for the entire time ive played overwatch ive wondered why blizzard added stun mechanics, its become the bane of my overwatch existence. like do many random stuns from a mccree that teleported out of nowhere from behind, so many sleeps from a random ana, so many shield bashes from a dpsing brig. so many perfectly timed ults ruined because one dude pressed a button. it doesnt help that so many heros have stun, and blizzard keeps adding new stun mechanics. it also makes it to easy to counter ults, stop players, and such. some players just say âgEt GoOd NoOb!!!11!â, but no matter how good you are you really cant stop a stun from hitting you unless you see it coming which in most cases you donât, and in some cases you cant stop or dodge it, like when ulting. i really wanna know what blizzard was thinking adding stun into the game, and why. its like ults but worse. in my opinion stun should be removed or at the very least nerfed.
Itâs not a perfectly timed ult if you get it interupted.
When Iâm on reaper I watch to see brig use bash first.
When im on brig I look out for reaper to bash his ult.
Yes itâs annoying to lose your ult, but itâs ok overall.
not really, ive had perfectly timed ults that would do alot of damage ruined by one idiot pressing a button. thats just a cheap excuse to keep stun in the game.
Again⌠that is not perfectly timed if you not watched out to check enemy bash etc on CD.
Stuns and other CC effects have been in RPG games for many years. & like Kash said, if Brig stuns you mid Ult, then its not a âperfectly timed ultâ i mean, it could have been⌠BUT you got âshutdownâ. which is the best use of a stun for characters who can manage to pull it off.
it promotes strategy & adds depth. nothing scary just another timer to be aware of is all.
Before ulting you must consider any possible counter you may get. McCreeâs flashbang, Roadhogâs hook, Brigitteâs bash, Anaâs sleep dart, defensive ults like Lucioâs and Zenâs.
Before ulting I usually wait/bait until they use those skills.
Itâs very important for Reaperâs Death Blossom not getting insta-interrupted & killed as if it were trash.
it really doesnât, its just a pain in the *ss thatâs out of my control always there to ruin matches for me. its best relegated to the list of removed features, where it belongs
Because this is a game with zero movement acceleration and extremely powerful movement abilities so stuns exist so high mobility doesnât reign supreme - the issue is that stuns and cc in general often effect low mobility characters even more than high mobility ones
Stuns have been a feature of the game since launch. We have the ability to see whatâs on the enemy team shortly after the match starts. So when you see a character that can stun, you know to try and avoid them. Or counter them. Besides, you have access to those same heroes, so use stuns to your advantage.
have you heard of âthe scrublordâs prayerâ ? catering to scrubdom ruins games. donât worry we all go through it at one point or another, its a perfectly natural phase. but please understand that your willingness to attempt to improve (or not) should not dictate how the game effects everyone else. thats selfish & doesnât benefit game design.
Itâs not out of your control⌠Watch brig use bash then go in for blossom. I garauntee if im playing Brig im looking out for reaper to shut down your ultâŚ
Also, most reapers kinda make it VERY obvious when they about to ult.
Sometime I miss him and use my bash on something else and we all die to blossom.
Your job is to get your blossom off and kill. My job on brig for example is to stop you.
Itâs strategy as someone said.
We are supporting our team. Nothing wrong with stuns in game. I been on receiving end also getting my Moira ult shut down. Most of time I know itâs my own fault if that happens.
i honestly dont see how stun improves the game that much, things would be just fine without it, or atleast nerf it so its used less.
Brigâs stun for example has been nerfâd in several ways already. if you happen to be having issue with Brig in particular i just wrote a guide of how to crush her easily with any character⌠but she isnt the only one with stun, but a good Brig player will be actively looking for signs of an incoming DB and try to hold her shield bash for it just incase.
Stuns exist because hyper-mobility exists and unstoppable-esque heroes exist. If there were no stuns, Tracer, Wreckingball, Reaper, Genji, Mei and others would be nigh impossible to stop if the heroes with CC werenât given something else to give them a fighting chance. If you donât have an invulnerable healing ability like Mei/Reaper/Tracer or the same mobility as Wreckingball/Genji, you need something to even the playing field.
stun exist to counter movement heros or stop some habiliys like shatter. the main problem is when this anti flanker hero is also a tank buster, mid range god and decent flanker. LIKE MCCREE. :S
BALANCED!
Itâs a MOBA mechanic. Stuns by themselves are fine. The only issue with CC in the game currently is chain stunning. They need something that weakens the ability to flash, sleep, boop, hammer down, etc. all in a row and stop people from playing the game for a time lol
Also, stuns are on cooldowns. Itâs part of game sense to bait out the stun cooldowns before using your ultimate or other interruptible abilities. Itâs why you hear callouts like âAna no sleepâ and such in higher ranks. If you donât bait it out before you ult, you should see the stun coming.
not when the enemy mccree or the brig comes out of no where behind you and stuns you in the back and kills you before you even have a change to react
Any tips on how to tackle an agressive enemy Brig player when Iâm playing BrigâŚ
Think Violet said always let them use there CDs first?
Lately some of the enemy Brigs causing me a bit of an issue 
Be aware of their existence? They donât come out of nowhere. You have the ability to see who is on the enemy team. If theyâre not dead or in front of you, find them. They have to exist somewhere lol
good advice man⌠its totally not like they appear out of no where and stun me from behind while im doing something
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