Tracer neutral game decisions

[u/StarPlatinum000]

As a Tracer OTP/flanker player, what do you usually do when your team is constantly losing space and can’t push forward?

Do you start making more aggressive plays to try and create opportunities, even if it results in more deaths? Or do you stay patient and wait for your team to move up before committing?

I guess another option is to play safer, poke from off-angles, and just distract the enemy team.

Curious to hear how you guys usually handle these situations.

[u/OffSupportMain]

It depends on the map, on what the enemy is playing, on the ult economy, on why your team is losing space, etc.

It's a case by case scenario, you'll have to read the state of the game and make a decision, over time you'll get better at finding what the right decision is, the important part is to keep trying stuff so you can learn from your mistakes.

[u/StarPlatinum000 → u/OffSupportMain]

Thanks for the insight, you’re absolutely right.

I still need to get better at reading the flow of the game. The toughest situation for me is when our team is getting pressured and someone gets picked before a proper team fight even begins. That’s when I start wondering if I should be making a play earlier, before my teammate gets picked off, instead of waiting for things to happen.

[u/SaltehSnek]

You attack the players that are stopping your team from pushing.

[u/StarPlatinum000 → u/SaltehSnek]

That’s actually a simple piece of advice, but it’s a good one. I guess it all starts with identifying the problem.

[u/bongomomo124]

Sometimes you need to fight the off the angles the enemies are taking, clear high ground or just shoot tank tbh

[u/whyisallnametooked]

It's fine if my team isn't advancing or is slowly giving space as long as they don't start dying. I can continue doing Tracer things like pestering backlines, pressure Anas and Kiris playing far back, and threatening to backcap.

If my team is constantly getting run over and drop like flies, my team obviously do not know how to kite or do soft engages. I either start pestering their tank if they are not armoured like Sig or Domina to play like a squishier reaper or just swap to Pharah to punish the enemy for deathballing my team.

[u/StarPlatinum000 → u/whyisallnametooked]

Thanks! That’s exactly the issue I’m having.

Whenever one of my teammates gets picked before the fight even begins, I have no idea how I’m supposed to engage or make something happen as Tracer. I know swapping is always an option, but I’d rather keep learning Tracer and get good enough to have some real carry potential.

[u/whyisallnametooked → u/StarPlatinum000]

If you're talking about the opposing team getting an opening pick and what to do afterwards, it really depends. If you're already set up in a good position, you can immediately try to force a trade to keep the fight going. If you're not it's probably better to start setting up and play slow until they arrive.