I’ve noticed a certain core attitude that makes the whole healing dynamic less efficient and more toxic. That is, thinking of your co-healer as a rival instead of a duo.

I played a game recently that exemplified this. I was Ana with a Mercy. There were countless mini-decisions she made that boiled down to Mercy either a) not thinking about her co-healers strengths/weakness or simply b) thinking of me as a rival to be “diffed” in this match. For example, diving out of cover to heal someone with 50 hp who I could (and did) easily shoot, and dying in the process, on top of making me less safe where I might need to use my grenade inefficiently just to live.

Why fly across the map when you’ve got a healing sniper? I have to assume it’s a competitive mindset, snapping up available heals like Hungry Hungry Hippos so your numbers come out higher. A little friendly competition can be beneficial. But it can turn toxic; for example, one healer might be playing competitively and letting the other healer die so they can maximize their own numbers, and then use that discrepancy to blame and flame.

Another case for this is building ults. Be aware of the other healer’s ult status, and if they’re far behind you it might be wise to leave some heals to them for that reason alone.

Even if it’s just an implicit bias, it’s worth checking yourself periodically to make sure you aren’t playing like this, and instead think about how you can complement your co-healer instead of competing.

I believe all 4 characters popped their ults in a similar timeframe, or potentially an echo got 2 in a single activations. This was way back when echo would clone tanks since her health didn't get reduced at all

I'd appreciate any pointers

As someone who often struggled with awareness in matches, I realized that tracking enemy ultimates was a game-changer for my performance in Overwatch. Initially, I focused solely on my own abilities and cooldowns, but this often led to poor positioning and decisions, especially during crucial moments. By actively communicating with my team about enemy ultimates, I could anticipate their strategies and adjust mine accordingly. For instance, knowing that the enemy Reinhardt had his Earthshatter allowed me to reposition as a support player, staying out of range or pretending to be in a position to bait it. Moreover, I started using the in-game ultimate economy to gauge when to engage or disengage, which made my contributions more impactful. I would love to hear how others track ultimates and if you have specific strategies to share that have helped your gameplay or team coordination!

Tw potentially horrendous English :D

I have about ~50 hours in comp and ~70 hours in other modes. I started playing at the end of November 2025, and I'm bronze 1-silver 5 Moira/Wuyang main. I'm kinda feeling the game and its rhythm, but I have enough general game sense to understand that I don't have enough overwatch game sense :')

As someone who already spent thousands of hours in another game with high entry floor(idk how to say it other way), I wanna know when I start to get better (I know it's different for everyone, but generally). The only similar game I've played before was tf2, so I'm ~kinda familiar with the concept. But I'm tired of feeling like a noob. Maybe I can do something else to speed up this process? I'm already watching lots of other people's gameplay, and trying to play every day for consistency. But maybe there's some magic pill or a secret I don't know?