Penalized for playing hawk eye in ranked

[Jayuki]

The character selection ban picks in ranked when you get to diamond 2 or higher are dumb af. 90% of the time its hawkeye getting banned, i'm getting penalized for playing a precision character as a main... also the upcoming nerfs to hawkeye are dog. The ban pick system as a whole is dumb, why ban someones main that they use to get to a ranked level in the first place.

[Jayuki]

Also: The toxicity gets much worse the higher rank you get in competitive. Are all your egos that sensitive

[Scamdiver]

Originally posted by Jayuki:

why ban someones main that they use to get to a ranked level in the first place.

seriously?
regarding Hawk ban - i don't think it's strong at all (unless player is cheating). I mean strong ban

[The_Dybbuk_King]

Looks like its time to branch out or lose that rank, boss.

Originally posted by Jayuki:

why ban someones main that they use to get to a ranked level in the first place.

Because that is strategically sound. Thanks for the easy 5v6.

[s w i m.]

You aren't being penalized it's called strategy and every team game uses it

[Jayuki]

Originally posted by swim:

You aren't being penalized it's called strategy and every team game uses it

How is it "strategy" when its hawkeye 90% of the time, its just following a trend

[The_Dybbuk_King]

Originally posted by Jayuki:

Originally posted by swim:

You aren't being penalized it's called strategy and every team game uses it

How is it "strategy" when its hawkeye 90% of the time, its just following a trend

Do you not see how hamstringing a player by banning his best character is a strong move?

Eliminating an entire player at character select is the strongest play a team could make. Period.

[Jayuki]

Originally posted by The_Dybbuk_King:

Looks like its time to branch out or lose that rank, boss.

Originally posted by Jayuki:

why ban someones main that they use to get to a ranked level in the first place.

Because that is strategically sound. Thanks for the easy 5v6.

Okay tell me why hawkeye is banned 90% of the time, he doesnt have a strong ult and fires 1 arrow every 2 seconds...

[Teddy Roosevelt]

Originally posted by Jayuki:

Originally posted by The_Dybbuk_King:

Looks like its time to branch out or lose that rank, boss.


Because that is strategically sound. Thanks for the easy 5v6.

Okay tell me why hawkeye is banned 90% of the time, he doesnt have a strong ult and fires 1 arrow every 2 seconds...

Cause everyone thinks hes the most broken character in the game along with hela? Its so bad that the devs decided to nerf him?

[Kitt 🌟 Stargazer]

It's actually smart for gathering information on what people think of characters. If most games ban a character, then that might give them a clue that that character needs to actually change.

Generally I prefer that information come from actual real competitively level players and not casual to maybe semi good level characters. Because that is more often then not personal bias and not actually facts behind their complaints and suggestions. Competitive players tend to be very thorough ( they still can have a bias though, so have to carefully look into why they want changes still ) and love to break down characters to full understand them. This generally means they'll more likely to provide actual facts as to why the character is a problem then a typical player.

Facts will always trump opinions when it comes to character balance. Bad changes generally hurt the game more then they actually improve it.

In a game like this, it's generally better to be good at at least a few characters regardless as to wither there were bans or not honestly. Exp now that it's been rumored that Hawkeye is going to be nerfed, as well as the seasonal damage buff are being removed when the season changes ( Black Widow giving Hawkeye a 20% damage boost for instance ).

[Kyo Tanaka]

Sounds like you're being punished for being a one trick pony rather than maining Hawkeye.

Hawkeye being banned all the time makes sense when you consider the counterplay to A LOT, and I mean A LOT, of gameplans by just simply getting lucky on a headshot. Black Widow doesn't even get this benefit, everyone needs to be slightly damaged for her headshot be able to kill.

Don't like it? Play another precision hero. Like Black Widow. Or play another hero. If all it takes for you to be punished is one hero being banned then that implies you are being carried by said hero.

[Gamefreak]

Learn someone else scrub.

[Kitt 🌟 Stargazer]

I am curious though. Do you get this upset if someone else picks Hawkeye first on your team, which should also block you from picking him as well? I haven't played ranked yet, so not sure if it blocks characters if a teammate picks them in Quickplay at least. Forgive me if ranked is done differently.

Still waiting on getting a large friend list up so I never have to deal with randoms in Ranked.

[Sanguine]

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[sevensided]

If you're good on Hawkeye, shouldn't you also be absolutely cracked on other heroes, like Namor?

[raymond2500]

idk maybe learn someone else