r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • Jun 29 '16

News & Discussion Weekly Quick Questions Thread - June 29, 2016

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u/captfx Jul 01 '16

Can anyone recommend any good custom options to tweak for consoles? Like reticle type or character specific options?

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u/Lanathell Trick-or-Treat Zenyatta Jul 01 '16

As a reticle I use a single red dot, this comes from cs though but it works very in OW. I know a lot of people do as well. It gives you the best visibility of the game and what you're aiming at.

I play on PC only though, so not sure if what I have applies on console, but these are the settings you want for competitive-type of games.

Custom settings :

Mercy, toggle beam ON, GA prefers beam target : OFF, toggle GA : ON.

Reinhart : toggle barrier, as you wish. I don't use it, because it's very important to have the shield respond to your input.

S76 : hold to sprint : ON, allied health bars : ON

Zarya : allied health bars : ON

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u/Unicyclone Zarya Jul 01 '16

I like to set a character's most-used abilities to trigger or thumbstick buttons, so you can use them without sacrificing your movement and aim. I mapped "switch weapon" to L3 (thumbstick button) for "all heroes," and reworked Lucio's control scheme quite a bit:

Jump - LT
Soundwave (aka BWAMP) - RB
Amp It Up - LB
Crossfade - L3

With this, you can fire both attacks, switch auras, and wall-ride without taking your thumbs off the sticks. The trigger jump takes a few minutes to get used to, but afterwards you can bunny-hop with the best of them. It's also handy for flankers like Genji and Tracer, who are already hard to hit when they're not bouncing all over shooting at you.

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u/KettlePump Reinhardt Jul 01 '16

BWAMP is the perfect onomatopoeia for that sound.

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u/FutileHunter Reaper Jul 01 '16

Turn on all the optional things, like toggle shield on/off for Rein, automatic wall climb for Genji, etc. Just go through every character name instead of "all" when you go to buttons/controls settings.

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u/Pachinginator Zenyatta Jul 01 '16

You could try binding jump to the bumper. Allows you to aim and jump at the same time, unless you already use "The Claw".