I'm still relatively new to Overwatch (although I went from Bronze 4 to Gold despite having no FPS experience, It just means I have a little bit of experience with games like this.),

but I previously reached a high rank on the Korean League of Legends server. After about 10 years of playing competitive PvP games, here are some things I've learned.

1. Don't blame everything on yourself.

A lot of skilled players will tell you, "Every loss is your fault."

No. That's not true.

There are plenty of awful players out there throwing your games. The lower the rank, the more often you'll see it.

That said, don't make the opposite mistake either. The real danger is getting so busy blaming everyone else that you forget to look at your own mistakes.

The important thing is to review your games as objectively as possible.

2. Turn off chat.

I've noticed this in low ranks across multiple games, and I've noticed it in Bronze, Silver, and Gold Overwatch as well.

Most of the time, there is no logic behind the toxic chat. It's just people typing emotionally.

Ignore it.

It's no different from a chimpanzee throwing its own poop at you.

Don't get hurt by it. Don't take it personally. Don't waste your energy on it.

Of course, healthy communication with teammates is completely different. Good teamwork and friendly communication can be one of the most enjoyable parts of a competitive game.

3. If you're getting too stressed, just close the game.

I've seen a lot of people go on a losing streak and then keep queueing over and over, trying to win their rating back like a gambling addict chasing losses.

I've done it too.

It doesn't help.

About 90% of the time, all you get is more frustration, and your rating never comes back anyway.

I honestly didn't expect to find so many people in Western communities who are this passionate about improving at the game.

I'm really enjoying Overwatch as well, and I've been taking it seriously. My goal for Season 3 is to reach Platinum rank.

Even when people disagree with me, I still enjoy hearing different perspectives from players who care about improving and understanding the game.

I put these together after reviewing my own replays, watching smurf players, and studying YouTube coaching videos.

Here are my findings:

Amazing Facts About Overwatch

1. Surprisingly, if you stand behind a wall, the enemy can't shoot you.
2. Surprisingly, attacking enemies when they aren't looking at you is much more effective.
3. Surprisingly, if you want healing, your support players need to be able to see you.

I literally had these notes pinned to my desktop while playing ranked. 🤣

https://gall.dcinside.com/mgallery/board/view/?id=overwatch2&no=1477310

I originally posted this in a Korean community.

Unfortunately, I couldn't get the image upload to work here, so I'm posting the image as a URL instead.

I come from a rts background where basically if you were able to just spend your resources (good macro) means that you can climb the ladder quite far as a lot of players in the lower ranks lack this mechanical skill and no matter what their knowledge of the meta is you simply overwhelm them with a bigger army.

In overwatch however I struggle to find such a core skill that is absolutely crucial. Is there even such a thing? Is it basically aiming or there is something more important that when learned can carry you in the lower ranks?

So I made it to plat on support a little while ago, which I was very proud of because I did it solo queue. Mainly because that means that I'm finally decent enough to be the winning factor in most of my games. But now that I played during drives and with a friend, I'm back to gold 1. Every match so far has been new people on my team, and good people on the other team. I just don't understand what's going on? Do people smurf way more during drives? Are all of the new players in ranked because of drives as well? And how come I've literally never gotten someone that's insane on my team? Yes, I'm complaining because I'm annoyed, but I genuinely wanna know if there's a real answer to this because it just feels weird with the way these matches are being set up.