Overwatch

Fury_sl said:

That's odd, I thought you had to be level 25 to play in competitive. But the ss above shows 2 level 18's if I read that right. Oh, and can anyone explain what the stars under the characters indicate?

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The stars mean they're leve 100 x star, plus whatever it says. So they're not 18, they're 118. It resets indefinitely like that I think.

Fury_sl said:

That's odd, I thought you had to be level 25 to play in competitive. But the ss above shows 2 level 18's if I read that right. Oh, and can anyone explain what the stars under the characters indicate?

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Partially answered your own question. You get a star for every 100 levels. So level 118 would be 18 with a star under the portrait. 218 is 2 stars.

Damn my slow phone typing skills, beaten to the answer.

It really makes you wonder about the skill level of someone ranked 39 that is level 218 and picks genji when 2 others already did

Noodleface_sl said:

It really makes you wonder about the skill level of someone ranked 39 that is level 218 and picks genji when 2 others already did

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I ran into something similar recently and it turned out it was an account at a Lan center so it was a shared account that was heavily used but not by the same player. Possible that this is the same with those awful decisions, but it could just as easily be a troll, which I see far more frequently in competitive play. At least qm, people can hide behind the excuse of practice or just having a laugh with no major punishment to the entire team.

Tarisk_sl said:

I ran into something similar recently and it turned out it was an account at a Lan center so it was a shared account that was heavily used but not by the same player. Possible that this is the same with those awful decisions, but it could just as easily be a troll, which I see far more frequently in competitive play. At least qm, people can hide behind the excuse of practice or just having a laugh with no major punishment to the entire team.

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Isn't account sharing bannable?

Eh LAN centers get a pass. The reason it was so high up the played list in Korea was because of PC Bangs, not because of sales.

Edit: Also you aren't sharing account info, just letting someone play. Account info is the big thing no company likes you sharing, for a bunch of (pretty good) reasons.

Slaythe_sl said:

The biggest hole to my game is not being really great at any offense heroes. I end up playing soldier there more than anything but wish I was better at reaper or pharah. Need quick play practice I guess.

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Funny thing is that soldier is a lot better on defense then offense.

Pharah and genji might translate pretty well because of the projectile speed.

Think I'm destined for the 55-59 ranking, can't seem to break it. Although I've played 80% solo queue.

I don't seem to see anyone else grouped up unless it isn't very obvious, i figured it kept largely solo ppl with solo ppl.

^ That .3 second long screen tells you, yes.

Pre-mades on your team or on the enemy team = totally irrelevant data unless you're a salty bad looking to prepare excuses for why [something other than you] is holding you back from your great glory at the top of the ladder.

Seems like they'd be a lot more prone to sync ults, target players, or any other shit that helps teams win.

Eidal_sl said:

Pre-mades on your team or on the enemy team = totally irrelevant data unless you're a salty bad looking to prepare excuses for why [something other than you] is holding you back from your great glory at the top of the ladder.

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premades do mean something because they will almost never join team comms

Harfle_sl said:

premades do mean something because they will almost never join team comms

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Neither do most people I played with at rank 57. Granted, I only played 20 or so comp games so who knows. Are you guys saying its common in your experience to have all 5 strangers up and following voice calls? I find that hard to believe.

Fawe, your anecdote is fine but where are the accompanying "I got put with a pre-made who never said a word to me but they were well-coordinated and we won handily." anecdotes? Are you implying that its more likely to lose with a pre-made on your team? Or just that its less fun because they don't talk to you and sometimes you lose.