Post by: dohbot on Tue, 10 November 2015, 19:46:57
Post by: ghostjuggernaut on Tue, 10 November 2015, 19:50:16
Post by: dohbot on Tue, 10 November 2015, 20:02:34
I'm hyped. Still no invite though :(
At least we're together in this sorrow :'(
Post by: yowaffle on Tue, 10 November 2015, 20:05:32
Post by: dohbot on Tue, 10 November 2015, 20:15:02
I only know one person who is part of the closed beta and he likes it a lot so far. I'm really hoping to get an invite
By chance do you know his battletag and password?
Post by: yowaffle on Tue, 10 November 2015, 20:25:59
I only know one person who is part of the closed beta and he likes it a lot so far. I'm really hoping to get an invite
By chance do you know his battletag and password?
Unfortunately no :( we're not super close or anything so I don't feel comfortable asking
Post by: dohbot on Tue, 10 November 2015, 20:26:39
Damn.I only know one person who is part of the closed beta and he likes it a lot so far. I'm really hoping to get an invite
By chance do you know his battletag and password?
Unfortunately no :( we're not super close or anything so I don't feel comfortable asking
Post by: Flossed on Tue, 10 November 2015, 23:54:25
Post by: raymogi on Wed, 11 November 2015, 00:01:47
Might giveaway the beta code to GH member if I do get it.
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 11 November 2015, 00:18:02
That's a good business model, Assuming the game is worth playing.. If it's not good, then it'll just die like the million other Freemium shooters.
Post by: shibataken on Wed, 11 November 2015, 06:54:09
Post by: My_Thoughts on Wed, 11 November 2015, 07:28:36
Post by: Wannabe on Wed, 11 November 2015, 08:51:10
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 11 November 2015, 08:57:26
I'm pretty excited for this game. Haven't gotten into the beta. I am a little disappointed in Blizzard's reluctance to reveal their plans for content after release....whether new characters and maps will cost money etc.
Blizzard is fking stupid...
Why is Steam so powerful, because they created a CORE player base using free content..
THat's exactly what blizzard / Origin should do.. Release a Triple A for free.. Create the player base for ur software, THEN nickle and dime them with ****ty unsupported 3rd party stuff.
Post by: VinnyCordeiro on Wed, 11 November 2015, 08:58:27
Post by: Wannabe on Wed, 11 November 2015, 12:36:39
Post by: zlittell on Wed, 11 November 2015, 14:04:04
I got into hearthstone beta and barely used it because I was playing a lot of Pokemon in real life at the time so if I was going to play a virtual card game it would be play testing my decks in PTCGO to prepare for tourneys. Wish I could trade with the gods of fate on this one haha.
Post by: trees on Wed, 11 November 2015, 14:14:41
Post by: zlittell on Wed, 11 November 2015, 14:29:21
Post by: Oobly on Thu, 12 November 2015, 15:31:15
:D I'm seriously thinking of getting it. I love the graphics style and the gameplay looks really good to me.
Post by: jwaz on Fri, 20 November 2015, 22:25:07
Have to say, this game is super fun and easy to pick up.
Post by: dohbot on Fri, 20 November 2015, 22:42:45
Got into the beta for the stress test this weekend, anyone else?
Have to say, this game is super fun and easy to pick up.
Nope, but I am salty.
Post by: FrostyToast on Fri, 20 November 2015, 22:50:16
Does that piss any of you off?
Post by: dohbot on Fri, 20 November 2015, 22:52:00
Got into the beta weekend. Not even going to download it.:eek:
Does that piss any of you off?
Post by: FrostyToast on Fri, 20 November 2015, 23:14:53
Got into the beta weekend. Not even going to download it.:eek:
Does that piss any of you off?
If I'm going to play Overwatch, then I am going to binge it for more than just a weekend.
Plus, I would rather play the finished game so that I have a cleaner experience and keep my rewards.
Post by: GL1TCH3D on Sat, 21 November 2015, 06:04:53
However hirez is a whole other can of worms in terms of quality as a company.
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 21 November 2015, 07:23:23
But, will wait for established - playerbase before I dive.. I got burned by so many Steam games that just DIE out in a month.
Post by: GL1TCH3D on Sat, 21 November 2015, 07:31:29
Interested...
But, will wait for established - playerbase before I dive.. I got burned by so many Steam games that just DIE out in a month.
Hirez is the creator of smite one of the best MOBAs there right now, probably just behind Dota and LoL
Smite has been out for several years now so I'm not too worried that Paladins will die too quickly.
Post by: jaffers on Sat, 21 November 2015, 07:33:04
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 21 November 2015, 07:44:13
One of my friends applied for the closed beta for ****s and gigs, he got in. Played 10 minutes of it, said it was boring and sold his account for 8 bucks ahahah
it should be pretty good.. but i mean,, if you've played enough Fps-es the whole genre regardless of minute differences, will feel stale.
Post by: GL1TCH3D on Sat, 21 November 2015, 09:02:23
One of my friends applied for the closed beta for ****s and gigs, he got in. Played 10 minutes of it, said it was boring and sold his account for 8 bucks ahahah
it should be pretty good.. but i mean,, if you've played enough Fps-es the whole genre regardless of minute differences, will feel stale.
I'm not sure about overwatch but a big issue I find with paladins (which seems very similar) is that FPS skill is not nearly as important as, say, CSGO
Post by: zlittell on Sun, 22 November 2015, 15:10:02
Its definitely not fps intensive like csgo. Which is why I like it. I am not looking for something to replace csgo, just something to supplement it when taking breaks through the day. I like how short each game is, it's kind of refreshing to play a 10 minute or so game and be done. It is absolutely MOBA-esque in the sense that you need to know your abilities and utilize them correctly.
My opinion is that it is easily worth the $40. I would even pay that in its current state to have access. If the console experience can mimic the PC then it would even be worth the $60
Post by: dohbot on Sun, 22 November 2015, 15:12:59
Winding down on a weekend filled with overwatch and I have to say its pretty fun. Needs a reward system of some sort and it should probably get rid of hidden MMR (opting for a visible one). Those were my two largest complaints outside of UI tweaks that will come with time (easy way to see heroes abilities withing clicking on them, party issues, etc). The 3 maps got stale after awhile but they are pretty looking and fun.
Its definitely not fps intensive like csgo. Which is why I like it. I am not looking for something to replace csgo, just something to supplement it when taking breaks through the day. I like how short each game is, it's kind of refreshing to play a 10 minute or so game and be done. It is absolutely MOBA-esque in the sense that you need to know your abilities and utilize them correctly.
My opinion is that it is easily worth the $40. I would even pay that in its current state to have access. If the console experience can mimic the PC then it would even be worth the $60
As for the 3 map staleness, I have played over 100 hours (like my fourth most played game but all of it this summer) of Dirty bomb which had only 5 maps when I was playing, so as long as the gameplay is fun, I would be fine with it. Thanks for your review of it!
Post by: GL1TCH3D on Mon, 23 November 2015, 09:13:05
Winding down on a weekend filled with overwatch and I have to say its pretty fun. Needs a reward system of some sort and it should probably get rid of hidden MMR (opting for a visible one). Those were my two largest complaints outside of UI tweaks that will come with time (easy way to see heroes abilities withing clicking on them, party issues, etc). The 3 maps got stale after awhile but they are pretty looking and fun.
Its definitely not fps intensive like csgo. Which is why I like it. I am not looking for something to replace csgo, just something to supplement it when taking breaks through the day. I like how short each game is, it's kind of refreshing to play a 10 minute or so game and be done. It is absolutely MOBA-esque in the sense that you need to know your abilities and utilize them correctly.
My opinion is that it is easily worth the $40. I would even pay that in its current state to have access. If the console experience can mimic the PC then it would even be worth the $60
As for the 3 map staleness, I have played over 100 hours (like my fourth most played game but all of it this summer) of Dirty bomb which had only 5 maps when I was playing, so as long as the gameplay is fun, I would be fine with it. Thanks for your review of it!
Ugh... Dirty Bomb...
Not a bad design but there's a huge gap between the cards available to lvl 5s and those available to 20s which was almost always the level gap.
Post by: zlittell on Mon, 23 November 2015, 09:25:41
Winding down on a weekend filled with overwatch and I have to say its pretty fun. Needs a reward system of some sort and it should probably get rid of hidden MMR (opting for a visible one). Those were my two largest complaints outside of UI tweaks that will come with time (easy way to see heroes abilities withing clicking on them, party issues, etc). The 3 maps got stale after awhile but they are pretty looking and fun.
Its definitely not fps intensive like csgo. Which is why I like it. I am not looking for something to replace csgo, just something to supplement it when taking breaks through the day. I like how short each game is, it's kind of refreshing to play a 10 minute or so game and be done. It is absolutely MOBA-esque in the sense that you need to know your abilities and utilize them correctly.
My opinion is that it is easily worth the $40. I would even pay that in its current state to have access. If the console experience can mimic the PC then it would even be worth the $60
As for the 3 map staleness, I have played over 100 hours (like my fourth most played game but all of it this summer) of Dirty bomb which had only 5 maps when I was playing, so as long as the gameplay is fun, I would be fine with it. Thanks for your review of it!
I also have about 900 hours of CSGO which is mainly the same active map pool of about 5-6 maps and that doesn't bother me as much either. Granted there are the operations, but after the team plays them all for a bit only 1-2 get rotated in to our pool usually. The 3 maps is just on the edge of not being enough. With a 33% chance of getting a map it was common enough to play the same map 2-3 times in a row. It didn't bother the team enough other than to say "It would be cool if we had more maps to play" and getting some agreement from the others. Definitely going to be a fun game. I am interested to see how they keep people around. Character skins? New heroes? If it is a pay $X and forget type of game I am going to be disappointed. I want the constant updates and new content that comes from a game you can sink money into.
Post by: dohbot on Mon, 23 November 2015, 15:39:04
Winding down on a weekend filled with overwatch and I have to say its pretty fun. Needs a reward system of some sort and it should probably get rid of hidden MMR (opting for a visible one). Those were my two largest complaints outside of UI tweaks that will come with time (easy way to see heroes abilities withing clicking on them, party issues, etc). The 3 maps got stale after awhile but they are pretty looking and fun.
Its definitely not fps intensive like csgo. Which is why I like it. I am not looking for something to replace csgo, just something to supplement it when taking breaks through the day. I like how short each game is, it's kind of refreshing to play a 10 minute or so game and be done. It is absolutely MOBA-esque in the sense that you need to know your abilities and utilize them correctly.
My opinion is that it is easily worth the $40. I would even pay that in its current state to have access. If the console experience can mimic the PC then it would even be worth the $60
As for the 3 map staleness, I have played over 100 hours (like my fourth most played game but all of it this summer) of Dirty bomb which had only 5 maps when I was playing, so as long as the gameplay is fun, I would be fine with it. Thanks for your review of it!
Ugh... Dirty Bomb...
Not a bad design but there's a huge gap between the cards available to lvl 5s and those available to 20s which was almost always the level gap.
While that is true, the cards are not balanced loadouts, they have clear better ones which is really annoying making a bad meta without balance striking the idea of P2W, and since you have to buy mercs, you are also at a disadvantage but I really liked the gameplay elements so I played it for a while, hopefully when I get my beta invite to overwatch, the same thing won't happen (obviously in the P2W, I feel blizzard is trying to avoid that point entirely, but the point of staleness because of weapons, but at least since there are so many more heroes available it will be more entertaining in that regard.
Post by: dohbot on Mon, 23 November 2015, 15:41:51
Winding down on a weekend filled with overwatch and I have to say its pretty fun. Needs a reward system of some sort and it should probably get rid of hidden MMR (opting for a visible one). Those were my two largest complaints outside of UI tweaks that will come with time (easy way to see heroes abilities withing clicking on them, party issues, etc). The 3 maps got stale after awhile but they are pretty looking and fun.
Its definitely not fps intensive like csgo. Which is why I like it. I am not looking for something to replace csgo, just something to supplement it when taking breaks through the day. I like how short each game is, it's kind of refreshing to play a 10 minute or so game and be done. It is absolutely MOBA-esque in the sense that you need to know your abilities and utilize them correctly.
My opinion is that it is easily worth the $40. I would even pay that in its current state to have access. If the console experience can mimic the PC then it would even be worth the $60
As for the 3 map staleness, I have played over 100 hours (like my fourth most played game but all of it this summer) of Dirty bomb which had only 5 maps when I was playing, so as long as the gameplay is fun, I would be fine with it. Thanks for your review of it!
I also have about 900 hours of CSGO which is mainly the same active map pool of about 5-6 maps and that doesn't bother me as much either. Granted there are the operations, but after the team plays them all for a bit only 1-2 get rotated in to our pool usually. The 3 maps is just on the edge of not being enough. With a 33% chance of getting a map it was common enough to play the same map 2-3 times in a row. It didn't bother the team enough other than to say "It would be cool if we had more maps to play" and getting some agreement from the others. Definitely going to be a fun game. I am interested to see how they keep people around. Character skins? New heroes? If it is a pay $X and forget type of game I am going to be disappointed. I want the constant updates and new content that comes from a game you can sink money into.
Hopefully since it is an upfront charge it won't have microtransactions that are game changing, I totally agree with what Total Biscuit said in his description of the beta, that I would be fine with expansions with like 10 new heroes and a few maps as long as it is only every year or so, and I would also like skins as long as you don't have to buy them in packs like you do with the origins edition, in that I would like maybe the tracer and the bastion skin, but I don't want the Pharah skin or the Soldier 76 skin, and I would prefer not to pay for them.
Post by: GL1TCH3D on Mon, 23 November 2015, 15:44:15
Winding down on a weekend filled with overwatch and I have to say its pretty fun. Needs a reward system of some sort and it should probably get rid of hidden MMR (opting for a visible one). Those were my two largest complaints outside of UI tweaks that will come with time (easy way to see heroes abilities withing clicking on them, party issues, etc). The 3 maps got stale after awhile but they are pretty looking and fun.
Its definitely not fps intensive like csgo. Which is why I like it. I am not looking for something to replace csgo, just something to supplement it when taking breaks through the day. I like how short each game is, it's kind of refreshing to play a 10 minute or so game and be done. It is absolutely MOBA-esque in the sense that you need to know your abilities and utilize them correctly.
My opinion is that it is easily worth the $40. I would even pay that in its current state to have access. If the console experience can mimic the PC then it would even be worth the $60
As for the 3 map staleness, I have played over 100 hours (like my fourth most played game but all of it this summer) of Dirty bomb which had only 5 maps when I was playing, so as long as the gameplay is fun, I would be fine with it. Thanks for your review of it!
Ugh... Dirty Bomb...
Not a bad design but there's a huge gap between the cards available to lvl 5s and those available to 20s which was almost always the level gap.
While that is true, the cards are not balanced loadouts, they have clear better ones which is really annoying making a bad meta without balance striking the idea of P2W, and since you have to buy mercs, you are also at a disadvantage but I really liked the gameplay elements so I played it for a while, hopefully when I get my beta invite to overwatch, the same thing won't happen (obviously in the P2W, I feel blizzard is trying to avoid that point entirely, but the point of staleness because of weapons, but at least since there are so many more heroes available it will be more entertaining in that regard.
In my experience, Blizzard is less pay to win which is something I like of them.
Besides the Real Money Auction House in D3 (which they removed), there's no pay to win there. Same goes for SC2 IIRC.
However Hearthstone is all about buying those packs...
That was the problem with Dirty Bomb for me. By level 5 I only obtained one more merc and was running all crappy cards with 1 effect, 2 if I was lucky with a drop.
I liked the mechanics a lot but the barriers were far too high.
I spend a lot on cosmetics (you should see my smite account or CSGO inventory) and frankly with the money that I've put into cosmetics I could easily buyout the requirement to win in a few pay to win gmaes but I just don't want to support those models.
Nexon is producing the Ghost in the Shell game which I was a beta tester for in the first round of closed beta. The mechanics there are kind of promising.
Post by: dohbot on Mon, 22 February 2016, 17:39:26
Post by: Michael on Mon, 22 February 2016, 17:40:26
Anyone get into the beta?
I wish. I did get into the Legion Alpha, though.
Post by: dohbot on Mon, 22 February 2016, 17:43:45
Anyone get into the beta?
I wish. I did get into the Legion Alpha, though.
Lucky! I don't play WoW but legion looks pretty cool.
Post by: Sifo on Mon, 22 February 2016, 17:43:53
Post by: Hexterdude on Mon, 22 February 2016, 17:44:30
I've had it for a while... haven't really played.
Can I haz your account?
Post by: Sifo on Mon, 22 February 2016, 17:44:48
Post by: Hexterdude on Mon, 22 February 2016, 17:45:23
nah blizz cracking down on acc sharing for overwatch beta
NOOOOO
oh well, I'll just wait for the full release
Post by: Vittra on Mon, 22 February 2016, 17:46:42
Really liked what I saw. Very polished and refined as it stands - would easily be worthy of a "TF3" moniker. It needs some further balancing for some classes, but overall it's a damn fun game. Probably the game that will bring me back to multiplayer, along with Atlas Reactor (if it pans out).
Post by: dohbot on Mon, 22 February 2016, 17:52:54
I've had it for a while... haven't really played.
Luckyyyyy!
Post by: GenKaan on Tue, 23 February 2016, 07:48:08
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkxGYls0A6uyvqeZ_TidtNSP22VlYygJI
Post by: Diokhan on Tue, 23 February 2016, 07:58:01
Bought the game a long time ago..
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 23 February 2016, 09:27:04
Post by: whmeltonjr on Tue, 23 February 2016, 09:38:27
Post by: mobbo on Tue, 23 February 2016, 09:44:07
I think I'm gonna give it a go.
Like all games though it will only be fun if my friends get hooked on it too.
Post by: CoolGrayAJ on Tue, 23 February 2016, 10:24:01
Post by: dohbot on Tue, 23 February 2016, 12:13:04
Been on it for a while. I just think it's interesting how Blizzard can breathe life into a community that was once otherwise obscure.Lucky! I wish I were in ._.
Post by: Air tree on Thu, 05 May 2016, 05:56:18
Post by: SBJ on Thu, 05 May 2016, 08:23:28
Dayum. I just downloaded the Open Beta last night and I have been playing for over 6 hours straight...This game is addicting.So addicting!
I've been playing it every chance I get as well, it's hella fun!
Post by: dgneo on Thu, 05 May 2016, 08:30:54
Post by: scubaste on Thu, 05 May 2016, 09:58:55
Post by: Pikly on Thu, 05 May 2016, 10:49:38
I'm having some fun with it, but I bet it would be even more fun with an organized group with everyone on some voice chat platform. GH Overwatch clan commence!
I've been playing since Monday, and I definitely agree that an organized group would be great! It's hit or miss going solo, and not many people use the built-in voice chat (which actually works pretty good, sound quality is decent). I'd join a GH Overwatch clan in a heartbeat.
Post by: Marizen on Thu, 05 May 2016, 12:21:50
I got into the closed beta but completely forgot to download it lol. I'm glad it's open now because I've been wanting to play it really bad.
There's also Battleborn, which I've seen videos about at Gamestop, but I haven't really heard anyone talking about that much.
There's also Paragon by Epic Games, but I guess that could be more of a Smite clone. Some of the characters look eerily like ones from Overwatch though.
There's also Dirty Bomb, which has been out for a while now and is *free* on Steam, but I really haven't ever seen any ads for it. There's gameplay on YouTube but the only reason I knew about it is because it was a suggested video.
Post by: Air tree on Thu, 05 May 2016, 13:57:55
I'm having some fun with it, but I bet it would be even more fun with an organized group with everyone on some voice chat platform. GH Overwatch clan commence!Overwatch GH would be fun as hell!
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 05 May 2016, 14:11:47
Goodbye Productive-Weekend
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Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 05 May 2016, 16:03:37
The kills don't come very quickly..
I feel hindered by the respawn time just like in Team Fortress 2..
The game feels slow... I suspect this will have to go FTP.. otherwise, why bother.. It's the exact same game as team fortress..
I'm not saying it's a bad game, but , the fact that it's $60, when you can get Team Fortress for free..
This seems like a tough sell. .
If Tp4 wasn't p00r and had $60, Prolly still go the Doom route... Much faster..
I was tired of team fortress, because they gimp characters severely in certain ways to FORCE team play.. but the organization in terms of communication just isn't available in a public arena..
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 05 May 2016, 16:08:01
Whereas when I was playing Doom.. I knew that IT HAPPENED..
Post by: ika on Thu, 05 May 2016, 16:13:07
Post by: Pikly on Fri, 06 May 2016, 08:30:44
For whatever reason, Whenever I get --a kill-- It doesn't feel impactful, and just felt like it happened, but you don't feel like you did anything..
Whereas when I was playing Doom.. I knew that IT HAPPENED..
Interesting. I mostly play Widow Maker, and getting kills feels VERY good, and does make an impact when pushing an objective or defending it (the main point of the game). The game is not a death match, careful use of the abilities and especially ultimates is necessary to wining the game. Just getting kills doesn't really help that much, the impact comes when the team pushes or defends an objective together and overwhelms the other side.
I understand that this is a bit tough when you queue solo, but there are a lot of communication tools in the game to try to pull off teamwork, and hopefully as the game is played more people will get better at it (myself included!).
Anyway, if it's not fun for you, no sense in playing it, I certainly get that.
Post by: SBJ on Fri, 06 May 2016, 09:08:20
I sometimes curse the heavens that I live in Europe. As far as I'm aware I can't add US citizens to my list and play with them.I'm having some fun with it, but I bet it would be even more fun with an organized group with everyone on some voice chat platform. GH Overwatch clan commence!Overwatch GH would be fun as hell!
If I am wrong in this please do correct me.
Post by: dante on Fri, 06 May 2016, 12:39:40
And what does it say when a grown man will only pick the girls to play with?
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 06 May 2016, 13:12:12
Not a fan of the artwork style in this - and yes it feels very Team Fortress which is another one I avoided.
And what does it say when a grown man will only pick the girls to play with?
Lvl 99, Perv....
Post by: Photekq on Fri, 06 May 2016, 13:48:54
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Post by: Kompanion on Sat, 07 May 2016, 15:53:57
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Post by: dohbot on Sat, 07 May 2016, 18:09:43
The most fun game I've played in a very long time.
I agree I love it!
I've been playing a lot of it right now. I wish some of the heroes were a little more balanced. There's a lot of staple heroes in the matches.
I do find that but I think that is more because no one has really played it for that long, that goes for the balancing too. Besides the closed beta folks, no one has played it that much, and I assume that as the general player base hits a higher skill level different characters will see more play especially because hero switching seems to be very stressed from the developers.
Is it still in open beta? I've been on vacation all week and get back home today. I really want to check it out!
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Yeah still in open beta. You have until the 9th to play it before you would have to wait for release on the 24th.
Post by: yinzer on Sat, 07 May 2016, 18:51:35
I've been playing a lot of it right now. I wish some of the heroes were a little more balanced. There's a lot of staple heroes in the matches.
There are definitely some balancing issues, but that's part of the stuff they look for in Beta modes.
Though, Bastions turret and the little Ice Climber chick are driving me insane. I just loaded into a map that had four Bastion turrets lined up outside of the spawn zone and it was a **** show.
It's apparently $39.99 for the standard edition. They're just heavily pushing the "Origins Edition" which comes with some extra skins and goodies for other Battle.net games.
Post by: Kompanion on Sat, 07 May 2016, 20:21:57
I've been playing a lot of it right now. I wish some of the heroes were a little more balanced. There's a lot of staple heroes in the matches.
There are definitely some balancing issues, but that's part of the stuff they look for in Beta modes.
Though, Bastions turret and the little Ice Climber chick are driving me insane. I just loaded into a map that had four Bastion turrets lined up outside of the spawn zone and it was a **** show.
It's still really fun. I'm not sure how I feel about a $60 for multiplayer only game though. The character skins are sweet, I'd be cool with paying for those for a discount at retail.
Just had 3 bastions and made it really ****ty to contest. I'm having a ton of fun though! I would definitely be down for a GH overwatch though! No one I run in to likes to chat..
Post by: ApocalypseMaow on Sat, 07 May 2016, 20:37:04
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Post by: Air tree on Sat, 07 May 2016, 21:50:19
Add me! <3
Post by: Kompanion on Sat, 07 May 2016, 22:06:33
Post by: LXXXIX on Sun, 08 May 2016, 10:09:35
Post by: yinzer on Sun, 08 May 2016, 11:03:21
I'm in the middle of a move, so I don't have a mic set up right now.
Also, I'm taking a break because I keep getting matchmade into really laggy games. Things were great yesterday and this morning .. all of a sudden it's unplayable.. and this isn't even a twitch shooter. Hopefully it's not because too many people are playing. That's not a great sign for release.
Post by: Kompanion on Sun, 08 May 2016, 15:55:12
yinzer #11915
I'm in the middle of a move, so I don't have a mic set up right now.
Also, I'm taking a break because I keep getting matchmade into really laggy games. Things were great yesterday and this morning .. all of a sudden it's unplayable.. and this isn't even a twitch shooter. Hopefully it's not because too many people are playing. That's not a great sign for release.
Strange. I've been playing all day and haven't gotten any lag spikes. Might just be on your side.
Post by: yinzer on Sun, 08 May 2016, 15:58:15
yinzer #11915
I'm in the middle of a move, so I don't have a mic set up right now.
Also, I'm taking a break because I keep getting matchmade into really laggy games. Things were great yesterday and this morning .. all of a sudden it's unplayable.. and this isn't even a twitch shooter. Hopefully it's not because too many people are playing. That's not a great sign for release.
Strange. I've been playing all day and haven't gotten any lag spikes. Might just be on your side.
It may have just been an unlucky spike. It's also a Beta, so there could have been some server side tinkering going on. Either way, playing with Tracer in a laggy game is just no fun at all.
Post by: hwood34 on Sun, 08 May 2016, 19:19:42
Post by: slip84 on Sun, 08 May 2016, 20:12:21
So has anyone here been having the "rendering device has been lost" problem? I managed to fix the GPU-caused problem, now this one pops up...
Friend had that happen once. Advised that they upgrade their video drivers. Hasn't happened since. Nvidia GPU on their end.
This game is fun. Glad I opted for it over Doom. Overwatch is fresh (to me that is - only did TF2 for a free weekend back when it was pay and didn't like it) and Doom feels so... bleh.
Post by: hwood34 on Sun, 08 May 2016, 20:13:59
So has anyone here been having the "rendering device has been lost" problem? I managed to fix the GPU-caused problem, now this one pops up...
Friend had that happen once. Advised that they upgrade their video drivers. Hasn't happened since. Nvidia GPU on their end.
Yeah, tried that >:D
Post by: slip84 on Sun, 08 May 2016, 20:15:32
So has anyone here been having the "rendering device has been lost" problem? I managed to fix the GPU-caused problem, now this one pops up...
Friend had that happen once. Advised that they upgrade their video drivers. Hasn't happened since. Nvidia GPU on their end.
Yeah, tried that >:D
What video card do you have? Seeing that it could be related to factory overclocks. Sounds dumb to me, but you never know.
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 08 May 2016, 20:20:24
Post by: hwood34 on Sun, 08 May 2016, 21:13:48
So has anyone here been having the "rendering device has been lost" problem? I managed to fix the GPU-caused problem, now this one pops up...
Friend had that happen once. Advised that they upgrade their video drivers. Hasn't happened since. Nvidia GPU on their end.
Yeah, tried that >:D
What video card do you have? Seeing that it could be related to factory overclocks. Sounds dumb to me, but you never know.
PNY GTX770 (http://www.amazon.com/PNY-GDDR5-Graphics-Cards-VCGGTX7704XPB-OC/dp/B00F6EAN7U). So yea, maybe relating to factory OC, iunno
Post by: nmur on Sun, 08 May 2016, 21:50:31
So has anyone here been having the "rendering device has been lost" problem? I managed to fix the GPU-caused problem, now this one pops up...
Friend had that happen once. Advised that they upgrade their video drivers. Hasn't happened since. Nvidia GPU on their end.
Yeah, tried that >:D
What video card do you have? Seeing that it could be related to factory overclocks. Sounds dumb to me, but you never know.
PNY GTX770 (http://www.amazon.com/PNY-GDDR5-Graphics-Cards-VCGGTX7704XPB-OC/dp/B00F6EAN7U). So yea, maybe relating to factory OC, iunno
have you tried downgrading your driver?
https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/4gmdf0/error_rendering_device_has_been_lost_solved/
Post by: hwood34 on Sun, 08 May 2016, 21:55:50
So has anyone here been having the "rendering device has been lost" problem? I managed to fix the GPU-caused problem, now this one pops up...
Friend had that happen once. Advised that they upgrade their video drivers. Hasn't happened since. Nvidia GPU on their end.
Yeah, tried that >:D
What video card do you have? Seeing that it could be related to factory overclocks. Sounds dumb to me, but you never know.
PNY GTX770 (http://www.amazon.com/PNY-GDDR5-Graphics-Cards-VCGGTX7704XPB-OC/dp/B00F6EAN7U). So yea, maybe relating to factory OC, iunno
have you tried downgrading your driver?
https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/4gmdf0/error_rendering_device_has_been_lost_solved/
tried, but not that far back, guess I'll try and see how it works. Thanks!
Post by: dannrawr on Mon, 09 May 2016, 02:29:08
Post by: hwood34 on Mon, 09 May 2016, 07:48:46
So has anyone here been having the "rendering device has been lost" problem? I managed to fix the GPU-caused problem, now this one pops up...
Friend had that happen once. Advised that they upgrade their video drivers. Hasn't happened since. Nvidia GPU on their end.
Yeah, tried that >:D
What video card do you have? Seeing that it could be related to factory overclocks. Sounds dumb to me, but you never know.
PNY GTX770 (http://www.amazon.com/PNY-GDDR5-Graphics-Cards-VCGGTX7704XPB-OC/dp/B00F6EAN7U). So yea, maybe relating to factory OC, iunno
have you tried downgrading your driver?
https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/4gmdf0/error_rendering_device_has_been_lost_solved/
tried, but not that far back, guess I'll try and see how it works. Thanks!
nope....
Post by: nmur on Mon, 09 May 2016, 08:11:44
So has anyone here been having the "rendering device has been lost" problem? I managed to fix the GPU-caused problem, now this one pops up...
Friend had that happen once. Advised that they upgrade their video drivers. Hasn't happened since. Nvidia GPU on their end.
Yeah, tried that >:D
What video card do you have? Seeing that it could be related to factory overclocks. Sounds dumb to me, but you never know.
PNY GTX770 (http://www.amazon.com/PNY-GDDR5-Graphics-Cards-VCGGTX7704XPB-OC/dp/B00F6EAN7U). So yea, maybe relating to factory OC, iunno
have you tried downgrading your driver?
https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/4gmdf0/error_rendering_device_has_been_lost_solved/
tried, but not that far back, guess I'll try and see how it works. Thanks!
nope....
what about going to the battle.net launcher -> overwatch -> options -> scan and repair?
Post by: hwood34 on Mon, 09 May 2016, 08:30:02
what about going to the battle.net launcher -> overwatch -> options -> scan and repair?
just tried, no repairs made. I dunno, maybe I'll just have to wait for them to make a patch or something
Post by: nmur on Mon, 09 May 2016, 08:39:29
what about going to the battle.net launcher -> overwatch -> options -> scan and repair?
just tried, no repairs made. I dunno, maybe I'll just have to wait for them to make a patch or something
might look into reverting the factory overclock of your card too
seems to be the solution for a few people online
Post by: Waateva on Mon, 09 May 2016, 08:58:38
Post by: Pikly on Mon, 09 May 2016, 10:40:11
great game, whats your opinion if playing for long hours? boring or not
Definitely not boring. In fact, it's very hard to stop playing, for a few reasons:
- The game play just feels good; the movement, weapons, and player interaction are very fun to play with, and there's a high skill ceiling, so lots of room for player improvement.
- Getting levels rewards you with loot boxes, which can either give you some really cool skins/sprays/animations for heros, or currency which can be used to obtain said items.
- Games are fairly short, so it doesn't feel like it's dragging on. Instead, you get short bursts of intense action and fun, which leaves you wanting more after the game is done.
- Chasing after that elusive Play of the Game, as well as the good feeling of being commended after the game.
Overall, this is the most fun I've had playing a multiplayer game since the original Halo and old school Rainbow Six.
Post by: Kompanion on Mon, 09 May 2016, 15:31:15
great game, whats your opinion if playing for long hours? boring or not
Definitely not boring. Once you get use to the pace and get a solid rotation of heroes you really like to play, you won't be able to put it down. If I could skip work to play it would.
Post by: SBJ on Tue, 10 May 2016, 08:05:51
I liked it, but didn't have as much fun as I was expecting. (none of my friends play it, sadly) so probably no purchase from me at this time.
Post by: Brewi on Tue, 10 May 2016, 09:52:12
So now that the BETA is over, have any of you made a decision as to whether you'll be buying it?Probably will be buying it, but I do have concerns about the long-term playability. I feel like I'm going to get bored of it after a month or two and then rarely come back to it.
I liked it, but didn't have as much fun as I was expecting. (none of my friends play it, sadly) so probably no purchase from me at this time.
The key is friends. Much like TF2, Overwatch is exponentially more fun to play when you have a friend group to play with. I had a load of laughs when playing the beta with my friends, but they love to jump games unpredictably so I don't know how long it'll last.
I think it deserves a buy strictly based on the fluidity and smoothness of the game design. The maps look incredible and everything feels like it just "works". $40 is a very fair price for a game like this, in my opinion.
Post by: GenKaan on Tue, 10 May 2016, 14:01:37
How long the game will last and be fun is hard to say. Due to the MOBA aspects I fear that there will be more MOBA players than FPS players, that could potentially ruin the game for me. There is something about MOBA players that just stinks, every MOBA I played (Dota, Dota2, HoN) was fun but the players made it unbearable
The competitive aspect right now feel uncertain but could become big. The game looks good, is fun, and has a great dev backing it
Post by: slip84 on Tue, 10 May 2016, 17:43:44
I agree that having people to play with is key. I played a bit solo, which was fun; however, with friends, it was amazingly fun. Even losing.
Post by: ika on Tue, 10 May 2016, 17:53:36
Post by: Kompanion on Tue, 10 May 2016, 20:33:12
Plus, if you need any friends to play with, air tree and I were always on and would gladly have you!
can you get duplicates of stuff from loot boxes?
Post by: Brewi on Tue, 10 May 2016, 21:15:39
can you get duplicates of stuff from loot boxes?
Yes, you can. I got multiple duplicate skins from the loot boxes I opened.
However, if you get a duplicate, it converts it into game-currency, which is nice.
Post by: ika on Tue, 10 May 2016, 21:26:08
can you get duplicates of stuff from loot boxes?
Yes, you can. I got multiple duplicate skins from the loot boxes I opened.
However, if you get a duplicate, it converts it into game-currency, which is nice.
Oh, that's good. I was wondering how it would be handled since there's no trading, but currency is just fine. Actually, better.
Post by: Brewi on Tue, 10 May 2016, 21:43:24
Oh, that's good. I was wondering how it would be handled since there's no trading, but currency is just fine. Actually, better.Indeed. It's a reduced amount, however - I distinctly remember getting 15c for a 25c skin duplicate, but I don't know what it would be for the other tiers. Either way, better than nothing.
Do we know if our currency/skins/unlocks are wiped with the end of beta?
Post by: GenKaan on Wed, 11 May 2016, 02:05:00
Oh, that's good. I was wondering how it would be handled since there's no trading, but currency is just fine. Actually, better.Do we know if our currency/skins/unlocks are wiped with the end of beta?
Everyone I asked have said everything will be wiped after the beta
Post by: SBJ on Wed, 11 May 2016, 02:44:16
It was a tough decision for me not to buy it as well, I had an itchy trigger finger.So now that the BETA is over, have any of you made a decision as to whether you'll be buying it?Probably will be buying it, but I do have concerns about the long-term playability. I feel like I'm going to get bored of it after a month or two and then rarely come back to it.
I liked it, but didn't have as much fun as I was expecting. (none of my friends play it, sadly) so probably no purchase from me at this time.
The key is friends. Much like TF2, Overwatch is exponentially more fun to play when you have a friend group to play with. I had a load of laughs when playing the beta with my friends, but they love to jump games unpredictably so I don't know how long it'll last.
I think it deserves a buy strictly based on the fluidity and smoothness of the game design. The maps look incredible and everything feels like it just "works". $40 is a very fair price for a game like this, in my opinion.
Already bought. Unlike a lot of people, I enjoy solo queue just as much as group games. It's never more satisfying then when a group of strangers, no communication involved, come together and completely own a game, absolutely destroying the other team. The feeling is too great to describe. But that aside, I was never bored in the beta and I think the only thing that will ruin the game (mainly PC) is cheaters and hackers.Hmm maybe I just needed to have spent more time in solo queue, I might've ended up liking it like you.
Plus, if you need any friends to play with, air tree and I were always on and would gladly have you!
I don't know if Europeans can play with Americans? Is there a region you can choose?
Post by: demik on Wed, 11 May 2016, 05:22:55
Post by: Brewi on Wed, 11 May 2016, 09:09:49
Hmm maybe I just needed to have spent more time in solo queue, I might've ended up liking it like you.You can choose your region in the battle.net launcher - however, your ping will be through the roof if you try to play cross-region.
I don't know if Europeans can play with Americans? Is there a region you can choose?
Post by: SBJ on Wed, 11 May 2016, 09:49:37
Yeah and that's pretty bad in a game like this.Hmm maybe I just needed to have spent more time in solo queue, I might've ended up liking it like you.You can choose your region in the battle.net launcher - however, your ping will be through the roof if you try to play cross-region.
I don't know if Europeans can play with Americans? Is there a region you can choose?
I'll need to find some danes to play it with. :D
Post by: Brewi on Wed, 11 May 2016, 10:05:57
Yeah and that's pretty bad in a game like this.Well, honestly, it wouldn't be too bad if you were to play a support. You wouldn't be able to play super mechanical heroes like tracer or mccree, but you'd still be able to play people like torbjorn, mercy, etc because latency doesn't mean much to their gameplay.
I'll need to find some danes to play it with. :D
Might be worth a shot if you have people in the states/outside your region to play with.
Post by: SBJ on Wed, 11 May 2016, 10:07:33
I like playing support so that's definitely an option. I do have more friends in the states than in my own country (that's sad, wow FeelsBadMan) so I think it might work. :DYeah and that's pretty bad in a game like this.Well, honestly, it wouldn't be too bad if you were to play a support. You wouldn't be able to play super mechanical heroes like tracer or mccree, but you'd still be able to play people like torbjorn, mercy, etc because latency doesn't mean much to their gameplay.
I'll need to find some danes to play it with. :D
Might be worth a shot if you have people in the states/outside your region to play with.
Post by: hwood34 on Thu, 12 May 2016, 18:37:56
Post by: WarCommand on Sun, 22 May 2016, 21:44:28
Post by: Floody on Sun, 22 May 2016, 21:58:22
Post by: dannrawr on Mon, 23 May 2016, 00:41:12
Post by: nmur on Mon, 23 May 2016, 00:46:58
i'll be playing in a 3-5 person party most of the time, but if anyone wants to have some games together then add me up
nmur#1703
Post by: slip84 on Mon, 23 May 2016, 08:01:59
I have no idea what this game is but I've seen it everywhere
It's a lot like Solitaire that comes on Windows 95.
Post by: Floody on Mon, 23 May 2016, 08:40:48
So not this?I have no idea what this game is but I've seen it everywhere
It's a lot like Solitaire that comes on Windows 95.
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160523/9ecc86f7b2f65805ebc7f34c60ef3055.jpg)
Post by: SBJ on Mon, 23 May 2016, 08:52:29
Spent many hours on this game, it was great!So not this?I have no idea what this game is but I've seen it everywhere
It's a lot like Solitaire that comes on Windows 95.Show Image(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160523/9ecc86f7b2f65805ebc7f34c60ef3055.jpg)
Post by: slip84 on Mon, 23 May 2016, 13:30:57
So not this?I have no idea what this game is but I've seen it everywhere
It's a lot like Solitaire that comes on Windows 95.Show Image(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160523/9ecc86f7b2f65805ebc7f34c60ef3055.jpg)
That's not Solitaire?!
Post by: Floody on Mon, 23 May 2016, 13:33:20
I'm so behind on gaemsSo not this?I have no idea what this game is but I've seen it everywhere
It's a lot like Solitaire that comes on Windows 95.Show Image(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160523/9ecc86f7b2f65805ebc7f34c60ef3055.jpg)
That's not Solitaire?!
Post by: Kompanion on Mon, 23 May 2016, 17:36:27
Post by: SBJ on Mon, 23 May 2016, 18:20:04
30 minutes boys! ;D**** I'm still undecided whether or not I should get this.
I really really really want it but I doubt the wife would approve. :/
Post by: Kompanion on Mon, 23 May 2016, 19:53:03
30 minutes boys! ;D**** I'm still undecided whether or not I should get this.
I really really really want it but I doubt the wife would approve. :/
dude don't ask. just buy. it's worth it
Post by: nickheller on Mon, 23 May 2016, 19:54:11
Post by: demik on Mon, 23 May 2016, 22:44:29
holy **** this game is fun.
Post by: SBJ on Mon, 23 May 2016, 23:06:50
I ended up buying it haha.30 minutes boys! ;D**** I'm still undecided whether or not I should get this.
I really really really want it but I doubt the wife would approve. :/
dude don't ask. just buy. it's worth it
It's so much fun!
Post by: absyrd on Tue, 24 May 2016, 12:57:59
Post by: iLLucionist on Tue, 24 May 2016, 13:07:07
Damnit. I need a gpu.
So... how do you see things WITHOUT a gpu? You software rendering to the bone?
Post by: iLLucionist on Tue, 24 May 2016, 13:08:30
http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/overwatch/user-reviews (http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/overwatch/user-reviews)
Post by: missalaire on Tue, 24 May 2016, 14:42:21
missalaire#1118 is my Btag
Post by: hashbaz on Tue, 24 May 2016, 14:54:18
hashbaz#1969
Post by: Reigning Hell on Tue, 24 May 2016, 18:37:57
ReigningHell#11185
Post by: Fire Brand on Tue, 24 May 2016, 19:06:23
High noon all day
Post by: nmur on Tue, 24 May 2016, 19:07:44
having a blast with roadhog, zenyatta, and mei
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 24 May 2016, 19:07:47
Post by: dgneo on Wed, 25 May 2016, 06:49:24
Everyone in this thread.. haz $60... For luxury game.Show Image(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/dying-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862500)
It's $40, you don't need to buy the more expensive version unless you want some skins and whatnot.
Also, anyone add me if you wanna play, dgneo#1306
Post by: absyrd on Wed, 25 May 2016, 07:32:17
Damnit. I need a gpu.
So... how do you see things WITHOUT a gpu? You software rendering to the bone?
I have a 4770 with a case fan strapped on it. Haven't gamed in years. But seeing all my buds from on here playing... ughhhhhhhhhhh... tempting.
Post by: Fire Brand on Wed, 25 May 2016, 10:02:51
I bet you could play overwatch on that, I assume you mean ATI 4770 not i7 4770 HD graphics :pDamnit. I need a gpu.
So... how do you see things WITHOUT a gpu? You software rendering to the bone?
I have a 4770 with a case fan strapped on it. Haven't gamed in years. But seeing all my buds from on here playing... ughhhhhhhhhhh... tempting.
Also
I'M YOUR FRIEND
:D
Post by: demik on Wed, 25 May 2016, 10:08:13
demik#1154
I bet you could play overwatch on that, I assume you mean ATI 4770 not i7 4770 HD graphics :pDamnit. I need a gpu.
So... how do you see things WITHOUT a gpu? You software rendering to the bone?
I have a 4770 with a case fan strapped on it. Haven't gamed in years. But seeing all my buds from on here playing... ughhhhhhhhhhh... tempting.
Also
I'M YOUR FRIEND
:D
Moose is barely running it on a 670 in medium settings.
Post by: Fire Brand on Wed, 25 May 2016, 10:17:19
I don't believe youdemik#1154I bet you could play overwatch on that, I assume you mean ATI 4770 not i7 4770 HD graphics :pDamnit. I need a gpu.
So... how do you see things WITHOUT a gpu? You software rendering to the bone?
I have a 4770 with a case fan strapped on it. Haven't gamed in years. But seeing all my buds from on here playing... ughhhhhhhhhhh... tempting.
Also
I'M YOUR FRIEND
:D
Moose is barely running it on a 670 in medium settings.
I use a gtx 760 and it's butter smooth on that same with my dads 750
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Post by: Air tree on Wed, 25 May 2016, 10:21:54
What? I ran it, (Very poorly mind you) on a system with a fraction of the power of a 670demik#1154I bet you could play overwatch on that, I assume you mean ATI 4770 not i7 4770 HD graphics :pDamnit. I need a gpu.
So... how do you see things WITHOUT a gpu? You software rendering to the bone?
I have a 4770 with a case fan strapped on it. Haven't gamed in years. But seeing all my buds from on here playing... ughhhhhhhhhhh... tempting.
Also
I'M YOUR FRIEND
:D
Moose is barely running it on a 670 in medium settings.
Post by: dgneo on Wed, 25 May 2016, 10:34:13
http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/overwatch-performance-guide/
Post by: demik on Wed, 25 May 2016, 10:53:23
Too bad he can't defend himself here.
FITE ME MOOSE
Post by: SBJ on Thu, 26 May 2016, 23:35:08
And HANZO! :D
Post by: nmur on Thu, 26 May 2016, 23:38:25
Really enjoying playing a support character in this for some reason.
And HANZO! :D
yeah having huge amounts of fun with zenyatta, but he doesn't have as much healing output as mercy or lucio unfortunately
Post by: SBJ on Thu, 26 May 2016, 23:52:28
Mercy is my total fave. I've been running around shooting random people in the BUTT to charge them up, what's not to like?!Really enjoying playing a support character in this for some reason.
And HANZO! :D
yeah having huge amounts of fun with zenyatta, but he doesn't have as much healing output as mercy or lucio unfortunately
Post by: mauri on Sun, 29 May 2016, 04:50:25
Post by: absyrd on Sun, 29 May 2016, 14:59:18
I don't believe youdemik#1154I bet you could play overwatch on that, I assume you mean ATI 4770 not i7 4770 HD graphics :pDamnit. I need a gpu.
So... how do you see things WITHOUT a gpu? You software rendering to the bone?
I have a 4770 with a case fan strapped on it. Haven't gamed in years. But seeing all my buds from on here playing... ughhhhhhhhhhh... tempting.
Also
I'M YOUR FRIEND
:D
Moose is barely running it on a 670 in medium settings.
I use a gtx 760 and it's butter smooth on that same with my dads 750
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Hmmmm... so I could get a 750 ti for under $100 and it'll run smooth? I can't play games like this all choppy. Even bigger waste of money.
Post by: Fire Brand on Sun, 29 May 2016, 15:18:07
I don't believe youdemik#1154Should do pretty well, I have a 760 and it runs like butter so I would assume so since its so close to itI bet you could play overwatch on that, I assume you mean ATI 4770 not i7 4770 HD graphics :pDamnit. I need a gpu.
So... how do you see things WITHOUT a gpu? You software rendering to the bone?
I have a 4770 with a case fan strapped on it. Haven't gamed in years. But seeing all my buds from on here playing... ughhhhhhhhhhh... tempting.
Also
I'M YOUR FRIEND
:D
Moose is barely running it on a 670 in medium settings.
I use a gtx 760 and it's butter smooth on that same with my dads 750
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Hmmmm... so I could get a 750 ti for under $100 and it'll run smooth? I can't play games like this all choppy. Even bigger waste of money.
Post by: slip84 on Sun, 29 May 2016, 17:56:22
Post by: absyrd on Sun, 29 May 2016, 20:01:25
absyrd, I'm doing mine on an i3 with 16 GB of RAM and a 860m/750ti equivalent. Runs fine on a mixture of high/ultra settings with a few things toned down to low (e.g. local fog) at 30 FPS solid without any frame dips.
Awesome. I don't need crazy eye-candy. I just need that silky smooveness.
Post by: dannrawr on Mon, 30 May 2016, 04:55:20
Post by: SBJ on Mon, 30 May 2016, 06:15:42
finally bought the game, the launcing event was ok, got tired of queuing up to get inI had troubles finding a game at all a couple days after launch in Europe.
I would queue up, get into a lobby or whatever and we would run around, until it disconnected all of us and started over.
Post by: Diokhan on Mon, 30 May 2016, 07:22:55
finally bought the game, the launcing event was ok, got tired of queuing up to get inI had troubles finding a game at all a couple days after launch in Europe.
I would queue up, get into a lobby or whatever and we would run around, until it disconnected all of us and started over.
EU here as well, I never had any trouble?
Post by: tjcaustin on Mon, 30 May 2016, 13:51:26
Post by: Diokhan on Mon, 30 May 2016, 14:11:49
Been playing reinhardt a bit. Dunno if I'm good or he's that op, but so far, fun enough game.
He is easy to counter with bastion.
Eats his shield in seconds.
But he is very good in the right team composition!
Post by: SBJ on Tue, 31 May 2016, 08:15:36
I'm not able to try at the moment (mobile broadband :( ) And I don't know why it did it.finally bought the game, the launcing event was ok, got tired of queuing up to get inI had troubles finding a game at all a couple days after launch in Europe.
I would queue up, get into a lobby or whatever and we would run around, until it disconnected all of us and started over.
EU here as well, I never had any trouble?
Happened nonetheless.
Post by: Pikly on Tue, 31 May 2016, 09:21:09
finally bought the game, the launcing event was ok, got tired of queuing up to get inI had troubles finding a game at all a couple days after launch in Europe.
I would queue up, get into a lobby or whatever and we would run around, until it disconnected all of us and started over.
This happened to me on NA until I turned off skirmish when looking for a game in the settings. I think it was (is?) bugged out for some people in that it keeps going through that loop and never finding a game.
Post by: dgneo on Tue, 31 May 2016, 09:21:43
finally bought the game, the launcing event was ok, got tired of queuing up to get inI had troubles finding a game at all a couple days after launch in Europe.
I would queue up, get into a lobby or whatever and we would run around, until it disconnected all of us and started over.
This happened to me on NA until I turned off skirmish when looking for a game in the settings. I think it was (is?) bugged out for some people in that it keeps going through that loop and never finding a game.
Yeah, was happening to me too. I ended up turning off Skirmish as well, been finding games much faster now.
Post by: SBJ on Tue, 31 May 2016, 09:52:09
Fantastic, thank you for that!finally bought the game, the launcing event was ok, got tired of queuing up to get inI had troubles finding a game at all a couple days after launch in Europe.
I would queue up, get into a lobby or whatever and we would run around, until it disconnected all of us and started over.
This happened to me on NA until I turned off skirmish when looking for a game in the settings. I think it was (is?) bugged out for some people in that it keeps going through that loop and never finding a game.
Post by: raymogi on Wed, 01 June 2016, 06:28:38
Add me senpai.
Post by: mobbo on Wed, 01 June 2016, 07:57:37
Post by: absyrd on Wed, 01 June 2016, 08:14:12
Post by: Waateva on Wed, 01 June 2016, 08:51:58
You ****ers. I'm ordering a gpu today. ****ers.
What ya getting? And are you getting it from The Gettin' Place?
Post by: 27 on Wed, 01 June 2016, 09:21:35
If anyone wants to team up I'm usually on around 7pm EST.
Post by: raymogi on Wed, 01 June 2016, 10:15:07
Unsupported software detected: EasyHook
Post by: gohono3 on Wed, 01 June 2016, 13:07:13
Reminds me of TF2 with MOBA character elements. Its a refreshing change of pace from CS:GO which is my go to fps (H1Z1 was also fun for a bit until they split the game in half).
Post by: pr0ximity on Wed, 01 June 2016, 17:12:36
Also seems like there's plenty of DotA and TF2 influence, saw a Rikimaru shop sign, Hanzo reminds me quite a bit of Kunka, obvious Torbjorn and Engineer similarities.
Post by: clacktalk on Wed, 01 June 2016, 17:18:05
You ****ers. I'm ordering a gpu today. ****ers.
****
Post by: Pikly on Thu, 02 June 2016, 10:25:09
XX7#1109 - My favorite hero for others to play is mercy, but I prefer Reinhardt or Pharah.
If anyone wants to team up I'm usually on around 7pm EST.
You're in luck, I've logged 20 hours as Mercy. I may have a problem...
I'll add you tonight. Pikly#1582 if anyone else wants some heals around 6-10 pm EST most days.
Post by: Michael on Thu, 02 June 2016, 13:11:37
Anyone got this message upon starting Overwatch?
Unsupported software detected: EasyHook
Stop using ur l337 hax pl0x
Post by: Fire Brand on Thu, 02 June 2016, 13:34:27
Anyone got this message upon starting Overwatch?Don't worry that just blizzard hitscan on roadhog :))
Unsupported software detected: EasyHook
Post by: skycrimes on Fri, 03 June 2016, 00:43:01
BakaDesu#11779
Post by: PunksDead on Fri, 03 June 2016, 08:53:53
Semi pro clutch player, ping me if you desperately need dat win.
Triz can vouch
Post by: absyrd on Fri, 03 June 2016, 10:21:11
I should be up and running by Monday. Copped a 960 for $150 after MIR. Should rip.
Post by: jwaz on Fri, 03 June 2016, 12:05:06
Post by: absyrd on Sat, 04 June 2016, 12:10:58
This game is FUN.
Post by: tjcaustin on Sat, 04 June 2016, 14:51:02
Post by: absyrd on Sat, 04 June 2016, 14:57:35
Moose and I are playing right now. tjcaustin#1154
Awwwwwwwwww ****. Just leaving my house for cookout. :(
Added you anyhow for later.
Post by: slip84 on Sat, 04 June 2016, 23:21:12
Post by: dohbot on Sat, 04 June 2016, 23:22:39
What time is it?
Overwatch time?
Post by: tjcaustin on Sat, 04 June 2016, 23:36:57
What time is it?
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/26/76/b1/2676b1e712aec0ca9a6b2d5c08ddd3c5.jpg)
Post by: slip84 on Sat, 04 June 2016, 23:43:39
Post by: absyrd on Sun, 05 June 2016, 07:17:41
Junkrat my fav so far.
Post by: mobbo on Sun, 05 June 2016, 07:22:41
Post by: SBJ on Sun, 05 June 2016, 08:01:08
I figured I'd pick this up and be just as good as I was at TF2. Wrong. So much to learn.I've seen some sick plays with Junkrat, he's pretty damn cool. I can't really play him that well though.
Junkrat my fav so far.
Post by: absyrd on Sun, 05 June 2016, 09:02:51
I figured I'd pick this up and be just as good as I was at TF2. Wrong. So much to learn.I've seen some sick plays with Junkrat, he's pretty damn cool. I can't really play him that well though.
Junkrat my fav so far.
Seems like the only guy so far that I can play offense and defense with solidly.
And I just played a while this morning; kept getting matched up against well-oiled machines of teams with player lvls 50+. Sigh. I got destroyed.
Post by: slip84 on Sun, 05 June 2016, 10:33:13
I figured I'd pick this up and be just as good as I was at TF2. Wrong. So much to learn.I've seen some sick plays with Junkrat, he's pretty damn cool. I can't really play him that well though.
Junkrat my fav so far.
Seems like the only guy so far that I can play offense and defense with solidly.
And I just played a while this morning; kept getting matched up against well-oiled machines of teams with player lvls 50+. Sigh. I got destroyed.
Lemme guess... attack on Anubis? lol
That map needs some tweaking. Junkrat + Symmetra + Ikea + tank and heals? You = ****ed.
Post by: slip84 on Sun, 05 June 2016, 13:30:20
Post by: absyrd on Sun, 05 June 2016, 16:11:22
First time I enjoyed playing Reinhardt because team around me crushed skulls.
Post by: noisyturtle on Sun, 05 June 2016, 17:23:25
That's what happens when you change things due to some vocal minority, everyone else comes back with 20x more fap material than you ever thought possible inside of 2 weeks.
Maybe that was Blizzard's plan all along....
Post by: SBJ on Mon, 06 June 2016, 08:46:36
edit: typo
Post by: Waateva on Mon, 06 June 2016, 09:26:04
There is soooooooo much rule34 for Overwatch already. I feel like Blizz set themselves up for that though since 90% of it is ass-focused.
That's what happens when you change things due to some vocal minority, everyone else comes back with 20x more fap material than you ever thought possible inside of 2 weeks.
Maybe that was Blizzard's plan all along....
Well I did a little Googling and holy ****, you weren't kidding.
Post by: edb5s on Mon, 06 June 2016, 10:18:07
Soldier 76
Roadhog
Pharah
Junkrat
Add me: Alsirat #1685. It only makes sense to group up for the xp bonus.
Post by: absyrd on Mon, 06 June 2016, 11:13:52
Also... a good Bastion... how 2 counter?
Post by: dgneo on Mon, 06 June 2016, 11:19:55
I've been meaning to try Roadhog. Maybe tonight if I get done all my ****.
Also... a good Bastion... how 2 counter?
From behind, his power core on the back (glowing blue cube) takes double damage. :thumb:
Post by: mobbo on Mon, 06 June 2016, 11:42:29
I've been meaning to try Roadhog. Maybe tonight if I get done all my ****.
Also... a good Bastion... how 2 counter?
From behind, his power core on the back (glowing blue cube) takes double damage. :thumb:
Playing characters that can get into this position easily, like Genji or Tracer, can work.
Genji can also deal with bastion by reflecting his shots with his E, along with some other focus fire from teammates.
Post by: PunksDead on Mon, 06 June 2016, 11:44:05
I've been meaning to try Roadhog. Maybe tonight if I get done all my ****.
Also... a good Bastion... how 2 counter?
been wrecking bastions with 76. pop a healing beacon and hit him with the rockets and spray him from behind cover. GG turrets + bastions to 76 rockets
Post by: clacktalk on Mon, 06 June 2016, 11:52:39
Post by: absyrd on Mon, 06 June 2016, 12:36:21
I've been meaning to try Roadhog. Maybe tonight if I get done all my ****.
Also... a good Bastion... how 2 counter?
From behind, his power core on the back (glowing blue cube) takes double damage. :thumb:
Playing characters that can get into this position easily, like Genji or Tracer, can work.
Genji can also deal with bastion by reflecting his shots with his E, along with some other focus fire from teammates.
Okay. Never played either. Will practice tonight if I have time.
I've been meaning to try Roadhog. Maybe tonight if I get done all my ****.
Also... a good Bastion... how 2 counter?
been wrecking bastions with 76. pop a healing beacon and hit him with the rockets and spray him from behind cover. GG turrets + bastions to 76 rockets
Is 76 the guy from training mode with special aim Q ability?
Post by: dohbot on Mon, 06 June 2016, 12:38:43
Yep that's 76, I also find that roadhog can be effective as hooking bastion takes him out of sentry mode, you just have to hook him before you die.I've been meaning to try Roadhog. Maybe tonight if I get done all my ****.
Also... a good Bastion... how 2 counter?
From behind, his power core on the back (glowing blue cube) takes double damage. :thumb:
Playing characters that can get into this position easily, like Genji or Tracer, can work.
Genji can also deal with bastion by reflecting his shots with his E, along with some other focus fire from teammates.
Okay. Never played either. Will practice tonight if I have time.I've been meaning to try Roadhog. Maybe tonight if I get done all my ****.
Also... a good Bastion... how 2 counter?
been wrecking bastions with 76. pop a healing beacon and hit him with the rockets and spray him from behind cover. GG turrets + bastions to 76 rockets
Is 76 the guy from training mode with special aim Q ability?
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Post by: absyrd on Mon, 06 June 2016, 12:40:33
Post by: dohbot on Mon, 06 June 2016, 12:45:42
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Post by: Waateva on Mon, 06 June 2016, 13:26:37
I was thinking about the hookshot. That is awesome that it works. Some people have made me very jealous of how well they Roadhog, while others make it just look miserable.
Most video game characters with grappling moves are like that though. If you can nail those hard grabs you're ballin' but if you can't you're just a scrub :))
Post by: clacktalk on Mon, 06 June 2016, 13:29:02
I was thinking about the hookshot. That is awesome that it works. Some people have made me very jealous of how well they Roadhog, while others make it just look miserable.
Most video game characters with grappling moves are like that though. If you can nail those hard grabs you're ballin' but if you can't you're just a scrub :))
the only tru hooker is pudge
Post by: tjcaustin on Mon, 06 June 2016, 13:36:58
Post by: Sifo on Wed, 08 June 2016, 01:05:05
think i'm getting the hang of it...
Post by: nmur on Wed, 08 June 2016, 01:14:23
Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/bdb8sf2.png)
think i'm getting the hang of it...
juicy
here's mine (http://masteroverwatch.com/profile/pc/us/nmur-1703/heroes/9) (scroll down to best in one game)
what's your btag?
Post by: Sifo on Wed, 08 June 2016, 01:16:01
Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/bdb8sf2.png)
think i'm getting the hang of it...
juicy
here's mine (http://masteroverwatch.com/profile/pc/us/nmur-1703/heroes/9) (scroll down to best in one game)
what's your btag?
I just got 40 elim 26 streak for my last game of the night.
Sifo#1247
Post by: nmur on Wed, 08 June 2016, 01:19:01
Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/bdb8sf2.png)
think i'm getting the hang of it...
juicy
here's mine (http://masteroverwatch.com/profile/pc/us/nmur-1703/heroes/9) (scroll down to best in one game)
what's your btag?
I just got 40 elim 26 streak for my last game of the night.
Sifo#1247
jesus dude
your winrate with widow is insane too
Post by: Sifo on Wed, 08 June 2016, 01:20:56
Post by: absyrd on Wed, 08 June 2016, 05:24:18
And I figured out my Bastion problem for now... Reinhardt tackle. He can be very fun to play when aggressive.
Post by: dgneo on Wed, 08 June 2016, 05:31:55
I wish I had Sifo skills. :(
And I figured out my Bastion problem for now... Reinhardt tackle. He can be very fun to play when aggressive.
I love Reinhardt, he's a blast to play as, especially on escort missions.
Post by: dannrawr on Wed, 08 June 2016, 08:28:57
Post by: Waateva on Wed, 08 June 2016, 10:11:06
RJMacReady#1288
Post by: Sifo on Wed, 08 June 2016, 11:28:54
Post by: evangs on Wed, 08 June 2016, 11:32:39
Level doesn't mean too much, just cuz they played more doesn't mean they're good ^^Exactly, just like on csgo, I have the 5year veteran coin because I played older versions of the game, not cause I'm good!
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Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Wed, 08 June 2016, 11:34:42
Post by: Waateva on Wed, 08 June 2016, 11:41:52
Level doesn't mean too much, just cuz they played more doesn't mean they're good ^^Exactly, just like on csgo, I have the 5year veteran coin because I played older versions of the game, not cause I'm good!
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I guess that makes sense, I've been out of the FPS game for awhile too so maybe I just suck :D
Post by: Sifo on Wed, 08 June 2016, 11:44:23
Post by: clacktalk on Wed, 08 June 2016, 11:54:53
bc it's not me
Post by: Kompanion on Wed, 08 June 2016, 16:51:16
Pick McCree or Widowmaker = free wins
now you sound like esoomenona
Post by: tjcaustin on Wed, 08 June 2016, 16:53:18
Pick McCree or Widowmaker = free wins
now you sound like esoomenona
It's different with sifo because he's the one getting those wins with mccree or widowmaker.
Post by: fknraiden on Wed, 08 June 2016, 17:13:25
absyrd, I'm doing mine on an i3 with 16 GB of RAM and a 860m/750ti equivalent. Runs fine on a mixture of high/ultra settings with a few things toned down to low (e.g. local fog) at 30 FPS solid without any frame dips.oh nice, I have a 970, and I can run epic settings and get around 58-72fps on a 2k monitor.
edit: hit me up fools.
fknraiden#1608
mainly playing mccree and tracer lately.
Post by: FrostyToast on Wed, 08 June 2016, 23:35:20
FrostyToast#1563.
Except I am never legendary.
Never lucky.
Post by: nmur on Wed, 08 June 2016, 23:46:54
playing in a 6-man with voice chat on the other hand is a fantastic experience. i encourage everyone who's mostly played alone to join a party. i was fortunate that most of the people i played csgo with migrated to this game tho.
Post by: piemancoder on Thu, 09 June 2016, 00:26:58
Post by: Sifo on Thu, 09 June 2016, 01:29:36
Post by: FrostyToast on Thu, 09 June 2016, 02:31:46
Post by: SBJ on Thu, 09 June 2016, 05:21:06
Same here, I know I suck right now. But I don't have the best luck either and I've been put against some beastly opponents sometimes.I guess that makes sense, I've been out of the FPS game for awhile too so maybe I just suck :DLevel doesn't mean too much, just cuz they played more doesn't mean they're good ^^Exactly, just like on csgo, I have the 5year veteran coin because I played older versions of the game, not cause I'm good!
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Post by: Sifo on Fri, 10 June 2016, 01:50:36
best thing i've done i think
Post by: raymogi on Fri, 10 June 2016, 01:52:17
best thing i've done i think
I'm adding you master. Ursus in bnet.
Post by: Sifo on Fri, 10 June 2016, 02:58:03
Post by: nmur on Fri, 10 June 2016, 03:55:10
Added everyone so far but keep in mind I most likely won't be able to play with you because I'm normally grouped with friends already or solo queuing ... never felt more popular than when people found out I bought this game.
dw mostly planned on spectating you when i'm waiting for a party to form or something ;)
Post by: absyrd on Fri, 10 June 2016, 06:03:56
Added everyone so far but keep in mind I most likely won't be able to play with you because I'm normally grouped with friends already or solo queuing ... never felt more popular than when people found out I bought this game.
But... but... but... carry me!
Post by: Kompanion on Fri, 10 June 2016, 19:57:34
Added everyone so far but keep in mind I most likely won't be able to play with you because I'm normally grouped with friends already or solo queuing ... never felt more popular than when people found out I bought this game.
But... but... but... carry me!
sifo carries us all
Post by: slip84 on Sat, 11 June 2016, 08:20:16
Post by: demik on Sat, 11 June 2016, 16:38:06
Post by: Moistgun on Sat, 11 June 2016, 17:14:48
Please post Gamecaptures though!
Post by: Sifo on Sun, 12 June 2016, 01:21:56
Post by: tjcaustin on Sun, 12 June 2016, 02:05:45
I remember how much I hate team games now xD
We just need to git gud
Post by: FrostyToast on Sun, 12 June 2016, 02:23:34
So frustrating to have to rely on teammates being able to take care of things for you.
Though on the bright side healers make bad players good. ^-^ ^-^ ^-^
Post by: absyrd on Sun, 12 June 2016, 06:31:57
1. If someone is level 50 and instantly starts telling everyone what to play, leave game. They'll probably be the one sucking most.
2. If someone's mic is open for the entirety of the countdown period, leave game. The noise will only get worse.
3. If you want to win, play with friends on a consistent basis. I can't really do this right now as all my old gaming friends are scattered, and I can't find most of them after this many years of not gaming.
Despite the annoyances, I'm still having loads of fun. I really haven't explored many characters yet. I basically play Junkrat, Reinhardt, or Mercy because I feel like I'm contributing when I do so (while enjoying myself).
Post by: Flyersfan1 on Mon, 13 June 2016, 13:15:02
Post by: demik on Mon, 13 June 2016, 13:24:29
demik#1154
Post by: absyrd on Mon, 13 June 2016, 13:26:25
And haven't played her yet, ff1. I've played like 6 chars total. Holding off on others til I get bored of these. ****... I mainly play only 3.
Post by: beehatch on Mon, 13 June 2016, 13:26:57
ADD ME NERDS
demik#1154
only if you need someone that plays junkrat 24/7 :D :D :D :D :D
Post by: absyrd on Mon, 13 June 2016, 13:30:30
ADD ME NERDS
demik#1154
only if you need someone that plays junkrat 24/7 :D :D :D :D :D
Twinsies! That is me, too! (well... at least on defense)
Post by: Flyersfan1 on Mon, 13 June 2016, 13:31:06
I'm always asleep or watching the finals when you on demik. :(She's actually modeled after a real Blizzard employee which is neat. She also says "I must break you" if you get a melee kill with her. :))
And haven't played her yet, ff1. I've played like 6 chars total. Holding off on others til I get bored of these. ****... I mainly play only 3.
Post by: demik on Mon, 13 June 2016, 13:32:00
Post by: slip84 on Mon, 13 June 2016, 15:02:04
I'm always asleep or watching the finals when you on demik. :(She's actually modeled after a real Blizzard employee which is neat. She also says "I must break you" if you get a melee kill with her. :))
And haven't played her yet, ff1. I've played like 6 chars total. Holding off on others til I get bored of these. ****... I mainly play only 3.
Huh, weird:
(http://i0.wp.com/www.gameranx.com/img/15-Mar/624b77894e226d3dcb4c5b8f2145cb18.png)
Post by: Sifo on Mon, 13 June 2016, 16:42:28
Post by: pr0ximity on Mon, 13 June 2016, 21:55:33
3. If you want to win, play with friends on a consistent basis. I can't really do this right now as all my old gaming friends are scattered, and I can't find most of them after this many years of not gaming.
Yup. Funny you should mention your gaming friends are scattered: I haven't played with the various people I've met over the years in forever, but for some reason literally everyone I used to play CS, WoW, DotA, anything, all play Overwatch now. Been fun getting on VOIP with them again and ****ing around.
Also, Bastion is OP as anything. I don't understand how anyone's ever lost a defense-side map with him in the game.
Post by: SBJ on Mon, 13 June 2016, 22:11:24
That's pretty badass. I would love to be transformed into a vidja game character.I'm always asleep or watching the finals when you on demik. :(She's actually modeled after a real Blizzard employee which is neat. She also says "I must break you" if you get a melee kill with her. :))
And haven't played her yet, ff1. I've played like 6 chars total. Holding off on others til I get bored of these. ****... I mainly play only 3.
Huh, weird:Show Image(http://i0.wp.com/www.gameranx.com/img/15-Mar/624b77894e226d3dcb4c5b8f2145cb18.png)
Post by: dgneo on Tue, 14 June 2016, 13:49:59
HERO BALANCE CHANGES
McCree
Peacekeeper
Alternate Fire
Recovery time (i.e. the amount of time before McCree starts reloading) decreased from 0.75 seconds to 0.3 seconds
Bullet damage decreased from 70 to 45
Developer Comments: McCree was performing too well against all targets, making him feel like a must-pick in many situations. By reducing the damage of his alternate fire, McCree is now significantly weaker against tanks like Roadhog and Reinhardt, but still maintains his lethality against smaller targets like Tracer and Genji.
Widowmaker
Widow’s Kiss
Alternate Fire (Scoped Shot)
Base damage decreased from 15 to 12
Note: Scoped shot damage multiplier remains unchanged
Headshot damage multiplier increased from 2x to 2.5x
Players must now wait for the unscoping animation to completely finish before scoping
Infra-Sight
Ultimate cost increased by 10%
Developer Comments: In the right hands, Widowmaker can often feel unstoppable—even when just landing body shots instead of critical heads shots. The changes to her alternate fire weaken body shot damage while leaving her headshot damage unchanged. Additionally, we felt her Ultimate ability, Infra-Sight, was coming up a little too frequently, especially considering its impact on the game.
BUG FIXES
General
Improved stability of the High Bandwidth option in Custom Games
Heroes
Fixed a bug that allowed Mercy to gain Ultimate charge whenever damage boosting an ally who was attacking a barrier or Ice Wall
Fixed a bug that allowed Reaper to Shadow Step to unintended locations on certain maps
Maps
Fixed an issue with collision on certain areas of Dorado not blocking line of sight
Post by: demik on Tue, 14 June 2016, 13:50:35
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Tue, 14 June 2016, 13:52:23
Post by: Waateva on Tue, 14 June 2016, 14:31:17
3. If you want to win, play with friends on a consistent basis. I can't really do this right now as all my old gaming friends are scattered, and I can't find most of them after this many years of not gaming.
Yup. Funny you should mention your gaming friends are scattered: I haven't played with the various people I've met over the years in forever, but for some reason literally everyone I used to play CS, WoW, DotA, anything, all play Overwatch now. Been fun getting on VOIP with them again and ****ing around.
Also, Bastion is OP as anything. I don't understand how anyone's ever lost a defense-side map with him in the game.
While Bastion is really strong defending, I have found that Roadhog, Reinhardt, Widowmaker, and McCree can all counter him with their skillsets.
Post by: tjcaustin on Tue, 14 June 2016, 14:40:27
Yay they left junkrat alone.
Yeah, you'd have to quit if they did adjust his skill sets.
Post by: nmur on Tue, 14 June 2016, 19:51:39
do you still instinctively alt-tab and wait for a respawn when you see a mcree as you turn the corner?
also does mercy's ult feel less frequent now?
Post by: Waateva on Tue, 14 June 2016, 20:39:13
has anyone played much of the new patch? how does it feel?
do you still instinctively alt-tab and wait for a respawn when you see a mcree as you turn the corner?
also does mercy's ult feel less frequent now?
I played last night, didn't see many McCrees.
Post by: Bigpock on Tue, 14 June 2016, 20:39:40
Post by: Sifo on Tue, 14 June 2016, 20:54:47
trash game, would never play it
Post by: nmur on Tue, 14 June 2016, 20:57:31
trash game, would never play it
rip widow
rip sifo
Post by: Sifo on Tue, 14 June 2016, 21:00:53
trash game, would never play it
rip widow
rip sifo
not like it affects me I only hit headshots.
Post by: skycrimes on Tue, 14 June 2016, 21:01:35
trash game, would never play it
rip widow
rip sifo
not like it affects me I only hit headshots.
teach me plz
Post by: nmur on Tue, 14 June 2016, 21:05:13
trash game, would never play it
rip widow
rip sifo
not like it affects me I only hit headshots.
teach me plz
he plays on console, where's there's heavy aim assist
Post by: Sifo on Tue, 14 June 2016, 21:07:21
trash game, would never play it
rip widow
rip sifo
not like it affects me I only hit headshots.
teach me plz
he plays on console, where's there's heavy aim assist
I don't even own a console ^^
Post by: nmur on Tue, 14 June 2016, 21:09:29
trash game, would never play it
rip widow
rip sifo
not like it affects me I only hit headshots.
teach me plz
he plays on console, where's there's heavy aim assist
I don't even own a console ^^
i know lol, i have you on bnet
just playin
i specced a game of yours and it was pretty nice
Post by: Sifo on Tue, 14 June 2016, 21:10:14
trash game, would never play it
rip widow
rip sifo
not like it affects me I only hit headshots.
teach me plz
he plays on console, where's there's heavy aim assist
I don't even own a console ^^
i know lol, i have you on bnet
just playin
i specced a game of yours and it was pretty nice
It probably wasn't, my win rate and performance graph look like a limp **** I've been tilted for the past 3 days.
Post by: nmur on Tue, 14 June 2016, 21:15:48
trash game, would never play it
rip widow
rip sifo
not like it affects me I only hit headshots.
teach me plz
he plays on console, where's there's heavy aim assist
I don't even own a console ^^
i know lol, i have you on bnet
just playin
i specced a game of yours and it was pretty nice
It probably wasn't, my win rate and performance graph look like a limp **** I've been tilted for the past 3 days.
your MMR probably just flew up so now you're playing against people that are actually not braindead
unless you're talking about retarded teammates in solo queue or something, then i completely understand
Post by: Sifo on Tue, 14 June 2016, 21:16:51
Post by: nmur on Tue, 14 June 2016, 21:22:53
maybe a mix ... i'm really sad that all my meaningless numbers have now dropped so much I literally lost like 20 games and won maybe 5 lol
chin up m8
looking at your master overwatch, you're kinda correct
however your kdr + accuracy has been pretty consistent even while vsing increasingly higher skilled players, so you're fine
but yeah play in a group whenever possible
Post by: Sifo on Tue, 14 June 2016, 21:28:29
Post by: SBJ on Tue, 14 June 2016, 22:50:14
I'm just frustrated when I feel like I'm doing so much against the enemy team but no one on my team can capitalize on it. sometimes I don't know how much more impactful I can be... if I could complete all the map objectives myself while keeping the enemy widowmaker/hanzo and back line in check, well... that character would be OP :PAnd also a little too OP. haha.
I've started solo queue'ing but I'm gettin' my ass handed to me. Mercy helps though that way I can tell myself "you tried m8, you did your best..." :D
Post by: Sifo on Tue, 14 June 2016, 22:58:29
I tested the animation times as well
QQ method with toggle aiming like csgo and the default hold RMB = 1.25 seconds from the time bullet leaves barrel to the next 100% charge
melee animation cancel is 1.29 seconds til the next 100% charge
So basically I see no reason to not toggle anymore. If you can spare the extra apm to scope and unscope manually, it puts less strain on your hand having to hold down the RMB and lets you aim better I think. I'm sure it's personal preference in the end but I could see it being a slight advantage.
Personally I hate how sluggish she feels now :\
They should remove her full auto mode, give her a pistol, and let us QQ animation cancel properly. :)
Post by: absyrd on Wed, 15 June 2016, 04:58:46
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Wed, 15 June 2016, 09:57:05
Is there some kind of hanzo joke going around? At two separate times yesterday I came across full teams of hanzos.
I played a game with my coworkers where we were defending and we were all torbjorns, the other team got rekt
but then they did the same to us when we were attacking and realized how much of a **** move it was
Post by: absyrd on Wed, 15 June 2016, 09:59:06
Post by: Sifo on Thu, 16 June 2016, 07:05:15
Post by: absyrd on Thu, 16 June 2016, 07:33:14
Post by: mobbo on Thu, 16 June 2016, 07:56:41
I still haven't touched McCree despite seeing some crazy PotG highlights. I'm such a comfort zone ***** so far.
Me too man. Been playing with friends, and just due to the heroes we started out on, I'm always playing a tank. Now I don't feel impactful on anything but Road Hog or Reinhardt, and I don't particularly enjoy playing Reinhardt.
Should put in some hours by myself and learn how to be effective on at least one hero in each role...
Post by: absyrd on Thu, 16 June 2016, 07:59:14
Post by: demik on Thu, 16 June 2016, 09:57:28
Post by: Marshal on Thu, 16 June 2016, 12:15:13
Starting to fux with soldier. Junkrat still the homie tho.
Has good dps, just hard to secure kills sometimes .-.
Post by: absyrd on Thu, 16 June 2016, 12:56:33
(http://i.imgur.com/M2rRMDQ.jpg)
Now I HAVE to try Tracer.
Post by: clacktalk on Thu, 16 June 2016, 13:01:02
I still haven't touched McCree despite seeing some crazy PotG highlights. I'm such a comfort zone ***** so far.
mccree is dope. point and shoot for most situations, fanhammer/stun/roll/fanhammer for close fights
Post by: SBJ on Thu, 16 June 2016, 21:14:13
Got this as my summer secret santa...Gotta admit, I'm a little jelly.Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/M2rRMDQ.jpg)
Now I HAVE to try Tracer.
Tracer is really cool when you learn her, she can do some cool stuff. Especially with Mercy in her butt. :D
Post by: absyrd on Fri, 17 June 2016, 10:11:29
Post by: demik on Fri, 17 June 2016, 13:18:02
I tried Tracer in training grounds. I feel like I need lots of cocaine to keep up with her. Help.
My plug's name is David. He'll hook you up with the finest of nose candy.
Post by: dannrawr on Sat, 18 June 2016, 03:42:47
Post by: FrostyToast on Sat, 18 June 2016, 04:09:15
Some games I die all the time and I can't aim for ****.
One game I managed 0 deaths 21 eliminations.
Her DPS is actually incredible if you can aim which is the breaking point of what makes her good. You also have to learn how to teleport properly.
Post by: Sifo on Sun, 19 June 2016, 12:24:58
Post by: Flyersfan1 on Sun, 19 June 2016, 12:40:18
Post by: Sifo on Sun, 19 June 2016, 12:57:30
addicted to junkrat now
stil haven't played that ****er
Post by: pr0ximity on Sun, 19 June 2016, 19:35:41
Bastion = CS:GO slow-running T with health packs switching between an AK and a Para
Pharah = Quake rockets with permanent high ground
Post by: FrostyToast on Sun, 19 June 2016, 19:39:16
Bastion #2 Dad.
Post by: nmur on Sun, 19 June 2016, 21:11:56
Pharah = Quake rockets with permanent high ground
fighting another pharah in the air is so fun
i want a future weekly brawl to be pharah only with quicker/unlimited fuel recovery, on koth maps
Post by: Sifo on Mon, 20 June 2016, 20:31:21
Post by: absyrd on Tue, 21 June 2016, 05:43:14
rofl i love shooting pharas out the air it's probably my favourite thing to do in that game, feels like duck hunt. So satisfying
**** you.
Every time I play Pharah, the other team just happens to have a pro sniper. Annoying.
Post by: nmur on Tue, 21 June 2016, 06:02:47
rofl i love shooting pharas out the air it's probably my favourite thing to do in that game, feels like duck hunt. So satisfying
**** you.
Every time I play Pharah, the other team just happens to have a pro sniper. Annoying.
(http://i.imgur.com/5J3ik3M.png)
Post by: SBJ on Tue, 21 June 2016, 07:20:38
Haha. Also that image is horrifying.rofl i love shooting pharas out the air it's probably my favourite thing to do in that game, feels like duck hunt. So satisfying
**** you.
Every time I play Pharah, the other team just happens to have a pro sniper. Annoying.Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/5J3ik3M.png)
Post by: Sifo on Wed, 22 June 2016, 02:17:50
Post by: nmur on Wed, 22 June 2016, 02:27:45
I think I performed very well today :) might be finally off tilt? My widow keeps feeling better and better
from https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/4p5a63/jeff_kaplan_has_addressed_matchmaking/
Quote
We are constantly improving the matchmaker. We learn more each day. We have one of our best engineers and best designers full time dedicated to the system. Many of those “silent” patches that go out during the week are adjustments to the system. For example, we recently realized that “Avoid this player” was wreaking havoc on matchmaking. One of the best Widowmaker players in the world complained to us about long queue times. We looked into it and found that hundreds of other players had avoided him (he’s a nice guy – they avoided him because they did not want to play against him, not because of misbehavior). The end result was that it took him an extremely long time to find a match. The worst part was, by the time he finally got a match, he had been waiting so long that the system had “opened up” to lower skill players. Now one of the best Widowmaker players was facing off against players at a lower skill level. As a result, we’ve disabled the Avoid system (the UI will go away in an upcoming patch). The system was designed with the best intent. But the results were pretty disastrous.
is this you hahaha
Post by: Sifo on Wed, 22 June 2016, 02:58:42
Post by: absyrd on Wed, 22 June 2016, 05:52:49
I heard the story but no it isn't me. I do wonder how many people have put me on avoid. I think i recall meeting 2 opposing widows who were objectively better than me, everyone else loses their head
I put you on avoid, but only because I hate blue.
Post by: Sifo on Wed, 22 June 2016, 23:56:22
(http://i.imgur.com/A7i9Ytv.jpg)
Can someone teach me what I'm doing wrong to lose these games?
Post by: nmur on Thu, 23 June 2016, 00:05:33
Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/Ccc6v2Z.jpg)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/A7i9Ytv.jpg)
Can someone teach me what I'm doing wrong to lose these games?
you're playing solo q (in the second pic)
you gotta play in a group with coms to have proper teamwork; the game is too new to have players knowing how to play as a team without coms. instead they'll just tend to venture out past the objective and try and get solo kills and ****
Post by: Sifo on Thu, 23 June 2016, 00:07:24
Post by: FrostyToast on Thu, 23 June 2016, 00:11:08
That's what my winrate says.
Post by: tjcaustin on Thu, 23 June 2016, 03:08:54
hate team games
>hates team games
>won't join a near full pre-made
But more seriously, I think comp mode will even out a lot of the bull****
Post by: FrostyToast on Thu, 23 June 2016, 03:23:38
hate team games
>hates team games
>won't join a near full pre-made
But more seriously, I think comp mode will even out a lot of the bull****
I think that with rewards on the line there will be a lot more salt from teammates who can't identify and accept where they went wrong.
Post by: Sifo on Thu, 23 June 2016, 09:03:00
hate team games
>hates team games
>won't join a near full pre-made
But more seriously, I think comp mode will even out a lot of the bull****
I'll join you guys when I don't care about winning :D
6666
Post by: Waateva on Thu, 23 June 2016, 09:07:05
hate team games
>hates team games
>won't join a near full pre-made
But more seriously, I think comp mode will even out a lot of the bull****
I think that with rewards on the line there will be a lot more salt from teammates who can't identify and accept where they went wrong.
Yeah, some people are gonna run around and play COD anyways so in their minds, they didn't do anything wrong. We'll have to see how things go after it's rolled out.
Post by: demik on Thu, 23 June 2016, 09:23:31
hate team games
>hates team games
>won't join a near full pre-made
But more seriously, I think comp mode will even out a lot of the bull****
I'll join you guys when I don't care about winning :D
6666
But you still lose you nerd
Post by: Vadurr on Thu, 23 June 2016, 11:03:31
rofl i love shooting pharas out the air it's probably my favourite thing to do in that game, feels like duck hunt. So satisfying
**** you.
Every time I play Pharah, the other team just happens to have a pro sniper. Annoying.Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/5J3ik3M.png)
:)) :))
Post by: absyrd on Thu, 23 June 2016, 12:52:28
EDIT: Forgot. My ult was reflected once and wiped my entire team. Oooooooooooops.
Continue to play Rein and Junkrat when trying to win.
Really having fun, but maybe that is because I haven't gamed in years.
Post by: calvinhousecat on Thu, 23 June 2016, 19:31:17
Post by: Sifo on Thu, 23 June 2016, 20:06:35
I'm getting better at my jump shot timings... too bad blizz is gonna nerf this once more people start doing it. EZiest 1v1 against other widows of my life
I'm still not sure if it's entirely possible to hit at the peak of the jump to 1 shot without any previous damage done or any damage boost. Even then it's either 1 or 2 frame timing window...
Post by: tjcaustin on Thu, 23 June 2016, 20:29:56
https://gfycat.com/EagerSpanishInganue
I'm getting better at my jump shot timings... too bad blizz is gonna nerf this once more people start doing it. EZiest 1v1 against other widows of my life
I'm still not sure if it's entirely possible to hit at the peak of the jump to 1 shot without any previous damage done or any damage boost. Even then it's either 1 or 2 frame timing window...
Not launching over the little bridge thing to nail a headshot mid-air on the solo bot on the left
5/7
Post by: Sifo on Thu, 23 June 2016, 20:51:19
https://gfycat.com/EagerSpanishInganue
I'm getting better at my jump shot timings... too bad blizz is gonna nerf this once more people start doing it. EZiest 1v1 against other widows of my life
I'm still not sure if it's entirely possible to hit at the peak of the jump to 1 shot without any previous damage done or any damage boost. Even then it's either 1 or 2 frame timing window...
Not launching over the little bridge thing to nail a headshot mid-air on the solo bot on the left
5/7
I've done that before but since you're falling further you have more time to charge the shot which eliminates the need to have perfect timing... and then you just grapple back up anyway.
I made a thread on reddit explaining the mechanic and try to get a Blizzard response so I know whether I should keep practicing or if they're gonna patch it out.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/4pkbc5/widowmaker_jump_shoot_mechanic/
Post by: FrostyToast on Thu, 23 June 2016, 20:52:49
Seriously it's like you already have full charge by the time you find your mark.
Post by: Sifo on Fri, 24 June 2016, 00:35:15
Post by: nmur on Fri, 24 June 2016, 00:48:21
Today was a REALLY good Widow day, gg to everyone I played with :)
glad to hear
also glad i'm too far away to be placed in your matches
question, do you aim your mouse with your wrist or your arm?
Post by: Sifo on Fri, 24 June 2016, 00:51:53
Today was a REALLY good Widow day, gg to everyone I played with :)
glad to hear
also glad i'm too far away to be placed in your matches
question, do you aim your mouse with your wrist or your arm?
I play on 3600 native dpi because I'm used to higher sensitivities from playing starcraft and such, but in-game sensitivity is set to 1 so that I do have to use my arm. There's just no comparing wrist vs arm in FPS really but I know some people are pretty godly with insanely high DPI (professional Chinese/Korean FPS players for example often play on really high sensitivities, I think due to a lack of desk space at home). I used to play on high sensitivities in CSGO but I dropped it to where I had to use up the entirety of my mousepad (Razer Goliathus regular size). Flicks on point :D
Post by: nmur on Fri, 24 June 2016, 01:01:52
Today was a REALLY good Widow day, gg to everyone I played with :)
glad to hear
also glad i'm too far away to be placed in your matches
question, do you aim your mouse with your wrist or your arm?
I play on 3600 native dpi because I'm used to higher sensitivities from playing starcraft and such, but in-game sensitivity is set to 1 so that I do have to use my arm. There's just no comparing wrist vs arm in FPS really but I know some people are pretty godly with insanely high DPI (professional Chinese/Korean FPS players for example often play on really high sensitivities, I think due to a lack of desk space at home). I used to play on high sensitivities in CSGO but I dropped it to where I had to use up the entirety of my mousepad (Razer Goliathus regular size). Flicks on point :D
i'm also used to a tiny mousepad (i have a phat one now) so i'm used to aiming with my wirst with high sens
game sensitivity does confuse me though. if you're at 3600 dpi at 1 in-game sens (and assuming 6/11 windows sens), does that mean that because i play at 800dpi at 5 in-game sens, my effective dpi is 4000?
Post by: Sifo on Fri, 24 June 2016, 01:06:52
Today was a REALLY good Widow day, gg to everyone I played with :)
glad to hear
also glad i'm too far away to be placed in your matches
question, do you aim your mouse with your wrist or your arm?
I play on 3600 native dpi because I'm used to higher sensitivities from playing starcraft and such, but in-game sensitivity is set to 1 so that I do have to use my arm. There's just no comparing wrist vs arm in FPS really but I know some people are pretty godly with insanely high DPI (professional Chinese/Korean FPS players for example often play on really high sensitivities, I think due to a lack of desk space at home). I used to play on high sensitivities in CSGO but I dropped it to where I had to use up the entirety of my mousepad (Razer Goliathus regular size). Flicks on point :D
i'm also used to a tiny mousepad (i have a phat one now) so i'm used to aiming with my wirst with high sens
game sensitivity does confuse me though. if you're at 3600 dpi at 1 in-game sens (and assuming 6/11 windows sens), does that mean that because i play at 800dpi at 5 in-game sens, my effective dpi is 4000?
Honestly I have no clue how blizz sensitivity works. In the Sc2 engine it's based on %, no idea about overwatch.
For some reason the 1:1 scope sensitivity for Widowmaker is 38, according to someone's math.
I just have it to 1 because I'm too lazy to drop my mouse down to 400/800 and have to switch back to 3600 for menus. 2 is a little too fast is all.
Post by: Sifo on Sat, 25 June 2016, 01:06:19
For 5-10 minutes I go into the Training Range and find some of the stationary bots, put my crosshair in random locations and then close my eyes and flick to try and get a headshot.
If it hits the head, 1 point, if it hits body, 0.5, if it misses, 0. If I miss I reopen my eyes for like half a second to reprocess the image. I play this little game for a bit and then step it up a notch and include moving my own character to make it a bit harder. This way I have to visualize my character movements as well as visualize my crosshair movement in my head.
I think I have about 85%~ headshot accuracy with my eyes closed flicking at various distances while stationary and maybe 65%~ while moving around.
Once I open my eyes again I basically feel like an aimbot, it's an incredible feeling. Then go into real games and stomp people lol
Before doing all that I also like to go to this spot in the training range and practice hitting these two bots by flicking, using the orange light as a starting point. Helps train muscle memory and warm up for the eyes closed game.
(http://i.imgur.com/27JY1MV.png)
Post by: SBJ on Sat, 25 June 2016, 01:09:38
Windowed borderless ran like crap for me for some reason. (Although I did read something somewhere about windowed borderless being less than optimal if you've got several screens.)
Post by: Sifo on Tue, 28 June 2016, 16:17:45
Post by: Reigning Hell on Tue, 28 June 2016, 20:47:50
. I'm mainly spamming my best hero, da boi Junkrat, and playing any other heroes when needed.
edit: Got ranked 48 - can't tell if bad or good
Post by: tjcaustin on Tue, 28 June 2016, 21:24:42
competitive comes out and i'm on verge of retirement gg
MFW
Post by: brighenne on Wed, 29 June 2016, 02:45:47
Post by: nmur on Wed, 29 June 2016, 02:49:18
i do not think i will be joining them
edit: they got severely rekt and are dropping ranks fast
they trolled me -_-
Post by: SBJ on Wed, 29 June 2016, 04:58:28
well ****.i'm still at work so i haven't gotten a chance to play, but two of my friends have told me that they're in the top 500 bracket (white/gold icon)
i do not think i will be joining them
edit: they got severely rekt and are dropping ranks fast
they trolled me -_-
Post by: nmur on Wed, 29 June 2016, 05:08:07
turns out they got 10-0 and got 65 and 64 for ranks. during placement they had the top 500 icon but it may have been a bugwell ****.i'm still at work so i haven't gotten a chance to play, but two of my friends have told me that they're in the top 500 bracket (white/gold icon)
i do not think i will be joining them
edit: they got severely rekt and are dropping ranks fast
they trolled me -_-
Post by: dannrawr on Wed, 29 June 2016, 13:12:18
Post by: Bigpock on Wed, 29 June 2016, 15:52:48
trash game, would never play itI freaking bought it... Bigpock #1595
Post by: Sifo on Thu, 30 June 2016, 01:37:59
trash game, would never play itI freaking bought it... Bigpock #1595
idiot
this game is ****.
Post by: SBJ on Thu, 30 June 2016, 04:37:51
You seem to have a love/hate relationship with this game.trash game, would never play itI freaking bought it... Bigpock #1595
idiot
this game is ****.
Although is it hate/hate atm? :))
Post by: absyrd on Thu, 30 June 2016, 15:08:05
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Thu, 30 June 2016, 15:32:48
Post by: tjcaustin on Thu, 30 June 2016, 17:03:55
trash game, would never play itI freaking bought it... Bigpock #1595
idiot
this game is ****.
Sifo trying to tp4 up threads.
Post by: jwaz on Thu, 30 June 2016, 18:03:55
Haven't logged in since comp mode came out. I'll probably shy away.
(http://i.imgur.com/dbcXWjY.jpg)
Post by: absyrd on Thu, 30 June 2016, 18:17:35
Post by: brighenne on Thu, 30 June 2016, 18:47:45
trash game, would never play itI freaking bought it... Bigpock #1595
idiot
this game is ****.
Sifo trying to tp4 up threads.
Overwatch is basically topre.
Post by: Sifo on Thu, 30 June 2016, 18:51:02
trash game, would never play itI freaking bought it... Bigpock #1595
idiot
this game is ****.
Sifo trying to tp4 up threads.
Overwatch is basically topre.
No because I actually enjoyed overwatch for a bit.
Post by: brighenne on Thu, 30 June 2016, 18:59:40
trash game, would never play itI freaking bought it... Bigpock #1595
idiot
this game is ****.
Sifo trying to tp4 up threads.
Overwatch is basically topre.
No because I actually enjoyed overwatch for a bit.
savagery.gif
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Thu, 30 June 2016, 19:01:38
Post by: Reigning Hell on Thu, 30 June 2016, 19:31:31
won my first three placement matches, then lost the next two :/
I know its obvious that winning is much better than losing when the system gives you your rank, but don't take your losses too bad. Your in-game stats are really important too; if you truly do lose because others on your team didn't push the payload to get 3x, but you were on it, it will reflect in your ranking. People have queued in groups and got different ranks, so anything is possible. Don't sweat it breh
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Thu, 30 June 2016, 19:57:53
won my first three placement matches, then lost the next two :/
I know its obvious that winning is much better than losing when the system gives you your rank, but don't take your losses too bad. Your in-game stats are really important too; if you truly do lose because others on your team didn't push the payload to get 3x, but you were on it, it will reflect in your ranking. People have queued in groups and got different ranks, so anything is possible. Don't sweat it breh
See, then I just played a match where someone on my team quit first round, 5v6 we still rekt them over the next two rounds
now i'm 5-3 in my placement matches
Post by: Sifo on Thu, 30 June 2016, 20:12:51
Post by: nmur on Thu, 30 June 2016, 20:19:58
I queued with friends in 60s and threw 4 games so went 6-4 and got placed in dumpster so yeah ^^
that was exactly my experience too. went 6-4, half of the games with 65-70 rank friends, and the other half solo q
individually i thought i did pretty well considering i was getting gold medals among 65-70s, and consistent 4 gold medals in solo q, i stick got a terrible rank
all good though, as i'm enjoying ranked more than quick play anyway because people tend to try a bit harder than in quick play
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Thu, 30 June 2016, 22:08:38
I queued with friends in 60s and threw 4 games so went 6-4 and got placed in dumpster so yeah ^^
that was exactly my experience too. went 6-4, half of the games with 65-70 rank friends, and the other half solo q
individually i thought i did pretty well considering i was getting gold medals among 65-70s, and consistent 4 gold medals in solo q, i stick got a terrible rank
all good though, as i'm enjoying ranked more than quick play anyway because people tend to try a bit harder than in quick play
went 6-4 also, rank is meh but is reasonable for my skill level
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 01 July 2016, 04:30:27
Post by: Dernubenfrieken on Fri, 01 July 2016, 06:16:23
Soo... like... no one's playing battleborn right?
(http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/127/091/961.jpg)
Post by: Moistgun on Fri, 01 July 2016, 10:12:49
Soo... like... no one's playing battleborn right?Show Image(http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/127/091/961.jpg)
RIP
OW so much better.
Post by: SBJ on Fri, 01 July 2016, 10:20:47
That's great!Soo... like... no one's playing battleborn right?Show Image(http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/127/091/961.jpg)
I tried out Battleborn but it wasn't my thing.
Post by: slip84 on Fri, 01 July 2016, 14:36:30
I'll skip Battleborn. Won't even be a Steam sale item for me.
Post by: absyrd on Fri, 01 July 2016, 15:03:36
Post by: brighenne on Fri, 01 July 2016, 18:10:26
edit- 42% of team's damage, gold in all offensive categories. Lose in sudden death, down to 48. lol.
Post by: Sifo on Fri, 01 July 2016, 18:16:38
Post by: brighenne on Fri, 01 July 2016, 18:58:53
Post by: Sifo on Fri, 01 July 2016, 20:40:26
Post by: tjcaustin on Fri, 01 July 2016, 22:10:50
No I think I'm gonna uninstall. Maybe I'll revisit the game at a later date but I'm not really having fun with it anymore, whether I play quick play/competitive, with/without friends... team games aren't for me~
More like #legitsaltin amirite?
Post by: Moistgun on Sat, 02 July 2016, 00:56:42
Post by: nmur on Sat, 02 July 2016, 00:58:23
i'm glad they fixed the koth bug
Post by: Moistgun on Sat, 02 July 2016, 01:11:21
gone up 4 ranks since my placement
i'm glad they fixed the koth bug
Is there more microphone use in comp? no one uses one in quick match
Post by: nmur on Sat, 02 July 2016, 01:24:12
gone up 4 ranks since my placement
i'm glad they fixed the koth bug
Is there more microphone use in comp? no one uses one in quick match
yeah, usually
i tend to play with a 5-6 man party tho
Post by: tjcaustin on Sat, 02 July 2016, 02:13:54
gone up 4 ranks since my placement
i'm glad they fixed the koth bug
Is there more microphone use in comp? no one uses one in quick match
If you aren't in a near/full team, it's no better.
Post by: absyrd on Sat, 02 July 2016, 05:43:58
Soldier 76 is so boring to me. Maybe I'm just bad at him.
Post by: Camineet on Sun, 03 July 2016, 00:41:21
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=83060.0
going to do a lot of work on steam controller for this game just like i had to for lol :cool:
Post by: Waateva on Mon, 04 July 2016, 22:49:32
I don't mind solo queue in competitive. People still at least know/try to group up. Went back and played some quickplay last night to try some lesser used chars, and it reminded me of the chaos.
Soldier 76 is so boring to me. Maybe I'm just bad at him.
I've played 76 some and I agree, his skillset just feels so bland.
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 05 July 2016, 10:42:47
Is that 7 million overwatch number including consoles, or 7 million just from PC sales.
Post by: nmur on Tue, 05 July 2016, 11:10:07
Hai guyz
Is that 7 million overwatch number including consoles, or 7 million just from PC sales.
10m players across all platforms as of mid june
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 05 July 2016, 12:01:29
Hai guyz
Is that 7 million overwatch number including consoles, or 7 million just from PC sales.
10m players across all platforms as of mid june
Hrrrmm...
Sounds good.. I guess i'll wait a little longer before trying it out again..
Bad experience with everyone quitting titan fall on me..
Post by: Moistgun on Tue, 05 July 2016, 12:36:56
Hai guyz
Is that 7 million overwatch number including consoles, or 7 million just from PC sales.
10m players across all platforms as of mid june
Hrrrmm...
Sounds good.. I guess i'll wait a little longer before trying it out again..
Bad experience with everyone quitting titan fall on me..
this game will last quite a bit longer than titan fall.
Blizzard can afford a lot more marketing.
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Tue, 05 July 2016, 13:16:18
Hai guyz
Is that 7 million overwatch number including consoles, or 7 million just from PC sales.
10m players across all platforms as of mid june
Hrrrmm...
Sounds good.. I guess i'll wait a little longer before trying it out again..
Bad experience with everyone quitting titan fall on me..
this game will last quite a bit longer than titan fall.
Blizzard can afford a lot more marketing.
*CLiB still plays Titanfall
Post by: Moistgun on Tue, 05 July 2016, 13:17:34
Clib and tp playing Titanfall together sounds..... fun. But I think I'll keep playing ow. HahaHai guyz
Is that 7 million overwatch number including consoles, or 7 million just from PC sales.
10m players across all platforms as of mid june
Hrrrmm...
Sounds good.. I guess i'll wait a little longer before trying it out again..
Bad experience with everyone quitting titan fall on me..
this game will last quite a bit longer than titan fall.
Blizzard can afford a lot more marketing.
*CLiB still plays Titanfall
Post by: SBJ on Wed, 06 July 2016, 05:56:17
People still play Titanfall? I actually had a moderate amount of fun with that game.Hai guyz
Is that 7 million overwatch number including consoles, or 7 million just from PC sales.
10m players across all platforms as of mid june
Hrrrmm...
Sounds good.. I guess i'll wait a little longer before trying it out again..
Bad experience with everyone quitting titan fall on me..
this game will last quite a bit longer than titan fall.
Blizzard can afford a lot more marketing.
*CLiB still plays Titanfall
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 06 July 2016, 09:20:28
People still play Titanfall? I actually had a moderate amount of fun with that game.Hai guyz
Is that 7 million overwatch number including consoles, or 7 million just from PC sales.
10m players across all platforms as of mid june
Hrrrmm...
Sounds good.. I guess i'll wait a little longer before trying it out again..
Bad experience with everyone quitting titan fall on me..
this game will last quite a bit longer than titan fall.
Blizzard can afford a lot more marketing.
*CLiB still plays Titanfall
Yea there are still players.. but what's missing is that " fervor".. where everyone is very driven to get better and be competitive..
Now it's just very casual paced..
Whereas larger games with larger populations continue to have that forward drive..
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Wed, 06 July 2016, 09:22:31
People still play Titanfall? I actually had a moderate amount of fun with that game.Hai guyz
Is that 7 million overwatch number including consoles, or 7 million just from PC sales.
10m players across all platforms as of mid june
Hrrrmm...
Sounds good.. I guess i'll wait a little longer before trying it out again..
Bad experience with everyone quitting titan fall on me..
this game will last quite a bit longer than titan fall.
Blizzard can afford a lot more marketing.
*CLiB still plays Titanfall
Yea there are still players.. but what's missing is that " fervor".. where everyone is very driven to get better and be competitive..
Now it's just very casual paced..
Whereas larger games with larger populations continue to have that forward drive..
so why haven't you gotten Overwatch yet?
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 06 July 2016, 09:28:58
so why haven't you gotten Overwatch yet?
I tried during open beta.. It felt identical to TF2, and I wasn't having alot of fun because the kills didn't feel impactful..
Perhaps more time was required to get into the game, given that everyone else seems to enjoy it..
So, Now, I'm on the fence about it.. but dat $40 wall.. Tp4 not made of money.. (http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/hot1-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862509)
Post by: absyrd on Wed, 06 July 2016, 10:53:51
so why haven't you gotten Overwatch yet?
I tried during open beta.. It felt identical to TF2, and I wasn't having alot of fun because the kills didn't feel impactful..
Perhaps more time was required to get into the game, given that everyone else seems to enjoy it..
So, Now, I'm on the fence about it.. but dat $40 wall.. Tp4 not made of money..Show Image(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/hot1-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862509)
Don't lie. Your PC can't handle it.
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Wed, 06 July 2016, 11:23:29
so why haven't you gotten Overwatch yet?
I tried during open beta.. It felt identical to TF2, and I wasn't having alot of fun because the kills didn't feel impactful..
Perhaps more time was required to get into the game, given that everyone else seems to enjoy it..
So, Now, I'm on the fence about it.. but dat $40 wall.. Tp4 not made of money..Show Image(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/hot1-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862509)
Don't lie. Your PC can't handle it.
dammit tp just get a 1080 already and eat ramen for a month
Post by: dgneo on Wed, 06 July 2016, 13:33:11
Well ****.
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 06 July 2016, 13:39:26
so why haven't you gotten Overwatch yet?
I tried during open beta.. It felt identical to TF2, and I wasn't having alot of fun because the kills didn't feel impactful..
Perhaps more time was required to get into the game, given that everyone else seems to enjoy it..
So, Now, I'm on the fence about it.. but dat $40 wall.. Tp4 not made of money..Show Image(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/hot1-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862509)
Don't lie. Your PC can't handle it.
dammit tp just get a 1080 already and eat ramen for a month
I splurged and bought chicken-Nuggets this week..
(http://img.emoticonplus.com/p9NF8.gif)
Post by: PunksDead on Wed, 06 July 2016, 16:07:56
I bought 15 loots boxes since release
:(
Wait until gun skins, I'll be even more reckless
Post by: SBJ on Thu, 07 July 2016, 01:14:04
Man, I thought skins were such a stupid reward...I am pretty sure I started out buying 25 loot crates because I wanted new skins. Man was that a mistake.
I bought 15 loots boxes since release
:(
Wait until gun skins, I'll be even more reckless
Post by: absyrd on Fri, 08 July 2016, 09:17:26
Post by: Waateva on Fri, 08 July 2016, 09:28:08
I have been too busy and tired to focus on a competitive match since my initial ranking. How are you all doing? Solo queue'n for comp? Group? How is your rank?
I'm not even 25 yet :(
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Fri, 08 July 2016, 09:59:46
i really need to find another hero i can play well other than junkrat
Post by: Flyersfan1 on Fri, 08 July 2016, 10:20:45
I find this picture really interesting, Blizzard's Brazillian division accidentally let slip what look to be some major hints about the new Hero coming up(Phara's mother, Ana Amari.) What I'm still a little unsure of is if her and Sombra are indeed the same person.Show Image(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CmsjJH1UMAEcsVT.jpg)
Well ****.
(http://images.mmorpg.com/images/newsImages/282016//Brazilian_OW.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/iupVXnO.png)
There was also this screenshot captured a while back ] That seems to show some kind of sniper figure in the support section of hero selection, and since all the heroes are listed alphabetically within their section, I think it's safe to assume it might be A. Amarie, and if Sombra was an alias like(like Solider 76/Jack Morrison) Why wouldn't Blizzard use it? I'm really excited to see who they reveal nonetheless, I love how they have easter eggs planted all around various maps like Dorado.
Post by: absyrd on Fri, 08 July 2016, 16:02:29
Post by: SBJ on Sat, 09 July 2016, 00:57:14
I have been too busy and tired to focus on a competitive match since my initial ranking. How are you all doing? Solo queue'n for comp? Group? How is your rank?Still workin' my way up to competetive. Although not having friends to play with kills the fun in that for me a little bit.
Post by: Flyersfan1 on Tue, 12 July 2016, 16:17:25
https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/heroes/ana/ (https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/heroes/ana/)
Post by: brighenne on Tue, 12 July 2016, 17:40:41
Post by: Flyersfan1 on Tue, 12 July 2016, 17:45:19
I think I'll like ana quite a bit.Can imagine her "sleep" ability will be highly effective in putting heroes like Reinhardt to sleep while leaving the rest of a team somewhat vulnerable.
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Tue, 12 July 2016, 17:46:18
maybe i should practice
Post by: brighenne on Tue, 12 July 2016, 18:19:40
i am intrigued, but probably will never play her cuz i can't snipe very well
maybe i should practice
I'm guessing it won't be headshot dependent...if that's the case (and it's balanced as such), it's a lot easier to be effective than you'd think.
I think I'll like ana quite a bit.Can imagine her "sleep" ability will be highly effective in putting heroes like Reinhardt to sleep while leaving the rest of a team somewhat vulnerable.
Yeah, the sleep seems like it's going to be OP until people get used to it. On that same token, I imagine it's going to be a pain to coordinate her ult in the average game.
Post by: Vadisi on Tue, 12 July 2016, 18:53:08
lol, nah.
Post by: nmur on Tue, 12 July 2016, 18:58:35
Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/z0lRqUW.png)
lol, nah.
they try to push the origins edition on you
get the regular edition
Post by: Vadisi on Tue, 12 July 2016, 19:22:41
(https://i.imgur.com/dJjvW1a.png)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/z0lRqUW.png)
lol, nah.
they try to push the origins edition on you
get the regular edition
still nah.
Post by: SBJ on Wed, 13 July 2016, 01:17:28
i am intrigued, but probably will never play her cuz i can't snipe very wellPractice makes perfect!
maybe i should practice
I don't know if I'll get to play Ana, I don't play a lot of offensive characters. And if I do it's mostly Soldier 76
Post by: Waateva on Wed, 13 July 2016, 09:47:19
Post by: Spopepro on Wed, 13 July 2016, 20:05:40
i am intrigued, but probably will never play her cuz i can't snipe very well
maybe i should practice
I'm guessing it won't be headshot dependent...if that's the case (and it's balanced as such), it's a lot easier to be effective than you'd think.
Confirmed, Ana does not read different boxes. Damage/healing is applied the same no matter where you hit. I still expect her to be a challenging character to play because of a diverse kit, need for team coordination, and lack of mobility.
Post by: dgneo on Thu, 14 July 2016, 08:50:35
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 14 July 2016, 08:59:44
Show Image(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnR4KwtUsAAEkjD.jpg)
(http://birthdaypartyadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/big-bird.jpg)
Big Bird: You will be hearing from my Lawyers.. !!
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Post by: Moistgun on Thu, 14 July 2016, 15:09:29
Show Image(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnR4KwtUsAAEkjD.jpg)
Jesus christ. I need reskin mods to be a thing.
If he spit birdseed, I would quit my job and stream for a living.
Post by: absyrd on Mon, 18 July 2016, 06:31:27
Reinhardt still my fav.
Post by: absyrd on Tue, 19 July 2016, 15:24:53
Post by: SBJ on Wed, 20 July 2016, 03:57:07
Ana + GenjiYeah that seems like a pretty dope combo.
I still need to try her out.
Post by: absyrd on Wed, 20 July 2016, 08:27:16
Post by: dannrawr on Thu, 21 July 2016, 09:40:40
Post by: Moistgun on Thu, 21 July 2016, 10:45:22
Hoping to get on tonight to see how things have changed with the new update.
Whats the biggest gamechanger in the last update?
Post by: absyrd on Thu, 21 July 2016, 14:45:38
Havent played in a few days,
Hoping to get on tonight to see how things have changed with the new update.
Whats the biggest gamechanger in the last update?
Besides Ana I've noticed a ton of D.Va spam.
Post by: brighenne on Thu, 21 July 2016, 14:47:04
Post by: Flyersfan1 on Thu, 21 July 2016, 14:53:28
Post by: pr0ximity on Thu, 21 July 2016, 22:22:55
Post by: absyrd on Sat, 23 July 2016, 13:55:14
Also, Mei is so fun to pester people with. I just often have to switch off of her if my team is horrible.
Post by: TwitchXL on Sat, 23 July 2016, 14:50:06
I finally learned to play Lucio. Not as fun as it always looked, but at least caused some enviro deaths.
Also, Mei is so fun to pester people with. I just often have to switch off of her if my team is horrible.
I love Mei and if you time her ultimate with block, triple kills easily .
Post by: Waateva on Sat, 23 July 2016, 15:03:16
I finally learned to play Lucio. Not as fun as it always looked, but at least caused some enviro deaths.
Also, Mei is so fun to pester people with. I just often have to switch off of her if my team is horrible.
I love Mei and if you time her ultimate with block, triple kills easily .
Yeah, a good Mei can be a game changer with that ult.
Post by: ntw on Wed, 03 August 2016, 09:55:10
ntw#11565
Post by: Moistgun on Wed, 03 August 2016, 09:57:14
where do i go to add you guys?
ntw#11565
One of the cool features, is it will suggest people to you, and once youve added a few from here, the others start to show up by the dozens.
Post by: absyrd on Wed, 03 August 2016, 11:36:05
Post by: ntw on Wed, 03 August 2016, 12:30:34
Post by: brighenne on Wed, 03 August 2016, 13:32:37
Post by: Flyersfan1 on Wed, 03 August 2016, 14:02:15
guccimamma#1119
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Thu, 04 August 2016, 09:18:25
Maybe I just need a good Friday night drunk gaming session to fix that.
Post by: SBJ on Thu, 04 August 2016, 09:23:07
I've barely played at all lately, I've started to lose interest.That's not a bad idea at all.
Maybe I just need a good Friday night drunk gaming session to fix that.
Got a friend I could call. He just works at the most sucky times.
Post by: absyrd on Thu, 04 August 2016, 11:45:16
Almost as lazy as the reinhardt standing in front of him.
I refuse to play reinhardt if some prick wants to be lazy with bastion and starts begging or complaining. And I love playing rein.
Post by: Lurch on Thu, 04 August 2016, 11:52:43
Post by: sek1ne on Thu, 04 August 2016, 12:49:25
Post by: absyrd on Fri, 05 August 2016, 18:21:26
Post by: Lord of Narwhals on Sat, 06 August 2016, 04:48:16
Golden guns cost 300CP per character.
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Maximum skill rating achievedI managed to get up to 68 so golden Pharah rocket launcher here I come
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
Post by: Vadurr on Sat, 06 August 2016, 23:14:12
Post by: brighenne on Sun, 07 August 2016, 01:02:13
Post by: Pikly on Sun, 07 August 2016, 22:07:28
Got to play with Pikly today. All we do is wiiiiiiiiiiiiin. Fun.
You know it! We should group up sometime, gotta get that XP bonus :)
Post by: SRTroN on Tue, 09 August 2016, 10:42:49
Are other GHer's playing together? Currently hovering between 45-50 skill rating (not very good).
Post by: Spopepro on Tue, 09 August 2016, 11:13:02
Relatively new to posting here and happy to see an Overwatch thread.
Are other GHer's playing together? Currently hovering between 45-50 skill rating (not very good).
So blizzard is changing the public facing ranking because of thinking like this. The rank is currently something like a percentile. Around 50 is good! Or at least if be happy with being better than roughly half the players participating in competitive on the server (er, I am happy hovering around 50). Top 500 player on the server starts somewhere in the 80s.
I think it would be interesting to conduct a study to see if there is a game ranking system that doesn't make a majority of the players feel like crap. Mid 60s is about top 20%. Last I heard the mean in LOL was around high silver. It cracks me up that there's a perception that only the top 5-10% of all the dedicated players in the world have something to feel good about.
Post by: Lord of Narwhals on Tue, 09 August 2016, 12:43:25
Here's the rank distribution for Overwatch. (http://masteroverwatch.com/leaderboards/pc/global/mode/ranked/category/skillrating)Relatively new to posting here and happy to see an Overwatch thread.
Are other GHer's playing together? Currently hovering between 45-50 skill rating (not very good).
So blizzard is changing the public facing ranking because of thinking like this. The rank is currently something like a percentile. Around 50 is good! Or at least if be happy with being better than roughly half the players participating in competitive on the server (er, I am happy hovering around 50). Top 500 player on the server starts somewhere in the 80s.
I think it would be interesting to conduct a study to see if there is a game ranking system that doesn't make a majority of the players feel like crap. Mid 60s is about top 20%. Last I heard the mean in LOL was around high silver. It cracks me up that there's a perception that only the top 5-10% of all the dedicated players in the world have something to feel good about.
(http://puu.sh/qvllu/184221f255.png)
Mid 60s is actually top 5%. I assume they'll try to make the bell curve wider in the future so that top 500 starts at like 90 instead of mid 70s.
Post by: Spopepro on Tue, 09 August 2016, 13:37:45
In truth, I think that part of the problem is that if you tried to plot all players and their actual individual skill level (a challenging thing to quantify) it would look like a gamma distribution.
Post by: Lord of Narwhals on Tue, 09 August 2016, 18:08:36
Yikes, they made it even *worse* than it needed to be. I wonder what on earth they are modling this on... because I was assuming from the snippets I read that it was normal, but that's not standard normal at all.It looks very much like standard normal to me. Care to explain why you think it doesn't?
It's definitely modeled on normal distribution at least, which makes sense since that represents how skilled players are fairly well.
See the ELO rating distribution of a million Chess players for example. (https://www.chess.com/livechess/players?type=Standard)
Post by: Spopepro on Tue, 09 August 2016, 18:30:29
Another interstitial thing about Elo: the good professor made the assumption that everyone's variance would be equal to make the math work, but he suspected that wouldn't be the case. Indeed, it is not; lower skill players have a significantly greater degree of variance than higher skilled players. Modern improvements to Elo have tried some different stuff, including the logistic distribution, which might be what's going on here, but it's hard to tell. It's just so odd the tails are so long and there's so much movement in the middle.
I'd really be interested in finding out what's under the hood of assorted competitive game rankings, but they don't often talk about it publicly.
Post by: Lord of Narwhals on Tue, 09 August 2016, 19:20:09
So Elo is specifically constructed to be normal. Like, that's the assumption, and so saying Elo results in a normal curve is a little off because well, that's what it was designed to do. In this case, if it was standard normal then rank 95 would be where the top 5% land, but it's clearly much, much steeper. It's possible that they are using a conversion or a different way of handling rank separate from the PDF, but it would be odd to use a similar, but not exactly right, set of numbers.Now I see what you meant. You thought that since the ranks are numbered 1-100 they should mirror percentages, so SR87 you should be top 13% since 100-87=13.
Another interstitial thing about Elo: the good professor made the assumption that everyone's variance would be equal to make the math work, but he suspected that wouldn't be the case. Indeed, it is not; lower skill players have a significantly greater degree of variance than higher skilled players. Modern improvements to Elo have tried some different stuff, including the logistic distribution, which might be what's going on here, but it's hard to tell. It's just so odd the tails are so long and there's so much movement in the middle.
I'd really be interested in finding out what's under the hood of assorted competitive game rankings, but they don't often talk about it publicly.
It would nice if they decided to just pull back the curtain and showed people where they actually are in terms of percentage. The only problem I can see with it is that you can lose a rank when you're not playing if enough people pass you (although personally I wouldn't mind that).
As far as I've gathered this is how the ranking system works.
Just like with the Elo system if you're the underdog and you win then you'll gain more than if you're not the underdog. It also cares about how well you did in the match, that might be as simple as how many medals you got and how much time you spent on fire, but I'd assume it's more complicated than that. It would make sense for it to take the individual skill ratings of the players you eliminated and were eliminated by into account (CS does this).
There is another very important factor that a lot of people don't seem to know about, and that is win/lose streaks.
A friend and I gained 10 ranks in two days because after we got on a ~5 game win streak we started gaining exactly one rank's worth of progress after each subsequent win. When we inevitably lost we only lost about 1/5th of a rank. Likewise if you're on a losing streak you lose one rank per game. I'm very glad they did this because it means ranks will be able to readjust more efficiently.
Post by: brighenne on Wed, 10 August 2016, 11:19:14
There is another very important factor that a lot of people don't seem to know about, and that is win/lose streaks.
A friend and I gained 10 ranks in two days because after we got on a ~5 game win streak we started gaining exactly one rank's worth of progress after each subsequent win. When we inevitably lost we only lost about 1/5th of a rank. Likewise if you're on a losing streak you lose one rank per game. I'm very glad they did this because it means ranks will be able to readjust more efficiently.
I was on the other end of this, I was rank 54 and ended up plummeting on a losing streak down to 42 I think. I basically stopped playing because of how frustrating it is to climb out with the number of leavers at that rank.
Also league is worse than you describe it, a lot of players even consider players in the top 2% trash.
Post by: pr0ximity on Wed, 10 August 2016, 16:01:28
Post by: Lord of Narwhals on Wed, 10 August 2016, 17:19:56
Also league is worse than you describe it, a lot of players even consider players in the top 2% trash.I saw this comment on reddit when they announced the rank rewards:
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I kinda expected the top reward to be like for people of at least 70+ ranks. In my opinion, 65 is really relatively easy to get. Kinda goes against the entire gist of the golden weapons when everyone who actually takes the game even half-seriously has them.SR65 is top 6% and SR70 is top 2%. I really don't understand how some people consider becoming the best out of any 20 given players an easy task?? They must not know many normal players who haven't been playing competitive games all their lives.
Might be a silly question, but I assume there will be new placement matches for next season. Anyone heard?From my understanding there will be new placement matches.
Season 1 ends on Wednesday and season 2 starts on September 6th btw.
Post by: Flyersfan1 on Fri, 12 August 2016, 19:14:23
Canadian genji strikes again!: https://gfycat.com/CostlyUncomfortableBooby (https://gfycat.com/CostlyUncomfortableBooby)
The devs implied Zenyatta is going to be slightly nerfed soon. I can understand why based on playing him recently, discord orb is just ridiculously overpowered at the moment, you can drop a tank in mere seconds with it applied. I'd love to see them help Mercy out to make her a little more viable again.
Post by: SBJ on Sat, 13 August 2016, 00:14:35
I'd love to see them help Mercy out to make her a little more viable again.Yes PLEASE. It's hellish playing Mercy, especially in pugs for me. I gets no backup.
Post by: zisb on Sat, 13 August 2016, 22:50:54
You just gotta learn to battle mercy, then when your team starts complaining THEN you start healing ;DI'd love to see them help Mercy out to make her a little more viable again.Yes PLEASE. It's hellish playing Mercy, especially in pugs for me. I gets no backup.
Post by: SRTroN on Sun, 14 August 2016, 02:03:21
Also something about his primary fire just feels so satisfying.
Post by: SBJ on Sun, 14 August 2016, 06:06:34
I've actually been doing that a little bit. When I'm alone or if they've abandoned me I try my damndest to take someone with me! lolYou just gotta learn to battle mercy, then when your team starts complaining THEN you start healing ;DI'd love to see them help Mercy out to make her a little more viable again.Yes PLEASE. It's hellish playing Mercy, especially in pugs for me. I gets no backup.
Post by: lildragonbuns on Mon, 15 August 2016, 02:43:57
I only ever play Zenyatta for healing now. His ult shuts down so many other ults it's funny. Reaper ult? Nope. Zarya ult? Nope. Justice raining from above? Not on my watch.
Also something about his primary fire just feels so satisfying.
I find aiming with him the most challenging for me lol. I just hold down click and hope for the best :thumb:
Post by: Lord of Narwhals on Mon, 15 August 2016, 13:37:10
TL;DW from /r/Overwatch
- Rank System Changed to 1-5000, Split up between Bronze-Silver-Gold and upwards, sort of like Starcraft.
- Full list of Rank categories as stated by many in this thread: Bronze<Silver<Gold<Platinum<Diamond<Master<Grand Master
- Sudden Death gone, Time bank added to Hybrid and Payload maps.
- Time bank slightly changed to make for more chances of a comeback/fair for a team that is winning hard.
- Tightening Group Average Levels to 500 (out of 5000) in Competetive PTR
- After Diamond and up, you will lose 50 Ranks per day if you havent played for an entire week. This effect stops when you reach the bottom of Diamond however.
- Competetive Points multiplied by 10, You will be rewarded 5 Points for a tie. (Golden gun costs upped by the same amount.)
More strict rules for Top 500.
Post by: lildragonbuns on Mon, 15 August 2016, 18:21:07
Seems like good changes.
TL;DW from /r/Overwatch
- Rank System Changed to 1-5000, Split up between Bronze-Silver-Gold and upwards, sort of like Starcraft.
- Full list of Rank categories as stated by many in this thread: Bronze<Silver<Gold<Platinum<Diamond<Master<Grand Master
- Sudden Death gone, Time bank added to Hybrid and Payload maps.
- Time bank slightly changed to make for more chances of a comeback/fair for a team that is winning hard.
- Tightening Group Average Levels to 500 (out of 5000) in Competetive PTR
- After Diamond and up, you will lose 50 Ranks per day if you havent played for an entire week. This effect stops when you reach the bottom of Diamond however.
- Competetive Points multiplied by 10, You will be rewarded 5 Points for a tie. (Golden gun costs upped by the same amount.)
More strict rules for Top 500.
Oh yay, I'm glad changed the ranking system along with the removal of sudden death. I might actually start playing ranked games now
Post by: brighenne on Mon, 15 August 2016, 18:46:55
Post by: nmur on Mon, 15 August 2016, 19:15:32
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Tightening Group Average Levels to 500 (out of 5000) in Competetive PTR
Post by: hkf on Mon, 15 August 2016, 19:36:14
i like those changes a lot. especially:QuoteTightening Group Average Levels to 500 (out of 5000) in Competetive PTR
As long as I can still q with you
Post by: Lord of Narwhals on Tue, 16 August 2016, 01:38:12
Hopefully there's a big ranking normalization between seasons. I'll be back in with all the changes if so.All ranks are reset between seasons.
Edit:
NEW MAP!
It has a bunch of dead Bastions all over it so I approve
Post by: Moistgun on Wed, 17 August 2016, 21:40:47
Post by: Flyersfan1 on Thu, 18 August 2016, 15:30:45
Post by: sek1ne on Thu, 18 August 2016, 15:39:35
Post by: Lord of Narwhals on Thu, 18 August 2016, 17:27:04
(http://i.imgur.com/Tr7Waex.png)
Post by: SBJ on Sat, 20 August 2016, 03:54:08
They also showed a new Reinhardt skin which looks awesome!That looks pretty badass.Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/Tr7Waex.png)
Post by: Wannabe on Sat, 20 August 2016, 08:23:43
Post by: absyrd on Sun, 21 August 2016, 06:00:44
Reinhardt skin is pretty over-the-top. Belongs on a Paladin in WoW maybe.
Post by: Sifo on Sun, 21 August 2016, 06:10:15
had fun but game's still meh
Post by: nmur on Mon, 22 August 2016, 07:10:32
played again for first time in like 2 months, still really good on widow and mcree and reaper, dva is op now i had no problems playing her before her buff now she's stupid
had fun but game's still meh
dude you missed out on the season 1 of competitive
the quality of games go up a lot
Post by: Flyersfan1 on Mon, 22 August 2016, 07:46:44
played again for first time in like 2 months, still really good on widow and mcree and reaper, dva is op now i had no problems playing her before her buff now she's stupidd.va is a lot fun now, I see her being used so much more now. There's nothing more fulfilling than nullifying a Pharah or Zarya ult with the much improved defense matrix.
had fun but game's still meh
Also, her new emotes are so good
Post by: Fibonacci_Jones on Mon, 22 August 2016, 22:49:56
played again for first time in like 2 months, still really good on widow and mcree and reaper, dva is op now i had no problems playing her before her buff now she's stupidd.va is a lot fun now, I see her being used so much more now. There's nothing more fulfilling than nullifying a Pharah or Zarya ult with the much improved defense matrix.
had fun but game's still meh
Also, her new emotes are so good
I feel so defeated when I get too excited and launch my Zarya ult only for it to disappear with a D.Va ult. The changes definitely make her feel better to play to me though.
Post by: dohbot on Wed, 24 August 2016, 02:03:39
http://us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20748794686
12 hours till sombra is announced or something.
Post by: Fibonacci_Jones on Wed, 24 August 2016, 15:30:07
Post by: WarCommand on Wed, 31 August 2016, 19:39:33
Post by: Fibonacci_Jones on Wed, 31 August 2016, 20:05:14
I've also thought it'd be funny if they sort of teased her and we wanted Sombra so bad that they had to suddenly kick her design phase into high gear faster than they anticipated.
Post by: Flyersfan1 on Wed, 31 August 2016, 20:08:55
I'm wondering if they're actually waiting until BlizzCon to reveal her or release her but that seems so far off that it would just upset the community.I really hope it's before then, it's intriguing that skycoder's upload will reach "23%" on Sept 6th, the first day of season two competitive. The ARG was fun at first, but now I wish they would just release her already.
I've also thought it'd be funny if they sort of teased her and we wanted Sombra so bad that they had to suddenly kick her design phase into high gear faster than they anticipated.
Post by: WarCommand on Wed, 31 August 2016, 20:23:27
Post by: Fibonacci_Jones on Wed, 31 August 2016, 22:00:18
Post by: WarCommand on Thu, 01 September 2016, 07:35:38
Getting queued with people who defend constantly getting steamrolled with "haha u succ I had 2 golds wat u got?" makes me just not want to play until Comp is back. :mad:
Post by: Flyersfan1 on Thu, 01 September 2016, 08:30:46
Why didn't they do anything remotely close to this for the release of Ana though?Take this with a grain of salt, but I remember Jeff Kaplan being quoted recently saying that Ana came together extremely quickly, and with clues about Sombra's existence being in the game even at launch(Reaper's voice line, her classified tab folder on Dorado, and her name appearing on various terminals on Watchpoint) I can't help but think she's just maybe taken more time to develop or has more of a backstory. Hell, there's one really interesting theory that going off of Skycoder's very slow ".0038%" upload tick that Sombra might actually be Soldier 76's daughter as 38 is half of 76. Food for thought.
/r/Overwatch hurts my head to read anymore, but I think people are pretty over it in general at this point. I just want S2 to start because Quick Play without a 6-man static is actual cancer.I love going to /r/Overwatch for the funny highlights and fan art, I'm just amazed by how quickly some people there can solve these ciphers sent out by Blizzard.
Getting queued with people who defend constantly getting steamrolled with "haha u succ I had 2 golds wat u got?" makes me just not want to play until Comp is back. :mad:
Post by: WarCommand on Thu, 01 September 2016, 09:36:29
For sure, I'm just extremely skeptical at this point because of how long it's being dragged out. Stoked to see what comes of it, regardless.Why didn't they do anything remotely close to this for the release of Ana though?Take this with a grain of salt, but I remember Jeff Kaplan being quoted recently saying that Ana came together extremely quickly, and with clues about Sombra's existence being in the game even at launch(Reaper's voice line, her classified tab folder on Dorado, and her name appearing on various terminals on Watchpoint) I can't help but think she's just maybe taken more time to develop or has more of a backstory. Hell, there's one really interesting theory that going off of Skycoder's very slow ".0038%" upload tick that Sombra might actually be Soldier 76's daughter as 38 is half of 76. Food for thought.
Post by: Fibonacci_Jones on Thu, 01 September 2016, 21:28:32
Post by: WarCommand on Thu, 01 September 2016, 22:00:31
Post by: Fire Brand on Mon, 05 September 2016, 04:24:25
Post by: Fibonacci_Jones on Mon, 05 September 2016, 10:55:13
Post by: WarCommand on Mon, 05 September 2016, 12:41:16
Post by: dohbot on Mon, 05 September 2016, 13:07:39
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Post by: Fibonacci_Jones on Mon, 05 September 2016, 16:34:19
Post by: GenKaan on Tue, 06 September 2016, 05:23:47
Super happy with my rank as Mercy as well, still around rank #100 <3
(http://i.imgur.com/KG6kRi7.png)
Post by: Beanhead on Thu, 15 September 2016, 08:34:52
Post by: WarCommand on Thu, 15 September 2016, 08:37:18
Post by: brighenne on Thu, 15 September 2016, 20:22:09
I play comp with WarCommand. Mostly Soldier, but I can play Genji, Roadhog, Lucio, Zen, and I'm learning Reaper.
You're the second person I've seen here with an integrity avatar :thumb:
Post by: noobas4urus on Thu, 15 September 2016, 20:40:01
I'd be down for some Quick Play here and there when I'm free, the +20% group XP is always nice. I usually play S76, Phara, Junk, Torb, Lucio, Mercy or Rein if I have to.
noobas4urus #1618
Post by: Fibonacci_Jones on Thu, 15 September 2016, 21:36:41
Post by: Beanhead on Fri, 16 September 2016, 07:51:14
I play comp with WarCommand. Mostly Soldier, but I can play Genji, Roadhog, Lucio, Zen, and I'm learning Reaper.
You're the second person I've seen here with an integrity avatar :thumb:
Humanity is the devil :cool:
Post by: Pikly on Fri, 16 September 2016, 08:39:55
Let's get this group going already ^-^
I'm down, Pikly#1582. I usually play evenings around 7:00 PM to whenever.
Here's my Overbuff: https://www.overbuff.com/players/pc/Pikly-1582 (https://www.overbuff.com/players/pc/Pikly-1582)
As you can see, I'm a bit of a support main; though I can play heroes in each class fairly well.
Post by: Beanhead on Fri, 16 September 2016, 10:56:19
Here's my Overbuff:
https://www.overbuff.com/players/pc/Beanhead-11151
Lot of hours on Genji, but I mostly only play him in quick play. I've been playing a lot of Soldier and Roadhog in competitive, but I can play a few different heroes. Would love to be able to consistently go in with a stack of players.
Post by: WarCommand on Fri, 16 September 2016, 22:59:33
https://www.overbuff.com/players/pc/Profane-11571
This season has already been rough, getting paired with a lot of people who don't fully grasp the whole team thing.
Post by: SBJ on Sat, 17 September 2016, 04:35:15
Profane#11571Ye I have to solo queue a lot and it's terrible there.
https://www.overbuff.com/players/pc/Profane-11571
This season has already been rough, getting paired with a lot of people who don't fully grasp the whole team thing.
Post by: depreshun on Sat, 17 September 2016, 23:20:29
Post by: slip84 on Sun, 18 September 2016, 16:12:06
Huh.
Post by: silaz on Sun, 18 September 2016, 18:57:07
Post by: Pikly on Mon, 19 September 2016, 08:57:42
I too made the switch to low sensitivity. The learning curve is fairly steep if you were a high sensitivity gamer for a long time. What is your in game sensitivity and mouse DPI now?
I'm not slip84, but I switched to low sensitivity a while back. Currently I'm at 1600 DPI with 2.5 in game (effectively the same as 800 DPI and 5 in game). Aiming with low sens feels a lot better, more room to make adjustments when tracking and flicking.
Post by: WarCommand on Mon, 19 September 2016, 09:18:01
Post by: slip84 on Tue, 20 September 2016, 17:38:49
Post by: Bigpock on Wed, 28 September 2016, 12:44:45
Post by: slickmamba on Wed, 28 September 2016, 12:51:10
Post by: Fibonacci_Jones on Wed, 28 September 2016, 18:57:17
Post by: fublamchu on Thu, 29 September 2016, 13:57:19
IGN: EndofEar#1208
Post by: KetchyKech on Fri, 04 November 2016, 14:36:05
anyone else watching blizzcon>?
Post by: iRumy3 on Fri, 04 November 2016, 15:34:24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=24&v=Og5-Pm4HNlI
:D
Post by: Wannabe on Fri, 04 November 2016, 15:53:29
https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/heroes/sombra/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=24&v=Og5-Pm4HNlI
:D
(https://i.imgur.com/7drHiqrh.jpg)
Post by: mrboovn on Fri, 04 November 2016, 19:00:58
Post by: KetchyKech on Fri, 04 November 2016, 22:42:31
Post by: Puddsy on Mon, 07 November 2016, 17:43:39
Post by: Fibonacci_Jones on Fri, 18 November 2016, 14:08:43
Post by: jonathanyu on Thu, 01 December 2016, 02:42:30
really dont know what to say.
Post by: FLFisherman on Thu, 01 December 2016, 07:24:10
Post by: rabbitfire on Sun, 25 December 2016, 11:09:19
Post by: Sifo on Tue, 03 January 2017, 01:35:00
https://www.twitch.tv/illustriouslyy/v/111762906
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 03 January 2017, 01:58:09
Post by: Sifo on Tue, 03 January 2017, 02:08:44
i thought them nvidia got that hardware streaming acceleration thing.
that's what i'm using but even with a 1080 i've been getting some trouble with my settings keeping above 144 fps. even in that video it drops and the quality isn't spectacular. but 30 fps is awful to watch
maybe i shoulda put this in the streamer thread
Post by: rabbitfire on Tue, 03 January 2017, 19:49:33
800 dpi and 5.25 in game for me. Finally out of gold. Up to diamond next!
Should try that low dpi. I'm using 1800dpi and 7.33 in game now
Post by: Sifo on Wed, 04 January 2017, 01:04:28
being toxic with beehatch
Post by: XG3njiX on Thu, 05 January 2017, 23:18:58
anyone got FPS drop after update?
Got this issue before the lastest update. Now I think it's gone.
Post by: Sifo on Fri, 06 January 2017, 00:26:34
Post by: nmur on Fri, 06 January 2017, 00:37:31
anyone got FPS drop after update?
Got this issue before the lastest update. Now I think it's gone.
exiting battle.net client after launching the game used to give some fps boost, dunno about now
can confirm
https://www.reddit.com/r/heroesofthestorm/comments/4e1a08/psa_if_you_have_performance_issues_set_battlenet/
Post by: hanoipho on Sat, 07 January 2017, 01:15:36
exiting battle.net client after launching the game used to give some fps boost, dunno about now
Going to try this now! :thumb:
Post by: Sifo on Mon, 09 January 2017, 08:02:21
will get the sextuple one day... Kappa
https://www.twitch.tv/sifo_c48/v/113528309
and a quad that a friend captured for me
http://i.imgur.com/NFFVVCA.gifv
Post by: rabbitfire on Tue, 10 January 2017, 05:53:58
Post by: Air tree on Mon, 20 March 2017, 06:01:02
Post by: Moistgun on Sun, 26 March 2017, 18:23:33
Finally got to diamond! Such a climb, for me at least.
Congrats.
Im booty and never know whats going on in game
Post by: WarCommand on Thu, 11 May 2017, 05:51:29
Post by: nmur on Thu, 11 May 2017, 06:51:37
So... when's the new season start? Elo hell is real and solo queueing with <1600 players makes the game entirely not fun. :'(
probably by the end of the month, seasons are usually 3 months long
however it might be worth noting that placements for each season aren't believed to be "fresh", ie it's still based upon your existing SR
Post by: WarCommand on Thu, 11 May 2017, 06:54:27
So... when's the new season start? Elo hell is real and solo queueing with <1600 players makes the game entirely not fun. :'(
probably by the end of the month, seasons are usually 3 months long
however it might be worth noting that placements for each season aren't believed to be "fresh", ie it's still based upon your existing SR
Further solidifying my case for just making a new account then :thumb:
Post by: tjcaustin on Mon, 15 May 2017, 00:00:38
Also, I hate doing my job and then getting called useless by a feeder.
Post by: WarCommand on Mon, 15 May 2017, 05:23:52
Dropped 400 points today. Super salty and stuff.Welcome to the point of no return.
Also, I hate doing my job and then getting called useless by a feeder.
Post by: Sifo on Tue, 16 May 2017, 01:21:06
Still lost
(http://i.imgur.com/Lyl3nsN.png)
Feels so good man. Guess I'll get GM next season...
Got upset so I went on diamond account to take out my anger
(http://i.imgur.com/2yfZIfe.jpg)
Post by: Air tree on Tue, 16 May 2017, 08:51:53
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 16 May 2017, 09:54:36
Post by: Sifo on Tue, 16 May 2017, 10:44:50
Post by: nmur on Tue, 16 May 2017, 19:35:21
how many hours a week is it taking you guys to get to a --good rank--
just tryhard your 10 placements (do quickplay and if you feel like you're on fire that day, do a comp match)
it's all i really had time for this season. got placed just under master have since decayed..
Post by: asianboy30354 on Sat, 08 July 2017, 20:57:49
Post by: SBJ on Sun, 09 July 2017, 01:42:43
doomfist hypeAfter seeing him in action I'm not too fond of it tbh.
But then again I am an Ana main. :p
Post by: mrduul on Sun, 09 July 2017, 21:35:26
Post by: absyrd on Mon, 17 July 2017, 01:40:29
Post by: SBJ on Wed, 19 July 2017, 04:35:00
Was bittersweet for me as a Dane, although I guess now I'll have to root for some other European/Scandinavian team and hope they do better.
China was on fire though, damn.
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 28 October 2017, 17:07:59
Does it hold up. ??!!
Thinking of getting it this christmas.
Post by: nmur on Sun, 29 October 2017, 00:10:17
Guys is this game still for for ya'll AFTER the honeymoon period ?
Does it hold up. ??!!
Thinking of getting it this christmas.
imo yes
blizz are very heavy with the balance patches though, classes are getting reworked every month or two
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 29 October 2017, 03:47:25
Guys is this game still for for ya'll AFTER the honeymoon period ?
Does it hold up. ??!!
Thinking of getting it this christmas.
imo yes
blizz are very heavy with the balance patches though, classes are getting reworked every month or two
one more question is..
How FUN is it in terms of team play..
The thing I absolutely despised about dota/Lol is the fact that you get stuck with people who are so obviously terrible, that you know right from the beginning that you're going to lose the game.
How does the game handle these situations.. can you leave a match, and what penalization is there for it.
Post by: nmur on Sun, 29 October 2017, 04:03:14
Guys is this game still for for ya'll AFTER the honeymoon period ?
Does it hold up. ??!!
Thinking of getting it this christmas.
imo yes
blizz are very heavy with the balance patches though, classes are getting reworked every month or two
one more question is..
How FUN is it in terms of team play..
The thing I absolutely despised about dota/Lol is the fact that you get stuck with people who are so obviously terrible, that you know right from the beginning that you're going to lose the game.
How does the game handle these situations.. can you leave a match, and what penalization is there for it.
you will get bad teammates. you will get people that only play one hero regardless of the map or the other team's composition
the only thing you can do is just avoid tilting, and try to remember that on a long term average, the enemy team will have the same number of these players as your team will.
you can also report people for griefing or poor teamwork
punishments for leaving competitive matches range from 30 minute timeouts, to long term bans
Quote
Our philosophy has been that we would rather not have leavers playing the game at all (especially in Competitive Play). We keep increasing the penalty for leaving and will continue to do so. We're in the process of implementing a new policy which would take into account how many Competitive Seasons you have been banned from and at a certain point, prevent you from playing Competitive ever again.
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 29 October 2017, 04:31:14
you will get bad teammates. you will get people that only play one hero regardless of the map or the other team's composition
the only thing you can do is just avoid tilting, and try to remember that on a long term average, the enemy team will have the same number of these players as your team will.
you can also report people for griefing or poor teamwork
punishments for leaving competitive matches range from 30 minute timeouts, to long term bansQuoteOur philosophy has been that we would rather not have leavers playing the game at all (especially in Competitive Play). We keep increasing the penalty for leaving and will continue to do so. We're in the process of implementing a new policy which would take into account how many Competitive Seasons you have been banned from and at a certain point, prevent you from playing Competitive ever again.
Is there a way to ONLY queue with players you know are good players ?
For example, if you create a large enough friends pool of good players, you may be able to always play with a set of them.
Is it possible to maintain a roster such that you would never have to play with the bad players EVER AGAIN.. because that is just a huge waste of time.
Post by: nmur on Sun, 29 October 2017, 04:58:36
you will get bad teammates. you will get people that only play one hero regardless of the map or the other team's composition
the only thing you can do is just avoid tilting, and try to remember that on a long term average, the enemy team will have the same number of these players as your team will.
you can also report people for griefing or poor teamwork
punishments for leaving competitive matches range from 30 minute timeouts, to long term bansQuoteOur philosophy has been that we would rather not have leavers playing the game at all (especially in Competitive Play). We keep increasing the penalty for leaving and will continue to do so. We're in the process of implementing a new policy which would take into account how many Competitive Seasons you have been banned from and at a certain point, prevent you from playing Competitive ever again.
Is there a way to ONLY queue with players you know are good players ?
For example, if you create a large enough friends pool of good players, you may be able to always play with a set of them.
Is it possible to maintain a roster such that you would never have to play with the bad players EVER AGAIN.. because that is just a huge waste of time.
yes you can queue with as little or as many friends as you like (provided everyone is at the same approximate skill level). however if you queue as a group of 6, you'll try to be matched with another group of 6.
you can also "prefer" some players if you think they're pretty good, but would rather not add them as friends and group with them
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Prefer this player will attempt to put you in a match with that player if there is a spot available in their match when you're in the matchmaking queue. It doesn't happen frequently because we matchmake on skill, ping, group size and other factors and don't weigh the "prefer feature" very high. It's there as more of a "hey, if it happens to line up right, I'd prefer to play with this person again."
The feature works at such a low percentage that we are considering removing it. Increasing the frequency can result in really bad/undesirable behaviors (poor matchmaking, harassment etc.) so we don't turn the dial to make it happen more often.
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 29 October 2017, 05:04:25
Is there a way to ONLY queue with players you know are good players ?
For example, if you create a large enough friends pool of good players, you may be able to always play with a set of them.
Is it possible to maintain a roster such that you would never have to play with the bad players EVER AGAIN.. because that is just a huge waste of time.
yes you can queue with as little or as many friends as you like (provided everyone is at the same approximate skill level). however if you queue as a group of 6, you'll try to be matched with another group of 6.
you can also "prefer" some players if you think they're pretty good, but would rather not add them as friends and group with them
Does that mean you'll have trouble or spend a long time waiting for a team match, if you queue with a group of 6 ?
Post by: nmur on Sun, 29 October 2017, 05:11:56
Is there a way to ONLY queue with players you know are good players ?
For example, if you create a large enough friends pool of good players, you may be able to always play with a set of them.
Is it possible to maintain a roster such that you would never have to play with the bad players EVER AGAIN.. because that is just a huge waste of time.
yes you can queue with as little or as many friends as you like (provided everyone is at the same approximate skill level). however if you queue as a group of 6, you'll try to be matched with another group of 6.
you can also "prefer" some players if you think they're pretty good, but would rather not add them as friends and group with them
Does that mean you'll have trouble or spend a long time waiting for a team match, if you queue with a group of 6 ?
theoretically, yeah, but i've never had too much of an issue. waiting a bit longer is worth it imo, but it can get a little frustrating.
that being said, it's trying to match me with other groups in a similar (roughly 90th) skill percentile, in australia, at like 10pm-3am. if you're in usa and/or closer to the middle of the skill bell curve, you may have it easier
btw there are free weekends every now and then, which you might want to try before actually buying it
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 17 November 2017, 20:06:54
First thing I hear is, "Hey, I got my Transgender ready"
I'm thinking.. oh that's neat, they've got some character who is a salmon..
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 18 November 2017, 16:48:26
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 18 November 2017, 16:51:45
You really need a 1080Ti to fully enjoy this game @ max fidelity and 120+ fps...
Post by: ghostjuggernaut on Sat, 18 November 2017, 16:57:38
Based on my calculations.
You really need a 1080Ti to fully enjoy this game @ max fidelity and 120+ fps...
But I can only see 30 FPS, so why do I need 90 more than that?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 18 November 2017, 16:59:51
Based on my calculations.
You really need a 1080Ti to fully enjoy this game @ max fidelity and 120+ fps...
But I can only see 30 FPS, so why do I need 90 more than that?
I know right ?.. I play 30hz and pwnz pr0g4m3rz @ 120hz.
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 18 November 2017, 18:07:06
Sometimes when the team is not responsive , it feels like I'm playing the game by myself
Which is a complete waste of time, because nearly all the characters other than tanks have very low health.
Post by: nmur on Sat, 18 November 2017, 21:30:34
Having some trouble.
Sometimes when the team is not responsive , it feels like I'm playing the game by myself
Which is a complete waste of time, because nearly all the characters other than tanks have very low health.
people will never use voice in quick play, only competitive
in diamond/master people will regularly use voice. i have been told that lower ranks will use it far less though
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 19 November 2017, 03:00:45
Having some trouble.
Sometimes when the team is not responsive , it feels like I'm playing the game by myself
Which is a complete waste of time, because nearly all the characters other than tanks have very low health.
people will never use voice in quick play, only competitive
in diamond/master people will regularly use voice. i have been told that lower ranks will use it far less though
The more I play the more I am reminded of TF2, where people rage and no one has a good time.
It's definitely more nuanced and complex than TF2.. but, nonetheless, the "TEAM" aspect is not a part of the experience that is very consistent thus far..
It's not really even about Winning, out of more than half the games, I've got 1 guy just sitting AFK..
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 19 November 2017, 17:21:29
if I had maybe another whole week to evaluate the game.. that'd be nice..
hrrrrrrrm..............................
Post by: mangoes on Wed, 06 June 2018, 23:35:00
Post by: Phitness on Thu, 07 June 2018, 09:10:56
Post by: Nomcr on Thu, 07 June 2018, 11:01:15
Well this is an old topic to find... Anyone got any fun thoughts about the new Symm changes? Also if anyone wants to play, add me and pm me! I'm MANGOES#11420
I dig the new Symm changes but will wait and see how she is after the fix the DPS bug she has currently. The no tracking left click is cool and I did the shield wall and really am looking forward to what people can do with the new teleport ability, especially in the pro leagues. We might be seeing the first serious Symm in OWL lol.
Post by: dankdesire on Thu, 07 June 2018, 11:11:28
Post by: Pewpew on Thu, 07 June 2018, 20:52:16
Tried OW so many times, but just can't seem to get into it. Too chaotic for my taste, maybe one day
I play OW regularly but some of my friends said that they got dizzy when playing OW. I think it is based on the vestibule. Everyone is different.
Post by: NJWootton on Fri, 08 June 2018, 19:10:18
Post by: nimblejacks on Sun, 10 June 2018, 09:26:07
Tried OW so many times, but just can't seem to get into it. Too chaotic for my taste, maybe one day
You don't know chaos until you do the Total Mayhem arcade mode :eek:
Post by: Legonut on Thu, 09 August 2018, 06:43:53
What do you guys think about the Symmetra changes on the PTR? I think its a step in the right direction for her even though it might take some getting used to, I'm gonna miss microwaving noobs.
The microwave is still a bit effective, just not as spectacular. The real loss is Junkrat's "I'm getting the feeling they've got a shiiieeeeld generator"
Post by: noisyturtle on Fri, 10 August 2018, 01:22:33
Post by: SBJ on Fri, 10 August 2018, 02:02:43
is it true you can get banned in this game for typing GGEZ :))https://www.pcgamer.com/gg-ez-overwatch/
Apparently they made it so it just switches the text with something else.
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 10 August 2018, 09:05:58
is it true you can get banned in this game for typing GGEZ :))https://www.pcgamer.com/gg-ez-overwatch/
Apparently they made it so it just switches the text with something else.
This is probably good because young kids play it..
Post by: noisyturtle on Fri, 10 August 2018, 15:15:41
is it true you can get banned in this game for typing GGEZ :))https://www.pcgamer.com/gg-ez-overwatch/
Apparently they made it so it just switches the text with something else.
This is probably good because young kids play it..
I miss the old days of Xbox Live where people would talk **** and you'd move on with your life because people back then had the ability not to take offense and realize it's a competition.
I miss those days.
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 10 August 2018, 16:51:31
I miss the old days of Xbox Live where people would talk **** and you'd move on with your life because people back then had the ability not to take offense and realize it's a competition.
I miss those days.
That xbox trash made NoisyTurtle the stressed out insomniac he is today, coping with his problems with the use of narcotics and intense feeding binges..
This is the _Good For_ kids situation NT is talking about ??
Harharharharharhar
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 09 September 2018, 22:58:19
Orisa, thoughts ?
I feel like she is most sturdy of the tanks because of the quick shield cycle + personal shield
Post by: nmur on Sun, 09 September 2018, 23:08:36
Okok..
Orisa, thoughts ?
I feel like she is most sturdy of the tanks because of the quick shield cycle + personal shield
if the other team has low damage, or otherwise doesn't focus the shield, she's super effective
but the second a team's damage output is great enough to break the shield quickly, she's just a free kill
a rein with good shield management and with added mobility (charge) can usually outperform her
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 09 September 2018, 23:33:48
if the other team has low damage, or otherwise doesn't focus the shield, she's super effective
but the second a team's damage output is great enough to break the shield quickly, she's just a free kill
a rein with good shield management and with added mobility (charge) can usually outperform her
The issue is, with orisa, she can still move around and do other things with the shield placed, but with rein, he's kind of stuck there, and performance is completely dependent on the team, because you have to hold.
Post by: nmur on Sun, 09 September 2018, 23:43:43
and performance is completely dependent on the team
that's just tank life tho
Orisa's "other things" are just her pea shooter, and her grav ball that's only threatening on certain control point maps
even when it comes to ults, reins ult can potentially lead to wipes without any followup ults
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 10 September 2018, 10:43:52
and performance is completely dependent on the team
that's just tank life tho
Orisa's "other things" are just her pea shooter, and her grav ball that's only threatening on certain control point maps
even when it comes to ults, reins ult can potentially lead to wipes without any followup ults
Hrrrrm.. I'm getting killed by better players now.. seems like orisa is the squishier tank.. That pull doesn't seem to be as useful as I thought it'd be..