I've never encountered a game focused on PvP that isn't toxic as hell. And I'm definately not above it, either. I run games like a petty dictator, and I'll ruin your ears.
Overwatch Hype thread
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I've never encountered a game focused on PvP that isn't toxic as hell. And I'm definately not above it, either. I run games like a petty dictator, and I'll ruin your ears.
I'll pretty much never play a multiplayer game by myself unless it's like Dark Souls, random teammates are always garbage at the game and never play the objective. Everything is Team Deathmatch to them because that's all their casual little Call of Duty minds can fathom a game being.
Yeah, I still see Widowmakers on Payload as Attacker. Why? Who knows, who cares. All I know is they're getting called everything short of Lucifer, himself.
People still don't understand that sniping is a defensive strategy, not an offensive one. They're still in the CS/CoD mentality. And while they're doing that, I'd rather be humping the shit out of that payload with Reinhardt.
Sssss...ooooooh, well, would you look at that I-I'm needed... over... there...
At the start I also thought Widow should not be used in offensive.. but I was wrong. Every "professional" team actually uses them at both (attack and defend) ... and games often get decided by the better sniper.
On maps like Anubis a good attacking Widow will actually melt face. She just needs to kill the enemy sniper first and then she can actually do as she pleases.
But yes "bad widows" that just play it because they want to snipe and then stand on a payload and constantly die.. they suck xD
On maps like Anubis a good attacking Widow will actually melt face. She just needs to kill the enemy sniper first and then she can actually do as she pleases.
But yes "bad widows" that just play it because they want to snipe and then stand on a payload and constantly die.. they suck xD
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Played the shit out of Overwatch this week and actually thought the balance was pretty good for the most part.
I'd like more dispersion on Bastion's turret-mode minigun (kinda like the Heavy's gun from TF2, excellent up close but crap at max range) - it just seems like some people can set up a mile back from the cap point and snipe people as they break cover.
Also it might just be me, but does anyone else think Symmetra's shields are really weak? Only 25 armor and no healing ability means I'll play any other support than her usually.
Oh yeah, and D.Va is fun. Like, insanely fun.
I'd like more dispersion on Bastion's turret-mode minigun (kinda like the Heavy's gun from TF2, excellent up close but crap at max range) - it just seems like some people can set up a mile back from the cap point and snipe people as they break cover.
Also it might just be me, but does anyone else think Symmetra's shields are really weak? Only 25 armor and no healing ability means I'll play any other support than her usually.
Oh yeah, and D.Va is fun. Like, insanely fun.
Don't fall into the trap of extrapolating professional play to casual play.
Played the shit out of Overwatch this week and actually thought the balance was pretty good for the most part.
I'd like more dispersion on Bastion's turret-mode minigun (kinda like the Heavy's gun from TF2, excellent up close but crap at max range) - it just seems like some people can set up a mile back from the cap point and snipe people as they break cover.
Also it might just be me, but does anyone else think Symmetra's shields are really weak? Only 25 armor and no healing ability means I'll play any other support than her usually.
Oh yeah, and D.Va is fun. Like, insanely fun.
I want to like D.Va, due to how much presence she has, but her kit doesn't interest me, when compared to other tanks. That, and she's really slow when firing, which I don't find very attractive in Overwatch.
Well if the one who playes Widow is good it also works in casual play. Thats what I wanted to say... if the Widow is good he/she can also always play offense.
Symmetra's shields are just a little side-thing. Because she has no real heal I would only use her on defense because her turrents and the portal are very good for that. On attack other supporters are far better in my opinion.
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As D.Va I get kills on the regular, I use her mechs guns at long range and then if the enemy team groups up I run in and detonate her mech then go around mech-less wrecking everybody in the face with her OP pistol.
I always thought of her as a feather-tank, she has impressive health, speed, and maneuverability, but her weapons have all the power of a wet sneeze. Well, maybe her pistol has some punch but its not like you can get a straight hit with you dodging incoming enemy fire.
Yeah, and since everything in the beta is in the game it makes buying the full version kind of moot, especially with no story campaign or rpg elements. The IP as a whole kind of feels like wasted potential, but maybe it'll turn out like Halo or WoW, that is the main games may be crapping out but the expanded universe is still good.
You do know Blizzard has made whole comics and cinematics outlining the story of Overwatch right? Overwatch was originally project Titan.
Yeah, but I want to PLAY the story, the shorts and other cinematics (I didn't know there were comics) are fine but nothing beats immersing yourself in story like actually playing through it in an interesting world. Granted, the gameplay mechanics would probably be loopy as hell since there are 20 characters I suppose, but I'd just prefer if it was more than just a moba game.
Uh, Overwatch is definitely not a MOBA. If anything, it's a TF2 clone which really isn't a bad thing.
Blizzard shows their games lots of love, I mean just look at Diablo 3, they're still creating new content for it and it's a really old game.
Heck, I'm pretty sure we are even supposed to get a new character in the official release it just wasn't in the beta because it wasn't fleshed out completely.