Projectile speed needs an overhaul

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I just realized that the concept of projectiles is holding OW back in general. Truth is OW is mostly a shooter. Mostly dominated by hitscan. And over the years OW went more and more into that direction.

Projectiles do have a certain appeal and I like the concept and want it to stay. But I do think it needs an update. There needs to be a fixed formula, that rewards aim by increasing travel speed and moves away from a simple spam approach OR deal way more burst damage than hitscan. However I prefer the travel speed approach.

Projectiles I include are for example

  • Genji shuriken
  • Mercy gun
  • Dva gun
  • Lucio gun
  • Kiriko shuriken
  • Zen balls
  • And similar stuff

I do not include explosives here like junk, phara and so on. Also Hanzo is something different, because he is a long ranger. I am talking about normal mid range projectiles for now.

I think all those projectiles should be consistent on mid range, which is about 15m. That means that the TRAVEL SPEED needs to be so fast, that aim is rewarded.

Should a character become OP through such a buff, then attack speed or ammo should be nerfed.

I think we can all agree on one thing in shooters: aim should be rewarded and not be restricted.

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You already have a thread open. use that

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Thats a thread about Genji. This here is a general thread about the concept. Know the difference. And dont tell me what to do.

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Every projectile you listed is already very consistent at 15m

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It seems Aaron actually loves spam and hates aim. S9 changes said that clearly.

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And it is.
If you play these heroes at their optimal range, they’re consistant.

If you just spam without aiming, thats on you.