Tips on how to feel good when playing Overwatch

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I have been trying so hard to play Overwatch and enjoy it and stay positive but i am finding it impossible.

i go into games with a good attitude but it is quickly diminished when a Doomfist CC’s me to death, a Hanzo just one shots me when spamming arrows, Playing Mercy and trying my hardest to do well but inevitably end up loosing because Mercy is the worst healer by far and honestly just needs a rework (that was me complaining) and i get 5 instalocke DPS players who refuse to swap.

honestly the thing that took the cake today was being attacked and insulted because i was a Mercy player.

I joined a group called “join and get roasted”, it was innocent at first with comments like “oh boosted mercy main” and “look another cry baby”. i laughed and said nice try, but you can do better. suddenly pure hateful insults were yelled at me with no thought. things like;

“Hes a a male mercy main, must be a trap” to which another replied “its not a he its a it”.

They continued to make homophobic comments like “id hate to be gay it must really suck… oops swallow.”.

after a while i was removed from the group and the leader sent me messages. (i’m not high enough trust level to post screenshots) but he said;

  • “Ur a trap.”
  • “pls dont message me”
  • “No mic no authority”
  • “:)”

ive never felt worse in my life knowing that because of something so simple as playing alot of Mercy i could get such vulgar hate. ive been pretty proud of my sexuality and honestly never really cared until the comments were made and it just brought me back to dark places.

i really didnt see the point in reporting them as one little report from a mercy main wouldnt affect them at all which made me feel even worse. im just really tired of the game being unfun and im now tired of using a feature in the game that is meant to improve gameplay simply because i dont want to run into another bunch of toxic players who see mercy as a way to insult me.

ive tried taking breaks and balancing out playtimes with other games but its not working and i really do not want to take the big step of uninstalling and getting rid of overwatch as its a game i hold very dear as it helped me alot (back when it was good).

i just really could use some help when it comes to more ideas on how to refresh and not have to take the step of removing overwatch completely…

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As far as I’m concerned insults aimed at a person’s character are expected when you join a group that says, quite clearly up front, that you will get roasted when you join.

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Just stop playing for a week.

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Realistically speaking, you’ve got what you deserved. Ricochet already mentioned that you joined a group where you get roasted or insulted so why are you complaining?

All you need to do is to not go in such groups.

Regarding the terrible gameplay experience, stay away from those heroes. They are annoying but you can learn to handle those heroes. You may even be able to kill them as mercy (it’s fun and humiliating :smiley:)

Lastly, if you want to have a proper composition instead of a 5 DPS team, use the LFG feature. Your chance of finding a cooperative team is much higher in LFG than when using the completely random Matchmaking.

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Nope, don’t let other people dictate what you can and can not do …

Mate, you have mute button. Use it. This is exactly the situation when you want to use it. You can also report for abuse, but important thing is … mute, try to have fun till the end of the game, leave … that’s it.

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Other then going for difrent pick’s or looking for team’s that will accpet your play style, nothing els you can do about that.

Pls dont make this into a Mercy is weak topic since shes not.

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Always report them, if they’re being rude to you, there’s a big chance that that’s their attitude in the game generally and the reports against them will pile up sooner or later.
Also, you might wanna stay away from those kind of groups in the future and if you don’t really wanna take a break, just go quick play or arcade, don’t join voice chat for a while, you can even hide the chat in the beginning of each game.

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If you don’t enjoy the game stop playing it.

If you don’t like insults or don’t feel well around them then mute. There is also a parental control thing for chat in the settings which will censor a good portion of insults.

If you don’t want the above to happen again don’t join a lobby called “join and get roasted” again.

I don’t encourage their behaviour of course but a little foresight never hurts

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Bit hypocritical imo

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Not really. I don’t really care what someone I never met, and I will never meet thinks or says about me. It’s funny to me when someone says “how he’s gonna kill me in real life”. But, if you’re kind of person that gets hurt by random people word’s … you need to mute them.
Basically, when the game is over, I forget what some random guy told me about me or my mother, etc. - and never think of it again.
But, if you can’t do it, and after the game is long over, you’re still thinking why someone would say something like that … you need to mute the game for your own good, you don’t want to be pissed off whole day because someone said something to you in the game … it’s just not healthy. You’ll be nervous and touchy whole day, might even get into a fight with people you love … over what? Some guy saying something and you not being able to get back at them? It’s just not worth it.
If you think that we can have game where no one will be “an @sshole over the internet”, you’re mistaking. There will always be someone who will try to have fun on the expense of other people feelings, no matter how much we ban them …

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You don’t get it do you ?