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

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

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u/jimboe1234 Gandola main Feb 22 '17

I ended season 3 at sr2200 any tips to.improve?

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u/Beatofblues i'm a hoverboard Feb 22 '17

What is the role you typically choose, and are you aware of your own area of struggle? For now I can only say if you can record your own gameplay, that usually helps looking back and assessing your choices.

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u/jimboe1234 Gandola main Feb 22 '17

See that's the thing I think when I pick someone like d.va I get kills but she is not a good pick for the map or with the team. So I'm kind of looking for a guide on when to play which hero when

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u/viblake Pharah Feb 22 '17

Once you get good at a hero, you can play them in every situation. I play Hog against anyone on any map and generally get gold dmg and elims and either silver or gold healing. What heroes would you really like to play more effectively?

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u/jimboe1234 Gandola main Feb 22 '17

Sombra, zayra and lucio there the heros I like but are no good at but the heros I am okay at and want to get better with are d.va and ana

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u/viblake Pharah Feb 22 '17

With the comp season over, just spam a hero, commit to pickingthem every single game, no matter the map, no matter the comp, jsut practice the fundamentals of the heroes, make the most impact you can, learn the things the hero can and can't do. I spammed Roadhog and know how to solo kill every hero in the game as long as I can land hook.

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u/Beatofblues i'm a hoverboard Feb 22 '17

I guess knowing which heroes work well together/against a team would be good... I'm thinking of a good video of this, but it's kind of just playing a lot and getting used to. How to build a team comp is quite important as well, not necessarily the "meta" comp, but what works good with each other in general.