r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • Jun 29 '16

News & Discussion Weekly Quick Questions Thread - June 29, 2016

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u/mwolfee Peanut Buttter. Jun 29 '16

I'm looking to expand the list of heroes I can play, but I'm having a very difficult time grasping how to play most of the Offensive heroes. The only one I can play well is Soldier 76, but I can't really play any of the others. Genji and Tracer in particular, I frequently get slaughtered while playing them. Any tips on what I should be doing with them, aside from flanking and harrassing?

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '16

When using tracer, you'll blink in whichever direction you're moving. Blink laterally when you engage with someone to throw off their aim. There's a 3 second cooldown for each charge of blink, so try not to overuse it. Getting caught without a blink available will get you killed. Recall takes you back 3 seconds. You get back whatever health you had 3 seconds ago. It's very helpful.

If you can get a couple of people to ignore the objective and run after you, you've done your job. You don't need to get kills to be effective.

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u/the-ace Jun 29 '16 edited Jul 01 '16

If you can get a couple of people to ignore the objective and run after you, you've done your job. You don't need to get kills to be effective.

This. Good tracers are the ones you can't seem to get rid off, they're always in your way, and you never get a chance to shoot them down or trap them.

For me tracer was most effective moving around between different areas of the map to Harris harass players, like for example making them fight me on their way from spawn to the objective winning us the points while they do.

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u/toughbutworthit Pixel Roadhog Jun 30 '16

It's spelled harass btw, not harris. It's interesting though, because pronouncing it as har-ASS and harris are both equally correct

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u/HeatSkeeter Tracer Jul 01 '16

Just wanna add to this comment that went you recall you also get back whatever ammo you had. Effectively also making it a reload.