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[Vault Dweller 111]

2 down, 13 to go.

:/

Oh wait, the first two didn't count because the people I was playing with weren't actually on my friends list. 1 down 14 to go...

On a scale from 1 to 10, how boring is it?

Oni Genji isn't THAT great right?


:'(

 

[xaosslug]

You might be able to get some random people in the HotS channels and add them as friends temporarily. I think it joins you to "General" by default. There might be a Co-op channel you can join too to find people.

There is also a "looking for party" option but it's not very specific. You'd wanna tell people you are looking for AI games (if just doing it for OW stuff).

You need to play with a friend but there's nothing that says you can't add people to your friends list the moment you party up with them.

this is v. helpful, thank you!

 

[LucidMomentum]

Do you have to win the games? Or can just put the game running and do other stuff?

This is a good question. I'm off next week so even if I don't play Genji I may just knock out the matches.

As a Dota 2 player, I don't expect a whole lot from HotS though.

 

[BossDarkseid]

Oh wait, the first two didn't count because the people I was playing with weren't actually on my friends list. 1 down 14 to go...


Oni Genji isn't THAT great right?


:'(

waaait your group needs to be entirely composed of friends list people?

 

[xaosslug]

Do you have to win the games? Or can just put the game running and do other stuff?

it's win or lose. You just have to complete the matches, IIRC.

waaait your group needs to be entirely composed of friends list people?

i think you just need, at least, 1 friend. It doesn't have to be a full group of friends.

 

[Tovarisc]

Jeff Kaplan
No Limits now has the same EXP as Quick Play. The change was made on the PTR in an incremental patch. It was noted but not too many people read the minor patch note updates. This actually makes No Limits more rewarding to play than Quick Match as you earn the same EXP plus have access to the bonus weekly loot box rewards.

Our plan is also to eventually add stat tracking for more modes that are featured in the Arcade.

We're currently looking into whether or not we can allow the achievements to work in No Limits. We'll get back to you on that one.

http://us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20752046062#post-17

Hoped they would push those extra boxes to QP and Ranked too.

 

[matmanx1]

I'd rather have someone who's comfortable and successful with Junkrat on my team then trying to suggest or browbeat that character into something he or she isn't comfortable or successful playing.

I don't care for Junkrat, I don't like his play style and I don't like how he feels as a character. He's not for me, at all. But I'll take a good Junkrat on my team over a bad anything else.

 

[Fancolors]

HotS is weird. As far as mobas go, it feels like a game o tug o' war.

Good thing a match is a lot shorter than LoL and Dota.

 

[NeoRaider]

So no Sombra today...

 

[Vault Dweller 111]

waaait your group needs to be entirely composed of friends list people?

No, but at least one. Click the exclamation point to see your progress.

 

[I-hate-u]

Oni Genji isn't THAT great right?


:'(

Anything on Genji looks great. I got his golden weapons, and I don't even play him in competitive.

 

[Animator]

So no Sombra today...

Is PTR still down?

 

[TheLetdown]

No, but at least one. Click the exclamation point to see your progress.

What's the process for console folk? Is there a way to indicate this?

 

[Tovarisc]

Sombra was a lie?

 

[Red Arremer]

So for those of you who are trying to do the HotS stuff on EU, the Nexus Challenge is not yet available. There's no ETA when it will go live for us.

A way you can tell whether it's gone live yet: If the featured hero on the Home page in-game is Samuro, it is not live yet. If it's Varian, the challenge should be live.

 

[Vault Dweller 111]

Hype in 15 minutes?

 

[Fancolors]

Hype in 15 minutes?

Believe!

Spoiler

It's not gonna be sombra

 

[Layell]

Who wants to get some Genji skins? Layell#1989

 

[R0ckman]

Sombra feels meh to me surprisingly, would rather do Tracer on offense. She's an okay defense character. Feels like a minor annoyance more than anything and thats only if I'm playing McCree and get left behind/seperated by the group and she sneaks up on me.

 

[Vault Dweller 111]

We updating

 

[xaosslug]

Who wants to get some Genji skins? Layell#1989

added you, but I won't be able to play for like 30 mins!

 

[Fersis]

We updating

Which platform?

 

[Vault Dweller 111]

1.5, Sombra + arcade live on PC. Waiting on console.

 

[THe_DeiCiDe]

Oh nice...so console might get sombra today?

 

[Blues1990]

Who wants to get some Genji skins? Layell#1989

I just sent you a request. My Battle.net username is the same as my NeoGAF one. Blues1990#1733

 

[Incendiary]

1.5, Sombra + arcade live on PC. Waiting on console.

Any word on if any of the PTR changes are going live with Sombra? Guess we'll probably have to wait for patch notes for that.

 

[Vault Dweller 111]

Any word on if any of the PTR changes are going live with Sombra? Guess we'll probably have to wait for patch notes for that.

They, are. Last check it was basically all of them. We'll have to see if they change anything for console.

 

[KarmaCow]

Oh boy they're really releasing a new character at the tail end of comp season 2.

 

[Fancolors]

omg i think it's real

 

[Vault Dweller 111]

Apparenty a 9.5 GB download has begun on Xbox. Nothing for Ps4 yet.

 

[ricelord]

welp time for title change. We"re all sombre now.

 

[Symphonic]

Oh boy they're really releasing a new character at the tail end of comp season 2.

Sets a precedent for them not caring too much about it shaking things up. I don't mind. It's for-fun competitive, not major league.

 

[Kasei]

Yes she's here! Time to binge the night away <3

 

[Kurumi]

1.5, Sombra + arcade live on PC. Waiting on console.

Omg it's happening?!!

 

[Vault Dweller 111]

Conducting maintenance on Ps4. Patch should be imminent. Live on Xbone as far as I can tell.

 

[Jellie]

1.5, Sombra + arcade live on PC. Waiting on console.

Still on 1.4.0.2.32546 here.
Says live maintance though.

 

[xaosslug]

Oh boy they're really releasing a new character at the tail end of comp season 2.

i guess when they said they were rethinking releasing a character in the middle of a season they figured do it toward the end instead! xD

 

[Fancolors]

playing arcade right now.

yup, it's real.

 

[BossDarkseid]

Still on 1.4.0.2.32546 here.
Says live maintance though.

have you restarted battle.net?

 

[Incendiary]

They, are. Last check it was basically all of them. We'll have to see if they change anything for console.

Geez. Well if they do push them all live, things are gonna get real interesting.

Blizzard: "We're trying a new PTR system where not everything we test will go live."
*throws random shit at the wall to see what sticks*
Blizzard: "Looks good everything we tested is going live."

 

[I-hate-u]

They actually are releasing Sombra a week before season 2 ends. I can't believe it.

Welp, good luck to everyone's SR. Gonna take a nose dive.

 

[Symphonic]

Geez. Well if they do push them all live, things are gonna get real interesting.

Blizzard: "We're trying a new PTR system where not everything we test will go live."
*throws random shit at the wall to see what sticks*
Blizzard: "Looks good everything we tested is going live."

They had a post earlier this week that said they were pretty surprised everything was balanced. They weren't expecting thing to stick like they did.

 

[Prelude.]

BlizzardBalance™

 

[Tovarisc]

Geez. Well if they do push them all live, things are gonna get real interesting.

Blizzard: "We're trying a new PTR system where not everything we test will go live."
*throws random shit at the wall to see what sticks*
Blizzard: "Looks good everything we tested is going live."

They did same with Ana when she was on PTR. "We have plenty of time on PTR to test these numbers and adjust them" and then Ana was pushed to live basically next day.

They had a post earlier this week that said they were pretty surprised everything was balanced. They weren't expecting thing to stick like they did.

They had locked down this date for Sombra release several weeks ago, no matter what balance says. Console patch certing kinda mandates you to lock it early.

 

[Nintendoga]

I worked my ass off last week to reach diamond just in case Sombra came out this week. Glad I did.
I'm hype to play her! PSN pls update soon!

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Yeah if it's not live yet on PC just start the game and it will tell you to restart. Updating now for me. Exciting!

 

[Newtype-001]

No patch on ps4 still.
I gotta go out was hoping to download before i leave:///

 

[Zomba13]

Geez. Well if they do push them all live, things are gonna get real interesting.

Blizzard: "We're trying a new PTR system where not everything we test will go live."
*throws random shit at the wall to see what sticks*
Blizzard: "Looks good everything we tested is going live."

Yup. Kinda stupid.

 

[Jellie]

have you restarted battle.net?

Thanks got it to work now.
All PTR balance changes live?

 

[KINGofCRA5H]

Oh nice...so console might get sombra today?

Nope.

Spoiler

prove me wrong Blizzard