Lucioball continues to frustrate me with how imprecise it feels. I seem to have fine ping but shit just feels like it's on a delay but only part of the time so I can never get used to when to punch/boop.
I just realized that Hammond does not need to fly or swing around a corner to get where he needs to be. All Hammond has to do to hit top speed in a straight line is grab a wall or ceiling next to him, and roll forward for like an inch. If the line would become taut at any point, he hits top speed.
Oh my god a whole new world has opened up for me because of this. I spent like 3 games as Hammond just playing bowling with the enemy team as pins. This is so much fun. Choke points are hilarious when I can roll out of the door at top speed and scatter everyone, without even using piledriver.
Shame about my loot boxes, though. My only seasonal item in this newest one was a voice line. A Bastion voice line.
The game is simple, but team-mates are just stupid, even in Diamond.
Simple rules
1. Only 1 Goalie, no more no less.
-That means 2 people are not goalies and don't stay at our own goal.
-That means don't abandon the goal, when you get the ult and "totally can score".
-Who spawns at goal is the goalie, unless otherwise agreed.
Only 1 rule, but it's really central. And really annoying, when in every game someone doesn't get it.
I don't think it was a good idea to put Hammond in Comp right now. There's still lots of wonky stuff about him. And he also feels kinda useless as a teammate. He's the last tank I want to see when I'm in danger, since there's a good chance he's just going to be swinging/rolling around instead of doing anything that's helpful for me. No way to soak up damage off of me unless he physically gets in the way, no stun. He's an even more questionable choice for Tank than Roadhog.
Also I just lost a ton tonight, from almost out of Silver to barely in Silver. So all in all, not a fun time.
I don't think it was a good idea to put Hammond in Comp right now. There's still lots of wonky stuff about him. And he also feels kinda useless as a teammate. He's the last tank I want to see when I'm in danger, since there's a good chance he's just going to be swinging/rolling around instead of doing anything that's helpful for me. No way to soak up damage off of me unless he physically gets in the way, no stun. He's an even more questionable choice for Tank than Roadhog.
Also I just lost a ton tonight, from almost out of Silver to barely in Silver. So all in all, not a fun time.
Yeah it hard to know what effect Wrecking Ball is having on any match or skirmish. He's not a terrible peeler - what with a 5 second cd get-outa-here and I guess potentially the most frustrating body blocking in the roster - but often even I as the WB player don't really know how to help you in life and death situations. there are definitely better peelers. Like I've said before, WB will probably be like Lucio: constantly having to justify his existence by being a nuisance and making mad plays. and just like Lucio IMO it's going to take a while before the really sick players emerge.
at one point I had the whole team trying to kill me; none of them felt like switching to any of his counters and ohhhh welll
3 healers and a widow. Man that's a stubborn team.
Right? They just didn't have the damage to really get rid of me even if they didn't swap to a counter
If they'd teamed up and pocketed the Rein, I wonder...
I've had crazy-good games with triple or quad support. A single unkillable tank and an unkillable DPS can have a very, very good time.
tbf the healers that were on me were amazing that round and helped enable me to just kinda do my thing. I was very good about not over staying my welcome. Like the solo dive on ana after she threw her can of monster. Soon as she got healed by Brig I just peaced out because I knew I wasn't going to burn her down before her cooldowns were back up.
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Played Lucioball for one match and remembered its just a shitty version of Rocket League. Really wish there was some kind of wallriding obstacle course with checkpoints instead.
I really wish they would make a new summer game each year instead of a new Lucioball map. I wonder if all the OWL features they've been doing took time away from event development. I want to see old minigames being rotated through the Arcade each week, i.e. non-seasonal Lucioball, with every event introducing a new one.
at one point I had the whole team trying to kill me; none of them felt like switching to any of his counters and ohhhh welll
This is great! You're better at it than I am, but this is how I've been starting to play him too. Just harrass and fade out. If they're fruitlessly chasing me off the point, great. Also, it seems to drive players crazy, which is a plus. He's just a blast to play.
Although as much as I love him, he has some HARD counters. If there's like a Mei, hog and D.Va. gunning for me, I'm not sure I'm going to be getting much done.
They probably don't feel like making new PvP modes when most people only play them once. Making a seasonal mode that's actually good presumably doesn't occur to them.
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I think ultimately I like hammond enough to maybe switch mains with some caveats, things I have to accept. He has a lot of hard counters. Which I think I'm fine with, but in the instance of a hack or stun there's counter-play options maybe available to me more than half the time. My real issue is Mei. Who is kinda everyone's issue for varying reasons but the way she counters him by casually grazing him with the primary fire and instantly killing his momentum no matter how fast he was going is so dumb and utterly disheartening in a "guess I'll die" kind of way that it feels like oversight. I'm just not a fan of that kind of hard countering and the counter didn't even have to expend a cooldown to do it. It just feels real bad
EDIT: Symmetra'a turrets also affect him in this way now that I think about it. Honestly I wouldn't mind him having some kind of limited CC immunity when he's at max velocity. Not to stuns or hacks but if he just blows through at 100mph I don't think...maybe it's just whining on my end. I dunno. (It is)
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A volley of headshots from a Lucio always feels ridiculous - but I guess a volley of headshots from anyone does.
Was happy with it
ugh....
Oh my god a whole new world has opened up for me because of this. I spent like 3 games as Hammond just playing bowling with the enemy team as pins. This is so much fun. Choke points are hilarious when I can roll out of the door at top speed and scatter everyone, without even using piledriver.
Shame about my loot boxes, though. My only seasonal item in this newest one was a voice line. A Bastion voice line.
The game is simple, but team-mates are just stupid, even in Diamond.
Simple rules
1. Only 1 Goalie, no more no less.
-That means 2 people are not goalies and don't stay at our own goal.
-That means don't abandon the goal, when you get the ult and "totally can score".
-Who spawns at goal is the goalie, unless otherwise agreed.
Only 1 rule, but it's really central. And really annoying, when in every game someone doesn't get it.
Also I just lost a ton tonight, from almost out of Silver to barely in Silver. So all in all, not a fun time.
Yeah it hard to know what effect Wrecking Ball is having on any match or skirmish. He's not a terrible peeler - what with a 5 second cd get-outa-here and I guess potentially the most frustrating body blocking in the roster - but often even I as the WB player don't really know how to help you in life and death situations. there are definitely better peelers. Like I've said before, WB will probably be like Lucio: constantly having to justify his existence by being a nuisance and making mad plays. and just like Lucio IMO it's going to take a while before the really sick players emerge.
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at one point I had the whole team trying to kill me; none of them felt like switching to any of his counters and ohhhh welll
"...only mights and maybes."
A deathless koth round is a sweet, sweet plum. Nice.
That was great. Thanks for reminding me how horrible a player I am with Hammond. some good tricks to learn from your video for sure.
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3 healers and a widow. Man that's a stubborn team.
Right? They just didn't have the damage to really get rid of me even if they didn't swap to a counter
"...only mights and maybes."
If they'd teamed up and pocketed the Rein, I wonder...
I've had crazy-good games with triple or quad support. A single unkillable tank and an unkillable DPS can have a very, very good time.
tbf the healers that were on me were amazing that round and helped enable me to just kinda do my thing. I was very good about not over staying my welcome. Like the solo dive on ana after she threw her can of monster. Soon as she got healed by Brig I just peaced out because I knew I wasn't going to burn her down before her cooldowns were back up.
"...only mights and maybes."
Gotta practice somehow though
Not to brag, but you both did better than me. I got four player icons, a few sprays, and a Moira voice line (I don't play Moira). I wish I got gold.
But I always expect boxes to be full of crap. It's a reason I never buy them.
"To celebrate the All-Star Game, we’re revealing two new legendary Overwatch skins: the 2018 Atlantic All-Star Tracer and the 2018 Pacific All-Star Genji. Both skins will be available for a limited time from August 17–27. Each skin is redeemable for 300 Overwatch League Tokens."
https://overwatchleague.com/en-gb/news/22017607/all-star-weekend-custom-games-and-legendary-skins
...how much are 300 league tokens worth, by the by..?
i think i still have a good chunk left over from watching the regular season but idk how much i like those skins in the first place
So about $20 Canadian.
On the one hand, I dislike the skin and will never use it.
On the other hand, gotta' catch 'em all.
This is great! You're better at it than I am, but this is how I've been starting to play him too. Just harrass and fade out. If they're fruitlessly chasing me off the point, great. Also, it seems to drive players crazy, which is a plus. He's just a blast to play.
Although as much as I love him, he has some HARD counters. If there's like a Mei, hog and D.Va. gunning for me, I'm not sure I'm going to be getting much done.
EDIT: Symmetra'a turrets also affect him in this way now that I think about it. Honestly I wouldn't mind him having some kind of limited CC immunity when he's at max velocity. Not to stuns or hacks but if he just blows through at 100mph I don't think...maybe it's just whining on my end. I dunno. (It is)
"...only mights and maybes."