Killfeed Assists [OUTDATED]

The killfeed in Overwatch has a few quirks when it comes to displaying assists. I go over the methods of earning assists, how they are ordered, and a few bugs with this system.

UPDATE: The launch of Overwatch 2 has allowed more heroes to earn killfeed assists, meaning this video is no longer an all-inclusive list.

TIMESTAMPS:
• 0:00 Introduction
• 0:50 Buff Assists
• 2:25 Debuff Assists
• 5:38 D.Va's Bugged Assist
• 6:21 How Assists Are Sorted
• 10:34 Heroes That Cannot Get Assists

MUSIC:
• Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
• Blinx: The Time Sweeper
• Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
• Super Mario 64

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[ITalk]

I'd love to see a video of you breaking down how POTG is precisely determined.

[Breadn]

I'm always impressed by how polished these videos are. I don't know how you get visual representations that look *just* like the game, but it'll always be cool as hell.

[zdzdzdzdzdzdzdzdzd]

You've become one of the most popular overwatch youtubers in less than 6 months, that is wild. High quality content really does pay off innit.

[thedofflin]

After over 6 years of playing I somehow still assumed that damage assists are a thing but clearly not. The assist logic is surprisingly basic.

[basicbacon]

That tip for Zens achievement is a blessing lol

[Andrewjrt]

Marblr. The videos, keep 'em coming. ty

[tyvintandy]

Do you think you can make a video on how play of the game is determined? Along with special types of potg like sharpshooter, shutdown, and lifesaver? That would be great. Also your videos are amazing! Keep it up!

[nma]

Wow, the D.Va one caught me by surprise. Me and my friend had been trying to figure it out for a while but now we have the answer! Thank you

[reller]

i love the fact that 76 just keeps getting killed by reaper like he owes him way too much money to comprehend

[ClaraBennett]

Looks like the killfeed assists have changed a lot in OW2. It’ll probably take some time for things to settle, but I’d love to see an updated version of this video sometime!

[leon-]

I noticed that the Doomfist punch knockback doesn't register as an assist but what about when the enemy hits the wall from the punch? Isn't that a stun?

[Dudexa]

Something funny I noticed is that Brig is rapidly swapping between her LOD models at 7:03 after the shield bash. I love your videos btw!

[shirotheshiro]

This guy always knows how to pick topics we all thought about but never actually dug into. Amazing video as always!!

I got the sequences wrong :( i thought the damage from the reinhardt will restart mercy's timer but only mercy boosted damage restarts the timer.

[Caspppui]

this OW content is beyond everything we had before! I freaking love it! So many questions I had in the past got explained here! So good! Cant wait for you to cover OW2 stuff!

[jtrain]

Would love to see an OW2 revisit of assists. Especially since it seems a standard weekly challenge for me is gettting 250 assists/saves. I'm fairly certain healing someone that gets a kill counts as an assist now.

[RematodeRanger]

i'm suprised that amped speed boost doesn't count towards assists, as it is used as an offensive push manoeuvre under most circumstances. having Lucio gain assists for this would definitely make him seem more impactful and make OWL a little cleaner to watch

[AFestiveDude]

Your content is very similar shounic. He basically does what you do—explaining game mechanics and bugs in a informative way— but in Team Fortress 2.

Both of you are supreme content creators for my favorite class based shooters. :)

[pedrogoncalves]

This was your best video yet, super insightful especially the rapid discord bit and I loved the pop quizz too

[ascianenjoyer]

I've seen doomfist get assist credit if he counter charges (ie, cancelling a rein charge or shield bash, Reinhardt also benefits from this)

[ButterWaffleGamer]

Great video as usual! One thing I'm surprised you didn't mention despite it being probably being reverted in the live Overwatch 2 version is Moira's Weakening ability from the latest OW2 Beta (I guess I wondered about it since Orisa losing her Ashe/Dva assist bug in OW2 was mentioned in the video). I'm guessing this would work the same way as Ana's nade assist does, but interested nonetheless