r/OverwatchStadium

I am so goddamn tired of getting into a match and someone doesn't lock their character so they get thrown onto a random character and go 6-18. I don't know if im unlucky or what but this happens genuinely EVERY SESSION!! I don't think games are unwinnable if you're not on your main but it's very tiring to see over and over again. Does this happen to anyone else frequently?

So recently (prob since newest patch), I’ve had my level 3 sentry randomly sometimes autodestruct itself several times, without appearing in killfeed or any enemy shooting it, or obviously me pressing the destruct bind. Did anyone encounter same? Makes this power unpickable rn i guess

I cant find a start thread button to post this in blizzard forums btw

Also, would be nice if it got buffed, like why is it weaker than regular comp major perk, where most powers (eg zen secondary) are straight stronger than normal mode major perks

Hi, I just loaded in a Stadium game, selected my hero and then nothing really happened. The game kinda froze on the team vs team screen after selection, after a minute of that screen I got kicked out of the game and now I am randomly suspended for 15min? Whats going on…

Tracer vs. Cassidy with Mercy damage boost. Worth mentioning they have Torb too so his turrets also just add pressure on me for free.

I bought armor but he instantly bought the armor ignore and every interaction is 100 to 0 in one shot. Torb had armor packs and overhealth so I had to go overhealth reduction and the item where you do more damage when they have more HP than you, that’s all I could afford. It helped somewhat slightly but not nearly enough

Is there anything I can do against this? A tanky Tracer build or anything? Is it just mechanic diff? I just have to one clip Mercy or Cass?

An interesting piece of information: Most damage related to "maximum health" cannot be reduced by cushioned padding, or armor.

For example: Orisa's burn, reaper's burn, and TTT.

However, if these damages are from Powers, they are classified as ability damage. They can be reduced by the "reduce 10% ability damage" item and can trigger any "ability damage" items such as cyber venom.
[For instance, TTT and brig's rally burn are items, so they are not ability damage. They cannot trigger cyber venom or be reduced]

Another interesting info: Rein's shieldbash power is not ability damage, it is melee damage. It's interaction with dark gloomlet? Only triggers 5% life-restore (messy as ever).

Rein has a wonderful survival item called Crusader’s Cure.

It is a blue survival item that costs 3750.

It cleanses all negative effects on you every time you charge. Including of course discord orb.

So you go in, start swinging, and as soon as that discord hits you then charge at him.

Get shield stampede and gloom gauntlet for good measure.

Rein is my favorite tank to deal with Zen on because of this item.

It doesn’t matter how much attack speed or weapon damage or tankyatta items he has.

He will not be able to kill you before you kill him.

Please and thank you.

Love,
A support who desperately wants to help you.

Edit: There are some Zen mains in the comments who believe that the knock back from his kick and repulsion greaves is a counter to Rein.

I would just like to add that Rein also has a very good item for that as well.

It is called Iron Clad Cleats. 40% knockback resistance.

Now it says 40%. But it feels like 90.

You will not even notice the knockback from Zens kick.

You will barely notice the knockback from repulsion greaves.

I'm tired of getting 3rd person peeked but I also hate 3rd person shooters, so my only option is to play in a camera version they added just for this game mode, or be at a massive disadvantage because I want to play overwatch how overwatch was made.

I cant help but feel it made everything less fun to play. I can only think of reaper being MORE fun now. Many powers and items got combined and it feels so messy now. I dont get why some items like dampner grip on rein is on weapon powers section? It gives you ability power and reduces your ability cooldowns, maybe cuz it uses the hammer? Also pulse spike on Juno, why is it on weapon power tab? Some other powers like dooms slam wham got wacked. I used to use the three slam powers to just constantly jump up and provide massive overhealth to my teammates, like more than any healer. Stuff like this was fun and closer to the fantasy, now it feels vanilla+ overwatch.

I know there are probably legitimate reasons to nerf these but it feels a lot restrictive to make your own creative builds, dumping and mixing items to make powers, promoting items to powers.

3TT is the meta now. To a degree that the entire meta now revolves around abusing it

Its kinda funny though how its kinda "killed" pure wp

As 3tt +kitsuna charm + (the item that gives you armor oj ability use) is like now the combo. And even if no you always should rush 3tt

The one good think about it though that its spreades gagedt use. Especially green ones which never saw use....ever

Every single game Vendetta AP on the enemy team feels so frustrating to deal with and people ignore her until shes so fed nothing can be done about her but when i get her on my team she goes melee build and feeds, if the gamemode had bans i'd be banning her every single game

On the Chinese server, Meis have taken over the top 100 spots. Almost every game, there is a Mei because someone has figured out how to fire perma snowballs without any pre-reqs. I am not sure how to recreate it, but even without this bug, it's already borderline OP vs flying heroes, but with the bug, everyone is a target.

https://preview.redd.it/mqnloapvn8bh1.png?width=3306&format=png&auto=webp&s=0e0cab1b50e5375b679237a4539970810868b1e1

I would love to see an Anran weapon power build. I know people hate burns but we have cushioned padding. Her higher projectile speed is awesome in the new community crafted mode. I know its overturned but I think it could fit into stadium well with the right balancing and costs.

I don't know why I don't see this picked more often. Survival items in general are underrated, but please, if you're going against a Freja with bola build, AP Mei, full AP Torpedo Juno together etc and you're dying a lot, PLEASE just spend the cash for it. Not only will you not get one shot as often but the damage reduction means your supports will have less to heal on you, freeing them up for if someone else is super low as well.

That's just my little vent/rant I guess as someone who is always having to tell my team about that item (and Reflex Coating for Doom)

It's match point, we've reached the last checkpoint before the other team has reached the first. There's no reason at all for any of my teammates to be on the other team's payload. My team splits up, gets rolled, and we're forced to trickle-feed until we lose.

What's going on guys and gals and others?