Hello, I am SunsetHippo, I am a DPS and Tank player, so ask me anything and i will try my best to help you, if I can’t help, someone else may be able to help you
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What’s the best way to play Reinhardt? I can play almost every Tank effectively except him. I always seem to lose my shield way to fast before my team can really get anything done. For instance in Comp today on Defense on Kings Row at the very first choke point I was playing Reinhardt and I almost immediately lost my shield. Plus I seem to be having trouble with landing my Earthshatter effectively. Thanks for helping me if you respond to this btw!
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For me, there is two true ways to play him, Defensively, Or Offensively, being pure defensive has the downside of less frequent ults, but your team is more protected, while offensive leads to more ults, but less team defensive which could also be bad, so i like to suggest a middle ground, where i play, I usually throw fire strikes into large groups, just farming ult charge but also giving my team some targets to aim for, when the enemy gets in my face, i usually go on the offensive if i got my team with me,going for hammer hits if they think they can get in my face without being hit
Orisa Tip from an Orisa main: If you are being flanked or being attacked by multiple enemies, bob and weave your shield for extra survivability. 
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as winston, how do i increase his surivabilty
I don’t play winston much, but generally, you want to keep an eye on your leap, if you accidently leap into a enemy team and your team is too afriad to joi nyou ,just bob and weave through your bubble , slowly backing up towards your team someone please reply…i can’t reply to myself… 
I’m not a Winston player at all, but I’ve played with many of them, and with a really good one just earlier today. I noticed that he kept by his fellow teammates pretty much the entire time. He used his shield to defend all of us and attacked squishy characters when they got in range of either the shield or his leap ability. I wouldn’t go running off alone as Winston, and would really only attack lower health characters if you do end up alone. With teammates by your side, however, then I’d attack any enemy. But, again, I’m not a Winston player so I wouldn’t know definitely. ;-; Good luck with him, though! I wish you the best! ^-^
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Yeah, this is what i notice too
Don’t mind if I do 
Reinhardt- When is it a good time to charge? When is it a good time to Earthshatter?
Zarya- Should I be going in front when I have my bubble up for charge or should I stay closer teammates? Also when should I use grav?
Dva- When should I dive in? When is it a good time to use her ult?
Sombra (if changes go through as they are on ptr)- When should I switch off or pick her? What are her best maps to play on?
Sorry for having so many questions, I have a lot of character I wish to learn 
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Reinhardt, to charge? when you know you can get that kill and get out alive, for earthshatter, either to stop an ult or when you got a large group
Zarya, I always stay in the front with my bubble, but i say stick to your team, just incase the enemy overwhelms you, again, grav to stop ults or when you got a large group
Dva, I don’t play her much so i can’t say about her too much
Sombra, again not a character i play much, sorry
How do you manage your teammate bubbles as Zarya? Do you usually put them on healers, do you usually give them to teammates diving in, or what? I can’t get my head round what to do with her to be effective
She is best played on 2CP at the moment, due to healthpacks giving her ult charge at an insane rate. As for the PTR changes, no one is really sure.
I usually stick it to the team mate that is being the most aggressive or the enemy is focusing on, and if i got my bubble i stick to them that way they shoot both bubbles
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For Orisa, when is a good time to use Supercharger? Should it be around a corner to be safe, or out in the open to make sure everyone has LoS of it for the damage boost? I feel like when I keep it farther back, it does nothing, but if i use it with my team, it instantly dies.
I always protect it with my shield during a team fight, but I always keep an eye on it. If someone does try to destroy it, I body block my supercharger and combine my abilities to get the pesky little muffin away.
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I try to do that, but usually it still just dies.
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As Winston (from how I play) you ABSOLUTELY have to watch your leap. (Cooldown wise and where you are landing)
For instance if you leap into the back lines of the enemy to take down some healers make sure you have leap ready or almost ready and somewhere to make a quick getaway. Cause once you start damaging that healer most of the time the enemy will know you’re there and will start to focus you easily, so getting out of there is key. Also make sure to use your “Bubble” as I call it because while it seems like an awkward shield, it can be used to block damage and get away or cover ults like Death Blossom or D.Va bomb to not only help you survive but your team as well. And if you still need help with Winston after this I highly suggest you watch some OWL players play him (such as Muma from Houston Outlaws) because you can see how they play him and learn from what they did. (That’s how I learned a lot on how to play Winston)
Edit: The stuff other people posted on how to play Winston on this forum will also help you out a bunch. Such as sticking with your teammates.
I wish i had some dps questions…