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and as a result, TIL- people still don't want to do the speedboost strat to teamwipe.
I know it's "scary" because you're running into their team with a lucio kinda getting into the fight, but, cmon, it's a free wipe if you do it right against most teams X_X
I guess I just find that its just annoying because speedboost is so ridiculously useful and people still think of lucio as the stand still and wait character who is an easy "wow I was useful", when that's not really why he's "broken", as his broken ability comes from the fact people still have no idea how to counter speedboost at most levels. Or rather: people spout bs about the meta without having any real idea what makes person x or y good in reality or how to get easy wins. It's easy to say Lucio is good, it's not so easy to say why he's good- most people still have no idea why he is and take advantage of it.
I know it's "scary" because you're running into their team with a lucio kinda getting into the fight, but, cmon, it's a free wipe if you do it right against most teams X_X
I guess I just find that its just annoying because speedboost is so ridiculously useful and people still think of lucio as the stand still and wait character who is an easy "wow I was useful", when that's not really why he's "broken", as his broken ability comes from the fact people still have no idea how to counter speedboost at most levels. Or rather: people spout bs about the meta without having any real idea what makes person x or y good in reality or how to get easy wins. It's easy to say Lucio is good, it's not so easy to say why he's good- most people still have no idea why he is and take advantage of it.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I speedboost solo Q all the time now.
I take a "You guys better know how to work with this because that's what I'm doing" approach and it works more than it doesn't.
I take a "You guys better know how to work with this because that's what I'm doing" approach and it works more than it doesn't.
Yeah. I remember yesterday I told antitrop to just try speedboosting in and basically, yep. People follow, they have to. The issue is when they pick a super passive comp.
I really want to get a PC 6 man who outplay their ranks, but that's really easier said than done. It's one thing for someone to say "I'm not really 2500" and being freshly placed there vs being stuck at a rank forever
Stand outside of mine range and walk left and right sporadically. If you just keep him at that range he has to move in a predictable way or pray he lands a nade. He literally has zero options besides hitting you with a slow ass nade that you can actually reliably dodge :T he has to run or get close enough to blast you away with mine.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
People always think they outplay their rank man.
That's fine. It's good to be aspirational.
That's fine. It's good to be aspirational.
The Wizard
Member
Confused as to whether or not I got top 500, main screen shows the icon and 566 but I don't see the icon on my career profile? I think I was in top 500 briefly in between a win and a loss. In any case 3400 is a great place to end the night, fantastic games earlier with Jorge and crew!
Red Arremer
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Symmetra changes coming in November:
http://www.businessinsider.de/overwatch-symmetra-changes-coming-soon-2016-9?r=UK&IR=T
Better than:
Lose Lose Lose Lose Lose Lose Lose
And all those losses being because of a leaver on your team.
http://www.businessinsider.de/overwatch-symmetra-changes-coming-soon-2016-9?r=UK&IR=T
Better than:
Lose Lose Lose Lose Lose Lose Lose
And all those losses being because of a leaver on your team.
Whoever said "strafing is broke in this game" was right btw. Kind of funny.
I've been out of it lately so I can't really play much, but watchign stuff evolve has been kind of hilarious. Game is at such a weird place right now that I don't know what to make of it. Overwatch Open is tomorrow though. I wanna see some dumb shit.
I've been out of it lately so I can't really play much, but watchign stuff evolve has been kind of hilarious. Game is at such a weird place right now that I don't know what to make of it. Overwatch Open is tomorrow though. I wanna see some dumb shit.
optimus8936
Banned
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Do you mean just ADADing? What's broken about it?
I think it starts at 10 AM Eastern?
http://www.overwatchopen.com/schedule/
Yeah, I really don't have a good explanation for you other than I see people inexplicably drop kills to dumb movement like that, and I know I've done it too. Probably some weird animation and movement thing, I just notice that for some reason in this game in particular people get murdered by strafe sometimes.
SgtWiggles
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Lol Bastion with Golden Guns on Nepal who refuses to swap. And our Mei went to Symmetra.....
This is why I can't ever get out of the 3ks. Win one match, lose 2 because of special ed teammates who are picking Symmetra and Bastion and shit on Capture. And Torbjorn and shit on Offense. I could understand if I was ranked in the 2500s or less, but at 2950 with team averages of 3000+ I'm not sure how I keep ending up getting matched with this people.
I'm totally cool with losing because I sucked or because the other team was better. But losing because my teammates don't even have a simple understanding of meta and usefulness is enraging.
This is why I can't ever get out of the 3ks. Win one match, lose 2 because of special ed teammates who are picking Symmetra and Bastion and shit on Capture. And Torbjorn and shit on Offense. I could understand if I was ranked in the 2500s or less, but at 2950 with team averages of 3000+ I'm not sure how I keep ending up getting matched with this people.
I'm totally cool with losing because I sucked or because the other team was better. But losing because my teammates don't even have a simple understanding of meta and usefulness is enraging.
Vincent Alexander
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It was the city where you have to capture the point, then escort it. Neither of us got the point captured. Would it maybe count it if they captured the point further along, but never got it...?
Either way, placements are over. I'm 2400ish. That any good?
divisionbyzorro
Member
I decided to stop being flexible with my hero picks and start insta-locking healers. I'm up 200 points in the past couple of days now. My rationale is simple: I only get to play 2-3 matches each day (save for today - wife's gone, so it's Overwatch central over here). I'm never going to be able to master multiple characters, and my aim is generally the weakest part of my game. So I'm just going to insta-lock what I'm best at, and ride the wave. So far, it's working.
What's super weird is that the game seems to be agreeing with me. I'm losing ~20 pts per loss, but gaining ~30 pts for each win. Going 50/50 is making me climb the ladder, albeit very slowly. The game apparently thinks I'm doing better for the team this way, so...I guess I'll keep doing it!
Also, I got what I'm pretty sure is my first Zenyatta POTG ever. Then I got another one in the following match! Nothing terribly special, but proof that it is possible.
https://gfycat.com/ColdIllfatedFowl
https://gfycat.com/PiercingReliableFanworms
What's super weird is that the game seems to be agreeing with me. I'm losing ~20 pts per loss, but gaining ~30 pts for each win. Going 50/50 is making me climb the ladder, albeit very slowly. The game apparently thinks I'm doing better for the team this way, so...I guess I'll keep doing it!
Also, I got what I'm pretty sure is my first Zenyatta POTG ever. Then I got another one in the following match! Nothing terribly special, but proof that it is possible.
https://gfycat.com/ColdIllfatedFowl
https://gfycat.com/PiercingReliableFanworms
Golden Guns were a mistake.
MarioHead3
Banned
I can barely hit someone just walking slowly in one direction. I'd hate to see how much I fall apart when they start strafing like crazy.
You better drop some coins on a Highlight Intro if you're gonna be beasting Zenyatta. I like the Harmony and Discord one.
SgtWiggles
Member
Yup. Anytime I see someone with a Golden Gun 99% of the time they refuse to swap.
I have a Golden Gun for my main (Zarya) which I rarely ever get to see because I'm always on Zen/Lucio/Mercy
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Yeah zen has so many good ones it's a shame to just leave it on default.
Wyndstryker
Member
Had a comp match where we lost the first two rounds. Then we all agreed to go 3/3.
It worked amazingly well. Sure not the best implementation of it but it went better than expected
It worked amazingly well. Sure not the best implementation of it but it went better than expected
SgtWiggles
Member
But Zarya's is so big and shiny @_@. I want to buy Reinhardt's next. But I'm likely gonna end up with Golden Balls as well.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Went 3 Tanks yesterday. Only it was 3 tanks, 2 dps and me on ana.
...
Won anyway! Mostly because dat hanamura mei strat.
really? I cant play lucio at all in solo q anymore because no on ever stays grouped by me. Goes for most healers, but most healers have a way to heal teammates who are far from them.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
He has a 30m range on heal/speed song dude. You just need LoS.
You guys on PC? I listen to directions well and I'm fiending to play against better comp. I end up in solo que as a healer in most games.Yeah. I remember yesterday I told antitrop to just try speedboosting in and basically, yep. People follow, they have to. The issue is when they pick a super passive comp.
I really want to get a PC 6 man who outplay their ranks, but that's really easier said than done. It's one thing for someone to say "I'm not really 2500" and being freshly placed there vs being stuck at a rank forever
MisterX#12822
xaosslug
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aha, is that why sometimes peeps I see in groups leave the game and then come back? I always thought it was because they dc'd...
SgtWiggles
Member
I didnt know you could get points off a Draw? Every other time I have gotten one its just been neutral gain, but I just got like 35+ points from one. (And I was playing Support too, mostly Power Boosting our Roadhog who was melting people)
Have you been on a winstreak or something? Maybe that's part of it.
Also did you just get off? I was gonna see if you wanted to group up, lol.
Yes, everything feels very sluggish right now and it's definitely not from my end.
TheThinWhiteDuke
Member
I've lost and gained on draws before. Never more than 10 either way, though.
TheStruggler
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was just going to ask this played a game 30 min ago in comp was unplayable but stayed because i didnt want to drop a lot of rank we lost any ways but it was really bad
SgtWiggles
Member
Was only a 2 win streak. And I'll probably be back on in a bit, was just watching some of Toonami.
optimus8936
Banned
Best highlight intro in the game.
MarioHead3
Banned
TheThinWhiteDuke
Member
Another argument for not thinking you're all that great (or god forbid, carrying your team) because you get Gold Medals:
I was Zen on Numbani. 4 Golds, 1 Silver. We got steamrolled and I spent most of my time dead- 8/7 k/d (Gold elims). Pitiful healing (under 1000- Gold), pitiful objective time (Silver), pitiful damage (1100-ish- Gold), not pitiful but not good objective kills (3- Gold). Truly one of the worst games I've had as Zen, and I was the lone card.
The medals do not change the fact that I played very poorly. That my team was (much, much) worse does not change the fact that I played very poorly.
My D.Va the game before had 26/4 k/d, big damage, and hung out around the objective messing fools up in an easy win. 3 Silver, 1 Gold.
I was Zen on Numbani. 4 Golds, 1 Silver. We got steamrolled and I spent most of my time dead- 8/7 k/d (Gold elims). Pitiful healing (under 1000- Gold), pitiful objective time (Silver), pitiful damage (1100-ish- Gold), not pitiful but not good objective kills (3- Gold). Truly one of the worst games I've had as Zen, and I was the lone card.
The medals do not change the fact that I played very poorly. That my team was (much, much) worse does not change the fact that I played very poorly.
My D.Va the game before had 26/4 k/d, big damage, and hung out around the objective messing fools up in an easy win. 3 Silver, 1 Gold.
Vincent Alexander
Member
Just had someone rant in voice chat that Bastion is good, Torb is good, but both on Defense is terrible. Does that make sense?
optimus8936
Banned
Seems legit XD
SgtWiggles
Member
But theres a difference between that and going 30+K/-10D with Zen, with 3+ Golds and still losing because your teammates weren't fulfilling their roles as DPS/Tanks, especially if your team has a janky composition. (If we have 4 Offense/Defense, 1 Tank, and a solo healer, theres no damn reason why we shouldnt be lighting up the enemy in a firefight)
Had matches where I was insulted for not healing enough despite the fact I was not only solo healing but also with Silver/Gold in kills/objective kills.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
They're kinda both bad but the theory is sound!
MarioHead3
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