I would have liked to see map voting data from Quick Play as well or, if it isn’t meaningfully different from Comp, a statement to that effect.
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Regarding map voting:
Would you please tweak the maps presented so that it presents variety? For example, sometimes we see two hybrid maps and one escort map. If we want even a chance at escaping payload we have to vote random (which occassionally presents another issue, i’ll get to that next). It’d be great if you’d force at least one map out of the three to be a different mode from the other two.
Can the Random button be changed to be any map except the three presented? Sometimes we vote random as an escape from the stuff presented only to get trolled when random wins and the random button actually chooses one of the maps we were trying to initially avoid.
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True.
But wombo bans are interesting.
And wombo seems easier to do in OQ.
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The proof says otherwise…? I might dislike how much Hybrid and Escort are glazed by the community but it isn’t that drastic of a jump between all the modes.
Especially in the higher ranks where Flashpoint gets a massive increase (as it should because it’s a good game mode.)
I can understand why high rank sometimes say that they don’t live in a poke meta, in flashpoints and push hitscans are more balanced if that is the only thing they play.
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if anything she needs to be nerfed
wdym? This is overwatch, no fun allowed here.
But yeah, pointless stats they published. cat bastion is so boring man, nobody cares and also ban rate is not something interesting as they think. People want to play their damn heroes, not seeing an excuse why they can’t.. idk, maybeeeee instead of showing the excuse they can fix the root issue of why it’s getting ban so much. ikr, crazy idea.
Great job catering to have it my way part of the community as always with the map voting, hero bans and leaver penalties devs 
definitely makes the game more fun and keeps the player numbers high
ADDRESS the always online bug issue when launching the game. JUST SAY SOMETHING FOR DAMN’S SAKE!
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Great to see more data but we really need an updated rank distribution. The last one was ages ago.
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I absolutely LOVE the fact that map variety has been ruined. You don’t understand the frustration of queuing up and getting escort/hybrid over and over without any say. At least now most people will try to actively avoid those map types in higher ranks. Plus, the game will sometimes just actively give you those map types anyway. I’ve been in multiple games where all 3 maps have been of a single mode and random will still give you the mode.
I also believe hero bans were one of the best additions to the game. Personally, I feel like we could even add a slot for another hero to be banned. The competitive game mode is meant to be competitive and a lot of competitive titles nowadays have some sort of map ban/hero ban system (think of Rainbow Six Siege or League of Legends).
Maybe I’m misunderstanding your comment but I seem to remember in one of the patch notes this season that they mode it impossible to have all map votes the same game mode. Are you saying you want them all to be different game modes?
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Those were some pretty interesting graphs! My favorites were the Sierra and Pharah bans across different regions. The Americas and Europe were almost identical!
And its interesting to see the actual extent that JPC was banned. Very intriguing! 
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Same. And what is the pick rate of Game modes across different regions? What are players choosing the most these days?
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So I’ll first say I’m not in high ranks (unless we count stadium, but I’m not), but from what I’ve encountered as a support main is that Fika is menace as a flanking damage dealer, especially if you’re not using a support with a big movement ability (Ana, Zen, Mizuki ect.) she just rips right through you after popping up out of nowhere and nine out of ten times there’s not much to be done unless your team is on you.
Something definitely needs to be done, I actually rarely see her hauling people around and she seems to play dps about as often as Moira, she also has much better healing than Moira while playing dps.
I don’t think she needs to be gutted, but a speed or dps decrease may be what’s needed.
We shouldn’t balance heroes around lower ranks.
And the article is solely because of Cat Bastion combo.
that is a copout to not balance the heroes! same as the last time they brought out hero bans as a crutch! hero bans are junkfood when you’re trying to cure cancer and need surgery.
The Stupid Cat is why we will always need bans. I don’t even play comp, but it warms my heart to know that somewhere…Stupid Cat is being banned
i stopped playing heals when i couldn’t add cat to my pocket with juno, because of bans. and now i play sombra almost entirely. pretty much quit tanking because of hero bans. i didn’t originally intend to. but recently i realized hero bans just ruined it for me. any map i was good at, my hero is banned on. only on my worst maps can i play her, and then what’s the point? so i quit accidentally cause i swap to cool off and well… ooops i only had time to sombra and juno today, and that went on for a few weeks and recently more and more it’s been just sombra.
No it’s not. Of course they should and do continue to balance heroes. Bans would have saved us from awful metas in the past like goats and double shield tho.
Which wasnt at all the same as letting players choose each map. Just turned into weeks of ppl not playing due to specific heroes being gone. This implementation is so much better.
Youre just upset since you play dva, sombra, and I guess cat who gets banned a lot. Playing more heroes certainly helps against bans.