hi everyone. for context i’m plat in all roles and i can play pretty much most heroes in the game decently well so counterswapping is never really an issue for me. when it comes to venture and vendetta, i have no issue dealing with them when they’re not on the same team at the same time, however recently i’ve been seeing them paired up together and it’s pretty hard knowing which hero to play against that since they both kinda cover each other’s weaknesses and are pretty tanky when paired up. if it’s a venture alone or a vendetta on her own i literally have 0 problem dealing with them unlike the main sub which has been complaining about vendetta since her release nonstop, she’s only an issue to me when she’s paired up with venture. which hero in each role works best against that comp?

idrk which heroes to play against that (especially if they have a doom as their tank it’s ggs lol they all have insane synergy), i try to go hog but like i can’t hook all of them at once and im ngl i do ban hog a lot since he’s my kryptonite i can’t beat him so i just ban him altogether. when im on dps i either mirror one of them or try to go pharah but ana and/or bap are played a lot on console so they end up giving me a hard time. for support i try going juno but im too squishy still. please help lol

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

I’ve recently committed to trying to master the tank role (mainly as Reinhardt) and I’ve been going on a generational losing streak. I was just brain-off playing whoever I felt like and acting like a dps player more than anything else prior to this endeavor. Strangely enough, with this fairly mindless playstyle I was placed platinum 3.

Now, after wanting to focus on the fundamentals of the game (positioning, fight tempo, cover usage, cooldown tracking, etc.) I have lost more than ever before and I’m in Gold 5.

This is NOT a post asking for specifics on what I’m doing wrong in specific games, but rather this post is asking how on earth to get one’s mind used to thinking strategically in an effective manner in this fast paced game?

Tanks have to consistently and rapidly be aware of:

Their position

The position of their teammates

The enemy team’s positions

Their cooldowns

Their current health

Their current cooldowns

Their ultimates

Their team’s ultimates

The enemy cooldowns

The enemy ultimates

The objective

The time left in the match

The kill feed

Changes to the enemy team’s comp

Changes to their own team’s comp

More things that I probably can’t think of

I mean at a certain point it almost feels impossible for one person to be aware of all of these things all at once. I am finding it incredibly challenging to get my mind in the right place to do this. If I manage to consistently track a couple of these then there are half a dozen more that I lost track of.

Does anyone have any tips on how to train one’s mind to get used to managing all of these moving parts? I’ll take any and all advice/criticism. I have done a lot of watching educational YouTubers like Awkward, Spilo, and Adder and they have taught me so much about the game. It’s just so hard to put it all into practice.

It’s also worth noting that I really don’t care about my rank or my losses. I mean yeah losing feels awful but I just want to feel like I’m learning and progressing and I currently do not feel that way. Is tank supposed to feel THIS difficult to play?

Tl;dr: struggling like crazy to figure out how to track everything required to be aware of while playing tank. Wondering if anyone has any advice on how to grow this awareness/mindset/gamesense/whatever you want to call it.

Thanks in advance for any input!

Platform: PC Heroes Played: Sojourn, Widowmaker(Circuit Royale only) Rank: Gold 4 Battletag: KanyeEast Map(s) Circuit Royale, Havana, Nepal, Esperanca

1. R3YQ7W (Close loss)

2. JMFTNC (Close loss)

3. QV7GQW (Win)

4. F2RT0Q (Steamroll basically)

It just feels like no matter what i do, i never seem to have an impact on how the match goes. I switched to mnk 7 days ago, was masters 5 console and it feels humiliating to be losing in low gold lobbies. I feel like im getting picks but i always seem to lose. I played 4 ranked games today and tried my very best in all of them, but still lost 3 and barely won 1. I am looking to get some contructive criticism on my core mechanics since i seem to have been playing way differently than i used to on console