stadium-discussion

[vital surge]

Could be worse, I'm bronze and trying to play

[sharp current]

the fact the ranks arent based on anything other than pointys is insane

its completely unfair 99% of the time

[vital surge]

This game just sucks when you have bad aim.

[errant scarab]

do these powers cancel each other out on allies

[hot drum]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FJo-haXRVU7jaRcSyyjTj5B0JjmG8yp06NHZuZQNtwQ/edit?usp=sharing

[errant scarab]

is that real or your fan fiction

[hot drum]

i had to copy them over so probably some inconsistancies but thats what my friends found

[neon galleon]

Pretty much? You can still get it to headshot if you unscope but the moment you activate the scope, if it’s anything like some of the other auto lock stuff, only Dva Mech and Genji by default can still get the headshot multiplier and you would have to be looking at their face

This is because Cass auto lock and Freja Seekerpoint target the center of mass, and it just so happens that Dva Mech’s and Genji’s headshot hit box is close enough to center of mass for them to land there

[zinc root]

no, if you aim at the head and would hit a headshot, it gives it to you. if you would miss it locks onto the body for you... at least that's how i bet it's supposed to work. i havent tried it. that's how soldier's visor works.

[neon galleon]

Still if the auto lock kicks in, in theory only Dva Mech and Genji will still benefit/be harmed by the headshot multiplier

[zinc root]

what do you mean? why genji?

[errant scarab]

he got xqc posture

[neon galleon]

His center of mass is close enough to his head hitbox that the shot in theory will still count as hitting a headshot, that’s what happened with Cass’s auto lock

[zinc root]

oh gotcha

[neon galleon]

Granted Genji ALSO potentially has the most ways to force that shot into a body shot + considering he has 2 ways of sending that shot back at you, Dva Mech is definitely the more consistent one

[coarse fern]

freja can have infinite ammo

machine gun freja is kinda insane

[ember kettle]

To not buy tactical rifle. Please

If yu care about winning

Do not buy that fucking power

Its a fucking bait

OKay I can already tell in 1 game. Throwing the borrow is so much better than the explosive bolt.

seeker point feels garbage. I just realized I miss read it

I dont like her in 3rd person.

Dude she feels ass with weapon power.

Things are way too floaty for accurate she has to be

esp god forbid you get a mirror match

maybe its just because I went seeker? because holy seeker is unreliable.

I thought seeker when I first read it was 3 auto aim arrows

The free bola is so much fucking better its insane

This is making me remember why I dont like weapon power on ashe.
building for mass aoe burst is just better in every fucking way

Bro im about to quit playing stadium with how floaty everything is

Like how the fuck am I suppose to play against a mercy juno freja genji

Whos just triple dashing everywhere through the air

Meanwhile the enemy freja is 100-0ing 4 of us in in a 1v5 because she cant be hit and the bola spam build has no counterplay because its unvoidable explosion damage

and it seems if the bola is fired as take aim, it still scales as a "take aim" weapon power wise .

yeah my second games going so much better going bola spam

[ember kettle]

yeah no. Confirmed. Bola / Explosive spam build is the best build

@neon galleon @hearty lodge
Not sure how much testing y'all have done but.
Mark of Kitsune DOES NOT have to hit the main arrow to boost the damage.
The explosion itself counts as explosive damage. So even if you shoot the floor, mark of kitsune damage applies still.

[hearty lodge]

yeah i know

im using MotK on my build

and eventually bola as well

She's weird cause there's so many viable items and powers she can take

[ember kettle]

Lile Field or what ever into So Cooked, get a magnetic maelstrom + motk as your first 2 big items

Feels disgusting

and since you are playing around updraft, using aeroweave cloak and torni for the health and overhealth and healing on updrafting and taking aim in the air

get the elimations reset quick dash cooldowns and if you do it right your just perma dashing in the air with the slowed momentum and healing take aims giving you

Dont know. Still experimenting with the elim reset idea one

phantasmal flux would prob be the best 3rd item with all the bola's and explosive shots

[main jungle]

I've been really enjoying taking liquid nitrogen & cyber venom instead of mark and playing more supportive backline spam

[zinc root]

hmm... it kinda cancels out, sadly. i got it to trigger headshots a few times, but i think that was more by chance

[errant scarab]

rip ok ty

i dont think i'll take auto lock again bc it just fails to work half the time

but regardless im kinda shit out of luck ever since freja got added

shit's bullshit

[zinc root]

i found the autolock worked pretty well, it's just a little finnicky

[errant scarab]

rein nerfed to the ground, lucio nerfed, freja nuclear bomber added

orisa 10 second ult in round 3 onward not nerfed

teammate soldiers building biotic fields

i was two divisions away from all star v_v

absolutely could have done it but teammate availability didn't overlap enough

now it seems impossible if i cant learn freja myself

[tardy salmon]

do u guys also have insane queue times in stadium?

i wait 15 mins usually

[flat elm]

Have seen upwards of 30 before depending on time, group etc

[tardy salmon]

i cant even queue anymore on support

every time i solo queue its 15 mins

feels like ow 1 fr

[flat elm]

Support definitely has the longest

If you group w DPS/tank you should get lower

[jovial silo]

What rank do i have to reach to get that Juno skin in stadium

[zinc root]

hmm.... contender

[flat elm]

All star for juno

Elite for the rest of them

And the all star can be in any rank, it doesn't need to be sup

[thorny geode]

what
the fuck
did they do in stadium

Why did they nerf mccree

[leaden wraith]

perk idea for sigma: hitscan plus 30m range

[summer hearth]

freya is the new broken

[acoustic kiln]

ranges from 7-20 minutes on support but 1 minute on every other role

[acoustic kiln]

you ain’t ready for the oneshot accretion builds

[neon galleon]

I’m more concerned about how op Sojourn will be once she gets added in

[verbal lake]

Power idea for sigma, he gets a floating resource meter like Pharah so he can fly around the entire map

[hearty lodge]

STOP

NO MORE FLYING CHARACTERS PLS!!!

I can barely hit my shots against juno, mercy, freja and genji already!!! 😭

Junkrat is gonna be so ass just because everyone is flying 24/7

[late seal]

i cant buy in the buy menu -.-

lost us the game

any way how to counter this?

[covert axle]

guys is 126k currency in 1 game good

like REALLY good

[verbal lake]

Sigma will be easier to shoot trust 🙂‍↕️

[sand cedar]

I’m so confused. Does damage boost for mercy increase with weapon power? Or is it just her healing

[verbal lake]

Just her healing. If you want to increase your damage boost, then there’s an epic item for it that also gives you +50 armor and extra ult charge from Dmg boost

[quasi violet]

Freja is brokennnnnn

[thorny geode]

n o

he was fine :c and it already sucks having my ult blocked by dva and rein every time

(also dva is like- 5 times more busted than mccree)

[neon galleon]

I can’t even tell if this is a bunch of copium, ragebait, sarcasm that has somehow flown above my head, or genuine mistaken belief-

[hearty lodge]

it's their own percieved truth

doesn't mean its true, or false for that matter

[neon galleon]

Weapon power only affects her staff’s healing and her pistol damage. Tbh fire rate and weapon power should be your main focus on Mercy as ability power straight up does nothing on Mercy if you don’t pick one of 2 powers that specifically uses ability power

The legit only reason you go into the ability tree otherwise is to get one of her exclusive items as some of her good ones are in there

[verbal lake]

Take that redhead out of this mode pls omg

[quasi violet]

No just needs to be fixed

She’s buggy

[neon galleon]

I mean Cass’s ult is still good at area denial

It don’t gotta kill if everyone refuses to try to touch point cause of it

[worn parcel]

finally i did it!

i hit elite in every role on stadium

[acoustic kiln]

i wanna play mei on stadium but on the other hand

i cant fucking hit freya

[thorny geode]

ulting should be viable on any class since it's a fundamental mechanic of the game (And holy shit does dva's ult need a nerf at the bare minimum)

[neon galleon]

Weapon power Reaper:

[thorny geode]

Yeah, but it's like a 10% general buff, and you should still be ulting since it's overwatch-

it's good if you don't ult immediately every time but you gotta do it eventually

[tulip perch]

came back to the game after 2 years, like stadium a lot. however, does anyone else feel like the armoury music fucks you up a little - as in like, the motif plays at 30 seconds remaining and it makes me panic a little cuz thats what you usually hear before a round starts. thoughts?

[thorny geode]

Alrighty, cool, thanks

do wish his ult was better in genereal though

[radiant heart]

guys ive only ranked up all season as supp until almost elite 2. Now i cant win a single game. Am i just ass, is it an off day, or has there been a major change?

[vital surge]

So what's bugged about Freja?

I mean of course her ability to just aim near anyone every updraft and clump them is OP, but that doesn't seem bugged

[novel sparrow]

can i post my dva build link here?

https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/1kt35og/the_best_dva_build_in_stadium_i_call_it_the_dva/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

[acoustic kiln]

godddddd ability power moira is so strong

i love it

especially when i just melt their supports and dps with a pure damage coalescence + damage orbs

[reef lichen]

is it possible to play another hero in stadium when you're at a high rank?

[hearty lodge]

wdym

[reef lichen]

like if i wanted to play someone like reaper when i only played mei up to that point and i already made it to a high rank like elite can i still play reaper in that rank

[hearty lodge]

Unless your other DPS picked Reaper before you did, nothing's gonna stop you from playing any character

do what you want

[vital surge]

I have like a 33% win rate which makes climbing suck still haha

[modest hull]

alright whats the stadium meta now

[verbal lake]

Freja, pick the power that gives you a small ult then farm ability power. Boom, your mini ults have become full blown ults by like the third round

Not to mention other powers that also enhance her ult

Shit’s broken I hope they fix it soon

[dense shadow]

what about supp and tank

[verbal lake]

Supp is the same…

Go juno
Farm ability power
Use torpedoes
Boom, profit.
Idk much about tank cause I’m not a tank player tbh

[dense shadow]

aight

[hearty lodge]

Flying characters. You either are good at dealing with them, or are one of them. If not you are losing.

(Except tanks, that role is always Zarya)

Moe explained it pretty much

[cloud delta]

So why add freja into a mode when she hasnt even been nerfed in regular QP. Blizzard cant seriously think shes fine right? Also why add a new hero one which keep in mind EVERYONE is complaining about being too strong to begin with. Either A her right click needs a way longer cooldown or B it does a lot less damage cause to be able to spam that along with doing all the damage she is dealing is actually insane. Keep in mind she has next to no dmg fall off. Shes not a sniper with a high power rifle SHE HAS A CROSSBOW that 1 Will dip with range like hanzos Bow 2 will deal a whole lot less dmg the further it is. If her shots go straight why doesnt hanzos? Shouldve put hanzo in here before Freja. But hey what do i know Freja is completely fine the way she is right? Stadium isnt fun with her id rather deal with an spamming Juno or a Cassidy headshotting everyone then Freja cause at least cass takes some form of skill for headshots

[hearty lodge]

1. Probably because they've been working on her being on Stadium before stadium release.
2. Community's moods don't affect content release dates. They can release her in Stadium and then let the balance team figure out if and what balances she needs.
3. Hanzo shoots a bow, while Freja shoots a Crossbow. The difference in power is being reflected in the lack of an arch for Freja's crossbolts.
4. She's probably not fine in this state if its casuing such a reaction from people in you similar situation.
5. Once Freja is nerfed, will you commit to hating something else in Stadium? Try finding how to deal with these strong options or look for ways to have fun that circumvent the problem, it'll help you more than waiting for Blizzard to fix their game your way.

[void pawn]

woah

holy shit i finally have image perms to post my silly stadium momentos

[void pawn]

i play unkillable rein build for tank

since they nerfed AP into the ground

[reef lichen]

freja looks like she's photoshopped in i swear

[dense shadow]

does any1 compare to her on supp? people keep insta locking her

[oak aspen]

What a wonderful day

[ionic tree]

ever since freja got added ive been on a loss streak. havent won once

[acoustic kiln]

moira ability power is also really good

i cant get past pro 5😭 \

im not good enough to solo carry games so its dependant on if i have a good tank or not

[verbal lake]

https://x.com/chronofloss/status/1925617424688107997?s=46

Dylan Snyder 💙 (@chronofloss)

Okay so yeah, it seems like Freja can feel pretty overwhelming to deal with in Stadium 😅 We're actively discussing what to look at to try and make her more manageable while still rewarding high skill expression and mastery. We're also looking at stuff like Cass's Fan build, etc.

X · May 22, 2025, 6:19 PM

THANK GOD

[coral nimbus]

what do y'all think is the best dps duo in stadium? I think genji+freja is really good

[hearty lodge]

With good players: Freja + Cassidy
With average players: Freja + Soldier
With bad players: you lose

[neon galleon]

Some combo of Soldier, Freja, or Cass are probably the best ones right now.

[acoustic kiln]

dont know what the fuck i was talking about

ability power moira on top

[acoustic kiln]

89k money in a 6 round match

feels so good.

[novel sparrow]

lol

[hot drum]

Stadium should add another level of perks past the purple ones where they’re red, give you both negative and positive effects as a trade off, and you can only have 1 of them in its own seperate slot like a curse slot

That’s always my fav part of making builds in rogue likes

[grave pasture]

Stadium isn't a roguelike though

[hot drum]

Yeah but you can make builds like in rogue likes

[acoustic kiln]

weapon power/attack speed moira is very good as well

but im only using her against d.va

deconstruction is lowkey underrated

[grave pasture]

Even so it's much closer to a MOBA imo

Hell it's closer to Paladins than a roguelike

[hot drum]

For example one perk could be “gain ult charge from and during your ultimate, but you loose ult charge overtime if you stop gaining it for more than 5 seconds”

Or some type of tradeoff like that

[hearty lodge]

yellow for legendary :3

[hot drum]

Nah it’s gotta be red cause it’s cursed, powers are yellow

[hearty lodge]

powers dont have color

[hot drum]

But they’re kinda yellow tho

Orange outline

[late bridge]

The lucio item in stadium called Airwaves. i dont actually understand what it means and does

[frosty merlin]

i skipped the stadium % i was like 25% into elite 1 we lost sm left last game now it shows 99% elite 1 as i went up in a losing game??? anyway to recheck my %

[hearty lodge]

They nerfed Freja: 25% reduced income from damage/healing

[hearty lodge]

they removed the bola power

[meager citrus]

anyone know why yet

the piercing power was removed like an hour into her being added so a few days for this one is weird

[hardy raven]

they removed it while i was midmatch

it was so annoying

[urban grotto]

did they remove frejas lillie faelde?

[urban grotto]

🥀

so now shes buns

[hearty lodge]

no, lmao

[hearty lodge]

This build was always stronger: https://stadiumbuilds.io/build/ce82f6be-1e36-4314-80c4-6e887e11c9fe

[urban grotto]

bola build will always be better

in my heart atleast 😔

[grave pasture]

Shameless self promotion here

[hearty lodge]

am i not allowed to say my honest opinion?

[grave pasture]

fair

[hearty lodge]

if i made it its cause i believe its the best option

the build people often use (bola AP) is now impossible to make since they removed the bola Power, so i shared an alternative

i dont see why i should be insulted by helping someone

people have a problem with it for some reason

.

[flat elm]

Nothing wrong w sending a build you made dw

Quite literally one of the main purposes of the channel is to craft builds hahah

[hearty lodge]

thx for the clarification, for a sec there i thought this server might have rules against it, which i could understand honestly

[flat elm]

Nah server rules just prevent e.g. plugging and spamming your socials everywhere

And well if you couldn't send a link like that to stadium thing you'd have to type out a wall of text every time

[hearty lodge]

right...

[flat elm]

But anyway, v glad devs nerfed Freja quickly

Was a bit scared they'd have left it few more weeks

[hearty lodge]

its so nice knowing the devs are invested in making this mode work

[flat elm]

The perk they removed was actually disgusting hahah

Ult on 10s (?) cd

[hearty lodge]

im wondering if they removed it cause of a bug, or simply because of the hate people were having against it

[flat elm]

When mid game you can easily hit the combo for whole HP bar

I'm guessing they deemed it unbalanced which is fair

[hearty lodge]

they'll have to think of a way to make AP Freja work otherwise then

[flat elm]

Bit different from the other heroes having ults on cd

Like soldier reap genji, even baby bob I guess

Nothing is quite as oppressive as bola slow and dmg all in 1

[hearty lodge]

We got an explanation from the devs

[neon galleon]

I feel like a better comparison is Soldier’s or Genji’s mini ult to Freja’s mini ult cause Reaper’s mini ult……is just extremely outclassed to the point of not even being funny…

[mystic kraken]

hello, i was wondering about the all-star Juno skin! if you happen to derank from all star league do you get the skin removed/locked again?

[lofty junco]

God stadium rein is lame

[dire reef]

anyone want to group for stadium? i still need to collect the lootbox. dont really care about losing

dang ok

[inland vine]

whats the best doom build

[hearty lodge]

Doom isnt in stadium, what the fork?

I wish tho hahaha

[hearty lodge]

You dont lose it on de-rank

[shell musk]

can someone help me with quest in stadium please?

[proven knot]

yes

it pierced rein shield

[covert harness]

Stadium games are taking forever to get in to.

I've especially noticed this since moving up the ranks.

[acoustic kiln]

wait

NO MORE FREJA BOMB

STADIUM IS SAVED

[hearty lodge]

dude, we had a game where 4 of us (me included) got disconnected from the match and none of the opponents!

it was so winnable but we kept losing our teammates due to the servers

3rd round i wasnt able to buy because of a shop bug

[torpid cosmos]

solo queing as mercy is not for the weak bro

i went from pro 2 to elite 1

[hearty lodge]

WE CAME BACK FROM A 0-3 GAME LETS GOOOO

[acoustic kiln]

you just gotta have the right build ngl

and pray your teammates dont suck

BUT IM ONLY IN PRO 4 WHY DO I GOTTA WAIT 19 MINUTES

[torpid cosmos]

i have a rlly good build

my teammates are just always so dumb 😭

it js annoying waiting in 15 min queue to get shredded

[acoustic kiln]

i always have at least one useless dps so im usually boosting the tank and the other one

[acoustic kiln]

real

i shouldnt have a 19 minute queue fo rjust pro 4

[torpid cosmos]

my team is either the best ever or shocking

[acoustic kiln]

fuck it imma get my dps games in its mei time

[torpid cosmos]

HELP I DID THAT

[verbal lake]

Huge W

[torpid cosmos]

i had enough switched to dps

learnt to play mei for it

😭

[verbal lake]

Pro 5 here, same queue times.

[torpid cosmos]

the difference in comp supp queue times and stadium is crazy

we have all migrated to stadium

[acoustic kiln]

HOW THE FUCK DO YOU GO NEGATIVE IN STADIUM

😭

26 AND 29 IS CRAZY

[zinc root]

stadium rank is cosmetic, and mostly a progression system. matches are made wth hidden MMR. everyone gets to Pro by simply playing enough

i dunno whats up with queue times

[ember kettle]

Wtf

It was her only good build

I loaded in to play freja not realizing they removed it

And this is fucking ass

And they still refuse to nerf junker queen

THey are nerfing everything else

BUT JUNKER

[hearty lodge]

not even her best build

[ember kettle]

her normal shooting sucks ass

and her explosive shots are too easy to miss with how slippery everything it

She has a literal peashooter

[hearty lodge]

she's not easy but she's op

[hearty lodge]

30 dmg per "pea" shot

[grave pasture]

Her explosive shots aren’t that difficult to hit

I’m gonna be honest if you’re having a lot of trouble hitting them then

Yes there are some harder to hit characters. Moria fades out. Juno is fast and can juke with blink boots, mercy

But she really is an aim oriented character

[ember kettle]

Meanwhile auto losing the game because junkerqueen takes 0 damage and 1 shots everyone in the game

Lets not nerf junker queen btw

[grave pasture]

I’ve seen less JQ and way more Zarya recently for some reason, granted I’m only early elite

[ember kettle]

she has 42k money right now. the next highes ton her team is 30k

[grave pasture]

JQ, right?

[ember kettle]

she does way too fucking much

[grave pasture]

Yeah she snowballs like crazy

[ember kettle]

I also just need to stop taking seeker shot on freja

this is by far her worst power

[grave pasture]

Which one is Seeker Shot again

[ember kettle]

the free bolt shots after landing epxlosive

[hearty lodge]

https://tenor.com/view/invisible-food-no-food-no-food-cooking-cooking-invisible-food-gif-26221963

bro is NOT cooking hahaha

[ember kettle]

SHE DOES NO DAMAGE

I CANT EVEN KILL A FUCKING SUPPORT WHILE HITING EVERY SHOT

[grave pasture]

It has really nice synergy with like, redux and that

[ember kettle]

This character is fucking dog shit and im takinng that to my grave

[hearty lodge]

its fine, not everyone is good with the good characters

[ember kettle]

All she fucking has is mobility and the bola build they removed for no reason

Shes not fucking good

Like shes just not fucking good

[hearty lodge]

im dogwater on cassidy and reaper and they are busted

she's not "easy good" i'll give you that

she's "tryhard good"

[ember kettle]

Im building full weapon power, hitting my shots, hitting my explosive shots, and people just ignore me because im not killing anyone

[grave pasture]

Are you attempting to bolt dash bolt?

[ember kettle]

Yes. I know how to play freja

she just doesnt fucking hurt

The bola build was the only redeeming fucking factor

[grave pasture]

Me when I can 2 shot most of the cast (I apparently don’t hurt)

[hearty lodge]

can we tone down the curses a lil bit? 😅

what are you building on her?

[grave pasture]

Full weapon power apparently

[hearty lodge]

full WP%, what's that in items

Portable Zipline, Talon Modification module, Compensator?>

[ember kettle]

The standard items

That every wp player builds

[hearty lodge]

try Ironclad Exhaust Ports (Rare/Survival)

[grave pasture]

So like, Spider + Closer + whatever else idk

?

[hearty lodge]

im legit playing a "weapon" build with AP% items and its destroying lobbies

Mark of the Kitsune and Three Tap Tommygun is all the damage she needs

Ironclad Exhaust Ports and Tourniquete is all the survivability she needs to be nearly immortal

i wonder what they'll do to LillIe Faelde

do you think they'll rework it?

[ember kettle]

AP is useless because it only boosts bola.

That power didnt need removed or changed

Im not sure how much this volley power is doing

[grave pasture]

I doubt it was removed for being OP, probably a bug

[ember kettle]

Updraft is freja's only fun builds

so I gotta i guess some how make try making cyclone +the explosion range work

[ionic tree]

womp womp

[ember kettle]

Like im trying so hard to find a consistent.

[hearty lodge]

@ember kettle

[ember kettle]

Fucking finally. elite dps

just need elite tank now

Then I can go back to fucking support like I want

[ember kettle]

I dont like the reload perk. Because im gonna still press reload every kill. And it changes nothing

[hearty lodge]

or you could... you know... not press reload?

[ember kettle]

Good luck. Been playing shooters for 20+ years and its a habbit that cant be broken

[hearty lodge]

fair enough

[ember kettle]

Me and my friends call it CRS

Chronic Reload Syndrome

The second that enemy dies, that reload button is pressed because I dont need to be missing ammo when I see the next target

ANd its carried on to every shooter ive played

I could use an lmg with 200 rounds, shoot 10, and still sit through a 3 minute reload time

I'll try the build. Maybe it will go good using dash more

only really going for explosive shot on quick dashes for seeker

[proven knot]

basically everybody does it

[hearty lodge]

MUST I DO EVERYTHING!!!

yes xD

[covert harness]

Showing them that Freja is still relevant.

[proven kite]

what rank is it to get that juno skin?

[silent otter]

All star

[proven kite]

good lord i am not getting there in time

[silent otter]

Stadium is one mental mode, out of 6 rounds in two I did over 14k damage as junker Queen 💀

It is going into next season too

[proven kite]

oh shit really?

[silent otter]

Ye cavalry said it

I can’t send screenshots I’m not high enough in here

[proven kite]

im sure as hell not getting there alone, im def gonna try tho

[silent otter]

But I think rank does reset

Support is my highest rank, but I did queue with 3 friends start of the season as support, now I only play that with on of my friends

Tank and DPS I’ll solo Q

But I don’t want to lose my Pro 5 in support 😂

[flat elm]

Wait they extended it? Thought they were all season exclusives

[proven kite]

supporrts also my highest rank, im so scared to lose it but im also not strong enough on anything else😭

[proven kite]

id assume because of it being a new mode

[flat elm]

Yea I guess BC there were few issues

[proven kite]

theyd wanna extend it for more people to get it

yeah

[silent otter]

Am I allowed to send links?

Just wanted to make sure beforehand

[flat elm]

Wonder if they're releasing another next season

Ya you can, but if it's a self promo not here

[silent otter]

It’s not it’s cavalry’s tweet

https://x.com/owcavalry/status/1925674808068444319?s=46&t=76-Au_YWSytoC4JHEHCYNQ

Why I wanted to double check

[flat elm]

Ya that's fine dw

[silent otter]

I’m not always in here so I didn’t know lol

I’m just happy Freja’s annoying power is gone

[flat elm]

And money gain nerf 🙏

[hearty lodge]

oh yeah

that's the stuff

im gonna cry

hahahaha

[silent otter]

Thank the holy devs 🤣

I don’t much see her in stadium nkw and my god is it so much better

Less oppressive the game feels

[flat elm]

Love how it's always 99

[silent otter]

https://tenor.com/view/good-luck-gif-14129006203736939143

[dense shadow]

on juno is it better to go full torpedo or infinite flight

[hearty lodge]

THERE WE GOOOOO

[proven kite]

do the challenge skins go away when reset happens

[hearty lodge]

i'd say infinite flight for the survivability it provides

you are straight up unkillable in certain maps

and if the map doesnt benefit you, you can change the build into sth else

[ionic tree]

ahahahah hows that freja nerf

[warm mantle]

anyone queuing stadium around elite/pro rank

if i queue support alone it is 19 minutes

[dense shadow]

and if i remmeber correectly all i need is - the double glide boost power and 10% cooldown reducion?

[hearty lodge]

5%

[dense shadow]

aight

[dense shadow]

would u say get it round 3 or 5

[hearty lodge]

whatever round you get a good map for it

if you get a good map for it, then go for it

if you dont, dont

[dense shadow]

aight

[hearty lodge]

colisseo, nepal are bad maps for examlpe

arena, the very open map that pushes a robot, those are good maps

[dense shadow]

aight

playing support cause i feel helpless on tank and dps\

even tho im a dps player

[hearty lodge]

cool stadium match with commentators:
https://youtu.be/ATW9dqa-SR4?t=1371

feels like a OCS for stadium hahaha i think big events for this mode are gonna be really enjoyable

[dense shadow]

is jq and freya still meta after hotfix?

[ocean vessel]

yea

[shrewd temple]

Dude im pro 1 dps someone carry me fr to all star i have shit randoms

[ancient blaze]

Does anyone know why I'm getting calibration but my duo isn't? I figure calibration is just the win streak thing?? But we've played the same games which is why I'm really confused as to why they aren't getting it too

[reef lichen]

it's 2 to 3 in my current match, its so over

and im guessing it's my fault because i guess i just have 0 braincells and my team is just playing picture perfectly

like they dont make mistakes too

[shadow fjord]

alot of games are just won off of who built better honestly

[reef lichen]

no you win if you play a more mentally fucked hero then the enemy

[shadow fjord]

lol thats basically every hero, like if the person is good with the hero pretty much every one has a super messed up build path lol

[reef lichen]

yep another first death another loss

[shadow fjord]

thats kind of just the mode tho

i mean if you give up that early then you will lose more, i just came back from a 0-2, we were so far behind we had nearly 20% cash bonus

we even lost every first teamfight for the next two rounds lol, but went 4-2 by the end

its a very swingy mode and sometimes you'll lose one engagement but win all the rest

[reef lichen]

this gamemode is just luck

no skill

you can probably have an afk tank and still win

it's that no skill

[shadow fjord]

it is a more fun gamemode, its not like there is a qp so the ranked version is the casual mode

i mean if you afk'd and climbed with tank you could record it and become super famous on youtube for one video which would get you a good amount of money for nothing

[verbal lake]

Thank you omg. People don’t realize that this mode can easily turn around and it’s all about strategy

[verbal lake]

Try seeing the enemy’s builds and counter them. This is also a skill expression. The game mode just requires a lot of strategy which may seem overwhelming at first

[shadow fjord]

honestly once i learned the items enough to start counter building i got alot less frustrated with some builds

[verbal lake]

The only luck factor is honestly the quality of your teammates but that’s just a downside of any team based shooter tbh

[verbal lake]

Yep

[shadow fjord]

playing every character also helped, let me learn how they were stomping me lol

[reef lichen]

strategy and stadium in the same sentence? are you sure you're thinking straight

WAIT WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS NAME

[shadow fjord]

all the names are dumb jokes or references to lore stuff

[verbal lake]

Yes my guy, if their dps is going heavy Wp you go with survivability. If they have a right click spamming Cass and you’re Orisa, pick the deflect power and end his ass every time. You just need to critically think about what the enemy’s strategy is and counter it while also being effective in your own field

[verbal lake]

It’s cute ngl I love it.

Love spotting the random heroes’ last names while browsing through the items

[shadow fjord]

lol the reflection power on orissa can turn a game around

[verbal lake]

“Amari’s antidote”
“Ogiundimu barrier field”
“Talon modifications weapons”

[verbal lake]

Genuinely

[shadow fjord]

they made a different gamemode that actually feels like it has a place, and yeah i even like some of the silly names and lore stuff they are adding in it

[reef lichen]

tbh i just never liked stadium ever

[verbal lake]

The game mode justifies the game as a sequel. Because good sequels add onto their predecessors and explore new ways to spice up the old gameplay. This is exactly what stadium does and why a lot of pro players who are already good at the main game utterly love this mode. It’s refreshing for them but it’s still the game they know

[verbal lake]

That’s fine, then it’s not your niche. You can stick to main ow2 or 6v6

[reef lichen]

i wish this gamemode was never a thing ngl

[verbal lake]

Nah, that’s just too far buddy. This game mode some would say saved the game

[reef lichen]

i disagree, it's basically just bootleg marvel rivals with a dumbass fucking robot screaming "LUCIOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" "DONT LET THE WINGS FOOL YOU THIS ANGEL PACKS THE PUNCH" "A SHOCKING BLOW BY REINHARDT" all game

i just really wish there was a way to disable his voice

[verbal lake]

Tons of people love it even if it’s a “bootleg rivals”. Meaning it is successful. This mode is also the reason why a lot of people are actually coming back to play the game. So yea I’d say the mode was a healthy success for the game

Personally I don’t mind the announcer. I think his voice brings hype

[reef lichen]

he's annoying

[verbal lake]

I think he’s cool

[shadow fjord]

lol i like the announcer

[verbal lake]

There should be an option to disable him tho since I’ve seen this complaint a lot lately

[shadow fjord]

but galacta doesn't bother me in rivals so it is what it is

and stadium was in the works before rivals was ever confirmed a thing, and its coming from a different place (mobas), the only kind of samey thing is the 3rd person but thats not really a rivals defining thing

[reef lichen]

he's literally gonna be the reason why i uninstall this game and play rivals instead

[shadow fjord]

i mean thats fine, rivals is fun, i play both games tbh they offer different stuff

[reef lichen]

he was fine in the first week or so but that's it

[shadow fjord]

i'm looking forward to ultron tbh, hopefully i'll have another support to play in that game besides sue

i'm really liking stadium because its making me play more roles than just support

[reef lichen]

man i just made myself sad because my pc cant run rivals

[shadow fjord]

lol yeah its harder to run than ow2 is for sure, my pc is just barely there

[verbal lake]

I’d love stadium in Qp cause I can actually experiment with other support builds without worrying about my rank

[reef lichen]

i need to buy a pc

[verbal lake]

Haven’t tried either Kiri or Lucio in this mode cause my the time I was done experimenting with mercy I was already like elite 1

[shadow fjord]

yeah i kind of gave up on worrying about rank except getting to the rewards milestones and decided to focus on just having fun making builds in stadium... at least for now lol who knows later on

[verbal lake]

My laptop is brand new and high quality but even it couldn’t run that game

It’s whatever now

Not that eager to try it anymore

[shadow fjord]

yeah i'd be hard pressed to say its better than overwatch, just different... so theres alot of reasons to like it and not like it tbh

[verbal lake]

I should really try and get that mvp title but I don’t want to play Cass or Ashe T_T

[shadow fjord]

lol i can't either, those two were the worst for me but they both have builds that are ok without aim tbh

i'm terrible with hitscan

[verbal lake]

Ashe’s coach gun build is good I believe.

[shadow fjord]

too much lucio and kiriko in the past for me to be good with hitscan

[verbal lake]

Cass has a hinder build, or, God forbid you wanna terrorize tanks, go Right Click Randy build.

[shadow fjord]

ironically playing alot of 76 with the aimbot build is making me better at shooting 76's rifle because i get alot of practice between the autoaiming

lol i used rightclick randy to get my win with him for the title

[verbal lake]

Too much tf2 in the past for me to actually be good at hitscan. It’s why most of my mains are projectile or sustain fire heroes. Heck my aim on Juno got a lot better once I started treating her gun as single fire more

[verbal lake]

That’s fine. Just be mindful that people will start to counter you

[shadow fjord]

i was hard into tf2, was part of a training squad for a team (my internet was too spoty to play in the actual tournies lol) and played alot of scout... this was all before they added the lootboxes... i quit when that happened then ow came out and i never looked back at tf2

but that game made me good at dodging snipers with a wind up time

i'm gonna try a jav spin/overheat build on orissia, i can't tell if its awful or ok sometimes

[silent otter]

It’s all star in any role for the Juno skin isn’t it?

[acoustic kiln]

i just wanna queue for dps and support

but if i do i only get dps games.

[grave pasture]

Support definitely seems to be the longest queues

[neon galleon]

Kiri and Lucio, especially Lucio, can be very strong in Stadium

[proven knot]

anyone here tried like, meka punch dva with toki slam in stadium? Debating on what I think about it

[forest phoenix]

"bootleg marvel rivals" when paladins and TF2 exist. it's called a FPS game they are all similar in one way or another. when marvel came out everyone claimed they just copied overwatch so that stance can be thrown away

[forest phoenix]

I had someone in one of my games do it and they dominated

was not expecting a DVA to slam down from the sky

threw the whole game off LOL

[proven knot]

would you believe me if I said that the build was actually hard to run like mechanically?

pain in the ass

[forest phoenix]

I can imagine. it's like ball. I cannot play ball for the life of me. But when its done right ITS SO HARD TO COUNTER

[proven knot]

i kinda don't wanna test it

hoping someone else has hit all star with it

[forest phoenix]

I have not been able to hit all star at all I got up to pro 2 on support and then every other game is a loss

win one lose one

[proven knot]

I think I'm at pro 2.

kinda just going slow testing out different builds

its fun

[forest phoenix]

I moved onto dps now so slowly climbing the ranks, just hit elite

the 15 min support queue was taking its toll lol

[proven knot]

spoiled by tank q

its instant

[zinc root]

yea that helped me too. same with baptiste (though i never really play him)

[zinc root]

aqua should fun, but will not help the queues haha

[forest phoenix]

I expect the queues to double LOL

[acoustic kiln]

112k on moira

good golly

thats a lie

it was 110k

wait

got my numbers mixed up

110k healing

112k money

we barely won

moira is way too good in this gamemode

its like if you dont have d.va you just get rolled

ana/JQ? just pick voidhoppers

[zinc root]

thats a lot of messages

[acoustic kiln]

i like splitting my messages up

it makes it easier to read

[zinc root]

and covers the screen

112k on moira. good golly. that's a lie, it was 110k. wait... got my numbers mixed up. 110k healing, 112k money and we barely won. moira is way too good in this gamemode

its like if you dont have d.va you ust get rolled. ana/JQ? just pick voidhoppers [editors note: whats that?]

i think that's better

[forest phoenix]

Ana is a major throwpick lately she just can't compare to the other supports

[proven knot]

she kinda sucks in stadium tbh

nano is good but other than that

[acoustic kiln]

https://stadiumbuilds.io/build/4d229b40-2070-4f74-9476-19012145fdb5

[acoustic kiln]

when you fade, all your teammates in an 8m radius will fade alongside you for 0.25 seconds

you can dodge important ults or cds if you time it right, or use it to cleanse anti-heal, burn, or wounds

[hearty lodge]

The advantage of doing it all in 1 message is that you wouldnt have to correct yourself. Mid sentence you'd realize you made a mistake and correct it before posting the actual comment, making it look like this:

"112k money & 110k healing on moira and we barely won. This character is way too good in this gamemode"

[verbal lake]

Being a solider/medic main helped me become a mercy/pharah player. I’m also really good in choky maps as a result of that too

[proven knot]

Do the healing reduction items in stadium stack? Like for example if I were to choose the one in weapons and the one in ability power would I get healing reduction from both combined?

probably not, right? That would be pretty strong

[acoustic kiln]

i think the effect just lasts longer

[zinc root]

i think she's tough but a little underrated. her abilities can still be strong, but building AP is a mistake. gotta go weapon power

[forest phoenix]

agreed, I've done a few games as her. I think she best suits the larger tanks like rein, orisa and dva to get those good heals and farm her nano

[hot drum]

Ramattra Stadium Powers: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xbs55nkUN99mzE5EdqrSM0Uv-2CGrv6-kN2v8mjNyXo/edit?tab=t.0

[void pawn]

ive faced some crazy dps anas

they basically 2 shot

[zinc root]

yea she hits surprisingly hard

[void pawn]

ap ana does suck really bad though

[tired verge]

weapon power + crit is the only way to go

[proven knot]

Why does every single Dva start with the bomb power in stadium? It’s fucking terrible to choose first

[safe crow]

The one where bomb goes off 15% faster?

[proven knot]

yes

[safe crow]

Seems ass in general to me

I dont play DVA tho

[proven knot]

nah its op

[safe crow]

Oh fr?

Idk it seems so minor to me

[proven knot]

combine it with the perk that doubles bomb blast radius in the air

and it kills everywhere and people cant react

[safe crow]

Wait holy shit

[urban grotto]

guys i miss lille faelde

i miss freja bola build

😔

[vital surge]

Play your butt off as Orisa, 2 supports and dps can't avoid a reaper who's playing aggressive as hell.

My most frustrating round yet

Not a damn thing I could do either cause we had to have Ana/Kiriko

Ana was dead weight the entire game

[ancient blaze]

why do i get calibration but not my duo that has been playing the same games as me? I thought maybe because they'd played a few before but we've played so many now that I dont understand why I get it every win but they dont

[warped basin]

Do ppl acc play stadium

[neon galleon]

Well considering the 3 users that sent a message earlier today: yes

[fallen bough]

why is the matchmaking so bad for this mode 😭 Im Pro1 almost Allstar and im queueing with rookies on my team? and contenders??

[plain lantern]

In stadium, does el-saka suppressor (critical hits apply 30% healing reduction for 2 seconds) stack with cybervenom (dealing ability damage apply 30% healing reduction for 2 seconds), making it 60% healing reduction?

[mint geyser]

That and the long wait times. Ive been in queue for 15+ minutes now

[hearty lodge]

no

they apply the same effect, trying to stack it will only override its duration back to 2s

source: heard a youtuber say it

i did not test it tho

[vital surge]

Is it cheap to play Dynamite/Coach Gun Ashe if you can't aim? 😄

Throw dynamite, hope it hits people, coach gun for extra burn damage and pray

[torpid cosmos]

i mean my ashe aim is so bad so i usually run that build and its good enough

[vital surge]

I don't know why I play this game as a 20% aim person. 😄

[torpid cosmos]

and thats why i play support!

LMAO

[vital surge]

I can't play the aim supports either!

I got lucky I won my stadium game as Ana

[torpid cosmos]

im only good as juno and mercy 😭

in normal comp i can win with most supports but stadium...

scary scary place

[robust canyon]

Popping in between games to see if somebody can point me to some good rein builds. I have a few but trying to mix it up

[neon galleon]

I mean Rein builds are mainly gonna be focused on Hammer or focused on Firestrike/Shatter. Charge is too risky to be a main focus and there is too much burst damage to solely focus on your barrier

[zinc root]

cheap like a cheap tactic? nah, do whatever. throw a mini bob out there with it

[dense shadow]

I wanna play Ana but dive is gonna give me the work

Sad 😔

Genji + reaper will just roll me

[zinc root]

overhealth on self-nade, position far from them as much as possible. dont miss your sleep.

or if all that doesnt work, stand inside of your rein and let him swing on them

[dense shadow]

I’ll try it this match

What’s meta Ana build?

Sleep? Or like a heal bot build

[zinc root]

i usually go for sleep / nade / nano powers, but build items for weapon power, attack speed, etc

[grave pasture]

My favourite ana build is the tanky ass sleep one

https://stadiumbuilds.io/build/7c9698e6-9fff-40e9-a40a-22fce8c5eafa

this one

had a funny game where a rein had to solo shatter me in a 1v1

[vital surge]

mini bob feels strong, but getting burn on coach early seems really good

[dense shadow]

What about for mercy

Tryna play anyone other than Juno but everyone else seems to get destroyed 💀

Besides maybe moria

[zinc root]

i usually just build around survivability and healing. i havent done any pistol builds, or whatever

weapon power and weapon attack speed, cooldown reduction, self-heal on ability use, general toughness

[dense shadow]

Aight

I’ll try mercy cause Ana wasn’t the best

[zinc root]

overheatlh + valk when rezzing, beam chaining to previous target for 3s, also nice (these are powers)

[dense shadow]

Might just have to play Juno even tho it’s bland 😔

[zinc root]

kiri is fun too

[dense shadow]

Aren’t those two meta

Kiri Juno

Freya Cass

And jq

[zinc root]

kiri and juno are pretty solidly strong yea. and cass and freja. dunno bout queen

[dense shadow]

Pretty sure it’s Cass or Juno

I mean rein or jq*

I was distracted mb lol

[neon galleon]

I mean from what I remember for Mercy the only ACTUAL pistol power just increases its fire rate up to a limit based on how long you had the staff out until you either reload or switch back to the staff. Honestly though if you pick the Valkyrie power that applies both beams to whoever is close enough to you, which ALSO includes yourself, you basically have no reason to keep the staff hold and can switch to the pistol and start firing whenever you have Valkyrie active.

This also means you fully benefit from the increased fire rate for the full duration of Valkyrie

[surreal ermine]

Overwatch 2 ModMail#1148

[thorn tulip]

Support currently > 20 MINS on Stadium.... Does that mean there is too many Support players?

[plain lantern]

We’ll support is certainly the most popular role, but my guess it has to do with your rank. When i was rookie rank all roles had 1-3 minutes queue times. Once i hit elite on support, queue times went up significantly to 15-20 minutes.

[obsidian ridge]

Yeah im having 25 min queues for all star support

it’s rough queuing for as much as you play

[acoustic kiln]

if I don’t queue up with my friend and I pick dps/support I get only dps games

maybe the game knows I’m too good at moira

[dense shadow]

lol

[noble basin]

anyone playing?

[vital surge]

made it to elite on dps, but doesn't feel good cause people left the enemy team lol

[zinc root]

yea that valk power can be nice

[neon galleon]

It also means you don’t have to switch which beam you’re using while in Valkyrie since it’s applying both at the same time, further giving you reason to join in on the offense

[zinc root]

right. i mean dont have to worry about beam switching since you should have pistol out anyway

[verbal lake]

I never used that power that much ngl. Yea it’s fun but when you’re up against aim-botting soldiers, Casses, Anas, and Ashes it can feel really limiting. I only use it when I feel like my dps aren’t doing well so I have to give them kinda of a push. I mostly stick to the ground cause like I said any hitscans and snipers can ruin your Moth experience

[zinc root]

i could see that. i think it's worth it even just to have both beams... can still take cover and just chill if you have to. or peek out a little here and there and popper some fools

[verbal lake]

Yeah I mostly prefer Threads of Fate for my second power (Triage Unit is always my number 1), but maybe I’ll start using Circle more

[zinc root]

triage and threads are nice, yea. i feel like equivalent exchange (faster rez, limited rez charges) might be pretty good actually, but i havent tried it

obviously limited rez count sounds rough, but realistically i dont know that im getting that many good rez opportunities anyway

[verbal lake]

I think you’d have to dedicate yourself to make Equivalent Exchange worth it. Like, a full Rez build with Renaissance, First Responder, and Crepuscular Circle. It could work

However the fact that you get no Rez after 3 is so so punishing

[zinc root]

the rounds are usually so short, im not sure 3 would really be that bad

[verbal lake]

Like I would’ve been fine with increased Rez duration after you finish your 3 rezes but man no Rez at all is bad

[verbal lake]

Hm I guess

[verbal lake]

Oh and the epic item which gives you more range on Rez. That item is hella broken and people haven’t realized it yet lol

[zinc root]

maybe with an ashe + soldier chillin in the back where rezzes are easier to get anyway, then the limit might be an issue. but if my team is playing fast and not dying in safe spots, then the rez speed might be worth

rez range is pretty busted on it's own it seems though, so maybe the power is just unnecessary

[verbal lake]

Yea, plus putting all your eggs in the Res basket makes you vulnerable to mercy’s other weakness. Divers would kill you much easier as you didn’t put money into survivability, and your healing would be doodoo as you didn’t put money into your WP or Attack Speed

The Rez build just seems really situational

You’d have to commit to it a lot

[neon galleon]

I hate the limited rezzes cause if our Mercy doesn’t know when to properly go for one she can just waste all 3 rezzes on bad timings

[verbal lake]

But Tbf, thinking about a lost team fight with only mercy surviving and she single handedly managed to Rez three of her teammates sounds fire

[neon galleon]

Or attempt to Rez you right in the middle of the enemy team….

[zinc root]

eh, die less and dont die in middle of their team

[verbal lake]

Yep..mercies really see someone die and instantly go for a Rez like it’s their job. They don’t assess their situation or is it safe to go or not, nahh they fly right in and feed😭😭

Happens in core game too

[zinc root]

sometimes it works hha

[neon galleon]

Boi I can’t help getting rezzed in the middle of them if they move up and THEN the Mercy goes for it

[zinc root]

dont die thn

infinite seer is an underrated mercy skin, change my mind

[verbal lake]

Infinite Seer walked so Vengeance could run

[zinc root]

i think i prefer it to vengeance

[verbal lake]

I prefer vengeance tbh

Mostly due to the effects

And the fact I don’t have infinite seer

[zinc root]

😣

vengeance is pretty fancy. they're probably close for me

[ocean stag]

anyone. wanna play stadium w me + vc?

[zinc root]

also faster rez power lowers the CD? what...?

oh there's just no CD

ok so i did just play a round where i used the 3 rezzes in the first 30 seconds, first fight haha

[primal mauve]

Why does it seem like people hate moira in the stadium LFG

[zinc root]

im more concerned about people quoting their stadium rank like it means anything

everything below pro, is just a progress meter

[grave pasture]

Gotta love when people say healer diff when they haven't peeled for me once in the entire game

[zinc root]

i think mark of the kitsune (25 heal to target after using an ability) is better than whambulance (4 heal to target per meter of GA), thoughts?

[grave pasture]

Probably orb spam, also people just seem to not like moira much

[neon galleon]

I mean….unless you grab Whambulance you probably SHOULDN’T be grabbing anything for ability power that isn’t an exclusive mercy item

And besides, you only need to travel 7ms for Wham’s heal to be stronger than Kitsune

Theoretically speaking the more ability power you get, the faster Wham’s healing outpaces Kitsune’s since it gets further multiplied for every meter traveled

[zinc root]

side-question: Distortion (allies boosted get 20% life steal) means it's just when damage boosting right?

[neon galleon]

I believe so? Could always test in the practice range

Grab someone with a lot of health, do a base test of how long base Mercy’s heal takes to heal them up and then try to have the target do an attack to see if it speeds up

[zinc root]

cant really do that solo

[neon galleon]

Do you have a second pc or laptop you can make an alt account for real quick?

[zinc root]

brother, what? real quick?

ill sit in wonder, until a friend comes online... maybe

i have two accounts, but im not curious enough to go testing it with 2 pcs right now

[neon galleon]

Cause you can make it real quick, do the test, and then get it off the computer?

[hearty lodge]

holy shirt this gave me a build idea

[zinc root]

why get three-tap tommygun? i dont think that adds healing

at least... it shouldnt based on the tooltip

[hearty lodge]

its only on the last round, meant to do damage, but dont give it too much thought, its not good i was just theorizing

[zinc root]

i think this could work well https://stadiumbuilds.io/build/1e8e2130-69d7-45a1-8697-fdde39511bc6

(i didnt fill out all the rounds, just the last one)

[neon galleon]

It doesn’t

[neon galleon]

Wait, if you’re going a mixed build wouldn’t superflexor be a good idea since if Mercy’s staff gets counted for its effect you would have a permanent +25% ability power?

[warm mantle]

orb spam + healing reduction and movement reduction on orb = bad time

i don’t think there’s a point to NOT wanting her on your team because any support is either busted or decent in stadium

[quartz osprey]

Ana ability power is so good

[vital surge]

I hate anas in stadium so much

she can't do anything against most comps

like she has to be miles from everything and if they can't aim, deadweight

[obsidian ridge]

Yes. but this applies during crepuscular circle too, so allies are getting damage boosted, healed, and have life steal during, all while you are blasting away :)

i like it for round 5, cc round 3, threads of fate round 1

this is roughly my mercy all star build if you wanna take a peek

https://stadiumbuilds.io/build/d8a6f178-04fc-406e-bb2c-41bddad188f3

[void pawn]

honestly the best bet for ana is going weapon power and just shredding people

but even so if they have a rein youre done for

[proven knot]

idk kind of a weak argument. most characters suck if you’re bad at them

I don’t think Ana is that great in stadium. Prioritizing farming nano isn’t a bad build though

[zinc root]

yea she's not great but she's playable. my go to is usually getting some nano / sleep dart / nade powers and then mostly building weapon power

stacking ability power on her feels like a throw

[proven knot]

yeah i dont even touch ability powers. Basically all weapon (to farm nano fast) with a couple of survival perks thrown in or stuff to buff nano more

[neon galleon]

I say it’s always a good idea to get the Nano power that lets it spread to everyone else in your line of sight since it can make a push near impossible to stop without something like Zarya or Rein ult, and even those could get potentially stopped depending on the team comp. There is an even a Nano item to increase the duration of Nano, making the reduced duration not as impactful

[proven knot]

yeah basically what i choose

[vital surge]

I'm playing a left click Mei and it's working for some reason lol.

[proven knot]

Is Dva's power countermeasures glitched? Doesn't seem like the rockets from it give you any health regen from lifesteal

[crisp flame]

Rockets are ability lifesteal

[proven knot]

nah i mean the rockets from countermeasures specifically. not normal rockets

[dark jetty]

is dps ana build good asf or are the people im playing against bad

[hearty lodge]

the latter

ana is strong, but easily divebeable

[primal mauve]

Is there actual advantages/disadvantages to first person/third person view or is it just prefence?

[proven knot]

there are. 3rd person objectively has an advantage. can see more, corner peaking, easier to aim. However it’s not worth forcing yourself to use if you prefer 1st person. it’s not gonna stop you from climbing

[hearty lodge]

While i understand that 3rd person objectively gives you an advantage in focal view and all that. My aim and positioning become so bad when i play on 3rd compared to 1st. Like, its not even just with the sniper characters like Ashe or Ana, even on Reinhardt im so acostumed to swing the hammer and micro-adapt the camera to hit people that try to dodge it, or sidejump+charge from behind a corner to pin someone which is so much harder to do precisely on 3rd person (for me).

[proven knot]

yeah just play 1st

i do it and its fine

[acoustic kiln]

i wish kiriko's clone gave her some kind of money

[eager mortar]

agreed, it sucks the leaderboards dont count the clone's dps/heals

[hexed delta]

I mean what more can I do https://gyazo.com/14242578210f13a9a3ecfab8782c90bc

[sage wasp]

Ip grabber

[void pawn]

it feels so bad to play against a stack

like really bad as a solo qer

[grave pasture]

The gyazo link?

[zinc root]

it's strong enough as is, it's fine

[zinc root]

probably focus fire better, use cover better, land more spears, etc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-Z41Z0WM9E

[warped basin]

Wait Yall acc play stadium?

[hearty lodge]

new patch

https://overwatch.blizzard.com/en-us/news/patch-notes/

happened mid game i was in lmao

[ionic tree]

MORE FREJA NERFS AHAHAHHA

[ionic tree]

yes it’s fun

[verbal lake]

https://x.com/owcavalry/status/1928208044917411999?s=46

Overwatch Cavalry (@OWCavalry)

New #Overwatch2 Stadium Patch Notes 🧰

🐰 DVa
Focused Fusion (Power):
→ Decreased Fusion Cannon spread to 50% (down from 66%).
Ignition Burst (Power):
→ Increased Lava damage to 80 (up from 30).
Vesuvius Protocol (Item):
→ Increased Lava damage to 80 (up from 30).

👑 Junker

X · May 29, 2025, 9:53 PM

Mfs mad in the replies that JQ got buffed like the buff wasn’t for her underused powers and not her AP powers which were the op ones 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

[acoustic kiln]

ability power freya has returned

it may have been nerfed

but its still viable

you might suck a little on round 1 and 2 though

[analog geyser]

does anyone experience fps drops mid fight on console

[ember kettle]

Eyyy
@hearty lodge Our hyper ring power got buffed

50 to 100 overhealth buff

Yuge

Also Kiriko self care buff is really nice

[dense shadow]

Who’s meta tank now in stadium after patch?

[ember kettle]

Im just excited for a new computer. Not so much for overwatch but for other games.

[safe crow]

Those Orisa buffs actually look pretty nice

Her overheat build was so ass

Actually a troll build

[verbal lake]

Now it’s an effective troll build

[safe crow]

I kinda wanna see how it is

In a match

[open hawk]

anyone know a good rein build now since lifesteal got nerf?

[neon galleon]

I mean you can still very much go weapon power on Rein, you just can’t use the burn damage to quickly get smashing stacks, besides his Firestrike builds didn’t really get touched this patch

[neon galleon]

Plus if you have a Mercy that picked the power that gives their boosted target 20% lifesteal you could ask them to be on you while you build up smashing stacks

[open hawk]

do u h ave like a build that replaces the swing burn lifesteal build?

like im just putting whatever on but i just want a build to follow

[neon galleon]

Like I said before you can still very much go for that build, you just can’t be AS full speed ahead as you could before once you get to round 3

[neon galleon]

If you absolutely want to change your build though, Firestrike is as strong if not stronger than weapon power. Impact Burst is the main power you want to get for it with Magma Strike and Blazing Blitz being more so optional upgrades but I always get Blazing Blitz. Item wise you absolutely want the 2 items that increase its width and projectile speed. Dampener Grip can also be good to constantly get your firestrikes ready to go again and then after you can pretty much buy whatever you feel like getting

[acoustic kiln]

does moira's primary fire and ult count as beams for genji's blade coating

[acoustic kiln]

it does indeed

[nova edge]

I just got the prize for stadium which never has been talked about but don't have it in my inventory, is it a bug?

help now I want the skin so bad

😦

[tiny swan]

any tips to get higher ranked in stadium

im queuing dps and stuck in pro 5 - pro 4

[proven knot]

(unironically) q with a tank so you get faster q times

[proven knot]

trial & error. For Ana I think trying to farm nano as fast as possible is the move

[safe crow]

What rank are we all in stadium guys?

[proven knot]

all star

[safe crow]

Im in

Elite still

[acoustic kiln]

rookie tank, elite dps and support

not elite

pro dps n support

[grave pasture]

Elite flex, slightly higher in support

[gritty tulip]

All star support

[neon galleon]

I’ve been fluctuating between elite and pro

[hearty lodge]

All-Stars in all roles

[flat elm]

have you seen legend yet

one of my friends just hit it, it's red looks pretty cool

[hearty lodge]

Im in all star 1 support, almost there. 😭

Ive been matched with legends

[flat elm]

i thought theyd just reuse champ colour

[hearty lodge]

They are scary 💀

[flat elm]

ya i havent played stadium in 2 weeks or so

so havent seen icon yet

[hearty lodge]

Its honestly not that hard to get to legend

Choose one of the 5 broken characters. Play their most optimal build. Dont be stupid and use cover/play with your team. And grind A LOT.

[flat elm]

yea, since its still gain more but

[hearty lodge]

Having aim is a bonus

[flat elm]

what i think is impressive about this one is hes lost 2 games lmao

[hearty lodge]

Wtf

[hearty lodge]

Hahaha they are built different

[flat elm]

i think thats pretty hard

[hearty lodge]

That means he's won games with AFKs

And trolls

Wtff

[flat elm]

i think my wr is 80 or so

but this is just like 99 lmao

but ya you're higher than me

im only all star 5

[hearty lodge]

It is 98%

Thats insane

My winrate is 74% but i play a lot

I mostly lose on AFKs or when at least 3 of my teammates are straight up trolling

[flat elm]

honestly i did think gamemode would die these last few weeks

but they hotfix freja pretty quick

so i guess qs still are fine

[hearty lodge]

The devs are making a great job on their end

[flat elm]

do you still experiment a lot w builds

or i guess youve played so many games you have like a few go-to ones rn

[neon galleon]

So….as it turns out, AP actually affects the wound damage your melee does when you still got the knife on you-

[hearty lodge]

Not in practice, and not with new concepts. I theorize in stadiumbuilds.io and only put in practice pre-made working concepts that i optimized

When we get quickplay i'll be down to explore more wacky stuff

[hearty lodge]

Tbf, thats right, i tried most things at the start first and then settled with what was working for me the best

[flat elm]

Oh is there stadium qp coming

Might have missed that announcement

[hearty lodge]

Yeah i believe its coming next season

[neon galleon]

Crossplay for Stadium is coming along with it as well

[acoustic kiln]

i try new builds a lot but i have one or two set builds for each character i play if im trying to sweat

[flat elm]

Yea I'm mostly the same, but it's usually just swapping out an item or two if I need to

[dense shadow]

Is orb Moira still the best build?

[grave pasture]

Probably yeah

Anyone got any fun concepts for Sigma/Zenyatta’s powers next season? Chatting with a mate and am curious to see what y’all think

[verbal lake]

-Sigma now has a resource flying meter like Pharah.
-his primary fire knocks enemies back
As for zen:
-his discord orb now deals damage over time to enemies

[grave pasture]

I’d be really surprised if Zen didn’t get a “fly during transcendence” item

Sigma left click knock back seems interesting if not kinda frustrating to deal with

I’m fully expecting a grasp beam item or power of some sort on Sigma too

[vital surge]

so damn painful seeing your tank get instantly countered

JQ was dead weight cause enemy had Kiriko

blind picking with no swaps feels like crap

[warm mantle]

why is it so easy to rank dps holyyy

went from rookie to elite one session

[vital surge]

Who knows, you're getting lucky?

I've actually fallen out of elite

So you're probably somewhat good, or got lucky with the lack of mmr

Well that's a fun bug

glad I was already losing

[safe crow]

Tuff

[safe crow]

GUYS GUYS

Wtf do i do against jq

[edgy terrace]

pray

[safe crow]

Sigh

Seriously

She's insane

Ability power jq is crazy

It makes axe obliterate people

It makes shout broken

[acoustic kiln]

damage absorbed by kinetic grasp lowers accretions cooldown by 1 second up to 5 seconds

i know its similar to genjis but

as for zenyatta i could see a few things

orb of harmony now does AOE healing, gives a damage/attack speed buff to whoever you placed it on

transcendance now cleanses any negative effects

i personally think junkrat is going to be the best of the 3 characters next season

he can already do 125 damage a shot, so he'll scale EXTREMELY WELL on weapon power/attack speed

hell you might not even need weapon power

just straight attack speed would be enough

[safe crow]

Junkrat gonna have some funny stuff

Also

He can have more ammo

[acoustic kiln]

and his mines do 120 at max damage so

throw some buffs onto that.

[safe crow]

I got a power idea

When trap triggers

They get hit by a bomb

And the bomb scales with weapon power

[acoustic kiln]

i could also see them doing something like

"if the opponent gets stuck in a trap, they take an extra something or other ability damage over the next 2.5 seconds"

[safe crow]

Actually it sounded better in my head

[acoustic kiln]

or god forbid they make the stun duration of the trap longer

[safe crow]

WAIT WAIT

What if ability power

Increases the hp of tire

[crisp flame]

Does anyone else think the kiri dps build with the clone and zarya bubble for multiple allies that pulls you to them is far too unbalanced

[acoustic kiln]

i cant wait for season 18

i wanna make the mini tank brigitte build.

run it down every game

[hearty lodge]

This is so frustrating, you gotta restart Overwatch to fix it

[hearty lodge]

who are you playing

by name i assume Orisa? If so you simply play to cancel her axes. Either with javelin spin or javelin throw

[safe crow]

Yuh

I just beat a jq

It was still a bit of a struggle tho

I stacked up on survivability and damage

[supple kayak]

Do y’all think weapon power or ability will be better for Winston 😋 😋

[lyric aurora]

idk

[safe crow]

WEAPON

Wait

I wonder how will winton do in stadium

I feel like he'd be so weak

Since everyone will have like, over 300 hp

[supple kayak]

That’s nothing 😭

If you just scale him on weapon or ability he can melt it

Ability would prolly be strong considering powers

And just generally more bubble hp and jump damage

[safe crow]

WAIT I HAVE A VERY SIMPLE IDEA FOR A POWER

Jump has an extra charge

[supple kayak]

Prolly could be one

And would be great

[neon galleon]

Imagine how many Sojourns there will be focusing on her railgun shot-

[neon galleon]

I imagine Winston no matter what will want to focus on both WP and AP. Question will be which one will take greater priority. Oh and if his ult will also potentially triple dip like Dragon Blade does

[neon galleon]

Yeah denying axe value or bursting JQ down is the main way to beat her. I’m pretty sure barriers block the shout bleed but idk if spin also blocks it, it definitely can’t reflect it with the deflect power

[grave pasture]

Triple Dip?

[supple kayak]

Yea true he would just be much better hybrid

Unless some of his powers are op shit focusing on one thing

But I do personally think ability could take priority

[neon galleon]

Dragon Blade as far as I know is the only thing in Stadium currently that gets boosted by WP, AP, and melee damage, which for Genji’s case is Gloomgauntlet and his exclusive item that also lets his quick melee crit on backstab, aka a triple dip, which is also why Dragon Blade Genji ESPECIALLY wants to boost both AP and WP

[grave pasture]

Oh shit TIL

wait the crit on quick melee counts for Dragonblade?

So +Dragonblade is a quick melee

[neon galleon]

No the crit is only on his actual quick melee, Dragonblade doesn’t count

[neon galleon]

Though tbf an optimal dragon blade build more than likely doesn’t really need it to crit, though that item DOES give a 25% melee damage increase, which only eye of the spider matches while Genji’s exclusive item is 4000 cheaper

[eager mortar]

Lol,, I just played a match that we were about to win, and mid point the match glitched out, and like rolled back 2 matches haha

[sullen silo]

Practicing Rein in qp so that i don't play him like garbage in stadium 🥀

[acoustic kiln]

oh shit its gonna scale off weapon power...

fuck that we running the disruptor build.

all ability power + cooldown reduction, slow + antiheal

[neon galleon]

The fucked up thing is even with full AP you could still potentially make your railgun shot absolutely brutal with Kitsune

And if she gets anything power or item wise that could reset a cooldown….well that’s a LOT of potential kills during ult

[vital surge]

ugh, got reversed swept cause my team got cocky and the enemy just started focusing me on mercy

They just weren't landing their stuff anymore and I don't know why

stopped trying to mix ults, it was just a crap show

should never get reverse swept, pathetic.

like Kiriko would just dive me and 76 and he could not do anything to her lol.

never fun feeling powerless as everyone else falls apart.

[neon galleon]

Well I just had a potentially dumb but fun 3 group comp idea-

[vital surge]

Two rounds in a row as mercy mvp with 17k earned, ughhh

I hate working hard

[cinder fable]

I had fun as mercy before also. I have mvp in all the 7 games. Love playing machine gun mercy haha

[acoustic kiln]

was it clone kiriko?

[vital surge]

Nah, main one. 76 just couldn't hit her

[sweet shadow]

is it just me, or is stadium like 10x worse when you play with friends? Like anything under a 5 stack is borderline unplayable. I keep getting matched against top 500 dps and an all star roster of enemies that coordinate flawlessly. I'm not saying this because of one game, I'm saying this because this is the 40th time I've tried to duo or triple queue in overwatch and happen to lose 9/10 games while with people. I'm not bad, they aren't bad, matter of fact I have been previously top500 in OW1, but when I duo queue my wr drops from 88% on my best dps to like 20%

could you refer me to that blog post?

[sweet shadow]

sorry for replying so much later went to the woods, but ur saying 5 stack of legend can queue up vs 5 stack of bronze ._.

[acoustic kiln]

as much as i love playing moira

she's almost unstoppable

once round 3 starts

and you have cross orbal and phantasm

you just scale too hard

dont even need debuffs

just stack ability power and your team wont die

[desert locust]

Alternatively. Attack speed Moira goes absolutely ballistic

[urban grotto]

dude bola build on freja is so terrible now

they overnerfed it so hard 😔

[sweet shadow]

man if you are that 4 stack of cheaters in stadium I hope yall wake up in the morning tomorrow with a rock in your mouth and 32 broken teeth each

[vast hedge]

Ohh you ahve a build, would be fun trying

[desert locust]

Attack speed Moira basically ups your DPS to ludicrous levels. So take all the powers tied to the succ

Esp the chain succ

[grave pasture]

Honestly I've never really considered speed moira because orb spam is funny

[white kraken]

did they nerf juno economy

[vital surge]

a while ago

Juno was making too much money just firing off torpedos so she got gutted

this game stresses me out playing supports like Mercy where you are just praying your damage amp folks have hands so you can get your ult back to actually win a team fight

Got to elite which is nothing, but still stressful.

[desert locust]

Orb spam is big meme. But super succ is every DPS Moira's wet dream. Why do u think support queues are so long lmao

[vital surge]

Because supports decide matches unless your aim is perfect? 😄

[olive cairn]

hello can someone pls join me for 2 games of stadium im not the best but i wanna get that loot box if u are interested in a game or 2 dm me or @ me

[acoustic kiln]

atp I just healbot so they can eventually kill the enemy

it works most of the time sometimes