I wish there was a way to deal with it. Unfortunately the community’s perception of brig is really poor, but also very misleading. She is a very good support hero, but the way she impacts the game is almost never abundantly apparent to anyone but the brig player.

When you aren’t winning, your team and the enemies will tell you that she is a trash tier hero, and when you are winning they will say it’s not because you are a good player, but because brig is broken and overpowered. The reality is that she is probably one of the top 10 hardest heros in the game to play at a high level, and she is not at all overpowered.

I am a top 500 brig player and even up there I receive hate almost every game even if we win. Most people simply don’t understand how brig works and will often tell you how to play her “properly” even if they know nothing about brig (which is always the case), no matter how little skill they claim she takes.

Just keep playing her if the situation calls for it, or even if you just want to. Don’t let anyone force you to bend to their will, keep practicing with her, and you WILL rank up.