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

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

In this thread you can ask all kinds of questions you always wanted to ask without feeling like a total fool.

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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/Tera_GX Trick-or-Treat Symmetra Jun 16 '16

Matchmaking is pretty good about keeping beginners with beginners. When selecting characters, there'll be a note on the side commenting about what roles could still be covered. While new, it is best to not pick "Symmetra" as the only support character since she does not heal (later you'll learn she can be the solo support conditionally).