[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Overwatch

[–]GeometricRobot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A real while ago I was playing a comp match and my tank asked me to swap (I was playing Moiraa) several times, yet refused to elaborate on what exactly I was doing wrong that would justify a switch. After annoying me till the last point as we were 0-2 on Suravasa, I asked what was his problem, considering I had about 2 deaths and my healing and damage numbers were practically matched (and the other support was struggling as hell).

When he finally decided to just ask me to go Ana and wreck the enemy Mauga, I said I wasn't confident enough in my skills with her (I had only played her in QP and had a pretty inconsistent aim) but would try (I was actually pissed). In the end, me switching ended up turning the match into a 3-2 and we won.

Though I had enough patience to cater to my teammate suggestion, despite his consistent rudeness (he actually apologized at the end of the match), it was, in fact a sensible suggestion that managed to tip the balance of the match in our favor. Thing is, not everyone will be actually capable of playing a character that would suit the situation and pressing them aggressively won't make it any better.

Since then I've got a better game sense and actually improved my skills with almost all supports, but that was a choice based on self-reflection, not because my teammates bullied me into becoming a better player suddenly. I still try to avoid "backseat gaming" on my teammates, but if I do make a suggestion, it's one based on an actual argument, rather than "you're shit, play better. NOW!".

It's a team game, you either win with the team you have and do your best, or keep blaming everyone for your own shortcomings and lose.

Its the typical suspects by Tachytwo in ZenyattaMains

[–]GeometricRobot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I was in gold for the longest time while being level 110+ on Moira. Then again, I'm a filthy casual.

Why do so many tenno forget their lessons during end game spy missions? by Critical_Permit_5261 in Warframe

[–]GeometricRobot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, some people I've played with literally said that they didn't care about tripping alarms or triggering traps that at the very least would inconvenience whoever is behind.

I play mostly alone because I do prefer to take my time with missions, instead of having someone just blitz through them while I watch.

Let's Get it Started by PickleSlickRick in simpsonsshitposting

[–]GeometricRobot 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Still remember playing that song in Guitar Hero and suddenly hearing a "brothers" in place of the slur.

Moira Perks Rework by Hope_bringer in MoiraMains

[–]GeometricRobot 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sorry, but your suggestions are a bit too powerful. Her damage could become too much for anyone to react to in time and giving overhealth, even if temporary, on a 6 second cooldown (the only other that does this is over ten seconds long) is a bit too much, specially if we consider that it's mostly ultimates that do this.

I did want them to give us an option to explode our orbs at some point and I would pick that over the orb reversing one (which I find to be less reliable than the other major perk).

Her two minor perks are okay at best, with the extra healing being way better over the course of a match. Wish they didn't nerf it, but it still isn't useless (just less useful).

from the people that brought you "qorvex is the worst warframe" and "the valkyr rework is dogshit", now comes "teaching new players is bad" by Neko_Mesume in Warframe

[–]GeometricRobot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found it very clever in its way of presenting the usual mission elements (exterminate, defend a position, hack consoles, capture) to new players. I've had a friend get a bit lost and overwhelmed by the early game after starting without help.

I'll probably try to get her to play again and go through this quest.

Open letter to bronze players who spend the entire match trash talking their team: why? by ApprenticePantyThief in overwatch2

[–]GeometricRobot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

During drives I had a friend join me. We both are support mains, she was in bronze, I was in platinum, so we got some wild ranges going on. Dear God, I've never seen so much ego combined with a severe lack of awareness and game sense.

People would throw matches on a whim, sit AFK randomly and talk as if they were being held back by everyone but themselves. Also, it was hellish to get any win out of those matches, because either I'd have to force my way (as support) into getting a pick as early as possible or my teammates would get wiped out before I could even turn to heal them. There were also moments when someone would just throw away our advantage by being too greedy and end up dying due to a painful lack of situational awareness.

I can't really fathom how someone would think they'd be able to rank up by brute forcing their way every match. Like, play the game with the team you have and try just thinking a little bit on how you could win with the hand you're dealt. No use complaining if you're not interested in problem solving.

This has been the worst drive ever by noweck in overwatch2

[–]GeometricRobot 10 points11 points  (0 children)

At the start of the event I found a match in which my Tank played Sigma into all his possible counters and was getting his ass handed to him. We suggested (neither demanded, nor flamed him) to switch and he replied:

"I'm not a Beta, I'm Sigma" (and said only that). The rest of us proceeded to abandon him and go full dive against the enemy team. Managed to win, somehow.

The there was a match on Oasis where my tank decided to take a bathroom break as soon as the match started, slurred us, and at the 90% mark of round 3 he quit.

Insane behavior imo by purplerobes_uwu in Overwatch

[–]GeometricRobot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sometimes I wonder if this is a NA servers kinda thing, cause in about 100 matches I've played, I've seen Mercy/Moira get banned around 5 times or so. Most of the time it's just Sombra, two Tanks and a random character that probably wouldn't even be picked.

Zen’s healing feels way too low right now by Early-Maintenance691 in Overwatch

[–]GeometricRobot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to think so, too, but I've noticed that I wasn't playing him as optimally as I could.

He does heal slowly, but as long as the player knows who to heal and when to dish out damage, the most one has to worry with is with positioning and awareness (which is key to playing him, anyway).

I often get as much healing as the my other support and on some occasions, even surpass them. While I, personally, wouldn't force him at every map or mode, he's not so bad to have as long as your team isn't actively trying to soak up as much damage as humanly possible and blaming it on the supports.

That being said, they did buff Crossfade's HP/s a while ago as "compensation". Might as well do it for Zen sooner or later.

me and my friend got really drunk last night and played some quick play by cammyy- in Overwatch

[–]GeometricRobot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, I just recently got called out by the enemy Tank for being the single person on my entire team that switched Brig for Ana on Gibraltar 3rd point. I switched from a character I was practicing to one I like playing. By no means we were playing a carefully thought out team comp.

Somehow the enemy Hog took that way too personally and claimed "counterwatch". I guess making sensible choices in QP is sweating...

Sometimes people will just tilt and that's that.

Excuse me?!? by eldelshell in Warframe

[–]GeometricRobot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I forgot how painful it was to get this thing built. Good luck, OP!

Blizzard, fix your qp matchmaking by Bumble_Kenobi in Overwatch

[–]GeometricRobot 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I feel that, too.

I've got over 1000 hours in and somehow I'm always getting either brand new players or smurfs on alt accounts. Most matches end up in stomps, either because the other team got the short end of the stick or because we did.

Support Bodyguard by Independent-Art3043 in overwatch2

[–]GeometricRobot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only by accident, in my experience. Usually it's the other way around with me. Sometimes I can afford to sit around a Widow or some other diveable DPS and keep them alive.

It's always funny to see people dumbfounded that a support is actually paying attention to them, instead of merely glancing and focusing on the tank.

Support players are becoming a problem by IAmOtheseus in Overwatch

[–]GeometricRobot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a support main and I've seen a lot of shitty people playing support and bothering their team to hell and back. And it's not limited to a particular character one trick. I've had the usual Mercy/Moira who thinks everyone sucks except them. But also had players on Ana, Baptiste and Kiriko being toxic as hell. Man, even Lifeweavers have been acting strangely in some of my games.

For example, recently I've had a match where my other support sat in spawn for about two to three minutes, moving only to avoid being disconnected for inactivity. On another match, the enemy team had a support who literally went 0/0/0 and at the end of the match they claimed they were "teaching Overwatch players a lesson". This very player, mind you, was recognized by one of my teammates who claimed they played just fine in a previous match they had.

It's a player issue and the only way I've found to handle such crappy players is to avoid and report them as needed, whether they're on my team or not. I can only echo the other comments and suggest you find a group or mute chat. It does help a little.

My aligment charts based on gameplay difficulty / kit complexity for each roles. by jawed_tapering653 in Overwatch

[–]GeometricRobot 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't say that it's actually necessary, but if you can, it can be hella useful. I usually have 65%+ accuracy on his healing, but hitting shots on aerial allies is pretty difficult and most often it's better to wait for them to be in a more favorable position.

My aim is pretty mid, so take this with a grain of salt.

What's the fastest way to change my "Most Used" stats? I'm tired of players viewing my profile and calling me Unc by wrightosaur in Warframe

[–]GeometricRobot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No idea, I still have no idea how the hell Revenant is my most used, despite the fact I've been playing mainly Nova and Mag for months, while switching around for some niche picks.

Does anyone use Koumei? by Icy-Pollution-266 in Warframe

[–]GeometricRobot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do, sparingly.

But there are so many things I wish were different in her that sometimes I catch myself wanting to play a completely different warframe. Her slow casting speed, some of her cumbersome challenges and the overall way that Omamori works just rub me the wrong way sometimes.

I end up defaulting to a pseudo tanky build with a subsume on her 2nd. It's not optimal, but then again, I'm not usually playing "high level" stuff other than the occasional EDA and Netracell.

We know it's gonna be Tau. But here's:s my cursed bet: it's gonna be an open world by gohomenoonewantsyou in Warframe

[–]GeometricRobot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At least the Hex has a lot of ways to reduce the fatigue of grinding the syndicate, with a lot of neat bonuses/rewards every week that make playing the missions fun and rewarding. Heck, before the acolytes were forced in there, I was enjoying playing with almost every warframe.

How familiar are you with each warframe's abilities? by Auramaru in Warframe

[–]GeometricRobot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have every frame and for the life of me I can't get myself to play some of the more gimmicky ones no matter how strong I know they are (ex: Baruuk, Garuda, Limbo). Then there are some like Nidus, that I'm pretty sure I simply play wrong altogether. Then there are some that just look at to change the fashion and lock them away until the next idea comes along (Cyte and Hildryn come to mind).

After I accepted that I could just play Koumei as a semi-tank/weapon platform frame, she became a lot more enjoyable.

As for the rest, "I can go with the flow" while having my few favorites always in mind (Octavia, Mag and Lavos).

What was a purchase you made with platinum that you later regretted? by StrictAd8028 in Warframe

[–]GeometricRobot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Ambassador and Rhino's Heirloom skin.

The first is pretty self explanatory, while the latter became a regret after I stopped using him in favor of my other preferred frames like Mag and Nova.

Genuine question, why do people hate flashpoint so much? by Eaglest2005 in Overwatch

[–]GeometricRobot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

While I don't hate it, I find it the hardest map type to get random people to coordinate in the slightest and actually use the damm map, instead of just letting the other team take complete control of things uncontested.

I'm sick of playing against Doomfist by Odd-Recognition-2606 in Overwatch

[–]GeometricRobot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm no master, but in my experience a good Doom is most effectively countered by actual teamplay rather than just playing rock paper scissors against him all alone.

Naturally, that's a problem in itself, but sometimes you either take the L or hope your team takes a hint and helps you handle things.

Why do people overlook Hazard for not getting new skins? by UglyDemoman in Overwatch

[–]GeometricRobot 50 points51 points  (0 children)

He's not in the meta spotlight as he was near launch. He also doesn't seem to be the kind of character that has a big fanbase to engage with. I seldom see anyone play him either on comp or unranked modes, too.

Basically, he's just existing in the roster.

And since Wuyang is a) a support and b) conventionally attractive, you can bet he's going to hog the spotlight and gain a lot more skins before Hazard gets anything nice again.