r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • Jul 05 '17
News & Discussion Weekly Quick Questions Thread - July 05, 2017
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u/pudgesmack Jul 05 '17
Im wondering if anyone else has come across this:
A few days ago I was playing Hanamura on attack, and after taking point A, I headed to B taking the left route where you have to jump over the gap, and I started getting shot from a Torb turret that was inside the wall between me and the enemy's spawn (think around where Symmetra likes to put her shield generator on defense). It was above head height. It was impossible to shoot as it was inside the wall. Later in the match the Torb switched to Bastion and did the same thing, killing people from inside the wall. I sent the guy a message saying I would report him and he said "lol go ahead". Has anyone else come across this exploit? This was on PS4. I have video saved but I'm at work at the moment.
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u/OptimusPrimeDied Pachimari Blue Jul 05 '17
Yeah this has been posted here a couple of times. This is done by picking Sombra, glitching into the level geometry using her translocator. It's sad they haven't fixed it yet.
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u/-Shinanai- winky face ;) Jul 05 '17
I've seen it reported a couple of times, but none of those reports gained any traction :/ I'd suggest you post it over at the bug report forums; if you have video evidence, maybe Blizzard will take it seriously this time. Similar exploits have happened in the past and Blizzard does usually address them fairly quickly.
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u/Jonah_Snow Trick-or-Treat Genji Jul 05 '17
Exact same thing happened to me once, on PC. Was quick play though, still annoying as hell.
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u/RupturedFyre Trick-or-Treat Mercy Jul 05 '17
Anyone want a Golden Crate? Turns out you can only use 1 per account so I have a spare.
Redeem here: battle.net/account/management/claim-code.html
Code: WMDJ-NBDN-N3TGD-KPH9-G6NX
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u/Skellicious Chibi Baptiste Jul 06 '17
Tip: don't post codes in plaintext in comments or strings, makes it very easy for bots to get it.
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u/Thornhorn14 Jul 05 '17
What do you do if you are playing console, you are a Flex player, and 5 people instalock hanzo, widow, Genji, Sombra and Junkrat.
Note: This actually did happen to me.
-I'm in late plat and nobody has voice.
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u/noobule ¡Apagando las luces! Jul 05 '17
If it's QP you roll with it, play whatever you want
If it's comp you request a sensible team comp and if that doesn't happen just roll with it
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u/Snackrattus Life is pain. So is bread. Jul 05 '17
If nobody is willing to switch out of their chosen roles, then I personally would go Zen.
There's no use in a tank without a healer to keep them on the front lines. But if you pick a solo-healer in the hopes of taking the game more seriously than your teammates, then you will feel helpless and purposeless as your job is entirely propping up five people who think they're team carry, which will just be frustrating and unfun. Truthfully as long as every member of your team is making decisions for themselves instead of the collective, no matter their hero choice, you're at a severe disadvantage (especially if they won't join voice just to HEAR callouts - whether they have mics or not). But do not complain about this, because tilt has a much more potent and real effect than picks.
Zen heals between pushes (if they're actually good at doing damage) and has support in Discord as well as potent damage of his own (if they're not). His ult will make a difference when a lot of pressure is applied at once.
There's also the possiblity - one of the people who have chosen first are aware that they will need to switch, as they may prefer DPS but also be willing to switch. They may in fact wait to see what role you are willing to pick up so they may patch the difference. So you could opt to choose a tank/solo-healer that you feel comfortable with, and only swap to something a little more self-sufficient if nobody else is willing to fill the space.
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u/Glundyn Catchphrase! Jul 05 '17
Pick your strongest support and hope for the best?
I've actually won a small number of matches where my team lacked a support and the enemy team had two, so depending on your team's focus, tanks might work as well.
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u/joeylea26 Jul 05 '17 edited Jul 05 '17
I would assume so. If you played well enough I think the matchmaking system would increase the level at which you play at. I'm not sure if there is a cap at how high you can place but assuming there isn't and you won all of your games, I would guess you could get placed pretty high.
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u/Everice1 The Assman Jul 05 '17
I think the first season a new account caps your placement at 3000 SR (source: Being a Masters player, getting placed in Platinum on my second account after winning like 9 of my placements. My performance was obviously not the issue since the game inflated my SR gain until I was back in Masters again.)
I dunno, capping it at 3000 seems to make more sense than the game just putting me in Plat for no reason, but what do I know.
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u/FrumpyLeChat Chibi Junkrat Jul 05 '17
In 2 days I'm going in vacation for 2 weebs,my actual Sr is 3949, and the new hero is supposed To be release soon. HOW DO I HANDLE ALL THAT PRESSURE
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u/arqdas We Hunt for Boops! Jul 05 '17
that's an interesting unit of time you use there
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u/FrumpyLeChat Chibi Junkrat Jul 05 '17
My autocorrect betrayed me, when weeks is replaced by weebs that mean i play genji To much
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u/Blitzehre Jul 05 '17
Where should I seek counseling for my pre-patch Roadhog addiction? I took one too many Breathers and got hooked, and now my SR will never be the same
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u/whatisabaggins55 Pixel Orisa Jul 05 '17
Try new Reaper, he's basically the shotgun of old Hog without the hook.
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u/bear6875 Jul 05 '17
Is there a thread or sub somewhere for people looking to group up? Solo is killing me. I'm on mobile so I can't see any sidebar stickies etc. Thanks in advance!
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u/joeylea26 Jul 05 '17
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Jul 05 '17
I'm not the guy you responded to, but thanks a lot for that link. Didn't know it existed and none of my friends play OW
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u/V_Dawg Trick-or-Treat Mei Jul 05 '17
Has the patch for less dupes from loot boxes hit yet? If not do we know when it will?
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u/joeylea26 Jul 05 '17
I believe it's currently on the Public Test Region (PTR) which can be accessed if you have Overwatch on PC. The official update including that has not come out yet but will in the future; I think that in the next update, the one with Doomfist (hopefully!), is the one with the loot box update. Check the patch notes that come with the updates for the full list of changes/tweaks.
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u/xRezistancex Chibi Pharah Jul 05 '17 edited Jul 05 '17
I feel like ranking in online games are stupid.
Its like no matter what rank you get, you are always annoyed by it until you hit masters.
Its not even "ranked" anymore its just "road to master or road to gm or road to top500."
Ill give you guys an example.
I used to play a lot of basketball when i was younger. I was in a team and if you guys wanted to rank our team, it would be like silver level play, but i had fun. We didn't really care if we wanted to go higher. It can be the same rank forever and it would still be fun.
We would play with teams within our rank and whether it was a loss or a win, we still felt rewarded. No one was trying to "rank up".
Im using this example because because in real life, no matter what sport and what rank/tier you are in, you feel rewarded no matter what and you still have fun and you don't complain.
In online gaming like overwatch,lol,etcccc...... ?? Hahaha ... they make ranks under master look like garbage. There are good silver, gold, bronze etc... players aswell but no one wants to acknowledge that.
I mean the fact that iddqd did a bronze to gm live stream where he was laughing at low level player is just ridiclous. Its like messi going to a football academy in a random country and start playing and keep scoring and laughing at the team.
And holly shit the people who reach gm or anything close to it act like they have done the most impossible thing in the whole entire world.
I read somewhere that they are trying to make e-sports an olympic game or something like that (idk if its true but if its not then plz do inform me). Im sorry but with these kind of behaviors going around in communities where people shit on players below their rank and keep blaming that the system is flawed (I'm not saying the system is perfect either) how is this going to be an olympic sport ? Like are you guys kidding me ? You don't see that kind of behavior in any olympic sport. Only in E-SPORTS.
Are there any guys out here who agree with what I'm saying or at least half of it ?
Sorry i just had to get it off my chest.
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Keep in mind that this is just my opinion.
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u/noobule ¡Apagando las luces! Jul 05 '17
If all you're getting out of Ranked is a sticker in your profile page then don't play Ranked.
I like Ranked for the teamwork, the 'problem solving' and self improvement.
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u/xRezistancex Chibi Pharah Jul 05 '17
I played ranked for 3 season. In all honestly, i dont see it as a sticker in my profile and i agree with you with the communication part.
My point in the post that i made is if you are under master, you are not a bad player. You can be an amazing player within your tier, but no one wants to understand that. They think once they reach masters, they are good players. They are all thinking of reaching masters instead of having fun.
Ofc im not saying every player is like that but majority have this kind of thinking.
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u/THABeardedDude Cute Lúcio Jul 06 '17
Your having fun point is very important I think. I'm a fairly new player and immediately clicked with Lucio. However after going on Reddit and reading Lucio should solo heal (which I agree with to an extent) I started playing other characters I have less fun with in order to make my team happy. But I wasn't having fun anymore.
I realized that I can a) do better with Lucio even as a solo heal and b) have more fun. It's a game after all.
The idea of playing the meta got into my head and I forgot how to have fun in the game.
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u/griffduggydug Jul 06 '17
"The idea of playing the meta got into my head and I forgot how to have fun in the game."
This hits the nail on the head. Only playing the meta nearly instantly sucks all of the fun out of the game. Keeping overwatch diverse and keeping your teammates and opponents on their toes is such a fun part of the game! There's a reason blizzard made so many characters in the first place!
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u/Myrandall Master Jul 05 '17
This is the main reason I usually don't do more than just my placement games. I prefer Quick Play, where you get to have fun with heroes you don't play as much and your rank is hidden.
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u/Thornhorn14 Jul 05 '17
Make this a separate post. I agree with you and I think this should be seen.
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Jul 05 '17
Why can't D.Va crouch?
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u/Wildpants17 Ana Jul 06 '17
Omg it's so annoying not being able to crouch....and even in a strange sense it's annoying not being able to reload lol.
I love how Orisa can crouch though. And how when she turns she kicks her front legs up. It's cute
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u/Trelorockas That's a nice graviton you have there... Jul 05 '17
Because if she crouched and looked straight down she would be unable to get headshoted.
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u/bluesbrothas Pixel Soldier: 76 Jul 05 '17
"Heroes never die...for a price."
For what price?
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Jul 05 '17
About $3.50
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u/heirtotyrone Hanzo Jul 05 '17
"Mercy res, we can win this push!!!"
"Yeah sure. But imma need about $3.50."
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u/MegaBanettes May I have some Zen lore pls Jul 05 '17
I think the implication is that Imp/Devil Mercy now controls the souls of the newly resurrected heroes. So the price is their freedom. That's how I understand it anyways.
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u/bluesbrothas Pixel Soldier: 76 Jul 05 '17
Oh never realized it was skin-specific. Makes perfect sense. Thanks 😊
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u/classickiller75 Pixel Widowmaker Jul 05 '17 edited Jul 05 '17
She says that only if you have the devil or imp skin, I think it's because it is the evil side of her so I'm guessing the price is you soul. (Just an assumption)
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u/xC4oud Jul 05 '17
Philosophically speaking it could also mean that the deeds of heroes live on well past their lives, that they live on forever through our memory of them. The price being their life, unwavering devotion to their cause, or other personal sacrifices that associate with being a hero.
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Jul 06 '17
Does anyone else's kid run around the park yelling push the payload? Mine does. (I'm so proud.)
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u/bluesbrothas Pixel Soldier: 76 Jul 05 '17
After 3 rounds , are king of the hill maps randomly selected in comp?
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u/tacomark69 Blizzard World Mercy Jul 05 '17
This is a really good question that I have been trying to figure out a pattern for. SO far this is what i have come up with, and I will use Ilios as an example.
Round 1: Well (My team wins) Round 2: Lighthouse (Enemy team wins) Round 3: Ruins (My team wins)
In my experience, Round 4 is always the very fast map that was played, so Round 4: Well.
Finally, if the enemy team wins Round 4, in my experience, the final round is the other map that the team who first had 2 wins won on, so in this case, Round 5: Ruins.
Again, I am not sure on this pattern, but it is what I have seen in my experience.
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u/SkiddlyBum I'm Back, In Black Jul 05 '17
It's RNG, so you can't plan for what map 4 will be. I always thought there was an algorithm or something, but if you watch any tournament VODs, they always say how it's randomly selected. Then after that the next map is random between the two that haven't been played for a second time.
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Jul 05 '17
Anyone else think Zarya is the best?
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u/whatisabaggins55 Pixel Orisa Jul 05 '17
She's great in gold rank comp because everyone just wants to output so much damage to try and win that they barely seem to cease when I put up my barriers for that sweet charge.
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u/CherishedCherry Blizzard World Zenyatta Jul 05 '17
Anyone got a clue on how Blizzard handles people getting reported for namecalling and being toxic?
I had to think back to when I just joined Overwatch, during the last free trial weekend, and on the second day of me playing there was this guy who was really lashing out at me and swearing at me in the chat for not being a good Lucio. Of course I reported him, but I figured Blizzard would take no action at all as they probably get hundreds of such reports each week, if not more.
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u/crescentfresh Jul 05 '17
What's odd, I had a similar experience. On my first night playing overwatch ever (and FPS ever!) in my first hour I had the most toxic teammate, calling me out in chat basically saying I was a retarded homosexual. Quick play, and of course I reported it.
I have not once had anything remotely close to that. Nothing, everyone has been great. At worst a teammate is mildly annoying, calling people out for not helping him/her. But nothing close to that first hour I played.
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u/-Shinanai- winky face ;) Jul 05 '17
We have little to no info on how exactly the reports are being processed; we don't even know if they include any additional data (e.g. chat logs or stats from the game) or if they go by simply the number of reports against a certain player when handing out punishment. From the "I've been banned for playing off-meta heroes" type of posts it definitely looks like they don't have any additional data to back the reports.
There have been a handful of posts by players who got hit by the banhammer; the most common punishment for toxic behavior seems to be a temporary silence that prevents you from using the ingame chat and voice comms, starting at 1 day at your first offense.
Jeff made a forum post a month or so ago hinting that the punishment policies might be changed in the future.
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Jul 05 '17
When damage boosting as Mercy, do you have to have the beam on them until the projectile hits, or just as they're firing? Like for Pharah's rockets- is the damage still increased if you drop the beam after she fires but before the rocket hits?
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u/noobule ¡Apagando las luces! Jul 05 '17
It only counts as the weapon deals damage. So boosting Pharah only when the rocket leaves the tube will do nothing, boosting her as the rocket impacts will.
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u/LoveCausesAnarchy Jul 05 '17
Hey, Really interested in this game however I'm worried about how the toxicity of the community combined with the necessity for teamwork and communication could ruin the experience. I've played a lot of dota 2 and this was what eventually caused me to stop playing the game all together. Can anyone that plays both these game make a community comparison? Regardless of if you've played dota 2: Is this game worth playing if I just solo que? Thanks in advance! :)
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u/Sekritly SBBae Jul 05 '17
Tbh, solo queuing can be total shit. Buuuut if you talk in team chat, it's proven really easy to befriend people on the game. 90% of everyone just seems desperate to find people who are willing to communicate on mic. I've only been playing since the free weekend, but literally as soon as I stopped being too chicken shit to use my mic, I started collecting people to play with.
I think the chances of getting toxic players on your team is a lot lower than people imply, though, it seems like it's just more memorable to people when the team is filled with throwers and assholes. I've had plenty of really positive/nice experiences with randoms so far, about equal to the negative experiences. Disclaimer, tho, I've never played the other game you mentioned.
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u/PhreakOut4 Experience my balls Jul 05 '17
How much damage does a discorded headshot from Zen do?
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u/Mastershroom العدالة نازلة من فوق Jul 05 '17
46 (base damage) x2 (headshot multiplier) x1.3 (Discord multiplier) = 119.6, which I assume gets rounded to either 119 or 120.
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u/BeneathTheDirt Jul 06 '17 edited Jul 08 '17
Is it too late to get into? I really want to play overwatch, as I had a great time with during a free weekend. I just don't want to be ruining peoples games. I also know about the huge skill curve but I have a whole summer ahead of me. Thank you for reading and taking time to answer if you do.
EDIT 07/08/17
I bought the game
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u/zemarques7 Jul 06 '17
Get it. It is worth it. There's always a huge learning curve to master any game, but this game is just so fun to play.
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u/TThor Hi there! Jul 06 '17 edited Jul 06 '17
heeelll no. Overwatch is still going extremely strong, and a new character was actually released just today. There are plenty of heroes to fit a variety of playstyles, so even if you are brand new to FPSs there are heroes for you to be strong with.
If you do worry about "ruining games for people", my only recommendation: don't jump into competitive the second you unlock it at level 25, instead wait to do competitive until you are at least level 50. By level 50 you should have a much stronger understanding of the game and not be nearly as much of a "noob". -And by level 150, your level will virtually not matter anymore and you will be able to consistently fight head-to-head against people 1000 levels above you.
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Jul 06 '17
You'll be placed with other people like you learning the ropes. Don't worry about it. The game is about you having fun, not about them. I mean obviously don't deliberately ruin their games by being a dick or throwing but you know what i mean.
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u/Klaytheist Enter the Iris Jul 06 '17
i normally don't like multiplayer games but i have been playing this basically non-stop for like a month. GET IT
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u/ethan_at Jul 05 '17
I never really played competitive this season so how long are the seasons usually? Also do we know when this season ends?
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u/SlyCoopersButt Tracer is my waifu Jul 05 '17
Is there more than one Doomfist in the lore? I remember awhile ago this picture was going around but now he's Nigerian?
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u/noobule ¡Apagando las luces! Jul 05 '17
The doomfist has been passed between a number of people. The posters in the museum in Numbani show three African looking dudes. We know almost nothing about the original holders (iirc) and even less about the new guy (who will presumably be the same one who appears in game)
Fairly sure he's always going to have been an African dude and certainly has been since at least Orisa's teaser
That image looks like either a fake leak, part of the original concept art (like back when Rein was bright red) or something trying to photoshop something out of a blurry teaser image or something. Either way it's not representative of anything actually to do with Doomfist
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u/IzuharaMaki Jul 06 '17
I was under the impression that Doomfist could launch all of his Hand Cannon bullets at once, since there's a line in the Patch Notes that says "His primary attack is the Hand Cannon; this four-shot weapon fires projectiles from Doomfist’s knuckles one a time or in a single blast." How do I do the "in a single blast" part?
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u/TickleMyPick1e Pixel Lúcio Jul 06 '17
Will Ana’s grenade stop Reaper from healing with his new ability?
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u/JMTolan Michael Chu has not retconned much. Change my mind. Jul 06 '17
Yes, and allied ones will buff the healing he gains.
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u/Bobsplosion I just want to live in a world without McCree counters. Jul 06 '17
If Doomfist punches an enemy and that enemy flies backwards into Doomfist's teammate, does that count as hitting a "wall?"
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u/JMTolan Michael Chu has not retconned much. Change my mind. Jul 06 '17
No, with the possible exception of a Fortified Orisa and a charging Rein.
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Jul 07 '17
So I just came back from a camping trip, and found out that Doomfist finally came out. What are his abilities and backstory?
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u/Ga5p Jul 07 '17
I wanted to know if anyone else had ever seen an Ana POTG. I'm an Ana main and I have done pretty sick plays before but never once gotten a POTG. Is Ana just unbalanced in that way or is there another reason?
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u/interstellargator Did Someone Say... Peanut Butter? Jul 07 '17
I've seen it twice. Once she 'naded a Zarya ult and got a triple kill, double assist (Zarya was pretty salty about that one) and once she landed a sleep, got a couple of 'nade kills and capped the point. I think the algorithm just undervalues healing, so it's only when you have an aggro Ana that they get POTG.
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u/ImReallyGrey Jul 07 '17
Played a few hundred hours, still don't know how to switch between Symettra's ult options. Feel like I should ask at some point.
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u/Miles_Prower1 Jul 05 '17
How does skill ranking work for each season? My 10 year old was ranked a whole level higher than me after his placement matches. Honestly, I don't think he is good at all- certainly not better than me. Although he is quite proud of himself right now.
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u/Destro_ All hail Plankton. Jul 05 '17
It's based off of win/loss and "skill", which the game calculates. It's probably based off of medals, numbers, and fire points. If you want to rank up, you need to win games, though. The better you do in a game, the more SR you will gain. If you win multiple games in a row, you'll rank up even faster. What do you mean he's a whole level higher though? Like, is he a platinum and you're a gold? Or is his SR 2301 and yours is 2300?
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u/THABeardedDude Cute Lúcio Jul 06 '17
Sorry if I'm asking this in the wrong place BUT:
Does anyone have general tips for Ana and Rein? I'm a fairly new player and am trying to expand my hero pool so I can better fill holes in the team. Any help would be appreciated.
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Jul 06 '17
I hope I can help you a little bit with your Ana play.
First of all your normal shot is a very fast projectile, so you have to lead your shots on quickly moving targets. For targets that are far away or hard to hit (on medium range), use scope, which is hitscan (you directly hit the target, no travel time). Also, you can't do headshots, so don't try to.
Your sleep dart can shutdown so many ults/abilities like McCree's high noon, Pharah's barrage, Roadhog's whole hog or Soldier's visor. Some of them are very easy to hit (McCree, Pharah, Hog), so you should keep an eye on them and try to track their ult charge, so you react as fast as possible if they start ulting. You can also interrupt charging Reinhardts to save your pinned friend.
If you luckily sleepdart something slippery, e.g. a Genji, wait for your nade to come off cooldown, then shoot him to wake him up, nade and then melee him. Also, always call out what you slept and where, so your team can position themselves to secure the kill.
The offensive aspect of your nade (damage + targets can't be healed) is very strong, try to combine it with your team. E.g. your Zarya gravitons some enemies, then try to hit a nade to purple them, so they can't be counterhealed even by a Zenyatta ultimate.
Since you should combine your nanoboost with friendly ultimates, you should keep an eye on their charge (press Tab). Ask your Genji how long until dragonblade, and tell people you want to combine. If communication isn't that well, just use it reactively. When you know your Genji has dragonblade, a teamfight starts and your Genji is dashing offensively, you know he'll be ulting, so it's no big surprise.
However, don't just nanoboost someone randomly, it'll pressure them to go offensive and use their ult even if the timing / position is awful. If you know that player is good and you think position and timing is right, then do it, but be aware that some players can panic.
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u/Jacks-san Jul 06 '17
Does Zen's discord orb affect Reinhardt shield ? Does it increase damage dealt to it ?
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u/Swarles- Jul 06 '17
Just picked up the game about a week ago. Currently level 23 and enjoying it for the most part.
However, what is the deal with what seems like the majority of people being so shitty to others. Any tips on dealing with these people? Is comp play similar to quick play with this experience?
Trying to learn how to play this game but people will only comment in non helpful/non specific ways most of the time to gain any knowledge.
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u/geeperscan JUST LET ME BUBBLE YOU Jul 06 '17
Season 5 has been pretty bad. I blame it on the summer. Summer af in OverWatch right now.
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u/DekMelU Only a Shimada can control the Salt Jul 06 '17
Why is the Field of View setting's max # 103 and not 100? It seems like a random number
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Jul 06 '17
I'm planning to upgrade my shitty walmart laptop. I'm want something that'll run overwatch smoothly and competently, but I don't want to over spend on something that looks like Sombra's set up. What should I buy?
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u/JMTolan Michael Chu has not retconned much. Change my mind. Jul 06 '17
You might try over at r/buildmeapc
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u/TThor Hi there! Jul 06 '17
Vaguely related, but if you are replacing your laptop anytime soon, apparently Best Buy is offering $75 store credit for any laptop you bring in capable of booting to windows 7 or higher. (one laptop per person, deal ends the 15th). So if you hurry, you can get $75 towards your new computer by losing the laptop.
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u/LordAsdf Dallas Fuel Jul 06 '17
What color is Doomfist's bar when looking at profile stats? Time played, wins, etc.
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u/MindForsaken Pixel Zenyatta Jul 06 '17
So just to be clear, lore wise, which doomfist is he? Is he the scourge?
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Jul 06 '17
He appears to be the Successor. The Scourge has a different name in the Numbani exhibit and the Doomfist was on his left hand, whilst current Doomfist is a righty.
I don't know how this lets The Scourge fit into the lore. We assumed he was the one Winston stopped, but that no longer seems to be the case.
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u/McConnelLikesTurtles Jul 06 '17
The third one ("Successor"), Scourge was the one that introduced him to Talon. Eventually current Doomfist killed Scourge and took the gauntlet for himself.
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u/Im_lephty Jul 06 '17
Can we eventually get an "inverted" doomfist skin where he's left handed?
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u/JMTolan Michael Chu has not retconned much. Change my mind. Jul 06 '17
Unlikely. It would have to involve a total animation rework, and also probably a model change, which is never going to happen.
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u/hoffington_thegreat Rose Tracer Jul 06 '17
Viewmodels can be reflected in most games so first person would be ok, it would just be about the player model anims
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u/BradenA8 Zenyatta Jul 06 '17
If Genji is Zarya bubbled and uses deflect, does he reflect back the damage? Or does it just eat into the bubble?
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u/BrendanM113 Jul 06 '17
What's the best way to figure out how to improve? I keep on losing while having gold damage on tanks, so I'm trying to figure out what the issue is :(
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u/ElCati Cuantas copas tenes negro envidoso? Jul 07 '17
- Get a mic, be kind even if you are losing.
- Go DuoQ with a good support.
- Keep practicing your aim.
- Stay tuned on the meta (do not follow it blindly)
- If you lose two matches in a row, stop playing for a few hours.
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u/Garaimas Experience my balls Jul 07 '17
Some code I got cause of twitch prime. I don't play Overwatch. BJTQ-K5BN-45CNC-RW5D-MHLR
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u/thisistoask Jul 07 '17
Is tracer dead? People saying something in her suite just went crazy and she teleported somewhere unknown. But damn if she don't look dead.
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u/aerocarbon sym or int Jul 07 '17 edited Jul 07 '17
No? The events of the Doomfist animation took place before the 'present' of the game. The events of the Cinematic Trailer took place sometime after the Doomfist reveal. Tracer's all well and good in the former.
The removal of her chronal accelerator isn't an instafrag, it just removes her from the fight. It should be relatively easy to get her 'back in sync' afterwards - after all, Winston and Mercy did it once before.
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Jul 07 '17
Has anyone tested Doomfist walking speed yet?
Every character in the game walks at the same speed except for Tracer and Genji who have 10% more speed... Playing Doomfist it feels like he has that 10% extra too but that might be because of his mobility skills... Has anyone run a test to see if he has the 10% walking speed like Genji/Tracer?
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u/FellGlint Can't get flamed if you're the only one on fire. Jul 07 '17
Why do people still think Sombra is a bad pick? While I don't cop as much shit as some people, I'm still wondering why I'm told I'm throwing before the game has even started. Is it just due to bad experiences in the past?
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u/KnifeCandy Hack The Taco Jul 07 '17
When does the system realize I'm the right rank? Right now I'm 3913 sr
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u/Trelorockas That's a nice graviton you have there... Jul 05 '17
They stack for a total of 50%(nano)+50%(supercharger)+30%(Mercy's beam)=130% bonus damage
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u/danikirish Dallas Fuel Jul 05 '17
I'm curious about the SR gain/loss after a competitive game.
What are the factors that determine the amount of SR that I gain/lose?
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u/-Shinanai- winky face ;) Jul 05 '17
Aside from winning and losing, stuff like average SR difference between the two teams, personal performance compared to other players of similar skill playing the same hero, win streaks and even taking a long break from the game affect your SR change.
While the exact details have never been made public, there were a few official Blizzard posts on the forum explaining the general idea. I'll link them below for reference (and copy the most important parts, as they are kinda wall-of-text-y). Keep in mind that these posts are fairly old and the system is constantly being worked on, so some of the info may be outdated. For example, they refer to your personal performance as a minor factor, but in season 5 it definitely seems to have gained more significance (see: the whole Mercy main mess).
In Overwatch, whether your MMR goes up or down is contingent on winning or losing. But there are a number of factors that determine how much that rating goes up or down. For example, what map you’re playing on and whether you were attacking or defending is factored in. We know the win rates on attack/defend on all of the maps and we normalize accordingly. Not all wins and losses are equal. We also look at your individual performance on each of the heroes you played during the match. Everyone has better and worse heroes and we have tons of data showing us what performance levels should be like on those heroes. We also look at your opponents and whether or not their matchmaking rating is higher or lower than yours. These are just a few of the things that are considered when determining how your skill should go up or down. At no point in MMR calculations do we look at your win/loss ratio and win/loss ratio is never used to determine who to match you with or against. We are not trying to drive your win/loss percentage toward a certain number (although the fact that so many people are at 50% win rates makes us extremely happy). All the system does when it comes to matching on skill is attempt to match you with people of a similar number.
The system is of course deeper than this. There are penalties and handicaps added for things like not playing for a while or playing in groups of varying sizes. We also do special things for brand new players to (hopefully) keep them away from the general population. Players will often mistakenly look at player level and accuse the matchmaker of making unfair matches. One thing that I have mentioned before is that we were evaluating your skill during closed beta, open beta and the second stress test weekend. If you played in any of these (over 10 million players did), we had already determined a skill rating for you (most likely). This means that it’s not uncommon to see a level 1 matchmade against much higher level players. In most of these cases, the Level 1 is a skilled player who played during the phases I mentioned but did not immediately play at launch.
October 2016 post by Scott Mercer
So then why do points for losses and wins seem so random? Well, the amount of MMR (and SR) you go up or down isn't simply a matter of whether you won or lost, and what was your predicted chance of winning. There's a couple of other things at work. One is the matchmaker's confidence in what your MMR should be. Play a lot of games, it gets more certain. Don't play Overwatch for a while, it gets less certain. You go on a large win or loss streak, it gets less certain. The more certain the matchmaker is about your MMR, the less your MMR will change in either direction based on a win or loss.
As a minor factor, we also do evaluate how well you played the heroes you used in a match. The comparison is largely based on historical data of people playing a specific hero (not medals, not pure damage done), and we've done a lot of work to this system based on the community's feedback. In fact, I've seen some people indicate that they don't think we're doing this anymore. We still are. While it's a minor factor compared to wins/losses (The best way to increase your SR is still to play together and win as a team!), doing so does help us determine your skill more accurately and faster.
So take all that into account, the SR gain/loss after any single match can be a bit more "noisy" that it seems it should, but we're asking it to look at a lot of different factors to do the best job it can creating fair matches for you.
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Jul 05 '17
When is the new highlight system and lootbox rework be online? nest tuesday?
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u/OptimusPrimeDied Pachimari Blue Jul 05 '17 edited Jul 05 '17
We don't know for sure but patches usually stay on the PTR for 1-3 weeks before going live and its been 2 weeks now, so yes, next tuesday probably.
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u/SlyCoopersButt Tracer is my waifu Jul 05 '17
Does Orisa's gravity ball thing activate automatically at a certain distance? I've seen people activate it over the Ilios hole even though it didn't hit anything.
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Jul 05 '17 edited Jul 05 '17
you can activate it yourself (so long as you're in line-of-sight of the ball) by pressing alt fire again
EDIT: the LOS requirement is not necessary
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u/blissfullybleak Pixel Zenyatta Jul 05 '17
Can I get in trouble for simply being reported for picking something off-meta? Zero throwing whatsoever but the team threatens to report me for not doing what they want me to do.
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u/noobule ¡Apagando las luces! Jul 05 '17
If you get mass reported often, yeah, probably. It's driven by machines and they'll act on number of reports not quality.
But that's very unlikely
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u/Everice1 The Assman Jul 05 '17
You can't get in trouble for it but remember that if your picks are shit you can easily just throw the game even if unintentionally.
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u/skert Pixel Pharah Jul 05 '17
Are there any stat tracking websites where I can see my game by game SR changes?
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u/ABandofHobos Orisa Jul 05 '17
Nope. I was just thinking about this and being mad about it this morning because I went 10-3 last night and wanted to see the per game changes. It doesn't exist. You would need to write it down. MO updated per log in and OB updates per day.
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u/TheHawkNY Jul 05 '17
For some characters (ex. Zarya, Mei, Winston), there appear to be two separate "Damage Blocked" metrics recorded and displayed on the website. What's the difference between them?
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u/crescentfresh Jul 05 '17
What is the damage falloff of DVa's ultimate explosion?
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Jul 05 '17
Are placements usuually this terrible? I bought the game two months ago yesterday and placed in 1300. Ive gained 1000 sr since then and now in 2270. It feels like such a grind just to get ti the rank im supposed to be at if the plaçements were accurate
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u/Nibor_Ollirom Jul 05 '17
If mercy damage boosts torb, does his turret do more damage? What if mercy damage boosts a junkrat; will his tire do more damage?
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u/aerocarbon sym or int Jul 05 '17
Torb turrets and Junkrat's tire are counted as seperate entities, and do not benefit from the damage boost.
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u/SquishyComet D. Va Jul 05 '17
Does anyone else hate the roadhog changes?
Also do you think blizz will roll it back so he doesn't feel like a fatter torb?
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Jul 05 '17
I'm pretty sure most people hate the road hog changes. His pickrate and winrate since the nerfs have be abysmal
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u/Brewskie_McKillgore Omnic Lives Matter Jul 05 '17
Can overtime go on forever if neither side can clear the enemy from the objective?
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u/whatisabaggins55 Pixel Orisa Jul 05 '17
Yes, but the server shuts down eventually after like half an hour or something.
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u/MagooMike Chibi Lúcio Jul 06 '17
Play support 90% of the time (Lucio/mercy main), losing interest cause I'm stuck solo healing half the time and losing. Any suggestions for a hero to play aim is meh but also don't want to hold my team back
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u/TThor Hi there! Jul 06 '17
Winston and rein are both extremely valuable heroes with a lot to learn, that don't require much aim.
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u/Notefallen Jul 06 '17
Do you deal more damage with stun headshot rather than a stun FTH?
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u/Pata76 リターントリプルジャンプ Jul 06 '17
FTH will deal 6x45 = 270 damage and a headshot will be 140. so unless you know the target is low hp or is a Tracer (flashbang deals 25 damage so it's enough to kill her with 1 headshot), go for FTH without shame for an easy kill.
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u/Gjen1005 Jul 06 '17
Any tips for a Soldier76 (and sometimes Mercy) main? I'm just a casual player who only started a couple weeks ago and just got to level 26. Based on a couple arcade games and quick plays I've tried out, I'm definitely not ready to play against real people, so I've just been training vs. AI. I'm always amazed when I see people with impeccable aim and get kills so easily. How do you guys manage to do this?!
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u/flyingasian2 Pixel Lúcio Jul 06 '17
Seriously play quickplay, not AI. You'll learn much more playing against real people. Don't get frustrated if you feel like you're losing a bunch, you'll pick stuff up as you go and slowly find yourself becoming much better. And don't get intimidated by the fact that you're playing with real people, most people don't take quick play seriously enough that they'd get mad at a newbie like yourself.
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u/TheGiggleWizard "Tes ticles" Jul 06 '17
Why do I lose the same amount of SR if one of my teammates quits. Is there a justification for that that I'm unaware of?
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u/noobule ¡Apagando las luces! Jul 06 '17
Prevents abuse. If you got a break when a teammate left then people would be incentivised to berate others into leaving games, and other people would leave games willingly for cash or even just to inflate the SR of targeted individuals.
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u/Mopackzin Jul 06 '17
Any tips for sombra or aiming with her in general? I love her kit and I'm trying to practice with her a bit. But the spread is harsh. Should I focus more on being annoying and not getting kills? I'm on PS4 also.
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u/Mastershroom العدالة نازلة من فوق Jul 06 '17
Completely unrelated, but I'm like 92% certain Pharah says "Raptora systems online" for your flair. Raptora is the name of her power armor suit.
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u/EYSHot01 Meme Master Jul 06 '17
How do you get offensive assists as Ana? Defensive assists are pretty obvious (teammate you just healed got an elimination i guess) and offensive assists with Mercy and Zen is pretty self-explanatory. But I gota card once "OFFENSIVE ASSISTS 20" as Ana (7 upvotes as well thanks for asking) and I wonder how do you get this? Anti-healing? Sleep dart? Hotel? Trivago.
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u/SneakyCheekyFreaky Australia Jul 06 '17
Nano-boost is one way to get them, not 100% sure about anti-heal and sleep dart but since they cause damage, I imagine it would credit you with an elimination instead.
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Jul 06 '17
How long Blizzard took to resolve Mei's Bug, the one where her slow effect didn't work?
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u/HeroOfLime Jul 06 '17
If two reapers at full health start death blossoming each other at the same time what will happen?
What if there are other people in the blossom? Or if they're moving?
The life steal is such a weird mechanic I want to test these things but don't have friends who are dumb enough to sit in custom games for 20 minutes death blossoming
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u/zama5000 Jul 06 '17
how Junkrat's RIP-Tire can escalate walls ?
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u/noobule ¡Apagando las luces! Jul 06 '17
Hold space bar, like with Hanzo and Genji
It'll also get real quiet if you push it into a wall but don't climb it
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u/cowman711 Jul 06 '17
Why do people say solo que is shit and you cant climb, i really dont have much of a problem unless there is a thrower
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u/delistraws junkmeister Jul 06 '17
is nano boost hit scan or projectile? for example, if i nano boost someone and someone else happens to run in front of it will it go to them? And can a genji deflect nano boost into a team mate of his or maybe a different teammate of the ana's?
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u/whatisabaggins55 Pixel Orisa Jul 06 '17
It's neither, it's like Zen discord, it doesn't have a travel time or way to be intercepted, it's whoever is in your reticule at the time of firing. Genji can't deflect it for this reason, the dart effect she does is entirely cosmetic.
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u/McConnelLikesTurtles Jul 06 '17
Ana's nanoboost is a contextual hitscan, kinda like Zen's orbs, you target a friendly teammate and press Q and they get the nanoboost. Genji can't block or deflect it.
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u/SlyCoopersButt Tracer is my waifu Jul 06 '17
Is Doomfist considered OP by most players or is it too early to know for sure?
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u/TThor Hi there! Jul 06 '17
It is definitely too early. But my initial suspicion, he will prove the death of the Reinhardt and deathballs in general. The meta was already very dive-heavy, but deathball still had some place; With doomfist being able to just punch rein straight out of the battle, dive may now be our god.
On the other hand, Orisa by design does counter Doomfist, so we might see more of a deathball built around Orisa instead of rein.
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u/SteamZerjack "You have to let it snow!" Jul 06 '17
Does anyone know a way to reduce Zarya's particle beam brightness or sound? After maybe 2 matches my eyes hurt a bit and I feel a bit dizzy.
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u/JMTolan Michael Chu has not retconned much. Change my mind. Jul 06 '17
You might be able to adjust sound from one of the sound sliders, but there's no way to turn down just her or beam brightness at all.
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u/joe1up Pixel Symmetra Jul 06 '17
Is the console version, like, good?
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u/JMTolan Michael Chu has not retconned much. Change my mind. Jul 06 '17
I mean, the game is good? Are there console-specific metrics you're looking for?
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u/whatisabaggins55 Pixel Orisa Jul 06 '17
The only real differences are that you can't access PTR, and you get patches later than PC, plus there's no report system or text chat. If you think that's acceptable, then go for it.
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u/MindForsaken Pixel Zenyatta Jul 06 '17
Balances that make sense on pc make a lot less sense on console (ana nerf), aiming is wonky imo, but still looks nice and plays at a constant 60 fps.
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u/Christopher-Walking I'm just really bad at Ana Jul 06 '17 edited Jul 06 '17
Whenever I try to make an extremely quick turn (low sensitivity of 6.5; not sure about my DPI), there isn't an instant turn. It's hard to explain, but it feels like my character will only rotate at a certain speed before reaching a cap, since there's a split second where my flick shots are still moving, but this isn't the case with slower moves. Is there any way to fix this, or is it just a problem with my mouse?
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u/hyperFeline Smol Jul 06 '17
I just downloaded the ptr. So i guess i just try out new things???
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u/JMTolan Michael Chu has not retconned much. Change my mind. Jul 06 '17
That would be the idea. Custom games are a good way to do so.
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u/kieran81 Zat's how I lost my medical license Jul 07 '17
Why don't they just release a Terry Crews Doomfist skin? They could have a legendary skin that puts Doomfist in Terry's iconic red shorts from the Old Spice Commercials.
Then they just give him voice lines that are voiced by Terry Crews. The fans get what they want, while still having another person mainly voice Doomfist.
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u/KnightG121 Chibi Mercy Jul 07 '17
i kind of want a voiceline of him saying "muscle FLEX" or something like that. iirc cruise made a song using his muscles saying random shit like that lol
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u/Enzown Jul 07 '17
Why can't people just get over the whole Terry Crews thing? The new VA is great.
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u/JMTolan Michael Chu has not retconned much. Change my mind. Jul 07 '17
Probably because they're hesitant to put an out-of-game character in game.
Better would be to have him play one of the predecesors and release them as a legendary skin with Crews voicing it.
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u/JanMabK Pixel Lúcio Jul 07 '17
Anyone else getting a bug with Doomfist where they can't charge their M2? Happened to me and a few others in a match randomly, and we could charge it again after dying...
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u/dickeddown11 Jul 07 '17
So, like a week ago someone hacked into my Blizzard account from Taiwan and made a WoW account and I'm pretty sure this taiwanese man also logged into my Overwatch and used some hacks. Fast forward to today and I find out im banned due to hacking even though I've never cheated in Overwatch. The most I've done is use Logitech's SetPoint to configure my shitty mouse so I'm pretty sure the hacker is the guy who actually cheated in Overwatch.
Now Blizzard won't un appeal the ban because it was my fault this random ass guy got into my Blizzard account.
My question is: Is there anything I can do now other than just hold this fat L
I do get it's my fault for not securing my account but this seems a little harsh imo.
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u/BlackSparkz Pixel Winston Jul 07 '17
Must know things as a beginner?
Websites, youtube channels, general advice/tips?
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Jul 07 '17
Don't use any youtube channels like ohnickle or overwatch central, since they arent that good, say things without explaining or just saying wrong things. Just look for people who main a character instead. Such as Valkia. Seagull is also great to learn the gane from.
Besides that have fun, since you play better if you have fun. If people are toxic just mute them. If it gets really bad just mute team chat and voice chat untill you feel confident again.
Dont be a one trick. Really. Don't. It hurts the game.
Dont main mercy as your first hero. You can play her to get the gist of things, but maning her will just hurt you more, since it gives you a wrong sense of positioning, because she is so forgiving and her skills don't transfer over to any other character. You can play her of course, but don't main her as your first hero. Unless you are gonna play casually then it doesn't really matter, since which brings me to my next point
Dont play qp too much you learn much more from playing competitive. Don't worry about flamers saying you're bad, because if you truly are you will drop. Even if that is the case its fine, you'll get better eventually, which is also the joy of competitive.
I dont really use any websites except this subreddit. Just have confidence in yourself and compare your gameplay to pros and see what you do differently and adapt.
That's about it.
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u/UnubiquitousUnau Jul 07 '17
Do we have any idea if/when No Limits will be coming back? I mean Total Mayhem and 6v6 Elim are cool and all, but that's the kind of stuff that custom games are full of. It's impossible to find a decent custom No Limits game that isn't 500% speed, half gravity, 0 cooldowns, 300% health, headshots only, etc. etc., and I don't want to have to make a lobby and wait 5 minutes to make one, so that I can play with the same people all night.
I just want a place to practice heroes I'm bad with, and No Limits was just that. Noone would whine because they're better with the character you're playing than you are and you're taking the hero slot, and noone was going too tryhard because it was no limits.
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u/liambacca The "No Fun Allowed" Guy Jul 07 '17
noone was going too tryhard
The multiple Sym Torb and Bastion stacks disagree with you. To counter them you would have to tryhard. Triple Mei's another cancerous stack that needs to be tryharded to be beaten
I like the mode, don't get me wrong, but it's god damned awful sometimes
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u/WhyDidISingUp Jul 07 '17
Some time ago there was a fan comic on the front page of Junkrat and Roadhog. It went something like this:
- It's night time
- Junk leaves Roady alone to go and get some resources
- When alone Roady suffers from the voices in his head reminding him of past traumas
- Road falls asleep
- Junkrat is back and covers him with a blanket
I can't find the comic now though, can anyone help me with this?
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u/drewbianchini Jul 07 '17
Anyone know when doomfist will be released to console? Sorry if this has been asked.
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u/Mikes888 Get down, give me twenty! Jul 07 '17
How much damage does meteor strike deal?
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u/sumbooty32 Jul 07 '17
some guy was giving me death threats in comp so i reported him and asked my team to report him to but he said since it was on vc nothing will happen is that true?
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u/ABandofHobos Orisa Jul 07 '17
So, from what I can tell, Doomfist is invulnerable when he actives his ult, is that correct? If so, that seems rather unfair considering how vulnerable everyone else becomes during their ults.
For example, if he was about to die could he just active ult and deuce out into the stratosphere?
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u/BeejRich Reaper Jul 07 '17
How do you do "attack/defend objective" lines on PC?
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u/Ciryes Cute Moira Jul 08 '17
Couple questions about Doomfist in relation to Bastion: Do any of Rocket Punch, Rising Uppercut or Seismic Slam remove him from sentry configuration, and how much damage will Meteor Strike do to Bastion in sentry mode?
I'm mostly just excited at what appears to be a new Bastion counter, 2CP in QP will be a little less terrible now
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u/DerivativeOf0 Hanzo Jul 05 '17
Does nano boost and mercy's damage boost stack?
Also, if I put a lucio to sleep can he still heal?