OK so my friend managed to convince me to get back into competitive as we’re inbetween seasons on WoW… waiting for new raid etc.
By god playing tank is stressful and toxic as ever…. some of the players i play with seem to have blinkers on. (Before anyone says, i will openly say, not all their fault).
If im maining rein/sig, how can i get to high ground? How can i push forward when team is splitting up or my shields are getting destroyed to oblivion?
Seems like tanks still get comments cause im supposed to be front man… sure. Im playing tactical, not stupidity… Oh wait, when i do based on comments, then i still get criticized.
Comments such as “Fkn tank” does not help the situation.
“Ewww” your team for smack talking, but tank in 5v5 IS now the ‘raid boss’. You are not supposed to be the front man “all the time”, so DO use the map and not stay in the open.
Door and corners… Sneaky peaky and then shield up for a push if thats your jam.
There is no healing that can heal a focused tank forever, you are a big target after all. Make your presence count. When support I constantly have my eyes on the tank, its not healing I will give you most of the time though, but utility helping you to control the situation, or gtfo!
I do all that anyway, then you get told your being too scared.
Well aware of the whole raid boss thing as its being known…
I mean not all maps fit all tanks.
Not been a great experience unfortunately… i think 6v6 would be better in this day and age of overwatch.
Well that is not enough at times, make them all apologize by saving everyones sry butt and winning the game because now its your crew, one by one.
6v6? they dont even have money for a second server, you want the whole development to switch again?
As a tank player, if you just want to enjoy playing the game. Play 6v6.
5v5 is good, but tank players are often treated like 
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Others seem to think the tank will go and just win the game for them, and when it doesn’t happen they get all teary eyed about it.
It’s why tank players went on strike in Korea.
Ahh Roku, was wondering where you were.
basically what happened to me to be honest… sure i may not be picking best tanks and all for hard counters but still… tactics and all.
As said in first post, some people just seemed to have had blinkers on when it came to how i was tanking.
Is open queue 6v6 good these days for tanking? I mean im enjoying healing more then anything right now
If I tank in 5v5, I just switch off all the Comms. If I feel like I need to swap I will, but I won’t be told.
But it all depends on what you want out of the game. If your objective is to climb as high as possible on that role… Then right now, constantly counter swapping is sadly the way forward.
OW, especially tanks, has sadly moved away from a skill expression game and more towards sustainability and surviving.
Well, what he said. Hate agreeing at times, thats the nature of the game.
Honestly, there is only so much you will clutch.