As support goes, I was initially a Ana main but I recently decided to have all support to atleast level 12 for the emote.

But anyway, I feel like I don't understand how to get value with Bap ult. I either place it so far back that the enemies can simply hide during the ult or I place it to a more aggressive position so they can't escape but then the enemy tank just walks over me and deny the window.

So I don't know. Maybe the first option is actually good in the sense that, if it makes the enemies back off it already provides some value but idk I feel like I should atleast get kills with it.

I felt like I'd been doing well enough at tank in regular quick play, so I've been trying to get my placement matches in competitive. Got flamed for being bad the last few games I played, figured I might as well share the most recent ones. I mainly play Hazard and Domina, occasionally Orisa.

B5MW00

YJZZVD

I know I did absolutely dogshit and did basically no damage, but I was struggling against both teams and by the second round of the second game, I was getting really frustrated. Enemy team was making fun of me for swapping heroes, but the only reason I did was because I thought there was too much damage coming out for me to be playing a dive tank, so I switched to a shield tank and somehow did even worse. I'm not sure what I could have done here, I was also trying to handle the Reaper that kept sneaking up and harassing us and failed at that too.

I don't know, should I just go back to quick play until I figure this out? I know it doesn't look like it from the gameplay but I was genuinely trying and just started feeling discouraged because it seemed like no matter what I did, I died.

Code: RNRDZ2

Hello. I’ve started playing Overwatch since Season 17 when Wuyang was announced for hero trial in season 18. I’m a Mei / Reaper main. But, I feel like in this game, I could probably improve. Is there anyway I could improve on Reaper? of Overwatch 2. Is there anything i should be doing to improve my skills as a Reaper main? Give your thoughts in the comments/replies below. Thanks.

Hey guys, recently had this brutal game where the enemy team had ball, pharah, echo and mercy on Ilios Well.

I played Winston, trying to zap someone when they had to land and then following them into the sky as well as Orisa to try and sustain and shoot them. But it was a tough loss and I still couldn't think of what the best way to counter them would be? Is this a job for DPS hitscan to deal with? As tank I felt like I couldn't do anything at all.

I struggle especiallly to deal with Phara + Mercy so would appreciate any tips and advice on how to specifically deal with that too!

Thanks!

Something I've noticed after coaching many support players is that they refuse to take off-angles. It seems like most support players up until about GM believe that it's the job of the DPS and tank to control and take space. Something I've recently been doing is showing support players the POVs of their DPS to show the importance of taking angles. I frequently see games being lost because supports are not helping their DPS on off-angles and instead are sitting in the back with their other support. I promise you if you take an angle and do damage, you will be better off than 95%+ of supports.

Edit: Meant to say better than 95%+ of support players.

Hello everyone, i’ve been struggling as a dps who was once diamond and now down to gold. I don’t even know what i’m doing wrong, when i am high diamond in both tank and support.

What are some solid tips to keep in mind so i can actually improve and climb ranks. I mainly like to play sojourn, cassidy, and ashe.

I really struggle with games where the enemy team has a mercy pocket hitscan since they can easily mark the other support and peel and it feels like theres no easy way to go on them with a lack of tank pressure?

What do i do in the midfight as genji/tracer

This is in high gm low champ as just a general question of what other players try or think of how to approach the situation

I feel like its just an instant gg if my tank is on them so why is it NOT an instant gg and what am i missing

Also random side comment, does anyone feel like there is rank inflation? A season back i was just hardstuck gm5 but now i can just semi-easily play in gm3-champ5 lobbies with no difference in skill or effort.

Hi, my name is Cliffus Jiggrin (pronounced Jig Green) and I've been playing OW since 2017 peaking low masters if that even means anything. I am from a small country so please pardon my English if stuff is many confusing.

I have mixed opinions on both 5v5 and 6v6. I like 6v6 because it lets me play with more friends and I like 5v5 because I feel like there is more balance to individual and team play.

I'm here because I feel like instead of looking at what 6v6 can do now, they should look into the problems with the match quality. Because I can only speak for myself, I don't mind a longer queue if it equivalents to better, more equal match between the both teams.

Ever since this year, there have been so many complaints about match quality, team quality, etc and while maybe win rate is around the same. But, there are a lot more stomps now compared to before especially in ranked. Currently, playing OW is like waiting in line at a restaurant for 10-20 minutes only to find that they serve Taco Bell.

I am not saying that the match making is rigged, I am saying that regardless of win or loss, it's not producing as many enjoyable matches as it used to.

I will use myself as an example- I stopped playing in 2022 and return this year. When I played ranked as DPS for first time in about 4 years, I got into platinum somehow despite being bottom in both damage done and eliminations. I have not been past platinum since 2018 ... LOL

Now, if I queue DPS, I basically ruin the game because I should realistically be starting in low silver. And I'm not enjoying it because I'm not pulling my own weight and no one in the game is enjoying it either because there is a clear gap in player quality.

Pretty much every game can be determined by the first 2 minutes. Every match, there is at least one player in the game who you know does not belong there.

and I think the game also has other frustrating problems like

If you have a support duo containing 2 of mercy moira or LW, good luck doing anything except getting healed and saved since they lack offense utility.

If you have double hit scan that only force main, you will struggle even making the first choke vs their shield.

For tanks, there is a lot to say but I feel that in metal ranks, if your tank is losing the tank battle or dying, they will almost always switch to Orisa, Mauga or Hog and instead focus on their own self preservation instead of looking to create space. And in turn, only serve to feed ult charge to them.

and I think that lower tier aggravate towards Escort/Hybrid maps makes these problems even more noteworthy. Since those maps are either a living hell where you drag multiple OTs like you're locked down in Taco Bell or a full hold on point 1. Either of them are just not fun experiences.

So even if 6v6 does increase queue speed times at which people get into a match, does it really solve anything? Bad synergy will still be there and so will the poor enjoyableness of matches.

I am an Ashe main at heart - borderline otp. I am here seeking guidance from all you special people. Please don't hold back! What I would love from this are some things (obvious to you guys) that I can focus my time on and practice. I have peaked M3 but currently in lower lobbies due to experimenting with other heros.

If you have the time here are two codes where the games felt close:
(SceniCaboose the Ashe in both)

H3ATDW
M6AQBB

Appreciate you guys, look forward to hearing back :)

New overwatch player here. I've been running into a lot of teams I called "shredder teams". Y'know teams that's team comp is full of high damage characters that together shred your health the minute you show your face. I need some advice on how to counter these types of team comps real bad. It's fucking me up and I don't know how to counter them.

Hi everyone,

I’m a low GM DPS Shion one trick player looking to improve and would really appreciate it if a high GM or Champion player could review my Shion gameplay.
I’m mainly looking for things I’m missing, mistakes I’m not noticing, and areas where I could improve to climb further. Even small details about positioning, cooldown usage, target priority, or decision-making would be incredibly helpful.

If you leave feedback, could you please mention your current rank so I have some context for the advice?

Thanks in advance, I really appreciate anyone taking the time to help.

Username:Apollo

Replay code: 74N7TB

This is probably a super silly post. I have around ~100 hours in the game mainly playing Quick Plays and around ~12 hours playing comp (mainly 6v6).

I main support and mostly just pick Moira and I placed in Plat 5 (currently Plat 4). Imo I have pretty bad game sense and map knowledge overall but somehow spamming heals and dealing an okayish amount of damage helps my team win (usually). I tried the 5v5 role queue as support a couple of times but never finished my placements, I feel like 6v6 is much easier in comparison. Is role queue a better way to actually improve game sense or does it make sense to keep going for the open queue? Which game mode should I spend more time on?

H216RK

PikachuPlays

Junkerqueen

Plat 4

Kings Row

Console

Recently, I asked for some help on how to play junkerqueen. After going through your comments and advice, I thought I would apply them and post a vod for those who would like to critique my gameplay and skills and give me more advice.

The vod itself was a close game on Kings Row. Normally, when I feel I’m doing bad on a certain tank, I’ll switch to a counter, however in this game I pushed through and play queen the entire time. Whether or that costed us the game, I don’t know, but regardless I think I did ok overall. I’m not really used to peeking in and out of cover. I play Dva Hazard and Mauga a lot just as reference.

Again, any advice and tips are good with me, even if you call me trash. Thanks anyways.

At first I thought it was because he forces support players to play "correctly" and act as a 4th/5th DPS and not heal bot. Take angles. Relieve pressure by spamming enemy DPS off of their angles. Etc.

But he actually has a great win rate in GM/Champ as well. And across all regions.

Why? A lot of people seem to consider him as kinda weak right now or at least just "mid". He sees basically no OWCS play. Is it just because he isn't very "synergy" oriented and is basically the best solo queue ladder "carry" support you could ask for? Even then I thought the consensus currently was that he is too vulnerable to the hyper mobile dive threats that are popular right now (tracer/shion/genji).

I've even gotten hate pre-match for picking him not based on team comp or anything (I'd never make a tank suffer through having a Zen/Mercy backline) but just because there seems to be a vibe that he is "bad" right now at least in my ranks (gold/plat) despite his stats. Honestly there is a very similar thing going on with Brig/Junker Queen as well where they have very good win rate at most ranks right now but you will get asked to swap pre-match because they are "bad".

Replay code: M8CR8H

Battletag / in-game username: Mooni

Hero(es) played: Mercy

Skill tier / rank: Plat 4

Map: Watchpoint Gibraltar

PC or console: PC

TLDR; I'm hardstuck plat and would like specific (general or hero) tips so that I can climb!

Hello! I am a Mercy main, and I've been stuck at plat almost every season. Honestly, I fear I'm just getting worse. I've peaked at diamond, but can't seem to get back. Now I fluctuate between high and low plat, occasionally even dipping into gold. With all of the videos I've watched on how to become a better player, I believe I've hit my limit with how much general tips and tricks can help. So, as a last resort, I've come to this subreddit to see if more specific coaching would lead me back on the right track. I'd also like to mention that while Mercy is my main, I also play a lot of Kiriko and Juno, depending on team composition. But I am most comfortable as Mercy. The win rate for each of them is around 50%. Kiriko is a bit less.

This game in particular was pretty good! It had a rough start, and I was honestly worried we were going to get rolled in the second half (unfortunately, they had a leaver; I can't recall if they came back or not). I think my team did a great job despite the lack of communication. I had no complaints about any of my teammates. Which leads me to wonder: did I really make an impact, or was I just there for the ride? A lot of my games feel hit or miss even when I'm trying my hardest. I hope the match being a victory doesn't affect anything; I just chose my most recent comp replay.

If I had to guess my mistakes, they would be decision-making and positioning, but I have a hard time recognizing them in the moment. I know there's probably not much to go off of, but I appreciate all tips. Thank you so much to anyone taking the time to read and review! I hope to get to diamond soon :-)

I am stuck in high bronze. I have been practicing a lot of soldier 76 mainly and some other heros. I am starting to be able to get a lot of kills and stay alive but my biggest issue is I cannot kill tanks at all and want to try to focus on practicing that. I try some different heros out but I just can't seem to make a difference even if they are down a support or even both. I try to get high ground and shoot from off to the side but it isnt really helpful either.

I'm giving overwatch a 2nd or 3rd chance (last time I played was 2022), I know a lot has changed so how tf do I learn everything basically from scratch (other than just play the game and git gud)?

For some background, I mainly play support or tank and I used to main Zen and Lucio, or Zarya and Dva.

I'm mainly looking to get to know what every hero does (both to counter them or play as team if the team needs), I can deal with the rest pretty much on my own

Sadly, I recently fell in love with Widowmaker. I love the idea that she can cover an area and help the team from afar and also, killing people based almost 100% on skill.

And it‘s „sadly“, because my aim is pretty fucking bad, especially for Widow.

I almost exclusively only play tanks (Dva, Domina, Ram) and support (Kiriko, Juno, Illari).

For a week now, I started practicing in VAXTA (and NX7BZ, with realistic strafe) and Widow HS games. While I love it, I‘m afraid I‘d just take up a slot going in like this.

I feel like a good Widow can dominate a match, but it’s possible I’m just confusing good Widows with smurfs being on a much higher level and it conflates my impression.

I don’t have time to push ranked much but I‘m Silver. I skipped a few years around OW2 release then returned a few months ago.

Apart from having a good Elim/Death ratio, what are my “win conditions” or goals in a match?

Hello! I’ve been playing Overwatch since February and I’ve been having a pretty good time so far. This is my first FPS, and it quickly shot up to become the game I have the most hours in. I’ve been playing almost every day.

Here’s the problem. I’ve been Bronze ever since I started, and it’s getting pretty frustrating. I’ve been using excuses such as, “Well, I’m still pretty new…” and “I haven’t even touched 100 hours in comp yet!” (Still haven’t.) But when this is pretty much the only game you play every single day, those excuses start to lose their weight.

This season alone I have almost 100 wins as DPS (96 to be exact), yet the highest I’ve been able to reach is Bronze 1. I’m currently back in Bronze 2. At this point, I definitely belong here, and I won’t pretend otherwise.

Now, I won’t say there hasn’t been ANY progress. Last season I dropped all the way to Bronze 4, and if you had asked me a few months ago, I would’ve told you I didn’t even see myself leaving my original placement in Bronze 3. So there has been improvement. The fact that I’m still Bronze in general, though, says enough about my current skill level.

I understand very well that it isn’t just my teammates, and that it’s up to me and me alone to carry. To be honest, I still blame my teammates sometimes, but I also acknowledge the fact that because of the elo I’m in, I can’t rely on them to always do what they’re supposed to do. If I want to climb, I have to make up for their mistakes and become the win condition. Over time, I’ve learned to stop focusing on their mistakes as much and be more critical of my own.

I main Cassidy, sometimes switching to Soldier: 76 if I feel like I need to. I know I’m perfectly capable of climbing on these characters, but I feel like everything is holding me back. My aim has become much more consistent after adjusting my settings not too long ago, but I still have games where I struggle to stay above a 50% accuracy. Some games my awareness is off. Some games I flank too early and become the first pick. Some games, though pretty rarely, I feel like I actually played decently but my teammates fed anyway. To me, that just indicates I didn’t make a big enough impact to make up for their shortcomings.

I also feel like I play most of my games on autopilot, and that might be the biggest issue right there. I just don’t really know how to fix it.

Here are three replay codes (My BattleTag is WISH):

3BJNMZ (Loss, New Junk City) DH4EEF (Loss, Runasapi) QGH7FF (Win, King’s Row)

All of these games were close enough, but I lost all but one. I included a close win for contrast because I also want to know why they almost capped third point despite the fact that my entire team statistically outperformed them, and what I could’ve done to have a greater impact.

Overall, I mainly want to know what I could’ve done differently to help my team. More specifically, while I noticed some mistakes I made on my own after rewatching, I’d like to know what mistakes I make repeatedly across these games so I know what I should focus on fixing first.

I only included Cassidy games because he’s the character I enjoy the most and ultimately want to climb on. I can also share a Soldier: 76 replay if anyone is interested.

I want to make it to Silver and Gold one day, but I know I have a long way to go until then. Thank you for reading if you made it this far, and sorry for the yap sesh! :]

I've been stuck in Bronze for atleast 2 months... everytime I rank up I somehow drop back down to this rank. I don't know if it's me... maybe it's my teammates? Every single match feels like this replay. I do good. I do my best. I somehow lose no matter how I perform. I play primarily play Tracer and Genji, I think I may switch to heroes who can better support their teams like Mei or Symmetra in order to rank up.

Replay Code - BDGB81

Update: i give up

3QAC0D (colosseo) Match is M1-C5 range on PC. I was Gm 3 this game, demoted to GM4. Played only soldier 76.

TLDR: I'm not sure what is stopping me from climbing. I'm still winning more than I lose, but there are soldier players climbing faster than me. So if anyone can tell me what I am doing wrong, i'd appreciate it. I am Godplex in game.

I feel I am playing at a very fast pace. But I never seem to gain momentum. I have the most kills and most damage so I know I'm involved, I just don't know what decisions I am making or not making that am not turning my decisions into good value. I've peaked GM1 but only once and I feel like it was a fluke. I would really like to maintain that rank and eventually push into champion elo mainly playing soldier. I've seen qrxu do unranked to champion and I know of a few soldier players who regularly maintain that elo so I know I must be doing something wrong. So if anyone can point me in the right direction, I would greatly appreciate any insight.

I've been one-tricking Tracer all season, but I've done nothing except derank *Plat 1 all the way to Gold 3*-_-.

Mechanically, I genuinely feel like my Tracer is above Gold, so I think it's my decision-making that's holding me back rather than my aim or blink mechanics.

I'm looking for feedback on my gameplay. What habits or recurring mistakes stand out that would explain why I'm struggling to climb? What should I focus on fixing if I want to maximize my impact and start carrying/winning games more consistently?

Replay code 1 : PPYTM0 (loss)

Battletag / in-game username: GOTHAM

Hero(es) played: Tracer

Skill tier / rank: Gold

Map: new junk city

PC or console: PC

Replay code 2 : 23G114

Map: Nepal

PXK2YD (Soky)

For some context, I recently came back to Overwatch 2 after roughly three years away. I stopped playing in early 2023 as a low GM Ana player, and after returning, I’ve been hardstuck around Diamond 3–Plat 1, even dropping into high Platinum at times.

I’ve definitely gotten rusty and lost some of my game sense, but right now I’m struggling to figure out how to improve because I feel like I’ve lost the ability to properly self-analyze my gameplay.

Switching from Ana to Kiriko was partly out of curiosity. I’ve always liked Kiriko, and after coming back to the game, I wanted to challenge myself with a different hero. I also feel like while I still have some of my old Ana mechanics, my positioning and game sense are currently not where they need to be. Those aspects are especially important on Ana, and I remember from my Masters/GM days that you need to play very consistently to get good value out of her.

On Kiriko, I’ve been trying to implement the four-step plan of engaging the enemy from an off-angle and looking for picks. However, something clearly isn’t working. I’m dying a lot, and my timing often feels off.

I’d really appreciate it if someone could take a look at my VOD and give me some feedback on my mistakes and what I should focus on improving. I’m especially interested in understanding where my decision-making, timing, positioning, or overall game sense is falling short.

Am I the only one that feels this way? Like, the last thing I want to be is that Genji that just lurks behind the enemy team and never helps, but if I try to pressure from my angle and create crossfire in the prefight or even midfight, an enemy DPS + support just turn around and kill me. I also don't want to be the guy that only gets garbage cleanup frags in already-won fights. It always winds up with me feeling like I need to do something and then maybe getting a kill on my angle before I die to three people focus firing me.