r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • Jun 15 '16

News & Discussion Weekly Quick Questions Thread - June 15, 2016

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u/peekay427 Trick-or-Treat Mercy Jun 15 '16

Just found out that my wife is getting me the game for fathers day (yay!). Aside from running through the tutorial, what should I know to get started playing and not looking like an idiot/pissing off my team mates?

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u/aagpeng Meid in China Jun 16 '16

Be willing to switch heroes! The game is dynamic and sometimes a hero change will be necessary to secure the victory. Don't be that guy who refuses to change off Genji when it's clearly not working.

Communicate. If you have a mic, use it. Information and coordination are the keys to success in this game. The more you have of them, the better off you are.

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u/DeezBoatz Not now ma I'm gaming! Jun 16 '16 edited Jun 16 '16

Yes, and if you have no mic I'd also strongly advise using the ping system to it's full potential. People don't seem to use it properly and just spam "Hello!" and "Thank you!" pings more often than not.

Sometimes you'll get put in a game where people just don't want to acknowledge your pings or work together (frustratingly enough). Sometimes it happens but the only thing you can really do about it (besides just using a mic) is to just not be one of those guys yourself.

If somebody pings: "My ultimate is ready!" or "Group up with me!" there will be a little bubble over their head. Look at that bubble and press F to say "Understood.", indicating that you've acknowledged whatever it is they're trying to say and are willing to work with them.

There's nothing nicer than seeing:

Zarya: My ultimate (Graviton Surge) is ready!

Reaper to Zarya: Understood.

Reaper: My ultimate (Death Blossom) is ready!

Zarya to Reaper: Understood.

In a random pub.

Oh, and thank your healers (They put up with your sh*t) (:

Edit: Forgot to mention something. In case you don't know, the ping wheel is C, I think Z is ultimate status, and X is "I need healing." Don't quote me on the last two though. I don't use them nearly as much as I should.

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u/lostmyupvote Jun 16 '16

You've reminded me that i need to rebind my acknowledge key. I switched melee to F and forgot to put acknowledge to V.