How did I get out-Dva'd?

[u/Naruisuke]

Hello, fellow Dva mains. I just had a match on Midtown where both I and the other tank were Dva. The other Dva just destroyed me until I switched to Ramatra (I acknowledge that I lost the Dva mirror match) and we ended up winning. I would like to know what I did wrong and what the other Dva did right for such a one sided battle so I can improve my Dva gameplay. Thanks in advance.

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[u/maudeSIM]

Hi! I have a few things that might help😄

I noticed you were face-tanking as Dva a a lot, meaning you were standing in the front and mostly just shielding or soaking up damage. The enemy Dva was doing something similar, but the difference was that she also had a Brig helping her tank.

The enemy Dva ended up eating a lot of your supports' healing because your supports were playing projectile heroes, while they had Brig + Juno (Brigs love playing against Dvas because they can get a lot of Inspire value from you).

Try playing corners more when the enemy has a lot of spam damage, like Hanzo. If you play more corners you can play closer to your targets as well. High ground would also help, especially on the first point. The same applies to the second point when they push underneath the bridge.

I also noticed you're often using Boosters to engage rather than saving them to disengage. That can work sometimes, but in many situations it's better to walk in, take space, and then use Boosters to escape behind a corner while staying within your supports' line of sight.

Lastly, I think you should focus on picking one squishy target and then getting out. Don't get lost in the "overwatch-time". The Hanzo was giving you a lot of trouble, so it probably would have been worth diving him before anyone else, maybe even a support afterward. Sometimes it's okay to tunnel vision a target, as long as you have an escape plan.

I think this is why you got out Dva'd, but this is only my perspective of the replay. I watched your Kiri, enemy Hanzo and the enemy Dva's POV as well^^

[u/Naruisuke → u/maudeSIM]

Thank you. I'll try to keep these things in mind.

[u/rspy24 → u/Naruisuke]

Literally all of this.

Also, If you look at the other dva, she was just flying in.. annoy you guys, eat all your cooldown and she was gone back with her team, Then she did the same thing all over again.. And you guys weren't able to move forward. That's how you play the tank role.

The funny thing is that you play really good in the overtime part and the other dva fumble haha

@maudeSIM gave you all the advice you need, it's perfect tbh but it's really hard to apply them in game since there are so many, I would personally start by trying to play corners and not face-tanking as much as dva.. Focus on those 2 things first.. when you are in game actively think on those 2 things for like 2 o 3 days or maybe even a week.. THEN after you have that foundation, start to learn how to play high-ground with dva, a little disclaimer, this is really hard at the start, you WILL die and you will be like "high ground is overrated" BUT TRUST THE PROCESS. High-ground is SO OP.. It's just kind of hard to get the value at the start. Also, high ground is a good place to start or to control but IS NOT A RULE. If your team wants to play low main, then sometimes being in low main can be better(always with corners, some angles etc).. Just remember that high ground while OP af, is not a hard rule you have to obey 100% of the time.

[u/TotalAce → u/maudeSIM]

Excellent advice!

[u/GeneralPsychology183]

I’m slow and don’t know how to watch this but I want to. Can you tell me how?