. Too many people are straight up unwilling to switch
LurkerPrime
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Gaz gets it.
To be honest, gimmick comps (all one hero or mostly one hero) can give me the most trouble. I generally only realise the right move days after a crushing defeat. Not that it happens often, but just occasionally enough to be a problem.
Although I think everyone has collectively gotten better at countering, say, a Bastion nest or mass Toberlones than they were near release. I briefly considered it an impossible thing to defeat before realising the handful of ways to overcome it--and I imagine everyone else has had the same thoughts after it happened to them.
This was the single dumbest play I have ever seen that actually worked out in comp.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzcLh4FZ5oY
Team was pretty much all dead, timer was running out and there was a bastion sitting on the side of the payload. Yolo charged to force overtime, BARELY missed the reinhardt crash and do the dumbest stealth cap ever...which seemed to cause the Bastion to ragequit, lol.
Still, GGs Rad and Wiz.
Looks like we went on an 8-0 streak which was amazing. I didn't use Zarya in S2 comp yet and am 7-0 with her now, then people kept snatching her up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzcLh4FZ5oY
Team was pretty much all dead, timer was running out and there was a bastion sitting on the side of the payload. Yolo charged to force overtime, BARELY missed the reinhardt crash and do the dumbest stealth cap ever...which seemed to cause the Bastion to ragequit, lol.
Still, GGs Rad and Wiz.
Looks like we went on an 8-0 streak which was amazing. I didn't use Zarya in S2 comp yet and am 7-0 with her now, then people kept snatching her up.
No, aside from R0ckman and I, the rest of the people we played with were randoms that we communicated with. No one argued, and we all agreed with the set up (I was Zarya and he was Lucio) and it went swimmingly.
optimus8936
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I've actually found Genji to still be very reliable. With Zarya, you just have to keep your distance and pepper her and let your teammates finish her off. He is still fairly viable.
I actually consider Genji as one of my "carry" heroes. Him, Zarya, and Roadhog. Maybe Zen. Although hog hasn't been used by me much because of how bad they broke the hook. So it's mostly been Genji and Zarya for me.
But as soon as they fix that hook, I'm going all in.
100 Fire a Rez.
Shake Appeal
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I have one friend I pair up pretty well with. He's diamond and has some decent diamond friends. Otherwise, most of my friends make it harder for me to win.
Terareflection
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Hanzo is so good. Scary character to 1v1 unless you're a tank.
finalflame
Banned
Being your friend doesn't mean they're any good, unfortunately. The biggest mistake I made for S1 competitive was doing my placement matches with 4 co-workers. It got me placed 34, I then solo queue climbed to a high of 59.
I play with people I know are good. Otherwise, I'll happily play with my friends in Quick play.
DevilDog
Member
It's scarier if you are a tank.
MarioHead3
Banned
Winston, maybe. But any other tank can usually make extremely short work of him before he can get a chance to do anything.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Nah, Winston can make short work of Hanzo. He's only scary if he can land a full scatter.
Baleoce
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Had some fun games on Pharah tonight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJUgE-cvDgE
MarioHead3
Banned
Plus he can get headshots super easily.
Even then, I only said maybe, as in only under certain conditions.
DevilDog
Member
Not true, hanzo can dodge them easily and with his scatter he can pretty much 1 shot them. Their huge hitboxes make it so easy.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
That's the thing though, most of them have shield that will mitugate the damage. Then you can just bully him all day
Paltheos
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Yesssss. I'm a cool kid now. I just hit platinum. The win streak bonus isn't a joke either. I was generally going +/- 20-30 points. After my last win, I jumped from 2488 to 2535. I've never gotten that many points at once. Anyway, feels good to be out of gold. When I ranked ~2250 at the start, I was a little nervous, but I made it!
MarioHead3
Banned
You have to have really bad aim to miss a Hanzo at the ranges which tanks usually operate.
And even with a lucky scatter he's not gonna one-shot any of them, except maybe Zarya, whose hitbox is way smaller anyway.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
How the hell does someone lose that long before just quitting altogether.
MarioHead3
Banned
Given that most of his games are with Mei, I'm guessing he was actively sabotaging himself and his team.
OdysseusVA
Banned
Considering he's using mostly Mei in competitive, he's probably doing that on purpose.
He's about 50% on quick play.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Gonna get me a golden gun.
MarioHead3
Banned
You don't have to sell me on Mei Whippy.
and the enemy team appreciates it
MarioHead3
Banned
I'm pretty sure the enemy team never appreciates me.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I got 9 votes once so at least some of them did.
Still kicking myself for not voting.
MarioHead3
Banned
This is why I always vote for myself.
LucidMomentum
Member
AT LAST, IT WILL BE MINE.
Anyways, one game brought me back up to 2250 where I started.
Outta the way, got platinum to get to:
https://giant.gfycat.com/LeadingJovialBetafish.webm
(Yes we won, but the Mercy refused to heal me all game. SMH.)
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