I'm playing competitive for the first time this season sitting in mid-high plat- and it seems like nearly every game without fail, someone on the team is sh*t talking someone else on the team, win or lose. And it's never constructive either, it's always just 'hey can you play better' or whatever. I was in the habit of telling people to stfu when they say stuff like that to other people on the team, but it happens every match so I just leave it, though I feel bad for the person getting bullied for no reason.

It's like, do people think this is helpful? No one has ever started playing better because you told them to, and no one is playing comp and intentionally playing bad, they're trying their best. If you really have something to tell your team, you can just directly say 'hey tank youre going in at half health', etc etc, but if you want to win, bullying your own team does not work. The nature of matchmaking means everyone will be the best player in the match sometimes, and the worst player in the match other times.

Hi, I am looking for the VOD of the season 1 preseason that was aired in december 2017, on the MLG website ( http://eve.majorleaguegaming.com/overwatchleague ) that is not accessible anymore. Does anyone know if there is an archive somewhere ?

I genuinely don’t know how many people know this. I see so many comments about how there is no counterplay to JPC ult, but there is.

JPCs ult does not stun you for the duration of the time you are carried, you can shoot her and kill her pretty easily while being carried. DPS hero’s who get picked up can burst her down. Most tanks can burst her down (maybe outside of melee tanks). Most supports can also burst her down. This can be done without relying on your team to shoot her while you’re being carried.

I understand that this ability is annoying, but it’s no less annoying than being solo ulted by anyone on the rest of the cast of hero’s.

Hello! First of all I'd like to apologize as English is not my first language, so bare with me if I mess up!

Secondly, I've played Overwatch before, but was mainly a casual thing to play with my friends. I've now come back to play and I'm interested in actually learning to play some comp games and do it right!

The problem is, I'm enjoying playing as a tank (especially Hazard/JQ, but also looking into adding Mauga to my pool), but after playing my placement matches, I got put in Plat4 somehow (quickly falling off now thankfully) and I'm struggling to learn the fundamentals of tanking in this game. I've played plenty of Marvel Rivals as a tank main (~300hrs, peaked high Diamond as a Cap/Angela/Emma player) but it is so different from MR as the healing in Overwatch is not absurd as MR where you can make mistakes and still get away with it. Especially with Hazard, which I searched a bit about him and found out that he's kind of a 'dive tank', it feels weird to me as I take decisions, because as I'm the only tank in the team, I never know when to leave them and go after my targets. In MR I could play dive tanks in a breeze, but in OW I'm struggling to adapt to the 5v5 playstyle where my value is kind of doubled as a tank.

So my question is, how do I take the decisions of staying in the frontline, going past their tanks to deal with squishies/mispositioned targets, etc? I have this feeling that if I ever leave my team they'll get rolled, and that bad habit makes me stick to the frontline almost all the time, which doesn't seem like the ideal play as I'm losing a lot of games by doing that. I also struggle knowing when to dive, because in Overwatch it always feels like 'uh oh, there are four of them grouped together and I'll get smacked if I even try', so the danger scares me, especially if I'm up against an Ana aor Zen.

I also would like to know how to deal with some tanks as Hazard (I'm looking to main him as I reeeeally like his gameplay), especially Orisa, D.Va and Reinhardt, which are giving me a bit of trouble. Had a game yesterday vs. Orisa in Numbani where I couldn't accomplish anything and it felt like my team lost because of me, and that match kinda stuck with me.

Thanks in advance!

There are so many tips and textbook-like plays to be encouraged to do for climbing the ladder.

Doesn't really have to be super valuable, but even if it's minor, I want to share some of mine, and would also like to learn from you.

So here's mine I'd like to share.

Focusing

This concept was essential for me to climb from Diamond to Top 500. It’s a well-known idea, but the real question is how to actually do it.

The method sounds simple, but it’s extremely hard to maintain in real matches.

1) Identify who’s carrying your team.

2) If no one stands out, pick the one dealing the most consistent damage.

Once you decide, carefully watch where that player is looking and who they’re targeting.

For heroes like Cass, Ashe, or Pharah, you can read their bullet trajectory; for Zarya, her beam direction is obvious.

Winston, Ball, and Hazard can be tracked by their silhouettes.

When you’ve chosen whom to sync with, focus on hitting the same target — even if it’s harder to aim.

The reason I emphasize this is probably something you’ve felt before: 1hp moments. Those frustrating times when one more shot from anyone on your team could have secured the kill.

It’s not always comfortable to shoot the same target as your teammate, and your accuracy may drop. But each shot has far more value — and can completely change the fight.

On the other hand, damage that doesn’t lead to kills rarely helps.

Some players brag about their total damage, but without finishing blows, it’s hard to say they truly contributed. They might even have helped the enemy supports build their ult faster.

Since there’s so much going on in your head during a match, keeping this logic consistent is tough. Even when I reminded myself a hundred times before the game, I often forgets this in mid-fight.

Still, training yourself to consciously focus with your team will make a huge difference over time.

Do you also have any these kinds of tips that helped you climb? let me know :)

For a bit on an intro I guess; I've been playing OW since season 6 (off and on mostly) and no matter how many hours I can dedicate myself to in comp I've never been able to get out of bronze or silver. BUT when Stadium came I played A LOT and got myself to All-Star before the end of the season. And I thought "Hey maybe I'm not terrible", then proceeded to queue a few norm comp games and still landed in bronze-silver elo. Idek what to do anymore lmfao.

Here are my comp placement replay codes and I will say I do play like apsolute poop in the majority of them. My username is Alliebell. XZEG4K - FTR8FR - JA7R9C - XRK1K9 - VP54C0 - BXSQEY - 40XH0C - RQZBXZ - GRA2D8 - JRPH2C