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Afterwards he headed to the bar and silently bought a beer with the leftover coins from the looters. While there, he overheard some Junkers confronting Junkrat about what treasure he'd found and also overheard him say he'd offer a friend he could trust a ten percent share. Junkrat pointed at Roadhog as he said the words. Roadhog ignored this at first while some Junkers told him to stay out of it. Junkrat offered higher percentage shares while an unnamed Junker told Roadhog to sit where he was. Roadhog then incapacitated the Junkers threatening Junkrat. [8] Roadhog's name, Mako, means "Shark" in the New Zealand Maori dialect. The meaning and use of Mako in his legendary skin supports this as well. Damage is inflicted the instant the hook lands. If this damage is enough to kill the target, the hook will return instantly to Roadhog without holding him in place as it usually does on a hit.

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Roadhog is a very sturdy tank that can take heavy damage and heal himself; however, his ability to reduce damage with Take a Breather is often underused. Roadhog is a powerful character but is less team-focused than the other tanks. The hitbox of the hook is akin to that of a tall rectangle, meaning you can throw the hook above someone’s head and still hit them. Use it to pull opponents off high ground. He is viable against a solo flanker especially if it is one with low mobility (a flanking McCree or a Junkrat for example). However, against multiple flankers it is easy for a Hog to be overwhelmed and killed as he has just one hook. In those cases, playing D.Va is usually the optimal choice. Roadhog gains 50% healing received amplification for 2.5 seconds if Take a Breather finishes successfully. Make sure to mind your ammo if you intend to use Chain Hook as part of a combo. If you're out of ammo, you've done nothing but bring the enemy closer.

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As with all heroes, there isn’t an ultimate way of playing Roadhog: it depends on the player, the meta, and the immediate situations. When landing after a jump, there is a rare chance that Roadhog will fart. This appears to be an easter egg. Targets are pulled to a location 3.5 meters away, which some heros can survive from your Scrap Gun due to their small hitbox. Try to move closer once you get a hook, and doing a combo to finish the target. It works well against Genji’s Dragonblade forcing him to either deflect or be pushed away, and it also excellent when a Reinhardt shatters your team and is looking for follow up.

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Chain Hook can also be used to interrupt players, cancelling channeled abilities, including some Ultimates. Examples include Reinhardt's Charge and Pharah's Barrage, both of which will be stopped mid-effect if the hero is Chain Hooked. Other fire-and-forget ultimates like D.Va's Self-Destruct and Junkrat's RIP-Tire can also be hooked, potentially saving teammates.Roadhog also has a very poor mobility. He has no mobility abilities, so he must bring the enemy to him via a hook or good positioning. Due to its large area, Zarya's Particle Barrier can gain a lot of charge if Roadhog tries to hit her with his scrap gun. It is paramount for a Hog player to cancel out that flaw by consistently landing hooks and winning fights - while an ultimate can swing a fight, a great hook can swing one just as much.

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Scrap Gun: Roadhog's primary weapon. The primary fire is a shotgun, suitable for dealing damage at close range. The secondary fire shoots out a projectile which, after traveling a short distance, explodes and shoots out a cone of pellets, much like his primary fire. If the projectile impacts an enemy or solid surface, it will not explode.

Bastion will be forced into recon mode if hooked, making Roadhog a powerful counter. It will not, however, force Bastion into recon if in Tank mode. While Hog and Reinhardt is good for Hog, it is not an optimal combo since the Reinhardt often needs more support from his off-tank, which makes Zarya the stronger choice: Reinhardt and Zarya can keep each other alive, while a Reinhardt can keep a Hog alive, but not vice versa. Holding down primary fire after hooking somebody will fire Roadhog's Scrap Gun the next moment possible to benefit the most from the stun. In particular, Tracer's Recall and McCree's Flashbang - plus any close range character such as Reaper - can ruin Roadhog's day if fired too late. Throughout the game’s lifetime, Roadhog shifted in and out of meta as well as phased in and out of viability. Having one of the most controversial ability in the game in the form of his one-shot hook combo landed him in hot waters. Over time, constant patches changed how the hero worked in the ladder. A summary of his viability through various meta:

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To hit an enemy with Chain Hook, it is best to aim slightly ahead of where they are heading, as the hook has a travel speed. Additionally, if the enemy is falling to the ground, aim a bit below them, or if upwards, slightly higher. This all depends on how far the enemy is away, so precise estimation is important for this. In Overwatch 2, Roadhog’s Chain Hook is known to be one of the most potentially dangerous abilities out there. This is thanks to its ability to close the distance between Hog and his enemy rapidly. The Scrap Gun can fire a spread of shrapnel or a ball of nuts and bolts. While the spread is better for fighting multiple enemies up close and personal, the ball is more effective in dealing ranged damage on a single enemy. The threat of getting hooked is stronger than the hook itself! If you have Chain Hook up, it forces the enemy team to play using a more passive approach. Use that to your advantage! Blizzard Entertainment rolled out a new patch for Overwatch 2 on Tuesday that will put an end to Roadhog’s ability to one-shot kill his opponents, thanks to some substantial nerfs to his Chain Hook and Scatter Gun. That’s good news for players weary of being on the receiving (aka dying) end of a successful Roadhog hook, but it’s also not the only change that Blizzard has planned for the tank.Roadhog remains silent at most if not all the time, possibly due to his mask muffling his voice and the fact that he prefers not to speak and instead get things done. As his biography states, he is callous and sociopathic, showing no remorse for his victims and often laughing while on the battlefield. I was also a top 75 Roadhog on Overbuff statistically (take that with a grain of salt since personally I think stats are more misleading than helpful). I think it’s important to be able to trust your sources, so hopefully this will make you more inclined to follow the guide. Triple Tank. Roadhog was a massive part of the meta: being able to bust tanks with his high damage was essential to overthrow the huge health pool that every team employed. Hi and welcome to my Roadhog guide! My name is Rex and I am a Grandmaster off-tank player (peak 4353 SR). This is part one of my three-part guide on off-tanks in Overwatch! If Roadhog hooks an enemy while falling off the map, the enemy is pulled with him, resulting in certain death - although Pharah, Tracer, and D.Va can escape. It is unlikely useful to deliberately jump off the map to do this, but it can serve as a useful revenge tactic, especially against Lucio.