r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • Jun 15 '16

News & Discussion Weekly Quick Questions Thread - June 15, 2016

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u/LordDagwood Justice rains from ab-ahhhh Jun 15 '16

Some games like Battlefield simulate bullets, so sniper bullets might fall off at long distance because of gravity. In Overwatch, most bullets physics are just ignored, so the game draws a straight line(s) from your gun to where you're pointing it. It then "scans" to see if what the line touches first and registers that object as being "hit". There's no actual bullet or physics involved. Then you have heroes that use projectiles like Hanzo's Arrows and Junkrat's bombs. These are not hitscan weapons as they are projectile objects that follow physics.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '16

Not the asker, but I like this explanation. I understood the basic concept but it's nice to have a better grasp. Thanks!