Okay, so I main Lucio and Bap. I only have about 150hrs in comp across all roles, but have hit 2800 in that short amount of time, so I’d like to think I have a bit of knowledge to share. Def not the most, but I do have 1300hrs in the game.
Lucio is absolutely a throw pick in any comp that doesn’t have a Reinhardt. His greatest asset is his speed boost, and frankly no tanks need it except Rein. He has bad chemistry with every support except Bap and Ana (Moira is just a trash hero).
So maybe you could make the argument you’re really good at the hero and can actually get picks and stay alive with him. Fair enough.
But if you don’t have a Bap or Ana, your team is getting punished and likely getting support diffed.
If you’re serious about climbing the best parameters for Lucio are as follows:
#1. Do I have a Reinhardt to speed boost around (not heal bot)?
#2. Do I have a Bap/Ana (and reluctantly if in the metal ranks, Moira) as a main support to pair with, who can carry heals, so I can hardlock green ring and speed around my Rein?
If the answer to the above two is “Yes”, play Lucio. You’re not throwing with those teammates. Maybe you are with the way you play, but as far as theory and team hero chemistry, it’s solid.
If the answer is you do have a Rein, but no Bap/Ana/Moira, just switch. Your whole team is getting punished and support diffed.
If you don’t have a Rein, but you have a Bap/Ana/Moira, then why play Lucio? Is it a strong map for him like Busan or Illios? There’s better off supports to play in other comps.
Why continue throwing on Lucio when you could just switch heroes?
Learn Mercy or Zen or how about you learn Ana or Bap, who are hands down the best supports (and some of the best heroes) in the game.
There’s only 3 reasons people won’t switch of a “throw pick”.
#1. They are genuinely throwing
#.2 They are too prideful
#3. They can’t play anything else without feeding.
9/10 it’s #3. It’s a consistent problem in the OW community. Mercy players in Rein comps. Lucio players in Dive comps. Moira players in any comp (I kid, but for real, she’s trash).
Take some time to learn another hero, so when someone complains “You’re throwing” you can be a team player and switch.
It’s literally the only reason I learned Bap. I’ve climbed far more with Bap than I ever did with Lucio, though I still play him. But initially I was a Lucio 1-trick, and got alot of hate for it.
It wasn’t until I started playing a ton of tank did I understand why. That’s when I really started dumping time into Bap, who frankly is one of the top 5 heroes in the game IMO.