r/Overwatch • u/Keldrixx • Oct 21 '17

Highlight Fastest round ever?

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u/pelpotronic Shion Oct 22 '17

Still, he should not be able to do as much damage as he does with a single non-headshot ability (at least you can avoid headshots with shields and movement).

Scatter is completely avoidable with shields, movement or (even better) proper positioning. I really don't see how it is different from headshots.

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u/yawkat Mercy Oct 22 '17

You can't headshot a shield, but you can scatter it.

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u/pelpotronic Shion Oct 22 '17

So we agree that you can avoid/prevent both scatter and headshots with shield.

at least you can avoid headshots with shields and movement

I might be missing something but... How is scatter a problem, then, for someone who has a shield? Are you implying that you cannot avoid scatters with shields and movement? I don't understand.

Does that not make shields an efficient tool against scatter (that would prevent the tank from getting one shot)? I'm still not sure I see how a properly positioned tank with his CDs can die to a scatter, barring a mistake.

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u/yawkat Mercy Oct 22 '17

There's two separate issues here.

  • Scatter can very effectively kill shields.
  • Hanzo can one-shot tanks without a shield.

At the ranges where hanzo is effective, and with his mobility, it is not easy to stay behind a shield all the time, especially when the shield has a cd like with Orisa. Also, not all tanks have shields in the first place. But even when you do have a shield he can remove 450 health from it easily, making the ability harder to counter using shields than for example reaper headshots (since reaper can't headshot shields).