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[Antiwhippy]

Whoru isn't really having an amazing night either. He's still doing good, but not the constant popping off he was doing previously.

 

[ISOM]

Taimou I feel like is just on full tilt now.

I felt like Taimou staying Widow during the 2nd phase was pure tilt, I'm going to show you it works.

 

[NeoRaider]

I really like this Orisa skin a lot:

Might be my favorite.

 

[Anne]

Whoru isn't really having an amazing night either. He's still doing good, but not the constant popping off he was doing previously.

I mean to give EnVy credit, Harry and Taimou's mechanics are /insane/ so they can afford to have them shut down a Genji. It really just is their macro isn't good enough to deal with Esca/Zunba in particular.

Edit: They also can't deal with Tobi either apparently.

 

[Newtype-001]

3-0 Gg envyus

 

[Antiwhippy]

I mean to give EnVy credit, Harry and Taimou's mechanics are /insane/ so they can afford to have them shut down a Genji. It really just is their macro isn't good enough to deal with Esca/Zunba in particular.

Edit: They also can't deal with Tobi either apparently.

Tobi is so good though. Consistently making good plays.

 

[tabs2002]

That was impressive

 

[Zemm]

NV reminds me of NiP from CSGO, great at the start when everyone was learning but struggle once people have worked stuff out and can't adapt as quick as others. They still play the game like it's mid 2016.

 

[Anne]

Tobi is so good though. Consistently making good plays.

I agree. All of Lunatic Hai played that extremely well. Tobi/Esca/Zunba in particular got a lot more shine tonight which I thin really shows why LH is currently undefeated for the season. They've lost one map all season now that I think about it.

 

[Antiwhippy]

NV reminds me of NiP from CSGO, great at the start when everyone was learning but struggle once people have worked stuff out and can't adapt as quick as others. They still play the game like it's mid 2016.

It's more like they play it like late 2016.

Trip tank is still good but you really need to learn to adapt if it doesn't fit.

Oh, and also they need a genji player.

 

[Anne]

NV reminds me of NiP from CSGO, great at the start when everyone was learning but struggle once people have worked stuff out and can't adapt as quick as others. They still play the game like it's mid 2016.

This is pretty right on, but yeah as Whippy said it's more like they are playing like November 2016 ish. The big difference maker was during Korean off-season those guys went /hard/ on their playbooks and macro level stuff while western teams were busy reshuffling and taking vacations and junk. Not saying that Western teams didn't work as hard, just the timing worked out better for the KR teams.

Envy really need some extended off season time to work on stuff. They've been away from home and crammed into tournament seasons nonstop. I think that is really affecting their ability to just sit down and work out how they want to approach their problems.

 

[Vitanimus]

When Mei thinks she's about to freeze you

 

[Kysen]

When Mei thinks she's about to freeze you

LOL!

Envy's matches were poor. Team comp was bad and it looked like their hero pool was shallow or they just didn't want to switch.

 

[Newtype-001]

A real Feelsbad moment when you don't get a highlight when they say your name.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Butcherr and panker is having a pretty off game. Kaiser winning so many rein duels.

 

[Mr.Marston]

I just realised I didn't lose any SR after leaving a game after a teammate already left. Also noticed I only gained 13 SR the next match I won.

Is this a recent change in the latest patch?

 

[Pooya]

how come Orisa only has one voice line? something's fishy...

 

[Anne]

Runaway beating KDU would be pretty weird. KDU is looking off, and Idk if it's from them not being able to deal with Runaway DPS or if Panker is just having an off day.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Panker is definitely having an off day, but dat dead eye,

Seriously though, what happened to the KDU that is godly at ult management? They're wasting so many ults that they look like they've tilted off the earth.

 

[Vitanimus]

how come Orisa only has one voice line? something's fishy...

There was speculation that Doomfist was meant to be 24 but the whole Terry Crews thing caused them to rework the hero more to fit, and I'm guessing Orisa was "rush released" to make up for it. She has around 30 less cosmetics than everyone else. Even Sombra released with 60 cosmetics.

 

[Anne]

Yo, that was pretty good. KDU in losers is crazy.

Now that means KDU vs Envy for their tournament lives.

 

[ISOM]

Kaiser has the smuggest look of any proplayer I've ever seen. It was like he's thinking "all goes to plan."

 

[Joshmyersbv]

I just realised I didn't lose any SR after leaving a game after a teammate already left. Also noticed I only gained 13 SR the next match I won.

Is this a recent change in the latest patch?

I asked the same question a few pages back and got no answer. I don't think anybody knows. I lost two games in a row and won one (getting three golds in the process) and got back to where I was before I lost and then some.

 

[LiK]

I just realised I didn't lose any SR after leaving a game after a teammate already left. Also noticed I only gained 13 SR the next match I won.

Is this a recent change in the latest patch?

if this is true, this is way better than previous system. i'd rather earn less than lose SR.

 

[RemiLP]

Some season 3 population distribution stats:

Bronze 6%
Silver 22%
Gold 34%
Platinum 23%
Diamond 10%
Master 3%
Grandmaster - <1%

Medium max SR is 2350.

Source: https://us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20753625906

Edit: Widowmakered by Jelli.

This makes alot more sence than the distribution given by overbuff and masteroverwatch. I knew i was better than average being in low plat!

 

[Anne]

Knowing 60% of the playerbase is gold or lower blows my mind. It feels like I never ever see those ranks. Just matchmaking things.

 

[LiK]

Knowing 60% of the playerbase is gold or lower blows my mind. It feels like I never ever see those ranks. Just matchmaking things.

I've only played in Plat and above so anything Gold and below is like a mystery to me. No streamers play in those tiers either so it's all just anecdotal stuff I hear.

 

[Blu(e)]

If you ever wanted to watch Bronze players you can out this video. Honestly just seems like people with weak PCs, kids, or just bad aim.

 

[Shake Appeal]

Honestly, it's insane to me that I'm in the top ~15% of the playerbase (spent most of the season at ~2950 and was disappointed with that).

I play with Silver/Gold friends a lot. AMA. Spoiler: They make terrible decisions.

 

[LiK]

Honestly, it's insane to me that I'm in the top ~15% of the playerbase (spent most of the season at ~2950 and was disappointed with that).

GAF is almost always in the upper tier of game skill. It's like in Destiny-GAF where people there are shocked most people don't even play the Raids.

 

[Vitanimus]

If you ever wanted to watch Bronze players you can out this video. Honestly just seems like people weak PCs, kids, or just bad aim.

this makes me SO sad to watch

 

[LiK]

Checked out the post about the MM changes. Man, I hope it's better for Season 4.

 

[maomaoIYP]

GAF is almost always in the upper tier of game skill. It's like in Destiny-GAF where people there are shocked most people don't even play the Raids.

Not really, I know we have quite a few players here gold and below, but the conversation in the thread tends to largely talk about high level play, and I think they end up feeling slightly alienated, or left out of the conversation.

 

[Joshmyersbv]

If you ever wanted to watch Bronze players you can out this video. Honestly just seems like people with weak PCs, kids, or just bad aim.

That's so depressing :{

 

[DevilDog]

That's so depressing :{

It's not. Ranked is a bucket, not a ladder. It places people of similar skill together so they can have fun and a fair fight.

Unless you were talking about that ass that made the video who decided to go down on lower ranks to ruin games and make fun of people.

 

[LiK]

Not really, I know we have quite a few players here gold and below, but the conversation in the thread tends to largely talk about high level play, and I think they end up feeling slightly alienated, or left out of the conversation.

I've seen them here. Some of them simply went down from losing streaks tho.

 

[Joshmyersbv]

It's not. Ranked is a bucket, not a ladder. It places people of similar skill together so they can have fun and a fair fight.

Unless you were talking about that ass that made the video who decided to go down on lower ranks to ruin games and make fun of people.

I was silver once when I first started playing competitive, there is nothing fun about playing like that. What's depressing about that video is you know there are people trying while others just fuck off. It's kills the whole point team play. I bet he's not the only one screwing off at lower ranks just mess around.

 

[caesar]

I knew it was bs when people tried to tell me s3 diamond was like top 30%.

 

[Karsticles]

It's not. Ranked is a bucket, not a ladder. It places people of similar skill together so they can have fun and a fair fight.

Unless you were talking about that ass that made the video who decided to go down on lower ranks to ruin games and make fun of people.

It's anthropology.

 

[Cappa]

Not really, I know we have quite a few players here gold and below, but the conversation in the thread tends to largely talk about high level play, and I think they end up feeling slightly alienated, or left out of the conversation.

Other than Anne and abdabbi and guy who I have on my psn friends list but can't remember his gaf name. I think most of us here are high plat /diamond /master with lots of golds sprinkled in. I thought we were just average players but apparently we are above average according to the ow team...

 

[LiK]

I'm guessing I won't see any Comp trains tonight? It's either Horizon or Zelda right now the the OW community.

 

[Morlas]

You know it's hilarious to me when a bastion is just sitting in one corner and he doesn't expect a thousand pounds of precision german to barrel towards him, rein can actually survive charging directly into bastion now.

 

[WilsonX100]

i know that on xbox season3 i hit 3000 but upon receiving my rewards it said my high was 2910. very confused. also my friends placed without me so now im stuck solo queing since theyre all 3000+

ranked horribly on pc season 3 but also only started maybe a month ago so i was stuck with people who really didnt even know they were playing competitive. hopefully this season is a bit better

 

[Owzers]

Other than Anne and abdabbi and guy who I have on my psn friends list but can't remember his gaf name. I think most of us here are high plat /diamond /master with lots of golds sprinkled in. I thought we were just average players but apparently we are above average according to the ow team...

I always knew I was a pro player.

 

[Grief.exe]

Does Orissa's M2 pull a Rein out of charge?

 

[Incendiary]

Not really, I know we have quite a few players here gold and below, but the conversation in the thread tends to largely talk about high level play, and I think they end up feeling slightly alienated, or left out of the conversation.

I'm a decidedly mid-Plat skill player now, but back in season 2 I spent a long time in Gold hell. And yeah, at that point I felt a little out of place because people were always talking about how X was trash and easy to beat - meanwhile I'd be constantly in games where my team was completely dumbfounded by X.

On the other hand, seeing top level people discuss things in here and playing with awesome higher level GAFers has helped me improve my own game, so that's good too.

I'm guessing I won't see any Comp trains tonight? It's either Horizon or Zelda right now the the OW community.

I'm on the fence on whether I want to stay out of comp until the Bastion patch comes in or not. Because I don't want to do placements in the Bastion meta, but when the fix comes in Orisa's also probably going to be added which will also be bad for placements.

Decisions, decisions.

 

[ISOM]

Having played Orisa in one quickplay match not arcade. I have to say she's incredible fun. Her entire kit just makes you feel like you're doing so much.

 

[ISOM]

Does Orissa's M2 pull a Rein out of charge?

It does I think. I saw someone on stream do it.

 

[Kaffeemann]

Having played Orisa in one quickplay match not arcade. I have to say she's incredible fun. Her entire kit just makes you feel like you're doing so much.

...without you actually doing anything :^)

 

[Jellie]

Does Orissa's M2 pull a Rein out of charge?

Dunno, but it can do this.