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I havent finished placing this season, but from what I hear its basically the same as last season that you typically place a couple hundred points lower but easily make it up if you win a couple

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03-03-2017 , 04:47 PM

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dlk9s

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Could the big point jumps on wins be because it's early? Like a batting average fluctuating a lot early in the season? I've had a couple big wins, like 60-80 points.

I placed almost exactly the same this season as last, within 10 points, I think. It was 100+ points lower than where I finished Season 3 and about 250 lower than my peak. My placement record was better than last season's, though: 5-3-2 vs 4-6.

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03-03-2017 , 04:51 PM

#2553

dkgojackets

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yes. the fewer games you have the less certain it is about your rating

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03-03-2017 , 04:52 PM

#2554

dlk9s

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Well then I need to win a lot right now so the game knows I should be AT LEAST Master!

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03-03-2017 , 06:06 PM

#2555

FlyWf

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Originally Posted by Snoop Todd

Yeh it's weird to say, but being a good teammate in chat and otherwise is a huge part of the game

It's not necessarily your job to talk someone off the ledge (worth a try sometimes), but tilting your own teammates or egging them on absolutely hurts your ability to win.

It can be an interesting exercise in communication if you treat it that way.

Something I've tried is always take the side that has fewer people, if everyone is ganging up on a guy for playing bad defend him so it becomes 3 vs 2 instead of "**** this team". Obviously this only works if he just sucks or picked a bad hero, if someone is griefing or picked the wrong class of hero that's different, but if it's just your tank isn't initiating or your healer is too passive or something don't join the dogpile even if it's justified.

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03-04-2017 , 03:27 AM

#2556

ballin4life

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In Overwatch every SR is Elo hell.

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03-04-2017 , 07:15 AM

#2557

Sciolist

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Originally Posted by WateryBoil

yeah right, was average 2200-2400 all last season. when ur matched with bronzes on ur team as opposed to mostly gold members its ****ing brutal.

but yea yea its tilt or whatever even tho im in 100% tryhard mode until the defeat screen is over. i was trying 100% even after boarding school quit and we are getting smashed and the outcome of course is a loss 5-6, literally the only guy getting kills on a broken roadhog because our DPS cant hit for ****.

but yea its tilt

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Originally Posted by Sciolist

You're 1700 because you tilt.

QED

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03-04-2017 , 08:34 AM

#2558

dlk9s

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Hey guys, I'm not sure if you know this, but I found something out last night that I think everyone should understand:

The three healer comp doesn't work.

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03-05-2017 , 12:43 PM

#2559

dlk9s

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Just hit Gold rank for the first time!

Also, in a match this morning, an opposing D-va had two ults in the span of about 15 seconds. A Symmetra had her teleporter up on Hollywood before we even got to the payload, as well (and it's not like it took us a long time - we were in an extra round, so we had to move fast).

Is it possible someone(s) was hacking? If not, how did they get them so fast?

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03-05-2017 , 02:58 PM

#2560

amusedlol

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Originally Posted by dlk9s

Your guys fed them. Is your kill feed on?

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03-05-2017 , 03:31 PM

#2561

dlk9s

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Yes.

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03-05-2017 , 03:52 PM

#2562

Quadstriker

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Originally Posted by Scott Mercer

The data below is based on season 3 data (season 4 is too new), and the maximum (not current) skill rating of the player during the season. The values below are also rounded, so that’s why it doesn’t quite add up to 100%.

Bronze - 6%
Silver - 22%
Gold - 34%
Platinum - 23%
Diamond - 10%
Master - 3%
Grandmaster - <1%

Some interesting notes:
- Median maximum skill rating is not 2500, it’s actually a little above 2300. So if you have a maximum skill rating of 2350, you have a higher SR than 50% of the population!
- If you do a breakdown based upon the more volatile current skill rating, there’s even fewer players above 3000 SR than listed above. Only around 8% of the population was above 3000 SR for season 3 at any one time.

The sharps already kinda figured this but hopefully it stops the "lol diamond is the new gold" attitude you see sometimes.

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03-06-2017 , 04:31 AM

#2563

Sciolist

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I wonder what percentage of > 3000 players have smurfs too?

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03-06-2017 , 10:31 AM

#2564

dkgojackets

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that distribution is pretty much in line with what I expected. since it's max that makes me think the actual current median SR is just above 2000

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03-06-2017 , 06:33 PM

#2565

dlk9s

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I destroyed a rip-tire as Lucio by punching it today. I don't even care I went 0-2 in my brief afternoon session.

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03-06-2017 , 06:49 PM

#2566

Go Get It

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Random question.

What rank do you think you would be if you weren't able to use your Q ever?

As in if you're masters do you think you'd stay masters or drop to diamond or plat?

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03-06-2017 , 06:55 PM

#2567

Sciolist

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Depends on your best hero. If you're a Widow or Mcree main, it hardly even hurts.

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03-06-2017 , 07:13 PM

#2568

Grue

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Originally Posted by dlk9s

I destroyed a rip-tire as Lucio by punching it today. I don't even care I went 0-2 in my brief afternoon session.

I did ana grenade to quickscope on one today pretty neat.

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03-07-2017 , 01:12 AM

#2569

Quadstriker

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Finally Ana is getting a real nerf.

Winston buff!

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03-07-2017 , 02:17 AM

#2570

gusmahler

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Lol, just when I learn how to play as Ana, she gets a huge nerf.

https://us.battle.net/forums/en/over...3516591#post-1

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03-07-2017 , 03:33 AM

#2571

dlk9s

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As a Zen/Lucio main, I love the Zen buff.

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03-07-2017 , 03:40 AM

#2572

yellowfever

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That Winston buff is going to be huge.

Also heard rumblings that doomfist may come out soon after Orisa. Hopefully this is true because would be fun to shake up the meta with two guys rather then waiting so long in between. Could just be a rumor we shall see.

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03-07-2017 , 03:55 AM

#2573

Sciolist

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PTR looks good to me, Zen alt fire is the most fun thing about him

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03-07-2017 , 08:35 AM

#2574

Nchabazam

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PTR addresses a lot of my biggest problems with Ana (aside from her tiny hitbox). 80 damage with no drop off, and her ability to just grenade her feet when getting attacked made her terrifying.