The Plat Player's Perspective

Hey everyone, welcome to The OverThinker! In this post, I'll be giving you guys one tip to deal with every tank ultimate in Overwatch. Let's begin! 1. D.Va's Self-Destruct : In preparation for a D.Va Bomb, be sure to play near hard cover and/or save your movement cooldowns to escape its blast radius . You could also try and block its damage with a friendly barrier, but since those can be broken, disabled, or ulted around, they are a less-reliable option, and you should prioritise using hard cover instead. Not all victims of a D.Va bomb do a rockstar impression 2. Orisa's Supercharger : When the Horse Goddess pulls out her bongo, you should try to destroy it quickly, but if doing so is risky, you should retreat and play passively until it runs out . Taking out a Supercharger is a high-value play, but you must make sure you don't die trying to make it. If you've got a low-risk ultimate like Doomfist's Meteor Strike or Tracer's Pulse Bomb on hand, you can u

Hey everyone, welcome to yet another part of OverSimplified! In today's post, we'll be learning about how to play and improve at one of our favourite tanks in Overwatch, Winston. Now, Winston is a very well-designed hero. He' s really fun to play, has his own set of strengths and weaknesses, excels at a specific role, and is still vulnerable enough to allow for counterplay. He's exactly the kind of hero I'm sure we all want to learn how to play, so I got in touch with  Top 500 Bulgarian Main Tank player and streamer, Bogur , who has been, in my opinion, one of the best Winston players on ladder for quite some time now. With Bogur's inputs, I've written this quick Winston guide for those of you that wish to get a holistic understanding of how this hero works in the current state of Overwatch. OVERVIEW Winston is what we call a 'Main Tank' in Overwatch, meaning his primary job is to create space for his team, enabling them to take up optimal positions

Amongst the many compositions that have been meta in Overwatch in its nearly-five years of existence, none is quite as challenging albeit thrilling to play as Dive. Its high tempo, constant action, and split-second decision-making create fun and exciting team fights for everyone involved...provided they're playing the comp right, which brings us to today's topic: Deconstructing Dive . After experiencing Dive on ladder, or at least what players perceive to be Dive, it's clear that despite loving the composition to death, our community for the most part doesn't know how to play it. I've seen players that simply pick Dive characters but don't coordinate their engages, or pick poorly around  teammates that are trying to play it correctly, or heck, even play willingly into heroes that clearly counter their composition. All this stems from a lack of awareness or lack of information about what exactly Dive is and how you should play it, so I'm going to attempt to

When it comes to ultimates in Overwatch, it's hard to beat the effectiveness of a well-timed, well-placed Graviton Surge. A powerful ability that can hold your opponents in place for a few seconds, there's no better tool in the game to set the enemy team up to take a ton of damage. As a Zarya player, it's a matter of pride to land some juicy Gravs, which is why it's extra-disappointing when you barely get value out of one.  As an off-tank player, I understand that feeling aplenty, and would like to share 4 key tips with all of you so that you can land the best Gravs possible. Let's begin. 1. Always have high energy when you Grav A common mistake I see Zarya players make is throwing out Gravitons when they're low on energy. This is a poor decision on multiple levels, especially if you're not planning to combo the Grav with something. First of all, if you're playing with randoms, there's no telling whether or not your Grav will be followed-

Hey everyone, welcome back to The OverThinker, where we dive deep into topics concerning the core game of Overwatch. It's been a while since my last upload in this series, but I'm back with something unique and hopefully useful!  In this post, I'll be sharing my insights into eating ultimates as D.Va, which is something I've gotten fairly good at in recent times. Currently, D.Va is my most-played hero; I've got around 200 hours on her on ladder, and have learnt how to use her kit in various situations on all kinds of maps. She's a very powerful hero by design and utility, but is also very easy to play incorrectly. Unlike Roadhog, Zarya, and even Sigma, D.Va's offensive tools are the least impressive parts of her kit. She's an 'off-tank' in the true sense of the term, and playing her requires a unique approach and mindset that you can't use with any other of Overwatch's 32 characters. When you play D.Va, you're supposed to be the prima

Hello everyone, this is Proilios , and welcome to my final predictions post of the season. There are just 6 series left for us to witness, which will all still be played on the Playoffs patch, dominated by Dive, and some Double Off-Tank, so I hope you're ready for a final wave of fast-paced Overwatch League action; it's going to be crazy! There are currently 4 teams standing: the San Francisco Shock and the Philadelphia Fusion from NA, and the Shanghai Dragons and the Seoul Dynasty from APAC. It's been hard to tell how these teams would match up against each other since they'd been locked to different regions until now, but I'm still going to make a few educated guesses, no matter how crazy they sound. Get ready! 1. Seoul Dynasty vs. San Francisco Shock After a very strange and streaky season, the Seoul Dynasty are the second-seeded team in APAC, and are about to go up against the much-more-dominant and fearsome SF Shock. The Dynasty showcased some very