I think this would help remove some toxicity as people stop making “player of the game” plays, and would allow more support and tank players to be praised. I’m not sure how hard it would be to implement, however, it should just do the same things as player of the game does, except with only your plays during the match. It would also add a bit more use to highlight intros as such characters that don’t typically get POTG would actually use them often.
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The point of potg is to show everyone a cool (at least it’s supposed to be lol) moment of the game that everyone can see. If I wanted to see my best moment I would look on the highlights page in the menus.
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I agree with that, however the problem with potg is the fact that you will have genji’s, d.vas or whoever practically throwing the game because they want another 20 seconds of fame, even if a personal potg isn’t the right solution, i do believe the potg system (and also medals) are flawed. The game is a team game, so i wish they could implement something that perhaps highlights that aspect a bit more.
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Or just remove it. 
I’m fine with that as well.
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That’s what highlights are for?
Everyone needs to see me kill just that one McCree and somehow get PotG after a thirty minute game. (It definitely needs some tweaks, but I don’t think this is the one.)
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Just tryna get some ideas out there, idk what Blizzard could do, but i feel this system is too flawed for a competitive title.
My only problem with PotG is how it picks what and who should get it. I played Lucio today and got it with a double boop, but we had a Genji that recaptured the point in OT with a dragonblade for the win. Definitely more deserving IMO.
Just curious how it is actually calculated. My boop got a Roadhog and Bastion, so heroes with highest health pools in their class of heroes and they had full health (think I may of got a healing assist too). Where the Genji got I believe a Mercy, Zen, and Hanzo with close full health from what I saw.
Is it based on how much health you subtract from the enemy and finishing blows associated with it? I’ve never quite figured it out as I’ve got it as Mercy with just assists and a rez too.
Would be nice instead of voting on cards, it gives four different stats that happened in a potential PotG, then the one with the most votes you see.
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this would be a pointless change. potg is supposedto show off a good play that one person made as a sort of congratulations. maybe just try harder and play better if you always want to see yourself up there. and btw idk who gets toxic over potg lmfao
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its not who gets toxic or what, its just that people for some reason idolize getting potg and then do everything in their power such as using ults in an already won teamfight, just to get potg. Plus its usually DPS who gets the potg, so it doesnt really capture the teamplay aspect that overwatch seems to love.
Is that why Moira gets it a lot?
No. Where will all the swag go?