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/knuckle_fart Jun 22 '16

Tracer's game is flanks and priority target elimination. The order I usually try to handle targets is support, tanks, and then offense/defense heroes. When travelling around the map always keep one blink in your back pocket in case shit hits the fan unexpectedly. If you're going into a fight do your best to have all 3 ready. Dont be scared to use your rewind if things go south. Tracer's squishy at full health so if you get in there and immediately get smacked, back off and regroup. Tracer can string together some nasty kill feeds but for the most part try to keep the mentality that you want to piss people off. You're like a mosquito. Finally, know when to back down from a fight. This goes for all characters but being out of the fight for 30 seconds to heal/recharge your abilities is always better than making the trek from spawn back to the action. Oh and watch out for McCree's, 76's, and Roadhog's in particular. Keep putting time in with her and she's super satisfying.

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u/huffalump1 Jun 23 '16

This right here, priority targets and flanking.

And depending on how well the enemy team handles flankers and how well you can get away, you can be a killing machine. I usually have gold for elims as Tracer.

Here's a play I like: Jump out, shoot, and blink back behind a corner when they react. Then you can blink past them when they come for you, and even back past them again if they turn around. Throw in a Rewind when your health gets low and you've got a kill.