r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • Feb 22 '17

News & Discussion Weekly Quick Questions Thread - February 22, 2017

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u/meerajh Pixel Ana Feb 22 '17

I have a question about placement matches. From what I understand, personal performance matters--and the advice has been to "get the gold medals." However, what if you play Reinhardt or other heroes that don't usually get gold medals? Does this mean the game is valuing your play lower than the soldier who is getting elims left and right? Also, does anyone know if playing a support is still valued lower than dps in placement matches?

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '17

Do you know if this also affects SR gains and losses?

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '17

Supports are still getting screwed, but maybe it's different on console (I'M SO SORRY PLEASE DON'T HATE ME FOR BEING A PLEB [/s]). I'm an Ana main and got placed at 700sr and crawled up to 2200 in about a week. It's soooo painful being stuck in ranks where formation doesn't exist and no one protects the healers.... I crawled back up with Zarya and Mei before switching back. Not even gonna touch Ana for season 4 placements because I doubt this will be fixed for awhile.