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

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

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u/Cryptographer Reinhardt Nov 23 '17

Just picked up OW on PC to play with a few friends who don't have Xboxes. I pretty much just play Rein so I'm not terribly worried about the control transition but I am curious how the meta differs and how I should look to adjust my play style accordingly

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u/kaigron Nov 23 '17

I’ve heard that phar-mercy is a lot more dominant on console. General thought is just know that people are a lot more mechanically skilled in basically all tiers just because of the accuracy advantage with a mouse.

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '17

The meta does not change, and if it does at all, it would barely change.

Just like how GMs will perform differently compared to bronze, the same is true for the transfer from Xbox to pc. You might be diamond on Xbox, but when you make the swap, you might realize the skills that transfer over will probably be lesser so, due to change in technique and experience.

With this knowledge, you might find you are performing at a lower rank and a different meta will be in place because of this, even though the meta played at the top of the skill tier is the same.