The Last Poster Wins! [v22]

[Neo Emolga]

I've seen videos of Overwatch but I can never follow what's going on. Too many colours and lights and things moving haha.

On the outside, Overwatch doesn't seem too complicated. You pick a hero and learning how their attacks and abilities work by testing them out on the training area maybe only takes 5-10 minutes. Eventually you'll find your favorites and your "main" after trying them all out. There will be some you're "okay" at and others that you just don't do well with at all. For example, I do relatively well with D.Va and Soldier 76. My best games are mostly with those two. Make me play Genji and I comically flounder like a fish on dry land. I have NEVER done well with Genji because for me, his abilities rely on a lot of quirky anime gimmicks such as double jumping, projectile reflecting, and other weird reality-breaking stuff I can't ever get used to. And yet there are some people that rock the house with him. You may find yourself facing the same kind of thing where some heroes you'll love and others are just a mess to try and work with. And there will be some where you may think you weren't any good with them, but you get better with them in time. I thought I'd forever suck with Winston and Hanzo but there were times when I actually did exceptionally well with them and even got "plays of the game" with them. Zarya is another one where I thought I wouldn't ever get the hang of her and then in due time, I unleashed pure raw fury with her once I figured out how she really is supposed to work. Watching how other players handle their heroes is a good way to learn how to best play them as well.

You WILL run into toxic players that expect you to know the maps inside out, know ALL the components of your hero, and be a master at exactly what to do precisely at what time and what location. They expect you to know all the combos that your hero might have with another person's hero and when those get executed. They will cuss you out if you don't do exactly this. They forget there was a time when they didn't know all this junk either. IGNORE THEM. IGNORE THEM ALL. If it really gets bad, just press "P" to Mute-nuke everyone. There are times I do this just to stop two bickering players from splattering my screen with text garbage. You'll learn all the tips and tricks in due time and where to deploy what kind of nonsense at chokepoints and stuff like that. REMEMBER, if there are people who don't like how you play the game, that's their problem, not yours. They can always mosey off to Competitive Play if they want to get all hardcore about their nonsense.

Overwatch can be fun and it can also be a bit pesky. It's a lot of fun if your team is doing well! If you find yourself losing round after round, eh... you'll kind of feel like playing something else. Take a break and maybe come back later. The game characters are great and they all have their own unique personalities. Some of them are fun to play even if you're not good at them! Some of the maps are interesting, also. Personally, I think the game would be perfect if people were much better sports about it, but... eh, they're not. If you can just shut out the toxic people and find ways to enjoy the game at your own pace, you'll like it. But if nasty players and in-game cyber-bullying are things that you don't do well with, it's something you might need to think about before jumping in.