In my mind a tank can do more dmg and get more kills than any dps and it would be normal. On top of this they have alot of health so they are not afraid to actually capture the objective and be out in the open.
All of this combined make them incredibly important which leads to a single point of failure problem in overwatch 2 meaning if you get a sht tank, its pretty much over.
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They do “more” damage because they exist in fights for longer. There actual damage per second is lower.
But you are right, matches can live and die on the performance of the tank. But even an underperforming tank can be compensated for with better DPS and support play.
As a tank player primarily I can tell you that being a tank is very stressful, especially when you have members of your team relying to heavily on you to play well.
Yes we do hit hard and yes the game can be altered based on our performance but we also require the support of our team, we cannot do it on our own.
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I’m finding this most interesting playing Ball around Plat.
I know what I need to do, but occasionally you get games where the team just will not follow up. Some players have gotten so comfortable with having a shield, or 2 and being able to passively play behind their tank… Which in turn makes it look more like your tank is hard feeding.
Can be a pain, having to hold their hands the whole game when I just want to get stuck in.
Well like others said tanks say alive for longer and more often tend to get in closer than most damage. so its easier to deal damage with them over a long period of time.
But tanks dont as much damage as bastion , soldier , symmetra etc can dish out very quickly.
And tanks especially do much more damage compared to all the sniper wannabes wich cant even hit a road hog standing right in their face. Theres so many damned widow,hanzo,ana players missing 99,99% of their shots. Its so easy to outdamage those
Even when it comes to elims tanks depending on which one ofc can often have more or atleast the same ammount as the dps have. Like a decent roadhog should be competing with the dps for top elims but maybe not zarya or hamster.
Well yeah like every other role, but tanks still demolish with ease. They’re too overpowered at the moment.
Any tank (except hamster) can be easily melted down if they don’t have their team’s support.
They need their hp to soak up damage since that is their role. Their role is to not fear capturing an objective.
Blizzard is looking into adjusting tank damage, as proven by recent nerfs to some.
If a tank has more eliminations than the dps, that just means that they’re either a better player or just have better target priorisation.
A good hamster will disrupt the enemy and murder their support from behind, easily raking up kills.
A zarya is deadly if the enemy is dumb enough to shoot her shields. She will melt any dps or support at that point so getting elims isn’t that weird.
As a role, no they are not.
Within that role, balance always needs tweaking. But tanks aren’t overpowered as a role.
Exactly. Ignore the tank where possible and kill their team first.
Target priority is everything.
Yes they are. They’re too powerful, end of.
I know why you think that, and it isn’t because they are.
I guess you shoot tank first…
Cool story, I respect your opinion.
Don’t troll
Do you focus the tank first?
As a Moira main, if you’re trying to kill the tank, questions need to be asked.
Im gonna remember that when reinhardt does a 4 man shatter and cleaves everyone down within 3 sec.
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Or when he does a 4 man shatter and Kiriko cleanses the whole thing rendering it pointless.
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Oh because Kiriko will always be chosen, and always be present and alive…
She’s the strongest support in the game. She’ll be there more often than not.
And if you’re caught in a 4 man slam…
- Well done to the Rein, he’s out played you.
- If you learn to ult track a little you give yourself a chance to put play him.
- Play high ground.
Completely missing the point and only stating one scenario. Just because she’s the “Strongest hero” doesn’t mean everyone’s going to play her. Tanks deal ridiculous damage, which is a fact.
They have lower DPS than the DPS heroes.
They do similar, and sometimes more DMG in a match because they live longer.
If you’re getting killed by a tank repeatedly, you need to question what you’re doing. Or just say wp to the tank.
Have you ever been swung by a swinging Rein, or a DVA in your face. Or Sigma orbs all hitting you. I guess not. But I guess you don’t understand, which is fine.