Kor of Memory
Member
I would argue that sombra and reaper lean more defensive than offensive.
Sombra works best when she is managing health packs, and reaper is worthless as a flanker and is better at intimidating tanks from over extending.
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Overwatch: Doomfist unveiled (Melee-heavy Offense hero)
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I would argue that sombra and reaper lean more defensive than offensive.
Sombra works best when she is managing health packs, and reaper is worthless as a flanker and is better at intimidating tanks from over extending.
Kill his direct counter?
BronsonLee
Member
All the lore stuff has told me so far is that Winston:
Is OP as fuck when he's mad
Can't read a goddamn piece of paper
Wears glasses he doesn't even need because his human dad wore them
Human dad got iced
He loves the moon
Is OP as fuck when he's mad
Can't read a goddamn piece of paper
Wears glasses he doesn't even need because his human dad wore them
Human dad got iced
He loves the moon
You forgot his crippling addiction to peanut butter.
Mhm.
It's like when Sombra was revealed. Everyone was saying "oh man... she's going to be OP" but when she was released everyone said she was underpowered.
TimeEffect
Member
Defenders are now overdue for a new hero.
Im struggling to think of any ideas for operators that would be as unique as the originals like Mei, Phara, Zen, etc.
Obviously, theres only so much that can be done. How samey is Doomfist to other abilities in the game?
Im struggling to think of any ideas for operators that would be as unique as the originals like Mei, Phara, Zen, etc.
Obviously, theres only so much that can be done. How samey is Doomfist to other abilities in the game?
Doesn't Winston need them? Didn't his cinematic show that he has poor vision without them?
Exploratory
Banned
The closest thing is Genji but they're so different so it's a useless comparison.
Kor of Memory
Member
Well. Several characters have dash/charge attacks, but the closest is probably his slam attack seeming a little like winstons jump with the landing damage.
Shake Appeal
Member
ShaoranWright
Member
Cliffy B said this years ago about Overwatch!
well... just a year ago
https://youtu.be/jlS1GsEeqVg?t=58m15s
I...I'm Winston???
Nvm I don't love the moon :/
Kor of Memory
Member
I really want a support that has a more interesting shield mechanic. Shields as in the blue health, not shields like Reinhardt. Like build off of symmetra's old shielding mechanic. Turn it into something more unique.
Super fun to play, right now seems way overpowered though, squishies can get one shot into a wall right? or killed with one right click and one left click. Of which there's no real drawback for missing, plus you can cancel charge or hold it to aim it properly. It's like a monster version of reins charge with the mobility to get away if you fuck up.
Though I'll say itll be much easier to see where he really is when I can go onto a point on koth and not immediately get bounced around by 5 right clicks and uppercuts.
Though I'll say itll be much easier to see where he really is when I can go onto a point on koth and not immediately get bounced around by 5 right clicks and uppercuts.
Tinfoilhatsron
Banned
Really? I remember on PTR the general word of mouth was, 'Sombra's gun is garbage and she is too hard to play'. They even had to buff her later on. Doomfist is on PTR now and just owning squishes. I don't mind because we need Genji/Tracer killers though.
They need to buff the existing Defense heroes before they go adding new ones.
Reaper is a great flanker. He can easily get past a ton of choke points and lay someone down. The trick is to always have an exit strategy with wraith form.
Well... They did need her gun from PTR to acrual release. People were right lol.
maniac-kun
Member
Finaly they add a good new hero 
Psyrgery ES
Member
Anything that can shut down Tracer is fine with me.
EmCeeGramr
Member
I played Sombra today on the PTR just for variety's sake and she essentially shuts down Doomfist completely. Hack him and he has nothing except his shotgun fist because all of his core attacks are cooldown abilities, and he's a giant target with no mobility during that time that is super easy to take down with her SMG.
AbortedWalrusFetus
Member
I think it's pretty mixed. If she stealths and hacks she's fine. If he sees you at all you're dead almost immediately.
Bastion is the only character I cant get a bead on how to handle as Doomfist at all, you get torn to shreds before youre even close. It probably doesnt matter as much in a proper match, but in a no limits match on PTR where almost everyone is playing as Doomfist every time a team adds in a Bastion it becomes so one sided
I can imagine that. You will have to maneuver really well to avoid the hack.
Finaika
Member
Good.
What dance is this?
Good.
Best dance ever.
Really happy I got it on a lootbox
Really happy she's a hard counter to Doomfist, I love playing as her
What are the chances Doomfist gets a dance emote that isn't tied to an event like the others?
The Dance Emotes are specifically tied to the Anniversary event, so it's fair to say that he won't get his until next year.
With that said, they'll definitely have a lot of fun with creating a dance emote for him.
AlexFlame116
Member
I'm still really upset I didn't get this dance emote. Instead I get 7 Zarya Cyber skins over and over again.
Good.
Then you got enough gold from the duplicates to buy the dance.
Super stoked to play Doomfist but I play on Xbox, just excited about a melee champ with mobility. Just worry that his abilities will combo like Reinhardt's and his passive won't shield enough while everything is on cooldown.
So who's 26? The other escaped monkey from the moon?
AlexFlame116
Member
Other skins took priority
Zomba13
Member
He looks pretty out of place compared to the other Talon weirdos
fit's in fine as a weirdo, it's just weird that he's super serious, actually serious, when you have Team Rocket behind him blasting off again.
Sombra is Meowth, obviously.
Don Draper's Hat
Member
But the person they've got seems much more suited.
Terry Crews is really good at playing Terry Crews. I'm not sure I want Terry Crews as an Overwatch character.
He looks pretty out of place compared to the other Talon weirdos
I'm not a huge fan of his design, tbh, but maybe it'll grow on me
How about Terry Crews as the match announcer?
Pharah should do well in theory.
veloxStrix
Banned
I have uppercut-headshot combo'd some many pharahs. Maybe because PTR players are bad, but he just feels like a counter to 200 health heroes in general.
SinCityAssassin
Member
He looks pretty out of place compared to the other Talon weirdos
Fuckin' 3 offense characters and a sniper? Get it together Talon.
Poor GRIMES
Banned
A good defense hero is probably someone that slows movement with an AoE aura. Similar to Mei's ult, but it doesn't completely freeze you in place. This would completely shit on the dive meta and make Tracer a non-factor.
Marvel
could never
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
He looks pretty out of place compared to the other Talon weirdos
Talon is your average PUB team who doesn't want to heal or tank confirmed.
Really satisfying character to play with different combo's of abilities you can use for different situations.
What I don't like is his left click, you can actually be at a point where you can't attack someone because you have no abilities and have used up your 4 gun "charges" so keep waiting for the energy to charge up.
I hope they change that a little, is it any different from reloading? A little, but I don't think any character should ever be in a position to have no fight mechanic in those instances where a few seconds matter.
Also on PTR I seem to be getting 1 shot a lot on this character, I don't know if it's some terrible bug, lag or playback issue but I'm getting a lot of solo McCree's headshotting me to death in 1 hit. :what:. Even the playback shows them just pop around a corner and bam, poof, dead!.
Never had that happen before since release.
What I don't like is his left click, you can actually be at a point where you can't attack someone because you have no abilities and have used up your 4 gun "charges" so keep waiting for the energy to charge up.
I hope they change that a little, is it any different from reloading? A little, but I don't think any character should ever be in a position to have no fight mechanic in those instances where a few seconds matter.
Also on PTR I seem to be getting 1 shot a lot on this character, I don't know if it's some terrible bug, lag or playback issue but I'm getting a lot of solo McCree's headshotting me to death in 1 hit. :what:. Even the playback shows them just pop around a corner and bam, poof, dead!.
Never had that happen before since release.
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He has a hand-drawn icon.
Blizzard please, make the icon face the other direction, it's activating my OCD senses.
So Doomfist is Giovanni?
