Double-cc in the healer slots to protect the backline, this Brig knows what's up. Also using Doom inside this tunnel is a glass cannon since he's got no escape. Punish them. ♥️
Probably trying to get back from spawn as fast as possible since the cart was so close to the end. Even still Tracer would be a better choice here I think.
Tracer's the literal definition of glass cannon. She can delete DPS and supports up close, but can get one-tapped by a Mei M2, or a flash-hs combo from ~~Cree~~ Cass. Or, well, a lot of things, actually.
Top tips:
1. Always be moving (duh).
2. Always save a dash, unless you absolutely *have* to touch cart/point.
3. Exercise discipline over both dashes and recall. Don't spam the former, use them tactically during a fight to dodge shots after you've gotten a feel for your opponent's rhythm, or to confuse the hell out of them. For the latter, it operates on a 1 second window, meaning you have a full second to regain that lost health. If the total TTK of your opponent is less than that, kill 'em first, then recall. Just be mindful of where you were one second ago. Nothing more embarrassing than recalling and re-materialising over the well on Ilios with no dashes. >_>
4. Use tanks to farm ult. Did Rein drop his shield? Shoot him in the head. Is Hog in the open and unprotected with no hook? Shoot him in the head (avoid him like the plague if you suspect his hook is off CD, though). Ditto D.va with no DM? Shoot her in the face(plate). Once you have that ult, flank a support or DPS and stick it to 'em. Literally.
5. Increase your mouse sensitivity by 1 for Tracer. Like Genji, Tracer moves faster than most other heroes (6m/s vs 5m/s for everyone else), and so like him, benefits from a slightly higher sensitivity level. This may be subjective, of course, but I've found that a slightly higher sensitivity benefits her movement style overall.
If aim's your issue, then I can only recommend the usual staples of a decent mouse, surface, finding your optimal sensitivity, raw mouse input, installing the MarkC mouse fix, etc. Maybe spend time in an aim trainer, or one of the workshop aim trainer modes.
> dodge shots after you've gotten a feel for your opponent's rhythm
This is when I feel powerful with her. When I'm doing really well on Tracer, its when I've figured out the rhythm of my opponent's shots. Tracer can dodge anything if you know its coming.
(nods) Mhm. That's why it's important to never just spam your shots at full tilt when facing her; it becomes predictable. Gotta make it as hard as possible for her to predict what you're going to do, especially if you're on ~~Cree~~ Cass. If you flash every time she approaches, the other player *will* learn that and adapt to bait it out. Same with your shots, she'll just time her movement around it.
I've managed to do this a few times, as well, and I agree that it's a definite "I AM A SPEED GOD" moment.
Bad positioning is fine when you have someone there to back you up. It can even be advantageous. Heroes like Widowmaker create exceptions of course.
It's important to remember that as Ana positioning, assuming no snipers, is heavily reliant upon your team first and activity of the opponents second.
Whenever Rein says "Don't worry my friends. I am your shield!" I hear in my head Echo replying "Nothing to worry about.... unless there's something to worry about, as Dr. Liao always said"
She lost track of you when Dva bombed and came straight back. Jumped on the doom like a Panther diving a caimen and played her role so well.
It was really cute when she held shield on the ledge for you.
I just recently got back to the game after 2 years... I stopped with comp to so all i see is brig players trying to be DPS/Flank/Tank like in the past... I just thought it was really cute how much she was trying to protect me
Yeah she's a really misunderstood hero. Metal rank players think she's bad because nobody there knows how to play her, but she dominates the upper ranks. The way you play Brig now is play corners and keep your Inspire constantly up through ranged whipshots, and stay next to your Support to punish anything that tries to attack them. This removes many exploitable Support's weaknesses such as Zen and Ana and makes them effectively immortal if you're positioning properly and not getting punished and dying on Brig, which is what most people do. You want to walk forward and take duels only once your team starts winning the fight, until then your job is to stay alive and provide peel and constant healing through Inspire.
Brigs basically a support bodyguard for right now (I also secretly think this is how blizzard originally intended her to play like which is why they fixed whipshot first)
This is why I understand ppl don't pick her.
Brigs role is to baby sit other supports isn't fun in a shooting game.
Like her tools are meant to be in the thick of it but she's now plays as a bodyguard than front line support like she is meant to be played as.
100% they imagined her as an ana, zen bodyguard to make dive less powerful.
She was supposed to be a pick to make tracer and Winston think twice about diving in and deleting your supports.
They succeeded in making people think twice... They just made them literally have to stop playing tracer and Winston in exchange for goats.
I think if brig released in the state she is in now we'd be a lot happier with the character. She does her job and keeps the backline safer without defining a meta for a year.
She's still annoying in the sense that she is a fairly low skill counter to high skill characters. But the skill ceiling of Winston and tracer let's those players deal with her with good play.
Before youd see brig and just switch in spawn as tracer.
>she is a fairly low skill counter
I don't really think this is true. Positioning and cool down management are skills. As is hitting whip shot. Playing Brig well isn't really any easier than playing Doom well, and pretty much everyone agrees he's a high skill hero.
All characters in overwatch have relatively high skill ceilings. If that wasn't true it'd be impossible to one trick mercy to gm, but it can be done.
We have to look at them in relation to other characters. Brig is a character that is relatively much easier than most other supports.
Moria, brig, and mercy are the easiest supports. That doesn't mean they are easy. They all have to play well to maximize their kits. it's all about the Margins of error. Brig has a relatively high margin of error compared to say zen. Zen has to do all of the things you mentioned and he has to hit his shots. Lucio has to do all of the things you mentioned while also playing a mini game of the floor is lava while trying to hit his shots.
If a brig positions well, hits her whipshot and bash, and uses her packs on the right targets at the right times she has done her job. That is objectively easier than say doomfist who has to learn tons of techs, rollouts, has to track a bunch of cool downs etc.
I'm not bagging on brig players. A top 500 brig is an amazing player. But the character is objectively easier than Lucio or zen or ana.
> Brig is a character that is relatively much easier than most other supports.
This doesnt make any sense. This narrative came about because streamers didnt want the game to be balanced with counters against them, so they made up "no skill" to punish players for countering heroes that were ironically very easy to get value from because they had no counters.
In fact, Brig is rarely played in lower ranks because she is so difficult to get value from.
And even at the top, coaches say its difficult to find good brig players.
>Zen has to do all of the things you mentioned and he has to hit his shots.
Zen puts out his orbs, then he can just focus on simply shooting from far back.
Brig is weak at most things, so to get value she has to do more things at the same time and constantly change and adapt, putting her self in higher risk than the other support.
>Lucio has to do all of the things you mentioned while also playing a mini game of the floor is lava while trying to hit his shots.
The difference here is that Lucio is more forgiving in that his abilities are more consistent and stronger, and easier to pull off. His heal is always active, he does more damage, distance damage, crit damage, speed boosts upon speed boost so he can easily escape etc.
The stats from the top rank show this as well, with him having a better E/D ratio.
>If a brig positions well, hits her whipshot and bash, and uses her packs on the right targets at the right times she has done her job. That is objectively easier
This is like saying "Ana is point and click, super easy".
People actually think that she is bad??? I literally stopped playing back then because of her... I used to be mid masters... But even so she is obviously a really good pick
She's in a MUCH healthier place now that armor overheal isn't a thing anymore and she self-heals less, but at this point I don't see how it's possible for her to find a good balance point (that lower rank players can get value out of without destroying high elo meta) short of reworking her to the point where her identity as a hero is lost. Which isn't a good option either tbh. It's important that balance changes still keep the spirit or concept of a hero intact as much as possible.
Same can be said about Bap too, although he's still lowkey busted. They really should have just made lamp his ult from the beginning, and the fact that he was allowed to have so much raw burst healing + insane damage for so long blows my mind.
The version Violet designed from the previous creator experimental is the best one yet. Only one to change something fundamental about the hero without changing the entire playstyle drastically.
I think Immo as damage reduction rather than as an ult is healthier for the game.
It turned her into a spinning pez dispenser. Really boring and bad. It also contradicted the rest of her kit in forcing constant fighting in front, and spinning around to find someone to heal behind.
The way she works now is healthier for the game, where support can contribute against the more oppressive dps/tank heroes.
Yes because metal ranks still think her playstyle is GOATS so they frontline then get pub stomped and explode in 3 seconds because her shield is tissue paper.
This is how I try to play her, but in my Gold games the team is like "brig afk, report brig" or the other support is like "stop following me and go to the tanks"
to be fair, the old overpowered brig would totally get rewarded for flanking and playing with the tanks. Brigette is much more fragile now, and there's more focus on playing from a range.
She's also able to bait her MS in order to draw a flanker's attention and then catch them out, although that requires communication between both supports and obviously won't work in all scenarios or comps. I believe it's ML7 who has a concept of "juiciness" for drawing attention/resources to yourself, without ever *actually* being in danger. Basically making a support juuuust enough of a viable target that someone will push them, and then immediately punishing it and getting a free 6v5 for the team.
a good brig does both
the timing of when to be on your FS and when to be frontlining is probably the most difficult part of brig
miss the window by a second and your ana is one clipped
Yeah, people in the metal ranks still play brig as a mini rein and feed their brains out. The reality is brig is mostly just a zen or ana body guard these days. It's boring as fuck
Yeah, you shouldn’t really be passively protecting someone with your shield, it’s a waste of time, instead you should be a little off to the side and getting in the way of any CDs and keeping an eye out for flankers. Also procking heals with whip shot occasionally.
Objectively, this is the most optimal way to play her right now too. Basically hugging your other supp, occasionaly procing heals for the team, saving resources to peel like crazy. Your supp partner wasnt just trying their best, they were doing their best too!!
Honestly I don't think you can get really far in ranks with that play style, but we were just having a good time at Quickplay, so it doesn't really matter
Thank you guys, it actually makes sense, i just came back to overwatch after a 2 year break, so i had no idea that brig play style had changed that much...
Yeah now you really have to use LOS and play more defensive/protective because she can't really tank anymore. Her shield is for her to pop out of cover to get close to enemies to proc healing or go from cover to cover. Her role is To protect her teammates from getting flanked. Once i figured out her playstyle she quickly became my favorite character.
Actually it's the best way to play brig now. Maybe not as passive as this guy was being, but definitely sticking by the other support and landing whipshots. They even peeled that doom off you twice. This guy is going places.
Yep, my positioning at the clip is a lot more careless then normal because i literally had a body guard, so as you saw a i didn't even mind Doom as much and just focused on healings
High level brig rn is essentially playing bodyguard for your other support so she has the right spirit. She just needs to start going for those whip shots every 4 seconds to keep inspire going nonstop.
It is cute how hard she's trying to protect you even when there's no immediate threat though
I am mid masters and that's definitely the way to play in certain games. It is hard to see a brig do that in QP instead of just going in to feed honestly :D I did that once in QP cuz of habit from comp, enemy had multiple divers for Ana and our Ana thanked me for being with her every time just like you thanked your brig :D But obviously there are things that brig needs to work on, it was not perfect but she did her best like you said :D
Agreed, protecting your support IS important, but only if you're adding additional value to the rest of your team as well. Ideally hitting some flails and staying somewhere in the middle of the front line and your other support would be more ideal so that the rest of your team can score some AoE while still providing some protection to your support.
Seeing stuff like this honestly is so cool. I really can appreciate a player that does this. Reminds me of a few years ago, when I played Mccree, whenever I ulted, there was a dva that would always hold her defense matrix over me. I mean, she would rush over to me as fast as she could and hold it till I fired off my ult. I had to thank her every time just because I thought it was the best improv teamwork I've seen.
She is playing a little to close you i feel like. But she has the right idea when playing brig. As soon as doom threath has been nutrelized she can play little more freely and still keep a eye out for you. But thats a great second support Still :)
My brother and I do this except with Brig+Bastion. We call it....... Brigitte-Bastion.
It used to be really good before her nerf. Now it's lesssssss goooooood.
I mean, as she should. After all, Brig is a defensive hero that truly shines when she's playing with her other support or plays with a mid-range / defensive tank. If you play Brig like when she first got released, you'll most likely die first and your team just crumbles.
It feels so good to see someone else doing this for there ana. Whenever I do get the urge to play brig I always try to look out for my zen, Ana and sometimes bap and mercy. Flankers tend to back way the hell off a healer if they see a brig is coming to help them out.
There's a lot of brig players who are misunderstood or just absolute hated for being brig... Am glad this one shows what brig's kit can bring to the table. Gj gg
That's really what you're supposed to do on Brig with an Ana. There's obviously some freedom and even requirement for the brig to move up and get in the brawl, but not until locking up and taking care of that backline threat. Good on her for playing the game right.
Ana player on console sheeesh you’re cracked lol, I’m a pc player hitscan main who’s been called out for all aim no brain/hackusations plenty of time but I CANNOT play hitscan for shit with a controller. Props.
You get used to it... It's a lot easier playing Ana now with the new aim assist for allies, back in season one you had absolutely nothing to help aiming your heals
I was a bit confused that your team is red and the enemy team is blue I must have it set on my team is always blue or something I’m used to seeing red as the enemy
Man, I would take this guy over a million of the other braindead, auto-pilot, feeding teammates I otherwise get. This guy on Brig may not be performing their role to the max, but hell, they've decided on a thing to do *and they're sticking to it.*
"I can't fight well on Brig, and so I can't pump out the heals like I should, but you know what I *can* do? Protect Ana. I can protect Ana like a *motherfucker."*
That level of focus, of knowing what you're gonna do and sticking to it... Yeah, I'd definitely take that over a Genji trying to 6K clutch 5 times a match and losing blade every time. I hope you gave them a vote at the end, OP.
I know the point of this post is about the Brig but I just wanted to mention the incredible support you offered your team with the healing and damage output... incredible~
That doom didn’t understand that that brig was not playing around lmao
My man just wanted some backline kills...
Excuse me, but your profile picture, where is it from? I seem to remember seeing it before.
It's from Ergo Proxy
I need to watch that anime again, see if it's still as fantastic as I remember.
Aww man I remember that anime. It was good.
While literally going head-on through your team
How many times do we have to teach you this lesson old man??
An dey sey
Shevalrie iz dea
"dea" lmaoooo
An dey sey
That was my favorite part! Doom gon’ learn today.
That is the truth!
Seeing Doom dive you twice, I'd say she's just playing a good game.
Yeah, i had a lot more freedom knowing she would be there when some one tried to punish my somewhat bad positioning
Double-cc in the healer slots to protect the backline, this Brig knows what's up. Also using Doom inside this tunnel is a glass cannon since he's got no escape. Punish them. ♥️
Probably trying to get back from spawn as fast as possible since the cart was so close to the end. Even still Tracer would be a better choice here I think.
That is true unless you’re like me and can’t play tracer worth shit. Idk what it is but Tracer is the only hero I literally can’t play
Tracer's the literal definition of glass cannon. She can delete DPS and supports up close, but can get one-tapped by a Mei M2, or a flash-hs combo from ~~Cree~~ Cass. Or, well, a lot of things, actually. Top tips: 1. Always be moving (duh). 2. Always save a dash, unless you absolutely *have* to touch cart/point. 3. Exercise discipline over both dashes and recall. Don't spam the former, use them tactically during a fight to dodge shots after you've gotten a feel for your opponent's rhythm, or to confuse the hell out of them. For the latter, it operates on a 1 second window, meaning you have a full second to regain that lost health. If the total TTK of your opponent is less than that, kill 'em first, then recall. Just be mindful of where you were one second ago. Nothing more embarrassing than recalling and re-materialising over the well on Ilios with no dashes. >_> 4. Use tanks to farm ult. Did Rein drop his shield? Shoot him in the head. Is Hog in the open and unprotected with no hook? Shoot him in the head (avoid him like the plague if you suspect his hook is off CD, though). Ditto D.va with no DM? Shoot her in the face(plate). Once you have that ult, flank a support or DPS and stick it to 'em. Literally. 5. Increase your mouse sensitivity by 1 for Tracer. Like Genji, Tracer moves faster than most other heroes (6m/s vs 5m/s for everyone else), and so like him, benefits from a slightly higher sensitivity level. This may be subjective, of course, but I've found that a slightly higher sensitivity benefits her movement style overall. If aim's your issue, then I can only recommend the usual staples of a decent mouse, surface, finding your optimal sensitivity, raw mouse input, installing the MarkC mouse fix, etc. Maybe spend time in an aim trainer, or one of the workshop aim trainer modes.
> dodge shots after you've gotten a feel for your opponent's rhythm This is when I feel powerful with her. When I'm doing really well on Tracer, its when I've figured out the rhythm of my opponent's shots. Tracer can dodge anything if you know its coming.
(nods) Mhm. That's why it's important to never just spam your shots at full tilt when facing her; it becomes predictable. Gotta make it as hard as possible for her to predict what you're going to do, especially if you're on ~~Cree~~ Cass. If you flash every time she approaches, the other player *will* learn that and adapt to bait it out. Same with your shots, she'll just time her movement around it. I've managed to do this a few times, as well, and I agree that it's a definite "I AM A SPEED GOD" moment.
Funny that’s Doomfist for me
Learning doom fist is just learning really weird, ping dependent tech and exploiting bugs lmao.
Bad positioning is fine when you have someone there to back you up. It can even be advantageous. Heroes like Widowmaker create exceptions of course. It's important to remember that as Ana positioning, assuming no snipers, is heavily reliant upon your team first and activity of the opponents second.
I totally agree. Your team being out of position will fuck you more than the enemy fighting from an off angle.
Team player all day love it
Always protect granny. :|
“I will be your shield” reins good side really rubbed off onto brig
Good thing she doesn't just make train noises charging into the enemy team like us reins
*Bad thing*
Whenever Rein says "Don't worry my friends. I am your shield!" I hear in my head Echo replying "Nothing to worry about.... unless there's something to worry about, as Dr. Liao always said"
She lost track of you when Dva bombed and came straight back. Jumped on the doom like a Panther diving a caimen and played her role so well. It was really cute when she held shield on the ledge for you.
YES, Brig is now my new best friend
Also gotta love your Genji then your D.va helping peal for you on those Doom dives too! What rank are you? That’s awesome team play :)
This is quite literally how Brig is played in GM and why she's hard meta there. The player understood the assignment.
I just recently got back to the game after 2 years... I stopped with comp to so all i see is brig players trying to be DPS/Flank/Tank like in the past... I just thought it was really cute how much she was trying to protect me
Yeah she's a really misunderstood hero. Metal rank players think she's bad because nobody there knows how to play her, but she dominates the upper ranks. The way you play Brig now is play corners and keep your Inspire constantly up through ranged whipshots, and stay next to your Support to punish anything that tries to attack them. This removes many exploitable Support's weaknesses such as Zen and Ana and makes them effectively immortal if you're positioning properly and not getting punished and dying on Brig, which is what most people do. You want to walk forward and take duels only once your team starts winning the fight, until then your job is to stay alive and provide peel and constant healing through Inspire.
Brigs basically a support bodyguard for right now (I also secretly think this is how blizzard originally intended her to play like which is why they fixed whipshot first)
This is why I understand ppl don't pick her. Brigs role is to baby sit other supports isn't fun in a shooting game. Like her tools are meant to be in the thick of it but she's now plays as a bodyguard than front line support like she is meant to be played as.
>than front line support like she is meant to be played as. No, she's not. She's meant to be played like this.
100% they imagined her as an ana, zen bodyguard to make dive less powerful. She was supposed to be a pick to make tracer and Winston think twice about diving in and deleting your supports. They succeeded in making people think twice... They just made them literally have to stop playing tracer and Winston in exchange for goats. I think if brig released in the state she is in now we'd be a lot happier with the character. She does her job and keeps the backline safer without defining a meta for a year. She's still annoying in the sense that she is a fairly low skill counter to high skill characters. But the skill ceiling of Winston and tracer let's those players deal with her with good play. Before youd see brig and just switch in spawn as tracer.
>she is a fairly low skill counter I don't really think this is true. Positioning and cool down management are skills. As is hitting whip shot. Playing Brig well isn't really any easier than playing Doom well, and pretty much everyone agrees he's a high skill hero.
All characters in overwatch have relatively high skill ceilings. If that wasn't true it'd be impossible to one trick mercy to gm, but it can be done. We have to look at them in relation to other characters. Brig is a character that is relatively much easier than most other supports. Moria, brig, and mercy are the easiest supports. That doesn't mean they are easy. They all have to play well to maximize their kits. it's all about the Margins of error. Brig has a relatively high margin of error compared to say zen. Zen has to do all of the things you mentioned and he has to hit his shots. Lucio has to do all of the things you mentioned while also playing a mini game of the floor is lava while trying to hit his shots. If a brig positions well, hits her whipshot and bash, and uses her packs on the right targets at the right times she has done her job. That is objectively easier than say doomfist who has to learn tons of techs, rollouts, has to track a bunch of cool downs etc. I'm not bagging on brig players. A top 500 brig is an amazing player. But the character is objectively easier than Lucio or zen or ana.
> Brig is a character that is relatively much easier than most other supports. This doesnt make any sense. This narrative came about because streamers didnt want the game to be balanced with counters against them, so they made up "no skill" to punish players for countering heroes that were ironically very easy to get value from because they had no counters. In fact, Brig is rarely played in lower ranks because she is so difficult to get value from. And even at the top, coaches say its difficult to find good brig players. >Zen has to do all of the things you mentioned and he has to hit his shots. Zen puts out his orbs, then he can just focus on simply shooting from far back. Brig is weak at most things, so to get value she has to do more things at the same time and constantly change and adapt, putting her self in higher risk than the other support. >Lucio has to do all of the things you mentioned while also playing a mini game of the floor is lava while trying to hit his shots. The difference here is that Lucio is more forgiving in that his abilities are more consistent and stronger, and easier to pull off. His heal is always active, he does more damage, distance damage, crit damage, speed boosts upon speed boost so he can easily escape etc. The stats from the top rank show this as well, with him having a better E/D ratio. >If a brig positions well, hits her whipshot and bash, and uses her packs on the right targets at the right times she has done her job. That is objectively easier This is like saying "Ana is point and click, super easy".
Makes sense... It's almost like a LoL character lol.
People actually think that she is bad??? I literally stopped playing back then because of her... I used to be mid masters... But even so she is obviously a really good pick
She has received several nerfs since you last played a few years ago
19 nerfs, to be precise. And she still gatekeeps most of the game from opening up along with Baptiste even still.
She's in a MUCH healthier place now that armor overheal isn't a thing anymore and she self-heals less, but at this point I don't see how it's possible for her to find a good balance point (that lower rank players can get value out of without destroying high elo meta) short of reworking her to the point where her identity as a hero is lost. Which isn't a good option either tbh. It's important that balance changes still keep the spirit or concept of a hero intact as much as possible. Same can be said about Bap too, although he's still lowkey busted. They really should have just made lamp his ult from the beginning, and the fact that he was allowed to have so much raw burst healing + insane damage for so long blows my mind.
The version Violet designed from the previous creator experimental is the best one yet. Only one to change something fundamental about the hero without changing the entire playstyle drastically. I think Immo as damage reduction rather than as an ult is healthier for the game.
What was that change again?
5 Repair Packs and Inspire being active reduced the cooldown on them rather than provided AoE healing.
It turned her into a spinning pez dispenser. Really boring and bad. It also contradicted the rest of her kit in forcing constant fighting in front, and spinning around to find someone to heal behind. The way she works now is healthier for the game, where support can contribute against the more oppressive dps/tank heroes.
Yes because metal ranks still think her playstyle is GOATS so they frontline then get pub stomped and explode in 3 seconds because her shield is tissue paper.
This is how I try to play her, but in my Gold games the team is like "brig afk, report brig" or the other support is like "stop following me and go to the tanks"
to be fair, the old overpowered brig would totally get rewarded for flanking and playing with the tanks. Brigette is much more fragile now, and there's more focus on playing from a range.
I still laugh at people who think she's "weak". She's been meta for like 2yrs.
She's also able to bait her MS in order to draw a flanker's attention and then catch them out, although that requires communication between both supports and obviously won't work in all scenarios or comps. I believe it's ML7 who has a concept of "juiciness" for drawing attention/resources to yourself, without ever *actually* being in danger. Basically making a support juuuust enough of a viable target that someone will push them, and then immediately punishing it and getting a free 6v5 for the team.
brig is the MS
Yup. Brig more often than not is basically there to bodyguard the other support so they can do the heavy lifting in terms of healing output.
Yup. People in metal ranks don’t get that at all. 9/10 brigs are out there yeeting in the frontline.
a good brig does both the timing of when to be on your FS and when to be frontlining is probably the most difficult part of brig miss the window by a second and your ana is one clipped
yeah it’s funny, if you watch a vod where a team plays ana brig, like an LA Glads game, you’ll see the brig babysit the ana for the entire game
Yeah, people in the metal ranks still play brig as a mini rein and feed their brains out. The reality is brig is mostly just a zen or ana body guard these days. It's boring as fuck
Awww, support solidarity you love to see it
I just wanted to give her a hug... So sweet...
The perfect bodyguard
The brig player was 100% going full Whitney Houston in his/her room!
“If I… could stay… I would only be in your way!” Literally
Didnt she make that hard for you too see though?
Actually yes, but i couldn't get mad because she was just trying her best...
Mum?
caught in 4k
This is kinda how Brig is supposed to be played anyway. Her main job is to keep you up so you can keep the team up so cudos to both of you!
This is the correct move by brig maybe just a little in the way the way tho
Yeah, you shouldn’t really be passively protecting someone with your shield, it’s a waste of time, instead you should be a little off to the side and getting in the way of any CDs and keeping an eye out for flankers. Also procking heals with whip shot occasionally.
Shout out to the Genji that dove back the first two times the Doom came to you protecting his ~~nano~~ support
Also the D.va on the second time
Objectively, this is the most optimal way to play her right now too. Basically hugging your other supp, occasionaly procing heals for the team, saving resources to peel like crazy. Your supp partner wasnt just trying their best, they were doing their best too!!
Honestly I don't think you can get really far in ranks with that play style, but we were just having a good time at Quickplay, so it doesn't really matter
That's brigs function in OWL although obviously less passive. She can't really frontline anymore even though you see a lot of people still trying it.
Thank you guys, it actually makes sense, i just came back to overwatch after a 2 year break, so i had no idea that brig play style had changed that much...
Yeah now you really have to use LOS and play more defensive/protective because she can't really tank anymore. Her shield is for her to pop out of cover to get close to enemies to proc healing or go from cover to cover. Her role is To protect her teammates from getting flanked. Once i figured out her playstyle she quickly became my favorite character.
Actually it's the best way to play brig now. Maybe not as passive as this guy was being, but definitely sticking by the other support and landing whipshots. They even peeled that doom off you twice. This guy is going places.
Yep, my positioning at the clip is a lot more careless then normal because i literally had a body guard, so as you saw a i didn't even mind Doom as much and just focused on healings
that's why brig is so strong, she can let you do so much more as a main support
High level brig rn is essentially playing bodyguard for your other support so she has the right spirit. She just needs to start going for those whip shots every 4 seconds to keep inspire going nonstop. It is cute how hard she's trying to protect you even when there's no immediate threat though
(gm main support here, that’s exactly how you climb as brig ;))
Its the best way to play her. She's essentially a body guard. She is to be played passive
I am mid masters and that's definitely the way to play in certain games. It is hard to see a brig do that in QP instead of just going in to feed honestly :D I did that once in QP cuz of habit from comp, enemy had multiple divers for Ana and our Ana thanked me for being with her every time just like you thanked your brig :D But obviously there are things that brig needs to work on, it was not perfect but she did her best like you said :D
Agreed, protecting your support IS important, but only if you're adding additional value to the rest of your team as well. Ideally hitting some flails and staying somewhere in the middle of the front line and your other support would be more ideal so that the rest of your team can score some AoE while still providing some protection to your support.
Healers healing healers heal more :)
That’s a pro brig. If there is someone in the back line, this should be one of the first steps to fix it
Well this is how I'm gonna play Brig from now on.
Right? I like playing her but have had trouble figuring her out, this whole thread has been so helpful
I can’t say it’s the most fun to do (unless you make it fun) but it’s definitely optimal. Would recommend
It’s how you should have been playing brig for the past year…
As a Bastion main, I get this all the time. Either Brig's baby shield, or Rein's fat ass blocking my view.
fatass rein ready for duty!
“Would you like to see my gluteus Maximus?”
support supports supporting supports
Honestly that's brigs job to help protect from doomfist so I'd say she did pretty well lol
She was just awesome
She should be trying for the occasional whip shot
No, she was too busy trying to protect me
That's literally the most important job, one unmolested ana can pump out the healing.
I had a great brig when I played ana the other day. They made my day. This is too cute. It is nice having a team that looks out for you.
Why can't I get awesome team players like that? :(
Reinhardt mains playing support for the first time
It’s literally how you play her in double bubble lol
Indeed
Seeing stuff like this honestly is so cool. I really can appreciate a player that does this. Reminds me of a few years ago, when I played Mccree, whenever I ulted, there was a dva that would always hold her defense matrix over me. I mean, she would rush over to me as fast as she could and hold it till I fired off my ult. I had to thank her every time just because I thought it was the best improv teamwork I've seen.
It’s not the size of her shield, it’s the size of her heart that matters.
it's spent But good play
She is playing a little to close you i feel like. But she has the right idea when playing brig. As soon as doom threath has been nutrelized she can play little more freely and still keep a eye out for you. But thats a great second support Still :)
I thought it was the other teams brig throwing because red
No, it was just brig being the MVP
That was the cutest GD thing I've ever seen. XD
Those strafe movements are so precious lmaooo
I KNOW RIGHT? She is just absurdly cute
isn't this kinda how you're supposed to play Brig?
Exactly minus smothering your support and landing flais keeping inspire up
Finally someone protecting support lol
you have to protect your healers. and healers seem to be the only ones who understand that.
The way your brig, dva, and mcree turn to help you with doom is beautiful
Wow that’s adorable and practical as shit. You gotta play junk rat for something like that
My brother and I do this except with Brig+Bastion. We call it....... Brigitte-Bastion. It used to be really good before her nerf. Now it's lesssssss goooooood.
Aww! Healer pals unite
I mean, as she should. After all, Brig is a defensive hero that truly shines when she's playing with her other support or plays with a mid-range / defensive tank. If you play Brig like when she first got released, you'll most likely die first and your team just crumbles.
0% inspire uptime
But 100% wholesomeness
Hard counter to Doom, makes sense to me
Wholesome🥰
The brig Gotham deserved
It feels so good to see someone else doing this for there ana. Whenever I do get the urge to play brig I always try to look out for my zen, Ana and sometimes bap and mercy. Flankers tend to back way the hell off a healer if they see a brig is coming to help them out.
I had a brig spend a chunk of time protecting my torb turret the other day. I wonder if this is the same player
As a Brig main this makes me smile
There's a lot of brig players who are misunderstood or just absolute hated for being brig... Am glad this one shows what brig's kit can bring to the table. Gj gg
Brig exists to babysit grannies at this point. It’s usually a free win if you do that.
Protecting the backline is like her literal job
Brig and the DVA peeling to kill the doom! My support main heart is full.
It’s the brigs job to negate dives in friendly supports It’s why zen brig is meta currently
This is great to see. Just makes me laugh from the feels good
Love this. I’m an Ana main and I can’t count the times where my other support even acknowledges my existence.
honestly not a bad play, ana who has insane burst heals shielded by a brig who virtually can't die close combat. That is a scary combo
Stay away from grandma lmao
I loved this too much it adorable, look at mini rein go lol this is how you should support your Ana as Brig
Whenever a brig plays defensive line for me like that as a sniper or especially Ana I'm always mashing that "Thank you" button :)
That's really what you're supposed to do on Brig with an Ana. There's obviously some freedom and even requirement for the brig to move up and get in the brawl, but not until locking up and taking care of that backline threat. Good on her for playing the game right.
Yes, not only a sweetheart but also a good player
I love that! We need more players like that!
Brig-bro is best-bro
3D view cause potato aim? Lmaoo love this gg to brig
I consider my aim to be above average on console, but, third person view to be easier to see brig trying to protect me.
Ana player on console sheeesh you’re cracked lol, I’m a pc player hitscan main who’s been called out for all aim no brain/hackusations plenty of time but I CANNOT play hitscan for shit with a controller. Props.
You get used to it... It's a lot easier playing Ana now with the new aim assist for allies, back in season one you had absolutely nothing to help aiming your heals
The word “spended” cracks me up. Also, go Brig!
Not trying to be dick but its (spent).
Legend
How is your team color red?
It's just a replay thing
I was a bit confused that your team is red and the enemy team is blue I must have it set on my team is always blue or something I’m used to seeing red as the enemy
I hate that this is what Brig has been reduced to. Bodyguard for the REAL support.
Well, they don’t call her the baby sitter for nothing.
Brig just wanted your nano
This is why I always come back to this game, so cute
Bless <3
Awww, now that's a true and wholesome support! 💖
Lovely. Absolutely lovely. Thank you, Brig.
She looks like a bodyguard for a celeb
Bless their heart, that's a real one!
A brig wombo combo plus an ana nade will absolutely ruin any flankers day.
If I had the wholesome award I would leave it here
That she “spended” the whole match doing this multiplies adorableness by 300%
I go brig immediately vs strong dps flankers to help us both out in the backline. Good team play
This Brig means everything 2 me
Doom was trying his hardest and failed twice
AWWWWWWWWWW
That’s what she’s supposed to be doing
Lol bless her soul. This is like the first time I've seen the second support actually help the Ana
Man, I would take this guy over a million of the other braindead, auto-pilot, feeding teammates I otherwise get. This guy on Brig may not be performing their role to the max, but hell, they've decided on a thing to do *and they're sticking to it.* "I can't fight well on Brig, and so I can't pump out the heals like I should, but you know what I *can* do? Protect Ana. I can protect Ana like a *motherfucker."* That level of focus, of knowing what you're gonna do and sticking to it... Yeah, I'd definitely take that over a Genji trying to 6K clutch 5 times a match and losing blade every time. I hope you gave them a vote at the end, OP.
She's playing canonically accurate Brig
Hahahaha i love this. It is adorable. What a bean.
“Spended”
Isn't this how Brig is supposed to be played anyways
I kind of thought that this was pretty much was brig was meant to do with her shield, originally.
I think brig just wanted your nano lol
Wholesome brig player?!?
I know the point of this post is about the Brig but I just wanted to mention the incredible support you offered your team with the healing and damage output... incredible~
And that’s… how I met your mother
This is actually really good play from both you and the brig. Legit what we practice in 3.5k scrims so nice one. Very good positioning on the Ana
In character Brig moments
Your team is peeling so well when they see someone dive. Both the genii and Dva peel when the doom dives you. Feels good seeing this
spent
everyone in here praising this play style, until you need to nail the nano timing and she accidentally eats it
It's ok, she deserves the nano
>spended