Overwatch 2

Play it on: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, Windows (Steam Deck: Nope)
Current goal: Git gud at Ramattra 

Recently, I messed around in Overwatch 2 and did something wild: Instead of insta-locking my main D.Va, I decided to try out one of the game’s newest tank heroes, Ramattra. Although the following matches had me on the backfoot of an anime-esque 1v1 battle against laser-focused Doomfist players (he’s pretty nutty right now), I was enamored with how versatile Ramattra is to play. Sure, my first go around with Rammy resulted in overshot Void Barriers and whiffed Ravenous Vortexes, but dude’s ability to shift from long range offense to close-range attacks on a dime (cooldowns pending) is a pretty freaking sweet deal, made all the sweeter when my teammates group up with me on the objective.

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Personally, part of why I’m dipping my toe into playing Ramattra is because I’ve been on the receiving end of his bullshit one too many times. I’ve had my baby D.Va foiled by the hulking lummox and his spiritual pressure-like gravity field as she desperately tries to crawl back into her mech. And I’ve had my tactfully retreating Mercy’s health bar melted down by his weird nanomachine staff thingy. While I don’t plan on using Ramattra in every game mode (I’m thinking he’s best on payload maps with tight chokepoints) I do plan on developing a muscle memory of how he plays so I don’t misclick his abilities in a panic during an overtime firefight. We’ll see if my practice pays off, or if I’ll cave and pick up Orisa instead, seeing as how she’s meta at the moment. — Isaiah Colbert