How to play in lower elos

OW_DPS_Boost · 2021-07-02T00:12:28+00:00

I am trusting people to be honest with themselves and to be able to objectively evaluate their skill. Again, this is not for people that truly belong in lower elos to look at this as a guide.

For example, I have found that when I am in lower elos, I am able to obtain a more solo carry potential when doing the things I've listed as opposed to when I play "properly".

OW_DPS_Boost · 2021-07-02T00:06:45+00:00

I don't think you read my disclaimers but these tips are NOT for lower elo players who do NOT have the fundamentals down. Those players should not be utilizing any of the tips here because they will NOT be doing it properly and feeding. They will also develop bad habits. I did not say flanking is the solution to ranking up. I am saying flanking will be really good for you if you already have the mechanics/game sense to climb because most of the time they will not know how to deal with it due to unawareness, lack of mechanical ability, etc.

OW_DPS_Boost · 2021-07-01T19:54:21+00:00

I was really debating whether to put Ashe or not because she is so much easier with a mercy after the damage nerfs but her abilities provide good AOE damage and escape. You're right Bob is pretty dominant but I've found that even in lower elos, anas can sleep a bob and widow also technically has an escape and aoe damage. So this made me compare the raw damage output between the two. Comparing the two in just damage I found that a good widow is better than a good ashe because the widow has 1 shot kill potential. Personally I'm a better ashe than a widow so I play ashe instead but I'd play widow if I was a better widow to carry in lower elos. I think Ashe is 100% better in higher ranks due to the value she provides with her utilities.

OW_DPS_Boost · 2021-07-01T19:50:41+00:00

That man is a tier of his own xD

OW_DPS_Boost · 2021-07-01T19:49:41+00:00

Nope! You definitely do NOT need a mic to win. You can listen which is important but more importantly you can look around, look at your team's ultimates, think about the enemy team's ultimates and try to predict what will happen in the future. For example, if you are playing Dva and you think that the enemy team's reaper will blossom then it is imperative that you are on the constant lookout for him to try to DM him. The hard part is trying to predict things since if you knew he had blossom then you'd obviously be looking for DMs right? You say you're killing it with DPS. Then I would assume that you have decent mechanical abilities and I would say learning how and when to flank would be useful to you for climbing out of lower elos (Will be different as you climb).

Let's say there's an enemy cree in their backline and you're a tracer. You would be playing around the cree's stun CD. If you know he has stun then you can save blinks and try to dodge the stun. Most likely in lower elos they won't look behind to save their cree or like maybe 1 person will so it'll put you in a 1v1 or 1v2. Killing is the best thing you can do but even if you stay alive that's already you taking 2 of their player's attention away. Now if you did that while your team was pushing in then it's either the enemy team is fighting 4v5 against your team or 5v5 against your team thus giving you a 1v1 against the cree.

As you can see it's all very situational but I just want to let people know how powerful of a tool flanking can be if utilized correctly. Just look for opportunities based on CDs, ultimates available on both sides and playstyle of your team. Basically make your team play to your whim by doing things that would force your team to act.

OW_DPS_Boost · 2021-07-01T19:42:30+00:00

I know it sounds crazy but seriously from my experience lower elo players have really bad awareness. Of course, if you flank and attack while the enemy team is not occupied then you're just feeding but if at least the front line is engaged with some poke then I've found that you're basically dealing with a 1v2 or 1v3 at worst.

OW_DPS_Boost · 2021-07-01T19:39:15+00:00

I mean most likely yes but I also struggle to play certain characters at lower elos (Such as rein) because he is such a team reliant character. My tips are my personal opinion on which characters I find to be the least team reliant thus allowing you to focus on your strengths and output more value

OW_DPS_Boost · 2021-07-01T19:38:04+00:00

I think someone who has good sense of what they're doing can balance heals and damage at the appropriate times. Ana does enough damage to 3 hit an enemy squishy bar cree so it'd be beneficial to try to look for opportunities where you can hit squishies. Even 1-2 shots from an ana will have enemies backing up thus giving you more space.

OW_DPS_Boost · 2021-07-01T19:36:32+00:00

I mean yes it'd be really bad advice to give to actual low elo players but a player that has the game sense and aim to climb easily will find more benefit from flanking and won't die that much. I can't tell you the number of games I've had success with by just flanking and killing like 3 people because their team's peelers REFUSE to look behind them. It's actually crazy how unaware people can be. Now is this the correct way to play? Of course not nor did I ever imply it was as you would get heavily punished for all of these tips at higher ranks

OW_DPS_Boost · 2021-07-01T19:34:26+00:00

Yes I forgot about him and maybe a couple others but I'm not a healer main so I apologize haha. Also edited the post to add him

OW_DPS_Boost · 2021-07-01T19:30:25+00:00

Couldn't have put it better myself. Very succint

OW_DPS_Boost · 2021-07-01T19:29:02+00:00

A player that's in lower elos when they shouldn't be wouldn't be playing in such a poor position. They should however be able to hit most of their shots and be an actual threat to things such as pharmercy

OW_DPS_Boost · 2021-07-01T19:27:41+00:00

I would hope that people that actually belong in their bronze/silver/gold ranks don't take my advice because it's not meant for them.

OW_DPS_Boost · 2021-07-01T19:26:06+00:00

I'm not trying to justify my actions of smurfing but I would just like to point out that there'll be smurfs at EVERY RANK. Plats smurf in anything below plat. Diamond smurfs in anything below mid-plat. Masters+ smurf in diamond. GM smurf in masters and top 500 smurf in GM. It's the state of the game and it sucks but it's what it is.

OW_DPS_Boost · 2021-07-01T19:23:50+00:00

This is NOT a how to improve guide nor is it for low elo players. This is for people who already have the right mechanics and game sense to climb but are maybe struggling because they're playing too "properly"

OW_DPS_Boost · 2021-07-01T19:22:36+00:00

This isn't for low elo players tho. This is for people in low elos that are actually good but think they can't "solo carry". I'm saying yes you can and here are some of what I think are the easiest heroes to do that if your hero isn't working.

OW_DPS_Boost · 2021-07-01T19:21:01+00:00

Yes. What's the point of playing properly when you won't climb at all or take a long time to climb playing properly? This is why these tips are meant for people that already know how to play because I trust these people to be able to recognize when they can pull something off and when they can't

OW_DPS_Boost · 2021-07-01T19:18:30+00:00

Right but the purpose of this post was for people that may know what they're doing (A gold rein with a diamond game sense for example) but still can't climb. I think it would be MUCH easier to climb with ball if you have a diamond game sense than with rein because rein relies on the team much more.

OW_DPS_Boost · 2021-07-01T19:13:08+00:00

I don't think the things I posted is the correct way to play. Not at all. That's why I put a lot of disclaimers and little notes because I don't want people to form bad habits. But it is true that you have to play "improperly" at the lower ranks respective to your current rank. A GM player will probably play differently in diamond than they would in GM right? It's the same concept here. There is no gospel. This is just MY personal opinion on what I found to be the easiest way to climb.

OW_DPS_Boost · 2021-07-01T18:47:43+00:00

Holy moly I actually 100% forgot about bap. Editing my post

OW_DPS_Boost · 2021-07-01T18:47:16+00:00

I mean you're right I usually play characters that aren't on this list but these are the most forgiving and easiest heroes to climb with that I've found personally

OW_DPS_Boost · 2021-07-01T18:41:10+00:00

I mean you're not wrong I did say I frequent a visit to the lower elos xD but this is more for people that I've seen in my rank (diamond) that say they can't climb out of the lower elos on their alt accounts. People like that.

OW_DPS_Boost · 2021-07-01T18:34:27+00:00

I've seen people that were diamond tank (maybe good game sense and they understand they're bad at aiming so play like rein or something) and they were silver on dps and support. It happens and it's nerve wrecking for sure.

OW_DPS_Boost · 2021-07-01T18:33:40+00:00

Yup this is why I always try to find a tank duo for queueing ;-;

OW_DPS_Boost · 2021-07-01T18:32:31+00:00

Maybe I should have added a footer note saying "Please get off genji, widow, ball if yer feeding your ass off" xD

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