One thing that is really obnoxious to me is how often Nano is wasted at my rank. The main waste of nano I see is on DVA. I’ve never seen a DVA get any kill off of Nano boost it just gives her more sustain but I consider nano at ult thats used to win a team fight. I also think its wasted on Orisas often because she basically has the same kit as nano but Orisa has to really focus her fire so she gets the benefit of the damage but I guess it would depend on the situation. There is also the occurance of ulting winston then he uses his ult for no reason or ulting an already ulted winston. Sometimes I just feel people pick ana for a slot in the healer roll but dont know how to fully use her.
What annoys me is when I (as Rein) get nano’d when I need to be shielding my team ![:stuck_out_tongue:](https://d74zh8edaijub.cloudfront.net/en/overwatch/images/emoji/twitter/stuck_out_tongue.png?v=5" ":stuck_out_tongue:")
i dont like being nanod when im out of position or trying to flank, ill be in the enemies back line waiting for a good hack position or pulse bomb, and ill get a random nano applied to me and my hiding spot will be revealed, making me no longer stealthy or a surprise.
I sometimes “waste” nano like that but it’s for the heal and damage reduction. I’m just trying to keep the tank alive.
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Please read patch notes and the Ana changes.
Her Nano boost now HEALS and does damage reduction. Think of it as a res because it will give a tank at 10% health to full with damage reduction in one click. It’s extremely viable for mid fight and is no longer used purely for “dps mains”.
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I didn’t say is wasn’t viable on a tank, but not on a full health tank behind a shield and in no position to reach the enemy which is normally when I get it. Guess I was the easiest to aim at
Picking characters and not understanding how to fully utilise their role/abilities can be applied to pretty much every rank and role in OW… DPS, tanks and healers, people do not always do well in their roles.
I’ve seen some crazy nano’s where we were about to flip a point, the enemy DVA was out of mech, I go to try and kill her so we can finally get the contest out of the way and she get’s nano’d by the enemy’s Ana… This was genius as I couldn’t kill her and it bought time for the enemy team to come back in for the second team fight.
The only bad Ana nano’s I see, are when you accidentally nano the wrong person… But this is also easy to do and it is quite funny seeing a nano’d mercy.
Then your D.va is an awful player. Now that nano heals as well as it’s normal buffs, there’s no reason not to just dive targets with it (unless the ultimate is expended with a number of teammates respawning).
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I love being nano’d. Make me feel all warm and stuff. @.@ I think I might be addicted to it.
Dva is a good nano target. SHe can kill 200hp heros pretty fast anyway and nano just makes her better.
Nano torb is the dream though…
I actually got it twice yesterday as torb, his right click is devastating. I guess the lucio wasn’t around:)
Some people don’t realize that if you’re constantly up Ana’s back side and she tries to nano someone in front of her it can hit you even though you’re standing behind her. People need to give Ana some space to operate, especially other supports (I’m looking at you Boostio).
D.va can can be a perfectly good nano target depending on the situation.
Oh boy oh boy, I don’t want to be rude, but don’t think that when an Ana uses nano on you, that we expect you to be a playmaker. Nano is used for MANY circumstances and isnt always so Genji can get a 5k blade.
Many many times have I nano’d an Orisa or Rein for the sole purpose of keeping them alive. If I nano you, I don’t always want you to press shift and then die. Sometimes I really do want you to just stay there and shield the team as you tank damage. Even before the 300 hp boost it gave, Nano was great for keeping low hp targets alive, due to Ana’s healing AND amped healing from Bio Nade.
Point is, rarely as Ana do we waste Nano. The only time I’ve really “wasted” Nano, was used in a team fight that we could’ve won without Nano. Typically there’s always a reason, hell I’ve used Nano on mercy and had a legitimate reason to do it.
Nano =/= playmaker. If you get Nano’d, continue to do your role you’re supposed to be doing in that team fight. We had a reason.
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Probably, what you think is a “waste” usuaully isn’t. Nano is a very good defensive ult now. Some might even agree it is more powerful than rez in the right hands , like ML7.
Take this example:
http s://youtu.be/y2Va9tVfM68
He nanos a Torb to literally just make him act like a tank and buys his team enough time to recontest.
I will typically nano a dva if she is half HP and our entire team is behind her. This generally turns the tide from our team being on our hindlegs, defensively giving up position… to being aggressively taking position. It’s like a tug-of-war where one side is about to lose but then a burst of vitality/morality turns it around for the win.
Many posts have address this. Nano in low elo is more effective when used defensively. I can’t tell you how many times I’ll nano a Genji, Soldier, Doomfist, or Reaper… and they do nothing with it. And I mean like, it’s not like a bad opportunity either… a perfect dive opportunity will get wasted because lack of mechanical skill. Well screw that, I’d rather bet on saving my tanks and actually contest the point.
This was used before the changes either so I’ve actually yet to see it used on a dps
I see a lot of “I dont like being nanoed when I am so and so”. But you guys need to realize that a support sees what’s going on in the fight better than anyone else.
If an Ana boosts you as rein, it means one of two things - A: Ana sees an opportunity for you to swing, so do it and stop being a coward or
B: Ana is trying to save your life, so play defnesive and stop thinking you are invincible.
Same goes for the dps that get out of position and get nanoed - hey maybe Ana is trying to save you.
Instead of immediately thinking “Ana is forcing me to press M1!” maybe think about your surroundings and think about how your Ana is a s u p p o r t.
And if you think nano’s use is only to combo with other ults you are blatantly wrong. Nano is especially with recent buff is very versitile and can win you fights in more ways than just “nano the genji”.
There are times when an Ana will use her ult at wrong times but everyone does it once in a while Ana is no exception. But that’s not for you (the guy that gets nano) to judge, it’s for the Ana, because there are times when you think you got nanoed at the wrong time but it may have been the perfect time.
I use Nano on tanks when they’re low because since the nano change it also has a burst heal attached to it that can save your tanks (or anyone that’s low really), it’s not always about the damage boost anymore now. You nano a low HP Rein/D.VA or w/e really it’s an instant 300HP heal.
I totally nanoed a Mercy by accident yesterday. Sometimes it’s super hard to hit the right team mate because everyone’s walking in front of each other.
this! somebody today accused me of wasting my nano and kept shouting that I should stop wasting it. I’m like what the hell, had to reload and you had 2 hp 
There do seem to be two simple solutions:
- Play Ana yourself.
- Get better at the game - then you can be annoyed about it at a different rank.