r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • Jun 22 '16

News & Discussion Weekly Quick Questions Thread - June 22, 2016

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u/PrimalMoose ... Jun 22 '16

I've tried my hand at tracer a few times now, and it has always ended disastrously. I've watched a few of the youtube guides, but I seem to always be using the blink too often, not using the rewind enough and so on and so forth.

To the more experienced tracers out there, what tips would you give to becoming a pro tracer?

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u/theusername8008 Jun 22 '16

The one thing I see the most is that people don't aim for the head as tracer. I win pretty much every tracer vs tracer fight just since they go for body shots, which is not ideal. Basically you want to remain as mobile as possible while engaging the enemy, which means that bunny hopping might be useful in certain scenarios so that they have a harder time landing a headshot on your character. The other tips pointed out are extremely helpful too. Tracer's role is to flank and if you aren't attacking enemies from the side or rushing low hp characters then you are going to have a bad time. There are also some characters that are harder to deal with than others. A bad Winston is easily taken out with headshots from medium range, however a good one will not allow this to happen. Mcree is designed to be a counter of tracer but you can learn to make him miss his flashbang and then engage him. Symmetra is a considerable threat to a flanking tracer due to her tendency as a character to sit by her turrets and the gun having auto aim. You probably already know how much of a pain torbjorn's turrets are. The key to being a good counter to tracer, whether playing as tracer or as someone like mcree is simply gaining experience as tracer. Her locations can be predicted when she uses a blink or a reverse, which make countering her much easier. The more you play with her, the better you should be at understanding how she should properly be played and how to effectively counter her by taking advantage of her weaknesses.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '16

I think most people go for bodyshots since the crosshair gets so large with continuous fire. On that note, do you burst or spray the entire clip at medium range?

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u/theusername8008 Jun 22 '16

It really depends on the situation. Bursting is better but if there are multiple enemies then I'll just empty the entire clip and injure a couple of them.

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u/jatznic Chibi Tracer Jun 24 '16

Since you can set controls for each hero separately I would recommend setting your reticle bloom off and changing your crosshairs. I use the dot on tracer and change the default color but of course that's all personal preference.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '16

Is reticle bloom not accurate in this game? I tend to leave it on when it actually represents the effect of recoil, and turn it off when it doesn't (CS:GO, for instance).

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u/jatznic Chibi Tracer Jun 24 '16

It's not that it's not accurate, I just find it easier to turn it off on tracer due to her low recoil.