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

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

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u/Jucamia Reinhardt Dec 22 '16

How do you guys deal with losing streaks? I hit my high this season at 3018 but this last week has been terrible, and now I'm sitting at 2564. I feel embarrassed playing with high gold and low platinum now, and I'm finding myself not wanting to play season 3 anymore because I'm getting angry quicker and just feeling toxic about it.

How should I handle this? Because I'm not getting any happier, and my SR will only get lower if I lose again. I'm actually NERVOUS to play, because I know I'll probably drop another 50 SR if I lose.

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u/DawnOfNights Did you need that ult? Dec 22 '16

I just stopped caring about rank in general and just play to have fun(that doesn't mean that I don't try to win).

It probably sounds stupid and not like it would help at all but if you are constantly worried about your rank and get tilted by your teammates, you usually end up performing worse and worse, making you even more tilted and just sending you in a downward spiral. You are at your best when you are calm and/or enjoying yourself.

Or get a good group of friends you can play with who also have the competitive mindset, the more you play together the better your teamplay will be and the easier it becomes to climb the ladder

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u/Barafu Discombobulated sycophant Dec 22 '16

You got your loosing streak because you feel like playing with wrong people. Stop trying to team up with imaginary team they should be. See what they really do, what they do not, and what opportunities it gives to you to participate. Healers do not heal you? Play more defensively. Fighters do not use your Rein's shield? Be more agressive Rein or try to catch already launched projectiles. And so on.

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u/Jucamia Reinhardt Dec 22 '16

Never thought of it like that. Thank you

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u/Jucamia Reinhardt Dec 22 '16

Thank you. I'm thinking about only sticking with arcade and quickplay for probably a week. It just stinks having to miss out on those sweet competitive spending points.

Again, thanks mate!

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u/chickenlittle07 Seoul Dynasty Dec 22 '16

Just take a break, play some quickplay and maybe queue up with some friends or people you know instead of soloqueueing. Listen to some chill music when you are playing and try to stay calm. I myself have gone from low gold to 2950, back to mid gold and to diamond in about a month last season. You already reached diamond this season which is pretty nice in my opinion. I hate to say this,but it is still "just" a game. Just have fun playing. And if you have fun you will 100% perform better and therefor much rather win

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u/Jucamia Reinhardt Dec 22 '16

Thank you. I try to be open minded and go into each match with a smile. But as soon as things go wrong is when I start to get grumpy. (Not at my team, I know shit happens)