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ZARYA... IN... SPACE 

Platinum (2700+) Zarya on Horizon Lunar Colony

Great gameplay! I’m sure that they will get to diamond! Thank you @supportsapphic for helping me make the thumbnail!

I still do free video coaching, if you want to submit a video for coaching, just use tumblr’s submit feature or just message me!

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Developer Update: MAJOR PTR CHANGES

WARNING: some of these changes are meta shifting and will nullify some of the older professional strategies 

Lunar new year patch accidentally patched in some changes meant for the ptr

not fully finished and not all of the changes made it

Hero Changes:

Mei:

Increase duration of freeze

from 1 second to 1.5 seconds

Will give Mei more chances to fully freeze enemies

Secondary fire (icicles) will require less ammunition to fire

increased amount of icicles per reload

Sombra:

Hacked health packs no longer provide ultimate charge

Done to decrease frequency of EMP (ultimate)

Move ultimate generation solely to damage done

Changed gun (not specified)

Sped up hack time

Hack affects passive abilities (Genji’s double jump, Mercy’s guardian angel, Pharah’s hover jets)

Time increased on translocator (not specified how much added)

Doomfist:

Primary fire (hand cannon) ammo recover rate is now faster

Next ptr patch:

Hanzo:

looking for completely new ability

possible rapid succession arrows

up to 5 arrows at high fire rate

horizontal leap

allows Hanzo to leap forward, back, left or right to disengage or engage 

On list but not in patches

Symmetra:

not specified

Torbjorn:

how to make him more viable and more accepted

Why these changes matter (not in video)

Mei:

Mei’s changes allow her to become a more viable character on the competitive ladder, allowing her to zone out and successfully destroy flankers (Genji/Tracer)

SOMBRA! (Reaper voice: somBRAH)

Destroys perception of her as a viable off healer

Drastically decreased ultimate buildup

Changes playstyle completely 

No incentive to actually hack health packs to help team

Somehow increase stigma against Sombra one-tricks on the ladder 

Mei, Hanzo, and Torbjorn:

Defense heroes are classified from their high dps output and zoning capabilities. If tweaked too much, a defense hero could either become “over powered” or unplayable. All three of these heroes are already controversial to pick on ladder and changing them could seriously change the meta for non professional players. 

What do you think about these changes? 

Do you like or dislike them? What would you like to see updated? Which character would you like reworked?

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Volskaya Industries: Special jumping spots for Moira so she can scale buildings

This is a way to instantly improve your Moira skills. Make sure to practice first. 

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Orisa is a good character to use when your game is lagging a lot. 

Reasons: 

Barrier + Forgiving fire rate/large magazine + Halt + high health and armor pool

Can use the “pirateship” strategy of standing on the payload with a barrier around you

Can use barrier while firing

Barrier is stationary and will not lag along with your character

Orisa’s ultimate does not rely on the player’s actions and will work no matter what (as long as it is not destroyed)

Tip: As Orisa, you are the anchor of the team, stay in a safe spot and aid your team with barriers

Use halt while pre-firing at where enemies will land

Note: I was playing without lag before this game and did not intentionally go into a match without knowledge of how lag would be in this game. Please always check your ping and play before entering a competitive game.

Disclaimer: This does not mean that Orisa is a low skill hero, in order to play Orisa with lag, one must know her kit, know where to place her, and know the timing of enemies and character movement.

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Some shortcuts to have an advantage as Moira! Also includes a short guide on how to best utilize the fade ability!

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Pharah animation cancels! Some shortcuts to have an advantage as Pharah

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Orisa animation cancels! Some shortcuts to have an advantage as Orisa.

If you want a character covered faster, please tell us!

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Zenyatta animation cancels. The perfect way to get advantage as Zenyatta.