Overwatch 2 tank mains claim their role is \u2018misunderstood\u2019 by players Blizzard EntertainmentOverwatch 2 tank mains have taken to social media to defend their \u2018misunderstood\u2019 role to some members of the player base. In Overwatch 2, every Hero falls into one of the three main roles: DPS, Support, and Tank. While some Heroes blend elements of each role, all of them specialize in one key pillar. As a team-based hero shooter, having a good mix of Heroes in each role is a must for a well-rounded team. This means players need to understand the ins and outs of the role they\u2019re playing. However, it seems some Tank mains still think the community has misunderstood how the Tank role works in Overwatch 2, even after all these years. Overwatch 2 tank mains feel misunderstood by the community A post on the Overwatch subreddit titled, \u201cA lot of people don\u2019t understand tank in this game,\u201d sparked an interesting discussion among members of the community. The OP said, \u201cI see a lot of people think tank is just a big damage and cd sponge, but that isn\u2019t true at all. I don\u2019t know where this misconception of the role comes from, but I really wish it wasn\u2019t so believed in.\u201d They go on to explain that Tanks are \u201caggressive space takers\u201d first and foremost. \u201cThey don\u2019t sit around, hold your hand, and take all the enemy\u2019s crap for you. They push in, kill things, force engagements and cooldowns, and allow their team to push forwards.\u201d The player used Reinhardt\u2019s shield as an example of a common misconception. \u201cReinhard\u2019s shield for example isn\u2019t for his team to stand behind so they can be safe from damage, it\u2019s for Rein to use for himself to push up without taking too much damage.\u201d Many fellow tank mains commented on the post in agreement with the points made. \u201cYou\u2019re completely right, but you\u2019re about to get a lot of comments from people not ready to hear this yet\u2026,\u201d said one player. Others mentioned that it\u2019s not entirely some player\u2019s fault as Tank is a complex role in Overwatch 2. \u201cI don\u2019t blame people who think tanks are just supposed to stay in the objective or to be a meat shield. It\u2019s way easier to understand a Support or a DPS job in this game than the Tank job,\u201d said another fan. Of course, others in the comments expressed why they tend to steer clear of the Tank role for one reason or the other. Needless to say, Tank is not the easiest role to fulfill in Overwatch 2. For more news and updates on Overwatch 2, check out the balance changes made to Roadhog\u2019s Take a Breather ability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Overwatch 2 tank mains claim their role is \u2018misunderstood\u2019 by players Blizzard EntertainmentOverwatch 2 tank mains have taken to social media to defend their \u2018misunderstood\u2019 role to some members of the player base. In Overwatch 2, every Hero falls into one of the three main roles: DPS, Support, and Tank. While some Heroes blend elements […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83951\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}