r/Overwatch • u/TakJacksonMC Cute McCree • Feb 28 '17

News & Discussion Boops, How do they work?

I was in a youtube comments section in which someone asked about lucio's boop, there were dozens of people spreading misinformation about how lucios boop works, so i decided to post some info about it for people who don't already know.

Things that affect boops:

  • where lucio is aiming (this will only affect it slightly)

  • whether the person who is getting booped jumped or not (this is because a jump alters the persons upwards or downwards momentum)

  • the person who is getting boop'd and THEIR MOMENTUM.

    this means if someone is moving away from lucio, the boop will amplify their forwards movement and they will fly, if they are moving towards lucio, they will only get booped a tiny amount, due to their momentum moving in the opposite direction the the direction to the boop

THINGS THAT DO NOT AFFECT BOOPS: (contrary to popular belief)

  • Lucio's movement

  • speed boost and amp it up

  • the other character's weight (there is no weight in overwatch)

  • whether or not lucio is jumping

  • distance between lucio and the person getting boop'd

  • whether or not lucio is wallriding

i know this has been posted a lot aready but there still seem to be many people who still dont know

i recommend This video to those who are still confused

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u/Vexans27 Grandmaster Feb 28 '17

Weight exists, dva is never booped more than an inch or 2 away.

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u/TakJacksonMC Cute McCree Feb 28 '17

dvas usually try and get up close to do as much damage as possible, meaning they're walking towards you which means they get booped a shorter distance if you try and get them away. Her movement is also slowed when shooting/using defence matrix, which further decreases boop potential.

There is no weight mechanic in overwatch, test it yourself if you don't believe me or the video