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Overwatch |OT9| There is no Cow Hero
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I appreciate the good Mei plays. I think you're the only one who can play her well in our stack like how I am with Junk. Off-meta Defense hero scumbags.
Mario aka badboy was also a good Mei but I haven't seen him on in weeks.
I'm breaking free! I end up as Rein a lot, I joke with Pinku because when I avoid Rein and all the spots fill up he ends up having to play Rein and we are doomed. Pinku's best comp character is Zen by far, so I rarely take a support spot in comp, though Pinku is trying to get better as Zarya.
UltimaPooh
Member
I've been trying to get better at Roadhog and Pharah.
I started playing Rein in QP. Been having a good win ratio with him. I play him sorta aggressive. Still can't use his Ult right tho.
Crimson_Justice
Member
I forget how this goes, but are we expecting Orisa to drop with the maintenance tonight? Or is she probably earlier in the day?
Nuno Pinto
Member
UltimaPooh
Member
I appreciate the good Mei plays. I think you're the only one who can play her well in our stack like how I am with Junk. Off-meta Defense hero scumbags.
Mario aka badboy was also a good Mei but I haven't seen him on in weeks.
Yea. Lots of the initial crowd aren't on anymore... Tho we still have a pretty healthy community going.
Also you should mix this into your Junk play... https://gfycat.com/KeenFrighteningHamadryad
Doug Heffernan
Member
I still don't know what to make of these Lucio changes. His new AOE radius is so small. I played a lot of Lucio in solo queue but I'm afraid he's no longer viable without a coordinated team. I guess Mercy is my new go-to for non-KOTH since Lucio is still a must pick for KOTH.
I think we have a good group. The biggest negative, myself included, is sometimes our positioning is really bad. Like we put ourselves into position to lose. I try to call out things I think when I can like back up push up stand here etc but I think we lose alot of games because of bad positioning
killdatninja
Banned
I appreciate the good Mei plays. I think you're the only one who can play her well in our stack like how I am with Junk. Off-meta Defense hero scumbags.
Mario aka badboy was also a good Mei but I haven't seen him on in weeks.
Hey! I used to have a good mei
. She was my best character but I stopped playing her half-way in season 2 and started maining tank and supports in season 2/3.Proof that my Mei used to be good... this might sound dumb but I don't want to touch her in QP because i don't want my losses to go up
And season 2, I was able to channel her inner demon.
UltimaPooh
Member
You have it in you to be the ultimate Junk troll.
I can see that. I see a few people who shouldn't be getting ahead of the Rein or Tanks... Taking on a little too much risk when the situation calls for being conservative.
Stay close as a group also helps with Rezs.
Nuno Pinto
Member
You just want the POTG, we all know it.
You just need to rez komaru when he asks and we should be fine
I think most of the problems sometimes come from being grouped up too closely. More than once we lost matches cuz enemy team used a Graviton and everyone is sucked in to be fucked up. We've had that happen lately in some matches. Anytime I see enemy Zarya, I'm staying the fuck away now, lol.
Nice to be grouped but we don't need to be rubbing hands.
UltimaPooh
Member
Don't we all? I mean that's the cherry on top to a winning formula.
You just need to rez komaru when he asks and we should be fine
True. If I had rezzed him we would have all gotten insane amounts of SR.
Young Liar
Member
I use Earthshatter for two scenarios. Initiating pushes and stopping pushes. A good deal of the latter involves putting down ulting Soldiers, Genjis, and Bastions, especially if they're nanoboosted. It also works well if you get Graviton Surge'd and the enemy team is coming from one direction. They usually drop all defenses to get in on the action.
I also like triggering it from behind the payload. There are people who still don't know it goes through it, with enemy Reins dropping their shield and leaving their entire team vulnerable.
I relish it when I'm against a Rein-less team. Unstoppable Earthshatters all game.
Just never use it when you're by yourself or only have a Lucio or Mercy with you, extreme situations aside like having only enemy squishies caught bunched up near you, ready to eat 2-3 uncontested hammer swings.
Nuno Pinto
Member
Yup, I didn't bought all those highlight intros for nothing.
Finishing the game with the team's hanzo alive gives extra SR. Lost opportunity there.
UltimaPooh
Member
I think they have changed the algorithm slightly tho. I have lost out to POTG with a four man rez to someone's double kill before.
Nuno Pinto
Member
Thankfully, I remember that time when the Mercy would always get the POTG, sometimes even with a single rez and assist.
But nothing beats the D.Va's POTG when they reduced the time of her ult by 1s. That was funny to see.
good tips.
UltimaPooh
Member
Yeah I think it's a thin line. You need to be on the otherside of the Tanks unless you're a flanker but you also don't want to be stacked. I always try to get in, heal, and then concentrate buffing DPS with an unstacked safe distance.
I try not to worry about the Tanks as much anymore... I try to keep them half way and above but DPS take priority as they will be the ones to drop someone if we're getting pushed.
blue_phazon
Member
If I put my PS4 in sleep mode, will it download the update while I'm at work?
UltimaPooh
Member
See ND.
Even the pro Mercy's say to die on point! It's not a conspiracy to get POTG!
https://youtu.be/_RAUprdVeRU
Very similar to my Mercy games.
killdatninja
Banned
It's supposed to, but it's never worked for me like ever, except for games I never play anymore. Maybe it's because I have OW open when I put it in rest mode?
Nuno Pinto
Member
That could've been me yesterday.
Only the part when she misses some shots.
UltimaPooh
Member
Haha. If only not for the Zarya ultimate.
Also just standing there. And trying to shoot at a Widow across the map.
On top of this, if in the middle of a team fight I know I can hit both healers or both tanks, I will earthshatter because that would cripple their team. Also, make sure your dps is with you before you shatter so you have some follow up on it.
If you shatter and don't get the opposing rein, make sure you're aware of his ult. Most will try to counter-shatter since Reins will generally drop shield and go ham after they shatter, so make sure it's ok to drop shield before you start swinging.
Like said above, solo shattering is worth it if you're countering an ult that has team wipe potential, like blade or tac visor (especially when either are nano boosted)
blue_phazon
Member
Nuno Pinto
Member
She got 5 of us... if only I would have stayed in the back... that potential 4-man rez POTG.
Now just imagine what kind of Ana player he is if he does something like that with Mercy.
Newtype-001
Member
Had a week away from OW and home due to spring break/vacation and coming back was rough in terms of actually "caring" about comp. Like I played I think 3 matches last night and just shrugged at it. This game has me do this weird binge of playing it non stop and then just out of nowhere saying "nahh im good for a little bit"
TheLetdown
Member
Hey! I used to have a good mei
Proof that my Mei used to be good... this might sound dumb but I don't want to touch her in QP because i don't want my losses to go up
And season 2, I was able to channel her inner demon.
That 69% win rate, dayum
I've fucked around a bit with Mei myself
And thats why you don't rez when enemy team hasn't used any big ults.
therealist
Member
Went from 2134 all the way down to 1100, lost like 10+ in a row. Slowly climbing back up though, mainly using Zarya/Ana. I have to step up my DPS game...everytime I'm required to be DPS I only disappoint
Play Pharah and just get picks on their Ana/Mercy. If you do that consistently, no way you are gonna drop from 2100 to 1100.
Newtype-001
Member
:x
I just wanted it to show up in the potm
I was actually wondering if the mercy would be ballsy enough to rez in such a small room.
Edit:
Top 100 zaryas on overbuff now
https://www.overbuff.com/players/pc/Newtype-21541/heroes/zarya?mode=competitive
I just scraped in by being #100 shhhhhh
I'd say between 3 to 5 SR solely based on my experience.
LurkerPrime
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Update is live. 660 MB.
Anytime mercy or zen ults and you have grav, you know it's gonna be good. Everyone will be grouped up because of it so as long as you have decent follow up easy 6k.
Guessing it's cos they don't keep track of ults when that happens though.
Sir Griffith
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She's here!