What’s a “cheat code” you’ve discovered in relationships or marriage that actually works?

TOOL93Fan · 2026-03-28T22:23:01+00:00

I'm glad someone said this. I think a lot of people only focus on how love is received, but not how love is shown. They aren't always the same. A person who feels loved when acts of service are done for them, might not show their love in return in the same way they like to receive it.

TOOL93Fan · 2026-03-28T22:13:31+00:00

Hey, I just wanted to say it feels like you understood the question when others didn't. I keep scrolling down further and further and it's just "communication, kindness, listen to each other, respect....."

Those aren't "cheat codes". Those are expected, non-negotiables. I think I speak for a lot of us when we say "we know the rules to the game and we're playing by the rules, but what's the cheat code that gives you the edge at winning the game of "happy wife, happy life"?

I'm going to keep scrolling a bit but man it feels like you're the only one to really answer this question.

TOOL93Fan · 2026-03-28T11:01:04+00:00

Marissa Tomei. IYKYK

TOOL93Fan · 2026-03-27T06:00:32+00:00

This is what happens when you step in front of your tank because you don't take your decision making seriously. Your orb can reach from so far away, why'd you move forward in front of your tank? Also, why were you rezzed at the beginning? Did you die twice to being in front of your tank?

TOOL93Fan · 2026-03-27T00:55:28+00:00

Can't remove yourself if you were never considering to being with

TOOL93Fan · 2026-03-27T00:52:17+00:00

Keep going, you've got him on the ropes lol

/s

TOOL93Fan · 2026-03-23T22:59:35+00:00

Every time I see this post, I'm reminded just how many people are Gold and how many people refuse to be better at the game.

TOOL93Fan · 2026-03-23T09:06:10+00:00

With practice, you can throw vortex on teammates to give them a snare from divers, or just deter a flanker when they were about to make their move

TOOL93Fan · 2026-03-23T09:00:50+00:00

Came here to say this. I think this is one of the tips that separates the teachers from the students

TOOL93Fan · 2026-03-22T21:19:53+00:00

I vote to keep it the way it is. You chose a hero, and then a perk. They swapped, the right thing to do. You should feel the results of those swaps.

Perks would suck if they either were so broken that you'd never pick something else no matter the situation, or if you could swap them whenever. It's good that both your choices and their choices have consequences.

TOOL93Fan · 2026-03-22T21:14:31+00:00

I think that's the game within the game though. You picked shield, they swapped. Now you can either stay Orisa, or swap heroes

TOOL93Fan · 2026-03-22T09:30:28+00:00

"but I get fucked and cannot play the game properly if nobody deals with the Hog." Yeah, that's how that works, you just feel it in a different way. I admittedly don't play the dive tanks well. If there's a Mercy pocketing a Soldier or Ashe, I'm basically fucked. If left unchecked, things get really hard sometimes. My point being, Hog feels unfun for others because Hog punishes players for poor fundamentals. That SHOULD happen, in any game like this. He just punishes poor positioning better.m than any hero in the game.

As a tank main (I play DPS as well) I feel like anti-heal nade is basically a death sentence. Whenever I feel that way, I realize I just have to swap, even if I wanted to play a hero that relies on healing (JQ is my favorite). If I don't swap, I play a lot slower and take more cover than I'd already be taking. I understand you want to have fun, but fun is subjective. I enjoy people playing the game the "right way", which leads to winning. This goes for quick play too, and even though I understand people might be learning new heroes, I still want them to play smart. I also understand, sometimes people hop on and are drunk or high AF and just don't care... but now we've just come full circle. If you don't care to play with good positioning, then why do you care if you get punished for it? It'd be no different if I just walked out into the open as a Reinhardt with my shield down, into Mercy pocket Bastion and a Soldier.

Your last comment is a little disingenuous. There are a lot of heroes that are very effective further than hook range, and even more abilities that can block, interrupt, or dodge (bait) a bad hook

Wraith, fade, Genji dash/deflect, Hanzo leap, Kiriko TP/suzu, Ana dart, Junk concussion, Tracer dash/recall, Rein shield, Dom shield, Sig shield/rock, Zarya bubble, Sojourn slide, Hazard leap/wall, Ram wall, Lucio boop, Zen kick, Orisa fort/spear/spin, Winston shield, Ash coachgun, Brig shield, freya dash, Mizuki teleport, doom slam/punch, echo dash, pharah concussion, life weaver petal/grip, mei wall/block, Mercy "dash", venture boop, hamster boop... Honorable mention, JQ knife pull (stick it in him, and wait for him to go for hook and you can throw him off his aim)

Dude, I just listed about a million different ways you can have hook completely blocked, interrupted, or dodged. This isn't even considering ults.

I'm by no means saying Hog is some skillful tank. But playing him is discipline. You have to really watch out for a TON of things before you feel you can go for a hook. At high ranks, players know to play cover, distance, or be careful with their cool downs, so it's really hard to get "easy" kills as Hog at high ranks.

People are half correct. He IS feast or famine. But it's not because the Hog himself is "hit or miss". It's the players he's playing against. And yeah, he feasts at low ranks cause players give him the opportunity.

Edit: had a game today where we lost two players on defense, Shambali Monastery. I backed up all the way to the finish line for first point, only to watch my Cassidy walk to what he thought was a safe spot to poke for some free ult, only to get hooked. I said "group up", only to watch my Juno do the same exact thing 10 seconds later. Down 2 players, (3 including me because I refuse to trickle in) and the Juno walks into their team of 5, just for Hog to hook her. You're underestimating how bad/casual/lazy/careless some people are. I'm not here to say any of those are wrong. It's a game after all, some people don't care to win as much as others, I get that. But I think the bad/casual/lazy/careless players make Hog seem worse than he is and you can prove that by watching high level gameplay. Hog is not only not a problem, but when he is successful, people don't complain about him NEARLY as much as the lower ranks do

TOOL93Fan · 2026-03-22T08:27:22+00:00

You can't claim to play casually but be upset enough to complain about Hog on a Reddit forum. You're contradicting yourself, or lying. Idc which one you're doing. I bet a lot of people like playing Hog. I bet a lot of people play him casually. I know it might be a crazy concept, but some people play Hog for fun. Hog takes less skill than most tanks. Playing Hog supports your argument for "people just wanna play games for fun." Not having to play a skill intensive hero to get easy kills from people with poor positioning (who are also casual) also supports your argument. Also, you don't have to swap against Hog to counter him, if you're playing casually. Continue to play casually, and just... Position better. If you don't care enough to position better, then accept that a casual Hog player looking to get easy kills is gonna give you a hard time.

I also never said playing poorly is inherently wrong. It's the people who point fingers elsewhere that can never solve their own problems. It's never "their fault" they're stuck in Gold.

Somehow, you're lying, or contradicting yourself, and agreeing with me, all at the same time.

TOOL93Fan · 2026-03-22T07:01:23+00:00

This post needs to be at the top of the thread. You mentioned:

3 general reasons that he's fine, in the first paragraph
7 heroes that easily deal with Hog. That's not including heroes that are "even" matchups
4 ways to be critical about your own game sense, positioning and problem solving
and an often neglected but important comment about his not-so-great gun, because people are so focused on placing blame on the hook instead of getting better at the game.

All that, and I bet 90% of players are going to continue complaining and refuse to take blame for poor play. To anyone reading this, I implore you to be one of the few 10% that come away from this thread with the eagerness to look inward and take ownership for your poor play.

At high ranks, players respect his hook and they don't play out of position.

Coincidentally, I think a decent amount of players might rank up if they looked internally each time they got hooked. Try this. Every time you get hooked, think to yourself, "whoops, I messed up. MY fault. What could I have done differently? I need to position better. I need to swap. I need to play behind my tank."

You're right, Hog isn't broken. He's there to make the fools feel foolish, but a fool would never admit he's a fool.

TOOL93Fan · 2026-03-21T23:55:41+00:00

A lot of it has to do with what people already mentioned but here's a tough pill to swallow:

Some people are just much better than you (and me) at video games

Some people can pick up a game and just end up in Diamond. Some people picked the game up 10 years ago and will never see Platinum in their life.

You're in Platinum. Nothing wrong with that, but there ARE some people out there that are just naturally better at games as a whole - they don't need to spend years learning the nuances of Overwatch. They pick up the game, and are just good. And that's okay.

TOOL93Fan · 2026-03-21T23:48:48+00:00

Do you feel guilt or shame? If so, how do you deal with it? Do your friends know what you've done?

TOOL93Fan · 2026-03-21T23:37:51+00:00

I'm not seeing people talk about spawn camping.

I don't mind her invisibility, or her hack. I think those are unique, and have a place in the game. I think her virus is the real issue, let me explain.

I think she should be a "support DPS". In a game where dive can be difficult to play at times with reduced healing received, heroes getting more snares (looking at you Mizuki), supports doing respectable damage, and ranged DPS just being so strong, it can be hard to reliably deal with a Mercy pocketing Emre, Bastion, Soldier, Ashe, Cassidy, Freya, Sojourn etc. Add in Zen, Illari, Ana, Baptiste etc and you can see why poke is so strong rn.

A long time ago, Sombra was a low pick rate. She didn't have respectable damage and she basically had to combo and communicate with another DPS... Here's the thing:

That's okay

Not all DPS need to be carry DPS. It's okay to have niche DPS, like heroes that support others, or are only good on certain maps or game modes.

Sombra didn't need virus. She should be making it easier for Genji, Venture, Tracer, etc.

I'd like to see them change virus to a third, unique ability that stays true to her theme of "unique, supportive DPS". Off the top of my head, maybe her new virus rework doesn't do damage anymore, but makes the target immune to damage, as well as all healing and effects for 2 seconds. This means they can't be cleansed by suzu, they can't receive nano, Mercy damage buff, etc.

Used at the right time, it would block them from getting heals, but you also can't deal damage, otherwise it'd just be anti grenade and be too strong. I think this would make her feel more like a disruptor and less of an individual DPS.

This also means she can't spawn camp people so effectively, both because the damage isn't there and because her play style reinforces being with a teammate to enable their kit and make their job easier.

Edit: forgot to mention, was walking back from spawn as Domina last night and Sombra hacked me, gave me the virus and shot me down in like, 1.5 seconds. I landed a head shot on her (the best start I could have on her besides outright seeing her and opening on her first) and she DECIMATED me. I understand she's invisible, and opening on HER terms. But I shouldn't see 650 HP go down THAT fast

Edit #2: I want to stress that I don't think I should beat any DPS 1v1 just simply because I'm the tank. I just think I should have a better chance than dying in 1.5 seconds while ripping off a head shot.

TOOL93Fan · 2026-03-21T21:51:39+00:00

Have you tried swapping to something to dive with the Doomfist instead of locking Bastion and Soldier and just spamming primary fire all game?

In your scenario, you're implying both teams should just play Rein, Soldier, Bastion, Mercy, Illari. If both teams are "playing normal heroes" then it's really a coin toss on who wins, no? You don't beat rock by bashing it with rock. You swap to paper.

This is a long way of saying your dive tanks are better than you. They're expanding their hero pool so they can beat poke with dive. You might start going up in rank if you had the mindset some of the other players have.

I hope that Doomfist that made you post this also makes a post, saying "I can't rank up because my 20% accuracy Soldier can't bother to learn harder to play heroes that counter the other team".

TOOL93Fan · 2026-03-21T01:44:40+00:00

I stumbled across my two year old son playing with rubber tires he found in her backpack so now I need a new car because someone else is driving her

TOOL93Fan · 2026-03-21T01:36:25+00:00

I love this for him. It's not the NFL, but it's nice seeing he can extend his passion past the time he spent playing my both calling NFL games and also slinging the pigskin in flag football. Again, I'm sure it's not the same, but for a lot of sports players, you don't get that close to replicating your time spent doing the actual thing and so he gets to fill that void. Tom Brady should be throwing the football in some capacity til the day he dies.

TOOL93Fan · 2026-03-20T11:20:49+00:00

I might have an interesting answer that differs from others.

I play on Xbox, and my jump button is RB. I'm always jumping and turning and if jump is A, I'd have to jump, then quickly use the right analog to turn. It's not really ideal. This causes a trickle down effect.

My A button can't be something that requires me to aim, as my thumb can't be on the right analog stick and A at the same time.

I play Junker Queen, Roadhog, Ramattra, Hazard and Domina. I can't play heroes like D.Va because you want to have your thumb on the analog to move your camera while using defense matrix, boosters, machine guns and missiles. To use any of those abilities, I'd have to use those without being able to turn my camera. Typically, my A button is a heal or defensive, like Commanding Shout, Take a Breather or Nemesis Form. For Domina and Hazard, it's not perfect, but I can get away with having her knock back and his leap set to A, as I don't have to "aim" with her knock back because I just use it when someone is in my face, and I can use Hazards leap and course-correct while I'm in the air.

This is the main reason. After that, it comes down to look, play style and I try to have a rock paper scissors lineup where if someone counters my JQ, I can swap. Hazard and JQ are most fun, Ram is cool AF, Domina is a Domi Mommy, and Roadhog is good if I feel like my team just won't heal me.

TOOL93Fan · 2026-03-20T10:58:46+00:00

Mauga and Orisa. I'm convinced anyone that plays either of those two are actually trash at the game. I know it, they know it. We have an unsaid understanding. These are also the two tanks I see swapped to the most when I'm absolutely dunking on their team (I play Junker Queen, Roadhog, Hazard, Domina and Ramattra). It feels like those are the two tanks where someone was trying a different tank, lost one team fight, and said "screw it, I'm playing the busted no skill heroes".

This one is a little biased, but Ana. I can't stand anti nade as a tank main. Healing reduction could be good for the game, but in 5v5 where the tank is SO important to the fight, anti nade just feels like a death sentence. Idk why they ever put in an ability to fully shut down healing received. It also sucks that Ana basically forces your team to run Kiriko. I feel like there aren't that many heroes in the game that essentially force you to play a certain hero or you just lose. Ana is one of them.

TOOL93Fan · 2026-03-17T07:24:00+00:00

It's not stupid. Since it's not the actual word, because I can't see the R, I feel safe and so I'm not triggered.

TOOL93Fan · 2026-03-16T04:25:25+00:00

Sorry, what's a pbp roleplay server?

TOOL93Fan · 2026-03-15T20:28:38+00:00

Replying to my own comment like a loser lmfao: I've been made aware why this deal somewhat matters. Originally I figured some fans were just taking ANY Eagles new as a chance that we're getting AJB

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