I’ve been playing comp with the same group of friends for close to 6 seasons now. My 2 friends have been anywhere in the 2200-2600 ± 50SR and I’m someone that’s been between 2600-3100SR.
We’ve played this game together in nearly all aspects, QP, Arcade, events, and comp. But mostly QP, and arcade have been treated as warm up games to eventually jump into comp games. We’ve always played comp together, so our SR’s go up and down together, there’s usually been no point where our SR’s have been more than 600 apart from each other.
I was told by one of them yesterday that they no longer want to play comp with me, my rank being higher brings tougher opponents and that they can’t keep up and its un-fun for them. The sudden decision to push me out has been like hitting a brick wall. I don’t want to continue playing this game if it means I’m going to be playing alone while my friends all pal around and have fun together.
I’m not sure what do to. Honestly, I’m pretty bummed out because of it, because this is really the only game we play together. Maybe it’s different because I’m higher rank, but the thought of ditching my friends in the pursuit of comp rank has never crossed my mind, and it stings hearing that that attitude isn’t mutual with them.
Has anyone else gone through something similar before?
Tell your friend to git gud 
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well maybe if your offsetting the sr that much
can u actually do well as a dps ?
thats the only remedy would be to carry every game cause u are going to bring in higher sr opponent
or if not a dps main
hard counter the enemy team’s highest sr player
that way you offset the higher sr player having u in the que will bring
First of all, this isn’t true. The game pairs you with “like” teams. It sounds like they don’t want to climb because climbing means playing against tougher opponents.
Play a heroes you don’t main. You will lose a lot, but you can play with your friends at a lower rank.
One of the people I play with says this a lot. I don’t really understand. I enjoy playing against better teams. That’s how you improve and go up ranks. Otherwise what’s the point of competitive? I know I’ve learned a lot by seeing how opposing Reinhardt’s crush me.
But then, I have a strategy/roguelike gaming background and not FPS empowerment gaming.
I prefer playing with my higher skilled friends. Lower skill tiers breed bad habits, and I at least learn something from higher tiered games, even if it’s a loss
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Some people like comp. But know their max skill. And rather not play higher enemies anymore. They’re fine staying in X area. I personally have a cut off in QP, just for example. I will play with Ranks Bronze-Diamond. Anything higher is a no, and I leave. I won’t join any of my friends who rank M+ in QP. Nor vs M+.
@OP: You just gotta keep moving on up.
Don’t ever think of deranking to join your friends.
I’m a GM that is like 2000 sr above all my friend and have never actually played with them in comp even if i wanted to (I don’t have enough money for a alt account). I usually just play qp with them and joke around, you don’t nee to play comp to have fun with your friends, I do sometimes feel like they have more fun than me playing comp together though