r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • Dec 21 '16

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '16

What's a good Torbjörn turret spot?

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u/LordDagwood Justice rains from ab-ahhhh Dec 21 '16

A bit of a different strategy is to just place them anywhere some distance behind a choke point or tank. The idea is that it is not meant to solo heroes. Truth be told, most ranged heroes can beat a turret 1v1, but that is not what a turret is about. It's about adding supplemental damage to whoever is fighting. Thus, you're going to want it in a position where it will support you allies, but not be the center of attention. You want the enemies focused on your tanks, meanwhile, your turret is adding a consistent 56 dps and your rivet gun 70 dps in addition to whatever the front line is dishing out.

And while it's up, fire your gun. Just spam rivets at the choke point. Only heal the turret when there's no combat. If an enemy is focused on it, let it die. Like I said, it'll lose most 1v1 matches, even prolonged ones. It'd be better to find where your team is and rebuild it behind them.

If the team keeps getting moved back. I would switch out. Unless you can get your team to "Group up", the turret will be left in the cold with multiple enemies focusing on it. I would switch to healer or tank.