With the release of the free-to-play multiplayer of Overwatch 2, tens of thousands of players find themselves in the hero shooter. However, the changes make one task particularly tricky: healing. Fans explain why they are having a harder time as healers now and what you as teammates can do to ensure a victory.
This is now different:
- On October 4th, Overwatch 2, the successor to Blizzard’s hero shooter, was released. One of the biggest changes was the reduction of the team size from 6 to 5.
- Due to the adjustment, one tank per team was removed – a reason why Overwatch 2 excited MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus.
- The change leads to more action in the rounds, but also makes it even harder for healers than before.
What exactly makes healing so difficult? Since each team now only has one tank, there is a lack of protection for the group. Healers quickly become the target of enemy DPS players, after all, they are the reason why ideally no one dies.
In a large thread on Reddit, players address this issue directly. They say healing is now the toughest role in the whole game. There is a lot of praise for the gameplay of Overwatch 2, but hardly anyone wants to play support now.
Supports, like heroes such as Mercy or the new Kiriko, provide healing, bring defensive abilities, or enhance the attack of their teammates. They support the entire team in being victorious.
Players now note: “I find myself constantly calling for help or having trouble healing because everyone is scattered everywhere.” This applies not only to enemies who are attacking them but also to their own team members.
In our tier list for Overwatch 2, you can find the best healers, DPS heroes, and tanks. You can see the new support Kiriko here in the gameplay trailer:
“If you overextend, you will die”
These are the tips: The thread received over 9,300 upvotes and over 2,800 comments within a few hours. There, players discuss ways to make it easier for healers and increase the likelihood of a victory.
The biggest criticism that many users agree on: DPS players are positioned incorrectly. It is said: “I am really bothered that the DPS jump in without sight of the healer and then complain about not receiving healing.”
One must adapt to the new, faster pace of the game and understand that healers cannot heal everywhere or that there are tanks to protect them. In another thread, the user TallAfternoon2 delves deeper into the topic:
Your healers are not bad. You have poor positioning and awareness. This game is not an MMO. Even if you are a tank and both supports heal you perfectly, you can still die. If you overextend and lose sight of the healers, you will die.
You can have two top-500 supports playing perfectly, and you can still die. Stop being whiny losers and take responsibility for your deaths – or remain in gold/platinum forever.
In the “new Overwatch,” one dies much faster than before. This must be taken into account, and even if the tips may sound obvious, it should help simply to pay better attention to one’s own team.
In our rounds in Overwatch 2, we have noticed something similar. MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus is mainly a support player and often finds himself in situations where DPS players with low health tend to hide behind corners instead of showing themselves to the healer.
Another major change in Overwatch 2 is the removal of an entire game mode. Maps where there were 2 points to capture have entirely disappeared – but may return under certain circumstances:
Many maps are missing in Overwatch 2 – Where have Hanamura and Volskaya gone?
