The new hero Brigitte was recently released on the PTR for Overwatch. Since her release many pros and clever players have already tested the support and found some curious techniques. We show you the first tricks for Brigitte.
The latest addition to Overwatch will be the hero Brigitte, who is currently playable on the PTR and will likely celebrate her release on the live servers soon. She is a support and brings an interesting mix with her skill kit, which could mean a change for the current meta.
However, it is also interesting how her skills can be used in very different ways. Her shield provides her with two options through which the average Brigitte player can be distinguished from the overachievers.
Brigitte’s Trick Jumps – Courses in Overwatch
Brigitte masters the ability Shield Bash. By pressing the left mouse button with the shield activated (holding down the right mouse button), Brigitte charges forward and rams enemies, stunning them temporarily.
Since she becomes faster through the short sprint, this mechanic can be exploited. She can reach positions where she normally shouldn’t be able to stand. This technique works similarly to Moira’s Fade. However, Brigitte can also move forward while jumping, allowing her to access other positions.
Blizzard has already weakened this technique with Brigitte, but there are still some positions where it works. On Reddit, there is a dedicated subreddit where players share their discovered jumps with others, where you can find those that still work.
Beating with the Flail – Animation Canceling Increases Attack Speed
The so-called “animation canceling” refers to interrupting an animation by using another ability. Skills in Overwatch are accompanied by animations that usually must be fully executed before certain other actions can follow.
However, many heroes can interrupt this animation by using another skill, allowing them to perform new actions more quickly. They are more effective as they can perform more actions in a shorter time.
The same applies to Brigitte. By using her shield, she can interrupt the animation of her standard attack as soon as it hits, and then attack again immediately. Her attack speed becomes about one and a half times higher than standard.
Are These Exploits? Will It Stay This Way?
Brigitte is in the testing phase, so the possibility of these actions being removed still exists. The chance that animation canceling will be removed is high. The trick jumps, however, could also stay in the game.
Moira and Doomfist already have the ability to catapult themselves to higher places with their skills that increase movement speed. This has been known for a long time and is being used. So far, there have been no efforts to remove this. Brigitte has already been limited in this regard, but not much more is likely to happen.
In this Reddit post, you can find some of the jumps that still work after the nerf.
Animation canceling, on the other hand, seems to be less welcome. For example, Reaper and Roadhog can interrupt their reload animation with melee attacks to be slightly faster, which still works.
Reinhardt, on the other hand, was also able to interrupt his attacks through his shield earlier, just like Brigitte – which was later removed from the game.
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