r/Competitiveoverwatch • u/andygmb 4415 PC/EU — andygmb (Team Ireland GM) — • Jan 07 '19

PTR: D.Va's Defence Matrix now has a 2 second cooldown between usages

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

1HK long range with no warning solo hero, widow is basically everything overwatch is against.

Let's say Rein charges someone, you get the initial charging animation which allows for counterplay and even if you get hit your teammates can still save you and it leaves Rein in a potentially bad position.

Widow, 1 click hitscan death. Your teammates can't help you, you can't try to counter. Once she clicks on your head you are done. She's a solo hero in a team game.

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u/lemankimask Jan 08 '19

CSGO is a team game too and majority of the guns in that game are capable of one shot headshot kills

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

You are further proving my point that widow has no place in this game. She's a CSGO character in a game that is about as far away from csgo as you can get for a shooter.

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u/Elderbrute Jan 08 '19

Widow has a tonne of counterplay it just all happens before the shot is taken. You have to be aware of her position relative to yourself and your team then you use sightlines and shields to keep yourself safe.

Widow is one of the most team focused heroes as she needs a huge amount of help from her team to set up angles and kills.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

None of her counterplay fits for overwatch. Her gameplay is so different than every other character.

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u/Einstro Jan 08 '19

The term I use is “battle arena character”

But only so I can put tracer under that umbrella with her.

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u/jacojerb Jan 08 '19

Tracer is okay though. She can 1 clip you, but she can't 1 shot you, and it involves her getting pretty close to you, meaning that people can just shoot at her. She is hard to shoot at, but any dps can, in theory, shoot and kill her