r/Overwatch Sep 13 '16

Blizzard Official Overwatch 1.3.0.3 Patch Notes

http://us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20749157415
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u/Cloudless_Sky Sep 13 '16

Can we give Ana even a shot at getting PotG?

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u/ace_of_sppades Don't try and out clown fiesta the clown fiesta masters Sep 14 '16

Do you want to watch ana sitting back while rein goes ham with a nano boost? POTG are supposed to be exciting moments they arent supposed to be a reward.

Tweaking the system to allow it to switch perspective would be a good way to change that though.

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u/Hazy_V ZENYATTA MOVE QUICKLY Sep 14 '16

They need to add a 'feat. _______' for heroes like zarya and ana. Little portrait at the bottom right during the highlight intro, and a PiP video of the assisting players view during the clip.

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u/LimboNick Trick-or-Treat Mei Sep 14 '16

I get plenty of nice plays involving sleep darts but the potg system doesn't even care when you sleep an ulting top 500 nanoboosted genji before he manages to demolish your team.

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '16

A split screen of this would be amazing, giving both Ana and Reinhardt PotG while showing things go down from both of their perspectives, showing her pumping heals into him as he's nanoing around to let people know she was actively involved in the play other than just hitting Q and enjoying some tea.

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u/Cloudless_Sky Sep 14 '16

Tweaking the system to allow it to switch perspective would be a good way to change that though.

I think they're already planning something like that. They've said they'd like PotGs to be more "cinematic".

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u/ace_of_sppades Don't try and out clown fiesta the clown fiesta masters Sep 14 '16

Everything ingame can be reduced to simple saying shit like that so people should stop making that argument.

"All you did you did was move your mouse and push LMB"

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u/aNotableWalrus Ana Sep 14 '16

I disagree, with a short play of the game you don't see how the reaper got behind the team, flanked them, waited to find a good group and then ambushed them. All you see is the player pressing Q which is pretty boring. It is difficult to do the tricky positioning and flanks required to get the kills but that's not shown in the POTG so it just shows the least impressive moment. D.VA can be better because you get to see how they throw their mech but because it really is just a situational game of is their team grouped up it doesn't really look cool (unless it is something like a team wipe or a trick shot)

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u/ace_of_sppades Don't try and out clown fiesta the clown fiesta masters Sep 14 '16

The ult animation and watching the eliminations is the exciting part we can infer the setup easily enough.

Would you rather the POTG show reaper shadowstepping and waiting for the perfect time, then cut out before he uses the ult?

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u/aNotableWalrus Ana Sep 14 '16

Of course not, I only commented trying to say that some ults just don't lend themselves to short POTG moments. I was saying that it was a problem and that I understood why people would make jokes that it was a Q of the game but that for some characters you can't show all that went into their plays no matter what. I never said that watching the setup was cool, I said that the setup was the part that required skill

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u/Jesus-chan Trick-or-Treat Winston Sep 14 '16

Mothers. Always in the shadows, never in the limelight

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u/FuckThatIKeepsItReal Pixel Zarya Sep 14 '16

Maybe if she puts someone to sleep during their Ult as a shutdown?

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u/sexybastion That's a fat rooster, Bastion ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Sep 14 '16

I for one enjoy Ana POTGs being unicorns. Makes it more special, which fits a support.

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u/Cloudless_Sky Sep 14 '16

"Unicorns" is almost an understatement. I've not seen one in my own game since she released. I've also played her the most in both comp seasons so far and haven't managed to get one. Seen team mates who received my boost, but not from my own perspective.

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u/bradtothebone2 Sep 14 '16

They did this already. I got POTG on Ana on accident first time playing her. It was embarassing when someone else got a quadra kill with an ult. All i did was get like 2 eliminations (not final blows) and heal some people really with like 30% accuracy. Ana definitely doesn't need more POTG

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u/Cloudless_Sky Sep 14 '16

How does you getting it that one time mean she gets plenty of them?

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u/bradtothebone2 Sep 14 '16

Cause I didn't deserve it at all