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Overwatch: Sombra and Arcade mode now live for all platforms
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So 1v1 confirmed a few things to me:
I suck as tracer, reaper, and Hanzo.
Widow on console still doesn't feel great.
I make dumb mistakes with Genji and Mei.
And I'm an aerial God as Pharah.
Also Symetra is not fun to play...
Also Sombra in 1v1 and 3v3 isn't fun to me.
In 3v3 I'm really good as Mei, Zarya, roadhog, and Pharah.
Need to get a regular group for 3s. It's a lot of fun even solo queue
I suck as tracer, reaper, and Hanzo.
Widow on console still doesn't feel great.
I make dumb mistakes with Genji and Mei.
And I'm an aerial God as Pharah.
Also Symetra is not fun to play...
Also Sombra in 1v1 and 3v3 isn't fun to me.
In 3v3 I'm really good as Mei, Zarya, roadhog, and Pharah.
Need to get a regular group for 3s. It's a lot of fun even solo queue
Bjoern the Smexy
Member
I loooooove that Pharah buff!
Her rockets actually do comprehensible splash damage now. The jetpack boost is just the cherry on top.
Also did they buff Widowmaker? Or did I just get better with her?
Anyway, the new Arcade mode is awesome. Loot boxes up the whazoo. Got 4 loot boxes in less than an hour. And didn't even get a single Sombra unlockable. I think they upped the amount of duplicates and/or credits you get from loot boxes to compensate for their commonness.
But I'm okay with that. Now I don't have to level up like an idiot (or post money) to get the skin or PotG intro that I want.
Her rockets actually do comprehensible splash damage now. The jetpack boost is just the cherry on top.
Also did they buff Widowmaker? Or did I just get better with her?
Anyway, the new Arcade mode is awesome. Loot boxes up the whazoo. Got 4 loot boxes in less than an hour. And didn't even get a single Sombra unlockable. I think they upped the amount of duplicates and/or credits you get from loot boxes to compensate for their commonness.
But I'm okay with that. Now I don't have to level up like an idiot (or post money) to get the skin or PotG intro that I want.
Bjoern the Smexy
Member
Don't forget that you can't hack anything through a shield, be it that if Reinhardt, Winston or Zarya.
Not sure about D.Va's shield though.
Finaika
Member
4K Overwatch :O
Dva's alt fire isn't a shield, so you can hack her through it. It'll disable her alt fire, and her booster, leaving her vulnerable.
Also of note with Sombra is her Ult will knock out shields. Not just winston/zarya/rein ones if they're up, but shielded health too. This means any Zenyattas will go down to 100 max health, Zarya will be 200 max health, etc.
Sombra's only really problem is her toolkit isn't very clear sometimes what it does. Hacking eliminates abilities, but alt fires/passives stay in tact. There are a few instances where this isn't the case though, so you have to figure it out on a class by class basis.
It's very simple.
Get a mortgage and a stressful job.
Find very little time to learn and play video games let alone get better at them. Sometimes you just want to jump in and play something fun and dumb.
I go into quick match because competitive is where you go to get serious. I can find matches way faster and decrease instancing if I go into competitive, but I know my place and respect people who want to take the game seriously.
With 1 character for quick matches its even more evident who's underpowered and who's overpowered.
Sombra needs her gun damage nerfed. The fact that her weapon can kill tracer faster then tracer via dps is proof enough.
Dva is very strong now, her buffs make her a little more threatening. But I feel like the hp buff alongside the movement speed increase might had been too much. She's not OP but highly above average.
Winston is still weak as ever. I love playing him, but his shield is far too weak, his weapon doesn't have enough range nor does it do enough damage one of the two needs to be updated, jumping seems pointless since of his huge size he's a bullet sponge that can easily be targeted and taken out. His on by benefit is timing his ultimate just right but even then people can easily take you out since his knock back keeps him from taking people out efficiently unless you get people next to a wall or off a cliff.
And we are still waiting on those Symmetra changes....
Sombra needs her gun damage nerfed. The fact that her weapon can kill tracer faster then tracer via dps is proof enough.
Dva is very strong now, her buffs make her a little more threatening. But I feel like the hp buff alongside the movement speed increase might had been too much. She's not OP but highly above average.
Winston is still weak as ever. I love playing him, but his shield is far too weak, his weapon doesn't have enough range nor does it do enough damage one of the two needs to be updated, jumping seems pointless since of his huge size he's a bullet sponge that can easily be targeted and taken out. His on by benefit is timing his ultimate just right but even then people can easily take you out since his knock back keeps him from taking people out efficiently unless you get people next to a wall or off a cliff.
And we are still waiting on those Symmetra changes....
I don't think this is correct. Although Sombra is more forgiving with the big clip.
You are a terrible tracer if you are losing to sombra 1v1. Sombras gun does pitiful dmg.
You clearly didn't watch the world cup. Winston is insane in the right hands.
I will have full health and put some damage on Sombra, she hacks me, we both release a full clip while I have 100% accuracy on her with full health as well. She still won via DPS.
Permanently A
Junior Member
Winston is an absolute beast, no pun intended.
Earthpainting
Member
None of the arcade modes worked for me yesterday. You'd either be stuck waiting for a game for six minutes, or it would find one but not actually connect. Both types ended up with an error.
Quick play was kind of messy, and people seemed a little frustrated in chat. Most people seemed to want to try to be Sombra, but she was naturally insta-locked the moment the selection screen popped up. Folks were using colourful language to ask people to switch away to someone else for both this reason, and that a Sombra was often not the greatest pick for the task at hand. DVa, Soldier and Pharah were also present in pretty much every match, probably because they were rebalanced and people wanted to get a feel for them. I only got to try out Pharah of the four, but her increased mobility will take some time getting used to. Some king of the hill maps now let you do a pretty sustained assault at the point from pretty much all the way at spawn. Winston and Symmetra are still left in the dust, which is unfortunate. Not sure what the hold-up is.
Not really liking the Zarya tweaks. By decreasing the rate she charges up, you have to remain in the heat of combat more often and longer to maintain charge, and Zarya is kind of bad as tanking fire. This is made worse by the fact that it takes longer to finish people off, putting her at constant risk when you play her as a tank. This is all not even taking Sombra into consideration, who also robs her of the only ability that keeps her alive. Not sure if she was ever great as a pure tank, but these changes just make her even less of one. I fear that killing Zarya like this is going to cement DVa's honorary Shimada sibling status.
Not sure how I feel about the increases of Ult costs either. Making them charge slower, also had the side-effect of people holding on to them longer. I had some matches where no one used their ults until the very last push/defence efforts of that round. We'll see how I feel about these changes in a few months, but thus far they didn't give the best first impression.
Quick play was kind of messy, and people seemed a little frustrated in chat. Most people seemed to want to try to be Sombra, but she was naturally insta-locked the moment the selection screen popped up. Folks were using colourful language to ask people to switch away to someone else for both this reason, and that a Sombra was often not the greatest pick for the task at hand. DVa, Soldier and Pharah were also present in pretty much every match, probably because they were rebalanced and people wanted to get a feel for them. I only got to try out Pharah of the four, but her increased mobility will take some time getting used to. Some king of the hill maps now let you do a pretty sustained assault at the point from pretty much all the way at spawn. Winston and Symmetra are still left in the dust, which is unfortunate. Not sure what the hold-up is.
Not really liking the Zarya tweaks. By decreasing the rate she charges up, you have to remain in the heat of combat more often and longer to maintain charge, and Zarya is kind of bad as tanking fire. This is made worse by the fact that it takes longer to finish people off, putting her at constant risk when you play her as a tank. This is all not even taking Sombra into consideration, who also robs her of the only ability that keeps her alive. Not sure if she was ever great as a pure tank, but these changes just make her even less of one. I fear that killing Zarya like this is going to cement DVa's honorary Shimada sibling status.
Not sure how I feel about the increases of Ult costs either. Making them charge slower, also had the side-effect of people holding on to them longer. I had some matches where no one used their ults until the very last push/defence efforts of that round. We'll see how I feel about these changes in a few months, but thus far they didn't give the best first impression.
You shouldn't be getting hacked as tracer, as any damage done to the sombra stops the hack.
Newtype-001
Member
Ehh i think winston is in a good place right now.
I play in platinum from bottom to top and have done well with him so its not like you need to be insanely good. Hes not main tank. you need to jump in and jump out. Time engagements and have good positioning.
Heres some good winston play from the world cup
Every Winston Play by Miro at Overwatch World Cup 2016
That's definitely not true. Especially if you threw some damage on her first.
What did they change?
D.Va wrecked before...IF you had a competent healer. 100 more HP and +25% increase to movement speed while shooting sound amazing though, can't wait to get home and play
Also lol @D.Va being the only hero basically unaffected by the Ult nerf across the board since she gets increased charge speed in the very same update
Also lol @D.Va being the only hero basically unaffected by the Ult nerf across the board since she gets increased charge speed in the very same update
Only for the baby D.Va "Call Mech" ult.
Oh. Maan. Still good, I suppose.
th4tguy
Member
So I've been working my way down the line of heroes getting each heroes two trophies, then moving to the next. It's been great for learning each hero.
My question is how are these new changes going to effect the ease/ difficulty of the existing trophies?
Example: Tracer has a stick 4 people with your ult trophy in one match.
Ult rates are reduced now and instead of getting 4-5 ults per match, you are now only getting 3-4. This should make getting this trophy much harder as there is little room for error.
My question is how are these new changes going to effect the ease/ difficulty of the existing trophies?
Example: Tracer has a stick 4 people with your ult trophy in one match.
Ult rates are reduced now and instead of getting 4-5 ults per match, you are now only getting 3-4. This should make getting this trophy much harder as there is little room for error.
HP buff +100 and 25% increased movement speed when attacking. Yes baby.
You need to back off. The spread on Sombra's gun is insanely terrible, but if you rush her, she will out gun you. Tracer can do the same amount of damage Sombra can from father away, you should always be attacking her at midrange.
But that passive heal is still way too slow. If we compare heals per second this is what we get.
Ana: 75 (per shot)
Zen: 30 (per second)
Mercy: 60 (per second)
Lucio: 12.5 (per second) -> Amp it Up -> 36 health per second (lasting for just 3 seconds)
Now with the update:
Amp It Up
Healing-per-second has been decreased by 10%
I mean, it is true that Lucio is not particularly chosen for his healing abilities. He's mainly chosen because of his speed. However, he's still a support, he is also used for healing and the fact that he's been nerfed twice in a row is just a biiiiiiiiiiiiit ridiculous.
I'll still make him work, tho. You can't stop dis beat, bois.
Uiki
Member
No one is picking lucio for heals.
Unless they'll add a hero with the ability to give speed, no matter how much they nerf him he will still be n.1 pick.
DeathoftheEndless
Crashing this plane... with no survivors!
I wouldn't mind a slight buff for him, but he's not too bad. When I play him, I leap whenever possible. The cooldown is short, it makes you tougher to hit, and it does damage. If you stand still as him, you'll get fucked up.
Hispanic! At the Disco
Member
I played him for the first time yesterday and was doing fantastic healing. He's still an acceptable healing choice.
FlutterPuffs
Member
Better anisotropic filtering and textures of the hero models. There was a comparison I saw just now.
Nothing major.
th4tguy
Member
Is there supersampling?
Oh, definitely! I still do pretty well with him. Last night I even got a POTG as him, lols.
My point was that, Blizz nerfing his healing was ridiculous because he's already a slow healer and no one really picks him because of his healing abilities. If they want people to stop choosing him in comp, they should've nerfed his speed or something.
Meh, it'll be okay.
Blackthorn
"hello?" "this is vagina"
Doesn't look like it, but the res should stick to 1080p as it was dynamic in the base game.
Vegetable Lasagna
Member
Not really. Since it now takes 25% longer to earn ults they had to reduce it for pilot D.VA to keep it close to the same as pre-patch for calling her mech. The health and movement speed buffs are definitely nice though.
I have those things. That's what makes it so frustrating when people want to line up to get candy from emoting Anas instead of capturing the point. Not everyone has time to look for actual games all day.
FlutterPuffs
Member
Dont think so. Played a few rounds today and cant notice much difference too. 1080p TV though.
Here's the comparison.
http://m.imgur.com/a/Pm5aD
Flyinmunky
Member
FlutterPuffs
Member
Look above your post!
Kor of Memory
Member
Thanks for the comparison. I realized last night the IQ became just slightly sharper on my 55" 4K TV and PRO. But I didn't know there was Pro update included in the 2.0 patch.
FlutterPuffs
Member
I'm not really good at 1v1. Won mine just now but boy, my heart was pumping throughout. Got lucky in the end because I guess my opponent panicked and forgot Recall can overturn the damage you took.
3v3? Took Lucio and followed Reaper around. 3-0 quick.
3v3? Took Lucio and followed Reaper around. 3-0 quick.