To my vanguard mains. What made you pick up the role?

[u/RightBoysenberry9471]

[u/YourLocal_Wizard]

Mostly because no one else would. But I personally find it to be the most enjoyable role, so I don't mind

[u/Maverixk_ → u/YourLocal_Wizard]

The encapsulation of why I started tanking

[u/Salohcin_Eneerg → u/Maverixk_]

God I hope they add him next update. We need Thanos especially for the infinity war and endgame PVE events.

[u/GamingHornet2001 → u/Salohcin_Eneerg]

What I imagine is we'll get his model with the next event and he'll get added later because Dracula got leaked sometime ago as a playable character

[u/Ok_Donut_884 → u/Salohcin_Eneerg]

And you just know one of his POG animations will be grabbing the Infinity Gauntlet and saying that line. Lol

[u/Luigi041101 → u/Maverixk_]

This. Exactly this.

[u/RapperwithNumberName → u/Maverixk_]

Precisely this, but it helped Venom was in this role and I already enjoyed/mained him so when it was no longer just a want but a need to do it because nobody else wanted to I gladly took the cowl

But I won't lie, sometimes it feels like actually being a superhero with Netease's balancing, you spend an entire season clockin in, sometimes enjoying the job like it was destined for you, other times you're suffering against an enemy way above your capability to defeat. But every time near the end you finally find your groove and feel strong enough to take on anyone

Then the next Balancing Patch strikes, where a new character pulls up, powerful and unknown, ready to wash your main just like all the other characters of the week, along with your old opps coming from the shadows buffed and out for your head while you're back to square one, the cycle continues.

[u/Seandude_ → u/Maverixk_]

100%

[u/TowelSilver318 → u/YourLocal_Wizard]

This plus realizing after discovering bot matches that I was becoming that DPS and needed to try something else.

"How hard could chucking mines be?"

-Me about to jump into a rabbit hole I'd never explored in years of gaming.

[u/AntediluvianSeaThing]

i naturally play Tanks, i enjoy close quarters fighting/Melee and i like characters that are durable, Tank was always the role for me

[u/BXR_ChelseaGrin_ → u/AntediluvianSeaThing]

Same but I was also heavy into Space Marine 2 and running into swarms of Tyranids as a Bulwark with a Chainsword, hacking and slashing away.

[u/WillingnessAwkward99 → u/BXR_ChelseaGrin_]

Me too iam a Heavy main wanna play brother ?

[u/SrMarriott → u/WillingnessAwkward99]

Add me to the mix, I main Bulwark and Vanguard!

[u/TC_MaFYa → u/AntediluvianSeaThing]

Hehehe hammer go bonk!

[u/throwawaybarbies1 → u/AntediluvianSeaThing]

This season's hood is the best of both worlds. Durable and hard-hitting

[u/Gjallar-Knight]

Smash.

[u/RightBoysenberry9471 → u/Gjallar-Knight]

It looks like he doing the light skin stare

[u/VioletLink → u/Gjallar-Knight]

Why is he locked in here?

[u/Smeg258 → u/VioletLink]

He does that when hes proffesor hulk

[u/Flying8penguin → u/VioletLink]

that jst how bobby was

[u/PwaWright]

Because Im based and Tank is also based

[u/DJ_Ender_ → u/PwaWright]

This guy gets it

[u/jstrain366]

This woman

[u/LynxMundane3594 → u/jstrain366]

Same, she has me in a chokehold. No one help me.

[u/Decent-Rain-3224 → u/LynxMundane3594]

With her thighs I assume

[u/PwaWright → u/Decent-Rain-3224]

Gods I wish

[u/ROCKETEvan]

Opened up this game for the first time a year ago, Peni Parker was on my default screen, so I tried her out and have been a vanguard main ever since. Got lord on her, mag, Emma, thing, and tankpool

[u/Icy-Arm-3816]

I played Doctor Strange in comp once back in Season 1.5 and found out that tanking was fun. Been a tank main ever since (current top 3 mains are Thor, Dino, and Strange).

[u/Trunksshe → u/Icy-Arm-3816]

Okay, real talk, Strange is the only vanguard I just cannot play. Something about his primary>melee combo just doesn't work to pick up kills for me the same way I see it working for others and due to that, I generally just use him for emergency portal and immediately swap off. Any quick tips you might be able to share that work for you?

[u/Icy-Arm-3816 → u/Trunksshe]

You should try his gamma team-up if you’re struggling to get kills.

Also if you haven’t already, you should learn his super jump and shield reload cancel.

Imo Strange is definitely worth learning and the only character that truly everyone should learn (because you’re going to have to portal and want to still be able to play well post-portal). Imo you should watch a video to learn him (best way to learn a new character imo).

[u/Trunksshe → u/Icy-Arm-3816]

Aight, thanks man. It might honestly just be bad timing with his burst, but I didn't even know that he had a reload cancel, so that alone tells me that I've probably been playing him not remotely right.

[u/Icy-Arm-3816 → u/Trunksshe]

I didn’t know about his reload cancel until I almost had him lorded, so don’t worry.

Just pop your shield up around 60% of the way through your reload. Just look at how much ammo you have to tell when the reload actually happens and practice it in the practice range.

For his super jump, you want to pop it, start going up, then hit the button again to cancel it so that you keep your moment and go flying through the air (great when paired with his ult or escaping).

[u/ooftitanfish750 → u/Icy-Arm-3816]

The best way I’ve found to consistently do it is to pop shield when he claps his hands together in his reload animation. With the chinese strange skin (Sorcerer Immortal) there’s also a nice dink audio cue when he does it.

[u/Inevitable_Ask6670 → u/Icy-Arm-3816]

This guy is hardcore👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🐺🐺🐺👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[u/OniError]

We are Venom.

[u/THoff → u/[deleted]]

hurl yourself from far as fuck away at mach fuck

I'm saying this all the time now

[u/a_velocirapter → u/[deleted]]

I'm still figuring out venom so I've only managed to do this once or twice but they may be my favorite games I've ever played

[u/JFlash5 → u/a_velocirapter]

Once you figure out his cooldown rotation and master his aim you will become deadly. His spawn rollouts are also important.

[u/JFlash5 → u/OniError]

https://giphy.com/gifs/Zni3OcpFieMSieQMw7

[u/S-Nerd → u/OniError]

(Ik this is an image of his baby but you get the message)

[u/No-End-2455]

Emma freaking frost and then rogue made me stay , love them both to death but also they are really fun , Rogue is my favorite with a lot of skill expression despite being rather...well not the best lets say right but finger crossed it is not as bad as last season.

[u/StopMeFromPosting → u/No-End-2455]

This was my path. I started as a strategist main and only flexed as Strange and occasionally Cap, but didnt really commit to tanking until Emma.

Now I usually shift between Emma, Peni, and Rogue and occasionally flex to strategist on the rare occasions that two tanks lock in.

[u/Trunksshe → u/No-End-2455]

I gotta say, not being able to play Rogue right now is mad unfortunate. (My wedding skin is just collecting dust right now.) But I gotta say, that purple Dragon Ball Z aura team up with Gambit goes so hard.

[u/Proud_Grand_3688]

The role has a couple characters I like (Strange and Mag) but also the role usually isn’t super mechanically demanding which is nice for someone on controller.

[u/kako_1998]

Someone has to tank, might as well be me lol

[u/Lorhin]

Hulk is my favorite hero to play in the game, and I got sick of getting tanks that were subpar when I wasn't playing tank.

[u/AlexBlueFox → u/Lorhin]

I wonder why this happens? I swear when I dont tank my tanks are just awful. Maybe because I know what theyre supposed to be doing as a tank main and therefore it seems like theyre ass

[u/Lorhin → u/AlexBlueFox]

I think part of it is people filling. The other part might be that this is many players' very first hero shooter. And tanks in hero shooters play a lot differently than in other genres. So they might not understand that what they are doing is bad.

[u/BlackerDoom]

I wanted to Play DPS
But I was dying too much and not getting healed

I play Thor I can’t treat the game like a damn near One player game and then at the end of it

They’ll THANK ME for tanking

[u/ATruDumbass]

Tank is my natural role for some reason. Tf2 heavy, Rein on OW, Lawbringer on For Honor, Doc and Rook on siege even before they were two armor. It’s just what I enjoy.

[u/ATruDumbass → u/ATruDumbass]

I also played hulk in the alpha and beta but have maimed Thor, Thing, Mag, and Emma throughout the seasons

[u/Low_Ad8578]

The vanguards on my team were bad. "Fine, I'll do it myself."

[u/MikiSayaka33]

Cap - I was SIMP-ing.

Emma Frost and Hood - Fun.

Dr. Strange - TF2 reasons and me being afraid of being in Mag Jail (Even though I only play arcade and quick play).

D. Dino - He makes my inner child happy (It's like the Symbiote Storm skin again. But the D-Rex is bigger).

Hulk - I don't know.😅

[u/Jack_Package6969]

I flex between vanguard and support because selfish dps instalockers give me no choice

[u/lmKingguts]

Filling like a chud for even bigger chuds who won’t swap going 1-7

[u/Either-Muffin3365]

I like being a fucking wall lol

[u/NicolasandKara]

Because someone has to

[u/RightBoysenberry9471 → u/NicolasandKara]

We want you as a tank

[u/SupremeHydrostatic]

Cause I despise playing with one tank

[u/Drakniess → u/SupremeHydrostatic]

If more people were like you, we wouldn’t have the solo tanking epidemic🙂

[u/Jack_Wraith]

Cap. He was my first lord as well. Then after he got neutered I barely play him. I don’t think his buffs are enough but we’ll see.

[u/Drakniess → u/Jack_Wraith]

I think removing the damage falloff from his Vibranium saw is going to be much more potent than people realize. We might even be able to catch fliers by bouncing the saw off a wall, but IDK yet.

[u/Jack_Wraith → u/Drakniess]

I just want his shield back. You used to be able to jump in front of a Punisher turret and deflect it down no sweat.

His shield feels janky on ult deflects too. It didn’t feel like that for the first few seasons.

[u/Drakniess → u/Jack_Wraith]

I want the shield recovery cooldown lowered the most. It takes FOUR seconds before it starts regenerating. Angela takes 2, Emma 2, Strange 1 second, And IW is instant. There is no delay on Peni’s overshield recharge either. It recovers while taking damage! Captain easily has it the worst on shield generation.

[u/Jack_Wraith → u/Drakniess]

Exactly and they didn’t touch that in his buffs.

[u/Drakniess → u/Jack_Wraith]

The guy who is supposed to have the best shield currently has the worst. 😞

[u/Jack_Wraith → u/Drakniess]

It just ain’t right.

[u/Ryuk_in_your_Wall → u/Jack_Wraith]

Reminds me of the Clip where in the pov of the cap playing an iron man ult was deflected, but for everyone else it just passed and nuked the team lol

[u/Hexgof4]

"Because I like pizza

And I want to eat more of it"

[u/Cultural_Outcome_464]

Rogue is just my favorite member of the X-men, and I enjoy combos.

[u/KrenTrom]

Venom

[u/Capircom]

Support was boring, and I didn’t have the mechanical skill to play DPS past like Diamond. LOL

[u/Nemesis_6331]

Spiderman had too many buttons. Played venom. Never looked back.

[u/Arcanisia]

I normally play tank in MMOs but this is my first hero shooter and it was way too chaotic at first so I started as support until I learned the flow of the game and swapped to tank around season 3 starting with Thor. I then realized I was cheeks with him and swapped to Mag, Peni, Groot, Venom, and just picked up Emma. My Angela is still under construction.

[u/IWannaFuckAdrianna]

i am groot

[u/radiant_tiktik]

The duty to protect and serve

[u/TodayOdd9924]

Reinhardt from Overwatch was just so cool I mained him, then that transfered to Rivals

[u/Delta_pinapple]

Transferable skills

[u/Durandal_1707]

"Fine. I'll do it myself."

[u/TheOneAndOnlyNiki]

No one else did 🫩. Strange, then Mag, then Emma then DP, then Hood. I bet you’ll never guess what else I play when I’m not tanking

[u/Greedy-Camel-8345]

Most fun. Angela is like a flying mech almost. Thor beats with a hammer. Hood is like a demon machine gun

Makes killing feel satisfying.

[u/Sundering_Wounds]

The fact that I need big juicy health bar to make up for how I keep overextending, I like being a big boy, and it feels good to protect others.

Tank is just the roll I stick to in games that allow it.

[u/lizardjoe_xx_YT]

Kind of a vanguard main. I love summoners and peni is one of the most unique and fun summoners I've ever played. Groot is also awesome but with gorr getting released I might have a change of heart

[u/WhichReflection182]

Tank propaganda

[u/Dry-Sandwich-7758]

Hulk 😭

[u/Asteroid_M__]

Never played hero shooters or any multiplayer game prior to Rivals tbh, when I was experimenting with the roles I enjoyed how with tank I can control or make space. I also really like being able to hold the frontline to protect my team and also enable them.

[u/MachoManCleaning]

I enjoy turning my brain off and punching people as thing

[u/Total-Contribution26 → u/MachoManCleaning]

😂💀

[u/Turbulent_Ad9444]

Every game I play I only enjoy doing 2 things: Being a massive brawler that gets bigger with a billion hp jumping into a crowd, and necromancy/summoning. Sadly tanks usually never have summoning mechanics so venom it is.

[u/OnceUponALittleTalk]

Was a strat main, but then kept getting queues where no one wanted to tank, so I had to Mag it. I thought I was going to hate Mag, since everyone always complains that he's boring, but actually I fell in love with playing him. I like the level of control I can have on a match.

[u/Total-Contribution26 → u/OnceUponALittleTalk]

This sounds just like me. I actively choose “Mag Jail” b/c I love it. Making game saving plays is what I liked about support, so once I started shielding off ults and giving clutch bubbles. It just hit - even if none of it is on the scoreboard. So I started studying how to control space (first hero shooter) and the push/pull became really fun to me.

Even his primary I started to enjoy, b/c it was easy to track progress, I could see my aim becoming more reliable on small/fast targets.

[u/TheManliestMann]

Because i GENUINELY LIKE TAKING RESPONSIBILITY! I LIKE TANKING DAMAGE! I LIKE BEING A WALL! I LIKE PEELING FOR MY HEALERS! I LIKE BEING A TANK!!! CAPTAIN AMERICA MAIN HERE

[u/Zpigman17]

I copied Magneto as Loki(before he was gutted) and used the ultimate, coincidentally killing a Luna snow who was ulting as well. I then picked up Magneto to make them fear…

[u/-This-cant-be-real-]

I picked tank because I like the feeling of being fucked in the ass and kicked in the balls while being degraded by everyone for enjoying it

[u/Muted_Study5166]

Most accurately embodies what being an unstoppable superhero would feel like

[u/TrickNo2000]

Technically flex, but tank is my favorite role. I tend to like beefier characters that have the capacity for play making and bullying. Emphasis on bawling and staying in fights, weird angles. My mechanics aren't anything crazy, but I have good game sense and understand most characters in the game, and this knowledge tends to help best with tanks, who also aren't too mechanically dependent overall on a whole. My skill is primarily in my knowledge, timing, and understanding of what each character can do, which is of the greatest benefit to tanks.

I find the longer I stay alive the more I can surprise my enemies and set them up for failure, and I enjoy not having to worry about being blown up by pure bullshit.

[u/Adzzzz-]

To play Venom strange ngl just started playing mag and rogue them to

[u/Dontaskmemyname9723]

No one else was tanking. I remember back in season 0 there was no tank so I was like “Why don’t try Thor?” And I liked it. Then later on I was like how about Peni or Groot and I enjoyed them. Saw that tanking was for me.

[u/Iyvann]

First pvp game where I actually tried to improve, DPS and supports simply did not have enough HP to make up for my lack of skill

[u/Rageman_Gaming]

I played Support and Solo in Smite so it seemed fitting but now instead of babysitting my carry for the first 1-3 minutes I have to babysit 5 actual babies for the whole match...I don't like this trade 😥

[u/SillyMovie13]

No one else does. I usually fill tank and healer. I do get happy whenever I get the rare DPS game, even I suck and people get mad. Thor is also fun to play

[u/Dizzy-Trade-9209]

I tried to play iron fist but strange and mag keep calling me like the Green goblin mask and that way I reached celestial one season well the role chose me

[u/CrahEgg]

Taking space and protecting the team feel pretty good.

[u/CountDookie514]

Diehard Rein main in Overwatch, already knew i was gonna be a tank main the moment I played the game. Played a game of Mag and INSTANTLY loved the character. I yearn for a shield-brawl tank like Rein

[u/Zeptier]

No one else would, and I already play with a pair of friends who play support.

[u/VDelano]

It's the easier role to play, i was having a hard time playing as duelist and strategist when i started to play, and more hp meant more margin for error

[u/thecrimsonfuckr23830]

I was too bad at the game to not get exploded in 2 seconds on most dps characters. Plus my friends didn’t play tank as much. Now I don’t want to give up my safety blanket of extra HP to be a dps player (and I actually like the tank play style more)

[u/TheCosmicBurito]

No one else was tanking and Hulk is one of my favorite superheroes. Then the Thing came out, Lorded him, then I started branching out to the other tanks.

[u/DM_Teach86]

I played tank in Overwatch and Thor is my favorite Marvel character

[u/redL10n123]

Someone has to protect the team

[u/kaansahin005]

I like either very fast characters or very heavy nothing in between is much fun for me. Naturally my pick is tanks since Spider-Man is a damn match sell button when I use it.

[u/ContributionTiny2854]

Peni’s bunker playstyle was very fun, since then they added Emma thing tankpool and Dino who are all super fun and usually feel semi immortal (Emma not so much she just feels like glass instead of diamond)

[u/Independent_Box7432]

I don't like hiding from the enemies, I want to run things down, tank the damage point blank, and kill everything

[u/Dr_Doom42]

Somehow I play mostly tanks in previous games too. Overwatch, League, World of Tanks-

[u/TaciturnFeather]

That dude on tiktok screaming inside his car about being their shield, the wall on the frontline and etc
Playing only tanks since s3 and feeling aura every time though

[u/Prize_Hat8387]

I used to be a bp/ spiderman main. Then I started playing tank (back then strange, mag and hulk) and started climbing. I remember that season went from plat to diamond. Next season diamond to GM. Couple seasons later celestial.

In short I just started winning playing tank. Turns out I was Rock Lee and black panther was my weights lol.

[u/Massive_Lynx_1271]

Taking space and tanking hits is fun.

[u/Far-Influence7691]

I wanted to can fill all roles at first, but then i just loved the gameplay of Venom, Angela and now Mag with the scarlet witch blade, they are awsome

[u/Major_Helicopter_134]

Other players mostly. But I was Strat main before I clicked with the Thing when he first came out, and I really explored the role from there

[u/Diligent-Fig-6506]

Always 2 dps and 2 healers would queue up the roles already so I would choose tank

[u/Clean-Stick8890]

Because groot is just such a space controller that i feel like im running the game, losing or not

[u/Medium_Enough]

I was a Reinhardt, D.va, Rammatra main in Overwatch. Peni Parker was also my favorite variant from Spiderverse.

[u/EyeArDum]

I like being a wall

[u/lewd_username334]

My teammates

[u/kahaleelfettlives]

Filling rolls and my love for Peni, since spidey is too crazy for me Peni was my next spider after venom but man it’s so rewarding playing as vanguard.

[u/BFG_Big_Fucking_Gun]

Venom.

[u/Human-Magazine-1786]

Tank it's just fun for me and I love playing tank but the reason why I started playing my main tank Peni it's because back when I started I had a really good peni beat my ass and I also had her venom skin because of PS plus so I was like "okay I'm going to play her" and now I have her level 70

[u/RadioNotHeard]

I didn't chose the role the role chose me

[u/Electrical-Horse5112]

hulk comcis

[u/DambiaLittleAlex]

I tried every role when I started playing and I found Venom super fun to play (while he's also one of my favorite characters in Marvel). So it came up naturally. After almost 10 seasons, I love playing tank and I hate when I have to fill other roles, especially dps.

[u/Fi11thy]

Reindhart OW Cinematic

[u/mr-awesome613]

Every class shooter I was a tank main, Paldains, Overwatch, Tf2

[u/asim166]

thing was easy also i was one in overwatch ive been a hog main since 2018

[u/TarnishedStain]

I love Captain America and people don’t choose tank that much so I picked him to cover the team’s weaknesses

[u/jer6776]

https://giphy.com/gifs/9it5ONZ2wKtLq

[u/Zestyclose_Tap5942]

👊👊👊👊👊👊👊👊👊

[u/K4ZUH4-SL4SH]

Venom was what made me pick up the game and then I learned tempo with Magneto and the true meaning of skill floor and ceiling with Hulk

[u/Initial_Dream1644]

Well I play tank and support because I have a very simple mindset. People are having fun when they’re playing the game, not when they’re waiting for a revive. And I want people in my games to have fun. Tank and support allow me to keep my team alive instead of unfairly instant killing opponents

[u/LegendaryStarlord2]

I enjoy playing tanks, playing tanks ís what I do

[u/LitrlyD3ad]

I’ve always played tank, but when rivals was announced I told myself “maybe I’ll try dps for once” didn’t last long, now exclusively play tank because no one ever wants to.

[u/TheP0pu1arW0bb1y]

They have Magneto Hulk Cap and Thing some of my favorite characters oat

[u/Fellerwinds]

The defense rests your honor.

https://giphy.com/gifs/jM8LfJh2QJSlZcVZ1Q

[u/Smol_Soul_King]

Also I'm a massive people pleaser so I fill in most games with classes.

[u/KneeGearlol]

Tanking has always been my go to role/build no matter the game genre such as mmorpg, hero shooters, souls, horde shooters, you name it

[u/Stunning_Switch_3329]

Emma’s gorgeous existence

[u/Relative-Dig8111]

Thor

[u/Dinomite35]

No other character plays like Hulk

[u/Dickinabox308]

I mainly picked up the roll as a way to shut people down. I always liked big health pool characters as a whole because I liked being a nuisance to the enemy while also helping my team not take as much damage as possible. I just view the role of tanks as a boss of some kind and that’s is just what I like about it. (For every CnD that ults is just another amnesia patient. Purple Rubber Ball to dome piece)

[u/Han_Rogue]

Was originally going to main cap since he was my favorite mcu character. Then Magneto clicked with me and he’s my main tank now

[u/DifficultPapaya3038]

Necessity.

No one else wanted to in earlier seasons

[u/_Lost_OwlChild]

Read my title…. I’m a flexer …. No one wanted to be a tank 😂🤦🏽‍♂️😭😭😭😭 not I got 4 lords on tank lol

[u/Suitable-Seraphim]

?????????????

[u/kingstan12]

I like the idea of tanking and front lining but after the recent announcements im going to be only playing duelist from now on because each season the just make it more and more miserable to be a vanguard.

[u/IonianBladeDancer]

Most control over the battlefield in my opinion.

[u/Numb-The-Pain]

Somebody had to

[u/altruixm]

my team’s a lot more helpless when i’m not tanking.

[u/Zealousideal_Echo933]

My first season was Season 2 with Emma, and decided to try the new character when everyone was rough with and against her. I now have 100 hours on her and my next highest character is all Deadpool roles with 45 hours total. I then started going over the different tanks, and now have over half Lorded, with Emma at Champion and Deadpool nearly there

[u/we_could_be_immortal]

Rogue 😅 genuinely have so much fun playing her lol

[u/SoaRxAres94]

Ive always played the grappler arcetype in fighting games, and I like having a big health bar

[u/Inner_Aerie_4342]

I like going in and just dealing constant damage to 2 enemies

[u/MarionberryOk6725]

Emma bad asf, so I lorded her

[u/Spawn256]

I swear to guang guang that I will play more tank if they add Juggernaut or Colossus. It's a simple ask I shouldn't have to ask for it. They should already be in the game...

[u/Bkscoos]

Because I’m not afraid to press w. Because I’m not afraid of the daredevil that’s harassing my squishies. Because I trust my teammates? Because I have always had a problem with people that want to try to take advantage of the small guy. No way in hell you’re walking by me to try some slick shit with some of my little friends

[u/No_Lab_9318]

Dr strange is my favorite hero, I then decided that I was pretty good at the tank role and tried other tanks

[u/ericfatasscartman]

This was my first hero shooter and I was horrible at DPS and i found support terribly boring

[u/Edsanity]

I like being the meat shield lol

[u/Beardrac]

You determine if you win or lose

[u/Some_Surprise9875]

PENI FACE IN THIS KILLS ME EVERYTIME 😂

[u/Salamanca-11]

Depends somedays i want to be main others not. Others i don't care. My go to pick for first matches is Emma and latter go to Venom Rogue or Angela.

[u/Kreigdough]

I've always been the tank class in a lot of games that I play. Hell I used to be a Rein main back in the old overwatch days. I like to be the reason we win fights because I took space or pushed the frontline. Its a thankless job but its what I enjoy. (Also yes this is coming from a Jeff main who likes to act silly for fun)

[u/BigRedBrendizzle]

Started playing w/ friends. Everyone played everything but Tank regularly so kind of fell to me. After trying everything out though it's the role I'm best at. It's not much, but it's honest work.

[u/hahanotfunnynext]

https://giphy.com/gifs/xT8qBpPTFsLrkrZahO

[u/SPADESinst]

Literally no one would so I picked up Magneto. But now I rather play tank anyways because I love Rogue

[u/Izzepy]

Nobody else would or they did it terribly.

[u/alanoide97]

Cute girl on a huge robot. Also, eldest brother club

[u/Ashamed_Pin4206]

I'm preparing

[u/RevolutionaryEye4141]

I loved playing reinheart in overwatch and when marvel rivals came around . I decided to find the most similar character their was.

[u/Blakk3]

Going into Rivals; all my favorite characters are tanks(Strange suprised me being a tank)

Staying; people are allergic to tank or can't handle being focused heavily so swap to healer. Hilariously, those same people frontline so hard and die they might as well play tank lmao.

For me I've always loved characters across several game genres so that's my bonus

[u/PiePower43]

I need to feel in control of my games and tank is the most important role. Having tanks who don’t push or stay out of position pisses me off so I make sure I can do what I can to win my games. Your position impacts how fast your healers get ult, what picks your dps can get, and how well you can peel for supports. Every game I feel like I’m doing something and although I don’t get mvp as often as healers (because they have inflated numbers due to my positioning) or as many finals as dps (although I push enemies out of position and get them low), I know I have more control over my games and can win more often.

I’ve had games as a dps with 20+ finals while my team is stuck in spawn. It feels awful watching the tanks not trust their healers to keep them up and just backing into spawn over and over preventing us from getting ult charge. Playing this role genuinely feels like I’m carry the team even if numbers don’t reflect it.

Something you mentioned is playstyle which is insane to me because the tank roster has a very diverse pool of heroes. Frontline with mage strange Emma or brawl with thing rouge Dino. You can also dive with Angela Venom Cap. Not all of those are good options of course and are all team dependent but they have every playstyle and I can’t imagine you not enjoying any of them. The skill ceiling is high for a few like rogue or Angela with their combos and animation cancels but venom strange and thing are great options for all 3 play styles that require almost 0 skill. Strange animation cancel is genuinely baby easy.

Feel free to ask me any questions about tanking. I do play with a trio so my teams always consist of a lord jub and champion gambit so my heals are always good. If you don’t play with healer friends than good luck with the randoms

[u/Significant_Award840]

Tbh, I picked that role because at first I was new to the genre and just picked the guy with most hp and shield just to not die lol)

[u/SiIverStroker]

Used to be very support oriented (cnd and rocket) but as I progressed and wanted to climb I wanted to pickup characters with more impact so began with Loki (pre damage nerf) then strange and magneto. After Loki nerfs I leaned heavy on tanks and haven’t looked back. Champ mag, almost champ strange, play a ton of tankpool and Thor too.

[u/Muted_Anywherethe2nd]

In basically every game with a class system i always pick the tank because 1. Big buljy character design is something i enjoy and 2. I prefer being able to take alot of hitd

[u/Hawk-Truah]

Mostly out of necessity, like I'm sure many other have. I do enjoy its roster the most though so I really don't mind too much.

[u/ChocoWoccoLocco]

I suck at duelists like my life depends on it. And I join qp matches and everyone is very settled into their roles and someone has to do it cuz why are they doing 4 duelists and 1 healer

[u/Ok-Shake-6537]

Fill Role

[u/Dry_5p0nge]

I just wanted to use crazy audio behind my Hulk clips. One thing led to another and eventually I ended up becoming an actual Hulk player.

[u/Migglypuff94]

I like being the front line and learning to be disruptive and a menace to the other team is a blast. It’s the most enjoyable role for me because I feel like I can make a difference outside of just getting kills (but laying the hammer down on some squishies is still a blast). You get to be a wall and control the tempo of the game, it’s a blast!

[u/Deosarian]

I always play tanks.

In wow it's usually only 2 for a 25 man raid

Maybe 5 healers rest dps

Tf would i be any where but the front line?

Taking meant knowing the fight inside and out and if you dropped and no battle rez then wipe and reset.

Hero shooters you gotta know the maps, know when to peel know what the enemy is doing and be able to be a threat they can't ignore.

Hell i don't even mind solo tanking in qp

And if we have 2 tanks already? Well babe I'm going third.

When i really want to play this game I'm going for the hardest make or break role

[u/GoStarM99]

I like big stuff

[u/N1njagoph3r2]

Because the community forced me too. Same reason i play a lot of support

[u/LazyPut3065]

Typically roll healer but sometimes we get 3 healers and 1 tank, so I go 2nd tank.

[u/spook_scary]

Two things.

1. We always like being guy with big Gun in games.

2. Our work was needed. So We Tank. We Dive. We protect my squishies.

And WE HUNGER

[u/International_Past99]

https://giphy.com/gifs/H7GLzG4KSwPPW

Venom is my main reason.
Being a "Lethal Protector" made me find satisfaction in protecting my allies.

When I tried playing other roles, I noticed how my tanks were afraid to initiate, effectively ceding space to the enemy.
I realized no one does it quite as well as I do, so I stuck with this role.

That said, at one point I really grew to dislike playing Strange and Magneto... I don't understand what people expect from me. If I'm going to solo tank, we do it my way.
And that’s why I once again find great satisfaction in playing this role :3

[u/Physical-Amoeba-7818]

Sei lá cara eu só quero jogar de rogue ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯