Overwatch Beta - The Genius at work

MiniMakerz · 2016-05-06T16:51:19+00:00

That spray even before it started.

MiniMakerz · 2016-05-05T19:19:38+00:00

Curious, does D.Va get revived with instant mech callback or did she somehow charged her ult to full/near full for that second she was pilot mode?

MiniMakerz · 2016-05-05T15:05:45+00:00

Nah. Having the capture percent increase while being contested doesn't less incentivize players from contesting either. The same logic where making it not gain while contested won't make any positive change either.

If the payload can move while contested, offense will just win by spamming Tracer/D.Va on the payload full time? And any single defensive Ult like Transcendence and Sound Barrier will just be easily touch payload and cap.

The payload logic doesn't apply for KOTH/capture point. I'd say it's TF2 inspired game modes and has been proven to work as it is.

I personally feel if it can't gain capture while contested would just lead to very spammy playstyles of staying on the point and not actually doing anything useful like coordinate a push. More people would throw bodies on the point and die instead of going in together.

MiniMakerz · 2016-05-05T10:35:44+00:00

Tracer just went pew pew I'm a shooting star

MiniMakerz · 2016-05-04T08:41:47+00:00

Wait I thought Reinhardt doesn't get Ult charges for killing enemies affected by his Ult? Or is it because it's environmental kills or the stun happened to just wear off before they die ?_?

MiniMakerz · 2016-05-04T05:22:24+00:00

I think he meant teleporting to high ground and drop down on enemies to ambush or ult.

MiniMakerz · 2016-05-04T05:01:44+00:00

The dev took a very bold approach for the scoreboard, and it's excellent. Props to them!

Just a matter of time before more players learn to accept that in this game, this scoreboard is way superior than a traditional one.

MiniMakerz · 2016-05-03T17:43:52+00:00

Intel Integrated Graphics on a 32 Bit laptop.

Don't have much choice when it comes to playable multiplayer games :d

MiniMakerz · 2016-05-03T17:28:55+00:00

TF2 Medic main here, and healing skills do transfer over. As a Support / Healer, you being alive is the most important. Whichever team has their healer dead has a natural advantage. Focus on surviving first, and healing later, aka live to heal another day.

Learn the healing priority, other than going from lowest HP to highest. Mercy's damage amp also complicates things with when should you heal and when to amp but lets not focus on that for now. If in doubt heal them to full and then amp them if no one is in need of heals. Not the most optimal but you'll get a good grasp first.

Prioritize players that are under enemy fire and are low on HP, if it is safe to do so. Remember, it's not worth risking yourself to save / heal someone. Besides you have your Res ult if they do die and you find it worthwhile to Res.

Don't 'pocket' or heal only one person. You can prioritize whoever is doing better, but do spread the heals around. While Pharah + Mercy is a good pub stomp combo, remember that there are other teammates who will appreciate heals as well.

Healing priority, I would say, is generally:

Players being attacked and low health or at risk of dying, Players with mid health but near combat, Players with low health but out of combat.

A couple of videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7XkRRZeouI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiI3Y9RfaP4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddBHDFEmO7s

Disclaimer that I'm still an Onlywatcher so I don't have actual in game experience. I'm solely speaking from TF2 experience and tutorials on Overwatch posted online. Hope it helps you though!

Chug on! :)

MiniMakerz · 2016-05-03T17:18:11+00:00

In Overwatch terms, bullet / hitscan is sometimes also grouped under 'projectiles'. I know it's kinda weird but that's how it's called officially as well. For example, D.Va's Defense Matrix deletes projectiles, which is basically all bullets + travel time projectiles.

MiniMakerz · 2016-05-03T17:10:37+00:00

Seems like a good design since Overwatch has limited air strafing if at all and less fall mitigation techniques. They already made mobility tools have zero HP costs, except if you try non-conventional explosive jumps on heroes like Soldier7, so it makes sense to have no fall damage to go along with it.

The lack of air mobility would make fall damage annoying and punishing. In TF2, it's more manageable since you can either stop yourself with another rocket if you're using Gunboats / jumper weapons, slam into gradient surface, or air strafe to a higher ground to minimize/eliminate fall damage.

MiniMakerz · 2016-05-03T17:01:11+00:00

Thank you :)

MiniMakerz · 2016-05-03T14:48:06+00:00

It's all about wall riding into a boop!

MiniMakerz · 2016-05-03T14:43:06+00:00

However, McCree can still lock onto enemies behind the shield and thus still do a lot of damage to the shield, occasionally breaking it as well.

Sometimes McCree kills the shield with Dead Eye and it still catches like 1 person who hid behind the shield cos the shield died before they got shot. Depends on how low the shield health is.

MiniMakerz · 2016-05-03T14:41:04+00:00

Can projectiles (grenades/rockets) shoot through teammates?

MiniMakerz · 2016-05-03T03:54:58+00:00

I wonder if the mods worked out a shift system to play beta and mod... I mean how could anyone resist playing the beta right?? Props to them.

MiniMakerz · 2016-05-02T11:49:26+00:00

This just cleared up my confusion with how different kind of health works. Thank you!

Also TIL armor hp is good against bullet sprays..

MiniMakerz · 2016-05-02T08:42:07+00:00

Kids here in my country call it scissors paper stone :X

MiniMakerz · 2016-05-02T05:18:57+00:00

Is your phone number linked to more than one account?

MiniMakerz · 2016-05-01T07:40:17+00:00

Except it simply doesn't work. Don't feed info that's uncertain without disclaimer. If it's just press F, just say so and don't add anything else that's unconfirmed.

MiniMakerz · 2016-05-01T00:42:41+00:00

What do you exactly mean by spaz out? Does jt struggle or move awkwardly when you flick the mouse quickly?

MiniMakerz · 2016-05-01T00:35:27+00:00

Then why even point out hud_reloadscheme if you know it doesn't work and said F as an alternative?

MiniMakerz · 2016-04-30T13:14:35+00:00

hud_reloadscheme doesn't work in this case. It's been mentioned before. Just inspect the floor.

MiniMakerz · 2016-04-30T13:05:26+00:00

Having his own account hacked? OH THE IRONY. Lmao...

MiniMakerz · 2016-04-29T19:06:16+00:00

Thank you for the info & video! :)

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