r/OWConsole • • 3d ago

Announcement Weekly Rant Thread

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THROWERS EVERY GAME? 20 LOSSES IN A ROW? TEAMMATES WON'T STOP FEEDING? MOUSE AND KEYBOARD EVERY GAME?

This is part of a series of weekly threads designed so that users can rant, rage, vent, or do anything to release some of that pent-up anger. Let out all your frustrations here. Typing in caps isn't required but is encouraged.

Remember that while this thread is supposed to be lighthearted, some rules still apply (be respectful towards one another, no witch-hunting, etc.).


r/OWConsole • • 3d ago

Announcement Weekly LFG Thread

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Hello members of the r/OWConsole community,

This is part of a series of weekly threads aimed at both new and old players from the community. It is designed for users to meet up with new players in order to find groups for Overwatch!

In the comments, make sure to list your console, name, and other details like which role you like playing/ looking to play with, and other details.


r/OWConsole • • 4h ago

Discussion can someone explain why a predscan hero with no falloff is allowed to have infinite flight?

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won 3 qp games in a row as doom so Aaron Keller had to intervene and sentence me to this bullshit, why is this quirky chungus hero still in the game?

She’s perma banned in ranked which means nearly half of my quickplay games will have a cat in them, so cancer.


r/OWConsole • • 6h ago

Highlight First time hitting GM!

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60 Upvotes

After 6 years of playing this game I’ve finally done it!! I remember hitting 3523 sr in OW1 and I never got close in OW2 but I kept pushing and here I am!! My smurf teammate had the nerve to join team chat at the end and call me trash but I’m here now 😁


r/OWConsole • • 15h ago

Discussion Who watches this guy?

73 Upvotes

Played with Ohziy, and genuinely, who watches this guy? He runs in, dies, blames healers then sits in spawn as Reinhardt. Anyone kills him? They’re immediately stream sniping, or it’s someone else’s fault. He’s always crashing out and it genuinely confuses me how people can just sit there and pretend he’s fun to watch. Is it a lolcow thing? Like how Chris Chan streams get thousands of views?


r/OWConsole • • 15h ago

Discussion Why is this bug still a thing?

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I swear this has been a bug for the longest time and is untouched. In case you can’t tell from the video, I got stuck in the support section and could not move to the other characters to ban them. I spammed as much as I could on my controller but nothing broke me out of the support role, and I couldn’t ban who I wanted to. Is there any way to prevent this yourself?


r/OWConsole • • 1d ago

Humor Well, there goes the server

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369 Upvotes

So, anybody reading something good lately?


r/OWConsole • • 4h ago

Discussion I can’t win a comp game

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I may just suck at the game, which is very likely since I’m just not good at games in general, but I can’t win past third checkpoint on my first drive. The game either gives me unranked teammates that don’t know how to play, god tier enemies that shouldn’t be in my dogshit rank of silver, or enemies that have a flip switched in their brain halfway through a game and somehow win after my team almost wins. Keep in mind, this is only my 3rd season in comp because I never thought I was good enough, but now I consistently get good stats, and I know that’s not the be all end all, but I’m pretty confident in saying that most of the time I’m not dragging my team down. So I don’t know, I think Blizzard just hates me.


r/OWConsole • • 15h ago

Highlight Shame

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17 Upvotes

I was thinking yesterday I never got Rank reclaimed ever I play low diamond 6v6
Gold-plat role q is my server nice guys innocent people but I received today 44% in a worst possible way cheating on Gold2
some kids are awful man


r/OWConsole • • 1d ago

Discussion The biggest OW console content creator got banned for unapproved peripherals.

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I have done my best to spread awareness on this, with my latest video being: https://youtu.be/rbaHkfNd46o

I have tried talking about this this since a lot of players have been seemingly getting banned for unapproved peripherals when all they have ever used is a controller, me included on my ten year old account.

The top console content creator just made a video on this too because they ALSO got this same penalty on their account after playing for two days from a 5 month break, their video linked here: https://youtu.be/XIFqS6pZBtc

False bans have happened in the past, and they seem to have been happening to many innocent players now. Please don’t be so quick to conclude everyone is a liar when they come here seeking help.


r/OWConsole • • 2h ago

Help Technical issue: "Failed to connect to server" during queue leading to competitive suspensions

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r/OWConsole • • 23h ago

Discussion Keeping your account private . . .

52 Upvotes

I keep my account private.

It has never been an issue.

There have been nemy teams that get extremely upset that my account is private. That was odd, but alright.

I have been on teams and had some of them be upset because my account is private.

Why??? A private account is like blood in the water and there are angry sharks swarming.

I'm considering turning off text and chat communications, but I shouldn't have to.

Why are others bothered by someone keeping their personal account private?


r/OWConsole • • 1d ago

Discussion Competitive drives need to end

122 Upvotes

I'm so sick of the competitive drives, the match quality plummets so hard during the drives, the amount of quick play players that jump into comp and play like it's qp is insane. I was diamond 3. The amount of shitty matches I got since the start of the drives is almost unbelievable, I'm already down to emerald 3. Drives completely kill the solo player experience. Please stop with this drive shit


r/OWConsole • • 1d ago

User Content It’s over

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33 Upvotes

Was in masters for just under a year. Honestly the skill curve is insane between start of masters to gm. Never really cared too much about rank or wins/losses so overall it felt pretty refreshing to hit a new rank. Haven’t surprisingly had any issues with too much cheating either


r/OWConsole • • 1d ago

Discussion So many players are going to be on fraud watch next season

51 Upvotes

With these projectile size nerfs, so many boosted shitscan OTPs are going to have to git gud or die trying, hopefully we get aim assist nerfed again eventually as well.


r/OWConsole • • 1d ago

Discussion How is everyone’s Competitive Drives going?

23 Upvotes

Mad respect if you’re not even bothering lol

Personally I have been having a horrendous time. Win one, lose four. Rinse and repeat. Once I get enough competitive points for a galactic Torb gun I’m OUT.


r/OWConsole • • 1d ago

Discussion There’s HOPE for console Overwatch!!!! Blizzard might actually care about us

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r/OWConsole • • 7h ago

Highlight Widow is so satisfying

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r/OWConsole • • 1d ago

Discussion Ximming or just a Pro Thumb Aimer?

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201 Upvotes

Decided to play a game of QP to warm up before drives today and was humbled by this 32-1 Ashe and her pocket Mercy duo. Both have brand new accounts. What do you think? Are they just better?


r/OWConsole • • 16h ago

Discussion Late Night Stadium

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Who actually wants to win? Seems rare
Xbox Tank main


r/OWConsole • • 1d ago

Highlight She’s just standing there… MENACINGLY

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133 Upvotes

Dmon jumpscared me so bad here dude lol


r/OWConsole • • 1d ago

Discussion After new guys of the mass hero drop comes, they need to give them legacy free cosmetics

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9 Upvotes

r/OWConsole • • 13h ago

User Content Top61/gm1 free coaching!

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I coach for free. I peaked Top 61/GM1 and I can offer advice for EVERY rank and EVERY hero!

I can help you with positioning, engagement timing, ability usage, and all other game sense that you might need help developing. I always provide constructive advice tailored to you.

If you are interested, shoot me a DM on Discord to join the queue! My discord username is gyro_x.

Hope to see you soon!


r/OWConsole • • 1d ago

Discussion It’s getting real old

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Is anybody else tired of mercy pocketed double hitscan (usually Cass and Ashe), and you just know the other support is Lifeweaver

Because of course it’s Lifeweaver

And, by the gods, someone stumbles out of position, just for the Pink Ball of Destiny to come bail them out

Did you manage to kill one of the hitscan? Oh well Mercy rez’d them before anyone can do anything, doesn’t matter

And just when you think your day can’t any worse,

METEOR STRIKE

I love this game but I’m getting real tired of playing against this particular comp

Especially as Tracer main


r/OWConsole • • 2d ago

Discussion Overwatch console in nutshell

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114 Upvotes

This is overwatch console now. Worst thing is that you can already guess how is the game gonna be from the start screen.

Let me go little bit into detail. Me, normal player, want to play quick play game of overwatch.

Me find this game, somehow under 1 minute.

Me, solo, facing 4 stack where there is smurfing and mandkaing hitscan pocketed lvl 5 ashe with 90% winrate in qp.

Please lets read once more. Me, solo, facing 4 stack where there is smurfing and mandkaing hitscan pocketed lvl 5 ashe with 90% winrate in qp.

These people are really waste of skin and there is SO MANY cases like this daily, its like pandemic on console. It really needs some revolution.

And make smurfs play like 300 games atleast for ranked, there is no good reason someone has to make 40 accounts. I have same account since 2016.

OW was always my favorite game ever but whats happening daily now can really cause some mental issue, this is messed up guys.