30-40% of all POTGs are DVA ultimates+Doomfist ult compared

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Title says it all.

It really feels like (no hate) that now almost every 2-3 game’s potg is a DVA potg which shows her perfoming her ultimate.

Also i think that doomfists ultimate (especially as a dps hero) seems to be very underpowered compared to DVAs (since her ults work quiet similiar)

Doomfist ultimates damage radius is about 2-3 times smaller than DVAs ultimate. Additionally DVAs ultimate one shot kills everyone while doomfists ultimate cant even kill an Ana which is 1-2 metres away from his “landing point”. Its a pure joke.

(not to talk about that doomfist has been nerfed to death). His fist now has a tiny hitbox whereas the hitbox of genjis and reinhardts charge attack seems to fill the whole monitor in order to hit… (genjis being instant and dont have a charge timer such as dooms fist attack)

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Doomfist ultimate really isn’t meant for kills unless there’s a low hp zen or Ana. It’s usually used to escape a dive or reposition somewhere for a setup

It’s way to buggy and inconsistent for going for kills

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Its meant for repositioning? lol so he can be awaited and receive a oneshot himself? Roflmao. Its not intended that way, the damage is just way too low.

And if an ultimate of a dps hero isnt meant to kill other players… okay… lol
Even for repositioning its very bad since everyone sees where doomfist is going to “land” which makes it easy for a widow and other classes to await and one shot him.

And yes… the damage is too low, especially to a one shot killing DVA ultimate. DVAs ultimate has a radius that is three times bigger AND immediatley kills everyone in there. Additionally it grants her full mech health (if she has been low before).
Its too powerful in comparison to doomfists and other dps ultimates if you ask me.

And as i said… it really feels like 30-40% of all potgs meanwhile consists of DVA performing her ultimate… something isnt just right in the balancing here. its way off.

Have you seen a Doomfist potg lately or an Ana potg or else? Dont think so. But i can tell that i have seen 10 DVA ultimate potgs today… in 16 matches. And everyone plays her because its so easy to get her ultimate up quickly and to kill people easy that way.
If you ask me the ultimates power should be switched… Doomfists ultimate damage radius should be increased and DVAs damage should be lowered at the edges of the explosion.

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D.va potgs? Since when?
Her ults super easy to not die from barring certain maps. Maybe you’ve been on some maps where d.va bomb is really good? But even then it’s pretty easy to counter.

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Dooms and divas ults have absolutely nothing in common besides being AOE. One is to get kills and clear out an area, the other is to relocate your self

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Based on a sample size of the /r/Overwatch front page, I’m guessing :rofl:

Most games with a D.Va don’t have a D.Va POTG. Unless, I guess, they’re in a super low rank where everyone dies to Self Destruct constantly?

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I feel like a 2 man D.Va ult is pretty common and often it can lead to another kill since your team sort of snowballs. D.Va is like the hero I get some of the most potgs as.

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Yeah, most of my POTGs are on D.Va as well. But D.Va is also my best and most-played hero, so there’s a bit of selection bias there.

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Symmetra says hi :wave:t2:

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Hmm it’s almost as if that was on purpose for a hero that already has a sniper esc tool set built on a mobile melee hero.

If anything, just getting the hero in place is enough to allow him to get picks.

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Its used the same way Hanzo’s is used.

To zone or combo.

Except Dooms use it as the best panic button in the game where he can just leave the map and theres nothing anyone can do about it.

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Really? All I see lately is S76 getting potg

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yea its always the D.VA selfie. im fine with that tho, tons of d.vas are crafty with it

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And 79% of statistics are made up.

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Impossible, only time I get a soldier potg is when I’m not facing double shield in which way I play hanzo instead.

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Ah, so we’ve gone from "CALL MECH IS LITERALLY A BETTER METEOR STRIKE!!!" to "SELF-DESTRUCT IS LITERALLY A BETTER METEOR STRIKE!!!" have we?

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This is normal and intentional gameplay balance with regards to Tanks and Damage-role heroes. Tanks are intended to be easier to use and be very competitive on the damage-front, to sometimes exceeding the overall output of Damage-role heroes.

Couple things to keep in mind with regards to D.va and Doomfist…

D.va’s is telegraphed and on a 3-second countdown. Doomfist does not telegraph his landing point until a full second after he’s chosen his landing spot.

D.va’s Self-Destruct is imprecise, whereas Doomfist is substantially more manageable when it comes to aiming.

This is false. While it can be used for escaping and re-positioning, Meteor Strike is intended to make kills and deliver lethal damage.

What you may be not be understanding, is that nearly all Damage-role ultimates require some level of teamwork from the team. Doomfist’s can return some serious damage with coordination from the team.

D.va’s ultimate also benefits from teamwork; but as a Tank, it is intended to be easier to use and get value out of it. That’s a fundamental element of the intentional balance behind Tanks in Overwatch.

Self Destruct’s radius is about twice as big, not three times.

This is false.

Symmetra’s ultimates were always utilitarian; she has never had a damage ultimate.

You can use this argument for D.va as well. It’s not a good one.

Actually there are ways to stopping him before he takes off…

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Really? Where? I rarely see Dva potg. I see Rein way more than Dva. Soldier, Hanzo, McCree. Hell I even see Junkrat potgs more than I see Dva’s.

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I think he meant the remech

In different regions and skill levels you might see different heroes getting the potg.

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D.va ult is bad players checker.

You know the team is bad when they all die to a d.va bomb.

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