DPS selection process

General Discussion
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When you select a DPS hero do you only focus on just countering DPS?

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I’ll be honest with you I just instalock my main bc I wanna play them

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depends on the map and what i feel like at the time, sometimes i’ll load into a match and go “mhm i feel like playing ashe” and so i will play ashe the entire match so on and so forth

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I just play Ashe, or if Ashe has been locked and won’t let me have her, then Soldier.

Admittedly, just enjoying Ashe more than most heroes is a big reason, but also, she and Soldier are all-rounders and relatively independent in play.

If you main a projectile DPS, then I kind of feel like you have to also have a hitscan or Echo as a backup to deal with enemy Echoes and Pharahs, which kind of suggests to me you should main a hit-scan or Echo.

There’s really no overwhelming reason you have to have projectile heroes though. They might have marginally better shield break against double-shield, but generally speaking, you want to go around or walk through shields rather than breaking them down anyway, so meh.

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instalock sombra or widow and lets go

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No. I don’t care about their dps unless it is like a smurf Hanzo or Widow. I do go for Cree because an easy pick is an easy pick, same way people rush to target Zen.

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I pick whoever I want to play and if I need to adjust, I adjust. If I’m Junkrat and the enemy has a pharah it’s an easy McCree switch if she’s popping off.

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Really depends. I’m a Genji Main who also plays a lot of Reaper, Sombra, Mei and Doomfist. I play on Switch, so there’s a lot of enemy Junkrat/Pharah, so I also picked up Soldier to counter them.
Normally I’ll go Reaper rn as with Genji’s ult often get ulted by Lucio/Zen, Sombra if they have targets I can focus such as a good Mei/Tracer/Echo, Mei if we’re playing an agro comp, or DF when Mei isn’t working.

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I usually pick one which depends on the map based on some memories I have
or if they have a Pharah I’ll pick soldier 76

here’s my full list if anyone wants to check it

Control maps

Busan - Soldier 76
Ilios - Hanzo
Lijiang Tower - Soldier 76
Nepal - Junkrat
Oasis - Soldier 76

Assualt

Hanamura / Attack - Genji / Defense - Torb
Horizon / Attack - Tracer / Defense - Junkrat
Paris / Attack - Genji / Defense - Junkrat
Temple of Anubis - Junkrat
Volskaya / Attack - Junkrat / Defense - Mccree

Escort

Dorado - Doomfist
Havana - Soldier 76
Junkertown - Tracer
Rialto - Genji
Route 66 - Soldier 76
Gibraltar / Attack - Tracer / Defense - Junkrat

Hybrid

Blizzard world - Junkrat
Eichenwalde - Doomfist
Hollywood - Hanzo
King’s row / Attack - Genji / Defense - Hanzo
Numbani / Attack Genji / Defense - Doomfist

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Step 1: See what duo plays (specifically projectile or hitscan)
Step 2: Most duos are private, so just go what I think I can work with on the map
Step 3: McCree or Echo by default, because they’re the best, I play them a lot, and they fit most maps and comps
Step 4: Other dps goes hitscan or projectile (to match what i picked) so I change to the opposite (Mei if tank is Rein; Reaper if enemies have Hog, Monkey, or Ball; Hanzo if enemy has Orisa)
Step 5: lose cause I’m bad at dps

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If I’m on hitscan it’s usually because I’m countering pharah, so I just focus her down.

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I pretty much just pick Echo. If someone on the other team is giving us trouble I’ll switch to a counter.

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Switch as in… swap? Or switch as in using your ultimate? Rofl.

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“No you cant just stun me while i kill you’re supports :rage:”

Hahaha mcree flash go brrrrrrrrr :cowboy_hat_face::boom:

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In a 222 setting, I pick what’s missing:

  • Other DPS chose Reaper. Missing range. Choosing ranged Hitscan.
  • Other DPS chose Sombra. Missing damage. Choosing High Damage Focused Hero.

In other settings, anything goes.

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I pick whatever I want to play that game and go from there. If we’re struggling and our other DPS is on autopilot, then I’ll consider switching to something else

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Yeah, switch as in swap.

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i play mei since she’s a knock off mcree

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I only counter pick when absolutely necessary like against a pharmacy or doom or Winston etc.

Otherwise I just play my mains doom hanzo genji tracer torb.

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Depends on what enemy team has as my team’s issue. If their ana is doing way too much w/o a pressure, she is my 1st target. If there would be any dps or peeler on my way - those are my main targets. It is like alghorytm. You describe issue on pieces, then you solve each piece.