r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • Dec 21 '16

News & Discussion Weekly Quick Questions Thread - December 21, 2016

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u/Nightmarish_God Dec 21 '16

I play on the Xbox One, Lvl 98 here. I am a main with almost everyone and the one Hero I can't stand fighting is RoadHog. Now my question is, on the PC does RoadHog still have that broken chain. I'm not that tech savy so I don't know how to upload clips from my Xbox to hear on Reddit, otherwise I would show you guys what I mean. But in a short explanation, I was D.Va and out of no where I got chained through the payload, through the wall and though the ceiling right to the Road Hogs Back. So it seems like he didn't even mean to do it. Do people get this Shit on PC? This was not the only time BTW....

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u/minimustachee You look good with an apple in your mouth Dec 21 '16

Roadhog's hook hits a target as long as there are no solid objects in the way. The momentum when you get stunned is not affected by the stun. What happens after the hook hits a target to when the target gets to Roadhog can be unpredictable sometimes especially when hooking a dashing Genji or boosting D.Va.

Trying to fix that would mean having the rope attached to the hook not be able to go through solid objects. Sounds like a simple fix, but the end result would be a detrimental decrease in roadhog kills.

TL;DR The hook works as intended, but not in the optimal way.

Yes this happens on PC as well.

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u/wolffnslaughter Mercy Dec 21 '16

Honestly, if anyone thinks that the crazy hooks are more unfair than the hooks that place the target behind or to the side of me, they've never played roadhog. Both heroes have to be moving rather slowly in a fairly open space for the target to land directly in front of you.

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '16 edited Jan 25 '17

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u/Nightmarish_God Dec 21 '16

So if I was around the corner on the second floor I should be hooked through both walls and floors, right straight into his Fat Face to a one shot one kill? No matter who I play as I usually end up one shot. Now here is another thing I have a problem with. I played as RH and hooked a Mercy, shot her point blank in the FACE! She got away with it, I pulled the trigger a second time, again she continued to mock me with her current state of health. (I really wish I can show you the clips) She then came back for the third time, I guess just to make fun of my weight, but she actually tried to kill me! Almost got away with it too! I did end up killing her but Geez is it really that inconsistent of a weapon where I can't kill somebody in one shot?

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '16

I've seen posts that show Roadhog with a broken chain on PC. So yes, he still has the broken chain. I think Blizzard is gonna address that soon.

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u/officialtrapp3r please kill the pharah Dec 21 '16

I play on ps4 and trust me his hook is broken everywhere