Gaming mice. For suckers? They used to be. I assume they still are. Logitech's marketing is breaking down my brain. Someone talk me down.
get a razer instead
get a zowie! I am exceedingly pleased with my Zowie Ec2-a. Doesn't have a ton of extra buttons or anything, but has a "flawless" sensor and it feels nice.
I'm watching that pro Overwatch stream and Rogue (the team who won the big tournament last weekend) just pulled out an offensive Mei at the beginning of Dorado. That's the first offensive Mei I've seen in pro play.
Yeah, pro teams like to have "secret strats" that they'll practice and then whip out all of a sudden in a tournament so the other team won't be prepared and won't know how to respond.
I think they were the team that also used her on King's Row defense?
Two things about this Rogue vs TornadoRox match on Hanamura;
TornadoRox is having a hard time getting through the gate without getting split up by Rogue's ice wall. I think TR should be having everyone stand around the corner of the gate in a line, then having their own Mei put the wall under all their feet, so they can jump around the corner over any wall that Rogue puts up.
Second thing; Rogue just did a ridiculously awesome looking coordination where their McCree ran out and threw a flashbang over TR's Reinhardt's shield, stunning him, whilst simultaneously Rogue's Reinhardt's Earthshatter swept the entire team. Just glorious coordination.
Gaming mice. For suckers? They used to be. I assume they still are. Logitech's marketing is breaking down my brain. Someone talk me down.
In 30 years of PC gaming, the only mouse I've ever had just stop working on its own has been my Logitech G9. But the adjustable weights really gave it a more comfortable feel, so I'd consider buying another if the price weren't ridiculous.
I'm watching that pro Overwatch stream and Rogue (the team who won the big tournament last weekend) just pulled out an offensive Mei at the beginning of Dorado. That's the first offensive Mei I've seen in pro play.
Yeah, pro teams like to have "secret strats" that they'll practice and then whip out all of a sudden in a tournament so the other team won't be prepared and won't know how to respond.
I think they were the team that also used her on King's Row defense?
That might have been EnvyUs
EnVyUs and Rogue are the two teams I remember using Mei in the past.
I've had a Logitech G600 for years now, after dumping Razer because their shitty Naga mice kept succumbing to that infamous double-click issue. Aside from inevitable periodic opening and cleaning that mice typically need with extended use, it's been working like a champ.
Wait, if Faze beat Rogue, why was Rogue vs Tornado the final today? Shouldn't it have been Faze v Tornado?
Sev: Your gameplay is the most heavily yomi based around. Usually you look for characters that allow you to force guessing situations for big dmg. Even if the guess is mathematically nowhere near in your favor lol. You're happiest when you have either a 50/50, 33/33/33 or even a 75/25 situation to go crazy with. And you will take big risks to force those situations to come up.
I'm pretty excited for the upcoming balance changes, not just because they're good but because it feels like it'll really open up some more pro strats. Right now pro team comps get pretty dang standard - Rein + Zarya, McCree + Reaper (defense) or Genji (offense), Lucio & Zenyatta. Depending on the map Rein might be swapped for Winston, but otherwise it's usually just like teams switching individual standard characters, you don't see many other team comps succeeding. And the balance changes really seem to be addressing this.
McCree's ult can still be huge, but not getting 50% back for cancelling it means that they won't be able to use it as such a regular zoning strategy anymore. Which in turn removes some of the importance of having a Reinhardt to defend your own team from the zone. And 76's recoil changes make him feel much more effective at range again.
Genji getting nerfed, esp his dragonblade, means he's going to be less team-wipey, which in turn reduces some of the importance of having a zenyatta who can trance out Genji's damage. Plus Lucio and Zen are both getting their signature powers reduced a bit, while Mercy is getting a boost to her healing. It probably won't uncrown Lucio + Zen as the favored combo, but it at least opens the door up for less conventional combos, making healing through damage instead of avoiding damage more of a possibility.
Mei's ult getting buffed also presents some interesting possibilities for turning her into a regular pick on offense or defense. Right now aggressive, speedy all-in dives on the other team are the favored tactic, but keeping a blizzard in your back pocket that can now pierce through shields could become a really strong deterrent.
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I've had a Logitech G600 for years now, after dumping Razer because their shitty Naga mice kept succumbing to that infamous double-click issue. Aside from inevitable periodic opening and cleaning that mice typically need with extended use, it's been working like a champ.
Same. I got a G600 on sale 4 years ago and have never had to replace it as my primary gaming mouse.
Wait, if Faze beat Rogue, why was Rogue vs Tornado the final today? Shouldn't it have been Faze v Tornado?
Faze beat Rogue, winning a trip to the next round and knocking Rogue to the lower bracket. Rogue battled through the lower bracket to win the other trip to the next round.
Like a lot of people think of Mei as a mobile-character killer, but I think that really the exact opposite is true. Most DPS characters can actually win fights against her assuming they're shooting accurately, but Mei can absolutely destroy a lot of tanks, especially aggressive ones who try to lead the way for their team. Even if she can't kill them she can remove them from a team fight and lets your own tanks and DPS clean them up easily. Her ult change being able to pierce shields really reinforces that - it's still not going to catch a Genji or tracer, but it makes life even harder for hard charging tanks and breaks up formations.
A trap is for fish: when you've got the fish, you can forget the trap. A snare is for rabbits: when you've got the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words are for meaning: when you've got the meaning, you can forget the words.
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The Escape Goatincorrigible ruminantthey/themRegistered Userregular
mei's best use as a mobile killer is randomly landing headshots on tracer
won't be random anymore if she's shooting logs bigger than hanzos
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So let's celebrate by all going out and buying the same burger. -transmet
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Like a lot of people think of Mei as a mobile-character killer, but I think that really the exact opposite is true. Most DPS characters can actually win fights against her assuming they're shooting accurately, but Mei can absolutely destroy a lot of tanks, especially aggressive ones who try to lead the way for their team. Even if she can't kill them she can remove them from a team fight and lets your own tanks and DPS clean them up easily. Her ult change being able to pierce shields really reinforces that - it's still not going to catch a Genji or tracer, but it makes life even harder for hard charging tanks and breaks up formations.
Mei is an ambusher. like if she freezes a genji or tracer fine. But she's best when you can straight up OOGA BOOGA from off a ledge or from a blind spot and murder them in most miserable way possible.
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The Escape Goatincorrigible ruminantthey/themRegistered Userregular
I'm a little sad I never got to play machine gun sniper mei.
Like a lot of people think of Mei as a mobile-character killer, but I think that really the exact opposite is true. Most DPS characters can actually win fights against her assuming they're shooting accurately, but Mei can absolutely destroy a lot of tanks, especially aggressive ones who try to lead the way for their team. Even if she can't kill them she can remove them from a team fight and lets your own tanks and DPS clean them up easily. Her ult change being able to pierce shields really reinforces that - it's still not going to catch a Genji or tracer, but it makes life even harder for hard charging tanks and breaks up formations.
Mei is an ambusher. like if she freezes a genji or tracer fine. But she's best when you can straight up OOGA BOOGA from off a ledge or from a blind spot and murder them in most miserable way possible.
And when Mei goes dink and a Tracer falls over in one shot to a random icicle in the face
Have the Mei changes made a big impact on her hit rate? If so, she's definitely going to see some play since utility has never been her problem. She just lacked the raw DPS to compete with other picks, but with a higher alt-fire hit rate, she'll be a situational character who will likely show up frequently on certain maps.
Competitive Overwatch would greatly benefit from more use of static cameras instead of first person. Also a flat out ban on the first person perspective of certain characters like Winston/Ulting Genji because its so twitchy and spazztastic that next to no one is going to be able to follow whats going on. I think it will get better as time goes on, but there are definitely some growing pains.
Team Sodipop tried to go for a zenyatta free comp and are getting absolutely stomped for it
A trap is for fish: when you've got the fish, you can forget the trap. A snare is for rabbits: when you've got the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words are for meaning: when you've got the meaning, you can forget the words.
Sombra isn't actually a character, at least not in the conventional sense. She is a dedicated spectator, able to just casually walk around maps and get a good look at the action for the benefit of eSports and watching games.
A trap is for fish: when you've got the fish, you can forget the trap. A snare is for rabbits: when you've got the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words are for meaning: when you've got the meaning, you can forget the words.
At least 75% of the games I get now are tedious gimmick crap. Doesn't matter if it's live or PTR. PTR competitive has far more AFKers and leavers than real competitive. I hate the off-season.
I hardly see any gimmick games. Maybe being on the low end of MMR has fewer bored people just messing around?
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I hardly see any gimmick games. Maybe being on the low end of MMR has fewer bored people just messing around?
I think its also a function of when you play. Like Friday/Saturday evenings in this "off-season", it seems like I get a lot of college aged kids back from the bars (or at least thats how they act) trying to get peeps to play 6 man Torb on offense. In less peak hours, its very similar to the usual QP games I'm used to.
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get a zowie! I am exceedingly pleased with my Zowie Ec2-a. Doesn't have a ton of extra buttons or anything, but has a "flawless" sensor and it feels nice.
That might have been EnvyUs
TornadoRox is having a hard time getting through the gate without getting split up by Rogue's ice wall. I think TR should be having everyone stand around the corner of the gate in a line, then having their own Mei put the wall under all their feet, so they can jump around the corner over any wall that Rogue puts up.
Second thing; Rogue just did a ridiculously awesome looking coordination where their McCree ran out and threw a flashbang over TR's Reinhardt's shield, stunning him, whilst simultaneously Rogue's Reinhardt's Earthshatter swept the entire team. Just glorious coordination.
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EnVyUs and Rogue are the two teams I remember using Mei in the past.
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Sample size of one, but my Razer Abyssus has to be 4-5 years old at this point and works flawlessly.
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Also my wife will laugh at me if I buy a mouse that looks like a spaceship.
edit: not that I'm afraid of my wife laughing at me. Pffft. No, sir. I'm far too manly to care about that.
Treat it well and it should treat you well c:
McCree's ult can still be huge, but not getting 50% back for cancelling it means that they won't be able to use it as such a regular zoning strategy anymore. Which in turn removes some of the importance of having a Reinhardt to defend your own team from the zone. And 76's recoil changes make him feel much more effective at range again.
Genji getting nerfed, esp his dragonblade, means he's going to be less team-wipey, which in turn reduces some of the importance of having a zenyatta who can trance out Genji's damage. Plus Lucio and Zen are both getting their signature powers reduced a bit, while Mercy is getting a boost to her healing. It probably won't uncrown Lucio + Zen as the favored combo, but it at least opens the door up for less conventional combos, making healing through damage instead of avoiding damage more of a possibility.
Mei's ult getting buffed also presents some interesting possibilities for turning her into a regular pick on offense or defense. Right now aggressive, speedy all-in dives on the other team are the favored tactic, but keeping a blizzard in your back pocket that can now pierce through shields could become a really strong deterrent.
Same. I got a G600 on sale 4 years ago and have never had to replace it as my primary gaming mouse.
Faze beat Rogue, winning a trip to the next round and knocking Rogue to the lower bracket. Rogue battled through the lower bracket to win the other trip to the next round.
Inquisitor77: Rius, you are Sisyphus and melee Wizard is your boulder
Tube: This must be what it felt like to be an Iraqi when Saddam was killed
Bookish Stickers - Mrs. Rius' Etsy shop with bumper stickers and vinyl decals.
So let's celebrate by all going out and buying the same burger. -transmet
Mei is an ambusher. like if she freezes a genji or tracer fine. But she's best when you can straight up OOGA BOOGA from off a ledge or from a blind spot and murder them in most miserable way possible.
"...only mights and maybes."
And when Mei goes dink and a Tracer falls over in one shot to a random icicle in the face
i hate it so much
98% of the time the replay confirms that she was not aiming for me at all.
just intercepting icicles with my skull.
Team Sodipop tried to go for a zenyatta free comp and are getting absolutely stomped for it
What the heck is the thing on the battle.net client splash screen?
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http://us.battle.net/wow/en/game/dungeon-helper/
a 5 year old world of warcraft april fool's joke
Nice.
At least 75% of the games I get now are tedious gimmick crap. Doesn't matter if it's live or PTR. PTR competitive has far more AFKers and leavers than real competitive. I hate the off-season.
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I think its also a function of when you play. Like Friday/Saturday evenings in this "off-season", it seems like I get a lot of college aged kids back from the bars (or at least thats how they act) trying to get peeps to play 6 man Torb on offense.
That feels kinda absurd for just a new character.
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Bookish Stickers - Mrs. Rius' Etsy shop with bumper stickers and vinyl decals.