So, seeing 4 DPS is gonna tilt most players, but not us intelligent individuals reading this post, right? Right! Now, obviously running a 4/1/1 with Ball is popular, but i highly suggest running Roadhog if you’re competent in him. Atleast in my games where we’ve have 4 DPS, I’ve noticed hog to be one of the more effective solo tanks.
Playing for picks and NOT like a normal team comp is obviously gonna be effective. Shield break when you can, and don’t play in positions where you’ll get picked, but play in spots where you can maybe get a pick (i know, it sounds incredibly obvious)
Idk if any of this is gonna help anyone, I’ve just found success recently running hog as solo tank in 4/1/1 comps, figured i’d give a few tips
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I can tolerate people playing 4 dps in attack but in defense its usualy disaster. Idk man, i would still chose rein if last one is playing main support in defense. If enemy team has good comp with shield it would be hard to deal with that as roadhog.
All the shield pressure from both you as hog, and your team as DPS in 2-4 different locations should make shield a non-issue
There is problem with this. Idk it might work in diamond + but in my experience people who pick 4 dps usualy dont group up and go in one by one, so they will not break shields effectively if they go in alone. If you play roadhog you will be just another dps with more hp to others. As rein ,you are providing something for them, they have protection so you have chance they will go with you because its good for them.
Just talking from my experience in bronze-plat.
It works because people don’t know how to counter it when it is the easiest thing , assuming that the enemy team doesn’t vastly outperform you mechanically (and that’s sometimes the case) . If you see a pick comp with only one tank (hog) - you yourself need to go zarya / hog or hog / d.va if you need to contest high ground or alternatively hog/ winston / d.va if they have a really good widowmaker. If they have a reaper, your dps needs to go mccree.
1 on 1, a tank will always win against most dps (except reaper/ doomfist). Exploit that as much as you can.
If you can’t still win, it’s because you have supports that can’t take care of them selves (lucio/ moira/brig). If you still can’t win after making the above changes… you might as well stay in spawn because there is nothing at all you can do that match. Accept the loss.