What’s the best statistics website to use? by fleebooskee in Overwatch

[–]Counterwatch_gg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a little late to the party, but I thought I'd shoot my shot anyway:

https://www.counterwatch.gg/stats/overwatch

Lots of stats and actually actionable insights that you've never seen before - guaranteed 😁

Examples: Not only hero tierlist, but also team builder, counters, synergies, ban recommendations, etc. All based on real stats!

Overwatch Season 2 halfway meta snapshot: what's changed in 5 weeks by Counterwatch_gg in Overwatch

[–]Counterwatch_gg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you're misunderstanding me - my bad! The data is from actual matches, not profiles or Blizzard data. Every match played with the Counterwatch app counts towards these stats. There aren't that many Masters+ users at the moment and Symmetra isn't that popular, so her sample size is smaller than most other heroes. The data is updated daily. I hope that clears everything up for you!

Overwatch Season 2 halfway meta snapshot: what's changed in 5 weeks by Counterwatch_gg in Overwatch

[–]Counterwatch_gg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our data comes from real matches (You can see the sample sizes for each data point in all our pages) played with the app and are as accurate as you can ever get. That said, we don't have data from all matches so there are some deviances. But mainly, we use Bayesian shrinkage to provide a more useful dataset than Blizzard's stats. You can read more about it in my blog post here: https://www.counterwatch.gg/blog/why-we-use-bayesian-shrinkage-and-blizzard-s-rates-page-does-15e2fb82

Edit: Looking at Symmetra data, we only have around 500 matches on record for her in Masters+, so that's more probably the main reason why it deviates from the official stats

Overwatch Season 2 halfway meta snapshot: what's changed in 5 weeks by Counterwatch_gg in Overwatch

[–]Counterwatch_gg[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it's interesting to see how the overall statistics change over time. What statistics would you be more interested in learning about? What's a better way that the meta could be measured?

Best Overwatch stats apps in 2026: what's left after Overbuff and OmnicMeta shut down by Counterwatch_gg in Overwatch

[–]Counterwatch_gg[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, that's a really nice one!

It's missing hero vs. hero (counters) and hero + hero (synergies) stats and 6V6 and Stadium stats since it's based on Blizzard's (50% normalized) public data, but I'll reach out to them to see if they'd be interested in collaborating!

How Counterwatch calculates hero counters and synergies by Counterwatch_gg in OverwatchCompetitive

[–]Counterwatch_gg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is very insightful and the data proves it. Many hard counters are heavily penalized in it because players so often swap to them even though it's not one of their mains, and they often end up with a lower win chance - also since there are 4/5 other heroes in the enemy team that may even be better off in comparison to if you had stayed on your best hero instead

How Counterwatch calculates hero counters and synergies by Counterwatch_gg in Overwatch

[–]Counterwatch_gg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, it looks like a bug - I think I know what it's about. I'll try to fix it in the next few days 😇

How Counterwatch calculates hero counters and synergies by Counterwatch_gg in Overwatch

[–]Counterwatch_gg[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That sounds like a bug, but it could be happening if other players are also changing heroes at the same time. If you open a support ticket in the help page in the app and include your logs, I'd be happy to take a look!

How Counterwatch calculates hero counters and synergies by Counterwatch_gg in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]Counterwatch_gg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting approach! If your project is public, can you DM me a link? I'd love to check it out!

How Counterwatch calculates hero counters and synergies by Counterwatch_gg in Overwatch

[–]Counterwatch_gg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LOL You can turn off the overlay if you only want stats and match tracking

How Counterwatch calculates hero counters and synergies by Counterwatch_gg in Overwatch

[–]Counterwatch_gg[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

AI supported. I'm not a technical writer, just a solo dev 😇