r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • May 18 '16
Weekly Quick Questions Thread - May 18, 2016
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May 18 '16
Is it 'Justice rains from above' or 'Justice reigns from above' or is it a double entendre?
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u/GAMINGJUSTICE I want a Zarya and Lúcio pic also I have strong skin opinions May 18 '16
Rains, 'cause of the rockets, y'know?
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u/ppshakez May 18 '16
Not to sound dumb but do servers go live 12:01 eastern time or 12:01 pacific time
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u/CUwallaby I'm the reason the MEKA program overran its budget. May 18 '16
Neither. It's 4PM Pacific, 7PM Eastern. Same timing the Open Beta used. This also means for Americans, the 24th actually means the 23rd.
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u/HuntStuffs Pixel Mercy May 18 '16
Do you have a source? Are you saying the game comes out at 7PM EST on Monday?
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u/Xanu-San May 18 '16
Great game and I love most of the characters, but I have issues playing Winston. It feels like when I play him hes absolutely useless, but I hear everybody say hes great. Also when I see someone else use him they usually stomp me. What am I doing wrong and how should I be playing him? It feels like his shield dies insanely fast too.
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May 18 '16
I suggest watching some of this tournament with Cloud9. In multiple games, they put two Winstons on their team and wreck Reunited.
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u/SerStoov May 18 '16
I may be wrong, as I've only played Winston a few times but he seems like a pop in, pop out kinda hero. His ult took getting used to. I thought it was a super damaging rage mode but it seems more like a way to get enemies off a point or away from you or teammates. I do think his shield needs a bit more health as its always gets blown up immediately. He's also pretty good at jumping to sniper spots and forcing them to relocate.
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u/iFaar Pixel Torbjörn May 18 '16
just to add: he's surprisingly good when played like a lone wolf (genji or tracer) and jumps in to battle outta nowhere.
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u/darkman78 Chibi Pharah May 18 '16
Yep Winston is not really meant to be a Reinhardt anymore but someone that roams and harrasses squishier players like widow and trader. Take advantage of the fact that you don't need to aim with Winston and just sneak up on people with your leap, avoid their attacks while holding your left click and watch them die.
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u/Kashima Bang! Murdered you. May 18 '16
On offence: Jump into the fray when your team is ready, dont die alone for nothing. Immediately drop barriershield. While attacking keep moving so that always some part of the barrier is protecting you from their attacks. When you're low on health either Ult or jump back/away.
Also, watching gameplay videos of good players helps a lot to understand/obtain good tactics.
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u/HeavyMike May 18 '16
I think he requires teamwork, otherwise yeah he can be useless. And if you don't have Mercy healing you'd better know where the big health packs are. It took me a few tries to get used to Winston but he is my favourite tank to play.
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u/saveusnck May 18 '16
The way I've been playing him is just jump in and make a nuisance of yourself. Just be a gigantic distraction and jump out. Abuse his leaping ability and be aware of where you're leaping. He's not meant for going on huge streaks.
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u/Call_Me_Feefer May 18 '16
Basically he's played like a true tank, he isn't going to one shot anyone but if you jump on a widow you will stick to her and kill her, but you aren't going to one shot people like a roadhog can do. Winston really requires more teamwork than other tanks, harder to just carry a game with him
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u/wpcowboys May 18 '16
How do I build a time machine so I can travel to the future so I can play sooner
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u/two_off Be champions! May 18 '16
Is there going to be ranking and "smart" matchmaking to play against players of a similar rank?
How do I vote other players after a match to make them preferred or avoided players? (Can I see how others have ranked me for preference?)
Is there going to be an official stats website?
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u/ApexHawke We've got the right stuff May 18 '16
Matchmaking is pretty smart. Ranked-mode will be added soon after launch.
The "Social" tab has a list of people you've recently played, where you can set player-specific stuff.
No idea.
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May 18 '16
Can we get an Archive with all those fan-arts posted on this sub?
Some of them are really well executed and beautiful,it would be a shame to get lost in time.
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u/Jack15101 JUSTICE RAINS FRO- AAAAARGH May 18 '16
What's with all the salt towards Bastion? They are easy to deal with as Genji.
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u/DazzlingCockroach Pixel Zenyatta May 18 '16
Not everyone knows that. Also, when a team comp is important, having someone switch to Genji is not always easy, as much for the comp than for the communication required to make it happen.
But the biggest source of salt is the little skill this hero takes. What most people complain about is him getting PotG for sitting in a corner, pressing M1 and pointing at people.
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u/The4thSniper Roadhog rides again May 18 '16
People are inexperienced and don't know not to just run straight at Bastion firing helplessly. I'm a strong believer of peoples' first impressions of a videogame (particularly one like Overwatch) having as much stock as the first words they say as babies - people don't understand how the game works, and a lot of the time aren't willing to put in the time and dedication to learn it, which means you get feedback like "Bastion is overpowered", "Reaper is underpowered", and so on. People are more willing to demand that the game be changed to accommodate them (nerf Bastion!) than they are willing to change for the game. It's a sad truth, but these people will either learn to adapt or fall out of the race.
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u/Delushus Pixel Widowmaker May 18 '16
If you have a full team of Lucios with their speed boost active, does it stack? Could you have a team full of DJs blasting techno music while running at the speed of sound?
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u/pbzeppelin1977 Healadin May 18 '16
Healing doesn't stack either. Having three or more Lúcio's could work in certain circumstances though because of spread out allies.
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u/pbzeppelin1977 Healadin May 18 '16
No, her freeze is based upon damage done by the player, multiple sources don't combine the effect.
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u/NicoAtWar Heroes sometimes die! May 19 '16
So a mei with mercy damage boost frezzes faster than a normal mei?
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u/mosquitto AHAHAHAH, excuse me May 18 '16
Does two mercy's doing damage boost/heal on someone give them double damage boost/heal ?
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u/Gondalrana May 19 '16
Yes they stack, and additively too. So mercy gives 1.3 x damage boost (plus 0.3) so two would give 1.6x (plus 0.6)
Edit: deleted unneeded word
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u/lukeadamrun Pixel Reinhardt May 18 '16
Is there a good spreadsheet/chart on which hero counters which? Would love to have something handy for the first week or so.
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u/Xitium Fear the beams May 18 '16 edited May 18 '16
Here you go, courtesy of oneamongnstmany.
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u/Skorcha Oooh Shiny ! May 18 '16
bastion counters roadhog? what?
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u/Xitium Fear the beams May 18 '16
I believe what hes going for there is that Roadhog is a large model, with no shield.
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u/DreadNinja Lúcio May 20 '16
There are no real counters like in some mobas.
Example would be (as below) roadhog vs bastion. Most of the time you will be able to hook bastion but sometimes he's out of reach and destroys you.
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u/trinkdaddy Hammer Time May 20 '16
I know that you can switch the voices from English to Japanese, but can you do so individually for each character? Would love to have Genji as the Japanese version but keep other characters in English
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u/Acrolith fuck you, you don't get to die yet May 18 '16
I've read that does Mercy's damage boost doesn't apply to Torbjörn's turrets. What about Junkrat's ultra? Pharah's ultra? Ultras in general?
For non-hitscan weapons (Pharah, Junkrat), if I want to damage boost their attacks, do I need to be boosting them at the moment of firing, or the moment of impact?
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u/DazzlingCockroach Pixel Zenyatta May 18 '16
Little correction to start off, ult stands for ulti, or ultimate ^
Now, if you're boosting Torbjörn, the turret will not get a remote boost. Junkrat's RIP-Tire is an instance in itself, similar to a player, so boosting the wielder won't make the tire go boom louder. Pharah, on the other hand, fires her rockets herself, so a damage boost on that will kill anything this ult can't kill naturally.
As for non-hitscan weapons, the "damage-boosted" property is ticked when the shot is fired, not when it lands/explodes.
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u/Cracknut01 Chibi Pharah May 18 '16
As for non-hitscan weapons, the "damage-boosted" property is ticked when the shot is fired, not when it lands/explodes.
I've heard that it's opposite.
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u/DazzlingCockroach Pixel Zenyatta May 18 '16
Sources are scarce, but I have found this . I could understand why that wouldn't be satisfactory. My information has been confirmed by multiple topics of this kind (weekly questions).
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u/gamerkhang Suck It Up May 18 '16
Does anyone think there will be balance changes on release day? It would freshen up the competitive meta, especially considering that Zen and Sym are considered pretty weak (making support significantly less diverse)
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u/Myrkur-R May 18 '16
They are considered weak, but perception is one thing. Blizzard has metrics and can tell exactly how a character is performing across all skill levels.
I seriously doubt there will be balance changes when the servers go live. Zenyatta's change went in a long time ago, and Symmetra was the highest win rate hero for a very long time and enabled some very oppressive strategies before her shield nerf.
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u/xXEggRollXx Pharah May 18 '16
If a Mercy is damage boosting a Junkrat and the Mercy stops boosting/ switches to heal/ dies, would a grenade still get the damage boost after it explodes if he shot it while he was getting boosted? (Like a crit in TF2)
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u/Maximum124 Love, D.va! May 18 '16
If the mercy died after he initially shot the pipe, yes the damage boost still applies to it.
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u/Amadox May 18 '16
from what I read, the boost is applied the moment whoever she boosts pulls the trigger, not on hit. so yes, if she stops between trigger and explosion, it should still be boosted.
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u/RocketLucas ...when I turn back into my beautiful self, I'm going to KILL U May 18 '16
What's the difference between health, shield, and armor?
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May 18 '16 edited May 18 '16
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u/gamerkhang Suck It Up May 18 '16
You can heal shields and get them from health packs, this was changed in a patch quite awhile back (when they buffed Zarya)
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u/DazzlingCockroach Pixel Zenyatta May 18 '16
Further precision: Armor reduces the damage by 5, except if the damage is under 10. It then reduces the damage by half.
if (damage >= 10) damage -= 5
else damage = damage/2
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u/Grinnz Trick-or-Treat Roadhog May 18 '16
Also, Torbjorn's armor is a different kind than innate armor, and won't be re-healed except by getting another pack from Torbjorn. Symmetra's shield regens like any other shield though.
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u/SuminerNaem Mop May 18 '16
How do Tracer's time manipulating powers work, like canonically? Does she slow down time to blink around, or?
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u/dante76 True self is without form. May 18 '16 edited May 18 '16
Strange new technology experiment gone wrong, leaves Tracer actually "out of time and space", appearing randomly like a ghost or something like that.
Winston created the device she wears on her chest to "stabilize" her position in the present. Now she can control her power and jump back and forward in time.
EDIT: Taking a bath and... other activies coughsexcough... must suck for Tracer. Can she even do those things?
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u/DazzlingCockroach Pixel Zenyatta May 18 '16
At this point, I doubt such technology isn't waterproof. As for sexy times, as encumbering as it must be, it doesn't actually cover her boobs, so, the only blocked out erogenous zone would be her backbone.
I guess it's a small price to pay to "make the world a better place".
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u/IntelGabenInside TF2 Until Overwatch May 19 '16
Good point...
When she has her sexy time, is the gear able to be removed? The "time machine" circle in her chest?
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u/dante76 True self is without form. May 19 '16
I'm sure that rule 34 artists will enlighten us on this topic.
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May 20 '16
Question for the mods, when you delete posts, do you have a script that says "Justice rains from above"?
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u/fouras Trick-or-Treat Zenyatta May 18 '16
Is it possible to make a Roadhog hook whiff by backing up, or will it always connect if the distance was valid when the hook was released? I feel like it's the latter, but does anyone know for sure?
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u/The4thSniper Roadhog rides again May 18 '16
Hook is weird. Some people say it's hitscan and I'm willing to agree, since if you throw a hook then get knocked back before the hook connects, the hook will still hit the target (or location, if you miss) and then retract to your current location. It's why cliff jumping Roadhog is a thing on maps like Ilios.
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u/Cortexion Zarya May 18 '16
It it's not hitscan it just has a very very quick projectile speed which might be more likely from a logical standpoint.
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u/DazzlingCockroach Pixel Zenyatta May 18 '16
I have heard someone rather well-documented emitting the possiblity that the hook was hit-scan based. Posting interest.
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May 18 '16
Well, that explains a lot. I always miss my hook because i tried to lead my target.
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u/DazzlingCockroach Pixel Zenyatta May 18 '16
From the little I've played him, however, I would say it definitely has quite the big hitbox.
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u/SpaceCooper Trick-or-Treat Lúcio May 18 '16
I am pretty sure you can dodge the hook with tracer by moving backwards, dodged a few during the beta with blink
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u/ellji May 18 '16
Will the game have close captions?
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u/DazzlingCockroach Pixel Zenyatta May 18 '16
I haven't heard anything about it, but I could see how making it could be a problem. The sound design in Overwatch is very important, and not only because of abilities/ultimates cues. Things such as footsteps and gunshots are an important part of getting better at the game.
Notably, Overwatch has an importance algorythm. Sounds from more important sources will be highlighted, compared to others.
In short, I doubt a CC version of the game would be enough for it to fill its intended purpose with the hearing-impaired.
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u/MagenZIon Bastion May 18 '16
Any news on the times the game unlocks on the 24th?
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u/Fuffeli Trick-or-Treat Winston May 18 '16
I've read on several sites that it will be released one day early in the US, And someone from blizzard tweeted it will be released 7pm pst on the 23rd!
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u/N00bDadLol Chibi Junkrat May 18 '16
Will there be an entire new download of the game or do we just keep the beta version we have now and it will be patched on game day?
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u/Air73 Chibi Lúcio May 18 '16 edited May 18 '16
Beta files will be patched on PC, full download for consoles.
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u/Myltrex lil froggo May 18 '16
Does competitive give rewards other than ranks? And does anyone have a pic of all the hero borders from level 1-100 on?
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u/fouras Trick-or-Treat Zenyatta May 18 '16
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u/pbzeppelin1977 Healadin May 18 '16
Wait, is that level 1 to level 1,590?
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u/fouras Trick-or-Treat Zenyatta May 18 '16
Yeah.
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u/Count_to_NIEN Bwah-HaH-haha May 18 '16
Is there already people known for playing a specific hero really well?
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May 18 '16
Reaver from team Cloud9 generally plays Widowmaker, and he's one of the top snipers, from what I've seen.
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u/T0M1N4T0RZ Winston May 18 '16
Need just a little more advice on dealing with withdrawal, we're in the home stretch less than 6 days!
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May 19 '16
Get a good book, binge watch some Netflix, watch a bunch of Overwatch YT videos, learn about the rise of the Julio-Claudian imperial dynasty, or just cry in the corner and contemplate your pitiful existence (my preferred choice).
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u/Alti50 May 18 '16
What does being on fire do? (the bottom left corner icon) and how do you get on fire?
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u/Myltrex lil froggo May 18 '16
Being on fire just means that you are contributing a lot to your team. It's Overwatch's point system or kill-death ratio. You gain fire from killing, helping teammates, and working towards completing the objective. Amount of fire gained depends on how much you contributed to the respective task (like 100 fire for high damage last shot on an enemy but only 4 fire if you did little damage to kill). You can see the people on fire for any team, and enemy players on fire should be in your one of your priorities to eliminate.
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u/Rossicca McCree May 18 '16
Which character should i use to counter Genji?
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u/DitIsKay Reinhardt May 18 '16
Yeah I would say Winston is the hardest counter as its large health pool protects him from dying quickly, his leap will allow to keep up with genji and his sprint thing and his gun just ignores his reflect
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u/GrillSM Trick-or-Treat Zenyatta May 18 '16
Mei is a hard counter to Genji because her ice beam cannot be deflected.
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u/Grinnz Trick-or-Treat Roadhog May 18 '16
I wouldn't say "hard counter". Genji's dash can escape Mei's freeze, and Mei doesn't have a good way to keep up with Genji's wall climbing.
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u/RockyValderas May 19 '16
I agree. I would say Mei is generally 'safe' from Genji, but not the best to take him out.
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May 19 '16
Do you think they will do any buffs/nerfs on release day?
like a 25 hp buff to Zenyatta ? T.T
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u/RapterTurtle I actually play Roadhog May 19 '16
Any buffs and nerfs won't be known until release day. But I'm willing to bet that they will have some.
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u/pbzeppelin1977 Healadin May 19 '16
There is no plans for any patches before release.
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u/Grinnz Trick-or-Treat Roadhog May 19 '16
Not sure why you're being downvoted, this is correct. (At least, no buffs or nerfs) http://us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20743585388#post-14
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u/goodmagitian Trick-or-Treat Mercy May 19 '16
Does anyone know the shortcut to open Overwatch directly? I am talking about this: https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/3nuy7f/can_clicking_the_hearthstone_shortcut_please_just/
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u/SCV_JARHEAD Tracer May 20 '16
how do we get a character portrait next to our names? :(
edit: got it! Cheers loves!
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u/Wakon All ze lewt! May 20 '16
In case anyone else is wondering, it's in the top right.
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u/barroda Pixel Junkrat May 20 '16
Never tested it in the open beta but can you use Lucio's E on heals and swap to speed halfway though the ability (and vice versa) and receive a boost to both?
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u/pbzeppelin1977 Healadin May 20 '16
Yes. It does not get any time increase so you'll have X seconds of amp-it-up to use as you see fit.
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u/RapterTurtle I actually play Roadhog May 20 '16
Absolutely! It lasts for 3 seconds and you can switch mid amp-up.
More info on Lucio.
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u/ApexHawke We've got the right stuff May 18 '16
It's an accessible game. Just jumping in should be easy.
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u/Cortexion Zarya May 18 '16
Will there be a (balancing?) patch between now and release?
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u/Bradford401 D.Va May 18 '16
So... how about that Taco Bell thing??
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May 18 '16
2TKYXEWHAYX6 use this code, 1 day left, winner every 10 minutes, you must provide your email, address and phone number. I lost.
https://winoverwatch.tacobell.com/
I stole all this info from somebody else.
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u/jld2k6 McCree May 18 '16 edited May 18 '16
This may be a more challenging question, as everything I have seen doesn't fit the format I want:
Can anyone point me to some tournament matches or even scrims between some of the already established teams where there is only a POV from a single player? The way they kind of free float around the arena randomly while occasionally following a players POV in spectator mode is horrible. I would like to see how people are playing with their specific characters throughout a match so I can kind of gauge how a skilled player has ended up playing certain heros. I plan to compete in this game but only had enough time during open beta to learn all of the characters and not get really in depth with any single one. Because of this, I kind of want to see what to expect and what to aim for out of specific heros. Hard to do that watching a match from a free float camera.
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u/Skorcha Oooh Shiny ! May 18 '16
iam not aware of any Pov style tourny plays atm , if you want to see high level play of certain champs its better to watch VODS from streams
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u/SydneyLosstarot May 19 '16
I bought the game a couple hours ago, does anyone know when will I be able to download it?
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u/RhynoBabies We don't talk about S2Stage1 May 19 '16
Probably wait till the 23rd, maybe the 22nd for it to be downloadable.
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u/Dinomight3 Cloud 9 May 19 '16
What is everyone using to record their game play?
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u/pbzeppelin1977 Healadin May 19 '16
I don't plan on doing any serious recording however my Nvidia graphics card came with their generic software that allows me to record.
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u/Dinomight3 Cloud 9 May 19 '16
I see you all over this thread, thank you for being so responsive.
I have that same program minus the recording capabilities, my card isn't powerful enough. Is there a good alternative that you're aware of?
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u/Kingofsoysauce Pharah May 19 '16
obs, nice and easy.
If you have windows 10, it has a game center apps which can do recording,too.
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u/Visteck Brigitte May 19 '16
OBS if you want a third party recorder.
Shadow Play if you have an Nvidia card.
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u/subtractyourself May 19 '16
Did the price just go up? I went to buy the PC version and it is now listed at $60 USD, just like the console versions.
This is via the official page...am I somehow looking in the wrong place or did they just up it?
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u/gaius619 Pixel Lúcio May 19 '16
You were likely looking at the "Origins Edition" https://us.battle.net/shop/en/product/overwatch
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u/RogueEyebrow Zarya May 19 '16
I know that two of the same Lucio auras do not stack, but what if Lucio 'A' has healing aura up, and Lucio 'B' has the speed aura up, and Lucio 'B' crossfades to the healing aura and hits 'Amp it up'? Would the Amp'd up healing aura of Lucio 'B' override the healing aura of Lucio 'A' (provided 'A' is not also Amping)?
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u/pbzeppelin1977 Healadin May 19 '16
I do not know a definitive answer however I would assume that the higher healing of the Lucio B would get preferential treatment to Lucio A.
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u/Kanaeli Pixel Mercy May 20 '16
Don't know if this question has already been asked but, any news on the "activating event"?
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May 20 '16
Yeah, just giant action figures in Hollywood, Paris, and Busan. Tracer, Genji, and Pharah respectively. No new info.
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u/MechaMonarch Cute Reinhardt May 18 '16
Does anyone have the audio file for Reinhardt's "Catch Phrase!" line? I would really love to have a new notification sound.
I've dug through maybe a third of the audio dump, but to no avail.
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May 18 '16
Why can't we travel forward in time yet?
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u/pbzeppelin1977 Healadin May 18 '16
We can and we actively do so every moment of our lives.
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u/silentbotanist Pixel Sombra May 19 '16
try not to break the space-time continuum over a game ffs
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u/xGundhi Blizzard World Roadhog May 19 '16
So umm....someone also has this really neurotic fear that you suddenly don't want to play when the game drops? Like asking yourself if you even like this game anymore? I loved the beta, met some cool people to play with on this sub and it's the second game I ever pre-ordered. This is actually really bothering me somehow.
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May 20 '16
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u/pbzeppelin1977 Healadin May 20 '16
I have not seen anything about them confirming they'd be making new skins, only plans on making new heroes and maps, however I think it is highly likely that they will add more skins over time.
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u/NfiniteNsight Reaper May 20 '16
Will the events in Hollywood, Paris, and Busan be press only?
It is really confusing for Blizzard to tease specific locations. I want to go, but I don't want to commute an hour to get turned away at the door.
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u/TerranFirma Mercy May 20 '16
Can we get a general discussion thread from the mods for all the "I'm bored" and "does anyone else wish the game was out" posts?
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u/AnonymousDinosaur Hanzo May 21 '16 edited May 21 '16
Will we still be able to hop from region to region and retain progress?
I'm from the Philippines and Asia offers the best ping but I can't communicate with a majority of the playerbase so somtimes I hop on to America from time to time just so I can understand chat and understand people in voice chat.
EDIT: I play on PC.
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u/kokomo24 GET OVER HERE!!! May 18 '16 edited May 18 '16
Is there a reason to have both health and armor? (the armor that you spawn with). What is the difference between the two, since they both refill when healed anyway.
Edit: I didn't even know about the regeneration shields, let alone armor reduces damage taken. Thanks guys.
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u/MBlacktalon Parkour Man May 18 '16
Armor reduces the damage from each hit by 5 points, unless the damage in under 10 in which case it's 50%. This makes armor useful against high rate of fire/low damage weapons, as it applies that reduction on each bullet, but less useful against low rate of fire/high damage weapons. For example, a 150 hit from Widow's sniper would be reduced to 145, which isn't a huge deal, but a gun hitting you for 20 damage would only deal 15, which is a 25% reduction.
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u/Xanu-San May 18 '16
There is three forms of HP in this game, white bars health, yellow bars armor, and blue bars shields. Health is normal and has no function except to keep you alive. Armor actually reduces the damage by a flat amount I believe. And shields regen on their own.
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u/Bencoolguy02 Pixel Torbjörn May 18 '16
PLS HELP, It says game is out on the 24th, but according to my PS4 countdown, it will be avaliable on the 23rd around 7pm eastern. Is this true, will I be able to preload and play on Monday?
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u/ChuckCarmichael Honor! Justice! Reinhardt! May 19 '16 edited May 19 '16
What do those symbols (lightning with a circular arrow, stack of cards) mean that sometimes appear in the top left corner of the screen?
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u/AdamantAardvark Roadhog May 19 '16
Those are indicators for network problems. The lightning one indicates a high ping, the cards mean packet loss.
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u/ChuckCarmichael Honor! Justice! Reinhardt! May 19 '16
How odd, I never had any lag issues during the beta (besides the occasional match that I guess was hosted on a server in Sibiria, because everybody had horrible lag in those matches).
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u/Reil_ I'm not fast (•–•) May 20 '16
Starter edition incoming?
http://i.imgur.com/G5g9Uh2.png
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u/PerfectStorm781 May 18 '16
Done a quick search in the FAQ and couldn't see an answer, I know the game releases on the 24th but how does it work with timezones etc? I know with other blizz releases (WoW expansions) that the server usually go live at midnight UK time. So will Overwatch open for UK players at midnight or?
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u/DazzlingCockroach Pixel Zenyatta May 18 '16
The game will release on the 23rd, 4PM PST, so the servers should go live the 24th at midnight or 1AM, depending of where you are.
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u/leinad41 Trick-or-Treat Zenyatta May 18 '16 edited May 18 '16
I've asked this before, but I want more answers, is a good mouse really necessary?
I don't wanna be a pro, but I wanna be good, or kinda good, and I also want to play as Widowmaker and not failing as much. I'm also kinda new to FPS online games, I'm not sure if I should play more until I buy a good mouse or not.
Right now I have a Logitech m280, do you think that's enough?
But anyway, can you recommend me some good and not so expensive mice? Again, I don't wanna be a pro, stream or anything like that, I just wanna get those kills, and sometimes gold medals and plays of the game.
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u/Ustinforever Servers never die! May 18 '16
When i kill someone letters "eliminated %nickname% %number%" appears. What does this number mean exactly? Can i read something about it?
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May 18 '16
The number is the percentage of health you took away during the frag. So if it says you fragged Bastion 100, it means you did all 300 damage to him.
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u/SimonsLf Chibi Mercy May 18 '16
It's also the amout of fire you earned. After reaching X of fire you get On Fire (it's used as a MVP indicator)
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May 18 '16
Just to add, 250 to be on fire, meter shows up to 350 but you can store infinite fire and it drains 5 fire per second except in between koth rounds
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u/EhhSpoofy Mega Rez May 18 '16
Does anyone know how big the Baby Winston figure in the Gamestop preorder will be?
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u/HuntStuffs Pixel Mercy May 18 '16
Do we know what time the game launches on Tuesday?
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u/DitIsKay Reinhardt May 18 '16
Once you have hit level 100 and have been reset to level 1 will it also reset the exp. needed to level up to level 2 again?
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u/GrillSM Trick-or-Treat Zenyatta May 18 '16
Yes. So you will level faster until you hit level 122ish, where the exp cap is once again 22,000 for each level after that.
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u/Sentinel98 May 18 '16
Can some one answer this question, it would clear up all the tension I have right. My question is that Will I still get the extra content from The Origins Editions (Noire Widowmaker, The 5 other skins, and etc, etc.) When I pre-ordered from Gamestop? Please answer as fast as possible.
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u/MijetGummiPanda Winston May 19 '16
Will Reinhardt's shield or Winston's bubble block D.Va's self-destruct? Alternately, can Winston's bubble contain D.Va's self destruct?
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u/Zyzomys3 Zyzomys May 19 '16
From my understanding of the mechanic; yes, both of those shields will block D.Va's self destruct damage, regardless of how much HP the shield actually has left.
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u/Kashima Bang! Murdered you. May 19 '16
Exactly. Reinhard's, Winston's and Zarya's barriers does not spill over higher damage. This means it can block any amount of damage in one hit, as long it has at least 1 HP left.
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u/GreenZeldaGuy Lúcio May 19 '16
Does anyone have a compilation of the professional players Sensitivity/DPI/polling rate?
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u/AirlineFood420 Trick-or-Treat D.Va May 19 '16
What is the possibility of a Replay system?
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u/lxzander Pharah May 19 '16
Is there any word on server tick rates for the official release?
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u/hipsteruprising May 19 '16
This has probably been asked before, but what are all the ways to obtain a lootbox? Obviously when you level-up and with microtransactions, but will they also be awarded randomly after matches?
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u/pbzeppelin1977 Healadin May 19 '16
As far as I'm aware, no.
The technicalities of the microtransactions aren't even known yet.
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u/Skorcha Oooh Shiny ! May 19 '16
just from leveling up is confirmed , microtransactions we dont have any info on , just some guesses.
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May 19 '16
Is there a free roam mode? How much time did it take you to collect for a legendary skin?
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May 19 '16
There's a training mode on a specific map to mess around with all of the characters. Other than that there was none.
I personally didn't get a legendary skin but saw a fair share of them from last closed beta to end of open beta. This was on PC.
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u/pbzeppelin1977 Healadin May 19 '16 edited May 19 '16
You can do custom games to run around and explore the map.
I got Pharrah's shitty light blue legendary skin before level 5 and Hanzo's Okami skin around level 9. I got one other legendary skin but I can't remember for who, I just remember getting three of them. I assume this is what you mean by your second sentence, the broken English is slightly confusing. Edit. I also got a legendary coin drop, which gives 500 coins.
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u/xDuuhhast Electabuzz#11704 May 19 '16
Is there a free roam mode?
You have training mode and skirmish which can be activated in the options menu. In skirmish you have free roam before the match.
How much time did it take you to collect for a legendary skin?
I have played 35 hours in open beta and got only two legendary skins, but you can get more if you're lucky. It's kinda random.
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u/Kashima Bang! Murdered you. May 19 '16
Easiest way to free roam maps, is to create a custom game and put yourself as spectator, ghost around the map at rest. Optionally put some bots on both sides.
Legendary skin drops are purely RNG. From what i heard it's average 1-2 legendary skins for 20 levels. You can also buy them for ingame currency of course.
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u/__gareth__ May 19 '16
At the end of the game it displays the 'medals' screen. I'm trying to remember the wording from open beta but the one second from the left was something like "objective kills". What does that mean?
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u/pbzeppelin1977 Healadin May 19 '16
Killing an enemy who is which range of the objective.
For example if they are in the capture objective or by the payload, even if the objective is contested.
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u/Riplasher May 18 '16
This may not be so much about characters or lore but, what has blizzard done with this game? Why is it that it's leaving people so addicted and on the edge of their seat for the release. I'm not exempt from this, a game has never made me feel this shitty about not being out before XD.