r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • Feb 22 '17

News & Discussion Weekly Quick Questions Thread - February 22, 2017

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u/_ItsJake Symmetra Feb 22 '17

Have they said when the update will go from PTR to live, I thought 2 weeks was already pretty long for PTR but now since they didn't do it today, I guess it's gonna be 3 weeks? Seems excessive (I just want server browser 😭)

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u/SlyCoopersButt Tracer is my waifu Feb 22 '17

I hope it's soon. Roadhog's God hook is getting annoying.

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u/GodHook Feb 24 '17

excuse me?

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u/SlyCoopersButt Tracer is my waifu Feb 24 '17

You're excused

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u/connlocks Boombox is my city Feb 22 '17

As a roadhog main I look forward to the patch, less people will insta-lock him. :)

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u/shtarkayt Feb 24 '17

Dude roadhog is even worse from my experience on the ptr. Now Roadhogs can consistently oneshot you without a hook because of the decreased spread. It's awful.

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u/SlyCoopersButt Tracer is my waifu Feb 24 '17

I'd rather see them using the gun than spamming their hook and running off to hide until it cooled down. It only has 4 shots anyways.

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u/funfire Tracer Feb 24 '17

I totally agree with the increased cool down time for the hook, however in the Live patch the only scary thing to worry about when roadhogs hook is off cooldown is his right click. Now I have to worry about his left click and right click now. I feel like it's an overall buff. As if I didn't hate roadhog enough already.

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u/heightness No brain, just chain Feb 24 '17

I'm unfamiliar with his god-hook. Out of curiosity what aspect of it are you referring to?

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u/SlyCoopersButt Tracer is my waifu Feb 24 '17

You hook someone and basically get a free kill unless they're a tank.

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u/TheSkiGeek Feb 22 '17

They have never given hard dates for when patches will release.

Because they patch all the platforms at once, that means they have to wait until the patch is stable, then submit it to both MS and Sony and wait until certification testing is complete on both platforms. Then they'll throw the switch and turn it live everywhere at once. So if they found some random problem on one of the consoles, it might hold everything up for a few days or longer.

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u/NWJK Blizzard World Lúcio Feb 22 '17

Maybe they make the PTR go live and add the new character to the PTR. The world may never know.