Handicap does exist…
and its more evident when you face any other player with the same character, i seem how with black widow i get a headshot with 100 power, and only the target takes 45 points of damage and on the kill cam he killme 100 hit on leg at 70 of power
whit moira i get same things, i seem them first, 1vs 1 alone, both 100 i star hitting first, and the other just turn like crazy barelly hitme and he kill me 100 lifepoints and i only drawn about a quarter
D.Va i use this character a loot, and use it as kamikaze, and on some gameplays only 2 or 3 shots kill even the Reindhardt, one of the most toughs
i faced several times 1vs1 where i need to hit them almos 15 times or more and they only hit me 1 to 3, and i didnt say they are as good, because on kill cam you can see they only hit you bychence or casuality, you seem they didnt even aim at you, just turn randomly
now with the random player mode i see more, i just compare how many times i get fired vs hits i do using players i already know they faults and goods, and in win games i can easy kill all the players with just a few shots, and on force loses i have to hit them with 4 or 5 full clips to get a kill (whitout being supported by other player or effect on both situations)
How can you explain those situations
Maybe one of the most evident is Tracer, in normal situation you need about 1 to 1.2 clip to kill a medium player (lets says another tracer, Symettra, Sombra, mercy widow), if you are close range and headshot it takes only .8 clip, but i seem on killcams how with only 1 clip and no reload they kill 3 or 4 players, on full healt, and in the counter you seem about 350 to 400 kill points
same on shields, when handicaped to low and youre behind a shield you will take dammage, i can confirm it in several killcams, of different kind, from a sniper to a tank shoting from distance trought the shield hit and kill, or a D.va explosion destroy full shileld and killyou, but when youre handicaped up, nothing destroys the shield, even D.va special, ond even it dosnt get even scratched by dammage
i come from old games like unreal tournament, and those handicaps are really evident, mostly when you are above the media
i do my observations on how many shots you need to kill any player, and weapon type
D.va as an example its a short medium range, but when handicaped UP you can kill players from very far distance just like a sniper, its like you have them at 30 cm in front of you, no matter if you are almost at the other side of the map
I´d like the game, but it is just unfair play, and i abandon it several times, never interested on competing because of the unfair and random handicap, i didnt even think on overwatch 2 for the same reason, yes if you forget if you loose or win it can be a time killer, but if you like to face a fair and competitive game, just this isnt the game
I could swear that most of the tournaments where fixed
Its like if you take on any game and on the start play like a fool, and pass the half time them change to play god you shurelly win most of the games, easy as it
But the handicap its a little random too, it could affect your dammage, your speed, your HP, weapon efficiency and aim, or the team itself, so its hard to detect but it dosnt meant is not there
im shure… if several people share both sides of the same match, and do a comparison of dammage of 2 same characters you will notice