Overwatch, It Isn't New Anymore

[carlweathers]

Another cartoon which I don't think has been posted:

I will also contribute.

[Elcura]

I wish my Ana's were that cute. They do miss about that much though.

[tyven]

I will also contribute.

it me all fuckin day. same with that one where the lucio skated in for the nano. fuck

[Corrderio]

I will also contribute.

And I thought my aim was bad.

Also, Mercy counters everything.

[Andalusian girls]

hey my dudes is there any word on when Orisa goes live in competitive play

[Karbuncle]

hey my dudes is there any word on when Orisa goes live in competitive play

Tomorrow, they said delayed 1 week i thought?

[SamanosukeShiva]

yeah tomorrow

[SamanosukeShiva]

also, 6 AM EST, Meta Athena vs Lunatic Hai hypeeeee. Meta Athena and RunAway have been the dark horses of this season of APEX. They're both was from the promotion group, ended up winning against every top tier teams so far.

[Melena]

I'm stuck in fucking bronze hell and those cartoons are so fucking accurate to what my games are, it's not even funny

[Corrderio]

Oh right I forgot Orisa came out in comp today.

How long til dumbasses realize that she is not a Rein substitute?

[Melena]

Oh right I forgot Orisa came out in comp today.

How long til dumbasses realize that she is not a Rein substitute?

Not soon enough, and of course the two matches I had an Orisa, the person choosing them never even touched her on quick play.

[Nitsuki]

I'm stuck in fucking bronze hell and those cartoons are so fucking accurate to what my games are, it's not even funny

You must believe, i'm very sure you can get out of there! What's your SR?

[Corrderio]

Not soon enough, and of course the two matches I had an Orisa, the person choosing them never even touched her on quick play.

My god...

But yeah, Orisia is horrible on Attack Payloads. Thankfully we won since our Orisa went Rein when it was our turn on defense and we slaughtered.

[Melena]

You must believe, i'm very sure you can get out of there! What's your SR?

Like 1260 after a high of 1540. Was 38 on S1, 1800 in s2, s3 I went 7-3-0 on placement and got like 1500 and it's been a slow depressing fall down. Already had three different losing streaks of at least 4 games

Basically my issue is as d.va, zenyatta or mercy I'm good enough where I'm not going to cost us the match, but if I'm on team window licker I'm not good enough to carry them on my back. And solo queue has a lot of window lickers

[Melena]

My god...

But yeah, Orisia is horrible on Attack Payloads. Thankfully we won since our Orisa went Rein when it was our turn on defense and we slaughtered.

Orisa is about as sturdy as used toilet paper. Had a hell of a time keeping her up as mercy.

[kisada]

she's too easy to headshot. people are probably really misusing her fortify and shields too.

[SamanosukeShiva]

I saw an Orisa + Winston combo thats pretty legit. Orisa just chucks her shield where Winston would land. But ofc zarya can do that even better.

[Melena]

Right now, I would just kill for a match where both teams have a viable comp. No Torb's on attack, people who don't file one at a time to the meat grinder, and actually talk/communicate. Had a loss last night that was 100% due to the fact my team couldn't kill Genji so I kept getting gibbed as the healer. Everyone else on the opposing team was mediocre to bad, but that fucking Genji carried them like a sack of potatoes to victory.

[shukudai]

I'm the guy who instalocks Orisa.

And overall, it's worked well. 5 wins, 4 losses. It may be because she's new and people have difficulty with her, and also that she's kind of difficult to use. She gets shredded by good flankers.

I've found her amazing on 2CP maps, especially once you get on the payload. Hands down, my damage blocked #s are higher than Reinhardt's, across the board. It's only under extreme firefights that I find I don't have shields available as needed, and Bastion/Soldier combos. She lacks Reinhardt's ability to just PUSH like he can do with his charge, but outside that I find Orisa superior. Her weapon is astonishingly accurate if you're good at gauging the travel time needed, and she's useful at denying Pharah the air, but has a tough time killing her.

Learning to play her is really fun, and her ult usage is pretty good too. On one hand, you can't just use it at random, you really want people nearby to take advantage of it. You want to position it so people remain in LoS as much as possible, and I generally try to time it when I have as many of her abilities up as possible so I can protect it while laying down fire. I've found it really useful on 2CP, like Numbani's point 2nd point. Easy to place, easy to shield, and you generally have most of your team ready for a push. I find her really useful once you're on the payload, as if you place her shield on it, it travels with it, this gives her a lot of freedom to push forward, place new shields as required.

Orisa is also useful at busting up Rein shields. Her mini graviton has so many uses it's ridiculous. Numbani on attack? People waiting on the edge by the door to the top, trying to get some free ult charge? You drag them right off, then they're all alone. Rein charging you and Halt! isn't ready? Change the angle of his charge so he goes off harmlessly. Dragging people off high ground, or dragging them into your line of fire and messing up theirs for a second.

I feel overall, Rein is slightly more solid, but Orisa's kit is really powerful. She's better at setting up plays than Reinhardt is I feel, but if you have a team that won't move, Rein's going to be better simply because of the charge generally being a visual indicator of "Go! Go now!"

Most fun: Rein Shield + Orisa Shield = FUCK YOU BASTION. If the Bastion is shooting at Rein, the combined shields let Orisa shoot him to death relatively safely as long she has her defense buff move.

I'm really eager to see if pros can make her work at a competitive level, because in general while I love playing her, Rein definitely edges her out in simplicity and stability, by a decent chunk. However, I don't feel she's like Sombra, who requires a ton of teamwork and communication to make work, so she feels more viable.

[SamanosukeShiva]

Overwatch World Cup is back for 2017

https://worldcup.playoverwatch.com/en-us/

Blizzard will choose a voting comittee, then the comittee will vote in 10 players from each country. Then the masses will be able to vote on those 10 players. Less likely to have youtubers/streamers in the team this time around, thank god.