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Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I think there are quite a number of pretty viable healers and tanks outside of rein and lucio so don't limit yourself just because you feel like you're forced to.
LucidMomentum
Member
I see you bruv. Peaked at 2573, currently close to 2300 :/
Also Tracer 1V1s need to be a thing. So fun.
Red Arremer
Member
Oh I know, I sometimes play Zarya or D.Va / Ana or Zenyatta instead. Not like it makes that much of a difference though. It still sucks to be stuck playing the healer/tank because nobody else does, even though you want to play a different hero.
I've been barred from playing Junkrat so many times.
Vault Dweller 111
Member
Winston and Zarya can be a very menacing duo.
A lot of people don't bother learning the game and play like their individual performance is more important than the team's performance.
It's happened to me more than once.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
It's real interesting seeing iddqd, arguably the top 3 hitscan players in overwatch, switching off to projectile characters.
Don't let that happen man...
so bummed, I was 1 win away from promotion too
I think I'm gonna stop playing for a few daysWhy are we still using this tired argument? It's proven false time and time again.
Despite what this thread will tell you, most of the people playing the game aren't braindead. But in a game with projectiles and so much emphasis on chaotic team fights it is EXTREMELY easy to soak damage. Do you really think that's the problem when all the pros are focusing her and killing her immediately?
Vault Dweller 111
Member
2 straight losses and break/QP rule is helpful.so bummed, I was 1 win away from promotion too
Tyrant Rave
Banned
I actually really like Mercy's handgun. A lot of times, you're better off using the gun than damage boosting someone.
Her handgun is a nightmare for stationary Widowmakers too. Just spray a ton of bullets near their cover and it's hard for them to make shots.
Her handgun is a nightmare for stationary Widowmakers too. Just spray a ton of bullets near their cover and it's hard for them to make shots.
Wyndstryker
Member
It's always fun seeing a Reaper teleport behind, thinking the Mercy doesn't notice.
And suddenly get killed before he can move due to all headshots lol.
And suddenly get killed before he can move due to all headshots lol.
TheThinWhiteDuke
Member
You don't get a t-shirt made of the screen cap after, no.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Oh I know, I sometimes play Zarya or D.Va / Ana or Zenyatta instead. Not like it makes that much of a difference though. It still sucks to be stuck playing the healer/tank because nobody else does, even though you want to play a different hero.
I've been barred from playing Junkrat so many times.
You can also honestly play mei as an off tank.
Wyndstryker
Member
Mercy getting 4 killing blows in x period of time should be an achievement.
Red Arremer
Member
I'm not a good Mei at all, I played her for a total of 1 game lol. Which is why I said "fuck around with". I wanna play some of the heroes I barely play in QP, but I feel guilty if we were to do bad cause we didn't have a healer (or proper tank).
I was like you until I played her during the defence Brawl, then I got good at her.
Brawl can make for good opportunities to practice with other heroes.
Is there a worse feeling than a comp game where you have to play Reinahrdt because its payload and everyone picked their fucking instalock DPS
and Bastion is shredding your shield and none of them do anything about it. Like he was just up there the entire time and NO ONE killed him. He didn't have a Reinhardt shield or anything
like god damn sometimes I wish this game would say 'you're shit dps mate you have to pick reinhardt or lucio now' because nothing hurts more in the game than dps that funnel into death.
and Bastion is shredding your shield and none of them do anything about it. Like he was just up there the entire time and NO ONE killed him. He didn't have a Reinhardt shield or anything
like god damn sometimes I wish this game would say 'you're shit dps mate you have to pick reinhardt or lucio now' because nothing hurts more in the game than dps that funnel into death.
finalflame
Member
This EXACT thing happened to me in competitive on Route 66. I was playing Rein because, well, nobody else wanted to tank, and we literally were getting mowed down by a Bastion and a Mei was happily prancing around in the middle of our payload freezing everyone/ulting while a Roadhog stood above us on the ledge and shot/hooked people to death.
Nobody did SHIT.
Imagine playing as support and having gold in eliminations and not playing as Zen either.
Red Arremer
Member
To be fair having gold in eliminations means jackshit. If one of your bullets grazed an enemy that gets killed, you get an elimination, even if you did just 1 point of damage.
finalflame
Member
Yah, damage is a much more accurate representation of DPS performance. The way Overwatch handles eliminations really makes it sort of pointless as a performance metric, other than if you're shooting the right targets at the right times it should correlate positively with higher damage stats.
Freezasaurus
Member
Some people only know how to focus on that stuff, though. So I'm a bit surprised they haven't just tossed in a team deathmatch mode for the people who obviously ONLY PLAY THAT ANYWAY.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
That's called KotH.
The same can be said about Zen, Lucio and Rein.
Freezasaurus
Member
KotH still has an objective, though. And people still get distracted and chase people halfway across the map.
Rein doesnt go to KOTH.
Zen and Lucio just got nerfed because they're in every game sooooo
I agree he is not the most picked on KOTH (people play Harambe instead), but he is still picked in every other mode. And despite their nerfs, Lucios and Zens still see play in almost every game.
These 4 heroes are not broken, just better in almost all situations than others.
What I thought was a cockblocked ult turned into a nice Quadra.
I don't care too much about McCree, but that Vigilante skin makes it tempting to give him a shot.
Newtype-001
Member
Mystery Man is best Mccree skin.
Yellow one makes him a banana.
Yellow one makes him a banana.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
It's really interesting to see the different approaches the different regions took in the new patch.
EU: Go heavy on tanks/ana with some hanzo/tracer as your flex.
NA: Go heavy on reaper/ana/mei, with 2-2-2 still favoured by teams with strong mccree mains, and some pharmercy thrown in there.
SK: Go heavy on tanks/ana with mccree as your main DPS
EU: Go heavy on tanks/ana with some hanzo/tracer as your flex.
NA: Go heavy on reaper/ana/mei, with 2-2-2 still favoured by teams with strong mccree mains, and some pharmercy thrown in there.
SK: Go heavy on tanks/ana with mccree as your main DPS
LucidMomentum
Member
I'm pretty tired of playing on weekends, tbh.
I had a 2 stack of Roadhog and Mercy that seemed to only be good for giving the other team ult charges.
I was at 50 health +armor for like a minute and a half as Zarya, and I ask the Mercy to heal me if she can.
"I have 15k healing, why don't you shut the fuck up."
The worst part is I lost to them in the next match because our new team also had a two stack that refused to listen. We had it in overtime and two people walked into a scatter arrow instead of staying with the payload.
SgtWiggles
Member
At this point I'd rather have 6 randoms, or a 3-4 stack than 2 stack. Atleast bigger groups seem to be coordinated and fill out needed roles.
Most 2 stacks just seem to both jump on Offense characters and fuck up the entire team composition when 2 more people do the same.
Most 2 stacks just seem to both jump on Offense characters and fuck up the entire team composition when 2 more people do the same.
OdysseusVA
Banned
Is the Top 500 player icon (the one displayed in the main menu) for season one bugged? I just noticed its unlocked...
Or am I amazing? Im amazing, aren't I?
Edit- Its locked now lol Weird bug I guess
Or am I amazing? Im amazing, aren't I?
Edit- Its locked now lol Weird bug I guess
LucidMomentum
Member
They witnessed you, man! GJ
I need to start streaming just to record all the salty moments.
Also pro tip, if you're ever at XX90-95, take a break. I was at 2397 and now I'm back to 2330 lol. Those last two close losses just wrecked me mentally.
Even worse is that I had a 2500 and a 2100 in a 2 stack on my last two matches, so one is capable but the other is kinda lost. It worked for the Ana / Rein combo they did though, but none of us got healed.
SgtWiggles
Member
Yeah I hate when that happens. Especially when they lock out a crucial character
Head of Vengarl
Banned
I Play Widowmaker For Fun
*Edit: I should probably clarify that this isn't me. I found it on Reddit.
*Edit: I should probably clarify that this isn't me. I found it on Reddit.
Now lets see all that on console.
MarioHead3
Banned
Challenge accepted.
I don't know what it is, I just feel so unlucky. Why do people have to go and sit outside the attacking teams door? Why??? 3 golds and and a silver on Reinhardt with 25k damage blocked, how is this even possible? I don't know what to do anymore, it just makes me want to give up.
LucidMomentum
Member
Amazing. Thank you for being dank.
I know man, I know. The problem I'm having is people are starting to want to play the tank role more often, so I don't get to Zarya and then I don't get to keep people alive. Even as Lucio / Zen people get out of position and then they're out of LoS. Zarya can at least buy then 3-4 seconds.
When I play DPS I usually have golds for objective kills and time, but not elims necessarily. I need to get better at securing kills without risking getting killed, because I'm used to Winston / Zarya where I can stay alive enough to chase for the kill.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I mean, not that it's a 100% foolproof solution, but at some point you gotta step out of what you might consider an ideal composition.
Like, we'll be 2-2-2, but if I'm on support and realise that we just need more DPS and sustain and someone to deal with that damn pharah I'll switch off to soldier. Only 1 support but sometimes you gotta evaluate what your team needs more.
Like yeah, you'll be doing work as reinhardt, but if no one is really utilising what you're used for (i.e. that big rectangle you have) what's the point of a rein? You could be doing better on another character.
Like, we'll be 2-2-2, but if I'm on support and realise that we just need more DPS and sustain and someone to deal with that damn pharah I'll switch off to soldier. Only 1 support but sometimes you gotta evaluate what your team needs more.
Like yeah, you'll be doing work as reinhardt, but if no one is really utilising what you're used for (i.e. that big rectangle you have) what's the point of a rein? You could be doing better on another character.
LucidMomentum
Member
But then the roadhog and mercy combo yelled at me for not supporting and not being a team player
But yeah, people switching too late or not at all is rough. I mean what can it hurt to counter pick?
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