solarbird, to writing

Across All These Emptied Lines, Chapter 9: Not Since Monte Cristi

As a reader on Discord said, “stuff just keeps coming back today!” and, well, it is the first time I’ve managed anything in Of Gods and Monsters in a really long time.

I’m not confident this adds as much to the story as I’d like but it does add something, and it’s got decent length to it, so. 2620 words, this instalment rated T, series still of course rated M.

[Read on AO3]

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janejana, to overwatch

season 9 has been good to me--reached Platinum 5 on tank last night, and I'm currently on an 8 game winning streak ​:blobcatmelt:​ ​:ablobcatrainbow:​

moira, to overwatch
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permanently invisible sombra has literally wrecked for me

she shows up in a game i just want to quit immediately

wawe, to overwatch
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Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes - February 21, 2024

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

DVa - Light Gun projectile smaller
Roadhog - Heal dmg reduction nerfed
Zarya - Particle Cannon damage buff
Hanzo - Projectile smaller
Junkrat - Concussion Mine dmg buff
Soldier: 76 - Projectile smaller
Tracer - Damage falloff nerfed
Widowmaker - Projectile smaller and damage falloff buff
Illari - Buffs
Lúcio - Projectile smaller
Mercy - Blaster projectile smaller
Zenyatta - Health and kick nerf

@overwatch

tuneintodetuned, to overwatch Spanish
@tuneintodetuned@mastodon.social avatar

Jugar en implica casi seguro ganarse un reporte negativo en cada partida. Su habilidad para tirar de aliados hacia su posición en el mapa resulta comúnmente en que jugadores acaben en lugares donde no quieren ni deberían estar.

swordziak, to overwatch Polish
@swordziak@pol.social avatar

Jak kocham uniwersum Overwatcha oraz podobają mi się zmiany wprowadzone w sezonie 9 Overwatcha 2 tak albo mój pecet wysiada, albo Blizzard skopał optymalizację...
Złej specki nie mam, ale spadek FPSy od 60 do 20 na niskich to porażka, gdzie w oryginale miałem stałe 120 jak i nie więcej na wysokich

#giereczkowo #overwatch #overwatch2

byakko, to overwatch Japanese
@byakko@pcgamer.social avatar

今日のおばっち! 旧友(?)のタイ人少年と2 on。4-5年前に野良で知り合ってその後もずっとつながってる子。ときどき遊んだりdiscoでお喋りしたり。当時はまだ14歳だったのよね。海外フレの中でも一番の末っ子。他にもOW1初日にフレンドになったベトナムの子がオンラインになってたり、なんだかんだ周りは息長くOverwatch続けてるな☺️

darkness_ringo_sfw, to overwatch
byakko, to overwatch Japanese
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Overwatch、その後も80-90msサーバ(おそらくシンガポール)にしばしば当たる。かといって20msの時もあるから東京サーバがなくなったわけでもないみたい。タイミングから想像するに、新しいeSportsの大会と関係があるのかなとも思う。今後国内や近隣諸国との大会の際によりフェアな運営ができるようにサーバを組み替え中なのかな。

mikemccaffrey, to overwatch
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I have no idea how I was ejected so high this time, but it should totally be the default behavior of D.Va bombs.

Clip showing me ult as D.Va and when I am ejected from my mech I shot up into the air as high as the lighthouse on Ilios.

byakko, to macgaming Japanese
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個人的なビッグニュースが飛び込んできた!

NVIDIA GeForce NOW / X(※Twitterリンク注意)
https://twitter.com/NVIDIAGFN/status/1753120084069912995

OverwatchがNVIDIAのクラウドゲーミングGeForceNOWで利用可能に。わぁ〜!!

これが何を意味するかというと、silicon macでもOverwatchが正式にできるようになる(はず)ってこと。Microsoftによる買収でXbox Game Pass入りは確か既に伝えられていて、そのcloudに加わることを期待していたけど、まさかその前にGeForceNOWに加わるとは。

Overwatchが安定してできるようになるまではintel macを離れられないと思っていたわたしには朗報すぎる。あとはどのくらいラグがあるかだな〜

moira, to overwatch
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goddamn i love doing a full-speed drop dive down past a reinhardt shield and rocketing him from beneath it as pharah

so goddamn tasty

moira, to overwatch
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Still getting used to my new controller sensitivity settings, but when you're One-Punch Widowmaker, sensitivity is... less important. xD

https://youtu.be/3pyQ-3gaB6s

janejana, to overwatch

It's been awhile since my last update, so:

  1. I'm 4 games shy of 100 competitive matches on tank! 🥳

  2. My last card was about as good as it gets--I don't get these 5-0s very often so it's still exciting when I get them. The draw itself felt like a win; we had to full hold Paraíso first point for 4 and a half minutes. Felt really good especially since the attacking team did the Thing that Wins (use all five ults in a single teamfight) and still couldn't break through. If only we'd been able to play like that in the first rounds... 😅

  3. Finally ranked up to Gold 4 after spending most of the season in Gold 5 (there was a particularly bad stretch when i dropped down to Silver 1, but it only took one positive card to rank up again.) I remember another player mentioning that if you can maintain a 60% winrate you can expect to go up 1 tier every 30 games, which has been mostly true for me thus far...but man. 30 games = 1 rank feels like a lot. It'd be cool if I could get back to Platinum but I don't know if I have it in me to get there anymore 💀

Well, Season 9 is not far off and a soft rank reset is coming with it (I think?) who knows how ranking will work out. Maybe I'll find out I'm already Plat? (probably not :P )

wagesj45, to overwatch
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The worst kind of interaction in is someone that says something dickish in a polite tone and plays the victim when you get upset. :pepe_ree:

br00t4c, to overwatch
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Overwatch esports will live on as the Overwatch Champions Series

https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/23/24048065/overwatch-esports-champions-series

moira, to overwatch
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Slowly reading through the lore book by Seanan McGuire that I got as a New Year's gift from @RobynGoodfellow and it amuses me that we both picked up on hardlight as being a critical carbon mitigation tool and that it involved using the carbon to produce material for buildings... but in completely different ways.

(My version gets way more carbon extracted, but since hers is now canon I'm thinking "even better, I can use both." :D )

tuneintodetuned, to overwatch Spanish
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Tengo que darle la razón a RPS con . Ahora y desde está considerablemente mejor jugar a . El desbloqueo de héroes es más claro y sencillo, se respeta lo que se tenía en y la monetización no parece tan agresiva.
Lo que no entiendo es por qué siguen permitiendo que se escriba en el chat. Sobretodo en competitivas los peores jugadores (y es que son los más mancos) se dedican a insultar a otros y exigir que todo el equipo se adapte sólo a ellos. La rueda basta.

wagesj45, to overwatch
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I climbed 5 levels in , then fell 5 levels. Then climbed 5 again. Now I'm in the process of falling, presumably 5 levels, again. All in the span of about a month. This seems odd to me. I have been "high gold" for years, and I certainly haven't improved suddenly (lol) so what the heck is goin' on here? Seems like a lot of volatility that hasn't existed in the match maker in all the years I've been playing.

wagesj45, to StableDiffusion
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+ = endless fun coming up with new concept characters for . I generated the image with SD-XL, then asked ChatGPT to look at the image and come up with a description. Both turned out super cool, imo.

Partial ChatGPT Response (due to character limit): Name: Aquaria Backstory: Hailing from the serene waterways of Venice, Aquaria was once a member of an elite group of environmental scientists dedicated to protecting the world's oceans. After an encounter with a mysterious relic submerged deep in the Adriatic Sea, she gained the ability to control water in all its forms. With her newfound abilities, she took on the mantle of Aquaria, vowing to use her powers to safeguard both the natural world and humanity. Her quest eventually led her to Overwatch, where she saw an opportunity to make a global impact. Character Class: Support Abilities and Gameplay: Hydro Blast (Primary Fire): Aquaria shoots a concentrated jet of water from her hands, dealing damage to enemies and slightly knocking them back. Tidal Shield (Secondary Fire): She can create a bubble of water around an ally, absorbing a set amount of damage before bursting. Aqua Surge (Shift): Aquaria sends forth a wave of water that heals allies in its path and slows enemies. Riptide Escape (E): She encases herself in water, rapidly sliding in the direction she is moving, and cleanses herself of any debuffs. Deluge (Ultimate): Aquaria summons a massive downpour in a large area, continually healing allies and damaging enemies caught in the rainfall. Allies within the storm gain increased movement speed, while enemies are slowed.
ChatGPT screenshot with an image of a ghostly figure cloaked in all white holding a knife in front of a traditional Japanese building. Text: OK, I have another character concept for you. Let's do the same thing again. I do have a nickname for this one already: The Ghost of Okinawa.
Name: Yūrei (The Ghost of Okinawa) Backstory: Yūrei was once a guardian spirit of Okinawa, believed to protect the island's sacred sites. After a technology company began to disturb these sites for development, Yūrei manifested into a physical form to defend her land. She is a silent protector, a specter that haunts those who threaten the natural balance and history of Okinawa. Character Class: Damage Abilities and Gameplay: Phantom Blades (Primary Fire): Yūrei throws spectral knives that deal damage to enemies. These knives can pass through barriers but deal reduced damage as they do. Ethereal Step (Secondary Fire): She dashes a short distance in the direction she's facing, phasing through enemies and barriers. Wraith's Grasp (Shift): Yūrei sends out a ghostly hand that pulls an enemy toward her, briefly stunning them upon arrival. Veil of Spirits (E): She envelops herself in a shroud that makes her invisible for a short duration or until she attacks. Onryo's Wrath (Ultimate): Yūrei unleashes her full spectral fury, becoming invulnerable and increasing her movement speed. In this state, her attacks do not require ammunition and inflict additional damage. Yūrei's design as a damage class character revolves around her ghostly, ethereal nature, giving her a high-risk, high-reward playstyle that involves close-range engagement and disruption. Her abilities allow her to navigate the battlefield and surprise her enemies with swift, unexpected attacks.

massivelyop, to overwatch
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Overwatch 2 considers adding party frames, tank and DPS passive self-heals, and spawn changes in Season 9
🔗 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/15/overwatch-2-considers-adding-party-frames-tank-and-dps-passive-self-heals-and-spawn-changes-in-season-9

pukima, to design

Heyo everyone!

New instance, new , shall we?

My name is Pukima and I mainly , but also have fairly decent skills in . When I have freetime (and energy :A_BlobCat_Tired:​), I like to experiment a bit with

I'm trying my best to post daily content, mostly about design and photography. Will try to prepare a design post for today :BlobCat_Pray:​

Also I'm a huge sucker for music and games. I'm currently playing a lot of shooters like , & .

Thanks for reading through all of this :BlobCat_Heart:​ (have a few pictures of my cat as a reward)

A grey and white cat with closed eyes, laying on grass. The main focus point is his mouth and snout which is in a light pink. Overall it's a very peaceful composition.
A grey and white cat looking in the same direction as the camera, thus you can only see his head from the back. He's sitting on a small wooden piece surrounded by grass.

byakko, to overwatch Japanese
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んああ。最近学生さんのお休み中だからかフェアでないマッチングが多くて(グループに強い人が混じってる感じ)あまり楽しめてなかったのだけど、ひさびさに全員が力を出し切っての拮抗した試合に当たってそうそうこれよ!と満足感にひたってる。OW1の時はもっとこうした試合多かったんだけどな〜。試合後に両チームともに称えたいような試合。

wagesj45, to random
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Same, Steeve. :steeve:

#steeve #relatable #overwatch

wagesj45, to overwatch
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Sombra: I'm untouchable! [dying noises]

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