How to go Against a Bad Team Setup

What should someone do if their own team refuses to play in a normal team setup in ranked?

By 'normal' I mean:

• At least one Tank
• At least one Healer
• Not 3 Snipers
• At least one Offensive

What should someone do if there at least 2 of the above stated things are missing?

I am currently Ranked Gold, mostly because of leavers (5 Matches where I lost because of one or 2 players on my own team left), and I am descending (2437 after Ranked, 2082 now). Every Loss I take happened when players left or 2 of the above points were missing. I took then one of them as best as I could (mostly I choose my Character as first or second so I must go back to the base and switch them)

Most Overwatch Players play a 2-2-2 setup which is as far as I can see the best thing to do by default, so the things I stated above are a very low expectation.

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3 Answers

Short answer: Play Lucio.

Longer answer:

Among all your requirements, the important one is at least one healer and at least one tank. Offensive heroes are better at damaging the other team than non-offensive heroes, but it's a role that other hero types can cover. No offensive heroes might seem bad, but if you have a Junkrat, Torbjorn, and Bastion, for instance, that might be all the DPS you need.

A tank is more important. Tanks absorb big hits and focus fire that smaller heroes simply can't. Still, with enough healing, and a grouped-up enough team, you can often hold an area acceptably well without a tank.

A healer is vital. Yes, there are healing packs around the map which can and should be used, but you generally have to leave combat to do this, and there often aren't enough near an objective to heal everyone.

So, if you have to fill all the roles of damage-dealer, tank, and healer, you need to focus on healing, while still having some durability, and also the ability to do damage.

That's Lucio.

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I understand what you're asking about, but I don't feel there's a good "solid" answer here. One of the bigger issues with with Ranked play is that you alone cannot make others change, no-more then you can tell someone else to "play better" and have them magically improve.

I would start with the following suggestions though to help improve your game and team chances:

1. First and foremost: Make sure you're comfortable before to play Ranked.

   Do whatever you need to do before logging in, eat well, refresh, shower if you want to. Compared to Quick Play, Ranked Play is stressful and any little annoyance is going to snowball. There might be days where you just can't even play due to too many factors in your way. Personally, I'll play Quick Play and see if I'm tunnel visioning too often as a way to determine if I'm OK for Ranked that day. If I do poorly in Quick, then imagine how much worse I'll preform when stressed out?

2. Say Hi, in text and voice.

   As soon as I'm in game, I'll type "hiya" but also make sure I'm joined into the in-game team chat. I've found that most people will not talk unless they feel there's a second person on the mic as well. Just saying something should get people talking, which leads to more useful information when call-outs (reaper behind team, Mercy is down, Ult ready) are announced. The Comms Wheel in game is useless if no-one understands what you're saving your ult for.

3. Talk to your teammates like people, not like children.

   I've been in games where I'm playing with people who where on the enemy team before. Win or lose, I know that they know how to play and I would hope that they have the same thought of me. When talking to someone, do not flame them or call them names since it's only going to have a adverse affect on your own team. (ie, If you try to say "gg ez" to the enemy team, they're very likely going to have a second wind to make you eat your words. If you tell your own teammate to "stop sucking", it's only going to cause them to not listen to you when you warn of that sneaky reaper.) If you show some respect, is most cases people will respect you back.

4. Be the change you want to see.

   Is the team missing a Tank? then fill that role. Healer? Fill that role. Is the Team going to do a bastion/Reign combo? Figure out with them how to make it work. Not every team will be comprised of all-stars, but the winning team is the one that works together, even if that means breaking meta or trying out something unusual. That might not be a game where you can play your best character, but the change-up might be unorthodox enough to work.

5. Finally, there's some games you can't win, and there's some people you can't work with.

   At the end of the day, Ranked is 12 people in one match with enough random variables that might have determined the winner before the game started. Much like the leavers in your own game, you can't control for every scenario. The least you can do is to be kind enough for "gg", and select "block user" ONLY for the most toxic of players.

As of this post, I'm floating around 2700~ with a slow climb. If I'm doing well, I'll keep playing Ranked, but quit for the day after two losses. That's usually a good sign to come back another time when I'm feeling better and when my group pool has changed-up enough.

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There isn't much you can do, apart from reporting them.

1. Best you can do is try your best to change your current pick to suit the team needs. I've played many competitive games with just one Healer or 1 Tank and we've managed to win.

2. You can try to pursued them to change hero. Never yell, threaten or curse at them. People are much more likely to listen to you and swap heroes if you ask nicely and present the evidence, you get slaughtered and don't make progress on the objective.

3. If someone leaves try to encourage your teammates to still try and do their best.

mostly i chooses my Character as first or second so i must go back to the base and switch them

There's plenty of time to switch characters if you see the team comp is not perfect. Don't insta-pick Genji and run along doing your solo game. This game is team-based. Wait for the last second your team is spawned (On defence) and pick your hero accordingly. Check the team with Tab on offence and switch should your team require a certain hero.

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