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Overwatch: Doomfist unveiled (Melee-heavy Offense hero)
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PixelatedBookake
Junior Member
Nigerian here. Feel the same as you. Doomfist just seems like such a badass. Love his design.
I didn't play for a few weeks thanks to Persona... What happened? Did he get nerfed? When I stopped playing he was still the most used tank next to Winston.
Shake Appeal
Member
It's a small thing, but the variety in drawing styles for the portraits has always bugged the shit out of me.
A Nigerian FINALLY becomes a playable character in a video game, but he's a villain#Bittersweet
Dude has been teased and known he was going to be Nigerian/villain since the release of overwatch I mean months ago was the time to be disappointed, I think hes badass.
Hierophant
Banned
Real talk Terry Crews will be VAing a new hero probably that fits his personality better.
Vital Tundra
Member
Agreed. It wouldnt have made sense for such a charming lovable guy to play the villain. He wouldn't be able to be him in that role and thats the reason why we want him.
Azure Phoenix
Member
Partially because of Winston getting his barrier getting a buff - it's been a bit crummy since they nerfed it heavily back when hero stacking was still a thing and you had to worry about multiple Winston barriers being deployed. Partially because people are finally realising that Sombra is actually good if you have the ability to talk to your team.Partially because Reaper got buffed and can actually kill tanks now. Partially because Hog got nerfed through to floor by neutering his bullshit free OHKO every few seconds.
As a result of those the dive meta has come back in, so you see a lot of D.Va, Winston, Tracer and Mercy/Zen but also a mix of Reaper, Sombra, Pharah, Lucio, Genji, McCree, Soldier, Ana, Junkrat and offbeat picks on defence like Sym, Mei, Torb. It's mostly just Zarya, Hog, Rein that has suffered badly as a result of people now being more focused on coordinated heavy attacks rather than both teams standing behind a rectangle and waiting for either to break before Hog gets a free kill.
They likely need to tone down Winstona bit I think- the question is how, because his changes made him a lot more fun to play.
I think one place to start would be to make his post-Ult HP his current HP +500 instead of his current reset to 1K, which is kinda crazy.
Shake Appeal
Member
The Doomfist cooldowns seem... ill-advised.
Also Meteor Strike is kind of hilarious in how forgiving it is.
Also Meteor Strike is kind of hilarious in how forgiving it is.
Ok, that animation was dope. I always wanted more in-engine Overwatch shorts, but I'm hoping we get more animated ones!
... Speaking of which, Doomfist is the only character on the site with a 3D model for their icon; everyone else's is hand-drawn. Did we have to wait for Sombra/Orisa to get hand-drawn icons?
Probably a placeholder until live or later PTR. Looks like Blizzard's gonna need a lot of time to iron out Doomfist from a balance standpoint. That ult activation is broken at the moment if it means disappearing offmap and nullifying a Tracer bomb.
Honestly would've been disappointed if Terry Crews was Doomfist's VA, he's too goofy for a gritty villain/anti-hero. Hope he still has a place but I'll be happy seeing new VAs jumpstart their careers. Always nice to hear fresh voices well-executed.
RuinerPrime
Member
It would be cool if they had skins for the other past doomfists.
The cooldowns seem fine if they're going for a melee hero.
Compared to Reinheardt and Genji, Doomfist doesn have a large melee hitbox that can hit behind you, a shield, or double jump/reliable projectile
METEOR STRIKE METEOR STRIKE METEOR STRIKE
Spinosaurus
Member
Played him in PTR.
They put a fighting game character and I dig it. A lot. Think imma play again just for him and dragon punch some fools. All his abilities just sync so well together.
They put a fighting game character and I dig it. A lot. Think imma play again just for him and dragon punch some fools. All his abilities just sync so well together.
I hope Blizzard releases a arcade mode where they change the camera so its like a 2D fighter where its Doomfist vs Doomfist
Harken Raiser
Banned
Yeah, that's why they had to turn Widowmaker blue before she could join.
Don't be silly. We haven't seen the other members.
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JeremyEtcetera
Unconfirmed Member
Guys, there is no one hero that is counterable by every hero. If you want Doomfist's rocket punch nerfed so that Reinhardt can hit him with his hammer then we need to nerf Tracer's warp for the same reason. From what I've seen soldier, pharah, hog, mccree, and genji, reaper, bastion, sombra, and tracer still work well on him. Junkrat's traps also work really well. I also think he's going to be a good way to charge Zarya bubbles. Just remember that some people here said Sombra was OP when she first came out. Less than a month later no one wanted her on a team. Let's wait and see how this character works out.
Same here. I'm hoping they eventually add a grappler style character. I'd like to see the Zangief of Overwatch.
Same here. I'm hoping they eventually add a grappler style character. I'd like to see the Zangief of Overwatch.
Darryl M R
Member
When can we expect Doomfist to be playable on consoles?
Hopefully in a week or two.
usually ptr changes take about 2 weeks to hit the live game, so about that.
Does it matter?
EmCeeGramr
Member
Ok, that animation was dope. I always wanted more in-engine Overwatch shorts, but I'm hoping we get more animated ones!
... Speaking of which, Doomfist is the only character on the site with a 3D model for their icon; everyone else's is hand-drawn. Did we have to wait for Sombra/Orisa to get hand-drawn icons?
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He has a hand-drawn icon.
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thepotatoman
Unconfirmed Member
He does kinda feel like a mobile fast cool down prenerf roadhog. It's extremely easy to hit rocket punches at close range.
How is soldier, genji, tracer, and the like supposed to handle a roadhog that can out mobilize them with ease?
How is soldier, genji, tracer, and the like supposed to handle a roadhog that can out mobilize them with ease?
ValkyrUser
Member
Badass. I want more, damn it.
im still doing the mathematical equations onto how you got this from anything released about him
or on the ptr
legit got a calculator out
Attleborotaco
Member
3 weeks?
Tinfoilhatsron
Banned
They must have changed it or it was a bug because I could swear it was 3D. That's the anime style in the main vid.?
He has a hand-drawn icon.
Or wait maybe that's just in the intro vid?
Orochinagis
Member
Offensive role, good, need more guys to kills those pesky Pharas
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JeremyEtcetera
Unconfirmed Member
He's a melee character.
Brian_FETO
Banned
He looks really fun but that VO was already annoying from the short clip I saw
AHHHH
ARRRRRH
GAAAAAAH
Funny how the guy named "Doomfist" is seeming like the most vanilla characterwise
On the plus side he's the first to actually seem like a superhero vs. a person with guns and abilities
AHHHH
ARRRRRH
GAAAAAAH
Funny how the guy named "Doomfist" is seeming like the most vanilla characterwise
On the plus side he's the first to actually seem like a superhero vs. a person with guns and abilities
Darryl M R
Member
Thanks for the responses about when I can expect Doomfist 2-3 weeks work for me.
Badass. I want more, damn it.
Orochinagis
Member
Yell at her then
Joyful
Member
you can uppercut her maybe but the doomfist right click doesnt let you fly sadly
Baron Von Beans
Member
Never played OW. Probably never will. But damn, that was badass, and it almost makes me want to play. I do enjoy keeping up with OW stuff though
Fair enough. From the PTR footage I'm not seeing too much defensive potential from Doomfist though; on the contrary, he looks like fast and strong offense to the core. Not necessarily a bad thing by any means, but I really want more defensive options characterwise (esp. something in the vain of Bastion or Junkrat), and Doomfist seemed like a solid fit for that role before he was revealed. Guess we'll just have to keep waiting.
Hammond maybe? Lol
Not in the game yet. He also doesn't have any unlocks except for a gold skin of his weapon.
ValkyrUser
Member
It's fine, it's fine. She got to look cool for a little bit at least.