Want to hit more rockets? In this video FREEDO breaks down in depth the different types of Pharah shots you want to go for and where to place your rockets so they connect. It's all about setting yourself up and predicting your target and this video breaks down how to attack at an angle, duel close range, mid-air and long range snipe. "Part 1" of my most recent Pharah guides th-cam.com/video/53PzjykFd2o/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=YourOverwatch More Pharah! th-cam.com/channels/EzOHrh9snmHJSGu9wmOvsw.htmlsearch?query=pharah?&ab_channel=YourOverwatch
Your Overwatch Great breakdown! Very helpful to know the decision tree when projectile shooting. I am new to OW and will be spending my day as Pharah in QP.
Could you do a vid on how to use your concussion blast? like when to use it to move around the map and when to hit it on enemies and also when ur doing it on urself, how would you use it
Valkia (GM Pharah) does a couple great videos on utilizing concussion blast for boops and for movement around map, (some of which I do in custom games with cool down set to zero in order to warm up).
You only talk about mid- to long-range pharah fighting, which is maybe not the best against a widow, ana or a soldier. Valkia taught me that the best in a 1v1 against those heroes is to concussion blast behind you, jump up with shift while firing the first direct hit, and then you land on his head and finish him off. This has worked wonders for me, mostly against widows. I definitely recomend Valkya's tutorials for all Pharah players
2nd half the video is about exactly that. Yes, get first shot, commit fully and quickly. This video isn't about the footsie game as much as 'where to aim', other videos covered that more specifically. -F
yeah I commented a bit too fast ^^ but I definitely recommend you guys trying to use the concussive blast while dive bombing, it makes you a lot less vulnerable while closing the distance
I like your video over Valkia's but I find him annoying AF so bias wins! =þ Honestly though, this was your better Pharah video. Oddly enough you explained movement and positioning better in this video than your video dedicated to movement. I think that's because you need both for your shot to land. Not just for your rocket to go in the proper lane but to avoid being deleted when you surface up.
Thank you for this video, I have been playing a lot of Pharah recently and am trying to git gud at her, and I desperately needed a video about how to aim her gun.
Darkfire Blast yes this is a good video, but most of it is just intuitive and becomes second nature after a certain amount of play time with Pharah. ultimately you just have to practice. i advise playing a good amount of qp as there are many 1v1 engagements where comp is a series of team fights.
That doesn't seem right... to do 360 with 2 sense and 400 DPI takes 68.18 inches, that's pretty much 5.5ft, so 180 would be 2.75ft. That's huge! source: pyrolistical.github.io/overwatch-dpi-tool/
For freedo with 1600DPI and 1 sense, it's a much more manageable 360 of 2.8ft, and for 180 at 1.4ft. again source: pyrolistical.github.io/overwatch-dpi-tool/
This is perhaps the most informative single video I've ever seen from you! I might actually watch this again, as an aspiring Pharah player. I really see why you like her so much: it's SO much fun to be able to set up ambushes without having to worry about pesky things such as "geography" and "gaps", so this video was a godsend to me personally.
Wanted to say I really appreciate you defining some terms for people in this video, such as squishy and off-angle. I've watched your videos and other videos on Overwatch playstyle and tactics for quite awhile so I know, but many people probably don't, so it's good to explain to people what you're talking about as you go along. I think a trap many "high strategy" Overwatch and other esport TH-camrs make is that they forget that some people don't understand the terms they use as their bread and butter of strategic talk. Using myself as an example, a few years ago I would not have known what a gank, squishy or meat shot was, but in many games these are terms used frequently, and not knowing them can feel really exclusionary. Anyway, great video, and thanks again for making an effort to include even the "novice" Overwatch strategy video viewer; I think that sort of thing is the key to getting more people interested in the underlying intricacies of the game, and thus in getting people truly interested in skillful play, which in my opinion leads to a better game community.
That was one of the best instructional videos I have seen yet! I love the details and the frame by frame run down, not many people like or know how to give the details like that! I would love more videos like this. Keep up the good work guys!
Loved this video. Going even as far as talking about playing with a lower sensitivity with a specific character, awesome. Love your guys' breakdown videos of characters. As many hours as I've put in the game and I still get "aha" moments while watching them
I personally feel your play-by-play analysis videos are a lot stronger than your meta analysis videoes. Favourite content from your channel, great stuff.
I consider myself quite a good pharah, as I attack from alternate angles and almost always get direct hits. However, watching you hit direct hits nearly 100% of the time definitely separates you from me Freedo. Love the video, keep it up.
Watched this vid today while at work, came home, got onto Quickplay to try it out and it really helped improve my kill rate as Pharah! Thanks for the great advice and breakdowns!
Hey Freedo, just wanted to let you know I love watching any Pharah gameplay vids. I've been working my butt off trying to get better with her, because I think she's one of the coolest heroes in the game, and your vids are super helpful. keep up the awesome content!
I really liked the ESPN style play-by-play. It was very helpful in breaking down everything, especially since plays can happen very fast and it's easy to miss things sometimes.
Thank you very much for this video, was very insightful. Never thought the rockets could be used to manipulate enemy's position, that changed my view of Pharah a lot.
Thanks Freedo! I'm an alright Pharah, and I can land most rockets, but I never really clicked on how to maneuver around the map and how to make decisions in certain engagements. I think this video will help me in future comp games!
Hey, just had to come back and check in after playing a few hours as Pharah. THANK YOU! I dropped my sensitivity down to 1.3 and I can already see my aim getting much better! Also, all the tips about when to go for splash damage and when to go for a direct hit keep ringing around in my head and it is helping! This Pharah Main thanks you, bud!
why does the ammo count on your rocket launcher start at 6 and go to 1? i use the same skin, but i play on ps4 and the display on my gun goes from 5 to 0. this isn't the first time i've noticed this. anyone know why?
man I love the slowing down of the plays to explain also using visual cues to help define your explanations. I think more of these should be done, reminds me of the nfl illustrations and could net u a John madden spot once overwatch league kicks off haha
A couple of counterpoints from a looooooooooooong time Quake player: 1. Sensitivity: A not too low sensitivity is actually very helpful on Pharah. Let's say you have someone strafing left and right in front of you. And let's say you predict the other player to go to the right next but then he surprises you by going left. If you were a McCree, you would have to adjust your aim only slightly and a low sensitivity would be fine. On Pharah though, you might want to do a flick shot to the left here and the distance the crosshair has to travel is much greater than with a McCree. With Pharah you line up your expected shot, leading the target to the right but in a split second you want to lead you target on the left. ---> more travel of the crosshair. IMHO, Pharah is not at all a low sens character. 2. Get in your enemy's head: This is absolutely what you have to do and your points are valid. However, there is even more to it. For one, low level players may react irrationally to your presence which makes them very hard to predict. As the old saying goes: The greatest swordmaster in the world doesn't fear the second greatest swordmaster. He fears the newbie (because he makes unpredictable/stupid moves). Very highly skilled players, on the other hand, may actively resist the "sensible move" which you have predicted for them, thereby completely screwing up your plan. Also, one has to be aware that the prediction game changes between a situation where your target is not aware of you, a situation when he just became aware of you and situations when he has know about your location and intentions for 2 or more seconds. A target which is not aware of you needs to be predicted by putting yourself into its shoes and thinking about the threats that your target knows about. Which is actually pretty hard because you never truly know everything your target knows. A target who, a second ago, just became aware of you threatening it is the easiest to predict. Even highly skilled players will react on instinct which makes it easy to predict their next move. Someone who has known about you for 2 or more seconds is a different matter again because he will make seemingly irrational moves just to throw off your aim. In the end there are 2 modes of firing as Pharah. Prediction shots and flick-shots. To do the first, you need to think in the three categories described above. To do the latter, you don't predict but react to whatever the other player is doing and for which I would suggest having a sensitivity a little more on the side of high. Even though having good prediction is key, I would even suggest to use flick-shots when aiming at targets that are unaware of you and are in any kind of combat situation with your teammates. For it is nearly impossible to accurately predict the movement of others when you are not privy to all the threats that this player is facing (in detail). His movements may make perfect sense to him because of the pressures that he is facing and knows about. This changes when YOU are putting the pressure on him because then your movement and shots will influence his moves and therefore you have more information and control on what influences his actions. Making prediction easier. Obviously this isn't the case any longer once chasing or fleeing becomes imperative for the other player because he sees an opening or knows he has to abandon his position due do damage taken etc. Only then prediction kicks in again. The trick is to understand when the other player is transitioning from "I stand and fight" to "holy hell I'm out of here/going in full throttle".
I play casual quick play. Mostly, I'm a scrub. I have the most play time on Pharah, about seven hours. My kill/elimination ratio for Pharah is about 1.3. This is the most comprehensive series on Pharah I have seen. Period. The break down is incredible. The still frames, the ideas of creating lanes, the true mobility of Pharah, it's all fantastic. I can't wait to proudly claim Pharah as my DPS main.
I'm a below average pharah player, I played a game focusing completely on engaging with better angles than straight forward and I did much better, additionally my aim seemed to have better decision making, so thank you very much
if you want to practice midairs, go with a friend on Oasis: trampoline and have him jump up there and try to hit him while in the air. Assuming air dominance against aired heroes is really important
I use 2 rules to determine where to fire rockets with Pharah: 1. Fire rockets at the center of mass of big groups to maximize splash potential until you see where your counters are, then lock onto them for the rest of the fight (unless going for a flank). 2. Fire rockets at the most strategic location the enemy in question can move to, so that they either have to run to a less strategic location, a more vulnerable location (so my team can kill them more easily), or hit my rocket. What do you think about my rules? XD Granted, when I'm in a 1v1, it's all about predicting their movement and using my reactions, but my 2 rules above cover most of my decision making outside of that. Great video btw!
I would call myself a Pharah main. So. I aim like this. I track my enemies for a second and then flick to the direction they're going. I find this very reliable because they can only dodge the rocket if they change the direction they're going totally to the other direction. I always do silver damage and if I won't do that, I will change. I love Pharah. And one hint. Always try to kill D.Va's mech and/or Genji before ulting. Genji is not a problem if you can surprise him, but D.Va is a must kill. That DM will get you killed.
A really cool way to practice the "feel" to the rockets is just play in the chaos mode where you can be on the skies literally al game long at highest heights and just work from the altitude.
Valkia's got you covered on the Genji / Tracer / Pharah mirror match, as well as how to deal with hit scans, but it does dive into the dive bomb philosophy. So I'd be curious to see your guys take on it from a philosophical angle of the game. I mean I've always ran Pharah successfully with dive comps, or having my team go in first, just because it makes my job a ton easier. But I'm jealous when I see off angle attacks working out so well.
great video! how about a video covering pharah's perspective on how best to play a phar-mercy combo? the occasional instances that i find a mercy following me around, im never sure if im making good decisions or getting a mercy in too much trouble. keep up the good work, all!
Tyson's hook was one of his most frequent punches, almost as much as his upper and jab, he used it a lot and pioneered it with Peek-a-boo style. The analogy is a bit off, but i like the attempt :)
1-kill your counter first 2-Never ultimate in front of enemies 3-Use a covered position 4- best is to ultimate above a graviton so you can avoid ren s sheld 5-be sneaky before use it 6-only solo ult important piks such as zarya or support 7-Most important to know is you get all the enemy focus on you when you ullt so back immediatly after the use
For air-shot against pharah I go close to her and for genji when he double jump is hit-box is a circle and its more easy to predicted where is gonna land
Love the frame by frame explanations. Idk if this would work but I was thinking maybe you could start it off slow, and the more examples you give the faster the examples are. Just a thought. Found the video extremely useful.
That Hanzo in the middle of the video is like me in dodgeball. I think everyone stopped throwing balls so i take my head out my hands and BAM, it hits me directly in the face
Can I say I love you? Because I just started playing Pharah (got about 3 hours as her) at level 80 (prestige twice) and boooy will this be handy. Thanks a lot!!!
I asked this question several times on live stream but never got a feedback on it: Who do you guys think will be more viable in the next meta between Pharah and McCree? Love your Pharah gameplay Freedo. and I learn a lot from Liam's Tracer and Eddy's McCree. All of them my favorite heros! Thanks guys!
something i would recommend is: be more confident about your shots. in that example of the Ana in the doorway, you could've looked right at Lucio one that rocket was fired, but you stayed on Ana. Also, i think that Winston actually should've stayed on the ledge, since he had quite a bit of health left, and, once he saw all your teammates down there, he could've easily survived with a bubble and leap back to his team
Low sens is good and all, but as pharah it is important to be able to quickly use your E as a movement skill. Which is why it is important to be able to quickly aim at your feet, behind you, or to your sides, and then flick back at a target that needs to be shot.
Hey Freedo, you know you can set different sensitivity for different heroes, right? Like you can have a high sensativity for Tracer and low for Widow or Phara
Could you do one on what to do in a mirror match of Pharah v Pharah? I find I often have to decide between trying to interfere with the other Pharah or just ignore her, and either way the team ends up suffering for the distraction.
Want to hit more rockets? In this video FREEDO breaks down in depth the different types of Pharah shots you want to go for and where to place your rockets so they connect. It's all about setting yourself up and predicting your target and this video breaks down how to attack at an angle, duel close range, mid-air and long range snipe.
"Part 1" of my most recent Pharah guides th-cam.com/video/53PzjykFd2o/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=YourOverwatch
More Pharah! th-cam.com/channels/EzOHrh9snmHJSGu9wmOvsw.htmlsearch?query=pharah?&ab_channel=YourOverwatch
Your Overwatch freedo did you post my potg when I knocked you and Reinhardt off the map on volskia
Your Overwatch Great breakdown! Very helpful to know the decision tree when projectile shooting. I am new to OW and will be spending my day as Pharah in QP.
Could you do a vid on how to use your concussion blast? like when to use it to move around the map and when to hit it on enemies and also when ur doing it on urself, how would you use it
Valkia (GM Pharah) does a couple great videos on utilizing concussion blast for boops and for movement around map, (some of which I do in custom games with cool down set to zero in order to warm up).
what about shadowburn he has a high sensitivity and can play pretty good as pharah
What about symm beam aim guide I have been having trouble with that.
XD
Ryan King Hopefully he does Winston first
What you need to do is predict where the enemy are going to be two weeks from now
fuck dude theyre doing symmetra next I was hoping for a guide on aiming törborn turrets
Also having trouble with the Soldier ult, it's so tough to hitscan targets everywhere!
I personally love it whenever you guys do a frame by frame analysis of a play. Thanks for the great vids.
The game moves fast! Crazy amount of OW detail is in a single second. -F
yes but sometimes they to it too much
what are you on about noelia?
I agree. The slow mo is very helpful honestly.
My aim with Pharah basically,
"Shoot and pray to God that it hit enemies. Oh, it killed invisible Sombra instead."
You only talk about mid- to long-range pharah fighting, which is maybe not the best against a widow, ana or a soldier. Valkia taught me that the best in a 1v1 against those heroes is to concussion blast behind you, jump up with shift while firing the first direct hit, and then you land on his head and finish him off. This has worked wonders for me, mostly against widows.
I definitely recomend Valkya's tutorials for all Pharah players
2nd half the video is about exactly that. Yes, get first shot, commit fully and quickly. This video isn't about the footsie game as much as 'where to aim', other videos covered that more specifically. -F
yeah I commented a bit too fast ^^ but I definitely recommend you guys trying to use the concussive blast while dive bombing, it makes you a lot less vulnerable while closing the distance
I like your video over Valkia's but I find him annoying AF so bias wins! =þ
Honestly though, this was your better Pharah video. Oddly enough you explained movement and positioning better in this video than your video dedicated to movement. I think that's because you need both for your shot to land. Not just for your rocket to go in the proper lane but to avoid being deleted when you surface up.
Thank you for this video, I have been playing a lot of Pharah recently and am trying to git gud at her, and I desperately needed a video about how to aim her gun.
Darkfire Blast yes this is a good video, but most of it is just intuitive and becomes second nature after a certain amount of play time with Pharah. ultimately you just have to practice. i advise playing a good amount of qp as there are many 1v1 engagements where comp is a series of team fights.
Darkfire Blast watch valkia he has great pharah guides
How can you 180 to concussion blast yourself forward with a sensitivity of 1 and 1600 dpi?
Mohammad Al-Lakhen Just throw your mouse out the window and pull it back with your SuperMag magnet
Not that hard tbh I can do it easy at 2 sensitivity and 400 dpi
if you only have one desk you're intentionally sabotaging your aim - csgo players
That doesn't seem right... to do 360 with 2 sense and 400 DPI takes 68.18 inches, that's pretty much 5.5ft, so 180 would be 2.75ft. That's huge! source: pyrolistical.github.io/overwatch-dpi-tool/
For freedo with 1600DPI and 1 sense, it's a much more manageable 360 of 2.8ft, and for 180 at 1.4ft. again source: pyrolistical.github.io/overwatch-dpi-tool/
This is perhaps the most informative single video I've ever seen from you! I might actually watch this again, as an aspiring Pharah player. I really see why you like her so much: it's SO much fun to be able to set up ambushes without having to worry about pesky things such as "geography" and "gaps", so this video was a godsend to me personally.
Wanted to say I really appreciate you defining some terms for people in this video, such as squishy and off-angle. I've watched your videos and other videos on Overwatch playstyle and tactics for quite awhile so I know, but many people probably don't, so it's good to explain to people what you're talking about as you go along. I think a trap many "high strategy" Overwatch and other esport TH-camrs make is that they forget that some people don't understand the terms they use as their bread and butter of strategic talk. Using myself as an example, a few years ago I would not have known what a gank, squishy or meat shot was, but in many games these are terms used frequently, and not knowing them can feel really exclusionary.
Anyway, great video, and thanks again for making an effort to include even the "novice" Overwatch strategy video viewer; I think that sort of thing is the key to getting more people interested in the underlying intricacies of the game, and thus in getting people truly interested in skillful play, which in my opinion leads to a better game community.
That was one of the best instructional videos I have seen yet! I love the details and the frame by frame run down, not many people like or know how to give the details like that! I would love more videos like this. Keep up the good work guys!
Loved this video. Going even as far as talking about playing with a lower sensitivity with a specific character, awesome. Love your guys' breakdown videos of characters. As many hours as I've put in the game and I still get "aha" moments while watching them
I personally feel your play-by-play analysis videos are a lot stronger than your meta analysis videoes. Favourite content from your channel, great stuff.
"I can't do a 180," later does a 180.
Reagle Eagle reliably
That's for Tracer, sensitivity for her and Pharah are different so he can't do a 180 with Tracer but can with Pharah
As someone who recently found pharah as my main, this video was very helpful, so thank you
love the pharah guides freedo. pharah is slowly but surely becoming my main thanks to your vids. I have vastly improved with her.
I consider myself quite a good pharah, as I attack from alternate angles and almost always get direct hits. However, watching you hit direct hits nearly 100% of the time definitely separates you from me Freedo. Love the video, keep it up.
I feel like my watching of your Pharah guides has actually made me a pretty good Pharah. so thank you! :D
Watched this vid today while at work, came home, got onto Quickplay to try it out and it really helped improve my kill rate as Pharah! Thanks for the great advice and breakdowns!
Low key roasting the enemy team for no lucio
Freedo is my Pharah idol, hands down. I know there's a ton of GMs out there but I love Freedo for all these tutorials.
I normally don't like watching long videos, but this was a great guide to help me improve as Pharah. Thanks for the upload!
I'm a sucker for throwing baddies off the map with Pharah.
Hey Freedo, just wanted to let you know I love watching any Pharah gameplay vids. I've been working my butt off trying to get better with her, because I think she's one of the coolest heroes in the game, and your vids are super helpful. keep up the awesome content!
I really liked the ESPN style play-by-play. It was very helpful in breaking down everything, especially since plays can happen very fast and it's easy to miss things sometimes.
booping people off the map with her is soooooo satisfying.
Thank you very much for this video, was very insightful. Never thought the rockets could be used to manipulate enemy's position, that changed my view of Pharah a lot.
Thanks Freedo! I'm an alright Pharah, and I can land most rockets, but I never really clicked on how to maneuver around the map and how to make decisions in certain engagements. I think this video will help me in future comp games!
Pharah is going to be looking pretty good after the Ana nerf hits live
Hey, just had to come back and check in after playing a few hours as Pharah. THANK YOU! I dropped my sensitivity down to 1.3 and I can already see my aim getting much better! Also, all the tips about when to go for splash damage and when to go for a direct hit keep ringing around in my head and it is helping! This Pharah Main thanks you, bud!
Probably one of my favorite freedo videos. Here's hopin for more!
dont need to watch, I have 200 hours on solider in tf2
but its like using the direct hit, so if u use stock all u need to do is practice aim i guess lol
Vicho 200? I have 1700 (;
200 hours is nothing for tf2
You say that, but I bet you're pretty shit
Jack McGillion ok?
why does the ammo count on your rocket launcher start at 6 and go to 1? i use the same skin, but i play on ps4 and the display on my gun goes from 5 to 0. this isn't the first time i've noticed this. anyone know why?
man I love the slowing down of the plays to explain also using visual cues to help define your explanations. I think more of these should be done, reminds me of the nfl illustrations and could net u a John madden spot once overwatch league kicks off haha
A couple of counterpoints from a looooooooooooong time Quake player:
1. Sensitivity: A not too low sensitivity is actually very helpful on Pharah. Let's say you have someone strafing left and right in front of you. And let's say you predict the other player to go to the right next but then he surprises you by going left. If you were a McCree, you would have to adjust your aim only slightly and a low sensitivity would be fine. On Pharah though, you might want to do a flick shot to the left here and the distance the crosshair has to travel is much greater than with a McCree. With Pharah you line up your expected shot, leading the target to the right but in a split second you want to lead you target on the left. ---> more travel of the crosshair. IMHO, Pharah is not at all a low sens character.
2. Get in your enemy's head: This is absolutely what you have to do and your points are valid. However, there is even more to it. For one, low level players may react irrationally to your presence which makes them very hard to predict. As the old saying goes: The greatest swordmaster in the world doesn't fear the second greatest swordmaster. He fears the newbie (because he makes unpredictable/stupid moves). Very highly skilled players, on the other hand, may actively resist the "sensible move" which you have predicted for them, thereby completely screwing up your plan. Also, one has to be aware that the prediction game changes between a situation where your target is not aware of you, a situation when he just became aware of you and situations when he has know about your location and intentions for 2 or more seconds. A target which is not aware of you needs to be predicted by putting yourself into its shoes and thinking about the threats that your target knows about. Which is actually pretty hard because you never truly know everything your target knows. A target who, a second ago, just became aware of you threatening it is the easiest to predict. Even highly skilled players will react on instinct which makes it easy to predict their next move. Someone who has known about you for 2 or more seconds is a different matter again because he will make seemingly irrational moves just to throw off your aim.
In the end there are 2 modes of firing as Pharah. Prediction shots and flick-shots. To do the first, you need to think in the three categories described above. To do the latter, you don't predict but react to whatever the other player is doing and for which I would suggest having a sensitivity a little more on the side of high.
Even though having good prediction is key, I would even suggest to use flick-shots when aiming at targets that are unaware of you and are in any kind of combat situation with your teammates. For it is nearly impossible to accurately predict the movement of others when you are not privy to all the threats that this player is facing (in detail). His movements may make perfect sense to him because of the pressures that he is facing and knows about. This changes when YOU are putting the pressure on him because then your movement and shots will influence his moves and therefore you have more information and control on what influences his actions. Making prediction easier. Obviously this isn't the case any longer once chasing or fleeing becomes imperative for the other player because he sees an opening or knows he has to abandon his position due do damage taken etc. Only then prediction kicks in again. The trick is to understand when the other player is transitioning from "I stand and fight" to "holy hell I'm out of here/going in full throttle".
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These videos r coming out at the perfect time! I just started practicing as Pharah.
"It takes two big swipes around my desk to do a 180, which is basically takes as much energy as a Mike Tyson left hook" -Freedo 2017
I play casual quick play. Mostly, I'm a scrub. I have the most play time on Pharah, about seven hours. My kill/elimination ratio for Pharah is about 1.3. This is the most comprehensive series on Pharah I have seen. Period. The break down is incredible. The still frames, the ideas of creating lanes, the true mobility of Pharah, it's all fantastic. I can't wait to proudly claim Pharah as my DPS main.
excited for the mid air shot video next! thats what i have the hardest time with
This is the best video that you guys ever made - Thanks Freedo.
Oke this is one of my favourite video's of your overwatch, with the slow motion analyse :).
nice video :D
Pharah vs Pharah battles scare me if I'm the one playing one of the pharahs
Absolutely loved this. As a Pharah main, these tips helped me a ton.
I'm a below average pharah player, I played a game focusing completely on engaging with better angles than straight forward and I did much better, additionally my aim seemed to have better decision making, so thank you very much
Excellent. Still trying to get better with Pharah, this helps.
I was just thinking to myself that I would like to play more Pharah this season, thanks for the tips!
if you want to practice midairs, go with a friend on Oasis: trampoline and have him jump up there and try to hit him while in the air. Assuming air dominance against aired heroes is really important
I use 2 rules to determine where to fire rockets with Pharah:
1. Fire rockets at the center of mass of big groups to maximize splash potential until you see where your counters are, then lock onto them for the rest of the fight (unless going for a flank).
2. Fire rockets at the most strategic location the enemy in question can move to, so that they either have to run to a less strategic location, a more vulnerable location (so my team can kill them more easily), or hit my rocket.
What do you think about my rules? XD Granted, when I'm in a 1v1, it's all about predicting their movement and using my reactions, but my 2 rules above cover most of my decision making outside of that. Great video btw!
How to hit Pharah rockets:
1. Shoot wildly
2. Hope for divine intervention
I love all your vids, especially like the slow down and analyzing
I would call myself a Pharah main. So. I aim like this. I track my enemies for a second and then flick to the direction they're going. I find this very reliable because they can only dodge the rocket if they change the direction they're going totally to the other direction. I always do silver damage and if I won't do that, I will change. I love Pharah. And one hint. Always try to kill D.Va's mech and/or Genji before ulting. Genji is not a problem if you can surprise him, but D.Va is a must kill. That DM will get you killed.
Falling in love with your into/OUTRO music again.
when you see the game slowed down you really see the amount of effort that blizzard have put into the animation in the game.
A really cool way to practice the "feel" to the rockets is just play in the chaos mode where you can be on the skies literally al game long at highest heights and just work from the altitude.
This was an awesome tutorial! Really helped me understand projectiles in general not just Phara!:D
Beautifully explained definitely helped out this Pharah main
Valkia's got you covered on the Genji / Tracer / Pharah mirror match, as well as how to deal with hit scans, but it does dive into the dive bomb philosophy. So I'd be curious to see your guys take on it from a philosophical angle of the game. I mean I've always ran Pharah successfully with dive comps, or having my team go in first, just because it makes my job a ton easier. But I'm jealous when I see off angle attacks working out so well.
I don't know if i'm weird, but on pharah i do a flick prediction, and it usually works very well for a two shot kill on most.....
Seeing her shots in slow motion was so helpful
Btw thanks very much for making this video man, as someone trying to get better with Pharah I greatly appreciate this 👍
Thanks for this video! it helped a lot on an already comfort pick for me!
such a good video! i love playing as pharah, she's probably my favourite character in the game :)
Loved it, and it comes up just in the right time, course i just started learning her since last week
Can you guys make a video on how to counter "pharmacy"
feeling so special for watching this so soon
great video! how about a video covering pharah's perspective on how best to play a phar-mercy combo? the occasional instances that i find a mercy following me around, im never sure if im making good decisions or getting a mercy in too much trouble. keep up the good work, all!
Tyson's hook was one of his most frequent punches, almost as much as his upper and jab, he used it a lot and pioneered it with Peek-a-boo style. The analogy is a bit off, but i like the attempt :)
nice one, hope you guys can include when to use pharah's ultimate at right times
1-kill your counter first
2-Never ultimate in front of enemies
3-Use a covered position
4- best is to ultimate above a graviton so you can avoid ren s sheld
5-be sneaky before use it
6-only solo ult important piks such as zarya or support
7-Most important to know is you get all the enemy focus on you when you ullt so back immediatly after the use
This helped me a lot. Can confirm. Am now certified rocket surgeon!
Thanks for all the hard work gentlemen! You all explain so well to us!
That long-range Hanzo kill may be enough to get Widow to say "Nice Shot!"
These vids are getting longer than usual... I LIKE IT
For air-shot against pharah I go close to her and for genji when he double jump is hit-box is a circle and its more easy to predicted where is gonna land
awesome video man, and i loved the idea of a projectile video for Genji.
THANK YOU so much for this video!!!! Exactly what I was looking for!
this is like anime when they do fast movements in seconds and explain their 100 decions made in that time, but in real life
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BombNoob you son of a bitch I fell for it
BombNoob wow! An actually funny joke that made me laugh, congrats
nice copy and paste
haha
thanks c;
Pharah is a good character and I do like to play her on certain maps in particular.
Triple thumbs up!!! I've needed this for so long!
Love the frame by frame explanations.
Idk if this would work but I was thinking maybe you could start it off slow, and the more examples you give the faster the examples are. Just a thought. Found the video extremely useful.
Thanks for the upload, keep it up
Hopefully this helps me out of my pharah slump
That Hanzo in the middle of the video is like me in dodgeball. I think everyone stopped throwing balls so i take my head out my hands and BAM, it hits me directly in the face
I like this cause it's actually helped me hit more shots with Mei, believe it or not, because her icicles are sort of the same way
This is a really good video, thanks for all of the tips and tricks
Thank you for this vid, i'll try to make the best use of your advices !
Didn't even notice it was so long. Make more! :P
Nice video. The music @ 21:00 - care to let me know what tune it is?
You should do a video on cheeky plays. Like, when they are okay, effectiveness, stuff like that
Can I say I love you? Because I just started playing Pharah (got about 3 hours as her) at level 80 (prestige twice) and boooy will this be handy. Thanks a lot!!!
I asked this question several times on live stream but never got a feedback on it:
Who do you guys think will be more viable in the next meta between Pharah and McCree?
Love your Pharah gameplay Freedo. and I learn a lot from Liam's Tracer and Eddy's McCree. All of them my favorite heros! Thanks guys!
Freedo could you make an advanced pharah movement guide? Or is there already one?
something i would recommend is: be more confident about your shots. in that example of the Ana in the doorway, you could've looked right at Lucio one that rocket was fired, but you stayed on Ana. Also, i think that Winston actually should've stayed on the ledge, since he had quite a bit of health left, and, once he saw all your teammates down there, he could've easily survived with a bubble and leap back to his team
i would love more phara tips and tricks , shes my favorite hero and i actually have the golden weapon , but i think i can improve . thx.
Can you make a torb guide for hitting those tricky projectiles?
Low sens is good and all, but as pharah it is important to be able to quickly use your E as a movement skill. Which is why it is important to be able to quickly aim at your feet, behind you, or to your sides, and then flick back at a target that needs to be shot.
Hey Freedo, you know you can set different sensitivity for different heroes, right? Like you can have a high sensativity for Tracer and low for Widow or Phara
Could you do one on what to do in a mirror match of Pharah v Pharah? I find I often have to decide between trying to interfere with the other Pharah or just ignore her, and either way the team ends up suffering for the distraction.
great video looking forward to putting these tips into good use
How do you guys play at high sensitivity?