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Overwatch |OT10| That'll do pig, that'll do

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Ramirez

Member
Baron Doggystyle von Woof said:
Is there some kind of law between hanzo mains not to switch at all odds?
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Heroes like Hanzo/Widow attract the worst type of teammates in FPS. This is true across any FPS that allows you to be a sniper class. I put a lot of the blame on Blizzard, when you design such a teamwork heavy game with only 6 spots per team, putting in heroes that are largely worthless when played by 99% of the player base is just bad design to me, especially when you know they'll be popular in spite of the fact people suck with them.

Ana is a well designed sniper, she fills a role that most of those types of players won't touch because they have no interest in actually helping the team, lol.
 
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Veelk

Banned
Ramirez said:
Heroes like Hanzo/Widow attract the worst type of teammates in FPS. This is true across any FPS that allows you to be a sniper class. I put a lot of the blame on Blizzard, when you design such a teamwork heavy game with only 6 spots per team, putting in heroes that are largely worthless when played by 99% of the player base is just bad design to me, especially when you know they'll be popular in spite of the fact people suck with them.

Ana is a well designed sniper, she fills a role that most of those types of players won't touch because they have no interest in actually helping the team, lol.
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Hanzo helps the shit out of his team. His Sonic Arrows let the team know where the enemy is, his Ult has synergy with other heroes, his Arrows are easy enough to hit that they can do supplemental damage for the rest of the team.

Widow, on the other hand, just has her wallhack ult. And nothing else.
 
R

Ramirez

Member
Veelk said:
Hanzo helps the shit out of his team. His Sonic Arrows let the team know where the enemy is, his Ult has synergy with other heroes, his Arrows are easy enough to hit that they can do supplemental damage for the rest of the team.

Widow, on the other hand, just has her wallhack ult. And nothing else.
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A good Hanzo, sure. But how many bad Hanzo players do you run into before you see a good one? The point being, these types of players will rarely ever switch, and are much more lone wolf focused in a game that requires everyone to be on the same page.

I'm talking as a solo player here, group dynamics change everything of course.

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Also, I did it! lol
 
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Veelk

Banned
Blues1990 said:
I'm really looking forward to performing rediculous tire stunts, like this.
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If people can't sense a giant screaming tire flying at them from above and take necessary precautions, they deserve to die.

Ramirez said:
A good Hanzo, sure. But how many bad Hanzo players do you run into before you see a good one? The point being, these types of players will rarely ever switch, and are much more lone wolf focused in a game that requires everyone to be on the same page.

I'm talking as a solo player here, group dynamics change everything of course.
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I hesitate calling myself a good Hanzo, but I feel just me playing normally helps the team. Sonic Arrow, for example. I fire it to see where the enemy team is going so that I can get a better shot. Now, this has the added benefit of helping my team, but the reason I'm doing it is primary to help MY arrows hit their mark. Now, this isn't always the case, if I think an enemy is at the objective and I can't get to it, I do fire a sonic to both draw my teams attention to the guy there and to help get an angle on him that I can't, but a sonic, by it's very nature, helps everyone.

I never got the hatred for Hanzo and I still don't. Lone wolfing might be an odd tactic in a team game, but it can work just because what a lone wolf aims to do is still going to help a team. I've encountered bad Hanzo players, sure, but I've encountered bad players of every hero and I don't see a distinction with him. Widowmaker, sure, because her abilities are designed in such a way that she can't help but be a lone wolf type character. But Hanzo's aren't better or worse than anyone else.




BTW, what WAS the update that just went up on PS4?
 
V

Veelk

Banned
Joins elim game: last round, final person left standing, DEFEATED

Joins another: last round, final person left standing, DEFEATED

Joins another: last round, final person left standing, DEFEATED

Mystery Heroes it is.
 
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xCobalt

Member
Hanzo is my favourite hero but I can definitely see why others don't like him on their team. Most of the inexperienced Hanzo I see play from too far of a range. Despite being a "sniper", he should be played closer than most people think.
 
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LordofPwn

Member
Only free week night, can't log into Overwatch on PS4... Get DNS error.

Test connection, everything fine, speeds look to be in normal range. Restart PS4 and router. Still won't work. Restart both again, update router, reconfigure network settings so port forwarding is active. Can now get into Netflix but still can't get into Overwatch... Was going to finish my comp placements too currently sitting at 6-2...

Sucks. Might have to do comp on the weekend *shudders*
 
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TWrecks310

Banned
Starting this Saturday is Overwatch Contenders S1. If you were ever looking at getting into professional Overwatch, now is the time to do it. It will show the best teams NA and EU have to offer. Here are the rosters and schedule for season 1. Adjust the slider at the top for the EU rosters and schedule.

https://www.overwatchcontenders.com/en-us/

There's a lot of exciting roster changes for those familiar with the scene. I would list and explain them here but there's too many to note, so if anyone has any questions just let me know.

In other news ESPN is reporting that the owners of the Seoul team for Overwatch League are close to agreeing with Lunatic Hai to acquire their roster and staff. This is massive news, as Lunatic Hai is by all accounts the best team in the world and should put to rest any doubts about OWL having the best competition.

Exciting stuff is happening :)
 
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AbsolutBro

Member
Can I please get one game without some asshole spamming his shit ass twitch channel over and over and over and fucking over. They're a damn cancer.
 
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rulerk1

Member
is sending people salty invites a thing now? Its better than the messages sure but it's so weird. I accepted one and the dude fell off the map several times. WE still won but he left the group. QP mind you. I dont even know what their goal is with those
 
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Veelk

Banned
GFPDNUADRV UGSHB TRSHTUaew hjbRA HSGUIAEWHN

- My thoughts on the game I just had. Goddammit, I fucking hate soldiers. His stupid fucking sprint that just lets him exist any battle he wants with no hope of anyone stopping him. All soldiers are cunts.
 
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Nuno Pinto

Member
LiK said:
Sorry I missed the train. Hope you guys did well. I'll be on tomorrow.
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In terms of results not really (1-3), but we were trying some different things. I stuck to support in all games filling the batman gap and had fun for the most part.

Owzers had a chance of going Torb in Anubis but he picked Junkrat instead.

It was fun to watch.

THe_DeiCiDe said:
Hey that's awesome, was wondering if us console peasants would ever get that.

I would guess anything under 200? would be ok.
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I still have problems with the Genji ult (no regs), don't know if might be related. Also that 20tick thing.

Owzers said:
They wer fairly ugly games.

I was a junkrat in the only one we won.
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That was the ugliest.

You know what I'm talking about.

I have my eye on you.

LiK said:
I'm proud of you.
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You know that thing about alternative facts that Owzers is always talking about? He's doing it.
 
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Veelk

Banned
Game 2 - Where I can get 2 kills of the enemy before being focused fired without my team backing me up.

Why am I getting matched up against the most insane players today. First a Hanzo that was precognizant in his aiming without seemingly using a m/kb, now an utterly psychotic reinhardt that no one could take down.
 
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Anne

Member
Ramirez said:
So wait, the PC guys don't like that guy either? I can't tell if it's an elaborate long play troll or legit. ��
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We mostly treat him like the troll he is. The PC discord tends to be pretty chill on most days, the worst we normally have is some pretty straightforward shit talking. Some people do tend to rag on the OT thread a bit since there are differently minded people about.

I don't really rag on the thread that much, I just stopped posting cause I'm still on indefinite hiatus from Overwatch and the thread isn't really a place to talk about what I observe. I've been binge playing LoL and PUBG lately instead.
 
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besada

Banned
Three things:

If people have a beef with each other in the thread, contact a moderator. Don't start accusing people of shit in the thread and giving the community a bad vibe. Even if you have a point, it's not going to matter, because I'm going to clip you for derailing the thread.

Learn to get along. That means ramping down the shit talking and understanding that not everyone is playing at your level, and that's fine. The OT is for players of every skill level and platform. The day it isn't is the day we close it.

And finally...

Don't be talking shit about Junkrat players. That's just not cool.
 
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Einchy

semen stains the mountaintops
Oh god, it took me forever to get my daily loot box today. I kept getting really shitty groups who refused to pick support so I was usually the only healer in a group of DPS or the only tank in a group with only one other tank.

Good thing I got all greys and one blue, though.
 
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Rickenslacker

Banned
What about [insert reader's main here] players? Those are free for ragging on right.

I am five games deep into Lucioball placements after not touching the game for like two months and I'm really struggling here. If they took some care into this it could actually be something resembling fun, but it's just kind of dressed to look nice while having nothing backing it. It doesn't even play like some fantasy version of soccer but more of some messy version of pool where everyone's fighting for their turn to shoot a floaty oversized beach ball. It would be nice if boops enforced direction of aim when contacting with the ball so as to actually simulate one's ability to actually kick a ball in a way that's not just straight on.
 
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LiK

Member
Ah crap, wanted to farm some lootboxes before bed but turns out I'm outta space so I didn't update my game. 😞
 
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besada

Banned
I'm probably spoiled by Rocket League, but Lucioball just feels frustrating to play to me. The speed feels too slow unless you're doing your ult, there's no good reason usually to wall ride, and if there's any lag, contact with the ball can be a real guessing game.

Also, I want my CTF back.
 
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