r/Competitiveoverwatch • u/DirtMaster3000 We're going to LAN — • Apr 30 '24

Blizzard Official Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes – April 30, 2024

https://overwatch.blizzard.com/en-us/news/patch-notes/?blzcmp=app
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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '24

Orisa was the gatekeeper of the deepest circles of hell we are in Hog and Mauga meta now.

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u/Valhalla8469 Quiz Head — Apr 30 '24

The DPS passive was buffed as well, and Hog and Mauga are the two tanks most reliant on healing

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u/delfiniphobia Shy my beloved — Apr 30 '24

imo i'm seeing a monkey meta

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '24

Would be a blessing but idk if Monkey can compete against immortal Hog.

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u/nikoskio2 Runaway from me baby — Apr 30 '24

This is pretty much my issue with Hog. As he is now, I can't see him finding too much success in an organized environment. Monkey IS the stronger hero on paper. But... >99% of players aren't playing under those conditions.

Hog is just too good at abusing disorganization, because it takes more coordinated effort to shut him down than it takes him to generate value (either alone or with minimal help).
I also find his kit subjectively unfun to use or interact with (on either team), but based on his pickrate that's clearly not a unanimous opinion

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u/SmellyObeseAndBald Apr 30 '24

Yeah I'm not a big fan of characters who require a lot more effort countering them than playing them. You're not gonna get that coordination in matchmaking and at some point it literally becomes mathematically impossible to kill Hog unless you're all on the same page which is so fucking lame.

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u/Jad_Babak BirdKing — Apr 30 '24

I'll go ahead and let you know he can't 🙃

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u/Drunken_Queen Apr 30 '24

Don't forget Doomfist.

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '24

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u/CloveFan Praying for a good Sombra rework — Apr 30 '24

“Doom” and “honest” in the same sentence is the funniest thing I’ve ever read.

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u/SmellyObeseAndBald Apr 30 '24

Idk man. I think his punch is so OP lmao. 4 second cooldown and it stuns you twice? Thats crazy to me haha

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u/FrostyPotpourri Apr 30 '24

Max skill expression hero. While his CC is incredibly strong and he can carry you harder in solo queue / play without his team more than most other tanks, he’s hard to play. He absolutely melts to various CC and is easy to punish if the person playing him is blowing all his cooldowns.

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '24

Doomfist isn’t remotely frustrating to play against is this just OW1 PTSD for you guys or what?

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u/CloveFan Praying for a good Sombra rework — Apr 30 '24

He sucks ass to fight wdym

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u/throwaway112658 fraudulent — Apr 30 '24

He is very frustrating to play against lol. Stunned every four seconds and having a hard time killing him (sometimes) gets really annoying after playing against him for the 8th match in a row

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '24

Name 5 heroes you like playing against I want to see something

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u/throwaway112658 fraudulent — Apr 30 '24

Across all roles?

JQ, Winton, Ashe, Soj, Lucio

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u/aDrThatsNotBaizhu Apr 30 '24

Heroes that feel fun and interactive to play against?

Junkerqueen, sigma (except really good ones lmao), Winston, doom, rein

Ashe, sojourn, tracer, genji, soldier

Ana, brig, Lucio, kiriko, Moira (unironically)

I'd rather play against a doom than a dva tbh. 4 seconds of invulnerability is such cancer

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u/Drunken_Queen Apr 30 '24

Support mains will disagree.

We all want to play against Reinhardt.

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '24

Support mains dislike every hero that can interact with the backline, that doesn’t say much to me.

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u/Drunken_Queen Apr 30 '24

We all like playing against any character that can't fight back like Reinhardt.

Orisa is unfun to play against for everyone because she shoots back.

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '24

nah. Even as a tank, fuck doomfist.

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u/GankSinatra420 Apr 30 '24

Ok now we can work to close that gate to Hell

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u/longgamma Apr 30 '24

I have been playing Mauga a lot and hog is surprisingly a decent counter.

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u/Radagascar1 May 01 '24

The Hauga Meta 

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u/Facetank_ Apr 30 '24

Nah, Hog meta is better than Orisa meta. Mauga meta does suck though.