Overwatch

[Κracus]

I gave Winston another shot and did as you said, jump in, little damage, jump out and it did work well. No POTG material but fun nontheless.

[Eraser]

I mainly play Soldier 76 or Pharah as assault, Junkrat as defensive, Reinhardt or Roadhog as tank and Zenyatta as support. Used to main Mercy as support but I like Zenyatta a whole lot better now.

[Transient]

My defaults are Mercy or Junkrat, depending on what the team composition is. If they're taken or not needed, I'll play any of a half-dozen other characters that will round out the team. I never play an assault character, though. My aim is too bad.

[Don Carlos]

http://kotaku.com/after-two-weeks-overw ... Socialflow

Sombre fun

[Eraser]

I love reading about those ARG's, but they go way over my head so I'll never get involved.

[Transient]

I'm sure the kids on summer vacation are having a blast. Meanwhile, us old people are busy making a living.

[Don Carlos]

I love reading about those ARG's, but they go way over my head so I'll never get involved.

Yeah you need to dedicate time to that shit...

I'll just play the game in a mediocre fashion and enjoy doing so.

[Eraser]

Server tick rate is now at 60Hz by default. Lots of misguided people believe they will suddenly become twice as good at the game now.

[Transient]

Yes, and the incessant "I was on the point!" cries should go away now, too.

[U4EA]

Upcoming season 2 changes.

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[Don Carlos]

Liking the changes

[Don Carlos]

[youtube]H3xFKckFCGM[/youtube]

YAAAAYYYY NEW MAP!!!

[Transient]

I hope the map comes out before Season 2. Digging the changes, though.

[Eraser]

Ooh, I wonder, will the payload reanimate the dead King?

[U4EA]

I hope the map comes out before Season 2. Digging the changes, though.

It's due to be released sometime in September, while season 2 starts near the beginning of September. It'll be cool if they manage to coincide the two, but realistically, the map might trail behind.

Ooh, I wonder, will the payload reanimate the dead King?

Well, the YouTube video description states that the objective is to "reclaim Balderich’s remains from their current resting place", so I doubt there's going to be any reanimation going on.

There was some speculation today that this would be a "reverse hybrid" map, i.e. that it would start as a payload escort. The battering ram would then destroy a door after which you would have to capture a point. However, Blizzard have confirmed that this is going to be a regular hybrid map, with the point capture at the start, followed by the payload escort, just like King's Row, Hollywood, and Numbani.

So, just to clear things up. Eichenwalde is not a reverse hybrid. It is a regular hybrid like London or Hollywood. Cap the point, then move the payload. Sorry if there was any confusion here. Not to say that couldn't be a cool future thing, but it's not the case on this map.

Also, there's another animated short [titled The Last Bastion] on the way. Here's a preview:

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This is the best quality I can find, although the framerate is a bit choppy, and there are some background voices at the end. It's apparently going to be released at Gamescom tomorrow.

[U4EA]

Eichenwalde gameplay footage!

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[U4EA]

Season 2 PTR is available. Tons of balance changes, along with new emotes [purchasable with saved coins].

Patch notes: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/blog/20243886

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[Don Carlos]

Interesting notes

[U4EA]

PTR patch in summary: https://gfycat.com/SecondLegalCobra

Can't figure out how to embed gfycat links.

Also, The Last Bastion is going to be live streamed in about 90 minutes.

Edit: stream removed, vod posted below.

[Don Carlos]

http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2016/08/18/over ... -and-mercy

Zurp

[SoM]

[youtube]rFUWNuAHu2I[/youtube]

[Don Carlos]

Good - those cunts annoy me

[Transient]

Type "/h" and the game will autocomplete the hidechat feature. I only really play in groups and use Discord for communicating, so it's been a handy workaround.

[U4EA]

The Last Bastion

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Edit: This is amazing. I don't think I could have asked for more, it was perfect. Traumatic flashback and all.

Context on who Yvain Gnabro is.

[U4EA]

New Reinhardt skins on my way. This, plus a recolour, like other legendary skins. Confirmed purchasable for 1000 credits.

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