Reinhardt may not seem like the best choice as a flag carrier in Overwatch. Or is he? These “Play of the Game” scenes prove it!
Every week in Overwatch absurd, exciting, or simply funny moments happen, often captured in a “Play of the Game”. We searched social media and picked out three special highlights for you. Enjoy our 3 “Play of the Game” moments of the week in Overwatch!
The “Capture the Flag” maps of Overwatch fundamentally favor two types of heroes. Defensive characters like Torbjörn, Symmetra, and Bastion, and fast-moving heroes like Tracer, Lúcio, Winston, or D.Va. Slow characters like Reinhardt are rather rare there. But that these heroes can shine here too is shown in our scenes today.
Our first scene features Reinhardt by player Bierwiser, who shows on one of the “Capture the Flag” maps from Lijiang Tower how easy it is to capture the flag using the shield. It takes exactly one charge to safely carry the flag home. Hardly any slalom skier could do it better than this Reinhardt.
Not every cool play has to rely entirely on one’s own skill. MrZander, for example, shows that occasionally a little “nudge” from the opposing team can help. He picks up the flag on Ilios and intercepts most of Roadhog’s ultimate. When the shield breaks… well, just see for yourself.
Our last clip is a true “Play of the Game” from D.Va in the form of player Qraptor. She activates her mech on Temple of Anubis to fire it into the player crowd. Unfortunately, the enemy Winston throws his barrier at the right moment to shield the team. However, this calculation seems to have overlooked Sombra, who activates her ultimate in the last split second, disabling the barrier. Due to the explosion, Sombra’s ultimate is hardly visible.
Did you also experience a particularly cool gaming scene that you captured on video? Then just send us a link to the video, and maybe you’ll find your clip in this post next week!
