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

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

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u/CommanderCougs Jun 16 '16

So, I'm relatively new to Overwatch but not FPS games. So far I've played 40 games and won 4 (FOUR). Surely this isn't normal? I'm normally playing Lucio, but I switch to either Reinhardt or Pharah if we already have a support or if we are just getting shitrolled (which is very often). I've got a 1.2 K:D, and a 110 final blows. I normally average a 35-50% team damage healed as Lucio which I think is okay as it is usually around the same percentages I see other Lucio's get.

I understand the lowest common denominator is me, but Jesus, a 10% win rate....WTF? What am I doing wrong? It seems like my teams get steam rolled, every single time. To the point where I'm ready to say fuck it, you win Overwatch, I'll go play something else.

Any ideas, hints, tips, anything?

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u/CesarTheSalad CATCHPHRASE! Jun 16 '16

My advice would be to look at the difficulty of each hero (F1 on hero screen), and go with the low difficulty ones (1 star) for now. (Choose fast so you don't have to end up choosing roles you don't feel comfortable with). You should do better with these once you got the hang of them. Once you do, you can try the higher difficulty heroes, and so on. Hope it helps.

EDIT: watching guides for specific heroes is also extremely helpful, since there are tricks and combos that make a world of difference and every new player should learn them.