i just came back to test out this patch and all i have to say is the other two roles do not feel fun
so you are you tank players even enjoying this truly busted role? i feel like none of the actual issues with tank changed
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Garbage changes all around
They’re shifting the entire game around to cater to 5% of the playerbase
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i’m seriously thinking of uninstalling for the first time
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Absolutely. It is not the developer’s fault the playerbase has the mental of a teaspoon and all of my issues are related to the people who play this game.
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I think - much like before the patch - it depends on if you have good teammates. If everyone is working together and making reasonable choices, you are probably going to be OK, but if they are not, you are really not going to.
I haven’t played a tremendous number of games since the patch came out, but it really hasn’t felt that much different to me. Tanks definitely take a little more effort to kill, but they still die, and if the rest of the team isn’t doing their bit, pretty quickly - supposedly unkillable Mauga or no. However, it does make one really want to prevent Mercy from rezzing the tank if at all possible.
But I’m also not operating in particularly distinguished circles - maybe the patch is much better/worse in settings where everyone is on the ball and making fewer mistakes.
I suppose that’s a very roundabout way of saying tanking is still a very stressful role and I’m not sure the patch changed much on that front. I don’t feel like it made being a tank worse - some people have claimed to really like it - but for me I also don’t feel like “oh boy, I get to play tank this round.” But somebody’s got to - it may as well be me if no else is interested.
My thumbnail metric is what roles I get swapped into in all roles, and I still get a lot of tank. However, I have been getting a bit more support action lately. My suspicion is people are just curious about legends of unstoppable tanks and it won’t last, but I’ll just have to see what happens.
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Yes. (20 characters)
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played open queue, i kinda feel guilty bc i just abused ram sigma and we absolutely rolled the other team, im having fun in open queue. RQ? Its noticeable that reaper and bastion are even worse against winston
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I played some tank today, and I definitely survive for much longer.
Support feels a lot better for me personally. I have to heal the tank less, which lets me get some damage on key targets (looking at you Pharah). My positioning matters more too. So, I can’t just stand where things can easily dive or reach me. For example, if I stand right behind my Orisa, Zarya or JQ are going to run me through. The only heroes that felt bad to play were LW and Mercy.
Dps didn’t really feel much different to me. Except, I spent less time shooting the tank. Honestly, I pretty much avoided them the entire time. Tanks are just low value due to the dps passive change. They easily get healed up, so I just focus my attention on squishy heroes. Then save the tank for last.
You do raise a good point bringing up open queue. In modes where multiple tanks are possible, it probably is pretty nightmarish for the non-tanks.
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Tank certainly felt a little better but it still has the same old problems, youre INSANELY dependant on your team mates in order to do your job effectively, if the enemy team is popping off/countering and your team cant/wont do the same its just over for you.
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yeah the game is obviously not balanced around open queue, so its just not fun to play non tanks in open queue except for maybe a strong support
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I had fun the last 2 days playing Tank…I’m glad I’m not obligated to go Mauga/Orisa/Hog but instead I can play some forgotten Tanks like Zarya/DVa. But man, the last games made me realize the gameplay feels the same as before the patch…my opinion rn is that we all got jebaited. Patch was controversial and being talked about everywhere, so people came back to play, find the transformers skins and maybe buy them and then realize, is still same OW as before the patch with a bit of tweaks here and there.
Sure, as a Tank I’m the raid boss and I’m not playing a lot of spawn simulator…but I don’t think this solves anything. After a lot of matches in Tank I really don’t feel better as before. I played DPS and support as well…Pharah is still overtuned imo (needs falloff, nothing else) and support is Bap/Illari and maybe sometimes Kiri or Brig. Going back to OQ soon ™
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Either my whole team is dead off cooldown or we win.
The changes fixed armor and dva got buffs so I’m happy.
Oddly I haven’t faced much Zarya. Lots and lots of Reinhardt
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It just depends on the tank I am playing and what I am playing into on whether I am having fun. Playing Orisa into armor ain’t fun.
Dva/Winston/Sigma I’ve been having fun but it can become a limited time if the enemy decides to counter. But with Sigma and Winston my teammates have been able to adjust to a counter swap or swap their heroes to support me more.
I have more fun playing Support with Zen/Illari/Lucio.
Not a fan of RQ in this patch. Play more Open now. And Mystery Heroes/Deathmatch are a NOPE for me until this patch changes.
All of my Reinhardt brethren have been beta and swapped to Rammatra the second they started losing. They should restrict access to Reinhardt from their accounts for ruining his reputation.
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I’d like to say I disagree, I’ve been having a great time on this patch both playing tank and dps/support. as long as there isn’t a pharah this patch has been nice.
The ones I face play him all game. I don’t know what happened but every die hard rein main came out of the woods. Did a streamer say he is S tier or something?
Same with Illari. I’m less fond of this because I don’t like playing with Illari. At least not until she ults and gives me free kills.
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True Reinhardt players!
I would say it was the Optimus Prime skin and looming Hellhammer; however, I genuinely have no clue.
ALL of the streamers are praising Illari. That one is not secret.
I know, man. Every game is Mercy and Illari on my team. It is a tiny bit difficult to play Reinhardt with those two. Just a touch… I am not totally consumed by agony!
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Lots of Reinhardts have been wearing the new skin I think so that seems like a logical reason.
The Mercy’s are playing for the skin while the Illari’s are meta slaves and neither will be swapping to up your team’s hps. Tbf I’m stubborn and wouldn’t swap off mercy either unless I witnessed my tank getting purpled a lot because that is just painful to watch.
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Played every role for almost 10 hours each. High Gold-Mid Plat
The game is in the best state since OW1-s maintenance mode. Nerf Mauga, Zarya and Pharah and then everything is all right.
Don’t let DPS content creators to delude you into the complete opposite.
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