Incendiary
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Sometimes people try to force play the meta when they aren't actually good as the characters. Any time a team expects me to be the Reinhardt in a 2-2-2 setup is going to be sorely disappointed in my performance.
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Sometimes people try to force play the meta when they aren't actually good as the characters. Any time a team expects me to be the Reinhardt in a 2-2-2 setup is going to be sorely disappointed in my performance.
BoxManLocke
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We didn't, and we lost. Stood around the payload like morons for 20 seconds before we realized what was going on. Count on me to use it all the time now though.
-Bait out his hook. I think on PS4 you can't do it reactively since lower tick servers. Headshot you as much as possible, especially while he heals. He'll probably hook again after he heals. I think roadhog's hook may have problems targetting if you are really close to him but I'm not sure.
-Junkrat is tough to fight as Tracer. If you do have to face him look out for traps, and flank him. If you can dodge his mine and traps you can kill him fairly easily. Stay as far as you can from him while still in effective range from damage so you can dodge his grenades.
-Don't be predictable.
-If you are on high ground with somebody and about to die if you drop down to escape they have to either follow you or stay up top. If they drop down with you recall and you'll be on the high ground while they aren't.
-Target the support and learn to one clip if you can.
-Don't engage by yourself. Once your team engages get their backline while they are distracted. They either turn to deal with you and your team can get them or they ignore you. Also attack from different angles to your team.
What's the cutoff for top 500 right now? Last I checked I'm at 3926 and that puts me around 230 I believe.
I'm 40% as support and 60-70% win-rate as offense. I noticed that stat and I kinda decided I won't play support for a while. Maybe it's selfish or something, but it's like you said. Nobody going to like it when I play support, they just don't know it yet.
xaosslug
Member
yep, also works w/ D.Va when you're out of your meka if Roadhog hooks you, and your meka call is up. The suit slamming down to the ground will also send Roadhog flying back a ways
indeed. I was flabbergasted to say the least, especially by the Ana's performance. The whole match was kind of surreal, tbh. lol
around 3750
Tracer vs Roadhog you gotta bait the hook and blink out of the way. Honestly if I'm 1v1 a lot of times I'll end up retreating cos it can be hard to take him out before the hook comes back up unless you are really nailing your headshots.
For junkrat my advice is just don't approach him through doorways and in tight spaces. In open spaces it's easy to run rings around him.
I think the thing you should focus on as a tracer player though is flanking and taking out supports. It's pretty easy to 1 clip a zenyatta cos of hits hitbox. Then focus on being a harassment for the enemy team and working together with your team to take out tanks and dps heroes.
For junkrat my advice is just don't approach him through doorways and in tight spaces. In open spaces it's easy to run rings around him.
I think the thing you should focus on as a tracer player though is flanking and taking out supports. It's pretty easy to 1 clip a zenyatta cos of hits hitbox. Then focus on being a harassment for the enemy team and working together with your team to take out tanks and dps heroes.
Vault Dweller 111
Member
So today on the awful Blizz forums someone asked for dancing emotes. Kaplan said "we are working on lots of emotes, I think you'll be pleased, no ETA'
And someone posted this little 100 view YouTube video. Need 76 Dad dance emote now.
https://youtu.be/IwXVa3_AFTU
And someone posted this little 100 view YouTube video. Need 76 Dad dance emote now.
https://youtu.be/IwXVa3_AFTU
It will be interesting to see how this will play out. Really, has any other character in the roster had such an extensive re-work? (Bastion is the only one that comes to mind.)
Given how Tracer was the only hero that had a laughing emote, and with Lucio being the only hero with a dancing emote, it's safe to assume we will be getting down with our dirty selves in the future! (Roadhog needs to do the macarena dance).
RespectThySole
Member
I ran into a lot of players intentionally throwing games last night. Luckily they were always on the other team except for this one match where a 3 man refused to try because they didn't want a Mercy on the team. She was the only one who actually picked a support so it was weird that they were so adamant about her switching. Only Ana or Lucio is good enough I guess.
Incendiary
Banned
Just had a guy quit on KOTH because we lost the first and second pushes on the first point. He stayed just long enough that the rest of the team was fucked. There seriously needs to be more severe leaver penalties.
Sad part was our team was good enough to take the point a few times even when it was 5v6. If he'd stayed we may have had a chance. Idiot.
Heh - I noticed the opposite. My win rate is great as Support but meh as Offense. Tanks I'm okay with as long as I'm not Rein.
Sad part was our team was good enough to take the point a few times even when it was 5v6. If he'd stayed we may have had a chance. Idiot.
Heh - I noticed the opposite. My win rate is great as Support but meh as Offense. Tanks I'm okay with as long as I'm not Rein.
Red Arremer
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And this kind of stuff is EXACTLY why I wanted to watch the art panels and am so annoyed at the fact that I couldn't despite laying down 30 bucks.
Macarena? Pshaw.
Bellydancing is where it's at.
And this kind of stuff is EXACTLY why I wanted to watch the art panels and am so annoyed at the fact that I couldn't despite laying down 30 bucks.
I thought the art-focused panels weren't being live streamed for Virtual Ticket holders?
Red Arremer
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Yes. And that's why I'm upset. There was no information that some panels wouldn't be streamed.
Kor of Memory
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Out_Of_Ammo
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The same is true for Roadhog's left click after hook though. If you hold left click when you hook someone, you'll fire once you are able too, and before the target can react. So if the Roadhog doesn't miss his shot, holding an escape skill button like Tracer's recall won't save you
Any predictions on what the Sombra cosmetics situation will be like?
Do you guys think it will be like Ana and just have everything available right when she comes out? I'm cynically wondering if they'll pull a "Halloween" and make the credit price higher at release or something like that.
Do you guys think it will be like Ana and just have everything available right when she comes out? I'm cynically wondering if they'll pull a "Halloween" and make the credit price higher at release or something like that.
Red Arremer
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It will be like Ana. They already showed off the Legendaries she'll be launching with, and at least one of the highlight intros also was shown in the gameplay trailer.
Also, I sincerely doubt they'll crank up the base price of her cosmetics. They didn't do it with Ana, and they also would catch a lot of backlash from the community for it.
I like how you think. Roadhog would look hilarious belly dancing to taunt his foes.
Hopefully, someone would've been smart enough to record it. I really wanted to hear their thoughts on how their art teams approach their work flow.
I'm like 1W 4L with Rein because people keep making me pick him. I straight up tell them that I suck at it too ;_;
Maybe we can play sometime. Add me if you want:
PSN: AbadabadaFadi (same as my username)
My name is kinda long lol, give me your PSN ID and I can add you when I get home.
Should be the same as Ana. Not sure why it would be triple cost, it's not a limited time item.
Oh absolutely. I don't mind if it's even higher than 1000 in game currency
3000 Credits is the standard for the rarer skins, so that would be the standard for the rarer skins.
I agree. There are those who don't have a decent gaming PC, so this being an alternative avenue would be a good compromise.
divisionbyzorro
Member
No. 3000 is the amount they used for Halloween skins. The previous limited-run skins were completely unable to be purchased. There's no reason to believe they have established a "standard" yet.
Personally, I would bet that Oni is completely unable to be purchased.
Playing support (and specifically Mercy) was the entire reason I got interested in trying Overwatch in the first place. That's the only thing I wanted to play.
Yes maybe I am a little bit of a masochist, why are you asking me that?
Kor of Memory
Member
Woooo! Top 500!
I had posted before like 4 weeks after season 2 started but I think I had that bug where on consoles it would give you the Top500 emblem if you were actually Top600.
Now, I'm currently rank 462, so I know I've got it for sure. Before I think I was rank 512.
Absolutely. Be warned though. I'm super easy going and typically very optimistic (Go team optimism!).
My PSN ID is
Kor_of_Memory
Then it becomes an issue of, do you have information (that you should hold the button down) that the enemy doesn't? I mean, lets be honest: A hook should kill a Tracer. The solution we're talking about here might save a Tracers life 1 out of 20 times.
I had posted before like 4 weeks after season 2 started but I think I had that bug where on consoles it would give you the Top500 emblem if you were actually Top600.
Now, I'm currently rank 462, so I know I've got it for sure. Before I think I was rank 512.
Absolutely. Be warned though. I'm super easy going and typically very optimistic (Go team optimism!).
My PSN ID is
Kor_of_Memory
The same is true for Roadhog's left click after hook though. If you hold left click when you hook someone, you'll fire once you are able too, and before the target can react. So if the Roadhog doesn't miss his shot, holding an escape skill button like Tracer's recall won't save you
Then it becomes an issue of, do you have information (that you should hold the button down) that the enemy doesn't? I mean, lets be honest: A hook should kill a Tracer. The solution we're talking about here might save a Tracers life 1 out of 20 times.
Vault Dweller 111
Member
You have kill feed on right? It's not exactly that, but it's definitely helpful.
Red Arremer
Member
Jeff said PTR today or tomorrow (please let it be today)
http://us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20751435170?page=6#post-102
http://us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20751435170?page=6#post-102
Kor of Memory
Member
No he means like hp and stuff. Kind like the Junkenstein event.
Vault Dweller 111
Member
I know, I said it wasn't the same but still provides very good info. They obviously won't show you the health of the enemy team. You can also turn on allied health bars which is very helpful.
Kor of Memory
Member
Whoops. My apologies. I'm not sure what I thought I was reading.
Vault Dweller 111
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xaosslug
Member
yesh, IDK why they have this in pro matches but not for us laypeeps? Why should the game be MORE difficult for us? LOL
This isn't like a holiday skin though. It's more like a season reward for Diablo. Which consoles haven't been able to get until now.
Yeah I had that bug I think. I was 504 on PS4 if I remember correctly. Might have been top 500 initially and then fell to 504 in the time between top 500 release and me logging on.
I think I should stop playing support in solo queue. Got to 3250 from 2564 (PC) using Zarya then reached my season high with Ana at 3262 but since I've only used Ana I yoyoed from 3100s-3200s and finally dropped to 2966. Might try and pick up Winston but that requires a lot of team coordination.
Kor of Memory
Member
It's only for spectator mode. It's not something the regular players have access to. (I'm pretty sure)
Nuno Pinto
Member
Yup I have it on, just annoying hitting tab to see if everyone on my team is dead
Yeah
Yeah, it's just more about not needing to hit tab to see your team at a glance. I think it would make a good ui option to have.
TheLetdown
Member
Nice, congrats!
LumpOfCole
Member
While I don't think Blizzard will crank up cosmetic prices for non-seasonal events, I do sincerely believe we'll be seeing more 1000 credit "Legendary" emotes like D.Va's Mountain Dew / Doritos emote, and maybe even 1000 credit "Legendary" highlight intros and voicelines.
I mained Lúcio for quite a while. I've been dropping him a lot lately though. Constantly feel i'm the one that has to take care of everything.
Red Arremer
Member
Sure, but that's a different thing than what the poster I quoted suggested.
xaosslug
Member
i know, but pro matches are basically marketing for the game, so why not include it in the regular game? Or at least the option? Seems silly, imo.
'grats on top500!
More they push expensive in-game credit items more they inflate value of it while promotes using shortcuts. Especially after they demolish level XP requirement reset model.