What’s the difference in your opinion? I’ve heard different things from different people. (Ex. If more than half of your play time is one hero, you’re a one trick.) (If your most played hero is double your second most played hero, you’re a one trick)
Just wondering where most people stand on this.
No one cares about the difference. They only care if you picked Symmetra.
A one trick is typically someone who has invested their time in ONE HERO and only gotten good with ONE HERO. They’re not confident in anybody else nor do they have a concept of playing any other hero better than a newbie.
A Main is often who you’re playing the most currently. Your main can differ from season to season. For example, you can choose to be a Winston main for S7 but during S8 you choose to main Mercy. Or S9 you choose Hanzo.
I think the same as Jask
One tricking doesn’t really bother me unless the person throws the game if they don’t get their hero and doesn’t even try with another hero… Also sometimes not too keen if the hero just isn’t working on the map that can be frustrating at times
One tricks only play the same hero no matter what, unless it isn’t available. A main may have 90+% play time on one hero, but will willingly choose a different hero on occasion, even if their hero is available.
If for example we take Fuey, from when he stopped playing Rein to when Brig was released, he was a Torb one trick. However, he sometimes willingly plays both Brig and Hammond now, so he’s not a OT anymore, he’s just a Torb main.
A main is the hero you play best with or the most. A one trick literally only plays one hero no matter what. Theres a big difference.
I don’t get what everyone has against one tricks. I mean, it’d be nice if they could play lots of heroes. But I don’t see the big whoop about it. I’d rather a Hanzo one trick on my team, who’s really good at Hanzo than a flex playing Widow with less than 20 hours on her. People need to remember, yes a certain hero might be better in this situation. But I’d rather the person play what they are more comfortable on, resulting in a higher chance of winning because they know what they are doing. I’d rather a good Reaper on our team and a Pharah on the other, than a bad Mccree on our team and a Pharah on the other.
Ok, I get it if you play one hero because your new or your not very skilled that is totally understandable as long as you have some proof that you have tried other heros. I think where the problem comes in is where, for example, you have two one tricks on a team. The first is a orisa one trick and the second is a symetra on trick, the symetra is always going to get the grief because it is a lower skill hero with high dps. (P.S. if your a one trick, and know your a one trick, go play mystery heros, it actually helps a lot.)
One trick cannot flex. If a mercy player with 700hrs on mercy still able to play other characters decently then he/she isn’t a one trick. I think that’s the difference.
If I open up your career profile, hit all modes, and see one massive bar shoot out, you’re a one trick.
One tricks never play anything other than one hero, if it isn’t available they complain/leave/throw, or just suck because they don’t have the experience on other heroes. Mains just enjoy playing a certain hero, and with support/tank mains they also might end up filling a lot in quick play when everyone else instalocks DPS, so they choose a healer/tank they’re most comfortable soloing with.
One trick only plays that hero and will throw or do absolutely terrible on anything but that hero. Mains know that hero in and out but can and are willing to play a different character if needed.
Okay… So it is funny because you would think that the definition is just objectively, “you play one-hero.” However, that only accounts for the “one” portion of the phrase. The most important aspect is “trick.” As in, you can only play one character well. To that end, using a stat such as “if your most played hero is double your second most played hero” that only applies if their play-time is relatively low. The subjective part is, naturally, how long does it take to play a hero well. For me, I say 24 hours. In that event, if you have 24 hours on one hero and 12 on your next, you are technically a one-trick by this arbitrary definition. The moment you hit 24 on a second hero, you lose that status. If someone has 100 hours on their top and 50 on their secondary and perhaps 25 on their tertiary, there is no way I would consider that person a one-trick.
That is just in theory, however, I can be good at a hero in about an hour. I believe that was the case with Moira. Or after dozens of hours of practice, I could still just be “decent.” McCree is a hero that I have 33 hours on this account. That would meet my qualifications. However, I have not played him since his nerfs. So while the hours tell one story, reality is another… Kind of. You see, I keep up with hit-scan as I am a hit-scan specialist and his kit is so simple that despite decay, I can play him relatively well and therefore he is probably still on my list of competent characters.
In other words, there are so many different opinions because the entire sentiment is genuinely subjective. Some people are more literal, others project their own competence onto you (which is why Widow gets a lot of hate, “if I suck at her, everybody does.”). In general, I just give people the benefit of the doubt. I only assume someone is a one-trick if they literally only have one hero played.
For me the definition is as stated above:
One Trick: Instalocking one hero and one hero only, regardless of the situation. When the hero is not available, leave game.
Main: The hero you simply play and invest in the most.
That’s a stereotype. Not all one tricks do that.
You left out the latter part: “or just suck because they don’t have the experience on other heroes”. I meant that if they don’t complain/leave/throw then they will suck. If they do none of those things and play well on some other hero, they’re not a one trick imho.
Being a one-trick is simply only really being able to play and provide value on 1 hero.
I always thought of a main as the hero you play the most/best overall.
That one is easy
If you mainly play Torb, then it is “one trick”.
If you mainly play Genku, then it is “maining”.
The term was invented solely to oppress, bully and discredit off-metas a lil bit more.
A main will switch, an OTP won’t.