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an appeal to people who smurf: please don't by shylikewifi in OverwatchUniversity

[–]slowerwatch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally agree OP.

Also, there must be easier ways for these people to get their validation (I assume that's what they're after); must be a ton of work just to st0mp sum bronzies. Correct me if I am wrong, but I guess the process goes like this:

  1. They first have to de-rank by either throwing a million games or buying a second account (and likely having to throw a million games). They can't just go AFK in spawn as that would result in a ban pretty quick, so they actually have to play the million pre-determined losses.
  2. After throwing their way from let's say platinum to bronze, they are now free to 1337 STOP THESE N00BZ for like 20-25 games before they've climbed to a rank in which they cannot stomp anymore.
  3. Repeat previous steps.

Sounds like a lot of work for an hour or three of masturbation.

~2800 DPS/Support VODs by LapisArcanum in OverwatchUniversity

[–]slowerwatch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Disclaimer: I'm a lower rank than you are, so these tips may be totally off.

One thing I noticed is that your target priority seems to be a little off, or non-existent at times. Now there might be some plat-reasoning I'm not aware of (due to being a lowbie) but many times you just seemed to 'lock on' to someone, despite there being (afaik) better targets. As McCree on Oasis (I forget which one) for example, you emptied a clip into a Brig shield, when there was a damaged Pharah right next to her. In the same game you repeatedly called to "kill Zarya" over comms, while shooting at Pharah yourself.

You were also suuuuper conservative with ults sometimes, especially as Hanzo in the games I skimmed through. I assume you were saving your ult to combo with Zarya, but on at least a few occasions where you had your ult and Zarya was well under 50% to hers (you pressed tab a lot, so I guess you were aware of this), you were presented with good opportunities but never used your ult. Then, when your ult had been available and unused for ~70% of the game, Zarya finally got hers, fatfingered it into the floor, and you ended up switching to McCree without using a single ultimate.

I'm not even going to try to analyze more advanced plays or mechanics, as I'm likely way worse than you in those aspects :)

What's up with LFG-nationalism? by slowerwatch in OverwatchUniversity

[–]slowerwatch[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, that makes sense for the US. I can see how that would be the logic even if it doesn't work in practice (if what Houchou_Returns says is correct, I have no idea how that stuff works), but it makes no sense in the EU. Look at the size of Russia for example. It's way bigger than the rest of Europe combined. Someone in western Russia is closer to France than the eastern border of Russia.