I know mercy is more reliant on her team then other supp to get value. I have really solid dps i play with frequently who make great use of mercy pocket. I focus on staying alive, positioning, and blue beam. but i have noticed since i started going up that hitscans are improving on the enemy team. I know there are high rank players who play just about every hero but i feel like certain heroes are way less viable as you climb. Is mercy one of them? Primarily as mercy i try to stay in the air. Hitscans tend to take me down now so i try to play behind cover more. But i know a dead mercy isn't useful. Should i focus on more ana, bap,kir playing?

I've been playing quite a bit of pharah recently, and doing reasonably well. However I'm often having to play into some uber pharah counter lineup - normally it's fine if they go double hitscan because I'm able to adapt, but when the dva comes out + bap illari or something like that, I'm just unable to operate.

Can anyone think of a good alternate charachter that plays well into that sort of "pharah counter" comp? I usually end up just playing hitscan myself but it never seems to work out.

**Let me edit to say that 33 is not old, you guys lol. I am being *slightly* facetious. Our oldest child is turning 17 years old this year. I've been a parent almost half my life. That seriously can age you.

This will be a lame post to some but I wanted to share since I do love this sub and this game. I turned 33 this month and have been playing OW on our PS4 since 2017. I have 3 kids and have been married 12 years. This game has brought me so much joy (dopamine release?) and downright stress-relief/decompression over the years.

I'm definitely not a "gamer" and I'm not even sure what constitutes one today. I don't have the time or energy to keep up with all of the lore and all of the different intricacies on how the different gameplay modes work but one thing is for certain - I do have the time to be killin' some heroes, baby! Lol. I'm definitely a lower tier of player since I don't get to play too often but I do get POTG probably 40% of the time and I yell for the whole house to come see the highlight because it makes me proud! Haha.

I am a Mystery girl through and through, and I also have no problem choosing the support role. (My girl Moira even has the same birthday as me according to an earlier post). When I am a healer, I actually HEAL my teammates. Maybe it's my mom instinct? Lol. I also love the Halloween and Christmas events dearly.

Anyways, Overwatch has become a safe space for me and I am so happy that I tried it out one day when it was recommended to me. I am thankful to the creators & to you guys, the players, who keep the game fun.

(P.S - I hate you, Doomfist and Wrecking Ball <3)

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I’ve been playing this game for ages now and i’ve always been a fan of widow and have a lot of fun playing her, but was never really confident enough to take her into my competitive games. I’m not big on comp either, just recently deciding to delve into it headfirst. I got myself a new account that i’ll be dedicating solely to improving my widow skills and climbing with her in comp. Now, this ain’t my first rodeo, as i’ve played comp before, but it’ll be my first time prioritizing widow in comp. So my question is, what can I expect, and do you guys have any tips to help me with climbing with her?