I have heard may different discussion/augments on this. I myself refuse to spawn camp no matter what game I am in.
I am interesting in hearing what you all think about spawn camping and if it should be bannable.
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No, thatâs dumb
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Itâs an effective tactic.
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Sure why not OP Iâm all for it, you got my +1 lol
No if someone spawn camps you theyâre 1 down youâre one down its 4v4 just win the 1v1.
No matter what role youâre playing you can win the 1v1 unless youâre being spawn camped by a tank but if youâre being spawn camped by a tank youâre winning just stay in spawn because they have no tank.
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No because spawn camping is a high risk tactic.
They have the advantage of being at their spawn and swapping to break through the camp.
Also a simple Sombra sneak can run past a spawn camp to tip toe with the payload to the next check point.
Thereâs plenty of chances especially with ultimates to break an enemy that has you locked down at your spawn room.
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I have had games where the WHOLE TEAM spawn camped us.
With multiple exits, spawn camping shouldnât be an issue. It just takes one person to break the line and get on the objective, usually the people spawn camping have to fall back at that point.
If the team canât escape the spawn room then the likelihood of them securing the objective and maintaining it for the win are slim.
The only things relating to gameplay that should be bannable are cheating, hacking and using game breaking exploits. Spawn camping is simply using your strengths as a team to control a weaker team.
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Eh⌠while I donât spawn camp out of common courtesy, I donât see why it would be bannable. Bad taste, sure. But itâs been a part of gaming forever.
And what enemies are suppose to do in that situation?
They vastly outskilled your team to the point that you canât even leave spawn. Itâs not their fault that MM failed so hard. Itâs not their fault that they are better. What should they do? Magically tune down their skill?
If something like this happens then it is a clear sign that match maker failed. We shouldnât punish players for that, but dev team should look at the situation and look for potential solutions to prevent it from happening in the future.
And yes I know that this problem canât be eradicated from the game entirely, but if it happens often enough then it should be looked at!
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No, the spawning team is advantaged in such a situation.
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Not in one trillion dog years
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All other objections aside, Spawn camping is subjective. With heroes of varying mobility and attack ranges it would be near impossible to determine what counts as such.
Additionally there are maps that require one team to âspawn campâ the other. Last point Gibraltar literally is right on top of the defenses spawn doors. Junkertown has straight LOS into the attacking teams starting spawn.
No, making spawn camping a bannable offense would be to varying and subjective.
You know what isnât? The safety zone in spawn. If you can be damaged you can be killed.
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Why should spawn camping even be considered âwrongâ in any way, shape or form?
Iâve talked about this before. Its realy simple â the stigma against spawn camping comes from the idea that, especially in old games, youâd spawn and couldnât get your bearing before you just get decimated. Spawn camping thus had a stigma of being âbadâ or âunfairâ, because you had no chance to react, or in some other cases, because you couldnât get a weapon to defend yourself with.
In other words, spawn camping in those games is âcamping the place you spawn so that you donât have a fighting chanceâ.
This isnât what spawn camping is in Overwatch. Spawn camping in overwatch is âholding a defense at the closest point the map allows you toâ, which is important to note since the game has barriers to prevent actual spawn camping.
You have all the time in the world to recollect, and use the same tools as always, in the same way you could anywhere else. You always have more than 1 entry point. You even have an instant-heal / invincible section.
There is 0 reason to consider âdefending a natural part of the mapâ a bad thing or bannable offense. Nothing about it is unfair.
If youâre strictly talking about something like a Sombra camping you at spawn, she is going 1v1 against you, and you decide what to use and when to get out. Just get good.
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What a stupid idea, NO!
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Your refusal to engage in an effective tactic is just downright du.mb and borderline throwing.
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No, itâs your own fault if you get camped. There is more than 1 exist for a reason. Itâs competition, the enemy team should always be trying to take any advantage they can get that isnât breaking the rules with 3rd party programs etc.
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Spawn camping is a result of bad matchmaking.
On a technical level, the spawn room already gives you more advantage than the enemy have.
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As a mercy main, I could definitely get behind this.
It is a viable tactic however, and itâs not cheating. I would argue itâs poor sportsman ship, but itâs still viable. You just gotta switch to get out of spawn or wait for a team mate to die and escort you, itâs not hard
What you mean by that? Just the pure analysis of the map geometry when it comes to a fight in that particular area of the map?
Just wanting to make sure what you mean here.