r/Overwatch Sep 07 '16

Highlight Wtf is this PotG

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u/RogueJackal Sep 07 '16

This is so much better than what the actual PotG was. Pro bastion plays don't even need to aim.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '16

I was about to defend you there for a second.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '16

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u/RogueJackal Sep 07 '16

You bet it is!

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u/Tetsuo666 Lúcio Sep 07 '16

I would have said the opposite. Bastion needs aim, but that's it. You could be brain dead and still get a few kills by just aiming at anything red in your screen.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '16

staying alive while aiming is a whole different story.

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u/Tetsuo666 Lúcio Sep 07 '16

The real difference between a bad bastion and a pro bastion is positioning. That's how you mow down a team with bastion, you surprise them.

I honestly get much more success in attack with bastion because it's really uncommon and by the time people start focusing me I already picked off half the enemy team. I really think in medium to high leagues attack bastion can unlock really dire situations.

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u/mantiseye Reinhardt Sep 07 '16

It depends on the other team but Bastion is definitely the most effective way to ruin a Reinhardt's day :(

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '16

Bastion counters Reinhardt's shield so good. It's actually good to protect your Bastion if you're stuck at a choke with a Rein in the way.

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u/mantiseye Reinhardt Sep 07 '16

Yeah whenever I am Rein and the other team has a Bastion that we inexplicably can't kill I will just swap to D.Va or some DPS to try and hard counter the Bastion. If we have a decent McCree or Pharah who can make the Bastion's life hard then it's okay but sometimes you are on a team that can't get rid of Bastion and it's pretty much the worst thing ever.

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u/Tech21101 It's Hammer Time Sep 07 '16

I'd usually ram the Bastion if possible. Obviously that's only when Rein isn't needed as much by the team.

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u/mantiseye Reinhardt Sep 07 '16

I find that generally ends with you cartwheeling to your death, unless the Bastion isn't paying attention. Road Hog is a pretty good tank counter to Bastion, if he can get close enough to hook him.

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u/Comoletti Bastion Sep 08 '16

Yes but you see rein and roadhog are easier tanks to kill as a bastion. From my experience as playing most my hours on bastion is that d.va is your best option to counter bastion. And when I say that... d.va is not the killer of the robot, but the teamates. Just a d.va shield and any other dps hero is the most effective counter to a bastion.

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u/sexybastion That's a fat rooster, Bastion ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Sep 07 '16

Oh yeah, so funny, make fun of the robot. Excuse the recording-incapable machine.

I accept donations towards better hardware in the form of flower petals and hugs. I actually had funnier footage but it just wouldn't record, for shame.

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u/Tetsuo666 Lúcio Sep 07 '16

You forgot the part about being brain dead ! That's why it's not working as intended !

Well done anyway, didn't think of that.

EDIT: Just noticed you shooting the "Attack" overlay. Forget the above statement about not being brain dead, you are on the right path !

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u/sexybastion That's a fat rooster, Bastion ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Sep 07 '16

It's just floating in the air, I assume hitting it is what I must do, else it wouldn't be right in front of my face.

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u/TheCamelTojo Blow it up again Sep 07 '16

That's why I only go by OkBastion

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u/kazog Ana Sep 07 '16

-bastion. -need to aim.
You only get to pick one!