Tips and Tricks: Beginner's Guide to Overwatch

Saving the world is no small feat! Jump into Overwatch 2, the sequel to the hero shooter by Blizzard Entertainment. Learn all the tips and tricks you need to get started in Overwatch 2 and the best ways to get started, no matter your role or hero!

Beginner's Guide

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Prepare for Long Queue Times and Bugs Get Some Training Complete Challenges Tweak Your Settings Use the Ping System

Prepare for Long Queue Times and Bugs

At present, due to the number of players attempting to join games in Overwatch 2, you may experience some long queues and bugs. Be sure to check your Internet speeds to reduce the number of issues you may encounter!

Currently Known Bugs

If you're curious to know all currently known bugs in Overwatch 2, check out our list here!

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Get Some Training

For veterans and newbies alike, you can never go wrong with taking some time to get some extra training in! There are currently 3 various options to practice, the Tutorial, Practice Range, and Practice vs. AI. For most players, the most important of these 3 are the Practice Range and Practice Vs. AI

Practice Range

The Practice Range allows you to play around with various heroes, testing their abilities and damage on robots. Not only can you test damaging and healing skills, but you can even summon different heroes to test how your abilities work on them!

Practice Vs. AI

Practice Vs AI, just like the name suggests, is a game where players can fight against AI opponents. The difficulty can be changed from Easy to Lethal, allowing new players to get the hang of the game before going against actual players or for veterans to brush up or warm up before matches!

This is also the perfect time to test out any heroes you're interested in! If you're curious on which one you should play, check out our Tier list!

Heroes Tier List: Best Heroes To Play (October 2022)

Play Unranked

When you're done training and practicing, there's no better teacher than experience! Hop into an unranked game to try out your new skills against other players and maybe learn a few more!

Complete Challenges

Challenges not only earn you Battle Pass EXP, but also encourage you to try different things or engage more with others! Plus, you can snag some Battle Pass goodies while you're at it!
Battle Pass Explained: Price, Skins, and Unlocks

Tweak Your Settings

In order to make your experience the best for you, open up your menu and tweak your settings a bit! These can not only help gameplay, but also enhance performance!

Increase FPS

FPS is king when it comes to shooters, and Overwatch 2 is no exception. In order to boost your FPS, one simple method is by lowering your graphics quality a bit to make your gameplay experience smoother.

Display Performance Stats

Performance stats not only allow you to track things such as FPS, VRAM, Network Latencies, etc, but also allow you to gauge whether your PC can handle Overwatch 2 or if you're connected to the right region! Little tweaks can help in the long run so keep an eye on those numbers!

Adjust your Crosshair

Not used to the default crosshair or having difficulties? Don't worry! You can always change these settings to suit your mood and needs from basics such as thickness to the color of your crosshair.

Set your Keybinds

Sometimes we find ourselves pressing the wrong button or finding it a hassle to use the default keys to do what we want. Keybindings can be a huge help here, making gameplay easier and possibly even more efficient!

Use the Ping System

By default, you can hold your middle mouse button to open the Ping menu, and select your ping of choice. You can alert your teammates when enemies are near, point out areas you're watching, and more!

For those who don't know callouts or don't wish to use the voice chat functions, this is an extremely useful tool to use!

How to Use the Ping System

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