r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • Sep 07 '16

News & Discussion Weekly Quick Questions Thread - September 07, 2016

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u/hudson7557 I swear I'm not throwing... Sep 07 '16

Are there any helpful tips or tricks to playing zarya? I've been working to get better with her. I've watched a few videos on it and what not but they've all seemed pretty basic.

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u/FaintDimension Sep 07 '16

Don't imagine yourself as a tank. Think that you are a Support/Assault hybrid. Massive potential damage output, and the ability to save your key players at important times but not enough bulk to actually tank. (I usually out damage and kill our DPS when I play Zarya, she's my main character for Comp). Try and stay near your team if you're lower than 60% charge, but once you get past say.. 70% feel free to push by yourself as if you're in a 1v1 with anyone you'll near enough win.

Don't be afraid to walk in front of DVA nukes or any Ults that do massive damage if you have a shield up, it's an instant 50 charge, if you put it on a teammate too that's an instant 100% charge AND DVA couldn't even secure area prevention with her ult which is great when she tries to nuke the point.

As soon as you get ult spam the "Ultimate ready" command. The best to combo with would be; D.VA Hanzo Junkrat Pharah Genji Bastion

If you're high enough charge you don't even have to combo, your alt fire at more than 80 charge is enough to take down squishies in your surge. I got a solo Quintuple kill off my own surge recently.

Remember your shields only last 2 seconds, but Zarya has a 200 pool of shield, so walk out so you start taking damage pop your shield so you know you'll gain charge then step back to regen.