Hello, thought i'd finally give this game a try! Pretty fun game! I went into it almost completely blind, thinking i'd be able to learn as i go but..i'm starting to think i should watch some tutorials first xD

Is there any reason why i keep getting placed with very skillful players in quick play? Or is that just how quick play is?.. Feels a bit discouraging to join in as the only new and confused player, and then get insulted in chat over it, i tried the practice mode, did that for 4 hours, finally decided i got some basics down, first two matches went great(i assume it was all bots? I don't know) everything after that was just me being very confused, most of the time! I tried out different characters but ultimately decided to stick to just one for now, i got insulted for things i didn't even know the meaning of lol, i was getting absolutely roasted in chat, in multiple games! couldn't even reply with 'i'm new' because of some level thing, and i mean, i get it, it's that type of game and i- without a doubt, am absolutely terrible at it, but it does eventually get to my head, brings my mood down and it's a lot more stressful now when i see someone with a fancy looking profile join the team.

My questions here are: is there any game mode where people only play for fun or to learn? Mystery heroes seems neat, would that be a better idea? Is there a way to get matched with players that are closer to my skill level? Should i watch tutorials about it, or should i try to learn the game myself, despite what's going on?

Is there any possibility that the Thunder Doomfist skin is ever coming back? I've only started playing OW since a few months ago and I really want the Thunder skin, but I've heard it was tied to Overwatch League which isn't around anymore. But considering there are currently OWL skins in the shop right now, does that means there is a possibility that Doomfist Thunder could return? especially after the Mythic was underwhelming, I really want a good skin I can run on my main.

Hello!

I'm a dps/supprot player mainly, but sometimes I want to play a tank (Junker Queen, Ramattra and sometimes Rein). And I want to be a good tank, currently I am... eh. So I have a couple of questions about things that I don't understand. Please, help me to get better :)

1.1. Creating space

As far as I know, a decent tank creates space for the team. How to actually do that?

Should I just harass enemy supports and dps as much as possible? How to do that if I play tanks who are not rally mobile? D. va can fly here and there to force Widow from her position, for example, but what should I do on Queen (if I miss my knife, and I do that a lot), Ram and especially Rein?

1.2. Also, normally when I am a tank, I end with constantly dealing with an enemy tank. Should I do that? Or should I just ignore them even if they attack me and focus dps/supports? Should I only attack the tank when they are harassing my team?

1. How to stay alive?

I was a very dumb tank who barely used cover lol, but now I do. Still I struggle with staying alive. Especially if I need to move closer to the enemy team (especially on JQ and twice especially on Rein). I barely use Charge on Rein, because almost everytime I do, it means death. The shield is broken immediately, my health drops, etc etc.

1. How to generally know when to move push forward and when to disengage? As a team, I mean.

2. How to position well (except using cover)? Should I always be somewhere in the front?

3. How to be effective on Rein if the fight is already happening, but the enemy team is really far away? Should I just cover my team with a shield to move forward and shoot or do something else?

4. What else should I know and do except the said things to be a good reliable tank? Probably there are things that are completely unobvious, but still important. I also need to know about obvious things too, because I suppose that I know absolutely nothing haha.

5. One of my friends who is a much higher rank than me says that Ram is bad against Rein. Why so? Should I swap if enemy team has Rein?

I feel like I’m stuck at a skill block as a DPS player and I honestly don’t know what I’m missing. I’d consider myself a very average DPS overall — I have good aim, decent mechanics, and I feel like my target prioritization is solid most of the time, but I’m still losing games constantly and it’s starting to feel frustrating and demoralizing. I try to be self-aware and switch heroes when something clearly isn’t working, and I genuinely want to be as effective as possible for my team instead of just padding stats or forcing picks. I mainly play Ashe, Bastion, and Soldier, and I feel like on paper these heroes should let me have consistent impact, but in real games I’m not translating that into wins. I don’t feel useless, but I also don’t feel impactful enough to actually carry or swing fights consistently. It feels like I’m doing “fine” at everything but not excelling at anything, and that’s what makes it feel like a plateau instead of just normal improvement. I want to understand what higher-level DPS players focus on that I might be ignoring — whether that’s positioning, timing, pressure angles, ult usage, off-angles, cooldown tracking, fight planning, or how to actually create win conditions instead of just dealing damage. My goal isn’t to be flashy or farm kills, it’s to maximize my effectiveness, make smarter decisions, and actually influence games in meaningful ways. Right now it feels like I’m putting in the effort but not seeing growth, and I want to break out of that “average DPS” ceiling and start playing with real purpose, consistency, and impact on the outcome of matches.

I’ve been playing this game on and off since OW1 launched and I’m stuck in bronze 2 or 3, I’m god awful at the game, and I find it really easy to tilt. I mostly play Orisa and Lucio, but if I play damage I usually only play as Ashe or Pharah. I don’t find it easy to enjoy the game after a few matches of qp and I get discouraged incredibly easily. I know my positioning is bad but I don’t ever watch VODs or kill cams bc of how embarrassing my performance is. How can I get better? Or, should I just give up everything and uninstall and stick to single player games.

I like to consider myself a decent support. But every game of Support recently feels like a game of "watch everything fall apart and there's nothing you can do about it." I try not to be a teammate blamer since I know I am definitely far from perfect (Plat 1 in comp, though I try to avoid it). It feels like if all of my games are going bad on Support when I've had fairly normal games on DPS and Tank. I usually play Wuyang, he really clicked for me during his trial. But nowadays, I feel like the only time I can get things to go my way when I have Tidal. I usually try to save people with the overhealth, but I definitely like to use it as an engage tool as well. And it's the same for other supports. My strong cooldowns (Wave, Suzu, Immort, Anti, Amp It Up) feel like they do nothing, but my ults go massive.

Part of me wonders if it's positioning, but I don't seem to be getting dove very much. And when I do, I can usually get out about 75% of the time. Sometimes I struggle against more far-ranged DPS though, like Ashe and Sojourn. Even Mei just sniping the absolute bajeebus out of me. Winston also makes me mad, but that's more a personal thing when I play Wuyang and not an actual pain-point. DVa and Zarya tend to mess me up as well since they are really good at eating and bubbling my orbs, respectively.

So what do you think? Am I cooked? Doomed to eternal suffering in quick play? /j

Thanks for all your help! I can provide a replay code if somebody wants one. Thanks!