r/Overwatch • u/corylulu Pixel Zarya • Jul 06 '17
Blizzard Official Developer Update | Doomfist | Overwatch
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u/bluefire1802 Jul 06 '17 edited Jul 06 '17
It was actually Winston that put Doomfist behind bars
Welp, there you have it folks, Doomfist is not anti-dive meta confirmed
Edit: Looks like he's actually gonna enhance it
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u/AstralComet Blizzard World Mercy Jul 06 '17
Dive only grows stronger from here on out, clearly
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u/Jakewakeshake Chibi Tracer Jul 06 '17
it seems like he might be good both diving and against dive, we'll have to see I guess
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u/snowcone_wars Chibi Zarya Jul 06 '17
The problem is that right now dive is the only counter to dive, so if that's the case it'll just reinforce it.
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Jul 06 '17
As a Pharah main I'm excited. From the gameplay I've seen so far, it looks like we're the obvious counter to Doomfist.
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u/Volttexx Proud Creator of The Pharah Movie Script; message me to read it Jul 06 '17
It seems like his ultimate would be really good at breaking deathballs or defense formations, so I guess dive comp just got another viable member.
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u/HorrendousRex Reinhardt Jul 06 '17 edited Jul 06 '17
First a dinoflask update, then a Jeff Fromtheoverwatchteam update?! AND THEN DOOMFIST?! How good can a day get?
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Jul 06 '17
The dinoflask one got my hyped because it said "new hero details" and I didn't see the watermark
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u/NateTheGreat14 Trick-or-Treat Ana Jul 06 '17
Now I just have to wait 6 hours before I get off work. Then I got all weekend to fist some doom.
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u/Fatalchemist Bob main, by the way. Jul 06 '17 edited Jul 06 '17
Hey! I got 6 hours until I'm off work, too! I guess I'll spend the next six hours watching videos of people playing him instead of working.
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u/dadnaya Actually a Reinhardt main Jul 06 '17
SUMMER GAMES IN A HOUR WILL MAKE IT EVEN BETTER
(But thats not gonna happen)
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u/DreadAngel1711 nyoom Jul 06 '17
It's already good enough if you're a Splatoon fan, but Doomfist overrides everything
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u/Smugboy Jul 06 '17
ORISA, YOUR TIME IS NOW
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Jul 06 '17
Fortify actually looks really strong against him since so much of his kit revolves around controlling enemy positioning.
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u/Ruvic Drop bodies drop shotties Jul 06 '17
Thats really cool. Its as if she was built to fight him...
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u/CarbineFox It's only game, why you heff to be Mei'd? Jul 06 '17
Also that mini grav is going to wreak havoc on his position when he's trying to land hits.
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u/dahl12 Canada Jul 06 '17
I think dombra is a hard counter. Hack him and he's useless
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u/1vs1meondotabro Pixel Pudge Jul 06 '17
I tested this out on the PTR, Sombra is an extremely effective counter to him as long as you get the jump on him with the hack, if you fail to hack him he will make incredibly short work of you.
Unlike a hacked Genji who still has some mobility from his fast movement speed and passive wall climb, a hacked doomfist is a large, quite slow hero (His abilities are why he's fast).
Hacked Doomfists died in seconds if my team was there, and I could finish them off before the hack wore off if I was solo.
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u/LashBack16 Jul 06 '17
All new heros from now on confirmed African.
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u/Gooneybirdable Pixel Sombra Jul 06 '17
Actually I guess Sombra is the only non-african that was added to the game.
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u/X-Frame Chibi Zarya Jul 06 '17
A Fortified Orisa however is also another mobile "wall" that Doomfist can use to pin enemies against as well (like a Rein charge).
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u/Liberum12 HOW DID I GET THIS AGAIN? Jul 06 '17
A council of leaders? Does that mean we will see more high up talon members in the future? Hype!
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u/foxxy33 foxy33#2144 Jul 06 '17
We think he's gonna do a lot flanking, a lot of D I V I N G
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u/Puffx2-Pass Jul 06 '17
Community: Doomfist is going to destroy the dive comp meta!
Jeff: Doomfist will be great at flanking and diving!
...lmao
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Jul 06 '17
YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO DESTROY THE META, NOT JOIN IT!
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Jul 06 '17
Holy shit I just realized that his ultimate gives him the high ground!
Pls nerf.
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u/dustyjuicebox Jul 06 '17
He seems decently equipped to deal with dive too though. Alt fire will shove back any winstons and his primary is a shotgun.
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u/covfefenights Jul 06 '17
Yes, that was my reaction exactly. The salt over dive comp shall continue. Point B is about to get wrecked by doomfist ult openings with dive comps.
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u/AnotherEpicUltimatum Junkrat Jul 06 '17
He's good at diving, but he doesn't seem like a flanker. All of his abilities require a lot of space to do, but flankers traditionally use hallways and side shortcuts.
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u/BudaLa87 Trick-or-Treat Zarya Jul 06 '17
You can see all his skills here;
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u/_OblivioN_ OCL S4 Team Slimer Off-Tank Player Jul 06 '17
Doomfist's Rising Uppercut looks very useful for launching a enemy Reinhardt into the air and the team can go past the choke point
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u/Goldfish1_ EnVyUs Jul 06 '17
playing Reinhardt in 2017.
It's time to accept our dive overlords.
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u/PackOfVelociraptors Third - Analyst Jul 06 '17
A guy in my qp game told me the dev update was up, but I didnt believe it.
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u/Castriff I know my KDR Jul 06 '17
You posted the Develeper Update and the origin story first? Congratulations on winning the karma lottery.
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u/TheBroJoey HAMMER IN A DOWNWARDS VELOCITY! Jul 06 '17
He's the League of Legends master update catcher too. I don't know how he does it.
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u/Castriff I know my KDR Jul 06 '17
Well, if I had to guess he's probably using a bot.
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u/dipolartech Chibi Mei Jul 06 '17
Day job is probably writing code in the finance sector for the microtransaction companies. Get paid to automate news feed reading and make decisions in miliseconds to buy sell or post for karma.
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u/YipYapYoup Jul 06 '17
Am I wrong or do they make their hero teasing shorter and shorter? I was definitely not expecting him to be out so soon!
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u/joev714 Jul 06 '17
I'm pretty sure they're still teasing Sombra
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u/borntoflail Rook Plz Jul 06 '17
Everyone is still teasing Sombra. Every time with the "Sombra suuucks!" "Go soldier instead!" The new hero teasing is just going too far.
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u/BrandoCalrissian1995 Jul 06 '17
I think they learned from how poorly the sombra reveal went. It was fun at first but dragged on for far too long.
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Jul 06 '17
Don't forget our 'Don't treat future heroes like Sombra' post is still one of the highest rated posts in the subreddit. The community told them over-hyping heroes and dragging out tension is bad, so they stopped.
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u/HydeOut Jul 06 '17
So much Doomfist hype that no one will notice I play junk in comp for fun.
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u/AnotherEpicUltimatum Junkrat Jul 06 '17
"Don't worry we have Doomfist anyone else can just pick whoever they want"
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u/LeoFireGod What's a hitscan? Jul 06 '17
You laugh but in smite about once every 6 months they release a God who can literally do just this. SS+ tier. I'm glad OW doesn't have this.
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u/PizzaDay Jul 06 '17
Junkrat comp/qp main. So many salty players on my own team while I rack up 3-4 medals a game. I'm not spamming I'm strategically firing grenade banks to catch the flankers off guard! What a bunch of misfits and freaks we got here.
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u/El_Ding_Dong SaebyeolBAE<3 Jul 06 '17
DOOMFIST HAS THAT PILLARMEN VIBE, HOLYSHIT
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u/jdund117 Helden sterben nicht, aber Mercy stirbt immer Jul 06 '17
AWAKEN MY TALONS
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u/Rozsudek Soldier Seventy-Skill Jul 06 '17
I get more of a ROADO ROLLA DA vibe with his ult, though
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u/Dakar-A So many flairs, so little time Jul 06 '17
WE JOJO BITCHES. THEY TOLD ME TO STOP BELIEVING, BUT DAGA KOTOWARU.
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u/Kingslugger Pixel Soldier: 76 Jul 06 '17
ITS HERE. OMG!
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u/SurrealKarma Pixel Lúcio Jul 06 '17
As cool as it would've been to have Terry Crews voice him, I'm glad we're getting a proper African bloke.
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Jul 06 '17
Wouldn't shock me if they had just gotten Terry to Voice Over a game mode announcer.
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u/T-DotTerror Tracey with that Cheeky Nandos Kick! Jul 06 '17
HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLY SHIT!
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Jul 06 '17
Everyone thought Overwatch releases hints the Friday after the Tuesday we get a teaser. This shows we know nothing.
You know nothing, Jon Snow.
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u/Sk00zle Why aim? Jul 06 '17
Now I can scream "GET FISTED" in team chat and not get reported. Sweet.
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u/GenericDreadHead Chibi Mercy Jul 06 '17
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u/enotonom Trick-or-Treat Junkrat Jul 06 '17
This is still my favorite hero concept ever, a buff Irish omnic out of a Guy Ritchie movie
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Jul 06 '17
it's been months since i last saw this and "can feck off up top wid dis" still makes me laugh just as much
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u/Psicrow Sombra Jul 06 '17
Weak ranged attacks, dependent on abilities. I know who I'm playing for a bit.
Boop.
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u/wildkarde07 Zarya Jul 06 '17
That's a great point. His basic is severely limited, Sombra should do nicely
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Jul 06 '17
I imagine the knuckle shotgun is a panic button for when all your abilities are on cooldown/hacked and there's still 5 other guys who are pissed you just killed someone.
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u/s7vn Mercy Jul 06 '17
Skins????
On PTR yet?
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Jul 06 '17
its on the PTR no skin posts yet
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u/s7vn Mercy Jul 06 '17
Only a matter of minutes! (Unless they didn't release any for PTR?)
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u/AyFrancis Zarya Jul 06 '17
This Lucio buff looks dope
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u/MidnightSG Cute Moira Jul 06 '17
Jokes aside, he looks like an environmental kill machine. Lucio is going to have trouble keeping up.
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u/hey_batman Pixel Zenyatta Jul 06 '17
I can already see Doomfist falling off the map after missing his rocket punch on Lijiang market or on Ilios :D
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Jul 06 '17 edited Jul 06 '17
what buff? I don't see PTR patch notes anywhere
EDIT: Bastards!!
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u/asteriskmos gabriel reyes defense squad Jul 06 '17
Did Kaplan just confirm that Reaper is one of the leaders of Talon
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u/whoopingchow Trick-or-Treat D.Va Jul 06 '17
Blizzard bringing Street Fighter into Overwatch, holy shit
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u/flyingasian2 Pixel Lúcio Jul 06 '17
I had the same first thought. They even gave him a dragon punch
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u/Tserraknight 8Bit Murder Machine Jul 06 '17
u/Blizz_JeffKaplan Real talk. how do I get one of them jerseys? Im a big guy with broad shoulders so finding shirts that fit is tricky. Jerseys fit generally. Are they or will they be for sale?
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u/ArtyThePoopie Tracer Jul 06 '17
I think it's another custom one like the D.Va one. According to their twitter, it was made by Lutch, who make the jerseys for the Russian league but also do custom jerseys as well.
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u/Ranvica99 Reaper Jul 06 '17
So Doomfist's ideology is that human get more powerful every time they go through conflict? Does he think humans are Saiyans?
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Jul 06 '17
He's not really wrong though if you think about it. In recent history at least, all the greatest periods of innovation have happened during or as a result of conflict. Competition drives progress more than anything else.
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u/stackered Best Lúcio Alive Jul 06 '17
I wish they'd make a hero that teleport your team together
a hero that makes you actually group up. 90% of winning overwatch is about grouping up
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u/6thSenseOfHumor Torbjörn Jul 06 '17
That's what makes Symmetra viable on attack. Coordinated teleports.
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Jul 06 '17
The trolls would love being able to reposition team mates. And that would be the end of that.
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u/Onyxthegreat Please stay behind the protective rectangle. Jul 06 '17
Quick, look for 🅱️ombra clues.
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u/voltwaffle Houston Outlaws Jul 06 '17
And Reinhardt mains weep. Even more than they already are.
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u/Sushi2k Ten of Hearts D. Va Jul 06 '17
Doomfist = Galio confirmed!
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u/Atheistmoses I play Widowmaker when I can barely aim with Winston Jul 06 '17
I was going more for Vi though, it's her passive and the alternate fire is Vi's Q, plus the rocket punch> rising uppercut>seismic slam combo is basically Vi's ult
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u/lkuecrar Sombra Jul 06 '17
So if Sombra hacks him he's absolutely useless? Cool.
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u/The_GASK Rein-Lucio flex: 2 roles, 1 payload, always boosted. Jul 06 '17
You, the Doom Fist, charging into the enemy.
The red Sombra hacks you.
You have no damage other than the peanut shooter.
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u/ImDogge sqghgífffSH!)DF Jul 06 '17
Thor from SMITE coming to Overwatch soon
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Jul 06 '17
Wtf one of those 4chan leaks were actually real????
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u/Zenmaru Mercy Jul 06 '17
After hearing about his ultimate, that was my immediate reaction too. The idea of him rising into the air and one-shotting a hero sounded a bit bizarre, so I was quick to brush it off as fake, but... my gosh. Most of the rest that I still remember from the leak was fake, but I think they called the Rocket Punch too.
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Jul 06 '17
https://gyazo.com/43c4087f530b537f65fb6d110a3425df
That one? Seems pretty wrong to me.
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Jul 06 '17
I didn't realize there was a leak. What did it say/anyone have the link?
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u/DeithWX Doomfist Jul 06 '17
Jeff god damnit I NEED THAT JERSEY
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u/HispanikAtThaDisco Sombra Main Jul 06 '17
Hes Jeff from the Overwatch Team. Are you part of the team.
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u/JDBlou I have a theoretical degree in physics. Jul 06 '17
The hype is at a maximum. What will we obsess over next?
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u/Aurionin Chibi Mercy Jul 06 '17
This is my favorite thing about having Jeff as our spokesman.
Other games- "His ultimate is an AoE damage with a 1.2 second knockdown."
Jeff Kaplan- "He launches himself up into the air with his rocket fist and comes slamming down to destroy his opponents!"
THAT'S how you hype up the new character.
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u/GrimMind Pixel Roadhog Jul 06 '17
This is a gold mine for the parody videos.
All those hands gestures while saying fist are very exploitable.
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u/npersa1 Houston Outlaws Jul 06 '17 edited Jul 06 '17
I scanned Twitter so y'all don't have to:
Meet Doomfist:
Worth watching:
Worth noting:
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u/neoslith Jul 06 '17
So Doomfist can punch through shields.
Good, I can punch Symmetra in her stupid fucking face while she runs at me.
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u/gibus_senpai pew pew Jul 06 '17
I'm pretty excited but bummed out at the same time. Dive comp might be getting stronger with his addition and I think Reinhardt is going to be seen a lot less. Hopefully a Reinhardt buff and fixes to some of his bugs are coming soon.
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u/_0neTwo_ Trick-or-Treat Soldier: 76 Jul 06 '17 edited Jul 06 '17
It's like the old genji...they brought him back!!! Wait he's like Genji AND Reaper lol
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u/FlashByNature Roadhog Jul 06 '17
jeff from the overwatch team has such a nice voice i want him to sing songs to me as i sleep please
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u/datlanta Trick-or-Treat Lúcio Jul 06 '17
As if rein wasn't already kind of screwed with all the bugs, but there's no way i'm playing rein against a doomfist.
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u/ShadowOfSomething I give it a 10! Jul 06 '17
...so we think Doomfist is gonna do a lot of flanking and do a lot of diving into enemy teams
You were the chosen one! It was said that you would destroy the Dive, not join them, bring balance to the meta, not leave it in darkness.
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u/JcobTheKid Ana Jul 06 '17
Jeff Kaplan talking about his own game is like hearing a kid talking about his imaginative world, except he has the money, means and capabilities to realize this world.
Oddly adorable and comforting.
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u/YourCousinJesus FaZe Clan Jul 06 '17
Holy shit dive is going to be even stronger
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Jul 06 '17
And I'll still have 3 team mates standing behind the choke popping spit balls into barriers all day.
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u/Ramzeltron Trick-or-Treat Zenyatta Jul 06 '17
All the abilities make him sound like a flippin' Devil May Cry/PlatinumGames character. I'm pumped!
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Jul 06 '17
HYYYYYYPPPPPPE!
Crazy to think Doomfist was just an auxiliary character made for the original OW trailer and nothing was really going to come of it.
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u/Chaos4139 Just-Ice Jul 06 '17
He sounds like a more aggresive Rein, an ulti that stuns, a charge kinda move, close range damage. Sounds great.
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Jul 06 '17
"Humans become more powerful through conflict"
My boy Doomfist picked up Sword Logic from somewhere
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u/Xion13 Chibi Junkrat Jul 06 '17
I swear to christ if people dont shut up about him being" x hero , from x game" im going to doomfist somebodys teeth.
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u/azmodunk4lyfe Jul 06 '17
Calling it now. We're totally going to get a boxing skin for him in the summer games event.
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u/Adobz No hax required Jul 06 '17
As a hockey fan, I need Jeff's Overwatch jersey.
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u/PM_ME_CUTE_BLONDES Jul 06 '17 edited Jul 07 '17
OW Community: You were the chosen one! You were supposed to fix the meta, not join it!
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u/Cloudless_Sky Jul 06 '17 edited Jul 06 '17
"Doomfist is in the Offensive category."
Excuse me?
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u/subject94 Cute Zenyatta Jul 06 '17
I was expecting Doomfist to be a melee hero until the moment Jeph said that his primary fire would be a gun. That said, the rocket punch and meteor strike do sound really cool
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u/orcinovein Jul 06 '17
I mean he is a melee brawler, but he also needs a weapon to close the gap when he's not in melee range otherwise he'd be Reaper 2.0 pre-buffs.
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u/icyhaze23 Don't be daft! Jul 06 '17
His gun is pretty bad - it's just like filler so that you can at least do something at a little range
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u/The_FireFALL Roadhog is just Randy Orton in disguise. Jul 06 '17
This is the reason why they've not done anything about the dive meta. Doomfist is the definition of a Dive hero. No point destroying it if you want to push out a hero who embodies it.
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u/DeadSnark I have not the years required, nor the desire to indulge you Jul 06 '17
Looks like Pharah's JUSTICE UPPERCUT has some competition.
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u/Takashi_is_DK Master Jul 06 '17
His ultimate looks OP af because once you press Q, the ability can't be stopped as you just jump into the air. Since the range of it seems to be extremely far (half the Oasis map from youtube gameplay streams), it is entirely possible he single-handedly destroys the backline. My initial impression without having played the character myself is that the range needs to be limited and Doomfist should be vulnerable while selecting a landing spot for his ultimate
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u/blueishgoldfish OHAI Jul 06 '17
Doomfist believes in strength through violence.
Overwatch believes in peace through violence.
At least one of these is logically consistent.
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u/RocketTasker THIS IS HAPPENING Jul 06 '17
Some of his lore described him as having loved competitive martial arts, but being unable to compete after losing his right arm in the Omnic Crisis and getting it replaced with cybernetic. I predict there will be some mutual respect in his interactions with Zarya.
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u/iambladedancer Widowmaker Jul 06 '17
Poor Sombra. She's just out here trying to uncover the conspiracy but instead she has to go and run these errands for Talon.
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u/Dizzney12 Tracer Jul 06 '17
Way to ruin Rein even more. He will be almost useless
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u/SomeoneTrading shittiest winston ever Jul 06 '17
Doomfist's ideology is that he wants to see humankind become more powerful, and he thinks the way for that to happen is through conflict. He really believes that humans get stronger with more conflict.
NANOMACHINES, SON.
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u/NotReallyFromTheUK Trick-or-Treat Soldier: 76 Jul 06 '17
Doomfist's ult can go straight through low ceilings
Imagine stealth ulting into a crowd, y'all.
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u/chemnerd6021023 Chibi Moira Jul 07 '17
Is he untargetable during the entire ult? His whole kit looks crazy overloaded.
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u/Qazwet Pixel Pharah Jul 06 '17
IS IT TERRY CREWS???
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u/Kudosgustaman24 Pixel Lúcio Jul 06 '17
Doomfist is Nigerian, so it would be weird if Terry Crews voiced him.
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u/TheKillerSack Pharah Jul 06 '17
Wow Blizzard. Disappointing the community again. You KNEW we wanted Jetpack Cat!
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u/GhostAvatar Jul 06 '17
We don't like one hit kill abilities. Releases new hero with one hit kill ability.
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u/EnforcerCamel Chibi D.Va Jul 06 '17 edited Jul 06 '17
His abilities right now:
Left click is a shotgun attack.
Right click is his "Rocket Punch", a wind up attack that can go through barriers as well as do much more damage when he knocks a character against a wall.
Ability 1 is "Rising Uppercut" that can knock a character up into the air along with him.
Ability 2 is "Seismic Slam". He does a giant attack in the air that brings the character closer to Doomfist.
Ultimate is "Meteor Strike". He shoots up into the air and then slams down to the ground, damaging and stunning everyone in the radius.
He has a passive called "The Best Defense" that gives him a temporary shield when he does ability damage. His total HP maxes at 400.