Overwatch

Any hints about who is getting the new skins? Can't watch the video right now.

Interesting. I didn't expect Mei to get one since she got one last year(though it was controversial so maybe that is why she is getting another, more unique one this time) and is getting her Ecopoint Antarctica skin next month. Though I suppose it makes sense considering the event is the army of Mei having a snowball fight and like Reaper with Halloween it is kind of her event since it fits her character perfectly. Well, at least there is one skin I know I'm getting.
Those other three definitely deserve one, since Hanzo only has one event Legendary, Junkrat only two, and Roadhog only 2 with the last one being nearly a year ago. 
I hope D.Va gets one. 

Ana is getting aim-assist for allies on console! You have no idea how happy this makes me, I really like playing Ana but when the crosshair tends to move more towards enemies than allies it makes healing difficult, not to mention aiming on console is more difficult overall. So excited to play Ana after the next patch! 



Alright, the gif isn't really connected to the post, I just love it! xD

I've gotten my fair share of "trash Mercy" or "awesome Mercy" but the message I got today was... different. I played Mystery Heroes (Illios) and it looked like we would lose when I respawned as Mercy. I managed to help create a push that lead to us taking the zone, and then I healed (and sometimes killed) until the game was over and we turned a 0%-84% to a 100%-84%. Another thing you have to know is that I have the Winged Victory skin equipped. This is the message I got from one on the enemy team afterwards:


I wish I had a witty reply to this, but I was too weirded out to think of one.

Well, apparently this event will have 6 Legendary skins. We know of 3: Hanzo, Junkrat, and Roadhog. I wonder who the other three will be.

Well, one could argue that at lower ranks having that is a way of showing you matter since if you lose you won't be dragged down as much because of your team if you played really well and likewise if you carry your team and win you get more rewarded for that. 

Oh trust me, I agree that lower ranked Competitive has many problems. I'm just saying they might see it the way I described. 
Personally I think they just need to rework it from the ground up so the new one doesn't have these problems. 

Bernie Sanders for Overwatch Project Lead 2020!

Honestly, I think it's a pretty good change.

They've decreased the SR range the teams can have on all ranges, so teams should be more balanced, so better games for everyone.

The personal performance component is removed from diamond and above. So no ELO hell until diamond at least. No smurfs problems until diamond either. Basically you can practice a few heroes, get good at them and climb faster thanks to personal skill until you reach diamond, where, in theory, mechanical skill stops being the most important thing and teamwork and gamesense start to become the difference maker. It looks pretty well on paper. If they remove the performance component on lower ranks smurfs will definitely be a problem, and ELO hell will be a thing. I wouldn't mind if they did that cause it doesn't affect me, but I think it'd be better if is stayed for those SR ranges. I know I started to play cause I knew I could get out of any low SR level thanks to it. I do wonder if most people there do want performance sr removed as well, though.

I agree however with the thought that performance sr is flawed. Stats are nearly pointless in this game.

But the problem with keeping the personal skill ranking for low ranks is that it's going to continue to bad with throwers, leavers, and one-tricks. As long as the 10 percent are happy, low rank players don't matter anymore to Blizzard it seems. 

No D.VA skin Hanako Ikezawa