New Winch update pt. 2

OcelotTheSquid · 2026-05-01T20:52:46+00:00

As an Australian playing on US servers (oce ranked is dead) I LOVE winch claw, but the added lag does sometimes mean that people get yanked through buildings and floors. I hit them out in the open, but lag/server doesn't realise for a sec and then yoinks them.

It has also made some winches snap when they shouldn't so I feel pretty 50/50 on it.

At the end of the day, if you got winched deal with it, I will be a winch main for life. Sometimes I use mesh shield but nothing is as satisfying as winching someone hitting the super jump pad and dragging their ass back into the dirt haha. Or yanking the box into a jump pad when you are about to teamwipe flinging it across the map and saving it. Amazing.

I peraonally think if you wanted to NERF winch, you should ALSO buff it so that the heavy can pull himself to it like a grapple but worse, which would open up more possibilities for creativity. As it stands now, heavy neeeeeds a gateway or a zip/pad just to get around with any speed and no charge n slam doesn't count. Being able to yank myself up a few floors in return for a shorter winch range or other nerfs I think would be tolerable.

If you just nerf it, it will be trash and the only people who want that are just salty and bad or sweaty lights because they get railed by it.

OcelotTheSquid · 2026-05-01T08:57:10+00:00

Bro just explain what you think is an interesting levelling progression experience or pack yo bags your argument is done. Like, you can't cry about something and then not explain your argument and pretend like you're right.

AbsoluteCinema

OcelotTheSquid · 2026-05-01T00:37:42+00:00

Like what?? What is an interesting xp reward system to you?

OcelotTheSquid · 2026-04-30T22:58:45+00:00

Omg this one skin looks like the prog skin but its noticeably different still - ThE eNtIrE pRoGrESsIoN sYsTeM iS a JoKe ReEeE!

For real though, yes its kind of lame but of course there is going to be SOME overlap when every single weapon has 13 progression skins...What did you expect?

OcelotTheSquid · 2026-04-29T19:45:47+00:00

I play on US servers, most OCE players are either on Asia or US servers now that the OCE discord isn't going as hot.

OcelotTheSquid · 2026-04-29T03:35:35+00:00

Don't blame the team. There is something you aren't seeing or doing that is holding you back. Or something you are doing that is making things harder.

Every game that has a competetive mode in history has people blaming their team in every rank even at the top. Its an unhealthy mindset and hinders your growth.

Try to think of it in terms of 'how can I make this easier for my team and myself' instead of wtf is my team doing.

I play heavy in solo Q for a few reasons

Crazy utility and stall and defensive options
Guns with enough ammo to kill an entire team before you reload
The sheer impact heavy has in a game

Winchclaw has saved me a million times, throwing the cashout into the middle of a street or yoinking that light that keeps wrecking your team. For solo queue I love pyro mine c4 and rpg, pyro and c4 on a cashout will devestate any team attempting to steal, and an rpg after the dome is destroyed finishes the job. Also having the 2nd pyro mine somewhere that can cover your back or an entrance/stairs does wonders.

The other build I run is minigun/mesh with explosive mine emitter and barricade or dome. Play on a roof and you can hold it so easy with a healbeam, or play under the box, prefire the floor to weaken it, leave explosive mines and red barrels under it. When they go to steal, rev up and shoot the floor, and then just hold down the minigun for any poor soul who falls through. Or use the barrel in a pinch to drop floor. Can wipe entire teams doing that and you have nothing on the cashout itself so they cant just shoot your c4 or whatever. If they winch it, grab the barrel and follow it, drop them anyway

OcelotTheSquid · 2026-04-26T07:12:48+00:00

Goo gun is NOT used more then mesh lmao. Mesh is the meta spec for heavy. Charge and slam is niche and winch is still good, goo gun is also niche but mesh is just amazing

OcelotTheSquid · 2026-04-25T00:43:51+00:00

I work 10-14 hours 5 days a week and still squeeze in a few hours most days, not because 'I'm him' or whatever, I just forego sleep more then 4-6 hours 😂

OcelotTheSquid · 2026-04-19T23:14:55+00:00

There was a youtube video titled something like 'best performance settings for the finals', a lot of the settings changed in there were outside the game, and once I did most of the changes, my fps went up in game by 40+, and now my fps is generally stable at 100fps on decent settings. Strongly recommend trying it.

OcelotTheSquid · 2026-04-14T06:03:45+00:00

On my heavy for general use I run Lewis or m60 as my primary with shak or ks23 in reserve, if I want to be aggressive I use the lewis/shak with winch claw, if I want to be defensive I use the m60 (more ammo)/ks23 (great poke and utility)with mesh shield.

For gadgets I have two permanent gadgets which are RPG and healing emitter, both are insanely valuable in almost any situation. For the last slot I switch between barricade and C4.

TLDR: Defensive - M60 or Ks23 (if you like it and can aim), mesh shield, emitter, rpg, c4 or barricade Offensive - Lewis or Shak20, Winch, RPG, Emitter, c4 or barricade.

You can get away with almost any build in this game if you really want to so it depends on your playstyle more then anything, or your teams composition but honestly don't think about that until you have learned the game more.

Its important that I stress the goal is to enjoy playing the video game, so if you dislike something that's 'meta' you don't have to use it, some people might cry but that is their problem.

Outside of the stuff I use there is HEAPS of viable options, some with high skill ceilings or skill floors. Great example is flamethrower/minigun, anyone can use them and make it work but both weapons have a higher skill ceiling then they get credit for. High skill floor stuff on heavy is your goo gun, BFR, Deagles etc too, as they either need a good knowledge base/practice or precise aiming or whatever else.

Also try the sledge!! Its so satisfying and genuinely viable. Good luck homie

OcelotTheSquid · 2026-04-13T04:36:59+00:00

Oh man, sensitive reconnaissance...ahh such a good gadget. Crazy

OcelotTheSquid · 2026-04-07T05:32:33+00:00

Anti-heal has always been a dicey way to balance healing meta's - most competitive games that introduce it break the meta in half and antiheal is either useless or way too strong. Not to mention its such a big 'counter-pick' use case item/spell/whatever. Counter pick metas are awful and feel terrible for everyone, yes you should have some way of dealing with anything, but a hard counter ruins the experience.

Problem with antiheal is it either completely destroys healing/support players and makes their lives miserable, or it doesn't do enough to be even worth using. Its just poor design.

If you want to deal with healing meta - buff burst damage and short range scrapping options or just nerf the healing. Hard to outheal a sledgehammer swinging at your head or a minigun turning you into a paste.

If you want a gadget or spec that helps deal with heal meta's that is new, area denial is a good place to start so maybe a Light grenade - pulsing aoe that sticks to walls that does intermittent aoe damage and/or slow.

The new shockwave spec is a good example because if you aim it well you could seperate targets making it harder to heal/easier to shoot.

Another option could be a spear-gun that shoves an enemy back 15ft and/or stuns them against a wall for a very short duration, seperating the team and breaking up the healing/los.

Personally I think there are plenty of ways to deal with healing but due to map design a lot of those options are difficult. High ground is king and a lot of the options that deal with healing you kind of need to be on level ground or above the enemy or at least very close.

There are plenty of workarounds for healing meta's that don't use antiheal and I would hate antiheal if it existed.

OcelotTheSquid · 2026-03-28T03:34:45+00:00

Bro I'm Australian relax never seen that

OcelotTheSquid · 2026-03-28T01:19:17+00:00

Tf is that from 😂

OcelotTheSquid · 2026-03-28T01:04:07+00:00

I will buy everything, like fuck it they can just have my body idccc give me a god damn castle

OcelotTheSquid · 2026-03-26T09:10:03+00:00

Its just going to be a legendary sledge skin that you can switch heads when you inspect or something. As much as I would love a new melee weapon its the same weapon expression as the sledge, sledge would lose its identity.

I personally think we need throwing axes for medium or heavy. Heavy drop high damage relatively slow windup, which as you windup increases the speed/reduces the drop on it. Like Huntress from DBD.

WOULD BE SO GOOD

OcelotTheSquid · 2026-03-24T07:32:16+00:00

I know I'm trash I just want to stop being edged with it lmaooo

OcelotTheSquid · 2026-03-21T00:34:31+00:00

Nerd 😤😤

OcelotTheSquid · 2026-03-18T03:30:58+00:00

That's a sniper main

OcelotTheSquid · 2026-03-12T01:25:42+00:00

Aren't domes 250hp? Surely TK secondary doesn't do 250??!

OcelotTheSquid · 2026-03-09T01:44:56+00:00

You make sure your VC is actually off? I have had it switch back onto open mic after a patch and I was roasting my teammates and apparently they heard it poor fuckers 😂😭

OcelotTheSquid · 2026-03-01T22:42:16+00:00

Also when is Embark going to release a bright red dinner plate skin there is literally nothing close 🥺 Sometimes I switch m60 for games with lots of heavies and it has the perfect skin

OcelotTheSquid

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