Nuno Pinto
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Yes. Don't know the distances though.
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Yes. Don't know the distances though.
LumpOfCole
Member
To be more direct, I believe Blizzard will eventually be releasing characters with at least one 1000-credit "Legendary" option in each major category of cosmetics besides just the skins.
We might see Sombra with not only legendary skins, but also a possible legendary emote with a legendary voiceline and a legendary highlight animation. It's absolute speculation, but I suspect it's one way for Blizzard to implement a 'credit sink' without enraging too much of the community.
Kor of Memory
Member
I'm sure it's something pretty challenging to balance. I've gound myself to have more in-game currency than I know what to do with, but I'm also averaging about 10 games a day of Overwatch.
Hell, I'm sitting on 5K monies waiting for Sombra to show up.
It's about the same distance as Torb's Turret range. I know because yesterday I found a turret I could see perfectly, but wasn't attacking me. But I was only doing like 25HP a shot. I barely walked forward, the turret started shooting at me, but I was doing like 3x more damage.
They do
Slamtastic
Member
So someone said this in the other thread:
So I propose this fun positivity activity:
What retooling/buffs would you like to see to make a character more fun to play as, assuming we forget balance for a bit?
Ideas:
Symmetra
Widowmaker
Reaper
Torbjorn
Pharah
So I propose this fun positivity activity:
What retooling/buffs would you like to see to make a character more fun to play as, assuming we forget balance for a bit?
- Not just damage/health increases, I'm talking entirely new moves and mechanics, or changes that are fundamental to the experience of controlling them
- "Make *Blank* immune to hacking" is not a good answer either
Ideas:
Symmetra
- Throwable turrets that stick to walls and deploy when they land
- Let her put stationary orbs that have to be avoided and disappear after a while
Widowmaker
- Make grapple a multi stocked ability like Blink so you can Spider-Man around
- Switch to bolt action style gun and make quick scoped headshots a viable killing method for non tanks
Reaper
- Taking souls prevents Mercy from resurrecting them
Torbjorn
- Turret targets supports first, and targets people outside of shields first, switches targets to the optimal one
Pharah
- Increase game rating to M, make kills from body shot rockets have gibs
- Right click that works like the Beggar's Bazooka in TF2
Kor of Memory
Member
So someone said this in the other thread:
So I propose this fun positivity activity:
What retooling/buffs would you like to see to make a character more fun to play as, assuming we forget balance for a bit?
- Not just damage/health increases, I'm talking entirely new moves and mechanics, or changes that are fundamental to the experience of controlling them
- "Make *Blank* immune to hacking" is not a good answer either
Ideas:
Symmetra
- Throwable turrets that stick to walls and deploy when they land
- Let her put stationary orbs that have to be avoided and disappear after a while
Widowmaker
- Make grapple a multi stocked ability like Blink so you can Spider-Man around
- Switch to bolt action style gun and make quick scoped headshots a viable killing method for non tanks
Reaper
- Taking souls prevents Mercy from resurrecting them
Torbjorn
- Turret targets supports first, and targets people outside of shields first, switches targets to the optimal one
Pharah
- Increase game rating to M, make kills from body shot rockets have gibs
- Right click that works like the Beggar's Bazooka in TF2
Roadhog
- The Auto-Boop - If an enemy walked into Roadhogs frontside, they'll bounc off his belly and be thrown away from him at a distance similar to Lucio's knockback.
This might be a problem with the vanilla characters moving forward. I suspect Ana and Sombra are just a start. Soon we'll have heroes with multi-class abilities that can fit of roles with multiple heroes that make the OG characters very lacking.
I shudder to think how strong Bastion would have been if he was a DLC character. His turret mode would have been passive, he would have a shield, and has an ability to move him quickly on the field.
New map is up too. Damn man, console OW sucks hard.
I shudder to think how strong Bastion would have been if he was a DLC character. His turret mode would have been passive, he would have a shield, and has an ability to move him quickly on the field.
New map is up too. Damn man, console OW sucks hard.
Nuno Pinto
Member
Same amount here, hopefully Sombra/Christmas skins will be good. The fact that I'm almost at level 400 means that now 3/4 of the content from lootboxes are usually duplicates so the currency just keeps accumulating, even if slowly.
I checked and Torb's turret range is 40m. I honestly thought that the damage fall off was shorter, I noticed it while shooting bots in practice range but I don't really remember from where I was shooting.
RecRoulette
Member
Yep, D.va's emote was the first, but I'd be shocked if it was the last one.
Animated sprays for legendaries. No idea how you would make a legendary voice line without it being too much of a ripoff though.
pelicansurf
Needs a Holiday on Gallifrey
SOMBRA
Slamtastic
Member
memes, references, and pandering
Kor of Memory
Member
Ehh. I'm still in the party that believes Sombra's kit sounds way more powerful than it is. She's very much a utility character, but I think her damage options being so limited hurt her. She doesn't have any high DPS output abilities. Even her Ult doesn't actually do Damage to anyone. It's going to be challenging for her to get Ult energy because of this.
As I understand it, she fires a lot like Tracer, but Tracer has the ability to get in, deal damage, and get out, with multiple escape methods.
Sombra has a way to get in, and get out, but both methods are on longer cooldowns, and aren't as quick of an option.
PTR will be interesting because we'll get to really learn what all counters she has.
I'm more excited for the Arcade Mode, as I want to explore that new mini-map and see what map-context voice lines Mei will have.
The PTR is a separate install of the game right? I saw a trick online about starting the install, then quitting the blizzard app, then copy your OW folder over to the PTR folder, then starting the app again so it only downloads a patch and not the whole game again. Is that actually a thing that works?
On PS4, I never went below my placement and gained about 400 SR. I was on course for diamond but I dont know if I would've made it.
I usually play DPS with Reaper/Genji but I was more than okay playing Zarya and Zenyatta if people weren't willing to play tank/healer. That effectively changed my game from first season. I had 4 heroes that I was decent at rather than 2 from first season.
I actually agree. Her kit is much more elaborate than the vanilla characters but she doesn't seem like a game changer like Ana. I still don't get why she is an offense character. Everything about her screams defense class. Hanzo is more offensive than her.
Dongs Macabre
aka Daedalos42
Fuck, I guess I won't be getting much work done today...
Legendaries:
All over that Cyberspace skin.
Kor of Memory
Member
Ehh, Defense is supposed to be heroes that can lock areas down. Offense is about characters than can break through enemy lines.
Basically, Defense heroes require more synergy from team make-up than Offense heroes do.
Nuno Pinto
Member
Vault Dweller 111
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TheLetdown
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Ricerocket
Member
Whoa expected Tuesday.
Pre order cancelled.
Guess I'll warm up for comp on PTR today~
1. Down for a good while. Placed 2350, eventually reached ~2050. Then last week managed to reach 2420. Will get dat platinum and then be done for the season.
2. Support. I wait some teammates to choose their characters and then go either with Lucio or Zen. When both are taken I go tank. Rarely dps. Don't think I've used a defense character this season.
3. Nope. I'm not confident enough to go DPS or defense. I do fare nicely with offense on QP, but that's QP.
1. Down for a good while. Placed 2350, eventually reached ~2050. Then last week managed to reach 2420. Will get dat platinum and then be done for the season.
2. Support. I wait some teammates to choose their characters and then go either with Lucio or Zen. When both are taken I go tank. Rarely dps. Don't think I've used a defense character this season.
3. Nope. I'm not confident enough to go DPS or defense. I do fare nicely with offense on QP, but that's QP.
Kor of Memory
Member
Place at 2950, Just hit 3800.
Roles
Mei is the only Defense hero I will play. There are several characters I have zero interest in, and a handful of others that I'm just not good at.
For tanks, I'm great with Zarya and Roadhog, but suck balls as Rein and DVa. I can manage with Winston.
I don't mind playing support, but it's one of those things where I feel like I'm not giving the team my full potential if I get stuck in the roll. Notice my Zenyatta only has a 25% win percentage.
xaosslug
Member
not a fan... keeping default, I guess.
Yeah my favorite legendary of hers. Augmented probably could have used a yellow/gold ish color rather than the pink (or that the hair was pink rather than blonde), and her day of the dead skins are meh.
I dig Incendio and Noche from her common skins too.
divisionbyzorro
Member
Hacking someone who is asleep does not wake them up.
Vault Dweller 111
Member
Yea, I don't get that.
All cosmetics:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVxz_1zI9Qg
Some really good highlight intros, and some of those other skins are growing on me. She looks very Overwatch imo, great addition to the roster.
Console when? :'(
Nuno Pinto
Member
Agumented is like a SSJ version of the classic skin.
Kneeling is best easily. Rising is too similar with that one pose Zen has.