I’m (F24) new to Overwatch & have been learning the game on Xbox over the last two days. I don’t have many heroes unlocked and I’m only semi-decent playing as Dva. It’s been pretty upsetting trying to learn a new game and have some fun while being told I’m trash every 5 seconds. I know I’m not great but I’m getting about 15-20 kills during a good game. The toxicity of the chat makes a newb like me feel pretty crappy lol. Is everyone a jerk on overwatch? The game is fun the ppl suck
Just turn off chat until you feel comfortable in the game. Don’t start comp too early because it’ll get 1000x worse when there are actual stakes in the game. Learn multiple heroes in each role. This is not Smash, don’t one-trick. You’d just fuel the toxicity by not being willing to swap if needed. Overwatch is played around counters. Great thing is that Quick Play is meant to learn heroes and the game itself. You have the option to switch during the round. Use it if you can. Play Mystery Heroes to try more characters. Just focus on learning the game, heroes, maps, and teamwork. And most of all, don’t let people get to you. Once you do that, you’ve become part of the toxicity. Don’t become part of the problem because every time someone succumbs to the toxicity, it gets significantly worse. Good luck out there. It’s a war zone out there. Stay strong.