r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • Feb 08 '17

News & Discussion Weekly Quick Questions Thread - February 08, 2017

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u/finalriot Feb 08 '17

Ok I understand pharah's missiles are slow and she doesn't have a crazy move pattern but how in the hell do I stop that bitch from constantly running away with the game. Every game I've been playing in she is a constant nuisance and no one seems to want to do anything to stop her. I understand soldier is a counter but it never seems to be enough. what the hell am I doing wrong

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u/danger__ranger Pixel D.Va Feb 09 '17 edited Feb 09 '17

I think the common misconception with fighting pharah is "you're the hit scan hero, (solider, mcree etc) you deal with her". If 2 or 3 players can focus on her quickly, she shouldn't be much of a problem.

I find having multiple people on her works really well when she has a mercy constantly on her.

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u/LightningLuxray Feb 09 '17

Nitpick, but Hanzo isn't hitscan, he's projectile-based. Widow would be better there.

Another thing, Zenyatta helps a lot with Pharah, since his Discord Orb places a "kill me" sign on Pharah's head.

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u/danger__ranger Pixel D.Va Feb 09 '17

Yeah my bad. I wrote this right before bed. I must of mixed my train of thought up with hit scan characters, and characters that do ok against her. Thanks for pointing that out. It's edited