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Overwatch - Blizzard's latest game

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    #1952
    SolvableKnave
    Registered Users Posts: 4,470 ✭✭✭SolvableKnave


    Faster shooting and larger headshots hit box. I think.


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    #1953
    TitianGerm
    Registered Users Posts: 28,099 ✭✭✭✭TitianGerm


    Mickeroo wrote: »
    Has Hanzo been buffed or what?

    I picked him for 30s of my final ranked game and got a headshot from miles away. Only ever used him for one game before when I first got the game so there's no way I should be able to pull off a shot like that !!

    What's the highest rank now in competitive? I got silver (1547 I think) after the crap I was paired with in ranked games (57 was my highest last season I think)

    Edit: Ranked 1989


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    #1954
    nix
    Registered Users Posts: 4,909 ✭✭✭nix


    SolvableKnave wrote: »
    Faster shooting and larger headshots hit box. I think.

    The travel time of his arrow was increased, but i haven't read anywhere that his hit boxes were altered. They remain the same as far as i know :confused:


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    #1955
    SolvableKnave
    Registered Users Posts: 4,470 ✭✭✭SolvableKnave


    nix wrote: »
    The travel time of his arrow was increased, but i haven't read anywhere that his hit boxes were altered. They remain the same as far as i know :confused:

    Seen a vid by Flik on the PTR and the hitbox for headshots seemed to be a bit larger. Granted it was PTR so they could have reversed it before release


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    #1956
    nix
    Registered Users Posts: 4,909 ✭✭✭nix


    SolvableKnave wrote: »
    Seen a vid by Flik on the PTR and the hitbox for headshots seemed to be a bit larger. Granted it was PTR so they could have reversed it before release


    Yikes, they really should reduce it to the size of the actual arrow, or atleast near enough to the size.


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    #1957
    lawlolawl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,678 ✭✭✭lawlolawl


    I noticed a few Hanzos running around at close range picking people off easily this morning. Didn't make sense until I saw one of them getting POTG with 4 headshot kills in a row at Reaper type range.

    His charge time is so low now.


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    #1958
    fixXxer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,283 ✭✭✭fixXxer


    I pick Dva because her head is so freakishly small.


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    #1959
    challengemaster
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    emmetkenny wrote: »
    What's the highest rank now in competitive? I got silver (1547 I think) after the crap I was paired with in ranked games (57 was my highest last season I think)

    Edit: Ranked 1989

    Highest theoretically you can get is 5000.


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    #1960
    wandatowell
    Registered Users Posts: 8,435 ✭✭✭wandatowell


    Funny thing about Overwatch,

    I really enjoy watching streams of it but cant for the life of me bring myself to buy it for PC.


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    #1961
    madcabbage
    Registered Users Posts: 2,301 ✭✭✭madcabbage


    wandatowell wrote: »
    Funny thing about Overwatch,

    I really enjoy watching streams of it but cant for the life of me bring myself to buy it for PC.

    Buy it bro, you won't regret it. Have it for PS4 and PC it's that damn good! :pac:


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    #1962
    Osmosis Jones
    Registered Users Posts: 19,748 ✭✭✭✭Osmosis Jones


    fixxxer wrote: »
    I pick Dva because her head is so freakishly small.

    Dva has the biggest, or at least most easily hittable critbox in the game :p

    Every other hero has it on their head but hers is in the middle of her body, so even if you miss you still hit her somewhere else, it's low risk.


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    #1963
    fixXxer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,283 ✭✭✭fixXxer


    Osmosis Jones wrote:
    Dva has the biggest, or at least most easily hittable critbox in the game

    Less of this filth please.


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    #1964
    J. Marston
    Registered Users Posts: 23,178 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    This Hanzo stuff is going to be more infuriating than Genji.

    Shimada shítheads.


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    #1965
    WarZoneBrother
    Registered Users Posts: 5,534 ✭✭✭WarZoneBrother


    I got screwed over 3 games with Sky broadband going down and having to take a loss automatically and getting a few bans ...

    After finishing though my rank is 2316 got to 58 last season so I suppose it not all that bad.. Really want to get to 3,000 but you don't rank up much with a win ...

    I can't for the life of me get a kill with DVA special... I plant it perfectly and no one dies...


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    #1966
    J. Marston
    Registered Users Posts: 23,178 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    One thing seeing how ridiculous his arrows are in the practice range on bots but seeing it in game is a new level of nonsense. Look how far that arrow is actually hanging off Soldier 76. Absurd that that actually counts as a hit.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nakVmnmbUOI


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    #1967
    WarZoneBrother
    Registered Users Posts: 5,534 ✭✭✭WarZoneBrother


    Well I just got a ban from competitive till I don't know when as it doesn't even say... This is all thanks to PSN going down last night...

    Other times I got bans because internet cut off (Sky broadband sucks around here)... No idea how to get back to playing ranked now...


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    #1968
    TitianGerm
    Registered Users Posts: 28,099 ✭✭✭✭TitianGerm


    WarZoneBrother wrote: »
    Well I just got a ban from competitive till I don't know when as it doesn't even say... This is all thanks to PSN going down last night...

    Other times I got bans because internet cut off (Sky broadband sucks around here)... No idea how to get back to playing ranked now...

    Can you run some network tests on your PC to see what your packet loss is and get your latency and speed?

    Type this into your command window on your PC

    Ping -n 8.8.8.8

    To be honest bans are fair enough in competitive because you disconnecting has probably caused losses for everyone else on your team.


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    #1969
    WarZoneBrother
    Registered Users Posts: 5,534 ✭✭✭WarZoneBrother


    emmetkenny wrote: »
    Can you run some network tests on your PC to see what your packet loss is and get your latency and speed?

    Type this into your command window on your PC

    Ping -n 8.8.8.8

    To be honest bans are fair enough in competitive because you disconnecting has probably caused losses for everyone else on your team.

    Don't really know how to do that tried typing that in but didn't work... Yeah I know but for the bans to increase so much is ridiculous it goes 1 hour to 8 hours to 20 hours to whole season ban...

    Especially since last night it wasn't my fault that PSN went down... Submitted a ticket anyways... I don't understand though because I play so much without disconnecting yet they still keep giving me bans even though my account should be in good condition with the amount I play...


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    #1970
    TitianGerm
    Registered Users Posts: 28,099 ✭✭✭✭TitianGerm


    WarZoneBrother wrote: »
    Don't really know how to do that tried typing that in but didn't work... Yeah I know but for the bans to increase so much is ridiculous it goes 1 hour to 8 hours to 20 hours to whole season ban...

    Especially since last night it wasn't my fault that PSN went down... Submitted a ticket anyways... I don't understand though because I play so much without disconnecting yet they still keep giving me bans even though my account should be in good condition with the amount I play...

    But your leaving games that's why your getting bans (I know your not leaving on purpose but you are leaving)

    I'd say you have high Packet Loss and that's why your disconnecting.

    To run the test search for Command Prompt on you Windows machine and type in Ping -n 8.8.8.8 and press enter. Just let it run for a few minutes.


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    #1971
    Links234
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    I have to say, Hanzo has become infuriating lately. I was playing Symettra, and kept getting picked off by arrows that were way wide of the mark, it's almost like he can fire in your general direction and hit you. Bleh.


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    #1972
    madcabbage
    Registered Users Posts: 2,301 ✭✭✭madcabbage


    It's a balls of a situation when you disconnect, but the bans are there for a reason. I'm sure they'll sort you out considering it was a problem across the whole network....again!


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    #1973
    Generic Dreadhead
    Registered Users Posts: 10,870 ✭✭✭✭Generic Dreadhead


    Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but you should just straight up stay out of Comp if you keep getting disconnected due to bad internet.

    I mean sure, you're sitting her annoyed for yourself now.
    But what about the other 5 players you were with in those games that probably lost the match and their Comp rank asa result of your bad internet?

    They are players who are having a negative gaming experience as a result of the choice you've taken to roll the dice on your connection on a given day.

    From Scott Mercers own mouth
    To further discourage someone from leaving a match, competitive play has a different leave penalty system than a quick play game. Leaving won't simply reduce your XP gain, instead you can be suspended from playing competitive play. The time a player is suspended time increases on repeated leaves, and in extreme cases a player will earn a ban from competitive play for the current season. Banned players also forfeit any rewards granted at the end of the season.

    If you end up with a Season long ban, then you are an Extreme Case.

    You're talking about 1 or 2 "other instances" where you got kicked due to internet issues (I am thinking this is heavily rounded down) and now saying instance number 3 is due to PSN Maintenance (correctly) and it's unfair? :confused:

    Your ~4 leaves have screwed up the game for 20 other people of no fault of their own.

    You deciding "Oh I've had 4 disconnects and am up to 8 hours banned time" meaning as soon as your ban is up you're going to roll the dice again and go in there again and WHAM hit with a 20 or Season Long ban should not be surprising.

    Sort your internet out or stay out of competitive are your only solutions.
    Regardless of the how/where/what/why this is happening.


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    #1974
    WarZoneBrother
    Registered Users Posts: 5,534 ✭✭✭WarZoneBrother


    emmetkenny wrote: »
    But your leaving games that's why your getting bans (I know your not leaving on purpose but you are leaving)

    I'd say you have high Packet Loss and that's why your disconnecting.

    To run the test search for Command Prompt on you Windows machine and type in Ping -n 8.8.8.8 and press enter. Just let it run for a few minutes.

    Yeah but with PSN going down that's got nothing to do with my connection or anything... Did everyone that was online at that current time then get a ban?...

    Tried this already it says "IP address must be specified" so i just typed Ping with my IP address and 4 packets sent 4 recieved 0 lost if thats what your looking for?.. Then I pinged 8.8.8.8 and same result


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    #1975
    Generic Dreadhead
    Registered Users Posts: 10,870 ✭✭✭✭Generic Dreadhead


    WarZoneBrother wrote: »
    Yeah but with PSN going down that's got nothing to do with my connection or anything... Did everyone that was online at that current time then get a ban?...

    It would stand to reason that yes, that would count as 1 leave, and if 1 leave constitutes a ban, then they got bans. Though AFAIK the 1st tier of bans is only like 30 minutes. I think you need to leave 2 games to accumulate enough to incurr that ban (at least that was the case in season 1)

    Also, leaving a match during the "Prepare your defenses" or "Prepare to Attack" period count as "Leaves". So lets say attacking on Route 66, you can leave in the initial 30-60 seconds when you pick your chatters with no issue, but as soon as they players are sitting in the cafe waiting 60seconds to attack, leaving then counts as a "Leave"

    I ended up getting an XP penalty from being a related "leaver" due to not knowing this and essentially leaving when my team had decided it would run 5 offence heros and I got fed up


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    #1976
    TitianGerm
    Registered Users Posts: 28,099 ✭✭✭✭TitianGerm


    WarZoneBrother wrote: »
    Yeah but with PSN going down that's got nothing to do with my connection or anything... Did everyone that was online at that current time then get a ban?...

    Tried this already it says "IP address must be specified" so i just typed Ping with my IP address and 4 packets sent 4 recieved 0 lost if thats what your looking for?.. Then I pinged 8.8.8.8 and same result

    Maybe someone else might be able to give you some better network tests so we can see.

    Is your PS wired or wireless? What is your internet speed and ping?

    No PSN going down was a PlayStation problem but every player on PS at that time will have got a leave against them. Your problem was you already have enough leaves against your name that it dropped you into a cut off for a ban.


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    #1977
    Zillah
    Registered Users Posts: 17,371 ✭✭✭✭Zillah


    Just started this, totally in love. Some of the heroes are a little frustrating though. Loooove Tracer's gameplay style, anything with high mobility, but her Sticky Bomb is pretty terrible. Even stuck right on someone's face it doesn't kill all characters in one go...whereas Reaper, Hanzo, and D.VA seem to have specials that will literally kill entire teams if they're anywhere near by.


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    #1978
    TitianGerm
    Registered Users Posts: 28,099 ✭✭✭✭TitianGerm


    Zillah wrote: »
    Just started this, totally in love. Some of the heroes are a little frustrating though. Loooove Tracer's gameplay style, anything with high mobility, but her Sticky Bomb is pretty terrible. Even stuck right on someone's face it doesn't kill all characters in one go...whereas Reaper, Hanzo, and D.VA seem to have specials that will literally kill entire teams if they're anywhere near by.

    Use tracers ultimate in combination with Zarya ultimate. Works great.


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    #1979
    WarZoneBrother
    Registered Users Posts: 5,534 ✭✭✭WarZoneBrother


    emmetkenny wrote: »
    Maybe someone else might be able to give you some better network tests so we can see.

    Is your PS wired or wireless? What is your internet speed and ping?

    No PSN going down was a PlayStation problem but every player on PS at that time will have got a leave against them. Your problem was you already have enough leaves against your name that it dropped you into a cut off for a ban.

    Yeah it's wired, I think the previous issues before PSN going down have been resolved as my connection has been much better since yesterday and today for some reason...

    It could be the fact that theres so many of us using the internet at the same time also as it is only 5MB ...

    Would be great if you could see your ping before the game started so you would know if you will lose connection or not...


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    #1980
    Generic Dreadhead
    Registered Users Posts: 10,870 ✭✭✭✭Generic Dreadhead


    Zillah wrote: »
    Just started this, totally in love. Some of the heroes are a little frustrating though. Loooove Tracer's gameplay style, anything with high mobility, but her Sticky Bomb is pretty terrible. Even stuck right on someone's face it doesn't kill all characters in one go...whereas Reaper, Hanzo, and D.VA seem to have specials that will literally kill entire teams if they're anywhere near by.

    Tracers Ult is weak because the rest of her game is strong.
    Some heros Ults are stronger since their normal game is average.
    It balanced pretty well. I think Pulse Bomb only does about 400 damage.
    So you can't kill Tanks with it. So don't try :P

    Also Hanzos Ult requires you to 1) Get caught within the slow moving dragon and 2) stay in it for X seconds
    I see more players die per game to Tracers ult than Hanzos tbh


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    #1981
    TitianGerm
    Registered Users Posts: 28,099 ✭✭✭✭TitianGerm


    WarZoneBrother wrote: »
    Yeah it's wired, I think the previous issues before PSN going down have been resolved as my connection has been much better since yesterday and today for some reason...

    It could be the fact that theres so many of us using the internet at the same time also as it is only 5MB ...

    Would be great if you could see your ping before the game started so you would know if you will lose connection or not...

    Run a speed test there and see what the ping is? When you say there is a lot of you on at once how many is a lot? Are they downloading or anything when your playing?


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