I've been a D.Va main pretty much since I got the game, I'm definitely most consistent playing her. But learning Winston definitely paid off, he's very good. Did he receive a buff or something? It seems people started learning him and becoming effective with him out of the blue. I don't remember him receiving anything substantial. Dive comp can be incredibly effective if your team knows what its doing though.
The last buffs I'm aware of were the slight shrinking of his head hitbox and (and this was the big one), having his barrier's cooldown begin at the point of deployment.
In comp I normally fill so I can play most of the characters that are needed in the current competitive meta. I normally end up on Zen, Lucio, or main tank. My Rein is passable but far from good, but my Winston is fairly decent(assuming the team is willing to play a comp that helps the Winston).
Ah yes, I remember that. I think his damage could use a slight, slight buff but that's just me being greedy.
On top of those buffs, people are just starting to appreciate Winston more. I always felt he was underrated, even before those buffs, I'd get at least 20 eliminations per game with him.
That's the one thing about Winston is he requires a proper supporting cast but more people are getting comfortable supporting him. The most annoying this is rolling Winston and having the healer lock onto another tank instead of following your movements. I played a comp game last night where a mercy was locked onto our other tank, a Roadhog who was flanking the entire match and could sustain himself just fine. Unreal.
Yeah playing Winston the one hero I never want to run into is Roadhog. I'm hoping that massive nerf Hog took helps me out though. Usually, it's an instant death going head up with a Hog rolling Winston though. Hate it. I'm sticking to the fact that Winston could use a very slight dmg buff.
Cool thing about the game is it doesn't matter your skill level / play style. They have so many different characters that are all so different that anyone can enjoy themselves and do moderately well at times.
Roadhog was already starting to see some dropoff even before the nerfs, so now he's even more likely to be MIA in any given match. Definitely good news for Winston.
It's currently on the ptr with some crosshair changes as well.
