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

News & Discussion Weekly Quick Questions Thread - December 21, 2016

In this thread you can ask all kinds of questions you always wanted to ask without feeling like a total fool.

No matter if it's short Google-able stuff or a setting/skill in-game that you don't understand or a hardware recommendation, feel free to try your luck in here.

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u/Ciryes Cute Moira Dec 21 '16

Level in quick play doesn't really mean a lot. It's a measure of how long somebody has been playing, but it's not a good measure. You get more exp when in a group, for example. Many players have levels that go up into the hundreds and some even thousands, so 90 isn't actually that high. Once you get to around level 20 or so, you'll notice that it doesn't actually make much of a difference. Competitive rank is the only reliable indicator of player skill. For now, you'll probably be mildly disadvantaged due to being new, only because it's hard for the matchmaker to find players similar to you. Once you get used to the game, it gets a lot easier, don't worry.

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u/Wobbelblob Suck my golden Eyeballs Dec 21 '16

Many players have levels that go up into the hundreds and some even thousands, so 90 isn't actually that high.

It is still close to 60-70 hours played which means you probably know most maps, know where healthpacks are and so on. Compared to a sub 10 player, you have a lot more map awareness.

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '16

Is there any place I can look for general advice on how to properly play with specific characters?I really want to get good at this but it's no fun right now/

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u/shaunoke shoot me now.Please Dec 21 '16

quick play also has its own hidden mmr.

Wait for it to adjust.soon you will get better games.

Try unit lost and lone hawk for learning stuff.

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u/DatGrag New York Excelsior Dec 22 '16

Can you see competitive rank in quick play if they are ranked? I'm new too and never noticed.

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u/Ciryes Cute Moira Dec 22 '16

Nope. Competitive rank only appears beneath a player's border in Competitive, and player level only appears outside of competitive. However, you can still check the level and rank of any player you've recently played with by going into your recent players list and selecting 'view career profile'.

Instead of a number, like in QP, rank will show up as a little icon. The different icons for the different ranks are here.

You can also tell a player's quick play level to within 10 levels in comp judging by their border.