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i will never take competitive mode seriously as long as matches are longer than quick play maybe if i had a team of six regulars to play with at all times but until that happens the ability to have teams shuffled early and often is far too important
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There's no reason not to play competitive unless the match times are too long for your current session. You might as well get the reward and the competitive points for a stupid golden gun. That's what I tell myself to fight my ranked anxiety. All my friends are higher ranked than me and whenever we play together we always lose and I get blamed despite having a good performance. I solo queue almost exclusively due to that.
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Jul 21, 2016 18:43
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Vermain posted:I think what ended up happening with McCree was that, after the nerf, people could finally play Roadhog again, and the data revealed that Roadhog does McCree's theoretical job (an anti-flanker and general pick maker) perfectly while also being vastly more counterable than a good McCree. I'm personally fine with McCree being the midrange hitscan specialist, but they need to figure out something to do with FtH, given that it is both a poor fit for his new role and totally useless a good 80% of the time. I think it's ok for it to be a 20% of the time useful specialist tool. Plus, it does some terrifying things if you're Ana ultimated.
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Jul 21, 2016 18:51
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Tuxedo Catfish posted:i will never take competitive mode seriously as long as matches are longer than quick play Same. I don't care if they give more points towards another level, it's not worth it when KOTH can be a full five-game set that feels like it's dragging on forever. It's enough to make you want to leave when KOTH is selected instead of payload pushing.
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Jul 21, 2016 18:51
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playing 5 KOTH maps in a row would actually be a plus for me there's just no universe in which playing 5 Hanamuras in a row is even remotely acceptable
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Jul 21, 2016 19:01
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Tuxedo Catfish posted:playing 5 KOTH maps in a row would actually be a plus for me Playing Hanamura once isn't acceptable
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Jul 21, 2016 19:03
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I mean 90% of the time I'm solo queuing anyway so there's basically no reason for me to not play competitive unless time is a factor edit: what jackdarko said. Ironically, the 10% of times I am grouped up we play quickplay so we don't have to worry about armchair commanders leaping down each other's throats.
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Jul 21, 2016 19:16
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My new PC should be here tomorrow. I can't wait to play this stupid game with you guys and a mouse and keyboard instead of with pubbies on a PS4 controller 
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Jul 21, 2016 19:19
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Also, I main Ana thanks!
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Jul 21, 2016 19:24
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JackDarko posted:There's no reason not to play competitive unless the match times are too long for your current session. You might as well get the reward and the competitive points for a stupid golden gun. That's what I tell myself to fight my ranked anxiety. All my friends are higher ranked than me and whenever we play together we always lose and I get blamed despite having a good performance. I solo queue almost exclusively due to that. Could they not give you tips? Also wouldnt you drag down the matchmaking your share so it your friends brought you they'd face easier teams?
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Jul 21, 2016 19:39
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Office Sheep posted:Could they not give you tips? Also wouldnt you drag down the matchmaking your share so it your friends brought you they'd face easier teams? No, they don't offer constructive criticism. We're usually a 3 man group, they refuse to play as a unit preferring to solo flank. Due to that the 3 man group we are usually placed against does coordinate, typically stacking their ults very well. Our group usually wins KOTH due to the nature of their layout preventing my friends from venturing too far from the team. I don't play with them anymore and I don't want to drag any goons down so I solo queue. Sincerely, A Rank 40 player.
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Jul 21, 2016 19:49
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JackDarko posted:No, they don't offer constructive criticism. We're usually a 3 man group, they refuse to play as a unit preferring to solo flank. Due to that the 3 man group we are usually placed against does coordinate, typically stacking their ults very well. Our group usually wins KOTH due to the nature of their layout preventing my friends from venturing too far from the team. I don't play with them anymore and I don't want to drag any goons down so I solo queue. I think you'd be fine with goons. There are a bunch around that level. Just communicate and ask how you can help better. That's probably true of all skill levels though. I'm only 44 and no one has given me grief about it.
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JackDarko posted:No, they don't offer constructive criticism. We're usually a 3 man group, they refuse to play as a unit preferring to solo flank. Due to that the 3 man group we are usually placed against does coordinate, typically stacking their ults very well. Our group usually wins KOTH due to the nature of their layout preventing my friends from venturing too far from the team. I don't play with them anymore and I don't want to drag any goons down so I solo queue. Your friends sound like huge dicks.
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Jastiger posted:This is what I was saying earlier. I'm not saying Pharaoh should be able to fly with impunity and you should always seek cover and be smart with the jump jets. But with these changes it seems its bad for Pharah to fly AT ALL. Its almost a complete shut down of the hero if the other team is paying attention. nice meltdown (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Jul 21, 2016 20:11
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Tuxedo Catfish posted:playing 5 KOTH maps in a row would actually be a plus for me yea I'm totally fine with bo5 koth but time bank on the 2cp maps is just awful it feels like such a waste of time to lose after 4+ rounds of time bank. at least koth maps have 3 different areas to play on, rather than just doing the exact same thing every round
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Jul 21, 2016 20:11
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if there aren't going to do stopwatch i wish they'd do that thing Sirlin suggested and make tiebreaker KOTH maps set in the same location as the payload / 2CP maps
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JackDarko posted:No, they don't offer constructive criticism. We're usually a 3 man group, they refuse to play as a unit preferring to solo flank. Due to that the 3 man group we are usually placed against does coordinate, typically stacking their ults very well. Our group usually wins KOTH due to the nature of their layout preventing my friends from venturing too far from the team. I don't play with them anymore and I don't want to drag any goons down so I solo queue. What platform do you play on?
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Jul 21, 2016 20:15
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How far forward does D.Va's barrier extend? Or, put another way, can I stand a ways behind a teammate and expect the barrier to cover them without my fat mech blocking their view? The D.Va barrier change is pretty great, I'm actually paying attention to things like clip size/reload time for pharahs and reapers now for it.
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Jul 21, 2016 20:49
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Fibby Boy posted:What platform do you play on? PC and PS4.
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Jul 21, 2016 21:05
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JackDarko posted:PC and PS4. I will play with you on ps4 and possibly drag you up from rank 40 hell. At the very least I could possibly drag you to 48-50ish. I'm hovering around rank 51-53 myself.
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Jul 21, 2016 21:08
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Fibby Boy posted:I will play with you on ps4 and possibly drag you up from rank 40 hell. At the very least I could possibly drag you to 48-50ish. I'm hovering around rank 51-53 myself. I'd love to play with you my PSN: NotAntagonist
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Tuxedo Catfish posted:if there aren't going to do stopwatch i wish they'd do that thing Sirlin suggested and make tiebreaker KOTH maps set in the same location as the payload / 2CP maps But don't you understand, some pro teams are better at koth than others so this gives them an advantage so we can't do that
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Jul 21, 2016 21:12
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yook posted:How far forward does D.Va's barrier extend? Or, put another way, can I stand a ways behind a teammate and expect the barrier to cover them without my fat mech blocking their view? Yes, you can do this.
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Had a sweet 10 minute Reinhardt duel this morning where I got dicked on for three solid minutes until I figured out his approach and poo poo on him the rest of the game. He got total Reinhardt-blindness near the end and was so focused on killing me in overtime that he rocket charged toward me. Off of the payload he was supposed to be escorting. I don't remember who said it but when there are two Reinhardts in a game it's like nothing else matters.
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JackDarko posted:I'd love to play with you my PSN: NotAntagonist Hit up Onshorebread on psn. I generally look for an excuse to play Zenyatta but also am decent with Zarya, S76, and Junkrat.
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JackDarko posted:I'd love to play with you my PSN: NotAntagonist I hover around 46 so I'll add you too.
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Jul 21, 2016 21:31
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JackDarko posted:I'd love to play with you my PSN: NotAntagonist There's a ps4 goon group that has I think a few hundred people on it. You can add me as PSN: dehsa. There's a pretty nice group of atleast 10-15 people who are on regularly and don't spend the whole game whining or being socially bankrupt.
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Soothing Vapors posted:Had a sweet 10 minute Reinhardt duel this morning where I got dicked on for three solid minutes until I figured out his approach and poo poo on him the rest of the game. He got total Reinhardt-blindness near the end and was so focused on killing me in overtime that he rocket charged toward me. Off of the payload he was supposed to be escorting. That's the best part about playing Rein, you almost always have a sworn enemy. And actually outplaying that enemy gives your team a huge advantage, unlike two Tracers battling it out in some distant corner or something like that.
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Ehud posted:Also, I main Ana I don't understand the concept of 'maining' in a game like this where your character selection should be based on how your team is doing/progressing through the game. Are you going to main Ana if there is a mercy and a lucio? No, you'd probably swap (at least I'd hope so)
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f1av0r posted:There's a ps4 goon group that has I think a few hundred people on it. You can add me as PSN: dehsa. There's a pretty nice group of atleast 10-15 people who are on regularly and don't spend the whole game whining or being socially bankrupt. yea, search for goonerwatch and you should find it
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I'm starting a party to play competitive on PS4, my goon buddy and I are mid-50s. add me @ adamsolo3000, namaste
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Revert mcree to prenerf, add a cool down to fan the hammer. Done. Murders flankers, can't Insta murder tanks. I'm sure I'm stupid and overlooking something, but really don't see why this wouldn't work
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Huge Obamacare Fan posted:Revert mcree to prenerf, add a cool down to fan the hammer. Done. Murders flankers, can't Insta murder tanks. I'm sure I'm stupid and overlooking something, but really don't see why this wouldn't work pre nerf, fan the hammer did 70 damage per shot and fired 6 times that's 420 damage (widow's fully charged headshot does like 350 for comparison), ie zarya is dead if every hit lands and basically everyone but roadhog dies to the one fan plus a regular hit. it also completely invalidates reaper. it doesn't matter if you can't do it twice in a row fast, that's too much damage
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diapermeat posted:I don't understand the concept of 'maining' in a game like this where your character selection should be based on how your team is doing/progressing through the game. I was JK 
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Manatee Cannon posted:pre nerf, fan the hammer did 70 damage per shot and fired 6 times Well poo poo, didn't recall it being so gnarly. So slight damage reduction plus a cool down, even a really short one. Nearly every other character has a limit to their secondary attacks, just never understood why his didn't when you don't even need to wait for a reload if you roll
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We've basically come full circle on mccree. Remember what he was like before they nerfed his longer range damage? Because that's where he is again. We even had a nice big whine about it in the whining thread way back in may.LITERALLY MY FETISH posted:This is the big problem I have with mccree. He shouldn't be as effective as he is at all ranges, give his revolver some fuckin spread so you have to actually be close to people you want to kill so he can actually have counters. He can still be the counterpick to tracer/genji and not also be a viable counterpick to widowmaker and soldier 76.
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As a person with a gaming hobby that I engage in for the purposes of fun, entertainment, and also relaxation, I regularly engage in forms of gaming that I find not fun, not entertaining, and not relaxing, for the express purpose of acquiring a prestigious cosmetic. On Internet discussion forums I will frequently bemoan the traumatic injustice of Blizzard forcing me to do these things.
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I found this youtube video, because I like to listen to opiniony Overwatch stuff while I work, and his suggestion for aiming practice is great. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFIritvrMxY The short of it, for those of you who don't want to waste your time watching some rando on Youtube: * Skirmish mode custom game * vs 6 Anas * With 200% damage * With headshots only Because Ana can't headshot, you can just safely practice aiming without worrying about dying. I'm excited to get some real aiming practice without stinking up teams with my potato aim.
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Overwatch patch is live on consoles and they nerfed Symmetra??? They decreased her turret damage by 30% which was not necessary at all. 
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