stadium-discussion

[fallow socket]

and we just got vendetta so dont count on another dps but if it was going to be one id guess echo

[random relic]

is the orisa overheat build a meme? or is it actually good

I'm afraid to get reported if I try to play it on high elo

[proud stream]

Torbjorn getting Swedish Sauna, Come Get Yer Armour, Blacksmit and Dwarlord feels like the devs know he'd make a great support with minor tweaks. I kinda hope they lean into this and rework him as he's currently not really good

[acoustic kiln]

weapon power mercy might actually be a throw pick now this season

if you don’t go a hybrid build or just straight up AP you’re gonna lose more often than not

her healing isn’t good enough to sustain against high burst dmg

you lack the mobility of her AP build that’ll let you survive fights

and battle mercy isn’t worth it since you’ll be extremely squishy if you want to do any meaningful dmg

serenity + tethered tourniquet doesn’t even help that much in Valkyrie thanks to the healing reduction passive

and the threads of fate nerf noticeably hurt my money gain in the early rounds

that 5% doesn’t make a huge difference healing wise but it’s definitely noticeable on your money

[alpine lodge]

yeah only legitimately viable build if your other support is aware and good is dmg boost build

[reef lichen]

no?

[honest swan]

Does the universal DPS passive even apply to stadium?

I was getting shot n didn't see it

[wet jackal]

if you build it centered around deploying the shield upon overheat it is very viable

usually when i play orisa i get the shield power and the one that burns all nearby enemies upon overheating

and build into almost purely weapon speed

at round 5 or 6 i tend to add some survival in

[fresh saddle]

I hate payload races

I actually won a payload race. A miracle

[reef lichen]

payload race is always just one sided, roll the enemy or the enemy rolls you

[fresh saddle]

True. Same with most stadium matches anymore

[sage cedar]

If you want round 7 matches, just play vendetta 🥲 In my experience she's wrecking game 1-3, sucking game 4-6 and balanced game 7

[urban delta]

What rank is required, before you start earning Challenger Points ?

[woven crown]

allstar, which is dumb

[fading flame]

truth neuke

[vital surge]

I'm having to play ranged vendetta and it sucks haha

[boreal ruin]

wp vendetta is the way

ap is just kinda ass outside a well managed projected edge

[vital surge]

I mean I got a lot of kills but I could never go in

I don't think WP would have let me brawl their Hazard

We won, but it just wasn't as strong as if I had just picked a ranged dps

those edges can be deadly if people stack and the bounce is fun

[woven crown]

tried her at the start of the season for a few games before shelving her due to lack of viability imo. It also did not help I got many people (mostly mercy mains) malding at me for not being able to carry. sorry this hero explodes if someone looks at you. I carried round 1 but was useless by round 3

do not believe I have seen a non-mirrored vendetta win

[boreal ruin]

havent seen ME

no but fr i got a quad kill immediately at the start of a round solo w her wp build

like 3 times in the same match

[vital surge]

Is Hazard just really OP in stadium or do I get lucky as him

[woven crown]

I think shes just a pub stomper. so maybe if you are in a goup of 5 vs randoms. or against a low skill team sure. but against competent people nah dawg

[vital surge]

I am so bad at aiming Wuyang's orbs but they're strong

[woven crown]

i think hazard is the 2nd worst tank in stadium. he can be fine but has major issues finishing kills after the first round unless you are largely ahead of cash. you need team follow-up on your targets or nothing is going to die. and requiring team follow-up is not ideal

i guess alot of my feedback comes from high SR though so take that for what you will

in the end stadium is a mode where rank is only cosmetic, blizzard still has not given out the titles from last season. its just a time sink, play what you enjoy

[sage cedar]

I've ended up going AP simply because WP gets zero cash

Exploding projected edge farms decent money, and you still do plenty of burst up close with AP spec

[trail monolith]

Guys I got a question. How are would it be for me to get to platinum in stadium to get the zenyatta skin? I’ve never played any ranked games before in my life

[woven crown]

stadium is not real ranked. its a cosmetic ladder that is meant to be climbed. you do not even start losing points until higher on the ladder

just play and earn what you want

[sage cedar]

You can lose your way to plat, literally

[woven crown]

at some point lasst season I checked the top 500 leaderboard for stadium on dps and the rank 1 2 and 3 people were diamond, followed by a plat followed by a gold. they were "legend" in stadium

[trail monolith]

Aight awesome thanks

[pseudo glacier]

Is hazard spike build supposed to be insane?

[woven crown]

it was when he launched, now its fine. in fact his only build. all viable builds are ap

[pseudo glacier]

So there's no "bad" build anymore?

[woven crown]

well everything he does is ap besides his weapon atk which is wp so I would avoid doing that.

im sure there is some kind of meta build but I have not seen anything particularly great with him. Im sure at certain SR ranges the wall explode power is good but its kind of useless when I play

its kind of just a knowledge check

the meta build is probably hit me again, needle storm and woof

[boreal ruin]

i personally play much more of a bursty playstyle w him

[woven crown]

the slash is ap so its built in burst

plus that item that launches some needles, your other way to confirm kills

[pseudo glacier]

I just went with the pre build L2 thing and it worked

[boreal ruin]

i go twin fang first, slasher, then fortress or off the wall depending on map/situation and then whichever i didnt pick of the two as the last one

[pseudo glacier]

It feels like I die instantly as rein

[boreal ruin]

which build

ap, wp or atk speed

[pseudo glacier]

I'm going with the hammer berserker pre build

[woven crown]

i think all builds are viable for rein other than zdp hold shield build which is quite throw. what is probably more the issue is that stadium is mixed sr so you will just get bronzes and gms in the same lobby. and if the match is unbalanced, things happen

[boreal ruin]

ap is so much better imo

[pseudo glacier]

Well I didn't know honestly

I just picked one

[trail monolith]

Just won a stadium and got play of the game, how do I get to competitive though

[woven crown]

win 10 in quick play i think, not totally sure

[boreal ruin]

10qp w's

[trail monolith]

Like back to back or

Just ten

[woven crown]

just 10

[trail monolith]

Aight cool

[pseudo glacier]

I don't even think I'll be able to get that cuz it's been a hot minute since I've gotten a win in general right now

[woven crown]

im a master/gm and I can barely win 3 in a row if at all, 10 in a row would be pants on head silly

[pseudo glacier]

I can barely win 😭

[woven crown]

i have those days most days. the only way I can get likely wins is to group in stadium otherwise the matchmaker sabotages me

almost every round if I solo queue is, oh you are kind of skilled, take these plats and a gold and play against diamonds and two masters. cant carry? tough luck

[pseudo glacier]

Idk how to check other people's rank

But it's my first few days playing

I'm probably just ass

[woven crown]

you just right click and view profile, and then check their comp rank since stadium rank doesnt mean anything. although profiles are hidden by default. most people lower rank have it off and the higher you are the more likely they have it open

if i see someone playing like butt then check and they have a hidden profile, i just assume gold or lower. I almost never engage in talk with people but I like to know what I am working with

being negative doesnt result in anything postivie

stadium is a pretty big thing to get used to. id just pick a hero you like to play and work with that, try builds, larn what other heros are capable of, you can view what items they have by moving the scoreboard left anf right

[pseudo glacier]

Soldier 76 visor commando build seems really fun

[woven crown]

its the most popular and probably accessible one

soldier is my main stadium dps, I build differently and usually beat the other soldiers without issue but thats also probably a rank thing

good hero to learn stadium with

[pseudo glacier]

I tried him, can't aim for jack squat

Reaper death bloom feeling hype tho

[fallow socket]

death tp is not very good

blossom is already hard to use but then they made the entire build revolve around a weaker version that can only be activated with his loudest and most obvious cd

[pseudo glacier]

It's been running the lobby for me

Probably bots with how fast the que was maybe

I'm 10 0 2 rn

Ended final round 14 0 2

[cunning vector]

i got top 120 on support and lost it 😔

juno main 😛✌️

[bleak python]

I hear people saying hazard is bad in stadium but I've lost every single game where the enemy uses hazard around 20 games, and won every single one in which my tank uses hazard about 10 games. I cant figure out how to beat hazard at all. I don't know what everyone knows about fighting hazard but I like to be part of whatever you guys know

[woven crown]

bloom is the worst build in the entire stadium. again rank dependant

probably fine in low and gets perpetually more useless as you get higher

[crude surge]

I've reached allstar and am at the point where I'm getting ping ponged L'S & W's I'm fina cry...Why Are there golds in my lobbies?

[wet jackal]

Is this not the Overwatch stadium experience

[crude surge]

Real

[fallow socket]

golds can get legend

stadium rank is just a time played metric

[crude surge]

Fina quit my climb

I feel so betrayed

[fallow socket]

yeah its rough

[pseudo glacier]

Run far away and hope his leap is off cd

[wet jackal]

Dude what

May as well just get top 500 in stadium in like a week and maintain your core Overwatch rank

[karmic mason]

anyone know if you can make a baby bob build for ash? just sounds silly lmao

[boreal ruin]

call me wrong for it but i much prefer atk speed over wp for visor soldier

also holy shit i found the perhaps best dps build in the game

[karmic mason]

heh share with the class

[boreal ruin]

https://tenor.com/view/imthecaptainnow-look-at-me-gif-2964475555168870323

[karmic mason]

https://tenor.com/view/shark-surprised-wow-memoji-3d-gif-2556411926544640275

oh cool my gifs just don't work

[boreal ruin]

https://tenor.com/view/shark-surprised-wow-memoji-3d-gif-2556411926544640275

i gotchu

[karmic mason]

Thanks man

[pseudo glacier]

Dynamite build with mini bob gets fast ult charge

Like once per team fight from my experience

[wet jackal]

build bob jr and the power where you can bounce bob back and forth, and then just build into ability power and more specifically, ultimate building speed

[pseudo glacier]

Oh an ult focused build would work too

[crude surge]

U Right

[pseudo glacier]

Is Bridgette supposed to tank more than Orissa

[livid marsh]

In ow1 probably

[pseudo glacier]

I usually have a noticable amount more damage mitigation compared to the orisa on my team rn

[livid marsh]

Brig does have a shield and your builds are most likely focused on the shield i assume

[pseudo glacier]

But also my shield is 725 hp and my health pool is almost 500, so that might be it

[pseudo glacier]

Yeah I'm using the shield thrower
If I shield bash I get a boomerang with a % of the bash damage that launches from the prinary

[livid marsh]

Yea it makes sense why you have more tbh i dont think you should worry about it too much

[pseudo glacier]

Okay

[trail monolith]

How long does it take to get to platinum in stadium

For zen skin

[wet jackal]

took me like five days to get elite

[trail monolith]

Awesome thanks

[south badge]

Ok so I need help idk what role is the best role dps tank support IVE TRIED MERCY GOT DEATH THREATS FROM A TANK ON MY OWN TEAM IVE TRIED REINHEART SOMEHOW THE ONLY ONE GETTING MAD AT ME WAS A DPS EVERYONE ELSE WAS OK WITH IT i dont wanna even try ranked anymore i just want that doomfist crimson wolf skin

I give up this damn ranked crap I do everything right I stay with the team I block damage I do damage I heal nothing seems to make anyone happy

Any tips or help is appreciated

[woven crown]

mute voice and chat

[sage cedar]

I’m 8 wins in a row currently with hazard with me being the strongest player in most if them. He has so much control coupled with his burst thanks to the bigger wall power. He feels pretty strong to me :c

[woven crown]

just sayian its a ymmv depending on rank and composition of the team

.if every tank is piloted by the best player on the planet id rank doom as the worst tank then hazard. winton the best

play what works for you, theres no real wrong answers. its a joke mode, rank is monopoly money. play whats fun

[south badge]

Ok but what’s the best role for ranking up fast

[woven crown]

imo? dps since you are the least reliant on others to do the job and can maybe get important picks to sway a fight

but its more that you play the role you are comfortable in

[south badge]

Ok so any thank you

I use to be a good bastion

[sage cedar]

Just stick to the hitscans if you want consistent games. I’ve seen people carry super hard on stuff like Torb too but it requires so much more specific character skill. Soldier and Ashe just feel consistently strong and viable in every comp

Also in random solo queue games, being strong early is important. A lot of people start giving up or even throwing if they get crushed the first few rounds, even tho in stadium comebacks are pretty frequent if you just keep trying

I’ve had multiple enemy teams just leave the game after two rounds of losing

[south badge]

I’m shit at the game I just got defeated by a mercy 12 out of 17 times as reinheart

I am speechless I shouldn’t even play comp at this point

[sage cedar]

I haven't seen it myself so I'm not sure how good it is, but I know there's some kind of battle Mercy build doing the rounds - if it's strong then it's not so weird to get defeated by it. Stadium doesn't play by the same rules as regular OW, something that's normally weak can be completely broken there

Especially supports, as a rule. All their weaknesses are cancelled by strong builds, and their ease of play suddenly becomes super dangerous when they start doing insane numbers

And in the context you mention, how would you ever defeat Mercy as Rein, she's difficult to take down in Stadium even by hitscans. It's not your job as Rein to beat Mercy specifically

[sage cedar]

Additionally, stadium is a pretty big knowledge check compared to regular matches. It's like playing a MOBA - even if you're mechanically skilled, you still need to learn how to make your own build work and what all the other players' builds do. A lot of builds are centered around making a certain part of their kit work, so if you know how to play around that specific thing you'll do much better. If Ashe gets most of her damage from hitting you with dynamite, then avoiding dynamite becomes crucial for winning against her, and so on. You can check enemy builds between rounds via the tab menu to see what they are going for

[south badge]

Yeah I give up I tried and 1 guy told me to just quit games in general another guy said something I ain’t even gonna try and say ranks a pain never try it again

I’ve been going FOR A WEEK NOW

A WHOLE DAMN WEEK

I give up I’m done

I just wanted to be a good player

WHAT DO THEY FEED THESE FUCKIN ENEMIES ALL OF THEM WERE PURPLE IM NOT EVEN RANKED YET I DONT HAVE A RANK IS THIS A DAMN JOKE

[fallow socket]

yo chill

😭

[sage cedar]

I really would suggest you just turn off chat and voice coms and just focus on your own gameplay

People are toxic as hell in these games, especially if you begin being flustered

Just have a side activity you can distract yourself with when OW gets too tilting, we all have those days where we just lose 10 games in a row and everything sucks

In most ranks people will take someone who tries to communicate about tactics as "ordering around" and get angry anyway, so there's literally no point in using team chat/voice most of the time anyway. I'd not even worry about it until higher ranks

[tepid finch]

can you imagine there was a time where freja wasn't in stadium

good times

[reef lichen]

im actually losing rank now, so it's basically impossible for me to make it to challenger

[wet jackal]

Its stadium

Just use some broken build you find from Spooki on YouTube

His Mei builds are pretty strong

[last saffron]

I’d like to echo this.

I had just started stadium and I was playing soldier and I was on a six game losing streak. Distinctly remember one round for my tank put in the chat “congratulations soldier. You didn’t have the lowest damage on the team, Mercy did less than you.”

It definitely hurt because it was true. Luckily I stuck with it and stadium finally clicked for me few games later.

Turn the chat off, stay grinding , have some fun.

[fallow socket]

anyone can farm damage by shooting tank

[shrewd torrent]

another week, no soldier rocket jump

[misty frigate]

Yes. Also his Valentine’s skin is still bugged. He’s invisible.

[shrewd torrent]

After the update i can see the skin

But no rocket jump

[sly glen]

so as usual, skins > gameplay

[cosmic saddle]

9 min que for all roles, get in a game only for it to show not enough players 😑

[pseudo glacier]

It's impossible for me to win at all currently

[wet jackal]

Go soldier and build into armor melting abilities

Ugh so good

[pseudo glacier]

Is torb hammer build supposed to be op?

[fallow socket]

the dmg and movement spd is rlly op in that build and he has a fair amt of health and dmg reduction/armor bonuses but not enough to survive stadium damage

so .. its okay

u never want to challenge a hammer torb to 1v1 but hes not going to run the lobby

[pseudo glacier]

What's his best build then? Turrets?

[south badge]

Ok question WHY IS THE RANKED COMMUNITY SO ANGRY AND CRAP

[wet jackal]

Not going torb is preferable

He’s just not all that great

[fallow socket]

probably lava , turrets arent rlly good for anything except spreading debuffs which other heroes can do

and tracer i guess

[pseudo glacier]

I already locked him in :p

[mystic ice]

Are sojourn and Lucio good in comp?

[fallow socket]

if you can hit heads soj is good but shes not as reliable as ashe or soldier against flying enemies and her builds overall i dont think theyre as strong

[mystic ice]

Ah darn

I was having fun with her but idk how she fares against others

Also I have been very good with Lucio but I heard he isn’t good in the higher ranks

[pseudo glacier]

I tried all 3, hammer felt the best because he was so tanky

I got 950ish health simply from popping one ability, it also did really good damage to anyone in range, and I could also use it to heal to pad my stats further and get more money

[boreal ruin]

stadium torb just needs some projectile speed

and he'd thrive

imo

overload is one of the best abilities in the entire mode

absolute atk speed merchant

[pseudo glacier]

I won my first comp match as hammer torb

900 total health with the enhancement, and I had Lifesteal being a % of my damage dealt
And I also had damage that healed and hurt in an aoe as a % to my max HP

[arctic imp]

I just got out of a stadium match with Mercy as one of our 2 healers. While she’s great for continuous heals and revives. The fact is that when both of the enemy team healers are doing damage and getting kills on top of healing she puts you down 5-4.

They claimed they out healed both. I said no look at the scoreboard. Combined they dwarfed our healers and contributed damage and kills. It’s not enough to just heal and revive. It’s like read the room.

As soon as I see someone pick Mercy I already know how it’s going to go. Most times it goes exactly how it went this match. 5 to 4 with both of the enemy healers contributing on all fronts. Mercy just heals and revives leaving us short.

It’s frustrating especially when ranked is 4 out of 7. And Mercy doesn’t adjust because she’s a one trick Pony. Seeing a donut for kills all assists and then deaths bugs me to no end because it’s a shame our time was wasted.

[wet jackal]

Sojourn is overall solid in either main build

Lucio is kinda mid though but definitely usable

[fervent cargo]

Ban this mode

Everytime i play this mode, i lose

All because i do tickle damage for no reason and the enemy team uses the power of super ranked sweat to wipe us

[wet jackal]

Just pick any hero and build into weapon power you’ll be fine

[boreal ruin]

I definitely disagree, Sojourn is still much better than Soldier and railgun charges so fast fliers are a non issue most of the time, besides with the autoaim primary on ult power you singlehandedly outdo soldier's entire build .

She has access to both consistent AND burst dmg on wp builds

Her AP builds are nice but ashe is just much better at that

[fallow socket]

well i believe u i just dont see soj do well often

ashe definitely better than both tho wp and ap

[boreal ruin]

True but her downside is being very diveable

I tried a Soj slide build once before

Its funny as fuck into vendetta in particular lmao

[marble pawn]

People play soilder for his ultimate tho. Especially now with cat combo.

I've seen rlly good soj players do not much with their ult. So its not completely outdo,considering its hard to beat auto aim.

[fast hemlock]

why is nobody playing stadium 🏟️? 3rd person is so much better than First person

[thin junco]

sometimes in shop just for you i get legendary skinsfor credits i buy idk 2 for example and they are for ow coins again its very rare occurance. does anyone know when or why does this happen?

[boreal ruin]

This is stadium, there's no cat.

[lunar lintel]

Cause by round 3 I’m not having fun with the hazard that has 50 ap and there’s nothing u can do ab it

[marble pawn]

Whats kinda funny is, I didn't even mean to be in this chat and I realized I was in stadium instead of #serious overwatch. Ha

[fast hemlock]

what means Hazard has 50ap ?

health points , ability points ?

[desert pasture]

ban stadium because your bad at it?

low key just stop playing stadium fr

[reef lichen]

when venture gets added to stadium im using this build

[random relic]

does the 15% melee dmg from gloomgauntlet apply to vendetta weapon?

[dense sapphire]

can i get comp points off competitive stadium?

[exotic hare]

yes

[sage cedar]

YaSloom or whatever his name is has a cool attack speed overload build on him that looks crazy good

Check it out on YouTube

[pseudo glacier]

Hammer build feels op

You become a regenerating tank with Goodblifesteal according to damage dealt, and most of that will be max HP based

[vestal quest]

whats the best build for wu in stadium

[sage cedar]

Since the patch yesterday, I think it does

[vital surge]

I'm fond of the Xuanwu Duelist build myself

I dunno if that's best but I don't know why you play Wuyang if you don't wanna explode backlines from afar

[neon galleon]

It does but it doesn’t say that it does

[sage cedar]

They mentioned it as a bug fix in patch notes

[neon galleon]

I know but the item doesn’t tell you that it’s working now, I had to go into practice range just to confirm that it actually does work

[vital surge]

ugh, when you're trying to do everything you can to keep people alive on support and the tank and dps just let the enemy 76 free flank all match

Was up 2-1 then proceeded to lose 3 in a row because the dps and tank got out played every round

"You didn't heal BB D.va"

Can't heal her when 76 is free shooting

[woven crown]

the person who blames supports for not healing will never ever rank up unless they wise up. ran into one of those playing hog in 5v5 yesteday. My Ana heals were not high enough on the scoreboard for them. guess it had nothing to do with trying to pick up the lacking dps slack and you have a self heal. not my concern

blame rather than analyze

[sage cedar]

It's also the nature of a team game with random matchmaking though. The key sentence above is "my dps and tank got outplayed" - you were going to lose that game no matter what then

[woven crown]

very much so

[sage cedar]

And yes, I don't think I've seen more than a handful of matches ever in games like this where someone starts flaming in chat, but you end up winning

[vital surge]

sometimes I've managed to support diff enough with ones that can damage like wuyang and ana, but 76 was just so much better.

[sage cedar]

As soon as the first person starts keyboard warrioring, you know it's a lost game

(I don't mean constructive suggestions here, but blame)

[woven crown]

my favorite rrecent stadium example is playing juno torp build and my damage was 2:1 heals. and that not for only trying to do damage, its mostly because my team woudl run into the open and die to a one shot. the torps were en route but they died before you got a heal to probably still die

space control, using natural cover, waiting for cds, stuff the average player doesnt understand

[vital surge]

My only issue with Wuyang is I find his ult targetting to be so rough lol.

I almost prefer it if I couldn't use it on self

[fallow socket]

yeah end up wasting it on myself alot lolss

[vital surge]

you click and then go "Oh I wanna heal someone" and its on you now haha

I honestly don't get why support queues are the longest.

[boreal ruin]

Moira Kiriko can outright run servers

Zen too but its way harder

Supports get the most cash for the least often times

Its just a way easier time

[vital surge]

Not in my MMR at least

[fallow socket]

support heroes are the strongest and also change the most compared to normal ow so its more fun

[vital surge]

I feel like compared to original stadium most are pretty fair these days.

Maybe I live in a weird MMR where tanks control the most

[twin sail]

Hey there is a Perk or Talent for Sigma that gives Damage over time what is it called

[shut venture]

Just got into lobby with my boy dm me for method

[vital surge]

Rather than kill the over extended Vendetta with me the Reaper ran away EVERY TIME

WHY

Just hit her in the damn head while I'm healing you

[paper pumice]

When stadium says “nearby allies” is that you too?

[compact maple]

Yes
Rein heals himself with shield for example

[paper pumice]

Ah thankyou

[white thunder]

Is Winston lackluster compared to everyone else in stadium I feel like I’m just tickling everyone

[vital surge]

I thought he was fine

He does prefer enemies that like to stack

[fallow socket]

nah hes top tier

[paper pumice]

I think Winston is alright but I also am noob to stadium, sigma is definitely my favorite tank in stadium rn though, you should try him

[white thunder]

He’s also my favorite tank in every game mode he’s who I usually play

[paper pumice]

What do you use as the abilities in stadium?

[unique abyss]

Is anyone else having the bug on stadium where your hud just shuts off and there's no fix Or the game with just teleport you back into spawn randomly and pull up the armory even if the game already started

[white thunder]

Trinisphere hyper loop singularity

And apogee alignment

[paper pumice]

I’m a big fan of the dual shields that regen constantly, and typically go with the ultimate-50% one as my third

I love the healing for everyone ability
(Not ability I meant the item you buy)

[paper pumice]

I have not

[unique abyss]

It happens to me almost every game, but I play console it might be console only but

Bug*

It makes stadium unplayable tbh i used to play nonstop but even just playing one round is difficult

I just spent half a round wit the armory stuck on my screen

[paper pumice]

I play pc and my friends play console, I have only had someone mention the hud disappearing once, and then it fixed itself quickly

What console is it?

[unique abyss]

Newest xbox

[paper pumice]

Even my freind who plays with us on switch does fine :/

[unique abyss]

And it happens atleast every game

[paper pumice]

Consider a redownload of the game if you haven’t already.

[white thunder]

I’ve seen gameplay of others use that I’ll try it out sometime

[unique abyss]

Ive tried and everyone ive played with said the same

[white thunder]

The ult ability is super good too I should use it more often

[paper pumice]

It’s just one of yhe “standard” picks that show up in hero builder

The healing comes from the items

I adverage between healing 70 to 100 a second depending on my cash
And your shield can heal others too… it’s pretty sweeeeet

[unique abyss]

I loved stadium so much but this bug just sucks the enjoyment from the game, especially on support not being able to tell the difference from allies and enemies makes it so annoying

[white thunder]

Have you used the ability that increases the rock speed and damage when going through shield ?

[paper pumice]

I haven’t, but I did go up against someone who was using it today, …we wiped the floor with them so I didn’t actually get to see its potential

[lucid jay]

@slender sand

[misty frigate]

they just disabled it til the next patch

[glossy cobalt]

I’m so sick of trash vendettas in all star

Thank god I don’t lose as much progress per loss as I gain per win otherwise I’d be hard stuck solely from them

[merry gulch]

Hey guys

I have an idea for a cool vendetta build

I'm calling it Paladin Vendetta

It basically turns her into a supportive brawler

[shrewd torrent]

skins>gameplay apparently

[wet jackal]

What role do you play

Because there’s at least one character on each role that can carry

Almost every dps can carry except reaper and junkrat

[sick sorrel]

??? reaper can hardcarry

[jaunty nest]

Junkrat is the best dps in stadium btw

[boreal ruin]

Junkrat can HARD carry lmao

That character has the most synergistic items and powers in the entire game its not even funny.

[exotic hare]

yeah junkrat is goated lol

[sudden totem]

Add anran to stadium

She would be so fun to play omg

But the one shot ult builds would go crazy

[fresh saddle]

Anran in stadium would be PUUUUUURRRREEE!!! CHAAAOOOOOOSSS!!! erases reality

I cannot play dps in stadium to save my own life.

[fallen zodiac]

can someone help me i’m trying to start competitive and rank up between all the supports can someone tell me which would be easiest to rank up with?

[opal oak]

for stadium I would say moira or zenyatta are the best picks

[fallen zodiac]

and for stadium competitive too?

[opal oak]

yes ofc!

[fallen zodiac]

oki thank you

[opal oak]

moira is capable of generating alot of income you should consider watching arx on yt for more information

[fallen zodiac]

is juno also good in competitive if i like playing her?

[opal oak]

and zenyatta is a great pick for his damage discard orb and high damage output

juno is great if you have good positioning you can outplay alot of characters

[fallen zodiac]

between her triple jump or insta shooting major perk which would u choose?

[opal oak]

If you can use your flight advantegeously, I would recommend juno too

[fresh saddle]

Juno is FUUUUUUUN on stadium with pulsar upgrades

[opal oak]

Perks are more "build" dependant and I dont play juno so I cant really suggest you any:(

[fallen zodiac]

yes but she tends to be pretty squishy as she charges up her pulsars

[fallen zodiac]

don’t worry its fine thank u

[fresh saddle]

True. She can be predictable. Which is why I stick to healing as much as possible. Use the torpedoes to catch enemies off guard or finish them off.

I sometimes tank, but man, as dps, I cannot do that at all to save even my own life.

[fallen zodiac]

and is dva good in stadium? if i want to start competitive tank

[opal oak]

exactly, dying isn't worth it on support at any occasion

[fresh saddle]

And i will admit. Sometimes, i get greedy for elims. Thankfully I do not do that on ranked as much.

[opal oak]

lol

[fresh saddle]

If juno is taken, I will roll with either kiriko or mercy. Sometimes wuyang.

[opal oak]

personally, I really like orisa and reinhardt but dva is a good pick too

[fresh saddle]

Dva is my go-to tank.

[opal oak]

if you are low elo btw, just pick any character. It really doesnt matter

[fallen zodiac]

I’m gold but i lose most of my games even tho i play well and get good stats so i dont really know what to do🥹✌️

[opal oak]

happens to the best of us😔

[opal oak]

if we are talking about tanks overall I mained doomfist for like 2 years so I'd say doom

I'm a dps main now, I don't regret my decision lol

[fresh saddle]

In regular, I want to be good as anran. She is fun as hell. In stadium, I usually play reaper or freja.

[sudden totem]

I mean, all the builds can suit her like weapon power, ap or even a tanky build

[fresh saddle]

Exactly. I would be an anran dps main across game modes.

[opal oak]

I love anran too, after the release buffs I think she is in a very good state. But for stadium, yeah I think she would be very op

[acoustic kiln]

true

but what the hell would her burn dmg scale off of

[fresh saddle]

Good question

[acoustic kiln]

i guess AP since its a passive

like wuyangs passive healing

[opal oak]

ofc ap, it's passive

[vital surge]

What do you mean healing buffed by Attack Power doesn't count as weapon healing?

[reef lichen]

blood needle is the most broken item in the entire game

just get some lifesteal items with it and you become almost unkillable

[pseudo glacier]

What's meis best stadium build?

[pseudo glacier]

I'm not finding it

[reef lichen]

It's a hazard exclusive, you heal 0.3% of your health when a spike from spike guard hits someone

[pseudo glacier]

Ohhhh

Yeah I like that one

I go full spike build often

[timber hearth]

Probably still just the ball build

[fallow socket]

what healing are we talking about specifically?

is it brigs whirlwind healing

[vital surge]

This case was Wuyang's stuff

[fallow socket]

it does count as weapon healing

ur talking about amari's antidote too right , the item that buffs weapon healing

it does affect wuyang's empowered beam

[vital surge]

hmm, weird.

It didn't count for the event quest

[abstract spear]

Bruh I just got a game where Mercy was hard pocketing Wuyang and Wuyang wasn't healing anyone 😭

[forest bear]

is ramattra ever gonna be added to stadium?

[boreal ruin]

ashe needs to be gutted

instantly

the "reworks" made her more of a slop burnspam unpunishable character

because those groomscan ashes always come bundled with a support glued to them

also juno's just lowkey a throwpick

if shes on the team that isnt winning she's got like 700 heals and 0 credits

and just becomes outright worthless

only support that genuinely NEEDS to be carried

to achieve anything

[arctic imp]

I thought stadium didn’t allow for duplicate picks?

I’ve seen it in ranked for the first time today over and over. Doesn’t that negate the initial timer picking one at a time?

[fallow socket]

it was like that when they first added draft

but there wasnt enough characters

[fallow socket]

and then they changed it to this from a previous snake format bcs of rampant counterpicking the tank

[forest bear]

will ramattra be added to stadium?

[fallow socket]

ill ask aaron and let you know

[forest bear]

okay thank youu

[arctic imp]

Oh gotcha. Thank you kindly.

[merry gulch]

Is there a way to share stadium builds??

[queen hedge]

Any tips on a zen build ?

[split remnant]

They gotta make it so that a game is canceled if someone leaves anytime in the first round bro 😭 😭

[merry gulch]

https://stadiumbuilds.io/build/97ef6ba2-e637-4af8-8fc1-99d5d84aaa5c

[wraith mango]

winton

[acoustic kiln]

ramattra is being added next season

[vestal ledge]

isnt ram being added mid season?

[slim cove]

He’s part of S2’s launch update, they don’t seem to be doin the mid season additions anymore

[random relic]

oh they were adding rammatra

interesting

probably giga broken on release

[slim cove]

Have they ever not made a new stadium addition giga broken 😭

[random relic]

I guess lol

[pine wren]

I think the new character is going to be d mon from dva’s team

[fresh saddle]

Tracer is BROKEN in stadium

That push c9 costed us. YOU NEVER LEAVE THE OBJECTIVE DURING OVERTIME!!!

I was getting HARD targeted by tracer that whole match.

It feels like the only time I have a winning session is when I am not with randos

I say from now on, I am only playing stadium with friends

[still fossil]

Alright i got a question, caused i need to know why this happened

Im currently contender 3 right? my duo is novice i believe and we got qued against the top 10 tank CURRENTLY may i add on the enemy team, how?

Obviously we got absolutely stomped

Also apparently the mercy was top 98

[reef lichen]

so we're never gonna get every hero added to stadium

[tepid finch]

cuz the rank system is absolute dogshit

[compact vigil]

Is a Torpedo Build for Juno any good?

[vapid stone]

I feel like tracer should get a rework next.

AP Tracer basically isn't real and just feels like a meme most of the time

And weapon power tracer is just "play regular tracer with higher stats". Its just not creative

[pine wren]

I think Orrisa should get nerfed

I play a lot but if there is an Orissa on the enemy’s team we lose

[pseudo glacier]

Because you can become a constantly regenerating 1000 max HP target with damage reduction?

[fallow socket]

it does a lot of damage but not too reliable at keeping your team up

[compact vigil]

Then healing should be prioritized with primary fire then?

[fallow socket]

ye

i also like taking blink boosts and using kitsune mark for more gun healing and damage scaled off of ability power

[compact vigil]

I've only played Moira in Support. Tried Kiriko but hard. Juno I've relied too much on Torpedo. Wuyang is mixed.

[pine wren]

👍

[pseudo glacier]

Torbjorn can do the same damn thing and be smaller 😭

[pine wren]

I know

I love stadium but some people need to get nerfed

[compact vigil]

Vendetta and Hazard.

[pine wren]

Yea Vendetta is running the meta

Doom is also pretty good

[compact vigil]

All the Vendettas that I've encountered are good at anti-support.

[pine wren]

Yes especially because I main zen

And mercy

[compact vigil]

Some supports are evasive enough to get back from Vendetta but she just keeps coming out of nowhere.

[pine wren]

Yeah and when I play juno I die fast

Even tho I can fly

What role do you main

[thorny elbow]

what mythic should i get? doom, reins weapon skin, or anubis

[woven crown]

seeing people talk about their mmr ranges at is kinda wild sometimes

i think doom and hazard are the worst stadium tanks, and vendetta and torb the worst dps

[median hollow]

The axe is a good choice

[compact vigil]

Strangely whenever I play Torb, I can't help myself but give armor to team.

[pseudo glacier]

Why did a link I click bring me here

This is NOT the right server

[robust sequoia]

what were u looking for

[fallow socket]

you already have steel death for reaper? i think its way more worth than anubis

id probably go for the rein weapon if u already have steel death or dont care for it

[unborn rune]

why does mei exist for this son 😂

it is NOT good bro

[hard bloom]

nerf freya and mei

[arctic imp]

How many of you enjoy the announcer in Stadium? “OVERTIME”

[elder halo]

i tried stadium once

mercy makes everyone literally fucking invincible wtf

i cant kill shit

[alpine lodge]

nah a juno can lowkey carry on her own if good enough

[tropic cape]

is stadium q faster solo or in a group

[vestal bison]

i always get in faster solo

[drowsy snow]

Who yall think is coming to Stadium in Season 2?

[woven crown]

its ram

[mental jetty]

im pretty sure they just outright confirmed its ram

no speculation needed

[drowsy snow]

no one else too?

just ram

?

[mental jetty]

yes

[drowsy snow]

man I hoped for char like Illari

well Season 3 it is

I hope

[reef lichen]

i think emre's getting added that season

[compact vigil]

Can't tell if I am doing something wrong, unlucky or Moira feels weak in Stadium.

[reef lichen]

go orb build

[woven crown]

i generally just go suck build and do it myself

[compact vigil]

Already did, and am also a Moira main.

[fallow socket]

shes pretty good

she can basically do anything and all her powers and builds are good and she uses every stat well

[compact vigil]

Yeah, definitely unlucky

As for Wuyang, what build works best? I've been going for Ability Focused healing

[fallow socket]

i think weapon power is the way to go

all the value is in the triple orbs and getting a lucky one shot or just chunking the tank for hundreds of damage

and the powers cycle well with eachother, beam use and orb hits for more waves and slides

plus the minor wuyang rebalance in the main game that nerfed the passive heal but buffed active beam use which scales even harder in stadium

[compact vigil]

So basically Paindrops, Undertow, Wave Lance, and something to fill like say Streamline.

[fallow socket]

tide keeper

for more waves

[compact vigil]

Oh

[fallow socket]

wave lance i dont think is very good

streamline is always a decent pick yea

[compact vigil]

Streamline seems like the best one to start with in terms of survivability of allies.

Followed by Undertow.

[fallow socket]

yeah but i think if you want good aoe heals wuyang isnt the pick, the value of him is really the beefy single target heal for tank + obscene damage orbs

[compact vigil]

I can't play the high skilled ones like Kiriko, Lucio, Ana, Zenyatta. Also my aim is garbage.

[fallow socket]

brigitte is super easy and forgiving with her whipshot build

and strong as well

[compact vigil]

Brig feels vulnerable at the moment due to sudden Vendetta.

[fallow socket]

i suppose, havent been on stadium too much since season 1 started so im not too familiar with vend

[compact vigil]

Some of the Vendettas that I've encountered are very evasive/slippery and dives into the supports.

If I were to go for a Brig build that focuses on Whip Shot, would these powers work best?
Maces to Faces, God Ray, Righteous Cleave, Whirlwhip/

[fallow socket]

you dont really want or need righteous cleave or whirlwhip

[compact vigil]

Oh wait, I see it now.

[fallow socket]

mender bender is a safe pick, consecrated ground if your team has been dominating if u want to keep it going, and sometimes i take burst aid if im actually super tired of the dmg im receiving which may be the case with vendetta

but yeah mace to face + god ray you just hide in your backline and whip the tank or anyone trying to take an aggressive angle and you provide big heals with the inspire and your packs

[compact vigil]

Maybe Optimizer and Packstarter

Balance of both healing and damage

[fallow socket]

works too probably

[compact vigil]

And then for items, focus on ability power.

[fallow socket]

yes and extended whip

survivability as needed otherwise cd red good too

[queen oracle]

hola

[zealous escarp]

So my game just froze lol

[exotic pilot]

hi i just had a game in which i thought i did really well in and we still lost does anyone have any tips

[carmine thistle]

https://dosinteligencias.blogspot.com/2026/02/ia-y-homo-sapiens-sapiens-un-manifiesto.html

[uncut echo]

is it normal to queue with pro and elite players while you're a rookie

i tried queueing with 2 people but they're that rank

so we couldnt play with each other after the match

ok wait so we were in a match beforehand and we played, then afterwards, we were a group adn then we couldn't play

[stark ravine]

is there a website where i can access stadium builds for characters or something?

nvm i see it

[exotic pilot]

Does anyone have advice because idk why people were saying I did bad

It was probably my best game that I've played and I don't know how I can do better

[minor token]

nope

[terse needle]

top 3 strongest stadium dps in general?
\

[woven crown]

hitscans

[jaunty nest]

Freja soldier junkrat

Tracer too

[warm junco]

Junk has like one good build?

[fallow socket]

Its lowkey cracked out ive seen those mfs fly around and shoot you out of the sky or snipe you from above and they can also just land ontop of you and delete you

u gotta be like otp otp junk tho lol

i think ashe over soldier and freja tho and agree with tracer

[warm junco]

That tanky Mei build is annoying tho

She just builds blizzard fast and it's hard to kill her uncoordinated

[fallow socket]

ye i play a lot of stall mei myself, just doesnt really have any kill potential tho outside of freezes which stadium also gives a lot of options to play around blizzard

and she also dies to burst, stall mei takes consistent damage well but a junk tire will still delete her

[warm junco]

I haven't touched stadium in like a month and a half tbh

[fallow socket]

me aswell lol ive been on a domina jetpack cat power trip

[warm junco]

I'm just so tired of ap Ashe and block hazard :'3

[fallow socket]

Ap ashe got worse after the “rework” ive heard

Aka more toixc

not actually worse

so probably good to stay away even longer lol

[warm junco]

Def playing when ram drops tho

I can't wait for the nemesis form builds

[fallow socket]

Fs his kit has a lot to work with im exxited to see what they do

[warm junco]

I do miss the three heroes a season tho

But I suppose they wanna put more resources into the main game for new players

[woven crown]

id say ap ashe is less strong after the rework specifically because they removed the extra burst damage on coach if the target is burning, that is what deleted heros

[pulsar gate]

!lfg pro2+ need all but tank

[peak sparrow]

Why am I facing people at all-star rank with <25% winrate in unranked?

[gritty hearth]

is main healer or first responder better for mercy

[clear stream]

I wanna heal an overwatch daddy

[restive olive]

why is queue suddenly so slow

[terse needle]

[gritty hearth]

ew

[balmy sail]

don't diss my disocrd kitten like that /j

[devout imp]

stadium is garbage wth did they do

i played it like once when it came out and it was awesome, now it’s just awful and moira is broken af

[fallow socket]

thats lwk funny to read cus moira has been there from the start

pretty sure shes only received negative changes. To her cash gen and orb powers. Plus indirect nerfs thru other items like the ap debuff items

[devout imp]

she feels broken

but idk

[compact maple]

Just make her teleport and give chase

[tepid finch]

what do u do against pharmacy as torb

[warm moth]

you give up

[exotic pilot]

Can someone give me tips for stadium I thought I played very well

But I still lost

Idrk what to change

Like any help at all is good

[mental bay]

Placing in Top 500 Challenger during the Rise of Talon Season 1, 2, or 3 will grant the Conquest Top 500 Challenger player icon.

Is this also for stadium top 500 players?

[sonic perch]

are stadium queues always so unbelievably long?

had a 40 min queue just an hour ago just to be put into a region that isn't even mine

[exotic hare]

havent had any issues unless i queue supp

[acoustic kiln]

go weapon power and hope you can hit your shots

[haughty sleet]

i love stadium

buff reaper tho

[woven crown]

have they even granted top 500 title to people from season 1? last I checked it wasnt there still

I doubt they will

[exotic pilot]

is anyone here good at stadium I really need tips on something

[exotic hare]

just ask brochacho

[exotic pilot]

ask who

[exotic pilot]

wait can i dm you the stuff

[exotic hare]

ask here brother man

but sure you can dm me

[exotic pilot]

ill just dm you i dont think i have image perms here

[knotty robin]

Can't wait for Ram ngl

Can't wait for Nemesis form to give me 800 armor health fr

Ram is either gonna be ass or the most overpowered shit ever

Regardless, I'm going to enjoy running the Jojo build

[shadow fjord]

tanks have been really hit or miss on being strong or useless so far

ram feels like he would be good tho tbh

[zealous escarp]

Vortex might be scary

[finite brook]

hazard in stadium is pure torture

someone pls nerf him 🙏🙏

[autumn fractal]

so how come in stadium ranked I'm in pro 5 on damage i swear the games are way easier than on bronze 5 games on tank I'm fighting the international global cup team

[exotic pilot]

It's MMR based

Lobbies dont get harder as you rank up

In stadium

[robust sequoia]

lfd or group to play stadium with :3

[woven crown]

i swear most people do not understand how ranks in stadium are cosmetic, not that blizzard tells you

[minor token]

They arent only cosmetic, it restricts groups

[woven crown]

yes its worse than cosmetic, there is downside

its meaningless and makes it so you cant play with friends very cool

[plain canopy]

Id be down some time

My friends hate stadium

[finite dock]

They must do something about items visual it's really bad

I'm always lost with this bullshit

[midnight drift]

how does stadium ranking up work? ive lost a few games the past week and i didnt lose any progress im a little confused

[fallow socket]

game thinks u deserve higher

[midnight drift]

so i only lose when it thinks im at the rank im supposed to be?

[fallow socket]

yeah i guess so

last szn didnt start losing until all star

[midnight drift]

ohh ok, cus i read that but it didnt make sense to me

[fallow socket]

for me

ranked system super cooked in stadium

[midnight drift]

yea i see that

[main igloo]

can you hotkey shoulder swaping?

[fallow socket]

ye

[main igloo]

why is hazard so broken

[glossy sable]

Lf ppl to do missions dm me legendary mode

[exotic pilot]

He's not broken he's only the third strongest tank

He just stomps bad players

All you got to do is scale survival

[glossy cobalt]

How does anyone play rein in stadium it put me on rein randomly and it was miserable

[hallow tapir]

i played threeee stadium games this week and i won them!!!!!!!! everyone on my teams was so nice and good

[compact vigil]

I go for a hammer berserker build. I forgot which power to start on first, followed by fire damage on third hammer strike, and then Earthshatter causes your hammer swings to temporarily spawn fire strikes. The last power is free space but I go for the one that restores a portion of barrier per hammer swing hit. As for items, Weapon and Attack Speed.
Fair Warning: Vulnerable to Hazard...

[boreal ruin]

I much prefer an AP + ATKspd hybrid

[boreal ruin]

Barrier Charge first, then Lava Firestrikes, then Firestrikes on Shatter and whatever as last really

Core of the build is Dampener Grip

ridiculously busted for only 10k btw

[exotic pilot]

Not a good power combo

[exotic pilot]

Hammer builds aren't that viable rn

[compact vigil]

Depending on the opponent tank, maybe.

[exotic pilot]

its too easy to play arround rn

and rein has much better options

especially with the new season

[haughty sleet]

we ALL love stadium

[exotic pilot]

lava firestrikes is still not that high value rn

and getting barrier charge and lava firestrikes as your first two powers leads to a huge weakness

[woven crown]

where does it say hazard is the 3rd strongest tank in stadium? Imo doom is the worse and hazard is second worst. but there are no official stats for stadium that I know of

[compact vigil]

Hazard feels like Anti-Rein

[fallow socket]

only build i ever see reins do well is flying charge, barrier while charge , and jet skates

any type of smashing build is terrible

[woven crown]

i have no problem with or against reins in general. outside I do not want a zdps rein on the team since they can be ignored. the rein thinks they are doing stuff since they die last but they are activley throwing

[exotic pilot]

hazard is deffo 3rd best

with correct build

[exotic pilot]

rein is anti haz with even teams

[exotic pilot]

the best reins rn run fly builds without shield just cause of the ap buffs

[woven crown]

the only good build is AP and they are generally abused since he only does something when he has block meter. the wall can catch people but picking wall powers is a skill check. like does his wall glow? step 3 feet to the left, ok power nullified

[exotic pilot]

you just arent high enough mmr to go against haz players who know how to use wall

you can get so many free kills with it

as your slash knocks them back into it

[woven crown]

I am GM my dude

[exotic pilot]

which server are you on tho

eu or na

[woven crown]

NA, Im under the imprssion that stadium pop in other regions are much lower

[exotic pilot]

thats true but eu is much much better

in stadium

its pretty close for base game tho

[woven crown]

ill just disagree but like space and cd management is among my best skills so I know when and where to abuse haz

[exotic pilot]

haz isnt good into good players

but all it takes is having two or more bad players and a haz can smoke them

if you are stacking haz is a free win

but currently doom zarya maybe dva and orisa and sig are all weaker

[woven crown]

which wouldnt make him a good tank, bottom 2 sounds right to me. thats why I have doom at the worst. while round 1 doom is basically the same as base game he scales poorly and less capable of being a threat as the game goes on. and if the opponents dont stack to get empowered his value is in the trash can

[exotic pilot]

hes in the same boat as haz he hard stomps bad players

zarya has no upside

dva is only good with good coordination

and sig is unplayable rn

[fallow socket]

monkey wins again

[exotic pilot]

forgot he existed

hes that ass

[woven crown]

I try to play sig as my best base game tank but he is weak in stadium I agree if the opponent knows whats going on

[fallow socket]

i miss lava dva it farmed noob lobbies

[tepid current]

can you wide queue with 5 stack on stadium?

[woven crown]

Before the nerfs Id day winton was the best tank since he can literally chain jumps and bubbles but now, hes probably fine just takes a while to get going

[exotic pilot]

you cant wide queue stadium

[exotic pilot]

yeah probably

hes not anymore

also why are you na players so bad at taking surv items

and how come all the reins on your server run god awful builds

you guys somehow have 0 good rein players

[woven crown]

I usually build 1 item into most builds but not much else. the game mode is the same as the base game in where surprise bust damage is the best thing to be doing. if you build 3 survival items you will only tickle the opponent. You will have damage and healing stats but no kills. So like the only "survival" item ill pick on solider is fusion drive and the bigger halpad power round 4 and auto heal pad on r6

[tepid current]

another question, does vendetta's sword/weapon dmg stack with gloom gauntlet's melee damage bonus?

[woven crown]

it does now, was patched in last patch but the tooltip does not say it works but it does

allegedly

[tepid current]

okay

ill just go test it thx

[exotic pilot]

you do know survival items are insane rn

they made crus busted

and it outscales the dmg increase

and allows for longer uptime meaning more cash

[woven crown]

My issue with stadium overall is the matchmaker, which is probably most peoples. My mmr is high enough that when I play unless I 5 stack the game will guarantee give me a gold player who will be nothing but a giant anchor around my neck. and if I solo queue I will get 2-3 of those players

Ive gotten bronze tanks in solo queue that the game expects me to carry

[exotic pilot]

yeah lmao i lost to a masters haz once because my stupid teammates took 0 surv items and got oneshotted

[woven crown]

against a full dia master team

[exotic pilot]

i mean i can farm pretty much any player

doesnt matter if you are gm or champ

cant be losing to other stadium players

[woven crown]

that I just do not believe. but even if you are pound for pound better than the enemy team which is likely, your teammates are not so they will often die first and you will get turned on

[exotic pilot]

true i mean ill send you something

this is a game i lost lmao

[woven crown]

id consider myself to be fairly competent but at least 40% of the games I play stadium in no chance of winning. Considering how quick play matchmaking that stadium uses it makes sense. the matchmaker just adds up mmr values so they are kind of even. so it will give me worse players to play against higher ranks. like myself +2 plats, a dia and a gold vs 3 diamonds and 2 master. I might be able to carry that in the regular game but in stadium with scaling items the lower skilled people are too much of a hinderance

[exotic pilot]

true i mean ive managed to keep a consistent 80% wr

then again i have half of the players on my avoid list

[woven crown]

jsut better than me I guess, I cant do that. there has been games where I need to avoid the entire team 3 games in a row and then the first team is already off the list. higher population problem maybe

[exotic pilot]

you just got to believe you can

overwatch is purely a mental game

[exotic pilot]

also check your dms its so peak

i almost uninstalled over it

[woven crown]

im a realist, when I see someone underperforming even after the first fight I tend to know whats going on. Have like 4.5k hours in the game. Seen that song and dance before. I don't give up but no point in lying to myself over the probable result

[halcyon path]

Is there any reason to not pick double suzu for Kiriko?

[woven crown]

no

i dont pick it first but 2nd usually yeah. its just too strong

[fallow socket]

@flat elm

[stiff summit]

if you'd like to report something, please ping modmail instead of individual mods. i'm cleaning up the channel rn

[fallow socket]

@ing modmail @ all the mods??

didnt know that

[flat elm]

If you msg ModMail it @ all online mods ya

[stiff summit]

i mean message not ping sorry lol

[fallow socket]

ohh ok yeah

i just pinged a mod cus the text seemed urgent srry

[flat elm]

ya its all good nwnw

for next time

[vapid stone]

Do you guys think this mode will last? I really like it but it feels so iffy because it feels like no one talks about it

well to be fair ive never heard a soul talk about arcade so

[woven crown]

honestly the mode as it stand is fun but both the matchmaking is killing it combined with adding heros that SEVERLY reduce the fun to everyone involved

so if the trajectory doesnt change itl be retired in less than 15 months

phara was the first add that started the snowball

[compact vigil]

Maybe if the staff can show us what are the popular game modes in Overwatch, just like when they compared those playing Open Queue 6v6 or 5v5, we might know how it's doing.

Also, would 6v6 in 2-2-2 work in Stadium?

[manic tide]

Is there not ranked base matchmaking in stadium?

[main igloo]

Can someone clarify this? I have Lalt as my perk select default bind, but because its not used in Stadium, was hoping to have left alt be my shoulder switch button in stadium, but apparently they cant both be used even though they are independent?

[quasi yarrow]

do i 1 trick doom or reinhardt

[fallow socket]

dont think theres any work around its the same for me

i use capslock for shoulder switch

[exotic pilot]

Rein is much more viable

[exotic pilot]

They need to do a full overhaul of matchmaking and make it an actual rank system

Also making it so 3 stacks queue into 3 stacks and so on

[flat elm]

Yeah, that's true, but I think they did it this way intentionally, maybe because it's meant to be a casual mode

[exotic pilot]

I mean it's obviously intentional but It sucks for high MMR players

[flat elm]

It would suck with a proper ranked system too

That's just bc there aren't enough players

[exotic pilot]

It'd be better

The issue now is you can queue into a 5 stack

[flat elm]

You can queue into stacks in normal comp too

[exotic pilot]

And still get God awful players on your team

[flat elm]

Ya

[exotic pilot]

You can't queue into 5 stacks

[flat elm]

But rn w this system, still getting 50 min q

[flat elm]

You can

Even in champ

If you know who ostrix is you can tune into stream later, he's been 5 stacking in champ

With ppl for team france

[exotic pilot]

You can 5 stack but you play into other stacks

[flat elm]

No not always, I've queued into 5 as solo or duo before

[exotic pilot]

Surely only late night queue??

[flat elm]

The blizz system for normal rank I think is the team with no stack, it puts higher ranked players on it

[exotic pilot]

It tries it's hardest to not match you with stacks

[flat elm]

Idk what they do in stadium since the ranks there aren't ranks

[exotic pilot]

That's where the issue lies when dealing with stacks

[flat elm]

Ya, but I think stadium prob does same thing it's just the player base is so small

[exotic pilot]

True

[flat elm]

So after a 50 min queue it just puts you vs one

[exotic pilot]

True

[flat elm]

But ya it's not very good system

[exotic pilot]

I mean they need to just ban 5 stacks

[flat elm]

I just assume it's done this way and split into mmr brackets just because it's casual mode

And they want to give all players opportunity to hit legend

[flat elm]

I haven't seen too many tbf, quite a lot of 3 stack though

But ya there are some

[exotic pilot]

5 stacking is so broken Ive never lost a game 5 stacking

I could probably flawless an entire season with it

[flat elm]

Yea it's just whether you hit another 5 stack

I think if you 3 stack you already rarely lose

[exotic pilot]

I mean with the limited player pool you can just form a god stack

[rugged sandal]

Anyone know if hazard still OP in stadium?

[flat elm]

Yea true

Super long q though, that's the only thing

Unless just freshie boosting

[exotic pilot]

He's never been op you just got to scale survival items

And avoid the wall

[rugged sandal]

I mean

I played a hazard game

And i got ult in like 10s

Like

They were not 5 people in a room

Just slashing the tank and some dps

[flat elm]

I think like anything, it just depends a lot on the draft

[rugged sandal]

Yiep

But i think hazard lategame is a nightmare for enemies

I made a full ability dmg build and my slash do like 250dmg

[exotic pilot]

But a good player will still mess you up

[flat elm]

@exotic pilot you eu btw?

[exotic pilot]

Yes

[flat elm]

What's ign?

[exotic pilot]

I've got a few my stadium one I assume

I mainly play on mithrix

[flat elm]

Ohh ya think I've seen

I only rly started last season

This season I've just been otp zen

[exotic pilot]

Ah

Zens kinda broken rn

So yeah understandable

[flat elm]

Ya I think brig is consistently above there though

[exotic pilot]

True

[flat elm]

But I'm just base game zen player too so

And last season I OTP soldier

[exotic pilot]

What's the highest cash gap you've seen over avg I'm trying to collect data

[rugged sandal]

Yiep

[exotic pilot]

Could you also answer the question on highest cash gap

That you've observed

[flat elm]

You mean like highest cash gap over enemy? Like on a 3-0?

[exotic pilot]

No over the entire lobby

[flat elm]

Ohh idk on a long lobby

If lobby goes long it's prob not gonna be super high right

[exotic pilot]

There is a optimum length game

Dk how long tho

It's got to be long enough that your earn a ton

[flat elm]

Oh you mean like intentionally let game go on to farm money?

You get so little money from kills if you're stomping them so yea

If you want to game that, it'd have to be in a way that you can play optimally around the bounties

But I've seen maybe 30k lead on 3-0 so assuming you let that hit a 4-3 it can go quite high

[exotic pilot]

With optimal play on a long game it always tends towards 60k for an insanely good player this is like 100min length games

But long games seem to cap out at around 60

Don't know why

The best I've ever gotten was 72k over avg in a 20 min game

[flat elm]

Yea don't think I've ever had a game that long hahah

Maybe 40 min for me

But most are shorter

I can see how that could be done though if you play to extend the game

[exotic pilot]

Wait can I dm you

I don't have image perms

Here

[flat elm]

Ya sure

[terse needle]

are they ever gonna add bans to stadium

[cursive robin]

Maybe when they add enough heroes

[haughty sleet]

Stadium

add echo

stadium gods

[ember thunder]

Quelqu'un pour game ?

[woven crown]

shoots stickies for primary fire, I can see it now

[warm junco]

April fools echo but they just give it a 50% of the original damage

Still waiting for hamster </3

It feels like theyll just add him last

[glossy cobalt]

Everyone uses barrier charge but I found like no use for it the entire match

[glossy cobalt]

Smashing with a Lucio or Brig that have more than 1 brain cell can be rly good

The only time my brig games with rein tank in stad go to shit are when he’s building pure fire strikes or dumb shield build with no stats

[glossy cobalt]

I liked Mirrorwatch echo with the quick dash flight and homing stickies, way more fun than her standard kit

[boreal ruin]

I mean its in the name, you're fully protected from the front when charging

They either die or get booped a good bit

[glossy cobalt]

I was using it into dva zen the shield lasted a good two seconds

[vapid stone]

thats the thing though with a playerbase of 100,000 how would you drive any of them into stadium

like what do you do

i think a half decent tutorial along with a big update with 2 of the new characters like maybe domina and mizuki, and an icon revert

could be awesome

[fresh tinsel]

a concern ive got is just like
if this mode continues to just be niche as shit why would they even keep it around

theyd just axe it and reassimilate the devs into main game

[woven crown]

its currently the 3rd most played game mode, not sure of the actual split between stadium qp and comp.

but using that logic why make event modes in the arcade when the arcade is almost never played outside of small event windows where a new mode gets alot of traffic for 2 days then never again

[vapid stone]

I guess. Maybe youre right i just hope it stays

because god i hate regular overwatch it is not fun the kits are too simple and i hate swapping

[woven crown]

I think they scaled back resources mostly since of their new commitments to the base game. first to push out 5 heros then 1 per season going forward as the new norm. That and they announced hero reworks incoming and map reworks as well

slowing down adding heros to stadium is fine if their goal is to gamekeep further sharp gameplay additions. like vendtta was not it. Ram is fine. Anran and Emre, probably sym would be fine, miz

but do you really want adding bastion, widow, sombra, ball, hog etc

[exotic pilot]

Smashing is really bad rn

Rein has three viable builds 4 at a push

Either ap flyhardt wp flyhardt w/ skates or a survhardt build

[glossy cobalt]

What makes free fly charge good besides being a bigger target

[random relic]

Be careful , I've been facing a hacker multiple times on stadium recently

his name is JELLY and he spams cassidy with a boosted party

here's the code 1JMCHP

I reported him on different matches but he keeps evading the anticheat system and matching in my games as enemy

[woven crown]

ive reported 3 people in stadium this season who were sus. Not sure ive reported more than 1 per season previously so something is probably going around currently

preaiming through walls, extremely high headshot numbers etc

[proven knot]

How can you tell they pre aimed?

[random relic]

this one was 100% clear. Watched replays and saved em. it's too obvious the insane flickering and 100% headshots

also the tracking through walls

and then ,spamming right click as cassidy to lower your accuracy

soo obvious

the worst part is he was boosting a party. I tried to invite him several times and the game told me I couldn't invite people in a party

[random relic]

it's easy to bait cheaters. I did it to this one to test it

went crouched from my base , hiding behind walls

then I peaked and he instantly killed me

[woven crown]

essentially that yeah. showing up unexpectedly at angles and they are already aiming at yourhead, crouching and aiming at the lower spot suddendly when you round the corner. running at a corner and stopping before being visible only see a shot fired where you woulda been if you cleared the corner

stuff like that combined with unnatural aim

I usually cant tell 100% for certain. only seen about 8 people lifetime in ow who were clearly using some jank aimbot. But modern cheats are made with less hit/tracking certainty to sow the seed of doubt so people do not report them. Its better to report and be wrong than to say ehh maybe 40% hes cheating but whatever. Lets them ruin more games longterm

I had a group report me in stadium last week for being too good, not like my account was affected by that. Called me sus.

[fading flame]

emre would be infinitely more problematic than widow please use ur brain for even a second

[woven crown]

how?

he has like less than or equal dps to bap, less burst and consistant damage than soldier

I think widow will be a trash pick as she has low hp and most heros can spec into ways to deal with her. she will either carry a lobby or be the reason the team loses. theres no middle ground. and that is really bad for the mode

emres nade and pistol will probably be ap. splitting the power of his kit in half

heros that are balances around their full kit generally do not turn out well in stadium. looking at torb where he has power in his turret base game. in stadium its ap so you need to spec into it for it to be viable. so you have two half kits that dont add up to a real hero

i think emre will be just average

[random relic]

if it gets the same perk (or even more busted) as he got in regular ow for his pistol...

literally infinite ammo and lifesteal

[woven crown]

the one that tickles? scary

[shadow fjord]

its hard to tell what heroes will be strong because it mostly depends on what they decide to give them... JPC will probably be dumb strong either way tho

[barren moon]

tfw me when the

[cunning vector]

i just went 42-9 as genji with mvp and 2 potg 😛

[cunning cosmos]

Lf18+ only

[warm junco]

idk if it is but your potential yae miko pfp is so cute

[loud spear]

im so mad that i know this character

[warm junco]

Yae miko is the goat okay

[loud spear]

im mad because i played that game

[proper grail]

i just got banned for 19hours cant play competitive mode, why? the Server suddenly shutdown by itself, please unlock! Thank you! (PS: other players disconnected suddenly aswell, plese check tyty)

[loud spear]

19 hours without comp? that is a blessing

go touch some grass, take a walk, see the outside world

then when the 19 hours are over go back and grind overwatch for the next 3 years

[boreal ruin]

me when im virtually immortal (somehow the low damage is an issue)

[compact vigil]

Besides the hammer berserker build, what builds are advised for Reinhardt?

[exotic pilot]

You do know every good rein runs it

[exotic pilot]

Flyhardt or survhardt

[glossy cobalt]

I wouldn’t know that there’s like 2 rein mains in top 500 😭

[exotic pilot]

Well yeah you are on console no one plays rein on console

[glossy cobalt]

Rip

[haughty sleet]

echo stadium

[forest coral]

the humble jet skates phantasmic flux hybrid build:

[fallow socket]

phantsmic fluc and jetskates my loves

wrist wraps and custom stock 🥹

[flat elm]

Jet skates low-key needs to be changed

[fallow socket]

I like the item cus i play reaper

But its just dumb broken it shouldnt exist

[flat elm]

I play zen and they're kinda broken on him

Doesn't rly matter where you position you can always leap out

[glossy cobalt]

Solo support q past top 500 is horrendousss

So many useless spectator mercys, either have to healbot cuz they ain’t keepin anyone alive or jus accept defeat

Someee are good but since I hit top 500 haven’t had a single good mercy yet, they be getting 1k heals no dmg round 7 be so fr

[hexed kelp]

Im not top 500 but I tend to find mercy players being horrendous at the game. There is no reason me a zenyatta put out 7,600 healing (focusing on damage with a little heals like 2 heal orbs) meanwhile this mercy died 8 times with 1,087 healing

Im not even good at Zen either i just wanted to play him

[glossy cobalt]

Yeah idfk

They think they can just spectate to top 500, it’s sad that so many actually manage it

All it means for me is having a useless duo for a supp I have to carry the weight for

[exotic pilot]

phantasmic is awful on half the cast

[fickle linden]

Who up playing Stadium

[rapid pendant]

me ig. Still stuck in the win matches challenge so can't access ranked yet

[fickle linden]

Rip

[haughty sleet]

echo to stadium

[naive wind]

I'm 26 years old. from Russia.
I'm finding my partner for learn English now.
I'm gonna communicate in English with my partner.
If you interested in, DM me.

[fallow socket]

i play dva moira reaper so 😭

I also played it on wuyang back when he first released just to scale everything and also get that 100 overhealth

but I think it’s nerfed to 50 now? and I haven’t touched wuyang since

his release

[forest coral]

easily the best item in the game good hybrid offensive stats, decent bulk and some of the best utility in the game all in one item slot and cheaper than majority of other purples

it’s just so efficient

[forest coral]

nah mercy is chill means I have someone who can reliably do the majority of the team’s healing so I can just hard flank on kiri and kill everyone

[compact vigil]

For Mercy, is it recommended to focus on healing power via weapon?

[glossy cobalt]

SAME lol but it’s not fun when they go full ap and suck at it and get 1k heal per round so then I gotta sit back with my wp build and just healbot :(

[fallow socket]

yes , atk speed also works

[trail steppe]

i think equal weapon damage and attack speed has the best effect

[compact vigil]

Why Attack Speed for Mercy?

[trail steppe]

it increases her staff healing

[compact vigil]

Staff healing rate?

[trail steppe]

her staff is her primary fire so all weapon related effects are applied to it

[iron grail]

lf txt bored ash

[forest coral]

wp + as > as > wp

attack speed is generally decently more valuable than wp on mercy in a contest between the two i'd only pick wp items if they have really good additional effects like the beam range or amari's antidote

in almost every other scenario attack speed is better as a stat and generally is much cheaper

10% attack speed for 3.75k vs 10% wp for 5.5k

[woven crown]

is it better because its cheaper? i was under the impression it probably scaled similar to moira where wp and speed scale like the same so just build whatever makes sense

[forest coral]

weapon power has an inherent decrease on ult charge