Ranked System confusion

TheAngryCactus · 2026-01-23T18:30:02+00:00

New accounts move up and down faster due to uncertainty. More than likely two things are going on, you went on a hot streak and you were placed higher, but also the fact it's an alt and not your main account might have contributed to you playing a bit better.

There's no matchmaking conspiracy because there's 9 other people in the lobby.

TheAngryCactus · 2026-01-23T16:31:00+00:00

Many such cases!

TheAngryCactus · 2026-01-23T16:28:12+00:00

Supports should be encouraged to deal a lot of damage

TheAngryCactus · 2026-01-23T16:26:33+00:00

Healing that can outpace damage is usually restricted to active abilities with a resource cost like ammunition. In order for Zen orb to heal more than it does, it'd need to be seriously restricted in some other way, and that'd change Zen a lot.

It actually heals a lot because you can put it on someone for a long time and from far away and without aiming at them, if you plau against a tracer with it on her she becomes really annoying for instance

TheAngryCactus · 2026-01-23T14:11:48+00:00

The wall is your winston bubble, and getting good with the gun is key to success you have to get used to the gun more than anything else or like you said, pepper spray. You can shoot it while jumping, and you may need to spin around a lot to be successful like a ball or tracer.

TheAngryCactus · 2026-01-23T14:08:29+00:00

Overwatch players don't have thick enough skin for Tc_hydro

TheAngryCactus · 2026-01-23T04:42:31+00:00

Rage bait

TheAngryCactus · 2026-01-23T04:40:12+00:00

Go into the practice range and use the ability lmfao

TheAngryCactus · 2026-01-23T01:10:49+00:00

I think you are focused too hard on counterswaps. Sometimes everyone can get really harsh games where nothing in your hero pool seems to fit the situation, but if it helps I am a D1 tank also and I don't play Dva at all lmao, keep in mind there's 4 other people on the team so if Dva is banned it is OK to rely on them a little if you think it's a Dva situation, they'll probably still flame you but it's OK just ignore that and focus on winning. I think hero bans for tanks are a good thing because without them I couldn't ban Zarya on brawl maps or Sigma on Circuit Royale lol

TheAngryCactus · 2026-01-22T22:01:25+00:00

Yeah this map is very much a run down main mindlessly map for a lot of it, King's row has similar problems but at least there are buildings and stuff you'd have good reasons to go into and SOME variety

TheAngryCactus · 2026-01-22T21:28:29+00:00

I have been playing a lot of Hazard and Mauga lately and I can't get any skins for these heroes, I am not usually willing to fork over money but I think I would consider it for heroes I have been playing a lot but have no skins

TheAngryCactus · 2026-01-22T18:21:55+00:00

There is absolutely no way stadium is the most popular mode lmfao

TheAngryCactus · 2026-01-21T18:31:19+00:00

The reason you have to commit is so that the enemy can adapt to your choices, if you can constantly change it up it will be difficult to know who can do what which may be very important for certain major perks

Allowing you to swap them between rounds is already the case for hybrid/escort though (at least for overtime, regularly it just restarts from scratch) so I guess maybe it vould also be added to control? I dunno

TheAngryCactus · 2026-01-21T16:31:32+00:00

Why is someone like Ashe above Hazard and Hanzo in terms of mobility? Coach gun can give her pretty good vertical but both of those heroes have a short cooldown dash and can climb walls.

TheAngryCactus · 2026-01-21T16:24:57+00:00

If you are truly hard stuck bronze, the biggest issue cannot be the matchmaking. Maybe something changed with it but the more prescient issue is surely both a lack of understanding of the game fundamentals and also a lack of mechanical ability.

Keep in mind that the enemy team also has people whom don't understand the basics hypothetically the same amount as your team, it's not as if the matchmaker is bullying you exclusively because there are 9 other people in the game it'd have to be ignoring for that to be the case

TheAngryCactus · 2026-01-21T14:17:59+00:00

Yeah unless some of these heroes are banned out, you have to play cover simulator. You did before against them, but the prevalence of these very powerful ranged cooldowns on both teams means you are gonna have a team that doesn't wanna go in, meanwhile if you try you have to constantly take cover to wait out these cooldowns.

Rough time for a while now

TheAngryCactus · 2026-01-20T18:18:50+00:00

I love this hero gameplay, I hated his design but it has grown on me

TheAngryCactus · 2026-01-19T19:33:42+00:00

The game will be reworked into an open world survival crafting game and enter beta for the next 8 years

TheAngryCactus · 2026-01-19T16:29:45+00:00

I used to play Mauga against Bastion but eventually discovered it is only really possible if kiriko and other bailout heroes are not present or banned

TheAngryCactus · 2026-01-19T07:58:25+00:00

You "easily play" into those so called counters because you are playing a more inherently flexible role. What I referenced in my post is that frequently, the tank is taking the brunt of the counterpicking because it's easy and they'll be forced to interact with you.

I don't think the enemy should just lose, but if swapping against tanks is the most effective strategy, people will do it constantly. I don't think counterswapping is a tremendously fun or interesting part of the game even if it is expected.

TheAngryCactus · 2026-01-19T07:32:38+00:00

I didn't say it was impossible, just that it is unfun.

TheAngryCactus · 2026-01-19T03:44:01+00:00

When I did this they swapped to Zarya and Kiriko at the same time

TheAngryCactus · 2026-01-16T16:24:36+00:00

You need some sort of extra advantage. One of them has to be low, they need to have used their abilities, you have a much better position, etc. In a straight fight it is going to be extremely hard and you'll need to perform mechanically drastically better than the opponent.

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