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Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

Valve just restricted the API the gambling sites used to make them unable to serve as middlemen, essentially shutting them all down.

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Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

"Summer Games" Patch also had some changes

http://us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20747925082

quote:

ALL PLATFORMS

Please note that the following changes will apply to all platforms unless marked with a [PC Only] tag.

PATCH HIGHLIGHTS

New Seasonal Event: Summer Games
Crack your knuckles, stretch those hamstrings, and turn up the volume—the Summer Games are here! From now through August 22, players can earn Summer Games Loot Boxes, collect over 100 seasonal items, and challenge their friends to a futuristic soccer match in our new brawl: Lúcioball!

To learn more about the Summer Games, click here.

GENERAL UPDATES

Competitive Play
Players who leave a competitive match before its conclusion will now have to wait for at least 10 minutes before joining another competitive match
During subsequent rounds on Assault maps (Hanamura, Temple of Anubis, and Volskaya Industries), the amount of time provided for team assembly has been reduced

Miscellaneous
Added Lúcio as an AI hero in Practice vs. AI, Play vs. AI, and Custom Game modes
Several minor, behind-the-scenes improvements have been made to the in-game matchmaker


MAP BALANCE UPDATES
Made several minor adjustments across Watchpoint: Gibraltar to ensure better balance for defending and attacking teams


USER INTERFACE
Made several minor improvements to the way hero selection tips work:
The "No Builder" and "No Sniper Hero" warnings have been removed
"No Support Hero" now reads as "No Healer" (does not apply to Symmetra)

Hero selection tips are no longer displayed during team assembly in a Brawl
Zenyatta's Transcendence speed increase is now noted on the Hero Details screen
Players can now select which type of Loot Box (standard or seasonal) they'd like to open next
[PC Only] Players can now set an FPS cap by selecting "Custom" from the “Limit FPS” dropdown


BUG FIXES

General
Fixed a bug where Widowmaker’s “Noire” skin and the Origins Edition skins would not count towards unlock progress of the “Decked Out” Achievement
Fixed a bug where “The Path Is Closed” Achievement could not be obtained by D.Va while in her mech
[PC Only] Fixed a bug where players were unable to use the “Join Game” option from the social menu on their friends
Fixed a bug that caused Custom Games to ignore the “Return to Lobby” setting when the game mode was set to Competitive
Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the Tutorial to become unplayable after players switched heroes
[PC Only] Fixed a display bug with the mouse cursor for Windows systems using a 16-bit desktop
[PC Only] Removed developer option to disable all shadows via the settings file

Maps
Fixed a bug causing the “old timey” end-of-round music filter on Hollywood to remain active after leaving a match
Fixed a bug that kept the 30-seconds-remaining music from activating correctly on Payload maps.

Heroes
Fixed a bug that was affecting the majority of Ana’s “Most in Game” career statistics
Fixed a bug that caused Ana’s Biotic Grenade to miss an allied Reaper while in Wraith Form
Fixed a bug with that caused Junkrat’s “Jester” and “Fool” skins to incorrectly display during a Highlight Intro
Fixed a bug that kept Soldier: 76’s Ultimate charge meter from displaying progress gained for the Tactical Visor ability in the Tutorial
Fixed a bug that caused the visuals and sound effects on Reinhardt’s Rocket Hammer to malfunction when hitting an enemy
Fixed a bug that caused Widowmaker’s “Widow’s Kiss” spray to be replaced by the “Je Te Vois” spray

Competitive Play
Fixed a bug that kept grouped players from being able to rejoin a match when disconnected
Fixed a bug that caused a player’s Skill Rating to be displayed incorrectly when rejoining a match in progress

A.I.
Fixed an issue hindering Ana from restoring allies to full health
Fixed an issue allowing Reaper to use Wraith Form to escape in situations where he should be stunned

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

[Watchpoint: Gibralter]
Removed Shuttle in second hanger, replaced it with death pit filled with snakes

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

You don't anything for a brawl besides normal exp.

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

Sindai posted:

Apparently while changing Gibralter they accidentally made it so that the attackers in sudden death need to reach the last point instead of the first one.

harsh but fair imo

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

Chin Strap posted:

So what's the fastest exp grind to maximize crates for this? Lucioball? QP? Comp (doubtful)?

QP with a group (group bonus), on a class you usually get one gold medal on (medal bonus), never break from what the matchmaker throws at you (consecutive game bonus), and winning as much as possible (winning bonus).

But don't grind and burn yourself out on the game please.

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

pakman posted:

Did seagull's team actually go with NRG?

https://twitter.com/NRGgg/status/760882147867578368

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

Blizzard need of complete control with an iron fist also help them compared to TF2 because the chances of them putting in a Steam Workshop style thing that gets filled up with epic random meme skins which promptly get voted into the game is basically none.

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

it's because they live in a house where they scrim overwatch as a day job after quitting their actual jobs

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

Blizzard doesn't send you a notice that your report was acted on but they do respond to them with punishment, if the whininess on battlenet forums is an indication.

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

blizzard finally posted what the end of season rewards for comp mode are

http://us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20748074764

quote:

2 hours ago
(Edited)

Hey, everyone.

With the first season of Competitive Play coming to an end very soon, we wanted to lay out a few key dates and important pieces of information regarding the upcoming season roll.

DATE AND TIMES

Season 1 will officially end on Wednesday, August 17 at 5:00 p.m. PT (August 18 at 12:00 a.m. UTC). For time zone assistance, and to see when Season 1 will end in your region, visit thetimezoneconverter.com.

Season 2 is currently scheduled to launch on September 6, but this could shift as we continue to work on system improvements. We will be sure to share the exact date and time as we get closer to its release.

SEASON 1 REWARDS

If you completed your placement matches during Season 1, you will eligible to receive a special spray and player icon. These will be unlocked automatically when you log into your account the first time after the season ends. If at any point during the season you managed to break into the Top 500 players on your platform (and in your region), you’ll receive an extra player icon and animated spray on top of the other seasonal rewards.

Aside from sprays and icons, you’ll also receive a number of Competitive Points based on the maximum skill rating you achieved during the season.

Here’s the Skill Rating (SR) to Competitive Point (CP) breakdown for Season 1:
SR 0-39: 10 CPs
SR 40-45: 20 CPs
SR 46-49: 40 CPs
SR 50-52: 60 CPs
SR 53-55: 80 CPs
SR 56-59: 120 CPs
SR 60-64: 200 CPs
SR 65+: 300 CPs



STAY TUNED!

Throughout Season 1, we’ve been listening to the community and modifying our plans based on your feedback. We really appreciate hearing your opinions, and can’t thank you enough for taking the time to help us make Overwatch better.

We’re excited about the future of Competitive Play, and we'll be talking more about Season 2 in the coming weeks. Until then, keep your eyes on playoverwatch.com, as well as our Twitter and Facebook pages for the latest news.

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

He also couldn't look behind him in turret form with the shield, making him an even more severe "can you flank? y(win)/n(lose)" newbie check.

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

CJacobs posted:

I like death blossom but I acknowledge it is not fair to my enemies that I can just kill them and there's nothing they can do if there's a lucio near me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqRCmBzpriE

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

hail satan

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

Hydrocodone posted:

Will Zarya's barriers completely mitigate a single hit heavier than their 200 health value? Like if she barriers herself and takes a single 300-damage hit, will she be left at full health or will she take 100?

Barriers completely negate the hit, even if it depletes it. It's why you can tank junkrat and dva ults even though they do more than 200 damage.

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

At least fourth of my matches in QP had chances of lol random comps like 6 torbs or comps designed to be grindy and unfun like the time we had to grind through 2 bastions, torb ,lucio, rein, and junkrat (a couple of pharahs destroy this quite nicely)

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

PersonalGenius posted:

Can we all agree that the goth bird ballerina Windowmaker skins are the worst?

you mispelled goth-industrial Zarya skins

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

Replace her weapon with the shock rifle from Unreal Tournament, complete with the shock combo imo

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

Dyz posted:

Just because it's not some irredeemable shitshow doesn't mean it isn't a really mediocre shooter. It suffers from a huge lack of content. Characters aren't the only thing in a game; different play modes and maps matter as well.

TF2 launched with 2 modes, CTF and CP, and 6 maps and one was Hydro so that's more like 5 maps.

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

Edit: Whoops wrong thread

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

It's just "gg ez" and some variations on that.

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

Help Im Alive posted:

Why hasn't Mercy asked D.Va or Tracer if she can borrow one of their pistols

Mercy's pistol actually has better DPS then D.Va pistol. :eng101:

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

They actually have the same projectile speed, the smaller model of D.Va's bullets just make it look like they are going faster

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

Considering he's the guy who got muted for being abusive to teammates and complained about in thread it's a given.

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

Kashuno posted:

I can't seem to get winston. Any other tank cool I got it down but every time I play Winston I feel like a joke

read this and be enlightened: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3777487&userid=115223&perpage=40&pagenumber=2#post463029330

it will allow you to do this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKzKR4Q_b1o

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

I believe that HandBrake is the program

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

Laser, it has higher DPS and will tear through people faster then grenades even with AOE damage.

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

That whole design is bad.

On death: is this final blow or anyone who participated in the kill. why not make this damage projectile or some kind of position cloud that can be avoided with skilled play rather then a strict "have less fun" ability

LMB: how would you know which wall are passable and which are not without making the ui horribly busy or ugly

Left shift: What's to prevent someone from just spamming this and leaving a team with a man down.

E: You've managed to create a team trolling ability worse then Mei's wall. Is it kills anywhere on the map or just within a certain radius of this explosion? What's to prevent people from just hanging way back and using it to debuff teammates and not enemies?

Ult: There are ults that can't be interrupted such as transcendence and self destruct. How does it interact with those?

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

Panfilo posted:

I can't wait to see the tears when we have Sombra able to go invisible as part of her kit.

Unless she had a movement ability this would make her super bad because infinite ammo would give you no reason to just spycheck spam everywhere when the invisable lady is on the other team.

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

It's possible to get POTG on just one doot, if you hit the right one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqRCmBzpriE

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

On Anubis the first point isn't that hard to take with a coordinated push, and the second point is incredibly easy to steamroll with ults gained from the first point push, due to the main fighting area being a square with no cover.

A single gravton combo can basically wipe the defenders unless they play way far back and give the offense a good foothold.

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

Any ability should be useful in all game modes so you don't run into the Symmmetra on offense problem.

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

Reaper can wraith form out of a freeze and puts out so much damage at Mei's M1 engagement range that if you are losing 1v1s vs mei it's your own fault.

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004


Most pressing and important concern now fixed

quote:

Fixed a bug preventing any non-default sprays from appearing during the Play of the Game

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

Demo pipes have significantly faster projectile speed and sticky bombs are much more powerful and useful damage and movement wise. If you you replaced junkrat with the demoman he would be the strongest character in the game.

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

It's going to make hitting direct rockets easier, which will help her get picks.

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

does she actually deal any significant damage

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

China actually sent all pro players.

Their pros just aren't as good as the rest of the world's.

Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

Sombra's gun is apparently complete garbage due to the spread and low damage, making the concerns of Sombra suddenly just eliminating you from cloak irrelevant

quote:

KarasuTengu#1295 - Today at 3:01 PM
ok
her gun is loving poo poo
goddamn

KarasuTengu#1295 - Today at 3:02 PM
hollywood point A, i have to dump 45 rounds into mccree to kill

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Zikan
Feb 29, 2004

Specifically damage to non-health shields

So Rein's barrier, D.Va's defense matrix, Mei's ice wall, and zarya's bubbles do not charge ult. Shooting someone who has health that is shields like zarya or symmertra does charge ult.

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