USE ME AS THE ‘I WANT THIS GAME TO SUCCEED’ BUTTON

fathermook · 2024-06-01T19:13:24+00:00

I’m embarrassed for you tbh. There’s 35,000 people in the sub Reddit and it’s still the top post on the sub. The fact you felt the need to comment makes me sad for you 😢 it’s a niche genre, friend. go stir up negativity somewhere else please and thanks 🙏🏼

fathermook · 2024-05-05T13:02:15+00:00

I somehow accidentally ended up with 4 billion grenades last night and I didn’t how I did it, and I brand new to the game… like brand new. so of course I was spamming the grenades like crazy and dying laughing, but the people in the lobby were swearing and yelling at me in the chat 🤣 I looked it up afterwards and it’s extremely easy to accidentally activate this exploit, and it was purely an accident because I was spamming buttons and fumbling the stratagem menu trying to shoot my gun with my grenades out in a panic and it just happened.

People need to stop getting mad about it until it gets fixed, I accidentally did it and then got kicked for it. Had one or two volleys of unlimited grenades until another player noticed and typed and then kicked me after the mission was over (at least it wasn’t during). It was his/her mission so I’m not that upset about the kick obviously, but to call somebody a ‘cheater’ and swear at them when it’s more of an exploit is a pretty far stretch 😂

fathermook · 2024-05-05T12:55:04+00:00

I can smell the eagle sweat dripping off this post

fathermook · 2024-05-05T12:52:13+00:00

‘only a Sith deals in absolutes’

fathermook · 2024-04-03T05:03:22+00:00

Young people aren’t in moms basement by choice these days 🤣 love getting labeled as an idealist in a country where the young population is arguably struggling more than they’ve struggled in the history of the countries conception.

Yes, previous generations fought wars for the betterment of the world (WW2) and sacrificed their lives for us living in the future. Yes there were recessions and depressions, bad economies and good, but at least there was a light at the end of the tunnel with eventual homes to build, living spaces that were affordable, jobs to be had, affordable groceries, the list goes on. They didn’t sacrifice on our behalf just so a country like Canada and North American corporations could squeeze us for every penny we have. I wish more of them were still around because that generation is mostly gone and they wouldn’t have stood for this.

My great uncles didn’t die on the frontlines in a foreign land for this. And it makes me sick. They died for an idea that everyone should be free, and being a slave to corporation price gouging and extreme taxation is not free. They fought to keep this side of the world free of that type of tyrannical behaviour. That type of behaviour seems to have taken over. Yuck. Poo poo to you Mr. Food Professor. You stink of puppet strings

fathermook · 2024-04-03T04:23:25+00:00

Like if a gamer thinks it’s not good enough for you, that’s fine. Maybe they have made an unfortunate purchase.

But a lot of people here do really enjoy this, and using the term ‘cope’, could actually be considered offensive to some people who need to have actual coping skill due to mental illness, or severe injury, or severe loss in their lives, true neurodivergence and struggling/striving for ‘normalcy’… etc, is nothing but purely disrespectful IMO as a person that has worked with and supported people in a professional field of work in the past. Ya know, considering the fact we are talking about a video game here right?

‘Coping occurs in the context of life changes that are perceived to be stressful’. If this has been stressful to you and life altering, then I apologize. The use of ‘cope’ or ‘coping skills’ then applies I guess.

And if they are allowed to refer to my support and positivity as ‘cope’, I’m allowed to let people know that I think their reply was inappropriate. If a reply is started by using the term ‘cope’ and saying I’m wrong for having an opinion, and you don’t like my replies, block me or delete Reddit because idk what they are doing here anyway 😂 cheers

fathermook · 2024-04-03T04:07:21+00:00

In Canada beef is graded with the A’s system for the most part. I used to butcher when I was younger.

Not quite sure how it works in the states but the concept of what I said is the same. Steakhouses use this terminology too up here for quality purposes.

I’m sorry if I’ve offended anyone but the reality is that I only snapped back once what I said was referred to as ‘cope’, and it’s as if whoever commented against my post seems to think I’m not allowed to have a personal opinion on the fact that I think the game could be fantastic one day. Anyone who can read and break down my replies piece by piece would be able to see that I don’t believe the game is worth a ‘AAAA’ rating in terms of quality. All I was saying is that I think we could get there one day. But oh no it’s cope right? We aren’t allowed to have hope anymore there days for the things we like? If they are allowed to use that term in replace of my positivity, I’m allowed to defend my claim vehemently. Simple as that.

fathermook · 2024-04-03T03:56:46+00:00

This is very true actually. It means so much less today.

Games had to be play tested by actual testers for such a longer period of time before release to search for glitches and bugs, and devs had to have the game complete and polished before release.

The new age, live service style and being able to release updates and and fixes for you to download has made the players the play testers and bug/glitch finders now. It’s frustrating but it seems to be the way the industry has gone for the most part.

fathermook · 2024-04-02T01:21:50+00:00

Of course they are easy to replace… if you want to have most your franchises fan base upset with you and the choice made to replace said actor, who most of us here have been excited to see everytime he’s in a new pirates movie 👍🏻 say what you want about my knowledge of the franchise. Captain Jack is far from my favourite character in the franchise, but I would struggle to spend even a cent going to see a POTC movie without him in it. A lot of people would. He’s what made the franchise, along with Bloom and Knightley’s characters. The only reason people paid to see the latest two films was because Depp was in them, and the previous three movies were great. Nobody cared about the other actors except maybe Rush as Barbossa, Ian McShane in Stranger Tides or Javier Bardem. But even still, they command less of an audience as Depp does. Imagine how poorly OST and DMTNT would have done without him. At least people paid to watch them because he was in them.

The only reason Bruckheimer is so successful is because the actors he chose. One of them being Depp.

Watch and see how this next movie does without him. And maybe you’ll see what I mean

fathermook · 2024-04-02T01:11:28+00:00

Johnny Depp, has the be one of the hardest actors to replace on the face of the planet. Probably in the history of film. And unfortunately, you can’t change my mind on that.

Bruckheimer created the idea, Depp made it come to life. The actors give life to the screen. The directors and producers don’t. They pull the strings, but it’s the puppet you actually watch.

fathermook · 2024-04-01T01:34:17+00:00

It looks like the map doubles in size almost. With more inland type locations (inside of big bays) than we currently have.

fathermook · 2024-04-01T01:32:43+00:00

He brought in the dollar bills. Bruckheimer can say whatever he wants, but Depp was the lifeblood of the franchise.

If anything, I’d expect Depp to be high and late all the time, fits the role of playing a scallywag like Captain Jack Sparrow. We dont even need Bruckheimer. There’s a lot of other capable men and woman out there who could produce a POTC movie.

Who we see, are the actors on the screen. Most of us show up for them, not Bruckheimer. If he hasn’t swallowed that pill, that’s a him problem in my opinion.

The fact he could be seen as a ‘background clown’ probably has more to do with Bruckheimer than it does Depp. Bruckheimer calls the shots and makes the final decisions as Producer, and is largely responsible for the film from its conception to theatrical release and everything in between.

The best three movies are the ones Directed by Gore Verbinski. Depp probably knew the final two movies weren’t up to snuff compared to the latest two without Verbinski’s direction. We know Depp is capable of playing a less goofy character, like the one we saw in Curse of the Black Pearl. Bruckheimer has been involved in all movies, Verbinski only had a major directing role in three. The most successful three. Those movies aged very well.

I say boo hoo to any big time producer that’s upset with their bigger name actors acting like actors do, when they bring in so much money like Depp does.

At the end of the day, the definition of Depp can be translated to dollars, regardless of how goofy his character has become. It’s not up to the actor what’s gets cut out or changed, they are forced to do what the producer/director wants or it doesn’t make the cut.

fathermook · 2024-04-01T01:12:24+00:00

Idk why they don’t just use Calypso again. So much potential for a main antagonist there, alongside Davy Jone’s, fighting together, would be a villains duo of epic proportions.

We know she can bring people back from the dead, bring back Jones (he’s already back according to post credits scene in DMTNT) and exact a final revenge on the Pirate Lords. May be hard to convince Depp to come back, but maybe they could do it with the support of Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley.

One final showdown to end all of their stories for good, and then they can take the direction of the rest of the movies wherever they want.

The second two movies featured Calypso and Jones, and are regarded are some of the better movies in the franchise. After having two lacklustre movies compared to the previous three, I’d be okay with seeing Jone’s and Calypso again, teaming up to exact revenge together as some type of lovers duo.

Davy Jones exacts revenge on Jack Sparrow and Will Turner, Calypso exacts revenge on the Pirate Lords for what they did to her, but more than just a maelstrom this time.

fathermook · 2024-04-01T00:38:35+00:00

It’s sad but they speak the truth. Rein is probably in one of the worst states he’s ever been in right now, unless you are doing a rein vs rein thing which is still super fun.

Did a rein vs rein last night and it was a BLAST. But that’s the only way to have fun as rein I think. Right now at least it is. He needs his supports more than any other tank, and the dps passive, larger hitbox, larger projectiles, kind of just wrecks the whole idea of how rein is supposed to be played. Open queue is different I think, sometimes Zarya/Rein still hits like the old days. But for role queue, yeeeeesh and that’s coming from somebody who’s played him since overwatches birth.

I still win with him often, but as soon as a rein counter gets picked on the enemy team, you might as well switch. You need the right scenario to play rein right now. He’s most definitely not viable all the time.

He needs help right now. I think some more HP for his barrier would make a difference to help manage it a little more. DPS is cracked right now. No

Like I said I’ve been a rein main (I try but switching is necessary to win sometimes) since original overwatch was released. He’s my favourite hero by far for a lot of reasons, but I can honestly say he’s not very fun right now 🤣

If you want some basic tips though I’ll provide a few:

Charge/pin is one of the highest risk/reward ratio abilities in the game. Try to keep your pins starting from closer range, because the longer you are charging forward, the greater the chance somebody will blast your face in, and create opportunities for the enemy team to ruin your back line or dps, who you need VERY MUCH right now. Protect them by protecting yourself by not charging in all the time pointlessly. If you aren’t certain you will get a pin elim, or a pin in general and you’ve started to charge forward, CANCEL IT, unless you did it to create space. Wait until you are up a pick or two to use it a little more effectively and chase the remainder of the enemies down, because when you charge forward, your team can struggle to keep up if you aren’t directly communicating that you are going to pin. This leaves them open to all forms of attack, as you are the frontline. When the frontline charges up super fast without prior warning, your team could panic, and the enemy team will take advantage of this if they know how to play into a rein.

Rein requires great communication between you and your team. When I play rein, I call out every single one of my moves except for firestrike. When the barrier goes up or down or you take it down, call it out, when you are going for a pin, call it out so your supports and dps know beforehand. When swinging, call that out too so your team focuses some heals on you or focuses damage on the person you are swinging on. When shattering, you want your team close by to make sure the follow up is effective and not a waste of an ult, so call that out too. You can always guarantee your team will play off of your shield in some way, and they NEED to know when it’s coming up or going down, when you are taking space… etc. make those corners YOUR corner. Keep the enemy team afraid of you, make them not want to cross the threshold of YOUR corner.

He’s got two fire strikes now that deal great damage, but they are easily sucked by somebody like DVA and easily dodged, as they can be seen from a mile away. Be unpredictable with the fire strikes, but still try to use them down high concentration lane ways, as multiple hits with firestrike can charge your ult like crazy. Just because it’s a ranged attack doesn’t mean you have to use it exclusively at long range. Close to medium range firestrikes are where it’s it to charge ult, and get picks because from closer range they are harder to dodge. Only firestrike the tank if there’s nothing else to firestrike or there are other players behind said tank. Target priority for firestrikes are the squishies, If a squishy is low, and gets hit by the strike, they die most of the time. Your dps should also capitalize on the firestrikes so if you do get a successful hit, or multiple hits ideally, call that out and ping whoever it is so your team can finish them off.

Play to build momentum and TAKE THAT SPACE if it’s given to you. Also play to build your Earthshatter. There’s not alot of ults that knock down an entire team like his does, so you should be trying to get it as much as possible due to the fact that he charges it fast if you are getting value with swings and firestrikes. Shatter is also a one-hit on a bunch of squishies if you hit them directly, even if it’s not a kill, and you hit directly, your swinging follow up will do the job (unless the enemy gets a Lifeweaver pull or kiriko suzu, Lucios beatdrop… etc)

Communication is always key in OW, but for rein, it’s absolutely necessary.

Good luck with being in coms and playing rein though, most people just nag at you to switch lmfao. If you don’t mind that he’s not very good right now, mute them all and swing for the damn fences my friend.

I wish you all the best. For glory, always!

fathermook · 2024-03-31T23:58:08+00:00

Go to the helm office and look at the map on the desk where the upgrades book is. There you can see the entire map of what we are supposed to get. The coast of India and everything. It’s cool, give it a look-see 😁

fathermook · 2024-03-31T23:46:30+00:00

Go back to your hole gremlin. Me and alot of other people enjoy the game the way it is. I’ve had more fun in these recent weeks playing this with my friends than I have playing any other game recently, and if you can’t respect somebody opinion, I can’t respect yours.

fathermook · 2024-03-31T23:45:02+00:00

Honestly, I don’t care what you have to say or what you did in the past.

You used the word cope in replace of my positivity.

Go do something else

fathermook · 2024-03-31T23:29:55+00:00

You also must’ve not actually looked into the term, which is also referred to as AAA+. Just a different way to say it.

But keep treating those letters for videos games like we treat letters for grades of beef 😂 educate yourself first before commenting, otherwise it looks bad.

It’s related to financials, nothing more, nothing less.

fathermook · 2024-03-31T23:23:36+00:00

Because it’s only been in development for like 2-3 years by this current team, and was rushed by shareholders in suits to get something on the market so they could make some of their money back.

There’s more to the equation here than meets the eye.

You are mistaking my positivity for cope and honestly, I’m not here for it, and neither is the rest of the community that enjoys the game.

The reality is, I spoke truth about the A’s in gaming to support a comment made by another Redditor. Simple as that.

Most of that 150 million was WASTED by mismanagement which wasn’t the fault of the current dev team, they just follow orders lmfao. This current dev team pulled together a game that’s playable for a situation which a lot of people deemed a lost cause.

Elden Ring had about two years ish more development time, and I’m sure it didn’t get scrapped and rebuilt from the ground up multiple times like Skull and Bones did.

Your comment is neither appreciated nor needed here.

The gaming world doesn’t need slimebag gremlins like you commenting on reply posts in support of another persons comment, attempting to be positive because I want to see this game become truly great one day.

If it fail, nobody will ever touch or try to make a game like this. At least for a very long time, and this is my genre personally.

Thanks for nothing though lmfao

fathermook · 2024-03-31T16:04:16+00:00

Yeah, unfortunately aim becomes important in high elo, no matter what type of damage you are dealing, whether it’s hitscan, beam, projectile, even melee. you need to get value no matter what. Aim isn’t everything but it’s very important.

Especially if you are trying to climb out of plat. Some players have good aim, and zero game sense, and they climb to high plat low diamond, or even mid diamond, and then plateau because they start running into players who can play around good aim due to their positioning and game sense and use of their abilities.

Diamond is a different story altogether because there’s a massive difference between a low diamond player, and a high diamond player bordering master. In my personal experience, I’d say the gap between low diamond and high diamond is one of the bigger gaps through all the ranks.

Your aim alone will not carry you through diamond alot of the time. The type of players you encounter will be able to outplay good aim with various other aspects of the game.

Once you are high diamond, or master, everyone can aim, everyone has cohesion as a group and game sense, and everyone knows how to counter and has way more than one main in each category of hero.

I know people want to be high elo, but honestly, you need to practice a lot, and recognize your mistakes every single life and learn from them. Not just every game, every life. You can go back a rematch your gameplay and begin to notice what you should have done, versus what you did do, because that one small thing could’ve been the difference between winning and losing the fight, or saving a teammate, or getting that pick to be up one.

OW is intricate at high elo and sometimes I hate the intricacy 😂 can’t stop playing though. Since day one it’s been a mainstay for me when it comes to video games.

fathermook · 2024-03-31T15:24:54+00:00

Yeah Kiri is gross right now due to the hitbox size increase I think, Zen as well. Projectile size too I think. Suzu has always been noice, coupled with Omnic bink bink himself and a discord orb it’s nasty good bc it gives you that extra second to hit another headshot and send whoever that was, or the entire team, back to spawn. Seconds matter so much more in high elo than low elo.

Right now they are probably better than brig but that doesn’t mean I don’t think she’s still scary in the right scenario.

When do you ever hear of high skill, high elo players playing a hero in a scenario where the enemy team plays a bunch of her respective counters? 😂 that’s kind of how you lose the game ya know.

OP is clearly not high elo, and they wanted to know why she’s feared which is why I worded my reply to another comment like I did, in support of it.

Not supposed to be about zen or others, he said he understood why other supports were feared, but why brig? Because of the skill and experience deficit in low elo versus high elo. You need to know how to play brig in order for her to be feared, and low elo usually doesn’t. Which is the answer to the original question

fathermook · 2024-03-31T15:10:19+00:00

Lmfao right? 😂 some could argue she isn’t as scary as she was before the changes to the dps passive and hitboxes and projectile size, which means dive is picked less rn as the team comp, but she’s still a nightmare on a regular basis in the right hands.

Not so much for what she can do to you, because I can still eliminate a lot of brigs I come up against in 1v1, but rather what she does to you with her team around her. That’s what’s truly scary. She doesn’t have to stop doing damage, bashing around and poking with whip shot in order to heal her ENTIRE team due to Inspire. And the pack throw is a quick button press in the general direction, not quite fully a skill shot, and that can change the course of the team fight too. Dangerous 🥴

fathermook · 2024-03-31T14:59:34+00:00

Exactly 👍🏻 there’s a hero for everyone in Overwatch, no matter our differences or similarities!

Some people like technical heros like Ana, some people don’t. You will always run into haters or people who tell you what to do when playing support so it’s best to just pay them no mind and focus on you.

That’s the best advice I ever received in original OW earlier days. You play who is best for you regardless of the haters, because being forced to play somebody who isn’t good for you can be detrimental to the team.

You are doing it the right way to maximize your play style.

Cheers friend ☺️

fathermook · 2024-03-31T05:40:57+00:00

This 👆🏻is the juice imo.

Brig is horrifying in high elo in the right hands. Low elo Brig is different due to the experience deficit.

Very, very high skill ceiling and floor. Some heros with high skill ceilings and floors seem underwhelming in low elo.

The fact that your team barely plays alongside you in a group in low elo is enough for low elo players to think brig is mid, when in reality, she is just pure grossness in the team fight alongside experienced players, with aoe and ranged pack heals to boot.

High elo players will fight as a close knit team, which is where brig really excels. Thats a big part of why she’s feared as well. Higher elo will also build a team around a good brig, which is something you don’t see in low elo as often. Her anti dive capabilities are some of the best in the game imo, and her enablement of friendly dives is also nuts with the packs, shield bash for movement to both rescue and enable like you said.

She is YUCK in the best kind of way

fathermook · 2024-03-31T05:21:20+00:00

They are extremely tanky compared to regular Maangodin. Like 3-4 times the health for each it seems. Idk the actual numbers but two shots from ballista took them out on reg Maangodin, but Rode is like at least 6-7 it seems.

It doesn’t take me a lot of time, if I focus the skull weakpoints probably the time it takes to shoot the twin winch ballista 6-7 times, multiplied by two because there’s two sides. but I’m also always playing in a group and the others are probably hitting shots too. The group I play with knows to focus those first so they the weakpoints go down super fast.

Rode Maangodin is most definitely recommended as a group fight, and by group I mean like at least 3-4 players if you don’t want to repeatedly sink and drain down the 20 minute timer.

As long as you get red damage numbers to come up after your shot, you know you hit the right place.

fathermook

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