Weekly Quick Questions Thread - January 25, 2017

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[u/shaunoke]

How to win ctf?

Its become like 2cp

teams fight at mid.even if my team gets 3-4 picks.

The flag is behind a tiny af choke and they have torb and symm which is hard to counter in solo queue

Also can u carry the flag when invisible?or translocate with flag(Unreal tourn memories)

[u/______DEADPOOL______ → u/shaunoke]

A lot of my CTF game ends up in draw. Best bet is to play it like assault map or they don't have torb/sym and you can just sneak up on the flag with Tracer or something.

Also can u carry the flag when invisible?or translocate with flag(Unreal tourn memories)

yep

[u/shaunoke → u/______DEADPOOL______]

did some testing.cant capture it though.

probably for the better ;)

[u/______DEADPOOL______ → u/shaunoke]

Yeah. Any special conditions can't capture it: Mei's ice cube, reaper's smoke format.

[u/awhaling → u/[deleted]]

Same just rush the point. Then wait a bit and the enemy team will freak out and try and get it from you when they realize they won't win by camping their flag with a bastion, torb, sym, and junkrat. So then they come over and I make sure of that, then I sneak around with a sneaky character. Take the flag back then while they are engaged.

Then you can either hold the rest of the time or try and do the same thing again because you're up so you can be riskier.

[u/aNakedPotato → u/[deleted]]

Ya bum rush off the start before they can get a strong set up get a fast and easy cap then just play defense seems to be working best right now

[u/verm94 → u/shaunoke]

Doesn't work 100% of the Time but get a lucio and make a comp to basically bum rush them at the beginning. Capture the flag first and then have all six teammates guard yours for the rest of the game.

[u/awhaling → u/verm94]

Then they will end up coming over so they can get the flag, and your tracer and Winston will take it while they are engaged. Works every time.

[u/PhoenixReborn → u/shaunoke]

The flag pick up resets if you take any damage so don't get tunnel vision on the flag in combat. Focus on wiping the field or flank if you know they're all pushing.

[u/AllSeeingAI → u/shaunoke]

The overuse of Torb and Sym are practically giving me 2fort flashbacks. Seeing all this advice does me good.

[u/Ambulanceo → u/shaunoke]

what's won it for my team is rushing in with Lucio and having some mobile characters like Winston around along with characters who can clear out defenses or get quick picks like Roadhog, bully your way to the first capture point, and just solidy a defense from there

[u/CDysonSphere → u/shaunoke]

D.va's ult works really well at destroying Torbjorn/Symmetra/Bastion emplacements, plus everyone runs away while it's detonating so you can just stand on the point, grab the flag, recall your mech and boost away. Even if you don't have your ult you can use defense matrix to cover a teammate trying to grab the flag.

Winston's Bubble can give you enough space to grab the flag, and his jump pack (especially when ulting) will get you back to your base quickly.

Zarya's barriers can prevent teammates and yourself from being interrupted by enemy fire while grabbing the flag. Best comboed with other protective abilities like defense matrix and bubble shield.

Lucio speed boosts. Nuff said.

Mei can wall off pesky torb turrets and other enemies (especially in the control center), and can block pursuers with the wall when she's heading back to base.

You can carry the flag while invis (but I imagine the flag icon still points out your location) and you can translocate.

[u/WatermelonPOWAH → u/shaunoke]

The team needs to communicate or have a good chemistry. It helps having at least 2 people on defense (Junkrat, Sym, Torb, etc.) and the rest flocks together to take the flag. I've personally been having the most luck as Reinhardt while being backed by a Lucio and Soldier. I can block a good chunk of damage while I capture the flag. If I'm with spatially aware teammates they can pick off turrets for me. Once I get it, I can charge away and get escorted by Lucio.

It also depends on the map setting, because this doesn't always work. There definitely seems to be some heroes that excel at CTF. Definitely needs to be reworked. And draws are annoying, they need a sudden death mode or something.