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Overwatch |OT9| There is no Cow Hero
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Don Friday
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I was in the same position last year. I started on PS4 and had fun but wasn't very good. I switched to PC in October and my contribution to the game went up 100 fold and from there I've improved.
Unfortunately a friend who plays it all the time (self employed) won't switch off PS4 because he claims he'll never be good with kb/m.
It sucks but we still both talk about the game all the time. I used to go back and play a few matches with him but had to stop doing that because I felt impotent when back on console and couldn't justify the time not having fun when I could be playing where I do.
Reaper and McCree finally got some buffs and rework.
Yup, doesn't matter at all. I never lost all matches tho. I lost 7 and still placed in Diamond. It's mainly based on MMR and personal performance.
HAHA, this is amazing.
Yup, doesn't matter at all. I never lost all matches tho. I lost 7 and still placed in Diamond. It's mainly based on MMR and personal performance.
HAHA, this is amazing.
RecRoulette
Member
RIP Roadhog, thanks for helping me win Limited Duel before your demise.
Horizon looks cool, hope the low-gravity stuff works out well.
Horizon looks cool, hope the low-gravity stuff works out well.
Dead Prince
Banned
reaper heals as he hits? interesting.
The Artful Dodger
Member
Hyped to be playing Reaper again.
Dead Prince
Banned
RecRoulette
Member
I knew that sticking with Reaper would pay off.
The reaction of a Top 500 Roadhog main to these patch notes:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/148366104?t=18h02m09s
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/148366104?t=18h02m09s
Cheat Code
Member
Lol Roadhog just got fucking annihilated.
Incendiary
Banned
Was...anybody complaining about Roadhog? I don't understand why this change even happened.
Huzzah! Being lazy once again works out in my favor! Take that ambition!
My bad, the linked blog post had an older PTR blog title date when I loaded it
Oh my.
RecRoulette
Member
reaper change is nice, now tanks will have to run away even if you're low. That's great.
deadeye needed a buff ages ago, I'm not sure if this is good enough. I guess now 200hp heroes are unlikely to escape if caught in open.
roadhog damage nerf is huge, I think reaper should be favored now and that's the entire point of all of these changes. It was ridiculous that reaper didn't counter hog. Maybe even if you're hooked you win 1v1 now?
deadeye needed a buff ages ago, I'm not sure if this is good enough. I guess now 200hp heroes are unlikely to escape if caught in open.
roadhog damage nerf is huge, I think reaper should be favored now and that's the entire point of all of these changes. It was ridiculous that reaper didn't counter hog. Maybe even if you're hooked you win 1v1 now?
racketpunch
Member
Someone do the math on Roadhog. I need to know who he can still kill with his hook combo.
Dead Prince
Banned
the speed buff on the shots with hog probably is interesting. even though it's 4 clip size.
racketpunch
Member
They're bumping it up to 5
New clip size is 5.
stargateheaven
Member
Can someone tell me what i did wrong for genji's acheviment 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTY3wUazn48
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTY3wUazn48
Reaper reading the new patch notes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5vhLG7v95I
LumpOfCole
Member
The Roadhog Hook Combo is going to die? That's ballsy. It's his defining move.
sonycowboy
Member
Damn... I was gonna say over 5 is bad? Obviously there's a ton of variables and I know backline characters (widow, torb, bastion, etc) and to some extent the flankers (tracer, sombra, genji) die ~less because they're not always in the middle of the action, but 0-2 usually doesn't happen for me unless it's an absolute steamroll.
Then I saw your stats and it tells a slightly different story.
I only say this because even plat/GM/master characters can average 5 deaths. KDR is this game fortunately isn't the main metric like in so many other FPS's. (Not that I love the ranking system as it is now)Sir Griffith
Member
Losing that sweet piggie burst damage... Oof :/
TheLetdown
Member
Hog is going to be a liability now, since if you hook a Tracer/McCree on current patch and don't land your combo for some reason, that's your ass.
Shitty.
Reaper with life leech is pretty crazy. I did not see that change coming.
Shitty.
Reaper with life leech is pretty crazy. I did not see that change coming.
I don't think the Reaper buff is as huge as people think it is. It makes him better at his job and I bet he makes it into comps against trip tank or with Sombra+ Reaper type stuff. I still think his mobility issues mean he won't make a huge splash in current meta. At least he might be seen as more than just an EMP combo bot.
Damn... I was gonna say over 5 is bad? Obviously there's a ton of variables and I know backline characters (widow, torb, bastion, etc) and to some extent the flankers (tracer, sombra, genji) die ~less because they're not always in the middle of the action, but 0-2 usually doesn't happen for me unless it's an absolute steamroll.
Then I saw your stats and it tells a slightly different story.
Lol I never said I'm not going over 5 deaths per match - just that that tends to be the tipping point, and 0-2 indicates a very good match.
I'm mid-gold and proud of it, as a gamer who never touched multiplayer shooters 'till Overwatch - but I have good days!
Over five and it's usually a down-and-out scrap (which can be hugely fun, win or lose). Over 10 and it's very unlikely that we'll win >.<
racketpunch
Member
His initiation still sucks.
Incendiary
Banned
Yeah after thinking about it, the change is good but not crazy. Against a full HP Roadhog w/ heal, he has to do 900 damage which = 180 health for him, which makes it a 430 to 900 health matchup. And that's the max health he can get back in a 1v1. Meanwhile killing a 200 HP hero only nets him 40 HP.
It's not drastic enough to make him OP but it'll change how he's played a bit. I'm interested to know how the health recovered is generated - if he does a 100 damage burst to a hero with 5 HP left, does he get 20 HP back or 1?
I don't either. Soldier's healing and sprint make him a much more versatile choice. Roadhog's definitely going to be shit, but I ain't complaining.
1. It says "20% of damage done."
I was joking, it's always when somebody gets buffed people instantly say rip to the other guy that got nerfed, in this case Soldier.
ROBOKITTYZILLA
Member
They are finally splitting hero damage and barrier damage. Also adding combined season statistics and showing most played heroes across all modes and seasons.
The Artful Dodger
Member
I think his kit still needs a bit more tweaking but this does make him more survivable, which is an improvement.
Rickenslacker
Banned
Weird, Roadhog was still a problem for people? Heh. Reaper change is pretty interesting, having a life leech offense character will be cool. Though with the way they're going I'm surprised they didn't buff shields and healing on top of all this.
racketpunch
Member
DPS players about to be exposed with these changes:
- The Damage Done statistic has been replaced with Hero Damage Done in multiple locations
- A new Barrier Damage Done statistic has been added to the Statistics section of the Career Profile, as well as an All Damage Done statistic, which combines damage done to barriers and heroes
Started a match with a Lucio pick talking shit about someone choosing Widowmaker. He said "please contribute this time." I told them to back off and we should just have fun. It's casual play. Seriously.
Tell me why the Lucio couldn't read a match to save his life, and keep using speed boost when we were on attack in Assault, leaving us to get shredded? Like, I shouldn't be dying as Orisa if you're around. Don't speed boost me when I'm engaged just because you want to rush a point instead of waiting on us to clear the point out.
"Please contribute." The fuckface.
Tell me why the Lucio couldn't read a match to save his life, and keep using speed boost when we were on attack in Assault, leaving us to get shredded? Like, I shouldn't be dying as Orisa if you're around. Don't speed boost me when I'm engaged just because you want to rush a point instead of waiting on us to clear the point out.
"Please contribute." The fuckface.
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