JPBrowncoat
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Are you playing with a friend. I thought the wording implied you have to play in a group with someone on your friends list.
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Are you playing with a friend. I thought the wording implied you have to play in a group with someone on your friends list.
Head of Vengarl
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in b4 you animals complain that the asses aren't fat enough
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JeremyEtcetera
Unconfirmed Member
So ult charges now need 25% more to charge, but Mei needs an additional 15% on top of that?
GG Mei players.
GG Mei players.
Why would we, that's not Widowmaker
Sir Griffith
Member
Great, now I won't have a heart attack every time I hear "I AM UNSTOPPABLE"
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JeremyEtcetera
Unconfirmed Member
You have to admit even if you were on the other side of that it was pretty cool. Reinhardt was like a really fast linebacker running straight towards you.
pinkurocket
Member
Aw my boi Lucio got a healing nerf. ):
I feel 2500+ rank calls for a bigger need to team up with players you can communicate with. Oh well, still going solo I made it this far by myself so I'll continue like this.
I feel 2500+ rank calls for a bigger need to team up with players you can communicate with. Oh well, still going solo I made it this far by myself so I'll continue like this.
Vault Dweller 111
Member
I'm in boys.
Red Arremer
Member
Humour is extremely subjective. I find, for instance, ster to be a lot funnier.
Vault Dweller 111
Member
They fixed the friends list and career profile pages on PS4. Thank god.
xaosslug
Member
only managed to do 1 game w/ a friend. It was a mess. T__T
What do you mean?
Red Arremer
Member
While I agree with most of what you say, you also have to consider that there are plenty of players who want to play low damage utility characters such as Mercy or Lucio. I even remember one particular GAFer posting on here in one of the earlier OTs that they only play Mercy because they like how she plays, and couldn't imagine playing DPS or tank.
There are dedicated support players, and forcing them to play a DPS class, or even a hybrid class of DPS and utility such as Zenyatta, would more likely push them away from playing entirely.
In other words: While you are right in many aspects, the fact of the matter is that if you shoehorn the capability of dealing damage into every character, you will not only get less variety in the characters, you'll also alienate a chunk of your playerbase - the ones that don't want to play DPS heroes.
It is indeed true that playing DPS or tank heroes will help you improve your gameplay as a support player, but let's be honest here: Anyone who only plays one specific class/character is likely not going to be particularly competitive, or try to compete at high levels.
Almost every pro player will have characters in other roles they can play in case they have (or want) to. Just about every pro Overwatch player I've seen has a pocket Ana or Zenyatta and a pocket tank - usually Roadhog or Winston. Just about every pro player also plays Mei.
Well i don't want to be that guy, but they should, i mean tracer runs around constantly and dva, well shes sits around playing games and eating chips.
xaosslug
Member
it was super tiny, you needed a magnifying glass to read stats. It's big and beautiful, now.
Someone please play HOTS with me.
PalaceBrother
Member
I just added you. I mostly play comp but will be happy to do some arcade/qp when the season is over. I say it every post, but as a PS4 player don't be afraid to mic up and speak up every match. Makes a world of difference.
Torb's turrets used to regularly get gold elims. I always found him to be an interesting character, especially with the armor mechanic. I hope the buff brings him into play more often.
I wish the patch landed this AM. Tonight my wife and kids are all out of the house. Very rare for me to be able to play pre 10pm.
pelicansurf
Needs a Holiday on Gallifrey
Well that was fast.
What size TV were you guys playing on? Lol I never noticed that issueit was super tiny, you needed a magnifying glass to read stats. It's big and beautiful, now.
Red Arremer
Member
What mode? How? D:
Yes but you gotta link your Battle.net account to your PSN/XBL.
I want that Genji skin but hots is terrible
Nocturnowl
Member
I think part of the reason I really was digging mystery heroes a lot over the last week was that it sidestepped the whole support issue, when things are up to a roulette no one can pressure someone into healing!
Lucio was one of my least used characters prior to season 2 and yet in season 2 he's been my second most used character because I was pretty determined to solo queue myself up to diamond, mercifully I did it so I cooled it on pumping up beats as of late but damn could it be tedious playing Lucio.
It's funny though because in general I love the idea of a support character role, Zenyatta is my most played character offering a nice mix of offense and support but people will cry foul immediately when the obligatory sole healer isn't Lucio or Mercy on console at least and that's kind of a massive drag.
It's like there's a fundamental flaw here with how they've handled the various healers, I'm thinking it may have actually been better off if they were more universal in being a solid mix of healing and some offensive capabilities like Zen and Ana present because otherwise you can get pressured into that pure heal role which can grate faster than any other role in the game, that and just because Mercy does lots of heals doesn't mean its gonna be better for the team than if I were using Zen or Ana but eh, that's how it goes I guess.
I've admittedly kind of lost track of where I was going with this.
I liked him at first but yeah, the more I watched his stream he really is just obnoxious for the sake of it. Like, that's his whole schtick and it gets old fast.
Holla at your boy in 15 minutes. I don't know anything in the game though.
Newtype-001
Member
Tbh i dont notice the ult nerf so far
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Vault Dweller 111
Member
I definitely do.
Wyndstryker
Member
Given how you probably won't get all the items for all the heroes makes it an easier decision.
Missing out on Season 1 top 500 sprays makes the whole get 100% mindset thrown out of the window.
Is that Mercy in the middle? White hair could have been nice.
They seem to be the right size btw,
Just add me and we'll get through as much as we can. Message me on battle.net when you're on.
AlexFlame116
Member
You got it.
What do you guys think about the usefulness of speed boost in solo queue games? I know it is considered maybe the strongest ability in the pro scene but I have healing on most of the time when I play Lucio because it's much easier to see that I'm having an impact on the game
Pilgrimzero
Member
1v1 is fuckiing stupid.
I entertained this notion briefly, but then I think of that Bastion blizzcon skin and the exclusives from the events and just thought "nah".
Couple tips for you guys if you want to just steamroll the HotS games. Set it to co-op vs AI on beginner, all push one lane. If you have a Sgt. Hammer and/or Sylvanas in your group it'll be a lot easier too. Sylv can disable defenses and Hammer can siege up and hit structures from range. If you have any AI teammates, ping them with G + left click to have them follow you.
how much time per game?
It's not that hard, but you should start at a lower difficulty to get the hang of it anyway.
Valla is a fun character to use and she's good for a beginner. Raynor is pretty boring.
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