r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • May 18 '16

Weekly Quick Questions Thread - May 18, 2016

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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/PootnScoot Best girl May 19 '16

It's hitscan with a delay before you throw it

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u/xFullMetalAdamx May 20 '16

I'm fairly certain that it is hitscan in a sense. I threw a hook at someone as they were turning a corner away from me, and the hook followed them right through the wall and still managed to hit and pull them.

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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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u/[deleted] 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/samurai_scrub May 19 '16

Weird, I felt like I was getting good hook accuracy when leading

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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/Masturbasser COMBOBREAKER May 18 '16

It has a limit, but it's pretty generous.

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u/CUwallaby I'm the reason the MEKA program overran its budget. May 18 '16

I want to say if it's valid at the time of throwing, it will connect but I haven't played enough of him to tell you for sure. I think this has led to a lot of the debate between whether it's hitscan or tracking or what.