Echo is the latest hero in Overwatch, and she modifies issues up considerably. Her flight functions and sticky bombs can create chaos for the opposite staff when used as it should be. To determine how do best possible use Echo, I talked to professional participant Danteh, who runs DPS for Overwatch League’s Houston Outlaws, and he walked me during the ways that experience helped him. He just lately gained a group match taking part in Echo all of the time.
What do you bring to mind Echo as a hero? Does she mesh smartly with the sport for a professional participant?
Danteh: I feel she’s a in reality amusing hero. She has a prime talent cap, and anytime a hero is added with just right mobility and distinctive skills, I feel it’s just right for the sport as it’s transferring clear of the opposite heroes which might be [crowd control] heavy. Generally, CC isn’t that amusing to play in opposition to, so I feel with the addition of Echo and her prime mobility and no CC, she’s amusing to play. Her hit field is just right for the opposite staff because it’s simple to hit shape her wings being counted to it.
Who did you play ahead of Echo?
I play numerous Tracer and Sombra. That’s what I’m most commonly identified for in Overwatch League.
For a brand new Echo participant, what must they be specializing in first?
I’d say it’s a must to exchange your taste in keeping with the [opposition’s comp]. If their comp has double defend, then you wish to have to take a look at to wreck the shields on your staff. She has in reality just right defend smash, and if you’ll be able to do this, it’ll permit your staff such a lot. When they have got hit scan you in reality have to concentrate on defend smash as a result of you’ll be able to’t play within the sky as frequently.
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What’s the best way to wreck the defend?
Throw your stickies immediately. Fly within the air and hug a nook, throw the stickies on the Reinhardt, and if he doesn’t have his defend up, it’ll do harm to him, and if he has it up, it’ll harm his defend. Keep spamming that till he will get as regards to you guys. If you name “smash defend, smash defend” his defend must be round part, and you’ll be able to use your focusing beam to deal 200 harm according to 2d if his defend is underneath part. It’s in reality just right to try this in opposition to him. It’ll smash his defend in an instant if he helps to keep it held up. He has to drop it in case you use that.
Where are you positioning your self together with your staff. You stated you might be hugging a nook, however are you backline or in entrance?
To get started the struggle, I you need to be somewhat forward of my staff. I will get the angles and I will even be within the sky. If they’re hit scan pushing me, I will flip round somewhat bit and use the map construction to stick out of his mild of sight and unsolicited mail stickies ahead of he’s inside our staff’s LOS. Most maps have numerous corners and also you at all times wish to play close to one with Echo as a result of your hit field is in reality simple to hit. The different staff can kill you in the event that they take a look at you. That’s a mode to permit your staff in opposition to shields. She’s so just right in opposition to them.
Does that technique exchange according to fit sort?
Every map is other and for the reason that hero simply got here out, I’ve beautiful restricted revel in together with her. Another taste you’ll be able to play together with her is a hidden taste. Fly to the highest of a map and round a nook and look ahead to the opposite staff to move and opt for one hits. This may also be arduous now and again as a result of in case you pass over together with your stickies and also you don’t get them beneath part, the focusing beam doesn’t do a lot harm. It’s in reality handiest just right when they’re beneath part. If you get them beneath part, you principally get a one-hit. If you hit with a tight quantity of sticky bombs, you’ll be able to get them beneath part and the focusing beam will kill them in beneath part a 2d. If you’ll be able to cover and the enemy doesn’t see you, they are going to most likely transfer in a predictable approach. You can get simple sticky bombs.
How do you utilize the Ult?
The Ult is slightly other in keeping with your comp and theirs. I feel the most productive heroes to turn out to be are Reinhardt, D.Va, Doomfist, Mei, and somebody that has just right survivability and will get their Ult in reality rapid. If they center of attention you as Rein, you’ll be able to simply grasp your defend up. If they only keep on you, your staff can do so much. If you might be Mei they usually center of attention on you, you’ll be able to ice block. Doomfist you simply have in reality just right mobility so it’s arduous for them to center of attention you. Also, all of those heroes have in reality just right Ults whilst you get it up.
What’s a just right comp to run with Echo?
I in my view like taking part in with Orisa. When you play together with her, you’ll be able to say “Orisa, are you able to pull a 200 HP squishy hero” and then you definitely attempt to shoot your stickies at her pull. That combo is straightforward method to one-hit other people. If you might be taking part in with a Zarya, you’ll be able to ask for bubble and move in for a one-hit. You can combo with any hero, however attempt to coordinate.
How frequently are you airborne?
It relies on their comp and map. If they have got McCree or any hit scan basically, it’s a must to be very cautious as it’s simple to hit Echo given her hit field. When they’re McCree I generally tend to stay in the back of a defend for protection, excluding for on maps with geometry like rooftops you’ll be able to use to cover or sneak round for one-hits in opposition to him.
Some other people play Echo more or less like Pharah. Can you communicate via some similarities and variations of their play kinds?
With Echo, you’ll be able to play within the sky. You have just right mobility and will keep within the air more often than not. I feel it’s slightly more difficult to do essential harm from the air as a result of your number one fireplace has ammo like a shotgun, it’s arduous to attempt, and isn’t explosive. The handiest means you’ll be able to get kills within the air is with stickies. That’s why I feel you wish to have to hug the maps geometry up to you’ll be able to and play corners so that you aren’t observed. You can simply poke when they’re out in predictable motions. If you play within the open and unsolicited mail, it’s just right for breaking defend, that’s a just right technique – at all times stay pestering the defend tanks. Hugging corners is the most productive so that they don’t center of attention you.
Who must you no longer fit Echo with?
On the opposite staff, McCree and Tracer are the 2 I’ve had probably the most bother with. You are more secure, at the floor extra. Tracer can pester you in reality arduous, which makes it’s a must to take the air, however they may be able to then hit scan you.
What a few teammate. Who shouldn’t she be paired with?
If your staff has Lucio and Moira it’s slightly arduous to play as her as it forces you to play at the floor if you wish to have heals. If you might be within the air, you’ll be able to’t get heroes and non-hit scan heroes can kill you. Even Hammond can poke at you from afar. That makes it more straightforward for the opposite staff.
Who is your favourite hero within the recreation thus far?
Tracer or Echo.
Least favourite persona?
Maybe Brigitte? Maybe no longer anymore, but if she used to be first launched she used to be in reality sturdy for a 12 months or so. It felt in reality oppressive to play in opposition to. Right now I’m beautiful pleased with the entire heroes. I don’t suppose there’s a damaged hero. It’s at a balanced state at the moment.
What do you want to peer from an upcoming hero that speaks in your talent set? What’s your dream construct?
I feel prime mobility heroes are at all times amusing. So are flankers. Heroes that experience prime mobility and goal like McCree have a prime talent cap. They are just right for the sport as a result of as other people get well and higher they fortify with the heroes and it’s in reality amusing to really feel the expansion for the ones heroes.
