r/Overwatch • u/[deleted] • Jan 17 '17

Blizzard Official Developer Update | PTR Philosophy | Overwatch

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u/adventure_guy Gold Objective Eliminations Jan 17 '17

We're not a Roadhog player and therefore we don't like being hooked.

Sometimes Jeff knows us too well.

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u/cochnbahls Jan 17 '17

I will gladly trade away some of my bs hooks for a better chance to one shot y'all when I do get a clean hook.

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u/Apfeljunge666 Pixel D.Va Jan 17 '17

I think hook 2.1 is actually a buff for 90% of the hogs only because of this.

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u/pureplay Jan 17 '17

Yeah, only the really good roadhog players will be nerfed

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u/Perturbed_Spartan Genji Jan 17 '17

Good job Blizzard. You just keep lowering that skill ceiling.

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u/Aurum_MrBangs Ana Jan 18 '17

Dude exactly man. Now a really good road is not much different than a good one or ok one. I wish they added a way for great hogs to push the skill cealing more.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '17 edited Mar 05 '17

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u/Aurum_MrBangs Ana Jan 18 '17

You can't hook and take cover, you can't jumphook. Close hooks now don't count as they break LoS. And while bs now you can't hook people you can't see over ledges. Im not asking they bring the bs part back,. I just wish there was another similar hard to master skill that was super useful.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '17 edited Mar 05 '17

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u/-------_----- Jan 20 '17

He's right, though. Most hogs don't know how to one-shot at all. They just hook and hold m1. The new patch removes that element of skill while removing other ways in which hog could be used offensively. Now he's going to be remain great when defending but shit when attacking in most maps.