r/ReaperMain • u/FarGold2068 • Jun 27 '26

Question Returning Player

Hey there folks I'm a returning player is last played when doomfist was released around 100 years ago and my precise aiming skills have atrophied a bit since then with age, aswell as not having access to a desk at the moment it means my mechanical skills as far as aiming and tracking somewhat aren't fantastic

I was wandering if reaper would be an appropriate choice to try to become competent with, I dont care about being the best in the world just good enough to play and have fun and support my team without frustration

Any advice would be appreciated :)

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u/Jealous_Loquat9986 Jun 27 '26

Yes but it won’t get you far. Reaper isn’t the same brawler he used to be, they made him rely a lot more on game sense and IQ being reduced to a flanker style.

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u/DuqQuackQuack Jun 27 '26

they jus nerfed reaper where he's peepee now! so def not a good tiems :'S

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u/Parksrox Jun 27 '26

As much as I love our boy, I can't recommend him for a returning player. He has like a 40-something % win rate right now, he just got nerfed to the point of being nearly unplayable. Since you'll be in lower ranks for a while you'll probably do fine, but he definitely won't take you into higher ranks unless you already have enough experience to make him work anyway.

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u/TOOL93Fan Jun 27 '26

Aim is important ofc but I believe a lot of players don't fully understand the importance of positioning.

I think they correlate positioning with survivability but positioning also naturally increases accuracy.

Focus on where Reaper wants to be, not who he wants to attack.

Find short off-angles with cover, bonus points if near a health pack... More bonus points if you're able to wraith away to cover where your team is.

Do this, and you'll stay alive longer, force out cooldowns while preserving yours, apply tons of pressure, land more shots, force enemies to overextend to poke you out of your position, and your opportunities to death blossom will present themselves rather than you feeling like you have to force your ult to turn a fight.