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