Emphasis on enjoy.
I can never fault a team for counterpicking. It’s a very viable strategy for winning.
I’ve been practicing my genji recently and went 16-1 first round. The next round they went moira brig mei sym monkey. I started laughing because 1. I finally understand genji players & 2. Like damn it was all 5 lol.
It was no problem. I counter swapped as well. We won the game (was mostly a matchmaking diff)
But, I couldn’t help but wonder. Did their DPS really enjoy mei sym? Are those the heroes they have fun with? Or the ones they thought would help them win?
Yes it’s “part of the game”. No one doubts that. But does anybody actually ENJOY this part of the game?
I remember before OW2 came out, iirc, they said 5v5 would help tone down the need for counterpicking. But it turned out to be the opposite since now you directly counter 20% of the team instead of 16% of the team.
I’m just interested in what people have to say.
It’s just annoying because generally everyone starts with a character they like or main and then have to be forced to counter pick the counter pick after you are the better player. Like i main tracer and as soon as I’m in my groove both of the enemy dps go like soldier cree or somethin. Like I’m mechanically better, but they get the advantage because they swap. Now I’m getting hit with skill nade.
At the end of the day it does come down to a skill issue. I have no problem playing into counters, it’s just annoying and i have to be extra cautious.
This is why from 2016, devs and players alike have recommended that you learn 2 or 3 characters in each class and master them. One tricking a hero was never the design of this game yall play too much apex