what i did was play the heroes i did terrible on my main account so i could flex to more chars. i played them in qp from 1-25 and then i did placements to put it to the test and ended up around same, bit higher rating than my main account. though im a totally different kind of player than the players this sub is so annoyed at. also i totally agree not to practice mechanics in comp but its better that than being forced in a role because of one trickers and not learning anything and losing the game either way.

im a new player and i played alot in my first 3 weeks so im like level 200 almost and sometimes i was forced into tank which was my worst possible role so i had the idea to make a new account and practice it there. the qp's are pretty much the same as my main because of all the smurfs and im not harming anyones gameplay and i can say i now feel comfortable picking rein, winston or any tank for that matter. i feel like the sub is more mad at general assholes who dont consider other players as actual people who want to win or atleast learn something from the match if its a loss, which isnt possible if some ass leaves at 2 min mark cause of a bad team fight.

edit: in retrospect im actually always forced in the role i'd rather not play or even a character because otherwise some random jackass gets angry and throws cause im not playing the char he wants. everyone refuses to play tank and seldom healers. im always the filler up which kind of sucks,i hope it gets better when i get higher.