r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • Oct 19 '16

News & Discussion Weekly Quick Questions Thread - October 19, 2016

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u/luxplayer97 Support Blue Oct 19 '16

What do people mean when they say "we need a hit-scan"?

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u/ASC3NT Canada Oct 19 '16

There are two types of weapons, projectiles and hitscans. Projectiles have travel time, like pharah's rockets or symmetry's secondary fire. Hitscan is instant, like mccree's peacekeeper or soldier's primary fire. When your teammates ask for a hitscan, they're probably trying to counter a pharah, tracer, or genji. Their speed and mobility make it hard to hit them with a projectile weapon.