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[Psychoward]

Meta report is in:

Torb, Bastion and Widow are my 3 least used heroes by a longshot and I haven't even unlocked comp yet lol

but yeah zarya is probably gonna get hit with a nerf even when she doesn't need one, oh well

hope they buff widow to make her usable

 

[antitrop]

they're amazing lol, can one shot 250 health heroes if fully charged I think

Yeah, I had a 3/4 HP Reaper chase me into the saloon on Hollwood for a little 1 on 1 action yesterday, but I just backpedaled while charging the Volley and one-shot him without even needing the Discord.

Without a Discord Orb, you need to get a headshot with the Orb Volley to 1-shot a 250HP hero, though. A fully-charged volley to the body, without Discord, will only do 230 damage.

 

[matmanx1]

Zarya can hit Pharah now from a pretty decent height, which was definitely not possible before this latest patch on console.

It sounds like there was something buggy with the console version then. Her beam on the PC definitely has not changed.

 

[Kor of Memory]

Torb, Bastion and Widow are my 3 least used heroes by a longshot and I haven't even unlocked comp yet lol

but yeah zarya is probably gonna get hit with a nerf even when she doesn't need one, oh well

hope they buff widow to make her usable

Obviously they just need to buff Bastion, which will act as a deterrent to Zarya players.

 

[Rad-]

Has anyone tried the 4 tanks 2 supports tactic? Rein, Zarya, Roadhog, Winston, Lucio and Ana so basically similar to 3-3 but now with even more tanks.

 

[Psychoward]

Obviously they just need to buff Bastion, which will act as a deterrent to Zarya players.

Bastion and Torb can stay F-tier as far as I'm concerned. They're boooooring to play and I mained an engi in TF2.

 

[Azoor]

Soldier really fell out of the meta huh ?

 

[optimus8936]

Soldier really fell out of the meta huh ?

McCree is just a far better hit scan. Better gun, better ult, CC, and his roll is decent. The only thing soldier has going for him are his mobility and his healing station, but McCrees perks outweigh Soldiers heavily.

A skilled McCree>>>>>>>>>>>A skilled Soldier

 

[Nimby]

It sounds like there was something buggy with the console version then. Her beam on the PC definitely has not changed.

Improved aim assist really. Nothing has changed about her range.

 

[Skii]

Soldier really fell out of the meta huh ?

Yeah I'm really surprised by that. He's not noticeably bad like the other F-tier heroes. Guessing McCree/Hanzo is just becoming really popular for midrange DPS.

 

[xaosslug]

Has anyone tried the 4 tanks 2 supports tactic? Rein, Zarya, Roadhog, Winston, Lucio and Ana so basically similar to 3-3 but now with even more tanks.

would this work tho? Reaper's pretty much a hard pick in most games... seems like ult-fodder for him, unless the enemy Reaper's terrible... and then there's Zenyatta. Seems like it would be a bloodbath. >_<

 

[optimus8936]

Improved aim assist really. Nothing has changed about her range.

tbh, I never understood the reactions to the AA buff. I've never really noticed a difference other than the fact that Genji and Pharah are much easier to kill, which they needed to be. As for everything else, the game feels the same. Just saying. That's just me though....

 

[Kysen]

Just had a heartbreaking loss of a round.

I was mashing Q the entire time hoping. Luckily the match ended in a draw.

 

[Skii]

would this work tho? Reaper's pretty much a hard pick in most games... seems like ult-fodder for him, unless the enemy Reaper's terrible... and then there's Zenyatta. Seems like it would be a bloodbath. >_<

Reaper is great 1v1 against a tank with the element of surprise but he has no chance vs 2 tanks. Tanks can hold their own against Reaper as long as they know how to disengage. Only one that can't cope is Winston.

 

[Wyndstryker]

Just had a heartbreaking loss of a round.



I was mashing Q the entire time hoping. Luckily the match ended in a draw.

Crazy enough, if you had the pistol out and landed just one bullet hit you may have gotten that Res out. I've learned to always have the gun out when you're not healing or buffing. It may not seem like much for a Mercy to throw random shots around but it can make or break having a Res.

 

[Nimby]

Soldier is perfectly fine, but when you have god aim like most top tier players, McCree just does more damage than Soldier. You can't just simply buff damage, because if Soldier does more damage than McCree, it would just be the opposite situation. You gotta switch up or buff his utility, maybe he could have a quicker cooldown on his helix, or his healing radius increased.

 

[xaosslug]

Meta report is in:

jeez, so instead of Ana replacing Lucio or Zenny she's replaced someone else. LOL

 

[Rad-]

Just had a heartbreaking loss of a round.



I was mashing Q the entire time hoping. Luckily the match ended in a draw.

When that happens switch to your pistol and shoot at the nearest tank (easier to hit headshots -> faster ult) to gain ult charge.

 

[Kayo Police]

This has happened. Bless you Stylosa for pointing it out. Fuck those whiny meta bitches.

https://youtu.be/TQC9iAexr1E

While I agree with the overall message of the video, asking/expecting anyone to SOLO Tank and/or Heal is absolutely ridiculous. There is no situation (save for overtime dramatics) where you can tell me having 4 DPS Heroes are acceptable. I don't care if you're best role is DPS.

I agree that the meta doesn't strongly resonate with the entire Comp OW base save for the upper echelon, Good Team Composition will always apply no matter what in my opinion.

 

[Trey]

does that lower accuracy ratings in the stats screen? i never do it because I don't wanna mess up my accuracy stat lol

No.

 

[Chance]

Just had a heartbreaking loss of a round.



I was mashing Q the entire time hoping. Luckily the match ended in a draw.

Did'ja pull your pistol? 2 shots land and you coulda' popped your ult.

Annnd like 3 people already said it >.<

 

[Kor of Memory]

Soldier is perfectly fine, but when you have god aim like most top tier players, McCree just does more damage than Soldier. You can't just simply buff damage, because if Soldier does more damage than McCree, it would just be the opposite situation. You gotta switch up or buff his utility, maybe he could have a quicker cooldown on his helix, or his healing radius increased.

Let him thrown his healing pod the same way Ana does and you've got yourself a great backup healer.

 

[I-hate-u]

This is unbelievable. I lost like 10 matches in a row and with it 300 points. What is going on?

 

[Ramirez]

tbh, I never understood the reactions to the AA buff. I've never really noticed a difference other than the fact that Genji and Pharah are much easier to kill, which they needed to be. As for everything else, the game feels the same. Just saying. That's just me though....

Your posts reek of basically saying its sour grapes or something. Zarya's beam was buffed, whether it was intentional or not, who knows, but this isn't just in players heads. I noticed it the first freaking time I used her post patch, lol.

Improved aim assist really. Nothing has changed about her range.

This simply isn't true, maybe it is just AA, but it increased her effective range some how. I could hold her beam just as well before the patch and was not getting hit markers at the length you do now.

 

[Kor of Memory]

Your posts reek of basically saying its sour grapes or something. Zarya's beam was buffed, whether it was intentional or not, who knows, but this isn't just in players heads. I noticed it the first freaking time I used her post patch, lol.



This simply isn't true, maybe it is just AA, but it increased her effective range some how. I could hold her beam just as well before the patch and was not getting hit markers at the length you do now.

I've personally noticed that I actually play for headshots now. Before, headshots seemed so risky that I wouldn't even bother, I would just shoot for center mass. Now, I can light up tons of people as 76 because I'm landing headshots like crazy. To the point that I'm building up a reputation.

 

[LiK]

Let him thrown his healing pod the same way Ana does and you've got yourself a great backup healer.

change his stun to a healing sack. already better.

 

[Gorillaz]

This is unbelievable. I lost like 10 matches in a row and with it 300 points. What is going on?

Playing when everyone is off of work and school. You fucked up playing over watch in the early evening friend

Gotta do that shit later in the night

 

[Trey]

Lucio is forever.

 

[Nimby]

This simply isn't true, maybe it is just AA, but it increased her effective range some how. I could hold her beam just as well before the patch and was not getting hit markers at the length you do now.

Prove it then. I haven't noticed any changes and I practically main her in ranked.

 

[optimus8936]

change his stun to a healing sack. already better.

I didn't realize Soldier had a stun &#128064;

Your posts reek of basically saying its sour grapes or something. Zarya's beam was buffed, whether it was intentional or not, who knows, but this isn't just in players heads. I noticed it the first freaking time I used her post patch, lol.



This simply isn't true, maybe it is just AA, but it increased her effective range some how. I could hold her beam just as well before the patch and was not getting hit markers at the length you do now.

I'm not saying it's sour grapes, I'm just saying I haven't noticed a real difference in AA in general other than against Pharah and Genji. I wasn't really talking about Zarya in general as I didn't play her a whole bunch before the patch(RIP Roadhogs hook).

I still think Zarya isn't OP, she's just very useful. Like Lucio, for example, isn't OP, but he still is the most picked hero because he's that useful. I think Zarya is in the same boat as him.

The only time I've ever had trouble with a Zarya is when it's obvious that my team is ignoring her. If my team realizes she's on the other team, she becomes much less of a threat and we can take her out before she utilizes her high energy.

 

[Head of Vengarl]

I really hate it when people refuse to switch from a DPS, Blizzard did it's best to make healing and tanking fun in Overwatch and yet they refuse to switch.

I thought I was going to have that situation last night, but got an unexpected happy ending. We had a Mercy and I had already played Lucio 3 games in a row so I chose Ana as our 2nd healer, and my Soldier 76 teammate kept bitching at me to switch to Lucio. I told him to pick Lucio himself if he wanted one so bad... and he actually did (the absolute madman). I switched to Reaper and we ended up steamrolling the rest of the match.

 

[Filben]

Playing when everyone is off of work and school. You fucked up playing over watch in the early evening friend

Gotta do that shit later in the night

And don't play when the kids are back from school. Teenage rage and toxic behaviour incoming. Better to play at midnight or morning when those entities aren't playing.

 

[Psychoward]

does standing in a captured koth point increase its rate

 

[optimus8936]

does standing in a captured koth point increase its rate

Nope, it goes at the same rate no matter what.

 

[Kor of Memory]

does standing in a captured koth point increase its rate

Odd enough, you only get credit towards Objective time if you are contesting/capturing a KotH point.

If you already own the point, and stand in it, your time doesn't go up.

 

[Astral/H3X]

Hey guys, want to start a group to run some games today. It would be quickplay, of course. Any takers?

h3xantistyle#1975

 

[optimus8936]

Odd enough, you only get credit towards Objective time if you are contesting/capturing a KotH point.

If you already own the point, and stand in it, your time doesn't go up.

That kind of makes sense tbh. It would be dumb if you got objective time for just standing there doing nothing while waiting for the other team to push.

 

[Kor of Memory]

That kind of makes sense tbh. It would be dumb if you got objective time for just standing there doing nothing while waiting for the other team to push.

I guess... but I see it as I'm sitting here defending the point. So why am I not getting credit for that.

 

[Watcher]

i just bought overwatch last night anyone wanna show this noob the ropes?
basedgod#1725 on americas. is there a way to add overwatch gaf?

 

[Astral/H3X]

i just bought overwatch last night anyone wanna show this noob the ropes?
basedgod#1725 on americas. is there a way to add overwatch gaf?

You can join me, I'm trying to build up a regular group, so I'll be playing regularly (hopefully).

 

[Prelude.]

First match after the placements, 2 people afk. Fucking hell.

Anyone up for a few matches? EU plat.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Lol at people who day genji is overnerfed at this point. Still one of the top tier dps in this game.

 

[I-hate-u]

Can't wait for the season to end because this is embarrassing. I am literally losing ever match I am playing.

 

[Watcher]

You can join me, I'm trying to build up a regular group, so I'll be playing regularly (hopefully).

accepted =]. the game is really fun so far i do plan to play regularly. i need a loooooooooong break from dota. maybe a permanent one

 

[Skii]

Lol at people who day genji is overnerfed at this point. Still one of the top tier dps in this game.

Yeah I think I overreacted with Genji. I'd still like the triple jump back but I'm putting in work with him in competitive.

 

[LucidMomentum]

Can't wait for the season to end because this is embarrassing. I am literally losing ever match I am playing.

Do you support mostly? Try DPS or tanking sometimes.

Eventually you'll hit a point where you just stomp regardless. Then you'll swing back up.

 

[Astral/H3X]

Anyone else want to join me and watcher? I'll be playing for a bit so just let me know.

 

[I-hate-u]

Do you support mostly? Try DPS or tanking sometimes.

Eventually you'll hit a point where you just stomp regardless. Then you'll swing back up.

I play whatever my team is missing.

 

[optimus8936]

Can't wait for the season to end because this is embarrassing. I am literally losing ever match I am playing.

Dude, you just said earlier that you're on a 10 game losing streak and you're still playing?

Just take a break, you're only hurting yourself at this point.

 

[Psychoward]

4679 average healing for mercy

3,933 for lucio


am I really good with mercy or really bad with lucio?