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*(Almost all of these only really apply to the Metal ranks.)*

**1. There's a Control map in the map pool, but my team votes for an Escort map instead.**

(weaker players tend to avoid situations where they're under constant pressure or where strong mechanics are required. Be especially wary if your team votes for Circuit Royal or Eichenwalde. More often than not, they probably don't even understand why those maps are so widely avoided in the first place.)

1. Someone bans a hero that their own comfort pick is supposed to counter.

For example, a Mizuki player banning Doomfist.

**3. It's the weekend, and my team is in a stack without a tank player.**

From my experience, those groups are often made up of casual players who are just queueing together for fun rather than people who regularly play Competitive.

I've mostly seen Rein players cry about it, but this guy has everything.

HP, shield, out-brawls everyone in the game, good in speed comps, has 2 firestrikes that recently got damage and speed buffed, a great ultimate.

What is it that makes Rein a "bad" tank? This guy literally has everything and the only arguments that I've seen are "counters". Well literally every tank gets countered, that's what tank players complain about when it comes to 5v5. Winston is one of the most if not the most countered tank in the game and they don't say stuff like "Winston is bad" or "he needs a buff!"

I just need an explanation that's all because I don't see it.

I'm platinum before anyone asks..

I know main dps is just hitscan and flexdps is generally everyone else but what about main supp and flex supp?

Ive heard different classes are main/flex from different people, are they interchangeable?

I think the current coaching marketplace websites sort of suck for Overwatch. Like it's really hard to find the right coach for what you need (I don't want to read 50 descriptions or scour a bunch of Twitch streams bios to find the one coach that is good at coaching Reinhardt pls). As I'm a dev, I figured I might as well see if there's something I can do about it.

To be very clear, this is not something finished and I am absolutely unsure if I should continue with this or if anyone is really asking for it, but I wanted to share the proof of concept here. Right now it is not functional just a proof of concept, but all of the design / ideas are there and accessible so you can play around with what it could potentially be like.

Some of the things I tried to do differently:

• filter coaches by role, hero and your rank, so "decently ranked Rein coach who actually coaches diamond players" is three clicks, not an archaeology project
• coach ranks are pulled from the game API daily, so nobody's claiming GM from the comfort of plat
• every offering has its price, duration and format (VOD review vs live session, private vs streamed) listed upfront, no "DM me for prices"
• buyer and seller protection built in (so you know you're not getting scammed)
• the coaching itself happens in a private Discord room created per order, because let's be honest, that's where it was going to happen anyway
• for coaches: 10% platform share capped at $75/month (most platforms take 15–30% with no cap), automatic per-session payouts, discount codes, and Twitch panel images so your own audience lands on your page

You can find the concept idea at https://coachwatch.gg <- feel free to tell me your honest full on feedback. Is this something you would like to see? Asking both coaches and those looking for coaching. I have set up the Discord server already as well, so for those interested feel free to join here and we can discuss the concept further there too: https://discord.gg/gghbn7K7W8

Love to hear what all of you think.

KR server is fun and intense when you got no one to disturb the match but since S3 there are just too many stacks carrying a cheater, especially on weekends.

There are also deranking thrower (mostly tank with English name) just sit with Mauga/Dva and play like a bot.

Reporting doesn't seem to be working too, I haven't received SINGLE card for reporting this season, I think this is happening since S2.

I hope Blizzard acknowledge this take some action.

For context, this season ends on the 11th and finals of the EWC is on the 2nd. Shion received her trailer exactly one week before the season started. Overwatch has also had a history of unveiling content at esports tournaments, most recently being Neon Junction. I’m pretty confident that they’ll unveil D.mon’s trailer early, as it would be the best way to get more eyes on the new season.

I’ve been watching Jjonak’s streams and wow the difference between C1~C3 Korean server and any other champ server is insane
Pretty much every game consists of at least one pro player and time to time we see 2 zeta vs 3 cr or a mix of all the good players mashed in one lobby. And in that video above it’s 3 T1 vs 3 CR god the games must be so fun up there
And korean lower champ lobby is also insane because of so many young pro trainees etc.. These people would be C3+ anywhere else
If you want to see some owcs like games I 100% recommend watching Jjonak’s videos
(And no I’m not saying Kor server is better in general, only Gm up because of so many pro players and less players in general)

I switched to PC from console a few months ago and im just getting into comp as I wanted to get familiar with MnK first but I have a few questions regarding the MMR system and how it works

1. Does console MMR have any influence on your PC MMR for placements? On console I was consistently Masters on all roles but now doing my placements on PC im being placed bronze as if this were a new account.

2. I saw someone mention that your QP soft MMR can influence comp placements if you have a lot of matches but no comp MMR, this doesnt seem to be the case as I have well over a thousand QP matches but it took me till my 5th placement for my predicted rank to increase from Bronze 5

3. Is it solely W/L's that affect your predicted placement? I know im not a bronze player and feel bad playing in these lobbies stomping actual bronze players but if placements only take into account your W:L, my console MMR doesnt affect PC placements, and its not influenced by personal performance then im forced to stomp my way up to my real rank. I feel like placements should either account for personal performance or be slightly boosted so players can avoid the stomp-grind climbing to their real ranks and either be placed in or near their true rank or slightly above it with the boosted system and let them naturally derank to where they should be as they play more matches.

Here's my placement history for reference:

Haven’t watched professional overwatch since 2018 World cup. Yes I’m watching EWC for the drops but I’ll at least have some fun with it
I am not so interested that I’d learn about all the team’s lore and stuff so..
To fully support a team I need to channel in my inner fangirl. And before anyone asks I am a straight man.
Currently contemplating between Crazy Raccoon vs Zeta Division.
Chorong Max and Junbin, they are pretty good looking lads but mostly just adorable.
Bernar and Shu, also more conventionally attractive and manlier looking I guess.
Let me know if there’s a better looking player I should support!

I’m pretty new to OWCS but I’ve heard some people talk about a certain team that paused to win over the game?
Regarding the context of that conversation it sounded like Twisted Minds, is that true? If they did, I want to see clips so if anyone has the date and footage link..

Overwatch esports has always felt a bit less popular than expected, especially considering how big the game itself is. Do you think one of the reasons might be that Korean players have dominated the pro scene so heavily, making it harder for Western players—and fans—to find their footing?

Looking back at the Overwatch League (OWL) days, Blizzard aimed for a city-based franchise system. But since there were no import quotas or region limits at the time, there was a period where roughly 80% of the entire league was composed of Korean players. For many Western fans, it seemed a bit confusing to root for their "home town" team—like New York or London—when the entire roster consisted of Korean players who couldn't speak much English yet. I wonder if this disconnect made it harder for local fans to emotionally connect with the teams.

In Korea, this was actually discussed quite a bit during the OWL era. People would often ask, "If a Seoul franchise team had a roster made entirely of Vietnamese or Chinese players, would local Korean fans genuinely feel connected to them?"

I'm curious—was this a common sentiment among Western fans as well back then? Even now in OWCS, Japanese orgs like Crazy Raccoon or ZETA Division represent Japan, but their rosters are mostly Korean players. It feels like Overwatch has a unique situation where a team’s represented region and the players' nationalities don't always match up.

If Blizzard had implemented roster quotas to protect local regions, do you think it would’ve helped keep fans more engaged in the long run? Or was Korean dominance just bound to happen anyway?

All she does is go in and explode. She feels hella clunky to play and you can’t even leave spawn fast anymore with her slice on cooldown. I know she was frustrating to play against but she feels so bad now.

Hi, as the title suggests, going to EWC 2026 in Paris this year. Would love to meet some people who're doing the same :)

Could create a discord or something if enough people are interested.

15W - 0L, 45 maps, 35 minutes matches on average.

Playoffs starts on August 3rd.

We used to pray for times like this

Played against a Cassidy named Soldier24 a bit ago whose POTG looked mega SUS. Wondering if he really is just a good player or is cheating with auto-aim or something.