I think the mercy blowing up dead players is SOMEHOW even worse than the resurrect. They really cooked an ability to annoy the fuck out of me.
Echo is pretty fun though.
Echo is pretty fun though.
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Overwatch 2 |OT2| Venture on Champions
- Thread starter Solidsnakejej
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Talon Tracer gameplay loop is so damn fun. What a fun mechanic to play around(for me). Her Talon skin is great as well, especially the weapons. I really hope they keep this going and giving us alternate modes to play through a years worth of seasons. Sometimes I just want to play a mode where everyone is just plain stupid. Sometimes I need that.
Brig needs a MK Scorpion voice line.
Also, I'm probably just off it now but this Rein passive would be really funny in the main game. Seems pretty targeted towards the Orisa Rein matchup and just how bad he gets bullied but again I could just be losing it now.
Brig needs a MK Scorpion voice line.
Also, I'm probably just off it now but this Rein passive would be really funny in the main game. Seems pretty targeted towards the Orisa Rein matchup and just how bad he gets bullied but again I could just be losing it now.
It's very funny watching Blizz recycle old talent system stuff like Marge reusing that Chanel suit
I hope they eventually build something actually sustainable out of it. My dream has always been something like an actual dedicated PvPvE moba mode that uses the discarded PvE enemies and talents for something new.
I hope they eventually build something actually sustainable out of it. My dream has always been something like an actual dedicated PvPvE moba mode that uses the discarded PvE enemies and talents for something new.
Pentawatch; what happens when you mix an Earthshatter with an Excavation Initiation?
Good luck.
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Good luck.
View: https://streamable.com/48fxov
How did they manage to make Mercy a billion times more interesting and fun in this mode lol.
Also like, just directly change Sombra's hack to this version please.
Edit: 32/8/7 as Zen lmao. Go ahead and change Discord to this version too. Whoever did the hero design on this mode fuckin killed it.
Also like, just directly change Sombra's hack to this version please.
Edit: 32/8/7 as Zen lmao. Go ahead and change Discord to this version too. Whoever did the hero design on this mode fuckin killed it.
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It may amount to nothing but I really wouldn't be surprised if a lot of these changes weren't trial balloons the team is floating for future reworks. Mercy in particular I'd imagine the OW is very weary of changing outright due to how the Mercy Mafia generally reacts to changes, but those players I'm sure also wish for more engaging gameplay with Mercy in general. Idk, I've played so little of Mercy in this mode so far but between this and April Fools, I feel like they laid groundwork to try and make future changes with these to point to.
Unfortunately Tracer is as broken in this mode as she is in the normal mode. Could have done without that.
There's been a few April Fool's changes throughout the years that were brought over to the live game.
From this thread:
As much as some of the characters feel way more fun and interesting, it's astounding that they took Doomfist and Tracer and said "what if made an already OP character...even more OP." Just a complete and utter whiff on those two.
Is it a whiff when the intention here isn't balance?
I haven't had a chance to play Mirrorwatch yet, but those changes sound very cool. I honestly love the Sombra ones, specifically.
Some of the heroes in Mirrorwatch are kinda bad, huh?
I don't know what the point of Sombra is. Now that hack isn't an offensive move, her having stealth doesn't make a whole lot of sense. There's no point in stealthing behind the enemy, because now you don't have the tools to kill them, and you can't hack allies because you won't be in range. But if you're on the frontline hacking allies, you can't stand up very long in a direct fight.
Echo losing her regular flight means she can't get into interesting angles to flank the enemy anymore. Her dash flight actually seems to keep getting me killed.
I guess Tracer is okay, but I'm not really a Tracer player to begin with.
More than anything I'm sad about the selection of Heroes, especially having only 3 tanks to choose from.
And woof, I need to play 50 games (with double progress wins) of it for one of the challenges?
I don't know what the point of Sombra is. Now that hack isn't an offensive move, her having stealth doesn't make a whole lot of sense. There's no point in stealthing behind the enemy, because now you don't have the tools to kill them, and you can't hack allies because you won't be in range. But if you're on the frontline hacking allies, you can't stand up very long in a direct fight.
Echo losing her regular flight means she can't get into interesting angles to flank the enemy anymore. Her dash flight actually seems to keep getting me killed.
I guess Tracer is okay, but I'm not really a Tracer player to begin with.
More than anything I'm sad about the selection of Heroes, especially having only 3 tanks to choose from.
And woof, I need to play 50 games (with double progress wins) of it for one of the challenges?
Half the fun for me so far has just been figuring out what their new strengths are. I'm still working on Sombra but damnit I'm gonna find it.
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You play her like a support, she's very fun with a Tracer/Doom. You just enable them on dives.
I played Sombra fairly typically. You have plenty of time to drop some hacks and spray some damage in, since her primary doesn't require you to be as close as Tracers does. And just reposition, hack, spray. And repeat.
It's not just about balance though. Mercy is broken in this mode and Bastion is pretty busted too, but they're different and more fun. They threw a shield on Doomfist's block and pretty much called it a day. It would be like if they just added a personal shield/bubble to Bastion's turret mode or something.
I get they can't go above and beyond with every character and that certain characters got way more work/time (like Mercy) but still doesn't mean I'm not disappointed to see Doomfist and Tracer just be more broken versions of their existing selves.
The DPS of my team can't sustain damage, my Tank can't tank the enemies, and the Sups are afraid to aggro when needed on Mirrorwatch.
The folks who are playing the mode right now does not know the utility of pressing the effing F1 button to understand the variations on their kits.
I'll just play Ana/troll as Doom/troll as Widow and call it a month to get the missions done. What a trainwreck. If i could, i would just focus on comp.
(but critting as Ana is so much goddamn fun tho, and Sombra's rework is pretty much fun as well)
The folks who are playing the mode right now does not know the utility of pressing the effing F1 button to understand the variations on their kits.
I'll just play Ana/troll as Doom/troll as Widow and call it a month to get the missions done. What a trainwreck. If i could, i would just focus on comp.
(but critting as Ana is so much goddamn fun tho, and Sombra's rework is pretty much fun as well)
I like Echo in Mirror probably since I suck with her sticky bomb in real.
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And of all the damage, echo feels the most broken lol
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And of all the damage, echo feels the most broken lol
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I think it's because of the hero selection. You're not frying tanks with Widow or a Bastion that can't go assault mode.
What the heck is this Mirrorwatch Zarya? On the one hand she feels real bad. Enemies are never around to get hit by her barriers popping, her new ult is not nearly as useful as it was in Heroes of the Storm, and her secondary fire might be the slowest projectile in the game (by a lot). But I also wasn't dying and I can't figure out why.
yea, the projectile is ass. it's slow and has like no impact.
It also seems to vanish when it hits Rein's shield. It's so weird.
By far the funnest thing about it. I don't care how broken it is, it's hilarious at the moment, and it can cascade even more hilariously with her corpse bombs.
Mirrorwatch has me wondering whether they could implement different versions of the same character in the main game without it being too confusing
That might be a potential solution to players who don't like to switch. If your DPS Sombra isn't working, maybe support-style Sombra will be more effective. That guy that won't switch off Doomfist despite getting nothing accomplished might be more effective with a Doomfist that can occasionally put up a shield and give overhealth to teammates
Although, that could make players even more stubborn about changing...
That might be a potential solution to players who don't like to switch. If your DPS Sombra isn't working, maybe support-style Sombra will be more effective. That guy that won't switch off Doomfist despite getting nothing accomplished might be more effective with a Doomfist that can occasionally put up a shield and give overhealth to teammates
Although, that could make players even more stubborn about changing...
customizing their kits would be pretty awesome tbh. like having your own loadouts.
I'm stuck on queue with 200 players ahead of me, wtf I haven't seen this since launch
Oh just weird server issues on console
Oh just weird server issues on console
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I was genuinely flabbergasted the first time I saw it. Had no clue what was happening and my entire team was instantly dead.
Yeah, and it would allow Blizzard to add more ways to play to the game even when they're not adding a new hero
My only worry is that knowing what your enemy can do is a pretty fundamental part of Overwatch, so I'd be curious about whether loadouts work for or against the game
I suppose they could keep loadouts out of ranked, but that would be kind of a bummer
i think kit loadouts would work for Arcade at least. It would prob make Arcade way more popular if people can swap their abilities to something they like better. i def would love swapping Sombra from pure DPS to partial Support.
hopefully they consider this. they already have a loadouts feature for cosmetics.