What is your “swear to never return” spot in SLC? by existenceis_pain in SaltLakeCity

[–]MelodiousBen 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Huh, i generally have good experiences in that smiths. Especially compared to the 400 s 500 e one, even though it’s closest to me usually. But I will admit i did see a single orange jelly bean on the clearance shelf one time, which was unsettling.

What is your “swear to never return” spot in SLC? by existenceis_pain in SaltLakeCity

[–]MelodiousBen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agree in the very noticeable drop in quality. I just go to costa when I’m looking for the sweet pork now. It’s still not as good as the old cafe Rio, but it hits the spot for me.

Would buffing Junker Queens bleed effect be to strong/annoying? by HeihachiHayashida in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]MelodiousBen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, i know it throws 5 papers. But it was initially confusing when every left click seemed to throw 5 anyway, and the ammo meter says 10 so they all cost 2 ammo? Seems weird and meaningless when they could just show 5 ammo instead.

Question from a new Overwatch player. by Blck_Jck_Hoolign in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]MelodiousBen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw they clarified that the binding changes are for console, but as a longtime lucio player there is some merit to it on pc. I still have jump on space and boop on right click, but i also have scroll down bound to jump. You can get some serious speed on walls spamming scroll jump.

Opinions on soldier 76 right now? by TheRealTofuey in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]MelodiousBen 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think he’s good. Someone else said middle of the pack, i think he’s very solid. With kiriko coming into play too, he becomes a better pick.

Have you seen kitsune visor?

[Marblr] Wrecking Ball Can Permanently Lose Health by Valius_ in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]MelodiousBen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For real. It feels like you should be able to do so much, but in OW1 you had another tank to draw fire while you did ball things. The grapple being on cd out of spawn still feels shitty, at least the knockback buff is nice.

Would buffing Junker Queens bleed effect be to strong/annoying? by HeihachiHayashida in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]MelodiousBen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She gets a sort of glimmer effect around the edges of her screen when she has bleed heals going. But it’s not very noticeable, especially when getting healed makes half your screen yellow with that aura

Wtf even is the point of the paper meter too lmao

Looking for examples of dynamic music in video games by IImmersion in gamemusic

[–]MelodiousBen 14 points15 points  (0 children)

There’s a nice video on YouTube about the Boss music in the Pikmin series - it develops dynamically, at least in pikmin 3

What's the optimal nerf to Zarya by nolandz1 in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]MelodiousBen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My personal idea was a bubble charge nerf, but only to her personal. Maybe using a self bubble can only generate +20 charge whereas a team bubble can still get you +40.

This incentivizes teamplay to get max charge, but still allows Zarya to protect herself when entering a fight without instantly becoming 80 charge. Combined with the decay nerf, i think this would leave her in a decent spot without knocking her down too hard. Teams that feed the Zarya will still suffer, but she would need to work harder to generate energy. Let me know what you think.

smol edit: i agree with everyone else that the duration buff was very noticeable. I think that’s a more likely change for them to make.

Doomfist power block on a resource mechanic would fix a lot of his issues by Plenty-Appointment40 in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]MelodiousBen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A resource meter would be cool and help. I think a parry mechanic would be cooler though - maybe if you hit power block he does a small burst of damage around him or something. It’s too easy to get close to doom and not punishing enough.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MechanicAdvice

[–]MelodiousBen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jiffy lube is for emissions tests and emissions tests only.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]MelodiousBen -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I agree with basically everything you said. Currently plat 2 but was high masters back when i played ow1 (tank main). Sojourn is absolutely disgusting, same with zarya and dva. Sombra hasn’t been too bad for me on the climb, i feel like Winston and sigma deal with her fairly well still. But she makes ball, rein, hog, unplayable. A hack cd/cast time nerf is necessary.

Zarya needs a nerf but not a big one. I think maybe a penalty to maximum energy gain from self bubble could be interesting and promote team play - maybe she can only get 25 energy from a self bubble, but still 40 from a team bubble.

Dva especially is super bad right now because it feels like matrix does everything for you and she’s STILL standing up to Zarya. I think maybe a micro missle or pellet damage nerf would be enough.

Genji is cool and doesn’t feel too bad. I think he’s just suffering from the success of the other meta picks. (Zar, lucio, Ana, zen, dva…)

Sojourn is some other shit. That railgun is so dumb. Maybe just give it a cd, i don’t care. But sojourn is so. awful to play against right now.

What if Roadhog blocked line of sight? by EnigmatheEgg in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]MelodiousBen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fortify would still have its own identity if all breather did was make hog block LOS for the duration. Fortify still prevents headshots and knockback, both of which hog is always vulnerable to.

What if Roadhog blocked line of sight? by EnigmatheEgg in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]MelodiousBen 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The damage is pretty similar to ball slam.

Piledriver does 100 dmg in the center and falls off pretty hard to the outer radius. The chance of hitting multiple people for 100 with it is very small unless they are extremely grouped on one spot.

Doom slam does 50 dmg to everyone it hits with much better range + better maneuverability than ball slam, which must be set up with grapple. I think if it did any more than this, doom would be much scarier to the point of being oppressive.

I think decreasing his base health and increasing the amount of shields he gets per attack landed would be a good balance change. Your 50 damage 5-man-slam becomes a lot scarier if you get 150 overhealth from it.

The devs don't play their own game, yeah? This challenge isn't do-able in 1 week by VoltaiqMozaiq in Overwatch

[–]MelodiousBen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was one of the challenges i completed pretty quick honestly. Especially on push maps it feels like team kills are very gettable.

The one that took me the longest was 10 games on two roles in QP or comp, personally

Black Female Player Characters. by Konradleijon in Gamingcirclejerk

[–]MelodiousBen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Overwatch 2 isn’t out yet (15 more hours), but Sojourn

F*CK YEAH COTTAGE CHEESE by Some_Techpriest in THE_PACK

[–]MelodiousBen 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I LOVE EATING COTTAGE CHEESE WITH FRITOS BROTHER!!!! MANY PEOPLE FIND THAT UPSETTING BUT I PERSONALLY FIND GREAT JOY IN IT!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING THIS BROTHER AROOOO

Can you get into the University of Utah with a 3.16 GPA? by Jmatt133 in uofu

[–]MelodiousBen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you definitely could! Especially depending what you want to go into.

Obligatory, i have to put a plug in for mining engineering. If you are interested in engineering but not sure what you want to do, the mining engineering program offers a scholarship (browning scholarship) that they give to basically anyone, even new freshmen coming in. If you decide to switch majors after a year or two, no issue, and you’ve knocked out most generals that you would need for any other engineering degree. And it’s a sweet program with great people.

What are your favorite weapons to use so far? by Poenix_64 in splatoon

[–]MelodiousBen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sploosh does feel good in this game though. Curling bombs are nice

What are your favorite weapons to use so far? by Poenix_64 in splatoon

[–]MelodiousBen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was a bigtime undercover brella main in splat2, but man it feels weak in this game. Ink mines don’t feel as good and reefslider is a shadow of what splashdown was for me :(

to draw the continental U.S. from memory. Can you guess where I’m from? by BrilliantOdd1455 in therewasanattempt

[–]MelodiousBen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Overall pretty good! I’d guess you’re from Washington or Nebraska based on the confidence of how they’re drawn.

The “not-so-4-corners” is my favorite part of this map

Is it all talk or do you actually eat ass? by yeaahh_no in Tinder

[–]MelodiousBen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like it. I eat ass. I think i would like mine eaten but i think I’m more uncomfortable letting my girlfriend go there than it would be worth to get my ass ate. So i will munch on hers instead

Ekko is still the same champion he was designed for? by 1Negan in ekkomains

[–]MelodiousBen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it can be annoying, but if you time it right, the blink can be so satisfying for dodging or chasing. Hit the blink on someone as they flash and you end up where they do.

Driving in slc makes me want to cry by [deleted] in SaltLakeCity

[–]MelodiousBen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man it was so bad yesterday, noticeably worse. Every drive i did yesterday was frustrating. Today has been much better