I think reworked Roadhog is super fun! I never played Roadhog before rework so idk how I can compare him to the original but OMG Pig Pen is SUCH a fun ability to use. Ive been getting some really fun kills with it like placing it down then hooking people into the pen and watch them take a shit ton of damage. FINALLY I can finally counter those pesky Soldiers and Genjis
I think the meter for Take A Breather works a lot better too because it just feels more smooth and useful in dangerous situations. I’m actually looking forward to play him a lot more, but compared to Sombra I dont see a lot of them? Maybe its because she got reworked at the start of the season but Sombra was EVERYWHERE both in my teams and the others and even now. I dont see a lot of people using him so I guess people disagree? But I really like him and I think I want to keep playing him now.
I tried playing the Concert Clash gamemode but I keep getting into backfills where the team I happen to get into are just dying horrendously, like I got backfilled into game, left because the team was dying constantly (like the loser i am lol), tried logging into one again then BACKFILLED INTO THE SAME GAME I JUST LEFT IN, idk if this is because not a lot of people are playing it but god, also I dont know how to play the gamemode or any of the characters they give you (though I want to learn how to play kiriko) My teammates just suck also while theirs somehow manage to actually work together, honestly i might not get that Junkrat skin but I could get that victory pose just by completing games and i could still use it as an incentive to start playing Junk lol
I gotta say tho, that little intro section when you first load into a game is so cute, its like those intros in Kpop music shows where it shows the members when they have a comeback for the first time
ykw i take back everything negative i said about Mauga, hes a lot more fun now that i actually know what im doing with him lol
I practiced his charge and trying not to crash into walls and definitely took advantage of the fact that you’re completely immune to everything when you use it
Along with his guns, the ult is the best part of his kit imo. Trapping enemies (Like you see here) and letting you and your team shoot them down is just, so fun and ive gotten so many good kills with it. Also I didnt know you get infinite ammo for his ult until i watched this highlight
Once again my golden rule for playing tank continues, which is that, as the tank your job should not be to fight the enemy tank. And hes so good at picking off squishys.
I tried playing Mauga and my first try review of him is that I LOVE the way he shoots. The double gun idea is super fun, and I love the way he can set fire to people and do a lot of damage.
But the rest just kinda falls flat for me? Maybe its because I’m not used to it and I need to try it more but his charge is kinda awkward to control and I end up crashing walls like an idiot half of the time. (Though one time I actually killed someone with the crash) His heal move is pretty cool though but I keep forgetting you need actually damage people to heal with it so that ones on me lmao
I’m seriously not used to how slow his movement is either, that sounds super weird because I play Zenyatta but I’m just used to tanks like Ram or Dva just feel faster/have a easy movement ability
BUT THE ENEMY MAUGAS IVE RUN INTO ARE TERRIFYING? I was playing Ram and one literally chased me on Colosseo as I tried to find a health pack, they always charge at you from the most bs angles and his goddamn ult which trapped me so many times (However around 80% of those were also me accidentally walking into them cause I didnt notice cause I’m an idiot lol)
However I gotta say I LOVE his voicelines and personality, he sounds so cheerful and happy even tho he’s secretly a psychopath who loves killing everyone-And his beef with Baptiste?? God I cant wait to hear all the interactions he could have
Also as for Illari, I love her aesthetic and how she heals but I CANNOT PLAY HITSCAN FOR THE LIFE OF ME IM SO BAD WITH AIM GODDAMNIT
Good news, I finally got Ramattra a couple days ago! (I just didnt want to say because I felt like I was spamming this acc)
Bad news is that for the first few games I played him I had jack shit what to do with him and I got wrecked lol
But I got some tips both from my friends and some youtube videos. The best tip I have learned as a Tank player is to NOT 1v1 THE OTHER TANK. They’ll just have backup support or DPS behind them, so cut them off. This goes for all tanks but ESPECIALLY Ramattra I realized.
The main tactic is to set up your barrier+chip away at the enemy with Omnic mode. The staff fire has a pretty wide spread so its pretty easy to get headshots with it and does a nice chunk of damage (Especially against squishy’s) Once they get low enough, trap them with vortex and punch them with Nemesis form. Like me playing Symmetra its like a 50/50 on whether it works or not but if it does its SO SATISFYING (Especially once you get ult)
Also I tried playing him in Open Queue so I can just mess around with his abilities and I got this INSANE game. We were playing Lijang Tower and by the final round, we were playing a Sigma and Wrecking Ball along with me as Ram. It was NUTS. Double barriers + a ball zipping around the point with a Soldier 76 for our only DPS. The only support was a Lucio that died a lot but he was trying his best lol We won that game and I got a lot of good Nemesis kills. A really fun and chaotic game for me.
And of course the voicelines and interactions are just, the absolute best. His voice actor absolutely kills it.
I’m going for Illari next because I already have 28/50 wins from the end of Season 6. But, it turns out I don’t even need to win them, and only complete the games, which is super easy for me. I tried Illari a bit when I player Trials of Sanctuary and I had so much fun with her! And as much as I love Zen, I want to get better on another Support chara (I have some hours on Bap and Moira but I dont really like their playstyle)
Tell me how I played Mei for the first time and got her Pixel and Cute spray in the SAME GAME on my FIRST TIME PLAYING HER without me realizing and then get a POTG team kill with her couple games later
And why am I having fun with her? Its so satisfying blocking Dva nukes with her wall or freezing people with her ult! Actually being able to damage people with your ult adds to her fun factor imo (Also I LOVE her Sprinkles skin and I was already thinking of playing her just so I can play with it, but I also like Star Sheep Orisa too)
On another note, I noticed playing Symmetra is like a 50/50 for me on whether I actually do good or not. But when I actually do good? Car-washing people with the turrets? It just feels so satisfying so I cant give her up