The Ultimate Beginners Guide for Overwatch 2 - New Player Tips and Tricks (2024)

[@coach_mills]

Take a shot for every bot that comments and then go play ranked 👍

[@3_Michael_]

First GM to bronze challenge

[@chicagoparker]

Hey boss. I was wondering if you would give some tips or even thick about doing a video for players like me. By that I mean a player that's primarily control, primarily no com, and primarily low level random groups.

[@chicagoparker]

There is literally not a single high quality video for console players who don't "try hard". People just who like to hop on and have fun with a controller. Maybe focus on low level heroes who can help cover worse players. Strategies to cover against a team of friends if they are not high level?

[@chicagoparker]

The beginners guide to the solo console gameplay. Have fun in overwatch 2 without trying to get GM. So you want to enjoy low level overwatch? .... So many titles

[@sparquisdesade]

Most important tip for new players that you left out is learning and memorizing what us long term players call "the sacred trinity of blame". If you're losing, it's important to shift blame for the loss on your teammates as fast as possible. However the blame only flows in one direction. DPS can only blame Tanks, Supports blame DPS and tanks blame the enemy tank's choice of hero.

[@vihtas_art]

Based

[@Turtlpwr]

😂😂😂

[@ATLRiot_]

Real shit

[@believeinmatter]

I love this comment so much. Played a game lastnight and when we lost, one player just started screaming over the mic about how we all were the “worst Overwatch players he’d ever seen” 😂 your comment is so accurate.

[@bankai25]

Real

[@mariacruza756]

For all OW2 new players: you'll hear a lot of toxicity, but you'll also see and experience amazing stuff. When you first save your teammate by pulling them or when your ult wins the team fight and you win the game thanks to it! Or when your team played so well together that you all want to stay as a group. Ignore the toxic, have fun and be patient climbing❤

[@error404webpagenotfound]

Or my favorite, when a qp match somehow turns into your team and the enemy team chilling and emoting the whole match ❤ doesn't happen as often as it did in OW1 tho.

[@starbutter2730]

Thanks, maria! Ill keep this w me for everything tbh❤❤

[@dbzcollector9963]

None of what you said is worth the toxicity of this game. For every one game you have like that except to have about 10 where you get the idiots who pick doom fist and just dive in to die every time but they refuse to switch till the very last second. Or my favorite the healers who don’t even wanna play healer so they pick the characters that allow them to dps instead. Either way unless you have your own group or a couple to play with it’s a complete flip of the coin that tbh isn’t worth the headache.

[@jsos9434]

I’ve been playing since release, but my friends keep sending me this link. Weird

[@PaulMCH]

Underrated

[@CrustyxPie]

lmao😂

[@NovemberStreams]

#1. Always hug your Mercy. #2. Practice range first.

[@BrazenBull91]

I'll hug mercy when she becomes useful 😂

[@silentnature95]

You gotta stop running from her😂​@@BrazenBull91

[@BrazenBull91]

@silentnature95 I don't, used to be a mercy main until I realised she adds the least value to fights.

[@OfficialOddlyAppealing]

​@BrazenBull91 that's what I keep telling people that Mercy is only good if your playing with people that are good cause you can only heal so much and literally hug your teammates if they ain't doing no damage or tanking anything then supports become useless

[@styxjunkii]

@@OfficialOddlyAppealingSo is it a mercy problem or a DPS/Tank problem?

[@aaron-qy2me]

Step 1: play vs AI until you understand a few characters button layout. Step 2: try your luck in quick play Step 3: comp only once you get a grasp on all character match ups

[@Vixxeta]

You’re the best for remembering to make a refreshed guide! How else would I convince others to come join us?! If only we could include the Overwatch cinematics! 😭 Much Love Mills 👏🏼❤️

[@muffinman_4]

my friends want me to play and im lonely during summer (we domt plan hang outs) so im putting in the effort to learn all the lore and catch up as fast as i can so i dont make us lose every time we play 😭

[@ckpn4771]

W friend

[@caitlyn5405]

This is why I'm learning how to play!! I like a nice chill turn based RPG, so this is a huge learning curve for me 😅 You wrote this a month ago so I hope you've learned a lot and are having a fun summer with your pal :)

[@chrisdeguia4764]

All my cool friends play. Sometimes I want to be cool. So I try.

[@SomeKiid219]

I’d play with you even if you did throw every game! I hope your friends appreciate your eager attitude to learn!!

[@ronjuno]

I started playing with friends yesterday! It was so fun even though I have so much to learn. My first fps game as well.

[@pollopoderosomusculoso1108]

Been playing since 2016 and I can confirm this is a really good guide, well explained & all the basics covered without being overwhelming for new players. That's great since an average match has a lot going on all the time lol. W video 🏆

[@TJP-03]

I downloaded this last night as my first real attempt at a shooter (i mainly play racers) and uno what this shi is fun af. Definitely recommend to players like myself

[@deoxxys]

I've been playing Overwatch since 2016 and my biggest tips are to not care about your rank and make your number one concern having fun and you'll be ranked accordingly. A lot of people make the mistake of only caring about ranking up and when they don't, they hate play Overwatch and that's the worst thing you can do because video games are supposed to be fun. Honestly I would just permanently turn off voice chat, It's more toxic than it is good, just learn to use the ping system.

[@dbzcollector9963]

This game isn’t fun even if you’re trying to have fun lmao. If you try having fun your just gonna get steam rolled by the try hards. If you try hard you’ll get placed with people who don’t know what they’re doing other than pressing R2….

[@Jesse12121]

I look forward to watching the rest of this! taking your advice and experiencing the game before I start going try hard 👍

[@ra1nyd4yz68]

Oh my gosh, thank you so much for this guide^-^ I’ve only ever played other fps games before and I really new to this one but it looks so fun My friend has been playing this game since Ow1 and for a while she was trying to get me to play with her But I’m always nervous playing this game because I’m so new, so I don’t want to disappoint my team I’ve heard of things like certain characters counter others and yada yada but watching this guide kinda helps

[@ethansheesha7709]

Im glad you made the comparison to this game and mmo games and resource management games. I play magic off and on and i think of this game a lot like magic. Theres certain times you want to play certain things and if you dont have the right equipment or creatures for the job your basically screwed, thats player selection and counter selecting. If you use yohr ult at the qrong time because your team isnt there, thats like attacking with a powerful card but not having anywhere for it to go, the damage just cancels out and they overpower you in the end. You can make a ton of comparisons between the 2 games. If you do things right and fight your battles correctly, itll work. Theres no "trick up your sleeve" for anyone that can just end a match instantly. Theres a reason you get sat on or you dont lol some people just dont get that

[@god2.049]

Great video loving it so far!

[@dlbarnes]

Great guide my friend

[@StarlinkFK]

Intro song is one of the greatest zelda songs

[@morpheus559]

A baddie got me watchin this💀

[@Kxrma_]

Word bro😭

[@Sleak-f1q]

Same rn

[@lemonpulp5640]

Made a new account because I was hard stuck gold 5. half of my losses I was still hard carrying. New account gets plat 4 and I quickly ranked up to plat 3. New account has way better match quality. Games actually feel evenly matched a lot of the time.

[@nightow1139]

Not sure if mentioned but it is important tonhave a balanced team. Tank, support and damage bot all damage

[@archy_balt]

why have you listed Sigma as a character that can be effective at long distances? his projectiles' effective range is only about 20 meters. I would say of all tanks only Rammatra would be somewhat effective at distances over 25 meters. Not to say that he is a full long-range tank, but his projectiles has no falloff damage and can actually force snipers out of their positions, like on Havana.

[@iceghost97]

Bc hes only effective at mid to long range. If you let the enemy team get close to you as sigma, then youre gonna fall over bc youre playing them wrong. You literally want to keep them at a distance.

[@keggdot]

Sigma's greatest strength is his ability to poke out and deny angles at a long range with his shield and primary fire. Also, rammatra is great for brawl in nemesis form. Much better at close range lol.

[@archy_balt]

Ok guys, hear me out. You keep telling me that he's good at long range. But nobody can't explain me HOW DOES HE WORK AT LONG RANGE. I opened an Overwatch wiki and read "Range: 20-22 meters" in Sigma's primary fire description. I thought "Ok, maybe it's outdated or you can actually extend this range by bouncing his spheres?" I went to the practice range and tested. The farthest distance at which I can deal damage is about 23-24 meters, due to the sphere's explosion radius, and the amount of damage at this range is laughable. Bounces don't effect his range at all. About his shield: I get it, it's really powerful for denying angles, but I can't fight or even pressure a sniper behind it. I'm forced to fight targets at much closer range. Also if I put his shield mindlessly in the open, it gets broken really fast. So, please, can somebody explain me, HOW exactly do I need to play him at long range? Maybe I'm playing a different game? Maybe I'm delusional? And I don't mean to hate on Sigma, I want to learn him and be effective. The best strategy I figured out so far is to actually play corners or tight spaces, where I can bounce his spheres off walls from safe positions, or placing his shield in chokes. Yeah, I can agree that he is not good in close combat, but at least he can disengage from a brawl range with his cooldowns. Again, I'm not trying to prove that you should play him this way or another. I genuinely just want to understand how he works and why everybody is saying that he's long range. P.S. I know that Rammatra is mainly a brawl tank, I started to main him recently. And I really like that he can harrass enemies with his primary at long range BEFORE they get close and I can pummel them to the ground. I like to switch my playstyle from calm and defensive to active and aggressive. P.P.S. I played Overwatch 1 in 2017-2018, and I was mainly a quickplay and arcade enjoyer at the time. I decided to try OW2 now, after playing Valorant for a while and really getting into tactical side of... Well, tactical shooters. So now I really like analysing different characters and situations in which they can be useful, so that's why this Sigma dilemma is so mind-wrenching to me.

[@keggdot]

@@archy_balt I'll tell you. Sigma closes distance and takes space with his LONG RANGE shield. He can use this to A. Deny off angles from dps (widow, hanzo) or B. Close the distance to a corner which he can spam from and play around or even C. Cut off healing and utility from supports. So you use your shield to CLOSE DISTANCE, so that you can be in your effective mid-long range with your primary fire. Then you can force resources (abilities, health, healing) from the enemies by using your poke damage (which is one of sigma's greatest assets). This ability to to take long-range space with your shield makes it very easy to get into your effective spam range, force resources, and then win teamfights because of your RESOURCE ADVANTAGE. This is key to getting value on Sigma. The reason that these long range maps are good for sigma is that he can close that long range gap easily with his shield and play into his mid-long range spam. So yes, obviously you don't want to be spamming from first point havana spawn up to high ground. You close the distance to the corner to play at your effective mid-long range. Edit: Just adding to this once more, playing SUPER LONG range angles is never going to be effective on Sigma. You don't want to be in open space where the enemy's can safely peak you and force YOUR RESOURCES. You want to be the one who takes that open space (havana first point long sightline) and push up to a corner from where the enemy is in open space. This is where you spam and force resources from that 20-22m range. Additionally, 20-22m is still considered long range spam for a tank. If you are playing the right corners as Sigma you are going to be in your effective range almost always.

[@archy_balt]

@@keggdot Now that's a comprehensible answer! Thank you kindly, sir! I intuitively felt I should play somewhat like that, but I had a feeling I'm missing something. Also I need more practise, especially on cutting off enemy healing.

[@Hatsoonmeek]

And remember kids, if you ever feel bad about your rank, know that I've been playing since day 1, and my last rank was 98 in bronze. As a support.

[@mariacruza756]

I love this guide for new players! It's so indept, yet easy to understand.

[@sqnpai7330]

I'm just tired of people yelling at me in game 😢

[@TechyWechys]

how do i get into a game like i was in a quick play open queue for 30 minutes and i couldnt get in a match

[@texassniping1718]

Just started playing and I’m hooked but need peeps to play with

[@dbzcollector9963]

Do yourself a favor, delete it cause it’s only gonna get worse. Your only winning cause you just started and are playing with newbies. Wait till you get higher level and you’re still stuck with newbies while the enemy gets nothing but twinks and try hards.

[@Neutra6000]

@@dbzcollector9963 bro let him play if he likes it, in a game your not going to win all of the time. just because you start crying and raging when you lose doesnt mean others would

[@moraalesk]

​@@Neutra6000agreed

[@amazeaiman]

@@Neutra6000 Well i just started and lost every single match i've played

[@travisabr1294]

*explains what a teamfight is: when one team fights another.... Got it 😅

[@iceghost97]

I love this game but i think alot of us have hit a point where we as players have played this game so much that we know we have improved, but we dont see our ranks represent that & we're stuck in the same place we started. Or every time we start climbing, the matchmaking decides, oh you now have to carry your team to "prove" you deserve higher. Like bro, i won a few games in gold/plat, im not a smurf & they need to stop expecting me to carry games, when statistacially, that sets you up for failure unless your gods gift from Top 500. Like think about the last time you got an expected, when you won, but it felt more like an uphill battle. Thats bc blizz calculates whose gonna win BEFORE THE MATCH STARTS. Its not based on how well each team/player did in game. Its based on blizz dumb number system.

[@keggdot]

nah if youre good then you will climb. easy as that. if you consistently have more impact in your games than an average player of that rank then you rank up.

[@keggdot]

if you truly know you have improved and are still stuck in the same rank then its likely youre focussing on the wrong aspect of your play. you are probably losing to the same mistakes over and over and improving other aspects which arent as impactful as you think. for example: if your knowledge of team comps and gamesense has improved, but you are still feeding at terrible times then you are going to be held back by that weakness. also, if you are stuck in gold/plat, then you are average. if you are stuck in gold/plat i can guarantee you are making lots of HUGE mistakes every game, eliminating these just wins you games.

[@g37mxd82]

Needed this 2 months ago bro, you’re too damn late😭 I’m already too deep into the rabbit hole

[@kinidude5661]

Started playing last summer. Should've stopped when I still could, now I'm brainwashed into playing this shit game every day

[@youtuberuser0109]

@@kinidude5661u just gotta find the next live service game to get addicted to

[@PeterDB90]

"Choose a main" - NOOOOOOOO! Choose a set of characters to main Choosing a main will just make you a one-trick pony that, even if you are REALLY good, can be hard countered by counter picks. Say you REALLY like Genji and only play Genji, what will you do if the opposite team comp is Winston, Symmetra, Mei, Moira, and Brig? You can reflect a couple of things from Mei, one thing from Moira, and ZERO things from Winnie, Sym, and Brig, not to mention your only defense will now be dashing away and you'll just have to play poke until you get blade and even then with that many beams focusing you you'd die even with 2 pocket healers.

[@nathanaelrobbysaputra931]

Is this game still worth it to play this year?

[@dbzcollector9963]

It never was and still isn’t…. Unless you like playing with throwing doom fist mains who are only useful in total mayhem or healers who only play healer for their season pass but will just pick a dps healer.

[@dbzcollector9963]

So when other games have 1$-2$ micro transactions people lose their minds? But overwatch 2 has the worst transactions period, you can’t even call them micro lmao. 50-60$ just for a weapon and character skin, but no one’s saying nothing huh? lol

[@StarCrow77Gaming]

I'm sending this to my friend

[@deoxxys]

For the algorithm

[@DeadSnail1204]

You think overwatch is harder to master than rocket league? Been playing rocket league on and off since launch and I'm only at champ rank ,so much more skills I still haven't mastered. For overwatch I played 1 at launch for few weeks and stopped, haven't ever really tried to get good at it so I dunno if it's as hard as RL, granted skills don't transfer over as obviously 1 is shooter other is car football 🤣🤣 more just wondering how much dedication and time people put into this game to get good

[@Ceis01-v3y]

I just keep on getting killed by people and idk what to do

[@sandwichmaker-eb8fm]

don't die then

[@dbzcollector9963]

Delete the game it’s not worth playing anymore. It’s not the overwatch it once was, and sadly it never will be. The magic they made once was just that, a one hit wonder.

[@JOSEPHABREGO-fc3kb]

Brush up on your Toxic skills

[@twangyyy18888]

Waifus decrease viewership by 15%

[@CoinGames30]

@coach_mills how do you know or what condition need to be met to push someone or close the deal on a kill?

[@EngelsSegen]

I’m getting the game next month and I’m scared cuz I heard that overwatch is extremely toxic

[@g00se_ars0nist]

immediately when i say the anime girl pfp i guessed the voice of this creator correctly

[@PutTheCookieDown]

Step 1 ; dont start with genji

[@thatperson553]

Your main chooses you lol

[@vss318]

I refuse to believe there are new players

[@xSimSugar]

New player here 😂

[@blkc744]

Stop throwing ur to him or samito... They're bad players and always bullshitting on "player lower than master are dog shit" while they are stuck in master 5.

[@EdgarStyles1234]

Ded Gaem

[@yagirlkacixox]

can't spell

[@TSGC16]

Ppl been saying that for 4 years now the meme is dead

[@adamamraoui4197]

Wtffff you sound like Nynie

[@Shdow43U]

This didn’t even help me😔

[@adamyang1187]

Noobs…just remember MM is complete @$$ and broken. You will roll and then get f-ing rolled.

[@Bananalysdhr]

New Player Tip and Trick for OW2: Dont.

[@zireael66]

Yep that's right

[@Turtlpwr]

They get it

[@dbzcollector9963]

I agree don’t even bother….

[@XboxNightmare_NM]

Any new players, just don’t. You missed out on 2016’s game of the year experience & today, it’s nothing but a cash grab shell of its former self

[@mariacruza756]

OW2 is a gun game. Those of you that are stuck in the past and in a "just looking for the bad things" mentality ofc aren't having a good time. Especially if you are one of those "being back 6v6." I'm suuuure you guys didn't complain AT ALL back in 2016 -_- I'm sure OW was just perfect. It sucks that you became disenchanted with it, but why discourage others? They might have a totally different experience than you

[@dbzcollector9963]

@@mariacruza756 overwatch 2 is literally overwatch just worse wtf are you even talking about? Lmao. The game was way more fun back then cause it actually took skill, planning, and execution. This game just takes nothing but luck, you either have a good tank or you don’t. At least with two tanks you could get away with one being an idiot, but if your only tank is an idiot who refuses to switch then you’ve already lost. They even removed one its main game modes and just recycled most of the old maps while getting rid of some of the fan favorites. They supposedly were gonna have characters combing ults but unsurprisingly that didn’t happen. The only reason you can even defend this garbage is cause it’s free but even then they still try to scam people . They seriously think a weapon and character skin that have zero affect on gameplay are worth 60$ almost the price of a whole new game? Lmao this game was made for chumps and children. If this were an EA game people would be rioting about its micro transactions and junk complaining about 1$-2$ weapon skins. Since it’s a free game tho no one’s gonna speak out about them selling skins for like 20-50$? 🤮🤣

[@zweiigorgon8980]

Played this game for like a week i can already tell why people are lvl 700 stuck in gold. I hit plat and these players play with no agency. Supports double stack on tanks DPS are afraid to make plays and just shoot tanks all games and tanks are afraid to go in to disrupt comps. If i can hit plat under 50 hours and you guys are seasonal silvers and golds playing for years then this games rank economy is doomed.

[@zireael66]

nah dont play overwatch this game is broken it's trash, the rank system is broken, playing this game solo is the worst experience in gaming history, playing with friends is the only way to have some fun. And even then you can't take this game seriously. if you take it, the fun ends

[@atticshoebox]

L take. If you hate the game so much stop playing and watching ow videos

[@Lovelykarma0909]

I don’t recommend any new player to start this game at the moment. A year ago it was good now it’s trash

[@tylerbacoka4248]

Rigged and brain dead, buy battlepass win

[@SmolderingSilver]

There wasn't a single practical tip in this whole video that I could apply to my next game. Waste of time.

[@filypa101]

That first game with Sombra, at 360p is exactly how my game looks. It's easier to headshot the bots than a character at that screen quality 😅 I've tested it in the Practice Range. Shot the two bots and then Tracer-had to shoot her twice and adjust my aim. (It's also an innate aiming problem of course but being unable to identify a hero at sight seems problematic.)

[@filypa101]

I'm surprised I have at least 50 match wins in casual, didn't know that was a requirement for competitive. The more you know 🌈