#overwatch tips

Not every trap has to be thought out

if you think you found the perfect spot to hide your trap, you probably didn't. if you think about placement for every single trap, you might get a couple people, but more often than not it ends up being more predictable than you thought or just makes you take way too much time thinking when you could be fighting, contesting, pushing, etc I'll normally place a trap mid-air after launching myself with a mine while in a fight. Usually they'll be too distracted with still trying to kill me and end up stepping in it after they land.

for actually thought out traps, put them in narrow doorways or popular flanking areas. the narrow doorway forces them to either destroy it and give away their location or take a different route. Same goes for flanking areas, whether they get trapped or destroy it, their location will be given away and you can know in advance where they're coming from.

2. Replace traps often

don't wait the whole match for someone to step in a trap that you placed at the start of the game. Try to always have it nearby either you or someone on your team so they can be finished off. Even if they dont get finished off, thats okay, they still lost 100 health which is a good start. Another good reason to replace traps AND have them nearby is theres been a few times someone will step in a trap I placed a while ago, then I go to finish them off but they escaped, so I place another trap down mid-fight and they step in that one too. It's super satisfying and frustrating for them and loses them 200 health total

3. Colorful skins make traps harder to hide

brightly colored skins mean their weapons are also bright and flashy, which isnt good if their main purpose is the element of surprise. even concussion mines can be useful when hidden, but certain skins (cough cough king jamison cough) make it near impossible. when possible, use darker color palatted skins or skins that blend in with surroundings. it's not make or break, but ive found myself getting trapped by a rat with skins like cricket (my fave!!) or even just his default skins and destroying every circus and junkfood rats traps because they're so visible. ofc not everyone is gonna care about this, but if youre adamant on getting a good amount of enemies trapped, avoid colorful skins

4. Place a trap before ulting

if youre about to riptire and you want to hide, put a trap near the entrance of where youre going to be so if an enemy tries to take advantage and kill you, they'll likely get trapped and you'll have more time to finish your tire without getting killed. also, it doesnt hurt to place a concussion mine right before ulting so the cooldown can start and you have 3 mines at your disposal once youre done. whether that being for fighting someone immediately after ulting or just repositioning yourself, it comes in handy to have the extra mine

5. Payloads can run over traps

when on a payload map, try not to put your trap in the path of the payload. too many times have I thrown it down haphazardly right in front of or behind the payload and had it destroyed 2 seconds later. for payload maps, put them either on the payload or next to them (and ofc in flanking areas like I said) but never in front of or behind them

6. Always have a trap down!!

this is super important. if someome triggers or destroys a trap, put down another one. its so important to always have one somewhere, try your best not to ever have a moment where you dont have one down. it'll help both you and your team a lot!! its a great ability, dont hold onto it waiting for the perfect spot or moment!!

Bonus tip for hiding concussion mines!!

to the enemy, concussion mines flash red and make a ticking sound, so be careful where you hide them. ive found the best spots are in bright areas so the flash is harder to see and above doorways (outside of where they'd exit from). but I honestly dont reccomend taking too much time hiding concussion mines, its better to throw them out and detonate them as soon as theyre near an enemy. I think the only other exception to this is triple mining since you have to wait for the cooldown

ok now go have fun making people rage with your traps!!! 💛

This has probably been done already, but I took forever on beating this so I'm posting tips here for anyone looking because I finally did it and these are important to winning.

1. The Team: Always need a Zenyatta and a Torbjorn. Soldier is also good for a third because of his helix rockets to hit the tires and his autotarget ult. For the fourth, Hanzo is useful because of his Ult and storm arrows for incoming tires, or you can do Ashe and use her coach gun to shoot away the tires.

2. Zombadiers (blue guys) drop 1 rip tire, Bosses (Reaper, Junkenstein's Creation, Summoner, Junkenstein, Witch) drop 2 rip tires

3. ALL ENEMIES DROP TIRES WHERE THEY ARE, SO LEAD/FIGHT BOSSES AWAY FROM THE DOOR IF POSSIBLE Hint: Torbs ult at the death of a boss is also useful.

4. Don't forget about the other Zomnics when fighting bosses, or they'll weaken your door and you need as much health on that thing as possible.

5. If possible, everyone (except perhaps 1 person (torb?)) should head to the middle when a boss arrives to fight them. It makes it easier to bait them into going where you want if more people are there.

I feel you man, Doom has been a bit of a pain to everyone lately. All up in your face and then you’re dead. Luckily, I remembered some tips from KarQ’s video that he did with mL7 as well as a couple of my own!!

- The big tip from KarQ’s vid that I use is throwing your field right next to a wall and hugging the wall for dear life. Similar to Mei’s ult, the highest point of the drone’s field of protection is at the top of a spherical shape that’s just above the drone itself. As long as you hug the wall right underneath the drone, Doom’s uppercut will not carry you out of the drone’s field of effect, buying you time to either kill him or call in for backup so someone else can kill him.

- Baptiste’s gun is hitscan, so taking a sho or two at a Doomfist who’s been left suspended in midair after an uppercut can put a dent in his health bar and help your team kill him faster.

- A general tip against an ulting Doom is charging your boots when he first jumps, and then jumping when you see the red circle on the ground. You’ll take damage, but you’re less likely to die this way.

- Another tip from the KarQ video that I... wouldn’t always advise using. But, if you’re good at timing things, you might be able to make the most of it. If you throw your field at a Doom who’s charging a rocket punch at just the right time, there’s a chance he’ll collide with the field during its deployment animation, saving you and/or whoever is in front of the Doom. This is entirely dependent on timing and reaction, though, so unless you’re really good at predicting when the Doom will release his punch, this isn’t a tip I’d advise you to use every time.

- Throwing your field at a wall behind you or a teammate who’s about to get punched can also help save someone from dying.

I’ve encountered a lot of people playing Moira lately that don’t use her full potential, so I’m here to write a guide to help people avoid the worst mistakes with her.

First and foremost, Moira’s gameplay boils down to three tough decisions at critical moments:

1. Healing orb vs. Damage orb - This decision is easily the most important one you’ll make while playing Moira, and the best way to approach it is to understand exactly what you’re working with. 

- Damage orbs are useful, but they are not powerful. Each one does 50 dmg/sec to those nearby, but maxes out at 200 total dmg. They are best used to finish off low-health enemies trying to run, to soften up large groups (preferably squishy groups), or to fight 1v1 if someone comes after you.

- Healing orbs are staggeringly good. Each one heals 75 hp/sec and maxes out at 300 total healing. If you use your healing spray (80 hp/sec) at the same time, they add up to 155 hp/sec, literally half the healing of Transcendence. Another nice aspect is they are on a 10 sec cooldown, while your spray takes much longer (when not attacking). Use orbs to top off the team between attacks, and save your spray for fights. When you need to heal a lot quickly, combine them both for near-instant results.

- Which one to use: The most important thing to remember about your orbs is that your healing orb is more powerful than your damage orb. If your team is struggling, you can help them more by throwing a ball of health and spraying them back to full, instead of launching a damage orb to try and kill the attackers.

2. Fade now vs. Fade later - When it comes to supports, mobility is a precious, precious resource, and thanks to Fade, Moira is sitting on a veritable pile of that resource. But that doesn’t mean you should squander it.

- Fading to attack should always be a calculated risk. The most common cause of death for Moira players is using Fade to try and pursue an enemy or flank a team, only to realize they have no escape when things go sideways. You should only use Fade to chase after someone who you are sure you can kill in a 1-on-1 fight (low health, low mobility, low skill, etc). Never chase someone with Fade if your orbs are on cooldown. If the enemy reaches healing you will need a damage orb to finish the job; and if additional teammates show up, you will need a health orb to survive while Fade recharges.

- It’s always best to have Fade ready. While most supports die to sudden, high-damage ults, Moira is able to dodge to safety. When your team is being hit hard, the best thing you can do is stay with them and save Fade for emergencies. It’s worth taking some damage in the fight to be able to instantly get out of the way if a Reaper, McCree, or DVa ult the party. It will make sure that you stay alive to help out anyone else who makes it. 

3. What to do with Coalescence - Moira’s ult is extremely powerful if used wisely, but most people unwisely just use it for kills. Similar to Moira’s biotic orbs, the best thing for this is to know exactly what you’re working with before you use her ultimate: Coalescence is built for healing, not damage. The beam heals 140 hp/sec (a little less than a spray/orb combo) to allies, and deals 70 dmg/sec to enemies.

- Because Coalescence deals very average damage on its own, the absolute worst use for it is damaging the enemy team by itself. To give a better idea, hears a quick rundown of how enemy healers interact with Coalescence: Mercy can heal 50 out of the 70 dmg/sec, Lucio can manage 46 or so, an enemy Moira can completely reverse the damage (easily), and while Zenyatta has the most trouble, his ultimate can completely negate all of the beam’s damage and then some.

- If you want to use Coalescence offensively, pair it with another ult. The biggest advantages of Coalescence as an ultimate are that it hits multiple targets and goes through all protective barriers. When it is paired with a crowd-control ult (Hammerstrike, Graviton Surge, Blizzard) it will pile onto your team’s damage and help fight any countermeasures the other team has. If it is paired with a damage-channeling ult (Tactical Visor, Rocket Barrage, B.O.B.) then it can finish off any survivors and make short work of the team.

I got all the achievements a few days ago and here's some tips that really helped me get em!! good luck with junkenstein's revenge!!

Everyone who plays Junkrat should be aware of these, and even moreso if you struggle to keep the high-ground like me.