healer dps meta

[Mushy]

lack of focus on healing takes away from even being a tank.
moira, illara, zen, bap.
something needs to change, ratio 3/1 dmg to healing is stupid, people would rather do damage than turn around and heal you.

[EldritchBlast]

Role is called support, not healer.

[Iris]

Dunno bout other supports, but usually I switch my focus to dps if I recognize my teammates aren't focusing the right targets or getting enough kills while I'm dumping 20k healing into them.

[Mushy]

Originally posted by Kraken:

Dunno bout other supports, but usually I switch my focus to dps if I recognize my teammates aren't focusing the right targets or getting enough kills while I'm dumping 20k healing into them.

issue is the rank im at, its rare to see healer be able focus healing over doing damage, and 8 out 10 games it happens so i doubt i care how much one time healing you were able to do

[Mushy]

Originally posted by Tycho:

Role is called support, not healer.

they are healers, they have healing abilities, symmetra was a support hero, lucio is kind of support/ healer.

[Ichmag 🔑🌙]

Originally posted by Mushy:

Originally posted by Tycho:

Role is called support, not healer.

they are healers, they have healing abilities, symmetra was a support hero, lucio is kind of support/ healer.

where does the game ever call them healers?

[pwnograffik]

Originally posted by Tycho:

Role is called support, not healer.

Originally posted by Tycho:

Role is called support, not healer.

Originally posted by Tycho:

Role is called support, not healer.

Originally posted by Tycho:

Role is called support, not healer.

[Mushy]

yh lets pretend to be smart asses, so many dumb ♥♥♥♥♥, next time ill play ''support'' hero and they'll ask for healing ill just reply im a support hero, im supporting in doing damage, and ignore healing all together

[Ichmag 🔑🌙]

bro is arguing with himself

[Nogard]

Originally posted by Mushy:

yh lets pretend to be smart asses, so many dumb ♥♥♥♥♥, next time ill play ''support'' hero and they'll ask for healing ill just reply im a support hero, im supporting in doing damage, and ignore healing all together

Brother, nobody is saying to ignore healing all together. You have to understand since healing in general is nerfed due to the DPS passive, supports NEED to input some sort of damage and help the fights since healing is significantly less effective than it was before, thus making damaging more crucial to get a pick.

A decent support will know how to input damage while still try to keep you alive.

[Br8kmyChoker]

i only heal tanks with big ♥♥♥♥♥ this is a small ♥♥♥♥ vibe thread l8r sk8r

[SadiqNZR]

OP here might have misunderstood the role "Support" with "Healer". Like @Nogard mentioned above, due to dps passive, the whole "out healing the damage" is no longer a thing in OW2. Regardless, your supports a capable of providing you with really good utilities, which could enable your team to outplay your opponents. Ana - Biotic nade/ Sleep Dart , Lucio - Speed boost / Boop, Baptist - Immortality Field, Kiriko - Protection Suzu etc to name a few. If used well, these utilities can swiftly shutdown the enemy push or match defining ults.

Supports brings a lot of value into the table. It's not just about putting out humongous amount of heals that counts. Always keep an eye on your health bar. If you are not getting the heals you expect them to give you, just refrain from exposing yourself too much to enemy fire. Staying alive and helping your dps to make plays will net you the win, while dying and flaming your healers while looking at the countdown will only damage the team spirit.

[Sledge]

Originally posted by Mushy:

yh lets pretend to be smart asses, so many dumb ♥♥♥♥♥, next time ill play ''support'' hero and they'll ask for healing ill just reply im a support hero, im supporting in doing damage, and ignore healing all together

You seem to be missing the point here.

It isn't the only job of your support to sit there and heal-bot you. An Ana needs to know when healing the tank for a quick shot or clipping the Genji for a kill when he's low is important, she needs to understand when to anti-heal and when to buff-heal.

A Brigitte is your defense against Tracers & Sombras with her anti-dive kit.

Baptiste is a combat-healer, effective at keeping the time alive for extended skirmishes.

Moira is another anti-dive + pro-flank support, she is designed around pestering the enemy back line to keep her healing up or safe-guarding your own back-line more than front-line healing.

Supports aren't just "healers". Declaring them as such would make me wonder how much you understand the game on a fundamental level.

[Shae]

Originally posted by Mushy:

yh lets pretend to be smart asses, so many dumb ♥♥♥♥♥, next time ill play ''support'' hero and they'll ask for healing ill just reply im a support hero, im supporting in doing damage, and ignore healing all together

As a support main I can see why the supports in your games were ignoring you all match if you speak to people like this when they explain what being a support means in a team based game. I can only begin to imagine how you treat your teammates.