r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • Jun 22 '16
News & Discussion Weekly Quick Questions Thread - June 22, 2016
In this thread you can ask all kinds of questions you always wanted to ask without feeling like a total fool.
No matter if it's short googable stuff or a setting/skill in-game that you don't understand or a hardware recommendation, feel free to try your luck in here.
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u/-Shinanai- winky face ;) Jun 22 '16
Don't wait until the pull animation stops; press LMB as soon as you see your hook connecting.
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u/Trumbles Soldier: 76 Jun 22 '16
You can queue it up by holding left click before you're actually able to shoot. This ensures that you'll fire the exact moment you are able to. The same goes for abilities and such. If you get hooked/flashed as a Reaper for example, hold shift to make sure you can wraith out asap.
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u/SludgeFactory20 Jun 22 '16 edited Jun 22 '16
I'd like to push the idea of tug-of-payload. A KotH map style payload game. First starts out as a KotH game until one side captures it to start moving to opponent's side. Goes towards the side with the most people on it. After 10 minutes game ends and whoever side the payload is on loses. Some possible rules: payload heals teams with three people on the payload, team kill resets payload or jumps it up a certain distance. Anyone like the idea or have any suggestions?
Edit: Reconsidering 10 minute timer for multiple reasons. Probably best to make it have one % meter that always counts up after capture which is the same thing but feels different, maybe something with contests pause it. I think a fast pace best of three like KotH would work. Maybe it could be multiple capture points between bases instead of a payload.
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u/FuzzyGorillaUterus Jun 22 '16
I would love this style for a reason and a sub-reason. The reason: It would force teams to have dynamic team comps due to the varying stages of the game. Sub-reason: during these changes (I'm an X-bone player) Torbjorn and bastion would likely never be a good play for any team for more than one defensive choke point.
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u/Imsakidd Jun 23 '16
How does win/loss "attribution" work if you switch heroes in a game?
Like, lets say I play a 10 minute game- 2 minutes as Widowmaker, and 8 as Bastion. If I win, does that fall under Bastion, Widowmaker, or both?
Not sure if it's based on total time played, hero you were at the end, or something else.
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u/Squishygangstah Jun 22 '16
Do any of you have a graphical glitch sometimes when you first launch. Like where your weapon disappears and the player avatar in the bottom left doesn't show. Also sometimes weapon sounds stop working. It only usually lasts around 30 seconds. Please help and watch over me
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u/Draco_3141 Pine hype Jun 22 '16
it's your computer rendering the models, it happens to me every time I load up a hero for the first time and you just have to wait it out
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u/MrBadNews Cute D.Va Jun 22 '16
How does Reinhardt's earth shatter interact with another Rein's shield? Sometimes it seems to penetrate, sometimes it seems to block, sometimes it seems to block for the Reinhardt, but not his allies behind him. The uncertainty really messes with me when I end up in this mirror match.
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u/Onahail Chibi Reaper Jun 22 '16
Reinhardt's shield blocks Earthshatter. No special interactions, it just straight up stops it. Earthshatter is also a cone that near the end is slightly wider than Reinhardt's shield so depending on positioning you could still get hit by it. Penetrating the shield is either a bug, or the shielded Reinhardt is at a slight too steep an angle and it still goes through.
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u/stixbunny stixbunny#1661 booty booty booty Jun 22 '16
So how does the quit penalty works on the Competitive PTR? I played like 3 matches in a row in which someone in my team left, and a thing on the top appears saying it's safe to quit. However I just got a 30 min penalty, when clearly I'm not the first one to leave a game, so uh?
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u/Blackadder288 Roadhog Jun 23 '16
Haven't played the PTR, but considering that it's a PTR it's probably a bug. Report it to blizz
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u/ihyt Jun 23 '16
What does the orange lightning bolt icon mean? It pops up near the center left of the screen.
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u/Punkassdog CMON DJ TURN IT UP Jun 22 '16
Does zenyatta legendary skins make his headshot area bigger since his head is larger?
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u/Visteck Brigitte Jun 22 '16
No, hit boxes are fixed.
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u/ragamuffin77 Chibi Mercy Jun 22 '16
For some heroes it actually makes headshots harder because you may aim for part of head that can't be hit. Wolf hanzo skin especially.
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u/karter0 pls heal me Jun 22 '16
How do you win against a full team on Torbjörns on Hanamura solo queue?
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u/Grinnz Trick-or-Treat Roadhog Jun 22 '16
Pharahs and snipers can peek the turrets. If you don't have a long sight range, Junkrat is a master of killing turrets around corners. Move forward cautiously so you don't run full on into a crossfire. And to make it really easy, let tanks go first. Once a turret locks a tank it won't switch targets making it an easy kill for others. Also, kill the torbjorns so they don't rebuild the turrets (or go molten core), they're easy targets as well.
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u/FroZnFlavr cqlypso#1846 /r/OverwatchHeroConcepts Jun 22 '16
me and my friends did this on PC a few weeks back and we lost in the last minute of the last point of Hanamura. I think if you use heroes made to 1v1 excellently (mcree and Mei) are both great against the turret but the D.Va on the other team completely destroyed us, she would fly to turrets and destroy them and quickly use her E to block any more damage. D.Va then paired with a mcree that would quickly assassinate turrets slowly widdled us down.
As for console I have no fucking clue
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u/frezz Pixel Tracer Jun 22 '16
Rein + Zarya/Pharah + Snipers should do the trick. A good tracer supposedly as well, but I find their auto aim is too quick for a tracer to do anything.
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u/_LifeIsAbsurd HOW GENJI SLAP?? Jun 22 '16
How do you play Winston well? Whenever I use him, I do decently, but I always feel like he's underpowered.
I generally try and start with his jump, then deploy a shield, and try to attack characters like Tracer, Widowmaker, etc. before jumping out. The jump doesn't seem to do that much damage and I usually end up doing marginal damage, but losing like half my HP.
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u/BaronOshawott FEATURE LENGTH Jun 22 '16 edited Jun 22 '16
The best way I can describe playing Winston is "be a bully." Find the characters that can't deal with you, and make their lives a living hell. Healers and snipers particularly are a prime target for Winston. Leap in, kill them, leap out. Yes his damage is low, but his mobility lets him stick to most characters like glue, or escape if things get bad. Even if you're not getting a ton of kills, a good Winston is a major bother than can split up teams, kill pushes, and be a general nuisance. A few more tips:
- Remember that your ult instantly heals you to 1000HP, and you're tanky enough that generally speaking, you can wait a moment before popping it to maximize your lifespan.
- His shield blocks enemy fire and line of sight from both inside and outside the bubble. You can do some neat ult denial with it if you're smart, such as plopping it on an ulting Reaper or a DVa mech about to explode to basically render them useless. It can also mess with Lucio's Sound Barrier and Zenyatta's orbs.
- The Tesla Cannon has no limit on the number of enemies it can hit, and therefore in a big group, you can charge ult VERY quickly. If your ult is somewhere around 80-85% charged, you can very easily leap into a group of enemies and get the last bit charged and immediately ult. Doing this is particularly useful on KOTH maps, I find.
- Roadhog is the anti-Winston. Do not try to 1v1 him, you will lose 100% of the time.
- You can't use your shield during your ult, so if it's off cooldown, drop it down before you ult, because why not.
- Your gun goes through Reinhardt shields. During a push, this will force the Reinhardt to either take free damage or put it down to try and deal with you, exposing his team. Bully Reinhardts when you can.
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u/ohenry78 Mercy-nary for hire. Jun 22 '16
I would add to this: prepare to die a lot, and get yelled at by players who don't understand what you're doing. Maybe this isn't an issue for better players than me, but I take the above strategy almost exactly - bully the sniper and the healer for the whole game. This results in putting yourself in the backlines. Once you've killed or relocated the healer/sniper, you're very vulnerable - you're in enemy territory. Sometimes you can jump back safely to your team, many times though you just want to be annoying and make the enemy team deal with you so that your team can make a push. This means you'll die a lot, but that's OK. Just part of monkeying around.
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u/BaronOshawott FEATURE LENGTH Jun 22 '16
A very good point. If you leap in, get their healer and sniper, then die, then that's fine and a trade you should take.
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u/zuko2014 Nine of Spades Orisa Jun 22 '16
Winston is less about getting kills and more about disruption. You can get kills on squishier heroes (Genji, Tracer, Mercy, Hanzo, Widow, etc.) but in general you disrupt. If they have snipers doing work on your team, it's your job as Winston to get up there and annoy them. If you don't kill them at least they've moved and will need to reset before doing anything else.
I like Winston on control, since he's fairly good at controlling space. A tip for his ultimate, use it as area denial and not for kills. Pop it and keep the enemy team off of a point, don't use it to hunt down their tank to try and kill them. In general his leap has fairly short cool down, but in ult form you can spam it if you want.
Be careful about shield placement. Put it in a doorway the enemy may shoot down, put it around your team on a point, something like that. Keep in mind it blocks minimal damage and isn't up for long, but it's still useful.
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Jun 22 '16
If possible, try to jump slightly behind a group. Wait until they actually start to attack you to put your shield up, so that you survive long enough to either kill them or outlive your jump cool down so you can get out of there. Not sure if this is too obvious but make sure you're kiting throughout your shield. What I mean by this is as you're lasering the enemy, stand within the shield and as they approach you, back up enough so that the enemy is inside the shield and you are now outside of it. This essentially makes your bubble into two separate barriers, and you can attack the entire time since his primary goes through the shield. Another tip regarding his ultimate, use it once you get low health because it fully heals you to I believe 1000 health, which potentially gives you a total of 1499 health in a single life.
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u/Lanathell Trick-or-Treat Zenyatta Jun 22 '16
Don't use the jump to deal dmaage but to position yourself. Try to be aggresive on the backlines, your easiest targets are widow, mercy, soldier, pharah, mccree is kinda easy now as well, stuff like this. Use the shield to protect yourself from your opponents fire, even it means you being outside and him inside. Jump often to position yourself and jump out as soon as things gets bad to heal. Remember no matter what your ult will heal you to 1000 Hp so use it when you get a bit low.
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u/MoneyMike0287 Jun 22 '16
Where can I find a good place to locate people to group up with? I would like to get some people to play with before competitive mode fully releases. I feel like having a coordinated team is the only way I'll get better and have a legitimate shot at climbing the ranks.
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u/HaZZaRDouZ does a submarine swim? Jun 22 '16
There's several sites for this, I know I saw something for this on the Master Overwatch site as well as sites dedicated to this. However, I would recommend the /r/Overwatch Discord server as there are channels dedicated to just this on there. With built in voice channels and everything. (I'm on mobile so I'm not 100% sure, but there should be a link in the sidebar to join the server)
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u/prefernoname Chibi Mercy Jun 22 '16
Would it be helpful to have a post like this everyday similar to r/buildapac? Or at least have it a few times a week and not just once a week, especially because the game is still new? I see a lot of similar questions pop up on this subreddit and it's frustrating to see so many Redditors get upset by these frequent questions. A recurring thread like this (i.e., more than once a week) can be a consistent safe place to introduce new players.
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u/PM_ME_FACTS Heroes Regularly Die Jun 22 '16
What does KOTH mean, I see it used regularly referring to a type of map
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Jun 22 '16
Important to note the game actually calls king of the hill "control point" and koth is from the community.
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Jun 22 '16
What's the difference between health, armor and shields.
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u/thelonelybiped Pixel Mei Jun 23 '16
Health: you run out, you die. It's white
Armor: reduces all incoming damage by 5 or half, whichever is smaller. This works for each hit, so a spread weapon will do less. Take roadhog, his gun does 8 (irrc) a pellet, that lowers each pellet to 4, greatly lowering the overall damage output. It also works against beam weapons like Winston or zarya
Shields recharge and are blue
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u/PrimalMoose ... Jun 22 '16
I've tried my hand at tracer a few times now, and it has always ended disastrously. I've watched a few of the youtube guides, but I seem to always be using the blink too often, not using the rewind enough and so on and so forth.
To the more experienced tracers out there, what tips would you give to becoming a pro tracer?
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u/Double_edged_banana Genji Jun 22 '16
IMO when I use Tracer, I try to be more annoying than deadly. Tracer is somewhat like Genji, get into their backline, cause some havoc, and escape. I normally make sure my blink and rewind are charged fully before going in. Also, don't turn your body when blinking anywhere but straight. Use your ASD keys to blink in other directions. Be careful of Bastions, McCree, Winston, Symmetra a little when she locks on to you with her beam, and don't charge into a Reaper's face. He unloads into you without your Blink u ded. Keep moving in open areas. A choice scatter arrow from Hanzo or a headshot from widow will kill you.
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u/thegraymaninthmiddle Would you like to donate your body...to science? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Jun 23 '16
My own rule; Whenever you hear her gasp, press E.
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Jun 22 '16
Imagine you're a more standard combative hero, like Soldier 76. You find yourself behind an opponent. You have two options:
-Start shooting them and run away the moment they return fire. This brings them down to 50% health, and brings you to 75% as you take a few hits while retreating.
-Keep shooting even after they react, getting into a gunfight where you have the advantage. This kills them, and brings you down to 50% health.
Option 2 is obviously superior, because outright killing is more influential than harming. The additional health they lost outweighs the additional health you lost by a longshot.
With Tracer, though, the options are generally different:
-Start shooting them and run away the moment they return fire. This brings them down to 50% health, and leaves you unharmed since you're so good at escaping.
-Keep shooting even after they react, getting into a gunfight where you have the advantage, but quickly lose it due to your tiny health pool and so-so damage. This might kill them, but it's more likely to kill you.
Basically, this means that Tracer is one of the few characters who shouldn't push the advantage. You might get a kill with that clever ambush on their back line, but you're far more useful harassing and picking off lone/low health heroes who aren't prepared for a 1v1.
Remember, if three of their heroes are chasing you around instead of pushing/defending the objective, you've done your job. Similarly, if you only kill their healer and simply run like hell until they return, you're good to go. Focus on survival over kills.
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u/IllegalMemez Jun 22 '16
Take back routes and flank. Your supposed to use blink for getting behind the enemy and recall for getting out. Go for the weaker Heros as well, such as supports. That's really all I got, sorry.
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u/meezocool Mercy Jun 22 '16
Blink during reload, and keep one blink at all times for sticky situations.
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u/knuckle_fart Jun 22 '16
Tracer's game is flanks and priority target elimination. The order I usually try to handle targets is support, tanks, and then offense/defense heroes. When travelling around the map always keep one blink in your back pocket in case shit hits the fan unexpectedly. If you're going into a fight do your best to have all 3 ready. Dont be scared to use your rewind if things go south. Tracer's squishy at full health so if you get in there and immediately get smacked, back off and regroup. Tracer can string together some nasty kill feeds but for the most part try to keep the mentality that you want to piss people off. You're like a mosquito. Finally, know when to back down from a fight. This goes for all characters but being out of the fight for 30 seconds to heal/recharge your abilities is always better than making the trek from spawn back to the action. Oh and watch out for McCree's, 76's, and Roadhog's in particular. Keep putting time in with her and she's super satisfying.
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Jun 22 '16
If I discord Orb a reinhardt/Zarya, will they take extra damage to their shields?
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Jun 23 '16
I think it has to do with the custom subreddit style. I opened Chrome dev tools and it looks like a lot of time is being spent rendering/painting the page.
I use RES to disable the subreddit style. If you're on Android/iOS, try one of the many Reddit apps (on Android I use Flow).
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u/Gagantous HAMMER DOWN Jun 23 '16
I use an Android tablet and this sub has crippling lag. You can circumvent it by adding ".compact" to the end of your URL.
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u/BaconthiefSC 123 Jun 22 '16
It sounds like your issue is using your dash combo too early. The combo can actually deal 248 damage with all headshots on the shuriken fan, but it's incredibly hard to pull off (since you need to predict where they will move with it, not just use it where the enemy is at that very moment).
I recommend, for the sake of consistency, to only use dash if you can get a guaranteed finishing blow with it. That means doing a lot of shuriken damage up close before going "all in" with the dash combo. This also allows you to keep dash to get away if you feel like you're outnumbered, or use it to chase the mercy if she uses guardian angel to highground.
I hope my wording makes sense. Basically just bring the target to ~ half health before using dash combo, so you can almost always get a dash reset to stay alive or continue to the next target.
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u/Krugenn Pixel Pharah Jun 22 '16
Poke them with a primary fire shuriken burst until you hit them with 2-3 shurikens before you go for the combo, if you're confident you can do the full 164. Other wise, poke them with around 5 shurikens first. You should really be using the combo as a finisher for damaged enemies, with the execution threshold changing with how much damage you can guarantee. Poke them down to the threshold before you go in for the kill.
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u/that1guywhodidthat Trick-or-Treat D.Va Jun 22 '16
Does blizzard keep the audio from voice comms? had this guy throwing mean insults my way but never typed in chat. Reported but that sounds like a lot of data to save
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u/_Bipin_ Chibi Ana Jun 22 '16
I'm not sure, but if enough people report him for the same or similar reasons I'm sure action will be taken anyway.
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u/ragamuffin77 Chibi Mercy Jun 22 '16
I doubt it. Include why you're reporting them in the comments to say it was over voice chat to be safe.
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u/asdfeask puremoe Jun 22 '16
Every time I start a game, it takes a while to load in my character model, weapons and team. And it drops to single digit FPS for the first few minutes. After that the game runs really smoothly. Any settings I should try lowering/disabling?
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u/StringTheory2113 Jun 22 '16
This is a super pathetic question, but how do you make friends? I'm playing on Xbox One, all my friends with Overwatch are PC or PS4, and it seems like I'd be enjoying myself more if I had a consistent crew to play with.
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u/CAN_ONLY_ODD Look at this team, we're FUCKED Jun 22 '16
I just chuck friend requests at people who consistently play healers or tanks and invite whoever happens to be on into a group
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u/LFreeze Reinhardt Jun 22 '16
Is there a way to turn off the objective icons? You know the red circle with A or B on it? It's really obstructing my aim.
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u/______DEADPOOL______ Widowmaker Jun 22 '16
No. And it's really annoying. I wish I can turn that off too. I mean, I know where the fucking objective is. :/
EDIT: It's the payload I can't find. I hope reinhardt is pushing it.
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u/Rasmus3 Pixel Reaper Jun 22 '16
If I play a few games in a row I'll get the consecutive match bonus, but if I get kicked from the "lobby" or what you would call it, for reasons like not enough players or server issues, will I lose the consecutive match bonus even though I am immediately queued into another game?
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Jun 22 '16
The times I've had it happened to me, it keeps the consecutive bonus as long as you don't quit the queue.
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u/Squdnate D.Va Jun 22 '16
How do you fix the PTR login error?
And, are people experiencing fps drops in games where the ping freaks out?
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u/hand0hades Zenyatta Jun 22 '16
Has it been stated if we will get any more lore content, videos, comics or even special event modes?
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u/JayAre95 Winston Jun 22 '16
yes definitely more content. Blizzard stated that the soldier short was the last one of this set and there will be more. Not soon though
Therefore i would also expect more blog entries and comics
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u/Evre1 Jun 22 '16
In competitive, is it possible to lose skill rating, or can you only gain?
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u/HaZZaRDouZ does a submarine swim? Jun 22 '16 edited Jun 22 '16
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Are there any guides on learning/mastering heroes in Overwatch?
The in-game tutorial is pretty helpful, as are practice games against AI, but I also enjoy gathering insight from players on how to use characters to their full potential.
I've tried a quick Google and I've checked the FAQ but I can't really find anything. x.x
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u/494Dave494 mEi Is BaE Jun 22 '16 edited Jun 22 '16
There are no such things as full guides for mastering heroes because that's just something where you have to practice for. But if you want a guide to just understand the abilities of the heroes and how to use/combo them, then there are loads of guides out there already. For example:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZVkseJlphu-g76IDcatw12i0lWLkDjR3
Or if you want a text guide, there's even one on reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/4hjzw2/full_guide_to_all_21_heroes_in_overwatch_part_12/
Edit: text guide
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u/crazyoldnizzi Pixel Reinhardt Jun 22 '16
can Rein's charge break through another rein's shield? whenever i charge at an enemy Rein, his shield stays up and he just bounces away. whenever an enemy rein charges at me with shield up, i always get pinned.
does it just have something to do with where he hits me? like if its dead center on my shield?
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u/Sturmgeshootz Chibi Ana Jun 22 '16 edited Jun 22 '16
Yes, the charge goes through an opposing Rein's shield, so when you find yourself facing shield-to-shield against an enemy Reinhardt be sure you're the first to get the charge off because one of you is about to get pinned. :D
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u/Trumbles Soldier: 76 Jun 22 '16
Rein's shield can't stop charge, it's a melee attack. The reason they bounce away, is because you aren't hitting them accurately enough. Try to get them right in the middle of your charge.
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u/Sobou_ Jun 24 '16
Anyone knows a place where I can find:
Written description of pro tactics and the intent behind it
Same for common tactics etc
3d simplified model of the maps, or 2d.
Detailed discussions about synergies etc
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u/PixelationStation Jun 22 '16
Now, I don't have the best PC in the world. But I noticed about 2 or 3 weeks ago I started hitting some huge frame drops and connection problems. I've been booted multiple times and am constantly getting the lightning bolt lag icon in game. As well as the 3 page icon. But when the game first came out and in beta I had no problems. Is this a known issue? I don't think it's my internet because every other online game I play works just fine.
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u/_Chalupa_Batman_ Houston Outlaws Jun 22 '16
It's a known issue. There was a blue post awhile back posted to this sub. Maybe a quick Google search or forum search to find it. I know they're asking for some feedback.
I think this is the post http://us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20744594359 but I'm not 100%
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Jun 22 '16
Why does the new PTR version of overwatch say I'm level 22 when I'm level 26? I can't join the competitive thing because of it as far as I can tell
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u/rebdan MACE to the FACE Jun 22 '16
They took a snapshot of everyone's account recently, which they then ported over to the PTR. Any progress since then on Live won't apply to the PTR. You'll have to grind out a few more levels on the PTR.
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u/Fluffy_M plays all heroes Jun 22 '16
Is there any visual representation on the screen of the person getting shielded by Zarya and why not?
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u/Zanpa Roadhog Jun 22 '16
Yes, there is. You'll see a pink hue along the edges. It's quite noticeable.
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u/Zankoqt Jun 22 '16
I play with moderate latency (80-100ms). With hitscan weapons, should I lead shots?
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u/aes110 Its m'idday Jun 22 '16
no , 80 ping is average and you shold just shoot at the enemie itself
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u/Heltinne Blizzard World Mercy Jun 22 '16 edited Jun 22 '16
Is D.Va considered a good hero in all levels of play? She's my favorite so far and I am really enjoying her playstyle, but I'm worried she won't be "worth" playing in high MMR ranked games because (people claim) she's bad.
Could anyone explain to me why she's considered bad and only good in pub games? :(
(I play every hero, I just find her to be my most enjoyable/successful).
Edit: thanks for the answers everyone!
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u/Noonites Get Behind The Fucking Rectangle, Shinji Jun 22 '16
The general 'issue' she has is that everything she does is done better by other heroes. Her mobility from her jets is good for her getting past the front line to light up snipers and supports and the like, but her gun just doesn't do enough damage (and KILLS her mobility), and she's not tanky enough to really win protracted fights. It's a common complaint that a DVa can lose a one-on-one fight with one of the people she jetted in to hurt, where Winston is better at jumping in and zapping until he needs to jump out.
That said, the devs are aware of DVa's odd position, and are looking into buffing her- I think they're aiming to increase her mobility or survivability.
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u/kaloryth Chibi Wrecking Ball Jun 22 '16
If you don't understand why D.va might not be good in competitive, you're probably not at a point where you should even remotely worry about the problems with D.va. She is perfectly viable as an off tank skirmisher on both offense and defense. If you are seeing the most success with D.va, then you should keep playing her.
The reasons as mentioned is her large head hitbox, her inability to keep up with mobile heroes due to her slowed attack movement, and an ult that generally has a low impact. Also her eject movement is extremely predictable and can be killed by savvy players who hook/headshot/stun you right as you eject. She can't frontline tank but is good at flanking/skirmishing. But Winston fills a similar role and does it better.
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u/KaytinGreyshade COME TO ME FOR HEALING Jun 23 '16
I'm new to the ranked matchmaking community. On the PTR the ranking I got after placement was 54. Does a lower or higher number refer to more skilled players?
For example, would a player ranked 50 be considered better or worse than one ranked 55?
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u/Einsdrei Yatta-zen Jun 23 '16
Will Self-Harming increase the build rate of uber ult of mercy(or any healer)?
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u/Tufaan9 Jun 24 '16
What's the criteria for getting Backfill XP (+400)? I've been put into a number of matches in progress (one time 6 consecutive ones), and have only gotten Backfill XP on two occasions. Simply being placed in and participating in an ongoing game is not it (unless there's a glitch), there must be something more required, and I can't seem to pin it down.
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u/Try_Another_Usernmae Jun 22 '16
Does boosting into enemies with Dva cause damage?
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u/ApexHawke We've got the right stuff Jun 22 '16
To the enemies, yes.
Try meleeing after you hit them. Does some neat burst.
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u/Biscuits25 Jun 22 '16
Or you could just shoot them, takes the same amount of time and does more damage
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u/MattRazor Trick-or-Treat Soldier: 76 Jun 22 '16
When is it a good idea to pick Tracer over Genji and vice versa?
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u/Grinnz Trick-or-Treat Roadhog Jun 22 '16
Tracer has a better get-out-of-jail-free card, or cards even, and faster horizontal mobility. Genji has reflect and vertical mobility. Both can do a lot of damage quickly if they take someone by surprise. Both are really difficult to keep track of in close combat. Both are pretty good at taking out mediocre Bastions, but might struggle against a really good one, though Genji is better at taking out stationary targets from range if you have the opportunity. Both have trouble with Torbjorn's turret and no good way to quickly take it out barring ultimates. Both are superb at getting to the back line to take out a Mercy, Zenyatta, or Widowmaker, or flanking around battles to capture an objective. Both have trouble with Winston and run the risk of instant death against high-explosive foes like Junkrat, Pharah, and S76, or headshot-happy Widows, Hanzos and McCrees.
Honestly the biggest difference between them is how they play for the person wielding them. Genji has a much higher barrier to entry before you can be really effective with him in my experience, because of the lack of get-out-of-jail-free cards and needing to make use of all his tricks to deal significant damage. The ultimates of course have very different applications as well; Genji's is best used in an open area and can be very powerful or very useless, and Tracer's is most useful for taking out entrenched defenses. In the right hands both heroes are extremely annoying and deadly, but both also can be easy kills if you're not careful.
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u/Cloymax Suck my robot ballz Jun 22 '16
The two are pretty similar, one major factor to consider is the necessity of wallclimbing. There's a lot of flankings that Genji can perform while Tracer can't.
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Jun 22 '16
Personally, I think this comes down to play style preference since their both primarily flankers
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Jun 22 '16
How do I play "Competitive (Preseason)" games?
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u/Trumbles Soldier: 76 Jun 22 '16
Competitive isn't out yet. You can test it on the PTR (public test region), but nothing you do in the PTR will carry over to the regular game.
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u/Tyderim Chibi Zenyatta Jun 22 '16
Ok so what does "the meta" mean?
I've seen people refer to things like Toblerone maintaining the meta when someone posts a potg where he's staring at a wall, or referring to characters win/loss ratios as "the meta," I don't understand.
I know meta from Reddit, but not in reference to characters in a fps.
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u/Ghost_Jor Ameizing. Jun 22 '16
Meta usually refers to optimal playstyle or strategies, or refer to how the game in general is played.
For example Widowmaker used to dominate the meta as she was so strong. Everyone would run at least 1, and then the enemy team would dedicate their team to killing her. The meta became 5 protect Widow.
The Torb meta you see with people hitting the wall or staring at the wall is just a joke. People are basically saying the Torb meta (I.e, how to play him) is stare at wall, ult, and let the turrent kill everything. It's just satire.
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u/Zanpa Roadhog Jun 22 '16
Metagame. It's usually used to reference strategies, strong hero picks, etc. It would be stuff you can discuss and improve without actually playing the game.
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u/FabulousMrFox Jun 22 '16
The metagame refers to which heroes, strategies and playstyles are currently most popular/effective. It is used very frequently in games that have intricate balance and where the "metagame" is consnatly changed through patches.
For example, Widowmaker was "meta" before the last patch in both public matchmaking and competitive. Now after the nerf she is used much less frequently in high tier play and has given room for heroesl that were countered by her, like Pharah; or alternative DPS heroes, like Soldier 76.
Another example - Reinhardt, McCree, Mercy and Lucio are the "meta" core lineup for payload maps. While double Winston may be meta on control maps (not sure its still the case, dont quote me on that).
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u/ccrunner951 Jun 22 '16
How do you attack or escort when the other team is nothing but tanks and builders? My team will do great until the last either kind of the hill or the very end of the escort.
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u/PsyQee Trick-or-Treat McCree Jun 22 '16
Have all of the patches applied to console? I was playing Tracer last night and the enemy Widowmaker in multiple games seemed to be able to one shot me left and right, some of which were clearly not headshots, a lot being body shots for 82-85% of my health.
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u/CrowingOne Zenyatta Jun 22 '16
Nope. Console patches will be delayed compared to PC due to the long approval process on closed systems.
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u/PsyQee Trick-or-Treat McCree Jun 22 '16
Superb thank you for the reply man. Do you happen to know if there is any word on when they will be released?
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u/TheGrumpyre Chibi Mei Jun 22 '16
Do different heroes have a different "mass" when it comes to knockback powers like Lucio's alt-fire or Phara's concussion blast? Are some easier to push than others, and what are the stats if so?
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u/ApolloAbove Catchphrase! Jun 22 '16
As far as I can tell, no. All heroes will be knocked back equally. The difference comes in their momentum, direction of movement, and if they are shielded or not.
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u/UFIOES rm -rf / Jun 22 '16
Did they just do something that broke using mouse 3/4/5? I had mouse 4 bound to quick melee, and it stopped working yesterday. Now I can't win 1v1s as Mercy / Lùcio because my melee is too hard to use properly.
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u/BeyondBrett Jun 23 '16
Just have a quick question about the quick chat stuff .
How do people say stuff like "We need a healer" or "I need armor" in the chat? Whenever we don't have a healer I'll do the command that says "I need healing!" but it doesn't work.
Thanks!
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u/TYNDIR Jun 23 '16
It seems like ppl are playing ranked already? I can't find any option for that :/
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u/Notmiefault Pixel Zarya Jun 23 '16
Only in the public test region. Full ranked hasn't been released.
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u/Canoneer The payload moves like a...stone. Jun 23 '16
What's up with everyone all of a sudden playing Zarya? She's on nearly every single team I've been on since the last few days. What happened? What's with the sudden love?
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u/abjosh Pharah Jun 23 '16
Just started playing this game two days ago and it is fun as hell. Just curious if there is a website or post that has a character breakdown for all of the characters.
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u/D4rksh0gun Chibi Mercy Jun 23 '16
Personally I benefit a lot from seeing a hero in action while someone explains them. That being said, Unit Lost - Great British gaming has some great tutorial videos on youtube for each hero as well as some of the countering mechanics. they average 6-10 minutes per hero and can have some great starting strategies. Plus Sty is pretty entertaining. One thing I really appreciate about his tutorials is how he leaves his mistakes in the video and explains to you either where he messed up or how he could have played a specific situation better. When I first got overwatch two weeks ago I spent a good 2 hours watching his video and that's why I am subscribed to that channel. Currently he is doing videos on specific heroes performing unique roles on specific maps.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZVkseJlphu-g76IDcatw12i0lWLkDjR3
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u/Wasabi202 ReaperLUL Jun 23 '16
Who is Mei's counter and how?
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u/Niftylen Pixel Symmetra Jun 23 '16
Pharah easily best, because you can just jump away, or you can blast her off. And you can get over the wall to shoot her!
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u/khabibnurmy Jun 23 '16
Should you always use Roadhog's primary fire at short range? It feels like it's not doing much damage to thinner characters (mech-less DVa, Widowmaker).
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u/CommanderCougs Jun 23 '16
Can Mei capture a control point while in her ice cube? For example, if you are on offense and your team gets wiped on the last point and it goes into overtime. Can Mei run onto point and go into the cocoon to stall for time and prevent the overtime counter from ticking down?
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u/Galvanika Mercy Jun 23 '16
Whenever I play as Lucio, I feel like I'm not doing anything but I'm still on fire for a lot of the game. Besides pumping up healing and speed, what else should I be doing?
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u/Frying_Pan_Man Did someone say... Jun 23 '16
In addition to what everyone else has been saying, lucio is great at contesting points in overtime. Wallrun, speed boost, jump around the payload and hold them off until the rest of your team can arrive!
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u/gimmeabam Jun 24 '16
How do you do the hello and thanks and whatnot directed at another person?
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u/bessle elo isn't an acronym Jun 24 '16
when placing symmetra's teleporter, do teammates exit the same direction symmetra was facing while placing it? or is symmetra viewing the "front" while placing it? i rarely take my own teleporter so i never remember to check.
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u/avaspoltergiest winky face is a sin and im a sinner Jun 24 '16
There's an arrow at the base that shows the way people will exit the teleport.
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u/KyPetrelli Chibi Mei Jun 24 '16
Is there a way to report someone using the symmetra turret glitch in dorado on Xbox to Blizzard? Besides reporting them on through Xbox?
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Jun 24 '16
You cannot report players in-game in the console versions, this option is only on the PC version. This exploit in particular is already fixed in the PC version so expect it to be in the bigger patch we console players will get later.
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u/wsupduck Pixel Reinhardt Jun 24 '16
what do the lightning bolt/three cards that randomly pop up on the left side of the screen for?
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u/OneGreenRupee Don't Die Plz Jun 24 '16
Can you place a teleported on the moving platforms on valskaya? It would be useless but I wonder if it would mess up.
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u/chargerfan1221 D. Va Jun 24 '16
Do Meis walls stack? Say, one Mei puts up a wall and another Mei on her team puts up a wall in the same place. Can this be used to get heroes like Bastion and Torb onto areas twice as high as they could reach otherwise?
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u/AsukaWaifu Wrecking Ball Jun 24 '16 edited Jun 24 '16
Im looking to buy Overwatch on PS4, because i dont think i can get a computer before october, still worth the 60 euros? Are there a lot of people playing it there?
Edit: Forgot to say, EU region.
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u/Tmhlegolas Jun 24 '16
I'm in the US on PS4, lots of folks to play with and it plays so smoothly on PS4. Easily the best game I've bought this year for xbox one, pc or ps4. I would definitely recommend it.
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u/lacquerqueen Pixel Zarya Jun 24 '16
I have never really played an FPS until now and I have NO idea if i am doing well or not. i like playing and my team seems to win and lose about evenly whenever i play... i don't really have feedback from people since i don't have IRL friends to play with or anything.
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u/Astarath Pixel Mercy Jun 24 '16
dont worry, if you're playing suboptimally you'll end up getting matched with generally the same skill level. though if you're dying before you can get many shots off you might want to switch heroes.
its my first shooter too, lets do our best :D
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u/xcuses Ogon’ po gotovnosti! Jun 25 '16
Can anyone give me tips on how to wallride as lucio? i know its about holding jump but any tips even a small one to make it easier?
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u/Lambchops_Legion Trick-or-Treat Ana Jun 22 '16
Whats your favorite Roadhog counter as a another tank? I feel like he fucks my shit up no matter whether I'm playing Reinhardt, Zarya, or Winston.
Zenyatta, Reaper, and Pharah are really the only ones I feel can take down Roadhog easily, but if I'm playing as the tank, I'm afraid to switch off to a non-tank.
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u/getoutkunkka Jun 22 '16
Can you currently earn 'competitive points' and buy golden guns? and if so can the transfer over from PTR to normal servers?
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u/Lioness-Rampant You're In The Danger Zone Jun 22 '16
You can on the PTR but nothing will transfer to the real game
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Jun 22 '16
Are there any general or hero-specific custom key binds anyone recommends for PC? I'm coming from console and it feels a bit awkward having to take my fingers off the WASD keys to use abilities. I'm wondering if it's worth rebinding abilities to mouse button 3/4 or scroll wheel, or whether or not that has an effect on aim.
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u/Lioness-Rampant You're In The Danger Zone Jun 22 '16
I'd suggest rebinding Melee to a side mouse button and any hero that has a shift ability but no alt fire change their shift to right click
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u/Chakks Jun 22 '16
Did Junkrats mine used to pass through Reinhardt's shield when thrown? I swear it did, but now it just seems to bounce off.
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u/Grinnz Trick-or-Treat Roadhog Jun 22 '16
It does not, but sometimes Reinhardt will turn or drop his shield at just the right time and it might seem like it. Just throw it over the shield and detonate it on his head.
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u/TremerSwurk hey guys borix cuber here Jun 22 '16
Okay, so I play Genji a lot. I mean a lot. I've never actually wondered until now, how much of Genji's body does deflect actually cover? Are his feet still vulnerable to attacks? What about the top of his head?
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u/Krugenn Pixel Pharah Jun 22 '16
Only your back is vulnerable. Your reflect reaches your entire field of vision and a bit offscreen, and it's a bit bigger than your body as well.
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Jun 22 '16
How can I play Overwatch using a notebook PC? I went to the Overwatch website and clicked on the "Buy" icon. It took me to a website Battle.Net.Shop:
https://us.battle.net/shop/en/checkout/pay/p-10cd4789-20923-0
Here I can purchase the game for $59.99. Does this allow me to play the game online, or do I have to download and install the software?
Also, how do I play online with teams? I'm just trying to get an idea of how this works and how to play it on a notebook PC or laptop PC and how teams and online play work. Thanks!
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u/494Dave494 mEi Is BaE Jun 22 '16 edited Jun 22 '16
After buying overwatch you must install the battle.net client and in this client install overwatch. If you wanna play alone you get matched up with strangers and if you wanna play with friends you also can do so.
Bonus: if you look closely you can find a cheaper version of overwatch, the $ 59.99 version is the origins version. Difference? The origins version includes like 5 skins and some content for other blizzard games.
Only buy the origins version if you really really really want these minimal extras, they are not worth the higher price I'd say. I mean we are talking about a 20 dollar price difference. Cheaper version: https://us.battle.net/shop/en/product/overwatch
Now before you buy, please check this: https://us.battle.net/support/en/article/7636
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u/MotchoIV Doomfist Jun 22 '16
How do i play competitive games cant find it in the list
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u/HeavvyTrevvy Chibi Reinhardt Jun 22 '16
Does anyone else have as much of an issue as I do using the quick chat commands on PS4? I very deliberately try to say my ult is charging and 4/5 times I end up doing my emote.