Bastion’s at 100% winrate in gm

[Ijekiel-2635]

@PainWarriorX-1280

Pickrate isn’t a good indicator of OP heroes. Only popular heroes have high pickrates. Win rate is the only stat that matters bro.

Well no, not in GM. It’s fine to pull out the popularity argument when referring to ranks below GM but in GM (and even Masters) players don’t play their favourite heroes or popular heroes amongst the playerbase. GM players play the heroes that they think will increase their chances of winning.

This is also why most METAs often start in GM. They’re the ones that are usually trying to find and play the Most Effective Tactics Available.

Meanwhile, winrate is problematic because it is highly depend on pickrate.

Titanium also explains it well:

@Titanium-1686

First, I would like for people to stop pretending that winrates are effective metrics for hero viability in a game where mirror selections are possible. Yes, I know, it’s hip to hate on Genji. I hate Genji too, and his 58% GM winrate this week is low-hanging fruit just begging to be voiced in a debate.

However, to use that winrate as evidence for an argument is nothing more than a bit of confirmation bias derived from a wildly erratic and unpredictable measure.

Symmetra 2.0 and Torbjorn 1.0 both featured 65% winrates when it was almost unanimous among the Overwatch community that these two heroes were flaming garbage, routinely labeled as “troll-picks” because of how underpowered they were.

Without looking, can you guess which hero has the highest winrate in GM this month? I couldn’t. I never would have guessed this character.

Everyone have their predictions?

It’s Pharah.

It’s not Reinhardt, who was hands-down the best Tank for the majority of that time.
It’s not Ana, who was hands-down the best Support for the majority of that time.
It’s not McCree, who was hands-down the best DPS for the majority of that time.

It’s Pharah.

McCree, the undisputed best DPS hero in the game for the past six months has the lowest GM winrate in the game this month with 49%.

Winrates are not accurate depictions of hero viability. They just aren’t. Stop pretending they are just because they align with your arguments.