I haven't played this for awhile (been so busy) , looking forward to Xmas holidays to get some play time. Been awhile since I hooked up with stormy and the gang.
Xmas outfits = awesome
New symmetra = awesome
Mei one shot snowballs = she's a bloody tank.
I haven't played this for a while either and popped on to do my competitive matches. Was on fire. 8 wins, one draw and a loss. Constantly on the mvp screen. Got a ranking of 2031. Am I missing something? Lower than I've ever had and I played better than I ever had. Stumped.
Nice going, Stoph! And yeah the placements have changed massively, they now use your super secret hidden MatchMaker Ranking (obtained from your performance in previous comp games) to determine your rank rather than your performance in just 10 games. They're also specifically trying to reduce the crazy amount of people in gold and platinum, so many players at those levels have taken an extra hit.
As a sweetener to the disgruntled masses your first few wins give you much more rank, and it's possible to go up hundreds of points in a couple of days if you get a win streak in there.
I won 7, lost 2, drew 1, and placed 2318 after a torrid s2, but went up by over 350 rank in the first 2 days. It ain't a perfect system by any means but it's better than the previous one.
We won some solid games in the end, but I can't say I'm a fan of the way we did it. Turrets everywhere, added shields and armour, it all felt a bit cheap.
I have the same issue with the NiP comp that's brought triple and quadruple tanks to the meta, a line-up that's far easier to play than play against. I know a good Tracer, Genji, McCree and the like are a nightmare to deal with but having the game ruled over by the high skill damage dealers just feels right. S'why I'm always so chuffed to see Misfits win anything.
Having said that I know I certainly won't be against running a defence heavy line up to get a win. I'm complicated. Geach just suggested trying out Rein, Soldier, Symm, Torb, Mei, and healz. Worth a shot.
Bizarre times. I lost, like, 9 games in a row and almost dropped out of Platinum SR! Teams are a joke, but weirdly apps keep starting to download in the middle of games. Like, constantly. It's never happened before and it keeps fucking up my connection. Even the bloody Blu-Ray player and Films and TV app I've never used!
Also, my mic is borked at the moment which is leading to some interesting stuff. Listening to other people who haven't got a clue what's going on and call you out on shit. Had a game where this chap moaned every time I used my Ult as Lucio because he wasn't getting the benefit. It didn't matter that it was key in winning the team fight and saving the point when the opposition had used two ults and pushed with 4-5 of them... I was wasting it because it didn't hit the entire team.
Had some odd com games last night. First few in solo queue were awesome, non stop pushes in attack and stonewall defences. Was joined by a friend and for the next few games we got rolled. The pre-made teams we joined weren't great, constant trickling in and poor teamwork, at 2700 group level? I reckon this "stay with group" feature has something to answer for here. Finished almost exactly where I started.