Let's talk about OVERWATCH

Maybe you should have tried a little harder.

Hahaha, my best scores are also from losing matches so I know how you feel Samoko!

I think one of the reasons is that you need a plentiful opposition in order to rack up deaths: If your team is killing them, chances are you aren't so the game will be over before you reach a record. But it also means that you might be "carrying" the team so chances are you'll eventually die and lose.

jeb wrote: Maybe you should have tried a little harder.

Erik Twice wrote: Hahaha, my best scores are also from losing matches so I know how you feel Samoko!

I think one of the reasons is that you need a plentiful opposition in order to rack up deaths: If your team is killing them, chances are you aren't so the game will be over before you reach a record. But it also means that you might be "carrying" the team so chances are you'll eventually die and lose.

Stop mollycoddling me you cuck or I will fight you IRL. My K:D ratio is like that time Gemmorah was killed by God, and I'm fucking Moses hurling fire at the philistines.

SaMoKo wrote: Stop mollycoddling me you cuck or I will fight you IRL. My K:D ratio is like that time Gemmorah was killed by God, and I'm fucking Moses hurling fire at the philistines.

I wish people were as creative when they insult me on the game

Real talk time: Zenyatta's orbs go around motherfucking corners. Maybe it was lag, but there was some Level 1000 Zenyatta player that was TEARING US UP with his damn orbs. I experienced a lot of tranquility as I ran back to the fight.

Man, this game is sounding good. I don't know what's been going on lately but in Halo V, I haven't been teabagged this much since college. It's getting wicked annoying.

jeb wrote: Real talk time: Zenyatta's orbs go around motherfucking corners. Maybe it was lag, but there was some Level 1000 Zenyatta player that was TEARING US UP with his damn orbs. I experienced a lot of tranquility as I ran back to the fight.

If he loses sight of you, the orb disappears. This was a change late in the beta because the devs thought it was too easy for Zenyatta to just toss an orb on someone, lets his team get the kill, rinse, repeat. They figured that if Z had to stay "in the action", then it was fairer to the other players. Unfortunately for us regular Zenyatta Boys, he has jack-all for health, which means that he dies in a stiff breeze (emerging from a dark cloud... with shotguns...), even though he can dish out pretty impressive damage on his own. His lack of mobility is a serious hindrance, though. At the end of the beta, he was the one character that I thought had been nerfed too much and was going to be an issue. I haven't bought the game yet, though, so I don't know how he's playing out.

Black Barney wrote: Man, this game is sounding good. I don't know what's been going on lately but in Halo V, I haven't been teabagged this much since college. It's getting wicked annoying.

It's the best shooter in forever and Halo is poop next to it.

Jackwraith wrote: If he loses sight of you, the orb disappears. This was a change late in the beta because the devs thought it was too easy for Zenyatta to just toss an orb on someone, lets his team get the kill, rinse, repeat. They figured that if Z had to stay "in the action", then it was fairer to the other players. Unfortunately for us regular Zenyatta Boys, he has jack-all for health, which means that he dies in a stiff breeze (emerging from a dark cloud... with shotguns...), even though he can dish out pretty impressive damage on his own. His lack of mobility is a serious hindrance, though. At the end of the beta, he was the one character that I thought had been nerfed too much and was going to be an issue. I haven't bought the game yet, though, so I don't know how he's playing out.

Cool, good to know. This guy was still airbending those fucking orbs though, holy shit. I think I died to Zenyatta five times. I also play that character, and I agree--other than his amazing "push" power, he seems to be the support hero that needs the most support. I've been using Mercy and Symmetra more, recently. Mercy's gun isn't THAT bad--I have actually killed some folks with it. I don't think anyone thinks she will actually shoot, so they aren't even looking at me. Had a game where I killed more players than I resurrected.

I want to talk counters and strategy here. The only obvious one to me is Genji taking out turrets. Bastion wrecking everything? Genji. I really like Mei in Gilbraltar, but almost nowhere else. I feel like her Wall is much more obnoxious in Gilbraltar than anywhere else. What else do I need to know about it? How do I beat a decent Reinhart? How do I get the point back in Nepal?

I find Pharrah is my go-to Reinhart killer. Take to the air, hover, and rain hell from above his shield while he's holding back the rest of the team. Only takes a few missile hits to do him in, and the rest of the team is usually huddled nice and close. I've wiped a few teams this way, but watch out for turrets, Widowmaker or Soldier 86 (in that order).

Tracer I've used a few times to kill him as well. Blink behind his shield and open up. If he turns around, blink back and continue. Allies coming? Rewind time and take pot shots at their flanks until they peel off two characters to deal with you. The few I killed this way were likely frustrated as hell, lol. Tracer is just a pain in the ass to kill if played well.

Lastly, Reaper. He's great at sneaking behind enemy lines with a teleport or two, and his guns are insanely damaging to tanks. Anyone that can do that can take out Reinhart. Like Phyrrah, his ultimate can wipe out an entire team behind the shield.

Ah good. Add on Lucio and you have the characters I never play. That's why I have such a tough time I guess. I'll try to git gud at Pharaah I think. She aligns most closely with my skill sets (staying far away, missing all the time).

So... I bought this game digitally on PS4 earlier tonight but it is the most infuriating, impossible thing to download? It crashed my PS4 and then I have to redownload it, .01% at a time? Fuck this game right now.

A patch came out today, mostly to nerf McCree. Their server cloud might be taxed. Haven't noticed in-game problems on PC.

So I'm actually playing this. I couldn't resist even though I suck at FPS's. And it's super fun anyway!

Tip for others who suck: Don't play Tracer. Tracer is for people who are good. Holy crap I died so fast. So many times.

Junkrat is awesome though! I love the traps and the fact I don't have to aim much.
...those are the only two I've really tried so far. So much to explore! And in the meantime I'm trying to get good at Junkrat so I feel at all useful. I think Lucio and Torbjon are next on the to-try list.