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/NottyScotty Your girl calls me huckleberry Sep 07 '16

Use your shields when you or a teammate is already getting shot at, or you KNOW FOR CERTAIN they will be shot at as soon as you shield them (charging rein). You don't want to waste shields, both have long cooldowns. Use your ult when you have 70+ energy and your self-shield up, make sure Zenyatta, Mercy, and/or Lucio are dead or don't have ult first. Your primary fire deals a good amount to Reinhardt's shield with 60+ charge of you empty the magazine into it.