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Does anyone else get random slowdown in this game? I am playing on High/Ultra for the most part on a 1070 and I hold 60 fps even in the most intense situations but every two or three hours, I get some slowdown (in the range of 20 - 40 fps) that lasts for 10 - 20 seconds regardless of how much action there is on my screen.
Dice
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Somehow it stresses my CPU more than stress test programs, so it gets hot and starts to hitch even though the framerate stays good. Heating was already kind of an issue, though, since my fancy cooler didn't fit with the way my MB is configured and I'm thus using a super basic one. I'm actually debating underclocking/volting to keep it level since it runs so well until it warms up from a few matches. I don't know why, but it's only Blizzard games that stress my CPU so much.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Symmetra stay on for B defense, puts down teleporter instead of shield.
Any PS4 top 500 players here? You tend to run into a lot of same people at that level. Wondering if I've played against some GAF people!
Me. I peaked at 38 the other day, currently siitting at around 100 something at 4265 SR.
Every Torb/Sym pair I've played with has used the teleporter instead of the shield, it's infuriating.Symmetra stay on for B defense, puts down teleporter instead of shield.
BlueLiquid
Member
On Route 66 attack in competitive I had a Symmetra on my team who placed a teleporter. Where it went, I don't know. This is before we managed to get the payload around the first turn (which is about as far as we pushed it). I'm >95% sure they were trolling and it went off the cliff.
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yeehamuffins
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Yeah, I've been playing a lot more Sym since the rework, and I've pretty much gone to exclusively putting down the shield generator, even on Point A. Unless three of your teammates died just as you earned your ult, I just don't see the teleporter providing more benefit than that extra health would.
Got the game on PC even though it's currently a piece of shit so I'm basically playing overwatch with massively fluctuating frames, want to get a better one sometime next year so that's a decent incentive.
Though just from the freebie loot boxes I got christmas Mei again. Even got PotG in her snowball brawl somehow.
Though just from the freebie loot boxes I got christmas Mei again. Even got PotG in her snowball brawl somehow.
Rubbish King
The gift that keeps on giving
Yo I'm a noob, somebody wanna play with me for a bit?
Also works well on Anubis. Just gotta know to use the teleport and when to use the shield generator.
Garrett Hawke
Member
payload is almost at the point
team just respawned, we'd be able to snowball them as mei just ulted
torbjorn, standing 1m away from the point, keeps building turret instead of contesting
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team just respawned, we'd be able to snowball them as mei just ulted
torbjorn, standing 1m away from the point, keeps building turret instead of contesting
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Garrett Hawke
Member
Hollywood as well.
Can take as long as two mins at times. I suspect the player count to be significantly lower today too.
gray_fox224
Junior Member
On the PS4 here...is it normal for it to take more than 30 seconds to find a match?
JimiNutz
Banned
Start with 'Training' on the menu to get your bearings with the characters. The tutorial isn't bad but if you've played shooters you're not missing much by going straight to the Practice Range and giving anyone a go. Some know-how:
- The three main game modes are: King of the Hill where you contest a single zone in a map, Payload where you either push or hold some kind of payload e.g. a car, and Assault where there are two zones you capture/defend, they unlock one after the other and once the first is captured by the attackers it's gone for good.
- If you're on console you'll want to change some bindings, try putting jump on L3. Note that each hero also has an individual page for bindings so you can do whatever you want
- Try entering a map in a custom game by yourself to get to know where all the paths are and health-pack locations. You don't have to learn them inside out running around by yourself but because of the random nature of the map and mode cycling it's not always reliable to try and learn through experience.
As far as playing the game goes, I'd say you can't go too wrong if you stick with your team. Always have at least one or two people that can help you in an encounter whether they're by your side or on higher ground beside you. You always want to enter a fight either even or outnumbering them. I'd also encourage you to run away from a fight if you think you're gonna risk death. Obviously you don't want to ditch your team so if the situation permits you're better off alive than respawning.
Thanks for this, really helpful.
I'm in the UK and on PS4. If anyone wants to play with me PSN ID is Chobacca69
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
Yeah. It can take longer, especially on weeknights.
Wyndstryker
Member
That feel when you try to contest a point by charging in as reinhardt and a junkrat trap right in front of the point snags you and you lose the point.
Garrett Hawke
Member
that feel when you match into a game right as it says DEFEAT and then it takes you back to the menu to matchmake
Could be worse. Could have been nanoboosted too.
Psychoward
Banned
Tracer is perfect as is.
That's pretty meta.
Garrett Hawke
Member
Garrett Hawke
Member
ummmm is it already known that you can place shield generator in the corridor leading from spawn on the last point of gibraltar? the enemy literally can't go in there
i thought last patch fixed it
Garrett Hawke
Member
Yeah it's not fixed on console, which is kind of inexcusable. You have an extremely powerful ultimate that hinges on it being destroyed to balance it, but you can't in certain situations because Blizzard won't patch it in for consoles until a big update comes.
I feel like I kill the Mercy as Lucio more often than anyone else on my team
Because no one else will seemingly do it
Ohh nice, reminds me I have to buy a Ganymede plush... and its sold out, my wallet is save for now.
Edit: NUTYATTA GET! From the 5 boxes from christmas, now I only need elf Tracer and yeti Winston and my Overwatch christmas will be complete.
Garrett Hawke
Member
Tbh I assume it's because of the holidays, I imagine cert isn't happening for anything this week :/
Still annoying though, it's a shame they can't fix it with an in client update like the unlimited Mei wall glitch.
Vault Dweller 111
Member
Why would Tracer get nerfed? Lol
Rubbish King
The gift that keeps on giving
Need the full battlenet ID.
Mines Jellie#21742 if you wanna add. Probably be on after I have some Christmas dinner.
No worries. I'm on PS4 as well, I'll add ya later today when I go on. Would be good to take a break from the Competitive grind to reach Diamond ;_;
Rubbish King
The gift that keeps on giving
Berserking Guts
Member
Wha -- WHY are Trophies fucking disabled in Arcade mode?? Why is this game encouraging me, as Sombra, to fuck around in QP and Competitive to hack 15 people instead of securing health packs? In short, who's the cunt at Blizzard?
24 hacks in Arcade mode too. God dammit.
24 hacks in Arcade mode too. God dammit.
Garrett Hawke
Member
Tbh if you're lucky and get defense eichenwalde or something like that it's not TOO hard to do. But definitely go QP.
Berserking Guts
Member
Hmm. Defense on Eichenwalde could work well at the first choke point. Thanks!
Garrett Hawke
Member
No problem, it's how I got it
You can build ult there really quickly too due to the health packs and people tend to congregate at that choke point so as long as you are very careful with your translocators it's a good opportunity.
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