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[Vault Dweller 111]

Dva seems really good but manageable.

I've only played one game of Soldier so far, but I couldn't believe how good he felt.

 

[exYle]

Soldier and Dva need to be nerfed ASAP

feck off bruh

 

[RecRoulette]

1v1 and 3v3 are a lot of fun. Sort of crazy how lopsided some of the games have been.

Also Winston vs Winston is the woooorst

 

[Auctopus]

Free Weekend is gonna be non-stop Soldiers in Arcade Mode.

 

[Jellie]

1v1 and 3v3 are a lot of fun. Sort of crazy how lopsided some of the games have been.

Also Winston vs Winston is the woooorst

I actually like Winston vs Winston. It's all about landing the jumps with him.

 

[Nuno Pinto]

I just can't understand the reaction to S76 buff. 17 to 20 means you need 10 body shots instead of 12 and 5 headshots instead of 6 to kill a 200hp character. Is THAT big of a deal looking at how fast he fires? I used S76 a lot and I really liked him before, and I just don't understand why people think this is such a drastic change.

I played a bit now, and I just want to say two things:
- Sombra is awesome
- I don't touch the ground anymore as Pharah

Don't know if it's just a "practice range" thing, but your rockets still cause the knockback effect. Maybe I misunderstood what they meant on the patch notes.

 

[caesar]

Pharah is shit now why did they keep the knockback nerf.

 

[Tyrant Rave]

Widowmaker did not need a buff

She was borderline useless before the last patch so it was kind of needed. Even with good accuracy it was difficult to park yourself and land a charged shot to the head with how speedy and chaotic the game is. This lets her actually be playable without having her delete squishy heroes by shooting their body. Before, there was no reason to really pick her over another hitscan hero.

 

[Anne]

I just can't understand the reaction to S76 buff. 17 to 20 means you need 10 body shots instead of 12 and 5 headshots instead of 6 to kill a 200hp character. Is THAT big of a deal looking at how fast he fires? I used S76 a lot and I really liked him before, and I just don't understand why people think this is such a drastic change.

That 3 extra damage turns into 6 extra damage on crit and makes drop off hurt a lot less. It's a massive difference. TTK, less bullets, more damage on modifiers, etc.

 

[I-hate-u]

Sorry Skii, doesn't seem it worked out.

 

[Shouta]

Welp, they went ahead and put this version of Soldier on live. Y'all about to see some shit.

I told everyone S76 buffs were gonna be good if they stuck.

I just can't understand the reaction to S76 buff. 17 to 20 means you need 10 body shots instead of 12 and 5 headshots instead of 6 to kill a 200hp character. Is THAT big of a deal looking at how fast he fires? I used S76 a lot and I really liked him before, and I just don't understand why people think this is such a drastic change.

I played a bit now, and I just want to say two things:
- Sombra is awesome
- I don't touch the ground anymore as Pharah

Don't know if it's just a "practice range" thing, but your rockets still cause the knockback effect. Maybe I misunderstood what they meant on the patch notes.

3 more damage per shot is massive for him. A full clip goes from 425 to 500 damage which means his Ult is much more powerful now. His burst fire is now 60-80 damage with body shots or higher if you mix in head shots. He's just a lot more dangerous in general. He can melt tanks pretty very nicely at mid-range now too, lol.

 

[Vault Dweller 111]

Pharah actually seems alright on console. But with this new Soldier I don't think it will matter.

 

[Red Arremer]

If anyone is still looking to party in HotS, Odysseus and I have 3 more slots. US servers.
RedArremer#21703

 

[Wyndstryker]

Now that I finally have a chance to play Sombra without a 100% instalock on QP (it's like 95% instalock) I can finally get a feel for her.

So far I like her on defense. Healthpack denial is absurdly powerful in allowing a defending team hold ground

 

[mjc]

1v1 is the dumbest thing I've played in recent memory. Trash.

 

[Animator]

1v1 is the best thing to happen to Overwatch, love it.

 

[Vault Dweller 111]

1v1 is the dumbest thing I've played in recent memory. Trash.

1v1 is the best thing to happen to Overwatch, love it.

Ayyyy

 

[darklin0]

I told everyone S76 buffs were gonna be good if they stuck.



3 more damage per shot is massive for him. A full clip goes from 425 to 500 damage which means his Ult is much more powerful now. His burst fire is now 60-80 damage with body shots or higher if you mix in head shots. He's just a lot more dangerous in general. He can melt tanks pretty very nicely at mid-range now too, lol.

Time to play Soldier all day, every day.

 

[Wyndstryker]

Meta is in a complete tossup that I don't dare try competitive for awhile...no clue what works anymore

 

[Ramirez]

Well this was a nice surprise when I saw the update on FB earlier, 60 mins to go.

Meta is in a complete tossup that I don't dare try competitive for awhile...no clue what works anymore

It ends in a week, who cares?? Just wing it.

 

[B.O.O.M]

Time to play Soldier all day, every day.

We are all soldiers now

 

[Plesiades]

Maybe Sombra is still being balanced but they want to say: "Play Sombra during the free Weekend*".

*Only on the Arcade.

 

[Jellie]

Just got a team whipe with soldier, courtesy of sombra.

 

[Ricerocket]

Just finished my 15 HoTS game. The games were really quick but damn it felt so boring lol.

Little hint: go to chat box and /join general. Start or join an ai group there.

 

[Geneijin]

First time I played Sombra.

My God. She fits my play style so well.

 

[Vault Dweller 111]

I like the season three animated spray way more than the others.

Volskaya looks good in spray form.

 

[OdysseusVA]

Wrecking AI in HoTS. I think I can make it in the pro league

 

[Prelude.]

I found someone with a golden gun on

Spoiler

Soldier

. TOP KEK

 

[Mush]

Ayyyy

NeoGAF

 

[Auctopus]

1 on 1 is awesome. It doesn't affect stats does it?

 

[Vault Dweller 111]

My first full game as Sombra, went 17-0 and hacked a POTG. It was actually mystery heroes, but I didn't die so I was her the whole game.

Feelsgoodman

 

[Wyndstryker]

That moment when you're sombra, decloaking behind all the supports, only to get sniped by the enemy WM which just spawned...

 

[Auctopus]

Ahaha, Soldier feels like a walking Bastion turret at times now.

Edit: I didn't realise people thought he needed a buff? He's so easy to play, such a consistent character and now he tears down enemies. Even Tracer.

 

[DevilDog]

You know it take it back, people can aim so well in this game its insane. Every single one of my deaths is like i'm in a mlg montage.

 

[Terareflection]

New Soldier feels nice. I can kill with him now. I think might as good as McCree now, tbh.

 

[Plesiades]

Haven't played for like 3 weeks. For some reason everything feels sluggish.

 

[I-hate-u]

Yaaay more characters to take out Pharah from the sky.

 

[divisionbyzorro]

Re: Soldier 76:

His problem before was that he was just shy of confirming kills too often. If people are complaining about him being too strong, it's because the extra damage is enough to get him over that threshold. But I imagine the real issue is that since the game was out you had a feel for what situations you were safe going toe-to-toe with a Soldier and what situations you weren't, and now this has upended that. Your game sense is all off, you're losing fights you wouldn't have before, ergo Solider feels overpowered.

 

[Not Spaceghost]

Has anyone been getting tons of "Your rendering device has been lost" errors and then the game crashes since the patches?

I didn't even get these during the PTR.

 

[Data West]

Sombra health pack hacks might be the most unfun game ever implemented in OW

and that's saying something given all the stuns and debuffs in the game

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Sombra health pack hacks might be the most unfun game ever implemented in OW

and that's saying something given all the stuns and debuffs in the game

Lol yeah. This definitely shows when trying to get to the last point on Route 66. Not fun at all. Starting to wonder if allowing Sombra to re-hack over opponent Sombra's hacked medkits wouldn't be such a bad idea.

 

[Kysen]

You know it take it back, people can aim so well in this game its insane. Every single one of my deaths is like i'm in a mlg montage.

Were you just in a game on Volskaya? (genji)

 

[Plesiades]

Lol yeah. This definitely shows when trying to get to the last point on Route 66.

I wonder how the original maps will play when we have 30+ heroes. Maybe they'll update those.

 

[Vault Dweller 111]

I think Sombras 75 credit white black and red skin is my favorite. That's a first.

 

[xaosslug]

OK, I finished the 15 games HotS. How do I get the Oni skin on PS4?

 

[Plesiades]

I think Sombras 75 credit white black and red skin is my favorite. That's a first.

HOT TAKE: Sombra's Legendaries are trash.

 

[Vault Dweller 111]

HOT TAKE: Sombra's Legendaries are trash.

Two are awful. One is bad, one is pretty good. The epics are 'meh' as well.

 

[ISOM]

Lol yeah. This definitely shows when trying to get to the last point on Route 66. Not fun at all. Starting to wonder if allowing Sombra to re-hack over opponent Sombra's hacked medkits wouldn't be such a bad idea.

Yeah, I think you should be able to rehack medkits or take away that ability. It might be a little too OP as is.

 

[maomaoIYP]

This is probably going to be lost in all the new patch excitement, but loss stats have been reinstated, so overbuff has your correct stats once again.

 

[komaruR]

soldier getting buff is a bait to lure in those cod players!