The new hero Ashe has been playable on the Overwatch PTR for a while now. Some fans have already delved into her and developed strategies to optimize gameplay with her.
This is how Ashe becomes stronger: Many players have already tried Ashe on the Overwatch PTR since she became available. In doing so, they discovered tricks to maximize Ashe’s damage output.
This trick will make Ashe stronger
The order is important: Ashe has two firing modes with her main weapon Viper. The standard attack fires Viper rapidly from the hip. The alternate attack allows Ashe to aim down sights.
The Reddit user AllOdds found that Ashe can deal the most damage in the shortest time if you first perform a normal attack and then immediately follow up with a targeted attack from the alternate firing mode.
If you do it the other way around and aim down sights first and then add a normal shot, you will be slower. Your effective damage will not be higher, only the time in which the damage is dealt will be shorter.
How can this happen? The reason for this is Ashe’s alternate fire mechanic. Aiming down sights allows Ashe to fire more accurately and powerfully, but significantly slower.
What’s important for the sequence of shots is what type of shot Ashe fired previously:
- If she shoots down sights, the shot will follow a bit later. It has a longer recovery time.
- However, if Ashe fires from the hip, the following shot comes as quickly as if it had also been fired from the hip. This applies even when Ashe aims down sights instead of firing from the hip.
Why is this important? In shooters, the “time to kill” (TTK) is one of the decisive elements for a fight. The lower the TTK, the faster a fight can be resolved and the stronger a hero is.
Ashe has some particularities: She can call a seventh hero into the team and she is the first hero who can aim down sights. All other heroes can only shoot from the hip or use a scope. Unlike with scopes, Ashe does not lose her peripheral vision while doing this.
With this tactic, Ashe’s TTK is significantly reduced. However, her accuracy suffers, especially when targets are moving. Those who practice Ashe and her abilities can, however, maximize her potential with such tricks.
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