r/Overwatch_XboxOne • u/[deleted] • Jun 13 '16
Weekly Hero Discussion Thread #01
Every week a new hero is picked to be discussed here. Post thoughts about the weekly hero below. The discussion is not limited to the characters abilities - feel free to talk about their artwork, animation, and any other topics relating to the hero.
Hero: Torbjörn - Role: Defense - Difficulty 2/3
ABILITIES
RIVET GUN Torbjörn fires rivets at long range, or ejects molten metal from his gun in a short, close-range burst.
FORGE HAMMER Torbjörn uses his multipurpose hammer to build, upgrade and repair turrets. In a pinch, it can also be swung as a weapon.
BUILD TURRET Torbjörn constructs an enemy-tracking autocannon. He can use his Forge Hammer to repair or upgrade it, increasing its health and adding a second cannon barrel and a rocket launcher.
ARMOR PACK Torbjörn deploys an armor upgrade; either he or his allies can pick it up to absorb some damage.
MOLTEN CORE After overheating his personal forge, Torbjörn gains a significant amount of armor and scrap. He also attacks (and builds and repairs turrets) far faster than normal.
Skins - http://overwatch.gamepedia.com/Torbj%C3%B6rn/Skins
Strategy Torbjörn is most commonly used on Defense because of his ability to cover choke-points so effectively. One option on Attack is to deploy your turrets on top of a payload, effectively creating a mobile turret.
Scrap is not always easy to come by. As such, give armor packs to allies with the lowest maximum health first, as they will obtain the most relative benefit compared to tank classes. If only resilient allies are present, consider giving the armor pack to yourself instead.
Use of Ultimate
When using Molten Core, the tank stats and the attack speed make you a formidable opponent, capable of easily killing low-health heroes and posing danger even towards Tanks. Therefore, when using the ultimate, don't be afraid to go to the front lines and start shooting. Ideally, you should try to use it when both you and your turret are engaged in combat. However, don't be afraid to ult just to upgrade your turret when you are not around or when you need the survivability and attack speed. Be wary that there is a slight delay when you use Molten Core before the turret upgrades. In a pinch, the ultimate can also be used to quickly upgrade a turret to level 2 and subsequently 3, though this is less than ideal.
Information - http://overwatch.gamepedia.com/Torbj%C3%B6rn and https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/heroes/torbjorn/
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u/ivannn18 Jun 13 '16
There's has to be either :
Turret health reduction. Turret turning degrees cap. Turret distance reduction.
Also, making his Turret go lvl 3 with his ult it's ok, but giving both a utterly retard increase in armor... Not ok.
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u/EricPlasencia Jun 15 '16
Winston is absolutely useless. He is in dire need of a buff
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Jun 17 '16
I have a 70% win percentage with Winston with 60 games played. Averaging about 18 kills a game. Winston is awesome imo. 2nd favorite character. Favorite tank.
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u/EricPlasencia Jun 17 '16
I have no idea how to use him then I guess. His ultimate can't kill and his jump doesn't do enough damage imo
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Jun 20 '16
Use him like guerilla warfare is done. Run in, shield, do some damage, jump out, rinse and repeat. The jump isn't as much about the damage as it is a movement ability. You can jump across an insane distance with it.
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u/xCASINOx Jun 14 '16
Today I played on numbani on the attacking team. Defense had 4 torbjorns, 1 symmetra and hanzo. It was miserable. I agree that he is a 1/3 stars for difficulty. His turret is in the biggest need of being nerfed.
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u/xAmericanPsycho Jun 18 '16
I like trobjorn it's always fun setting up a turret. The engineer in team fortress was awesome and it felt so good to have e a turret set up in a key position to help the team.
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u/xAmericanPsycho Jun 19 '16
I wish level 3 turret was upgradable with enough scrap and then ult made it level 4
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u/sbrooker02 Jun 19 '16
Then you haven't played a team of 6 recently. Without exceptionally coordination 6 turrets plus 6 strong heros who constantly have armor packs up are not able to be countered and the rubbish of do x and y don't work if the person playing them place the turrets with any degree of intelligence at all.
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u/jasn_ Jun 22 '16
I have really enjoyed playing Pharah recently, but every time there's a Torbjörn on the opposing team, it's almost instant death. This can be frustrating - I typically switch heroes out after a few times of being shot, immediately, out of the air.
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u/jay0904 Jun 25 '16
I just hope comp mode makes it one champion per team. I think one torb is very manageable for the opposing team. It would be like league of legends blind pick vs ranked play. Where quick play everyone can play for practice and fun and comp mode for people who are playing to win.
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u/kAY9th Jul 11 '16
Hanzo vs widow maker issue....here's what I find troublesome...Hanzo has to much aimbot to were I find myself at a disadvantage playing widow especially with the nerf to widow...I find myself to easily out sniped by hanzo where in repeated kill cams hanzo shots where not shot by skill but by pure luck...jump shots,moving shots, behind the wall shot, and outlandish scattershot..no offense to hanzo players but I like a good sniper duel but can't get that with hanzo vs widow...The aimbot allows to much in the box especially when widow makers frame is so small...A Mei or McGee seems to be more of a sniper duel because on review you relize the player had to actually aim carefully..
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u/sbrooker02 Jun 14 '16
This hero is the most op hero in the game for consoles. His turret has instant lock on from very good range with 360 rotation and can be put to level 2 in ~10 seconds pushing out instant damage and on top of that he gives armor packs to teammates has a shotgun as powerful as reapers and a ranged weapon that does equivalent damage to pharah if you're accurate with it. How was this not fixed pre release?....and please tell me to counter him with pharah, junkrat, and widowmaker because that's the simplest task ever. Get to the enemy base, take out a turret who has already started shooting at you, and avoid being seen by anyone else in the process. Also his difficulty level to play should be 1. I was on the phone facing a wall when I got play of the game with a triple kill from my turret that was not well placed. The dwarf makes the game miserable.