Jeff mentioned that there's a harsher penalty system coming but it's taking too long. Hoping it drops when Doomfist goes live.
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Jeff mentioned that there's a harsher penalty system coming but it's taking too long. Hoping it drops when Doomfist goes live.
It's amazing when the system puts me and a friend with 4 no stars gold players against diamonds and 300+ levels.
GG Blizzard
THe_DeiCiDe
Member
I think the reduced SR gain/loss for uneven teams is a great idea. I've been punished hard by leavers this season and the end of last season as well.
I also agree about the occasional disconnect leavers, I've dc'd like 4 or 5 times this season and was only able to get back in once.
The other times I got stuck in the rejoin loop, I started at season 2 and this is the only season where I've had disconnects.
I'm not one to brag and say I'm better than everyone (I'm at 2500 so no reason to), but I had this really awesome game as Tracer. It was the best game I think I ever played. Was having a lot of fun aswell.
We are playing that new map Horizon and we attack first. We blitz the enemy team on both capture points. Then it's our turn to defend and mostly when you are so much better in attack, defense is easypeasy.
But then we had a disconnector. It was obviously internet problems. He constantly came back but basically it was 6 vs 5 from that moment on. So obviously we had a hard time defending 6 vs 5. But I was on fire. I think mainly because of me we stalled the shit out of them for both Point A and point B, but eventually lost them both. But they lost a huge ammount of time.
So since we had more time left we were up for the next round of defense. But then somebody of our team decided my time as Tracer was done and decided to pick her. I was already frustrated, but I thought okay, everybody is allowed to play Tracer not only me. But then the enemy captured point A in the blink of the eye. Then my teammate switched away from Tracer and we easily held point B.
On attack we never got to capture point A so we lost.
I was so frustrated I almost lost my manner and became one of those toxic players to send a PM.
We are playing that new map Horizon and we attack first. We blitz the enemy team on both capture points. Then it's our turn to defend and mostly when you are so much better in attack, defense is easypeasy.
But then we had a disconnector. It was obviously internet problems. He constantly came back but basically it was 6 vs 5 from that moment on. So obviously we had a hard time defending 6 vs 5. But I was on fire. I think mainly because of me we stalled the shit out of them for both Point A and point B, but eventually lost them both. But they lost a huge ammount of time.
So since we had more time left we were up for the next round of defense. But then somebody of our team decided my time as Tracer was done and decided to pick her. I was already frustrated, but I thought okay, everybody is allowed to play Tracer not only me. But then the enemy captured point A in the blink of the eye. Then my teammate switched away from Tracer and we easily held point B.
On attack we never got to capture point A so we lost.
I was so frustrated I almost lost my manner and became one of those toxic players to send a PM.
Dead Prince
Banned
i hope they push doomfist and the other updates today to live server. but then again i don't need people who want to try out doomfist in comp just for the sake of trying him out.
I don't believe a new hero will go live in Comp at launch. They'll suspend his Comp usage for a week just like with Orisa.
Yeah taking way too long, it's actually put me off this season a bit in honesty. I've got less than half the hours I've put into previous seasons in comp.
Or you get a Mercy who doesn't know what she's doing. It's bad enough being 5v6 in teamfights sometimes but when you consistently don't get rezzed after a wipe, you're looking at a loss.
Nocturnowl
Member
Was kinda hoping ol' Doomy would hit console before Splatoon 2 comes out.
AppleSeason
Member
What I can handle, from best to worst is:
1) Mercy: While I am careful to watch out for snipers, shot junkrat's wheel on time (I wonder if 5.1 would help), remember to stay covered and never run to the point alone after getting killed (sometimes the whole team gets obliterated as soon as I arrive and I have to run from 50% of the team, I can do it. My mercy deaths are usually due to being unable to flee.
2) D'Va: I can handle her better than Bastion, although I tend to forget that sometimes the barrier is more important than the guns. Some issues launching the ult on time, that maybe I should activate on 0 HP, or when we need to clean the point.
3) Lucio: Sometimes I feel that his healing is not enough when we are under heavy fire, plus teammates not paying attention to the range. I use him mostly on maps where I can push people. Basic wall crawling skills. If a mercy does the healing and I keep speeding up the team, results can be really good.
4) Soldier 76: Very mediocre, and depends a lot on the day. I started arm aiming very recently and I can't track well skilled fast enemies (like tracer, which is my absolute nightmare). Still better than using Tracer, too fast and tricky for me.
I have never used Mc Cree or Reaper for DPS, though. Or Snipers. One problem with mercy is that most of the time too much time passes between deaths and I can't get it to two revivals on an ult. Sometimes I find hard to decide if I want to revive the deceased asap (maybe if we are talking about the only tank), or if things are still not critical and it's ok to spare it.
Dead Prince
Banned
Guys... Was it okay for me to throw this game?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YN_sDhxxU7s
I don't usually throw, I do my best. But these guys were just insufferable. Constantly ranting and shitting on me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YN_sDhxxU7s
I don't usually throw, I do my best. But these guys were just insufferable. Constantly ranting and shitting on me.
TheThinWhiteDuke
Member
TheThinWhiteDuke
Member
Huh, I never considered that. That's a good reason.
I had always heard the reason was that they never wanted to put someone in a position where the team could gang up on them in chat and bully them into leaving to save the team's SR.
Dead Prince
Banned
shouldn't have thrown.
I honestly don't know what I should have done then.
My spirit was completely broken.
TheThinWhiteDuke
Member
Leave team chat. Instantly. No need to listen to that.
I usually stay i voice chat but won't be on mid and instead just turn the music up. The trick to throwing young breh is to do it subconsciously with a character you usually don't play but are decent with so when you lose it won't hit you till 5 mins later that it was your fault
#FreeOWTips
#FreeOWTips
Yea it's honestly gotten bad how many people have started to use and be ok with keyboard on console
Nuno Pinto
Member
I wouldn't have thrown, that just means you are letting them get to you. From what I see you had two healers and a D.Va in your team and it was a close game, I'd rather have assholes that pick decent characters and talk shit about me (I'd just get out of team chat if it bothered me) instead of someone that instalocks widow/hanzo/attack junkrat/etc.
It's very frequent to have people blaming the ones that aren't on team chat to defend themselves. Let them talk.
Forerunner
Member
Guess I'll take a break until then. New D3 season and Splatoon 2 are this week anyways.
WHOO
THe_DeiCiDe
Member
Looks like it's been removed
Nuno Pinto
Member
It was a behind the scenes video about doomfist, maybe it had an error or something.
THe_DeiCiDe
Member
Oh that's cool, releases on my daughters birthday so I prolly won't get to mess with him much the first day.
A day before my bday. yay?
There was a scene where they said OW is good, keep an eye for it when they release it again
Dead Prince
Banned
They were complete assholes but you let them get to you.
I'd stick to the very end and prove that I am better than them. You had gold eliminations so your gamer card would have proved that easily at the end.
Shame you thrown the game but remember: what doesn't kill you will only make you stronger.
THe_DeiCiDe
Member
Good watch, pretty hype!
Leave team chat and don't let them drag you down.
LucidMomentum
Member
Yeah, don't throw games, call them out, mute, report, and then play your heart out regardless.
finalflame
Gold Member
It's never ok to throw any game whatsoever. Mute them and leave chat, play the game to the best of your ability. Throwing is just stooping down to their level.
That means nothing, really.
Forerunner
Member
Yeah, just leave chat. Let them have their circle jerk, who cares. If people are really bugging me, I'll also disable text chat.
I wouldn't say it's nothing. Sometimes I have more kills than dps mains on our team as a tank and people still complain.
THe_DeiCiDe
Member
Bro, don't throw.
I personally woulda got on mic and blasted those dudes but I understand people are different.
Mute or leave chat and just play the game next time, don't worry about what some randoms in your game say...they ain't shit to you and you'll prolly never see them again anyway so fuck em.
Karsticles
Member
New Mercy buff on PTR, her gun is now duct-taped to the staff.
just kidding, it's a bug
Alternative patch note for most Mercy players:
Mercy has now been given a gun.
LucidMomentum
Member
Or when you're at 95% ult and three people are dead and you're in the corner...
Time to go to work.
New Mercy buff on PTR, her gun is now duct-taped to the staff.
just kidding, it's a bug
If Mercy could hold her staff in her left hand and her gun in her right so that she could defend herself while she heals/buffs, she could probably be given some significant nerfs.