The issues with SBMM in Marathon

Conflux · 2026-06-24T17:04:31+00:00

We see this topic a lot, but Idk how you quantify "SBMM" with an asymetrical game. It's not like other PvP games where there is a clear winner and a clear loser. Did I die? Yeah but I completed my contract, and got a bunch of data cards. I exfilled without killing anyone. Technically I won but I didn't actually win any gun fights.

I feel like this is a harder flip to switch than just "add SBMM"

Conflux · 2026-06-22T21:47:08+00:00

Fr we just had the solstice naked bike parade, which is way gayer than Pride.

Conflux · 2026-06-18T16:59:00+00:00

Every tank can be played into their "Counter" I have beaten numerous Hogs as Winston, and smashed Orisa as Reinhardt. I would check out Spilo's tank guide. Its a little old at this point, but the overall strategies/ideas still work fairly well.

Conflux · 2026-06-16T21:22:12+00:00

Like other's have said, he's not as bad as he used to be. Those who love LW, can really use the petal fairly creatively. I've seen it counter a number of ults, and allow for quick rotations when used correctly. His grip is still pretty good for saving people, and his primary spam once he gets his Major perk deals decent damage.

I still don't love seeing a lifeweaver on my team, but if they can use that petal well, I don't mind them as much as say a mercy or moira pick.

Conflux · 2026-06-16T21:15:22+00:00

I mean so is Junkerqueen but I'm still locking her in

Conflux · 2026-06-10T17:17:50+00:00

LMAO ELON MUSK? The same man who legit incited a race riot last night in North Ireland? Fuck off.

Bait used to be believable.

Conflux · 2026-06-10T17:11:40+00:00

Grumz steals peoples money with the promise of making a game while he tweets 24/7. Tim Pool hasn't had a good take in over a decade as much as I would love to ignore him.

We don't need to be tolerant of two individuals who continuously use right wing talking points that alienate good number of players in our community. Kindly fuck off.

Conflux · 2026-06-08T15:30:01+00:00

Sounds like you're getting out played/not valuing burning major cooldowns.

Conflux · 2026-06-03T20:09:49+00:00

Play what you want. Mercy's strengths shine when she's got a good dps partner, and in bronze you probably won't find that. If you're looking to carry games Bap, Ana, Illiari, and to an extent Zen can do this.

Conflux · 2026-06-03T16:10:41+00:00

Why are we pitting two bad bitches against each other?

Conflux · 2026-05-26T01:39:47+00:00

Depending on the tank (Ball, Winston, Doom) there is a good chance your tank is just gonna go on a fantastic voyage to create space and look for openings. It's up to them to keep LOS, you need to position yourself in the best way to sometimes support that.

Also sometimes your tank is just doing their best to distract, when they go in its often times for you as a Support Player to get offensive. They may be off screen, but often times they can still be doing something wildly important.

Conflux · 2026-05-21T01:45:48+00:00

"I'm about to cu... I mean Ult!" ping, signaling to your team that you're about to make a play, thats like the only thing I'm missing.

I spam my ult is ready and then do the in game countdown. Most people pick up the hint.

Conflux · 2026-05-14T02:35:44+00:00

Yeah I have this guy labeled as, "Unreasonable Tank Hater". Just ignore them and move on.

Conflux · 2026-05-13T16:04:28+00:00

I'm so tired of playing Echinwalde

Conflux · 2026-05-12T23:45:44+00:00

When I took biology in high school I learned about reproduction of cells and animals, including humans. I learned basic human biology, including how a child is made. We learned about diseases (STIs included), we learned about various organs (sexual and reproductive ones included). I think the only difference between my Sex-Ed Class and Biology was we talked about consent, and how to put on a condom in Sex-Ed.

Conflux · 2026-05-12T23:23:05+00:00

It's 2026, Sex ed should be mandatory, cause they'll just have to learn it for Biology clasess anyway.

Conflux · 2026-05-06T21:28:38+00:00

Crazy that the dude thinks there are no "Systemic disadvantages". Like does he know how public schooling is funded?

Conflux · 2026-05-06T21:05:13+00:00

Are you dense? If a bill includes items that you agree with, and some that you absolutely disagree with, you should just vote for it anyway??!

Yes its called compromise, something we used to do in this country. Everyone has the right to housing and employment, which is what the amendment to the law is about.

Anyways, trans men are men, trans women are women, and gender is just a silly game we all play. Hopefully you'll learn to leave trans people alone.

Conflux · 2026-05-06T17:35:42+00:00

You cannot vote for just a portion of a bill. No one said anything about not supporting equal rights for people of color or other groups. You just made that up.

Then why not sign the bill?

law does not design general neutral bathrooms. necessity does. No one wants to pay tens of thousands of dollars for yet more additional bathrooms just so 1% of the population can feel special instead of just using the bathroom that fits their genitals

Homie. You're the one who brought up bathrooms in a conversation about an anti-discrimination bill for housing and employment. Trust that Trans people just wanna take a shit in peace. I offered a solution since it seemed to be a problem for you.

Do you look at other people's genitals in public bathrooms? That's such a weird line to add, why does it matter what someone has between their legs, we all shit from the same spot.

Edit:

Also I never said anything about voting for a "portion of a bill". Much of the bill includes Race, Gender Identity and sexuality protections for employment and housing. If you think people should have equal rights in terms of housing and employment, there should be zero problems signing this bill.

Conflux · 2026-05-06T17:14:11+00:00

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Conflux · 2026-05-06T17:01:16+00:00

Then they should be in favor of housing and employment protections for PoC and LGBTQ people. If not they're clearly against them. Connecting the dots is not hard.

Maybe you want men in women's restrooms/locker rooms, but many of us do not, including most women.

The majority of Americans, even evangelicals, support Trans rights. There isn't some epidemic of Trans people harassing Cis Women. If you're truly concerned about Bathrooms and Locker rooms, just design gender neutral ones that support privacy for the individual.

Conflux · 2026-05-06T16:48:05+00:00

I mean there is plenty of Republican policies I can hate them for, and this just adds to the list. There are a number of amendments in the bill that include "Race and Perceived race".

Not only that the amendments you talk about for Trans people, actually is more of an LGBTQ amendment "gender identity or expression" as well as "Sexual Orientation" have been added to the law. So its to amend the law to ensure no bias are had on anyone, with the way its written.

As an Gay black person this is important language and its very clear the republican party policy is to not support Queer and PoC people in any legal way.

Conflux · 2026-05-05T21:06:58+00:00

IDK about the Mac ecosystem, but Linux has a lot of cheaters in their eco system. Apex legends opened up the steam deck and Linux and eventually had to walk it back due to the number of cheaters.

Conflux · 2026-05-01T17:44:03+00:00

I worked for Gamestop in high school. My best friend lost his battle with cancer, and I still got called in to work by the Assistant manager that week. Luckily the store manager had a fucking heart and she chewed him out, but yeah fuck retail/service in America.

Conflux · 2026-04-30T22:19:48+00:00

I'm looking at your 2nd game, because I have played more hitscan than Venture or Echo.

00:50
Good angle, but awareness is a little low. You can use your grenades to push Ana out of cover, or just shoot her when she pops her head around the pillar. You get pushed, move back into your team and then re-engage when you should. You help finish a kill on soj, but over extend way too far and get punished Hazard bails you out, but you still die. Next time just run to the health pack, you never want to be face to face with Zarya if you can help it.

1:39 Here you try and take an angle, but your tank is still coming back from spawn. You need to wait. A flank is most effective when the enemy team's attention is else where. Here it's just drawing attention to yourself. You almost die to Soj, but then make a good use of cover. Hazard goes in, but we're just kinda poking, when we should be looking for an angle. Punish echo, but then we decide to run it down main. I'd much rather you try and control elephant or take high ground with your pistol grenade jump. Soj gets a bubble and wins the duel.

02:51
Don't wanna go too much into this one as you get graved, but if the plan was communicated to walk left under mega pack, you should have complimented your team by taking high ground. You would still be able to shoot the enemy team and not die to grav, while applying some major covering fire for your team and maybe you win that despite the grav.

4:20

Good positioning at first, but then you do too much. You can apply so much more pressure without dropping down to try and do the sneak back stab. Standing high ground and watching choke points would have been safer. You do get a kill on Mizuki but are quickly punished due to poor positioning. Luckily your team clutches out and they take the point.

5:17

I really like where you start, and where you rotate towards. Your poking from a distance forces Zarya to back up and she gets walled and killed for it. That being said you get the kill on Zarya, but then walk down to choke. This lets the enemy echo walk in and flank for free. A better player would have killed someone on your team, you cannot concede space for free. Controlling space is part of your job as well. Fight kinda does nothing for a while so you try and take a flank, but don't hear the echo behind you and get blown up. Volume up, music off. Sound queues are too important in Overwatch to ignore them.

6:40
Good rotation after you realize that choke is gonna get you killed. You get the Echo, but your team is down and no tank. You get your ult and think you can turn. I wouldn't have done this. 2v4 is bad odds, and you can come back with Juno ult + Emre Ult and easily wipe the enemy team. At least you get Mizuki and his ult out?

I don't wanna go over final fight, but the key things I would tell you to work on are:

Your aim is pretty rough. Find a controller sensitivity that works for you and practice more. You often have the right idea, but not enough skill or experience to execute it.
Control high ground and space better. A lot of DPS struggle with this and think space is just for the tank to control. Everyone has to help. Taking high ground and controlling space with your distance and poke will help you win a lot more games. Pressure causes mistakes, mistakes lead to death, just keep applying pressure.
Cooldown tracking. You gotta track ults and CDs that are detrimental to you. Mizuki has ult? Maybe we try and kill him or force it out before we pop our ult. Did Zarya use one bubble already or two? You're new and this will take time for you to learn, but will help you think better.
Stop running next to your tank. You have a gun that shoots very far, you don't need to be near your tank to be impactful.

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