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The Month of Mei is a Project I started last year by posting a new mei thread every day in the month of May. (You see, that’s where the name comes from)
You would hope I’d learn my lesson… but here I go again!
This thread will serve as the one-stop hub for all Of my Month of Mei threads, if you want to catch up, you can still find the original threads on the old forums here: Overwatch Forums
But now, on to the new stuff!
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Todei’s Topic: Snowball
Last year, I asked the question ‘Is snowball an omnic?’ Now it’s a year later and We’ve had an animated short in the interim. One which clearly shows that Snowball has intelligence, and even a personality, as we see him Playing pranks on her and willingly give his (battery) life to buy mei a few more minutes of power.
So, if being a robotic entity with intelligence is enough to qualify, then I’d say Snowball is definitely …
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Todei’s topic: Skins
I don’t think it’s a controversial statement to say that Mei has some of the best skins in the game, But among the treasure trove of great designs, which one is the best?
Personally I’d say it’s clearly Ecopoint… at least until they fix her spine in Pajamei.
And… let’s throw a poll up too, why not? Best Mei Skin? - Online Poll - StrawPoll.com
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Todei’s Topic: Maps
Every Hero has maps they are good on, and maps they are not as good on. I personally find that Playing Mei on Route 66 has always been a problem for me, particularly on attack.
What maps do you have the most trouble with as Mei?
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Todei’s topic: Ice Cream
So I was at the store the other Day and Noticed that they have DC comics ice cream now. Batman is chocolate chunk, Wonder woman is Caramel with grahm cracker swirl, and Superman is Cookie dough.
This got me thinking, What if Overwatch got the same thing? What flavors would The Overwatch heroes Get?
The only one I can think of is Rocky Roadhog.
(Ice cream is totally Mei related, shut up)
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Todei’s topic: Cause and effect.
Before Mei went into Cryosleep, she left the sensors running so that they would have A bunch of data when they woke up. It seemed like an innocuous thing to do at the time, since they weren’t supposed to be frozen for all that long, but this ended up draining the facility’s power. By the time Winston’s recall message brought things back online, Mei’s pod was the only one still functioning.
Would all of the pods ha…
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Todei’s topic: Seitan
So, on this day last year I Made a thread about Where I thought the meme of Mei being the devil came from, This is Basically just a straight remake of that thread, with a few updates based on the replies it got.
It’s still one of the most popular memes in the Overwatch community to call Mei the devil. There are several reasons why this is the case.
Mei is presented as a bright and cheerful optimist who believes the world is…
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Todei’s topic: Back pain.
I love Pajamei. It’s almost the best skin in the game… but there is one thing that holds it back from that honor, and it becomes obvious if you rotate her to the side.
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Spines aren’t supposed to bend that way.
and this isn’t a new problem. I’m sure we all remember shelf butt from her LNY skins, but this is just another level of broken.
But I suspect this is a symptom, not the disease, and I think Blizzard may …
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Todei’s topic: Liao
Liao is not hero 28. Liao is not even a character. Liao is the original name for Mei.
Let’s look at the facts: We know that Liao was a founding member of overwatch, we know the name is chinese, and thanks to a Brazilian magaziner article, Liao has been refered to as a Cryogenics expert. you know who else ticks all those boxes? Mei.
Let’s talk about that article…A lot of people have written it off as a mistake, saying that the…
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Todei’s topic: Victory Poses.
Mei has a lot of Great items. some of the best skins, Emotes and Highlights in the game… but the one area where I personally feel she’s somewhat lacking is in Victory Poses.
But of the ones we have, I’m torn between hands on hips and Casual.
What is your favorite?
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Todei’s topic: Buffs
It has been exactly one month to the day since Mei’s Freeze buff went live. I don’t play comp, ore really even Quickplay anymore, so I’d like to take the temperature of how everyone feels on the subject.
Is the buff not enough?
Too much?
Just right?
Discuss.
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Todei’s topic: story time.
A while back, I was playing Chateau Deathmatch as Mei vs a Hanzo (this was pre-buff) and a Roadhog.
we were in the basement area and me and the Hanzo were fighting, we were both almost dead when the Roadhog came up behind us an started ulting.
I quickly went into cryo and got to watch as the Hanzo cowered behind my Ice block like a shield.
I unfroze, sprayed him just enough to get kill credit, and then died to the hog…
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Todei’s topic: Puns
I thought it would be really cool to make a pun thread. so lets have an ice time making each other groan. it’s sure to be a chill time!
plus it freeze me up from having to think of a proper Mei topic todei.
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Todei’s topic: “There’s a wall there”
Mei’s wall is a powerful ability… when it’s used right. When it’s used wrong, It’s a powerful ability in the other team’s favor.
What are some of the worst Timed and/or placed walls you’ve ever seen?
one Time on Illios, I tried to block a D.Va ult that would have sailed harmlessly into the well if I hadn’t stopped it, and it killed half my team.
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Todei’s topic: Cosmetics
Fan Skin Ideas are always fun! so let’s make up some cool cosmetics for Mei! Things other than skins are OK too, since Mei already has a lot of skins.
I want to see a Panda Mei. (Like in this image)
Also Pictured: a Torb skin that actually happened, so I know it’s possible.
Outside the realm of skins, I still want to see Mei get a Toast pose next Winter Wonderland since the mugs were such a big deal in her short. It wo…
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Todei’s topic: Play of the Game.
It occurs to me that Mei hasn’t gotten a new Highlight intro since the first Halloween Terror… It’s probably time to look into that.
But of the 5 we have, which one is the best? My vote is for Frosty
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Todei’s topic: Blizzard (the ultimate, not the Game Studio)
Once upon a time, Blizzard wasn’t a trash ult. I remember one time on Gibraltar I managed to throw one from up on top of the plane and got a triple kill.
What are your best stories involving Mei’s ult?
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Todei’s topic: Problem Solving
So You’ve just woken up from being in cryostasis for 8 years, all your friends are dead, and communications are down. The only way to get a signal is to climb up a rickety radio tower. What do you do?
Invent an Ice gun, apparently.
Why would that be your go-to solution? I would think A grappling hook with some rope, maybe send my little flying robot friend up to do it for me, but no. Ice gun.
Silly Mei.
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Todei’s topic: Fasion
Mei’s short is the only one so far in which the main character does not appear in her classic outfit. Instead, she is shown wearing what would later be released as her Ecopoint: Antarctica skin.
So if That red coated outfit was her official uniform (and we see that it was because the other expedition members had similar garb in the photo) Then where does Mei’s classic blue coat come from? Why is that her default look and not…
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Todei’s topic: Blizzard (the ice cream this time)
Seriously people. They’re called Blizzards! Overwatch is made by Blizzard! Give us Blizzard Blizzards!
Not gonna lie, I’m running out of Ideas for threads. Anyone got ideas?
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Todei’s topic: The Sun
So I noticed something for the first time when I was watching Rise and Shine in preparation for this month… A pretty glaring error.
When Mei wakes up, it’s light outside.
It gets dark as she’s climbing the tower.
It’s full dark by the time she gets to the top so she can look up at the aurora and be inspired.
Then it’s daytime again when she leaves the base.
Here’s the problem: She’s in Antarctica. When you’re on the bot…
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Todei’s topic: Events
We know she’s not getting a new skin because leaks, but It has been far too long since our girl got a new Highlight intro or Victory Pose. I’m going to be very sad if all we get is the usual voice line.
Sadly… according to one of the leak videos that’s probably exactly what’s going to happen. I’m not going to link it here, but there is one video where the leaker goes through the hero gallery and looks at all the new skins an…
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Todei’s topic: Smack talk
Not doing a Poll this time because there’s just too many, but what’s your Favorite Mei Voice line?
Personally I love saying “I hope you learned your lesson” after every kill.
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Todei’s topic: Mugging
So in Rise and Shine we see 6 mugs.
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The Murloc, The Happy Squid, the Kofi Aromo, The Overwatch Logo, The Two Dogs, and a black one that we never clearly see the design on.
At the end she places these mugs in front of the Cryopods containing her dead teammates, presumably matching each mug to it’s owner.
This can even be seen in game, which is particularly useful for matching mug…
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Todei’s topic: Brawls
So The Anniversary event is on, and as a part of that we are getting Every brawl cycling through the arcade. Right now its Snowball offensive and I’m guessing Yeti Hunt is next.
Which of the Mei modes is the best? Personally I find Snowball Offensive to be a little too insta-kill-y for my taste. And being the Yeti in Yeti hunt is a lot of fun.
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Todei’s topic: Turn that frown upside down
Okay, so admittedly this was a lot more important to me last year before I upgraded my PC. but it’s still around. When you play on the lowest graphics settings Mei’s lovely smile becomes a concerned frown instead.
I even made a whole video demonstrating it last year, but no one clicked the link. well, now Video embeds are a thing so HA!
…Oh god that’s cringe… on second thought don’t watch that.
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Todei’s topic: Music
:musical_note:Can’t fight the way that you mess with my temperature!
Hey remember that song from the beginning of Rise and Shine? the one we all went crazy about for a while? Why did we stop? I still want to hear the rest of it!
Give us the song Blizzard! And if that little clip is all there is then get Stephanie Mebey back in and have her finish and release it.
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Todei’s topic: Emotes
If there is one other thing besides skins that Mei has plenty of, it is Emotes.
Including the default one she has 10 of them, even if ‘Yaaaaay’ and ‘So excited’ are a bit redundant. so which one is your favorite?
I personally like Snowman the best. I like that it sticks around for a while.
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Todei’s topic: Repetition
So, I noticed something about all 3 of Mei’s voicelines from the Archives event…
“I’m going to have to science the heck out of this!” That’s cute. I’ll equip that.
“I’m sure there’s a reasonable scientific explanation for all this…” Okay… a bit redundant and not as funny, but OK
“I’m just a Scientist!” Yes… I know Mei… Everybody knows…
Can next year’s voice line please not include the word ‘science?’ There’s more to h…
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Todei’s topic: Where the real money from the game is made! (other than Lootboxes that is… but I’m trying to do a Spaceballs thing here.)
If there’s anything I love more than Mei, It’s… well, lot’s of stuff if I’m honest… but for the sake of this thread it’s showing off my love for Mei by Buying things with her Face on it. I have the Funko Pop, the ‘Beat the heat’ T-Shirt, and my Keychain of her hairpin is in the mail.
I was sad she was left out o…
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Todei’s topic: Graffiti
So sprays are a thing. Some of them are pretty good, even if you hate getting a lootbox with nothing but 3 sprays and a player Icon.
Still. Mei has some cute Sprays. ‘Reading’ and ‘beat the heat’ are two of my favorites.
you?
Ni Hao! Welcome to the final thread of[The Month of Mei Season 2]
Todei’s topic: The Month of Mei season 2
Well… it’s been a ride. I have successfully made 31 Mei related threads on this forum in a row for the second year running. I almost ran out of fresh topics toward the end there… so hopefully We’ll get a massive lore dump soon so I’ll have something to talk about next year.
For those of you who missed the earlier threads I highly encourage checking out the superthread linked at the bott…
And that’s it! 31 Mei threads in 31 deis! I hope I’ve meid the forums an icer place.
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I remember this thread from last year. It was a good thread. We can meik another one. Meik Overwatch Forums Great Again!
P.S. Snowball isn’t an Omnic as he actually is useful and seems to have a conscience that doesn’t drive him to killing all humans.
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Please direct all topic-related comments to the discussion threads please
I don’t exactly see the problem. this thread isn’t JUST to link to my other post, I think I made it’s purpose clear, and If the mods wanna ban me for trying to create something fun for the community… Ok.
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Oh god here we go again
This gonna be a-mei-zing!
I was wondering if this was gonna happen again this year or not
OK, I guess we’re talking about this here.
Some omnics just want to be actors, or directors, or Monks. they aren’t all killing macines. that’s… is racist the right term here?
Pfft, I’d have to acknowledge them as living beings before it stepped anywhere near that territory. I reject that notion outright and consider them no more alive than my dishwasher. Heck, with a firmware and software upgrade I could just use an Omnic as my dishwasher.
Are you Reaper’s alt account? because I think i just cut myself on your edge.
Sadly, I am no longer all that into Overwatch. but if someone else wants to take up the mantle, you have my blessing.
Can we not necro threads, thanks
2 years later? this has to be a record.
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Damn this was made just before I even played this game!