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[Pinko Marx]

Pharah

Why do people always recommend Pharah against turrets or Bastion. She doesn't have enough mobility in the air to dodge Bastion spray and the turrets auto lock anyway. Against multiple turrets she might be able to get one down with popping in and out of cover but she'll get taken out just as fast as anyone else.
Junkrat is the solution here.

 

[cHinzo]

This is how.

Got one for 3 Torbjörns on point B at Volskaya Industries?

 

[Shaanyboi]

Any tips and tricks to being a good Mercy?

Every time I try her out I find myself alone getting destroying being Tracer and Genji.

Don't go out alone, stay behind cover just healing/buffing. Use your flight power to zip you closer to allies when you're at a bit of a distance.

 

[A Sentient Keyboard]

Why do people always recommend Pharah against turrets or Bastion. She doesn't have enough mobility in the air to dodge Bastion spray and the turrets auto lock anyway. Against multiple turrets she might be able to get one down with popping in and out of cover but she'll get taken out just as fast as anyone else.
Junkrat is the solution here.

It works against torbjorn turrets since they do so little dps, but bastion can indeed shred pharah easily.

 

[Ardenyal]

Why do people always recommend Pharah against turrets or Bastion. She doesn't have enough mobility in the air to dodge Bastion spray and the turrets auto lock anyway. Against multiple turrets she might be able to get one down with popping in and out of cover but she'll get taken out just as fast as anyone else.
Junkrat is the solution here.

Find a corner and peek, fire a rocket, get back to cover, peek, fire a rocket. Easy.

 

[Shaanyboi]

It works against torbjorn turrets since they do so little dps, but bastion can indeed shred pharah easily.

Depends on the Bastion player. Stay at a bit of a distance behind cover when he's planted. Fire a single shot step behind cover, step out again and fire another and step back. Three shots and he's down.

 

[Crosseyes]

Ugh that feeling when you've been playing for over an hour and still haven't gotten your win of the day xp buff.

I'm leaving every single garbage team that I'm on once I get a feel how any match is going to go a few minutes in.

 

[Sir Abacus]

Got one for 3 Torbjörns on point B at Volskaya Industries?

Not a map but with Junkrat? Go up the right hand side, ride the elevator up past the middle choke. Drop down off the elevator platform. To the right of the nook with the health pack you can jump across a gap to behind the right flank of the point using junkrat's concussion mine. Flank from the right side of the point. Use concussion grenade to get to the upper level and drop a rip tire if you have it up.

 

[Pinko Marx]

It works against torbjorn turrets since they do so little dps, but bastion can indeed shred pharah easily.

The poster was asking about multiple turrets though. One lone turret she can take but 2 or more will end her.

 

[Kayo Police]

The only time a Mei player is ever useful.

 

[Ghost is Bad]

the comp you play vs 3 Torbjorn and 3 Bastion is 6 D.Va

 

[Canucked]

Tonight is starting well on PSN...

 

[Satch]

i hate when i get a good game with a nice mercy and then the game kicks us all out of the lobby and shes gone

rip

 

[Rhaknar]

Did Blizzard confirm when we're supposed to get ranked mode?

June

 

[JeremyEtcetera]

snip

Fixing list for PC and console

PC(same exact list as yours):

S-tier: McCree, Widowmaker
A-tier: Lucio, Mercy, Winston, Tracer, Reinhardt
B-tier: Soldier 76, Pharah, Junkrat, Genji, Zarya
C-tier: Roadhog, Symmetra, Reaper
D-tier: Mei, Hanzo, Torbjorn, D.Va, Zenyatta, Bastion

Console(favors characters that don't take much aim to master, also slight Tracer damage boost makes her more deadly):

S-tier Torbjorn, McCree, Tracer
A-tier: Roadhog, Lucio, Mercy, Winston, Reinhardt
B-tier: Soldier 76, Junkrat, Genji, Zarya, Bastion
C-tier: Symmetra, Reaper, Widowmaker, Mei, Pharah, Zenyatta
D-tier: Hanzo, D.Va

 

[Afrodium]

Playing with a teammate who refuses to play any hero but Symmetra, even when on the attacking team in Payload map is... frustrating.

 

[Plywood]

What kind of timing is First Win bonus XP based around? I just got it two games ago, but I already won games today.

 

[JeremyEtcetera]

What kind of timing is First Win bonus XP based around? I just got it two games ago, but I already won games today.

Isn't that based on control point maps? Like the first round won?

 

[Eric WK]

Isn't that based on control point maps? Like the first round won?

No, it's a first win of the day bonus. It resets at midnight GMT, so yes, just a little while ago.

 

[Pinko Marx]

Playing with a teammate who refuses to play any hero but Symmetra, even when on the attacking team in Payload map is... frustrating.

Symmetra attack on payload isn't half bad actually. Turrets on the truck can take people off guard. Her ultimate of course is pretty useless but she isn't completely dead weight.

 

[Plywood]

No, it's a first win of the day bonus. It resets at midnight GMT, so yes, just a little while ago.

Ah, thank you.

 

[Lady Siara]

I'd say this is the current tierlist, based on watching tournaments and streams of high level pubs. Of course, this will change as people learn more about the game and balance changes hit. For example, I think there's a lot of potential in Mei's ice wall, but currently she's completely shut down by the prevalence of (double) McCree.

S-tier: McCree, Widowmaker
A-tier: Lucio, Mercy, Winston, Tracer, Reinhardt
B-tier: Soldier 76, Pharah, Junkrat, Genji, Zarya
C-tier: Roadhog, Symmetra, Reaper
D-tier: Mei, Hanzo, Torbjorn, D.Va, Zenyatta, Bastion

Mmm, I disagree. I think it's more like...

S rank: McCree, Widowmaker, Tracer, Mercy, Lucio, Reinhardt, Reaper, Pharah, Junkrat
A rank: Winston, Soldier 76, Mei, Genji, Hanzo, Roadhog, Symmetra, Zarya
B rank: D.Va, Zenyatta, Torbjorn
C rank: Bastion

S ranks are almost always picked in competitive. B ranks are people that just need a little nudge and they'll be great.

Bastion just requires a lot of investment.

 

[Eric WK]

Symmetra attack on payload isn't half bad actually. Turrets on the truck can take people off guard. Her ultimate of course is pretty useless but she isn't completely dead weight.

I actually lost an Anubis defense yesterday because an offensive Symmetra laid down a teleporter right outside the point following a strong push. It really took us by surprise.

 

[The Driver]

i hate when i get a good game with a nice mercy and then the game kicks us all out of the lobby and shes gone

rip

TBH I kinda hate how kick happy the game is in general. For any little thing the lobby you're in will disappear.

Run to the bathroom real quick in between matches

"Too bad, should have been scrolling ur stats m8".

Take a second to choose your character.

"Come on fam, your wasting everyone's time!" *30 seconds till enemy team attacks*

Roll over the enemy team and more than two of them quit.

"Your rando team is too gud, let's toss you out to sea with some new scrubs and see how hard you get rekt."

 

[ScribbleD]

I finally got something other than white, white, blue, white!

Spoiler

White, white, white, blue

 

[JeremyEtcetera]

Mmm, I disagree. I think it's more like...

S rank: McCree, Widowmaker, Tracer, Mercy, Lucio, Reinhardt, Reaper, Pharah, Junkrat
A rank: Winston, Soldier 76, Mei, Genji, Hanzo, Roadhog, Symmetra, Zarya
B rank: D.Va, Zenyatta, Torbjorn
C rank: Bastion

S ranks are almost always picked in competitive. B ranks are people that just need a little nudge and they'll be great.

Bastion just requires a lot of investment.

No way should Pharah be S-rank even if you saw her picked a lot. If I had a dollar for each time I've heard 'Justice rains from-AAUUUGH' I'd be pretty well off.

 

[Canucked]

The level 3 that got put on my team picked widow for dorado attack...

 

[Fugu]

Any tips and tricks to being a good Mercy?

Every time I try her out I find myself alone getting destroying being Tracer and Genji.

The main tip is to never be alone unless your position is obscure enough that nobody will find you. You should always be able to fly to one of your team mates -- preferably one that can do something useful if you get ganked. The most important aspect of playing as Mercy is staying alive, and the way to stay alive most of the time is to make it prohibitively difficult for your opponent to hit you. Don't get sniped, don't lead the charge, don't just go where the tank goes; hide and heal.

Get a feel for how fast you're gaining meter in a game and revive accordingly. If you have a roadhog on your team, chances are you can afford to revive pretty often. If you have a dual tank setup, you can probably revive with impunity. However, if your team is 5/6 Hanzo, you likely need to be very careful with your revives.


Most threats are manageable. Use the pistol if you have to. Having said that, get used to being killed by Genji's ult every single time. There is absolutely nothing you can do about it.

 

[exYle]

C-tier: Symmetra, Reaper, Widowmaker, Mei, Pharah, Zenyatta
D-tier: Hanzo, D.Va

That doesn't make sense. Hanzos are so much more devastating than Widows on console.

 

[Rhaknar]

Playing with a teammate who refuses to play any hero but Symmetra, even when on the attacking team in Payload map is... frustrating.

"Playing with a teammate that refuses"

You can pretty much have stop right there for this person to be someone I dont want to play with

 

[orthodoxy1095]

Zenyatta above bottom tier?

Pharah S tier?

Lucio not in S tier?

Torb in S tier on console?

Y'all are designing some whack-ass tier lists that make no sense.

 

[kromeo]

is there some way to break out of ice faster? when I freeze people I can sometimes barely get a shot off before they're free..

 

[Kayo Police]

That doesn't make sense. Hanzos are so much more devastating than Widows on console.

That's console though, On PC Widow, specifically a good Widow is absolutely a force of nature that can't be stopped.

 

[Lady Siara]

No way should Pharah be S-rank even if you saw her picked a lot. If I had a dollar for each time I've heard 'Justice rains from-AAUUUGH' I'd be pretty well off.

Using it low to the ground is usually the most successful in my experience. When you jump up high and use it, you're basically claiming "shoot me!" Flanking with it is also ridiculously effective.

Her damage on a direct hit is nuts and the splash is also quite powerful.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

That doesn't make sense. Hanzos are so much more devastating than Widows on console.

Hanzo is a bottom tier hero on either console or PC. At most, Widow and Hanzo could be in the same tier.

 

[Abstrusity]

Using it low to the ground is usually the most successful in my experience. When you jump up high and use it, you're basically claiming "shoot me!" Flanking with it is also ridiculously effective.

Her damage on a direct hit is nuts and the splash is also quite powerful.

Should be 150 direct with a smaller hitbox and like 20 for splash. >.> Blizz pls

 

[JeremyEtcetera]

That doesn't make sense. Hanzos are so much more devastating than Widows on console.

Theoretically they are because of hitbox, but they are not because of low use and when people finally do use them, they are either A. hurting their team by not helping enough or B. aiming terribly enough to not hit or not do enough damage to kill. They also rely on his skill 1 too much for luck and people miss a lot with his dragon.

Widowmaker fully charged is still a 1 hit kill for most characters with a controller. She has the slight edge over Hanzo in this regard.

 

[Rokam]

Experienced my first botter tonight, why the fuck even do it? For some cosmetic unlocks that do nothing... makes sense.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

I swear Hanzo is still overrated because of all those early Seagull videos and people becoming enamored with this idea of his ult being some consistent game-winner.

 

[Vitanimus]

any tips for D.Va? I can never really find an opportune time to use her defense matrix, and heroes like Reaper absolutely shred through her and destroy my mech, which is the equivalent of being dead.

 

[JGLS]

Just got my 4th legendary skin at level 36, McCree's Vigilante. Never played with him before. Guess I'm going to fan the hammer before they nerf it.

 

[Wyndstryker]

Using it low to the ground is usually the most successful in my experience. When you jump up high and use it, you're basically claiming "shoot me!" Flanking with it is also ridiculously effective.

Her damage on a direct hit is nuts and the splash is also quite powerful.

My most successful pharah ults were right behind a reinhardt. So yeah, doing it with cover, low to the ground, or behind a tank is the most ideal than just shooting high. Hell sometimes just walking right behind a widowmaker and using an ult is better just for the sheer satisfaction of it

 

[JeremyEtcetera]

I swear Hanzo is still overrated because of all those early Seagull videos and people becoming enamored with this idea of his ult being some consistent game-winner.

People don't understand that his ult is meant for combos or sneak attacks, not just to shoot out and hope for the best. Reinhardt did hammer down? Use Hanzo ult and finish the job. Zarya use ult to bring enemy team together? Dragon them down. Roadhog pushing people into a corner with his super shotgun ult? Dragon time.

 

[Satch]

any tips for D.Va? I can never really find an opportune time to use her defense matrix, and heroes like Reaper absolutely shred through her and destroy my mech, which is the equivalent of being dead.

switch sis, she's the worst hero in the game

alternatively you need to use your abilities to go around behind their teammates. use your defense matrix when youre approaching someone and then shoot them from point blank range. you can use the boost and the defense matrix at the same time. also dont be afraid to run away

the hitbox for her "head" is in the middle of the mech's chest, so she dies very quickly to just about anyone that doesn't panic


reaper shreds through all of the tanks, it's his niche.

 

[XenoRaven]

I'm starting to see a lot more Roadhog and double tank comps. It's pretty rough. People don't know how to combine fire.

 

[SodiumBenzoate]

Why do people always recommend Pharah against turrets or Bastion. She doesn't have enough mobility in the air to dodge Bastion spray and the turrets auto lock anyway. Against multiple turrets she might be able to get one down with popping in and out of cover but she'll get taken out just as fast as anyone else.
Junkrat is the solution here.

https://twitter.com/notch/status/740997022535163905

 

[Vitanimus]

switch sis, she's the worst hero in the game

you can use the boost and the defense matrix at the same time. also dont be afraid to run away

wait, what

all those pointless bastion deaths... thanks tho

 

[Plywood]

I'm starting to see a lot more Roadhog and double tank comps. It's pretty rough. People don't know how to combine fire.

Teamwork? I'm sorry this game is Overwatch.

 

[Dead Prince]

lol that was the worst mcree POTG i saw from the other team i want to throw up. he couldn't even hit a person just fucking standing there with 4 shots. he had to move in closer to hit them. then he did high noon and killed 2 people. LOL

 

[Zemm]

this is the most casual shooter i've ever played, my girl just had play of the game.. she doesnt even know how to use the sticks properly lol

Have you not played CoD or Battlefront?