Overwatch

[Klaus]

Non-swapable battery would be a deal breaker for me.

Well so far it hasn't been a problem but I am watching the battery meter closely. I have been playing on the same charge since I took it out of the box and still have 18 hours left. Really liking the mouse.

[Jomama]

I like that, does he say how he set it up?

[Klaus]

I sucked at the soldier but had fun with the sniper(widowmaker) and demo guy(junkyard). You only get one mine/remote det bomb and it won't one shot most classes but still fun to trigger when someone runs near it.

[Jomama]

I didn't get around to demo guy, and I figure I might like the dwarf/engineer guy, but didn't want to spend time figuring out the picking up scrap metal thing needed to build/upgrade(?) turrets?

I think you will dig solider once you play more. He gets to run, not exciting, but he can get around the maps way faster, sometimes very helpfull. The healing beacon is great, and he's essentially got 2 auto-kill abilities.. The helix missiles hit hard enough to 1-shot some classes.. and the tactical visor gives you auto-aim for a short time, which can be quite devastating when used right...

I played Mei (the freeze weapons and ice walls) and D'Va a little too, both interesting classes.. D'Va might be the easiest Heavy/tank I tried..

Good summary of classes with breakdown of abilities.. http://www.pcgamesn.com/overwatch/be...tch-characters

[Jomama]

I have this smartcharger https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JL3XL2G?psc=1

It can charge 1/2/3/4, and has some other features like discharge/refresh and will give me battery feedback like volts and mha so I can identify a bad battery among my stockpile. You can also pick a higher voltage to charge fewer batteries at a time for a quicker charge, it will charge 1 battery at up to 1000v, 2 @ 800v, or with 3/4 batteries in, the max setting is 500v.

There is a guy who reviews chargers and rechargeable batteries on Amazon "NLee the Engineer", has been very informative.

So you got Eneloop pro's (they are black instead of white) and still feel they dont last? Thats weird, I have the 700 also but my high capacity batteries definitely will last 5-6 hours of continuous play on a full charge.

Same experience with GPS units in the field the last two years, the lower capacity dont last a day in my GPS, the high capacity will go well over a day.

[Jomama]

Yeah I think the concussion mine is not meant to be a killing blow, but used to either displace enemies, or for you to use to get to hard to reach areas...

Given there are some cliffs and such to fall off of, it would be good to figure out choke points near areas where you could set that and knock your enemies off of a drop-off... I had rheinhart use his charge on me when my back was to a cliff and he carried me over the edge..

[Jomama]

So did you pre-order? If so we get early access starting tues.

[Klaus]

So did you pre-order? If so we get early access starting tues.

Looks like the "early Beta" start tonight. For me at 6pm All access beta Wednesday same times.

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[Klaus]

Played a bit more last night after you left Joe. I am liking it but do think it's almost to fast paced. I don't mean the game in general although the rounds are short - but the between games etc. I can't even get up for a minutes to get a drink or use the bathroom and it auto kicks to the login screen.

I definitely need to figure out how to counter each class. That one game the ninja and scout kept ripping through us. I assume traps or turrets can counter that. And I hate that chain throwing guy. Seems like it's an insta-kill if he gets you with the chain. There must be a counter.

[Jomama]

Won 2 in a row last night (but very close, competitive games, coming down to the final few feet of an escort, and then a tie breaker). But went up nearly 100 pts. Sitting around 2140 now. Amazing how many times the team I'm on is able to defend a capture point for the whole round but then lose it to a final push seconds before their time would be up.. Defeat from the hands of victory...lol At least we stopped them on the escort part.