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glassrunner · 2 years

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uuuuuuu i just finished my last ever game of overwatch 1...

if you’ve been following me since around 2016, you know how hard of a time i was having with being alive in general. i constantly was posting about my depression and how fucking suicidal i was, and how it just seemed like nothing was ever worth it, i’d never change and become someone i could give a shit about.

as stupid as it sounds, overwatch was my escape. it got me out of bed in the mornings where all i wanted to do was die. sure, i was failing classes, failing social life, failing myself, but when i won games and climbed through the ranks... it meant there was at least something i wasn’t fucking up. and even though i eventually had to leave college and come back to a partially toxic home environment, overwatch was the one thing i didn’t want to give up, even though i thought i’d have to, which nearly killed me. i couldn’t give it up because it was the one thing that made me want to be great anymore.

and then, in spring 2020, everything changed: i got to join a team. for the first time, i was competing with people who were incredibly talented, but also close enough to become some of my best friends. and even though ptsd and other awful things struck, the game was constant: you can learn, improve, win, even if you feel like you’re failing in everything else.

i became familiar with the fierce and unadulterated joy of winning with your closest friends in the toughest of competitions -- the power in knowing exactly what you need to do, when you need to do it, and then actually achieving it. the pride and ego of having casters scream your name, the chat scrolling with “NOMAD IS A GOD ANA,” the thank yous from my teammates when i have their backs. the amazement from everyone (including myself) when i actually play dps really well.

sometimes i took it for granted. i regret letting my anxiety get the best of me and stop me from even trying to climb sometimes. i won’t anymore.

for those of you who plan to play, see you on the other side <3

#lauren plays overwatch #insights #put this under a read more because i knew i'd get sappy HAHAHA #also obviously i will play ow2 but i just have so many fucking emotions right now #the game will be different of course #and i'm scared i won't be as good as i was but the thing is... why does that mean i shouldn't try?#if anything i should never give up #and this game is one of the many things to teach me that #no more kneecapping myself. i deserve to be exactly as good as i want to be.#also this is definitely the twitlonger post i SHOULD have made but uh #i don't think all of my friends know what i went through LMFAOOOOOO

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tomsawyee · 8 years

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Overwatch: Defending Numbani

The generally accepted approach to defense is to begin the match by choking the attack’s advance from the spawn point. Generally, this is a good idea, especially on maps like Gibraltar where the opposing team can begin pushing the payload as soon as the game begins, or Anubis where the attack can only reach the point through a bottleneck.

But I’ve noticed a frequent problem, especially on Numbani, where the defense gets so caught up in trying to find enemies in all the tight corners of the first spawn point that the attack can easily sneak through and get to the payload using a number of routes. The game is 30 seconds in, and there are suddenly 2 or 3 attackers on the point and the defense is distracting itself picking off enemies at the spawn.

Moral of the story: It’s okay to dart up at the beginning and jar the attack’s initial offensive, but it’s doubly important, especially on this map, to GET ON!! THE POINT!!! Even if it allows the attack a bit more breathing room.

#overwatch #lauren plays overwatch

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glassrunner · 2 years

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I broke 37 on my solo queue-only alt!!! :DDD

#lauren plays overwatch #insights #i'm having a productive finals week LOL #i've been having a really hard time with nomad though ;-;#the mmr is fucked and diamond games are actually just impossible #but on this alt i've been doing well and executing macro like my coach taught me actually pays off #and even when i get into games with streamers and like 6 top 500s i don't get so scared anymore #it's good to love this game again :D i only hate it when i feel like i can't do anything which is a constant feeling in diamond LOL

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glassrunner · 3 years

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honestly why bother buying hacks for video games when you could just install the hacks in your brain

#lauren plays overwatch #insights #i think i actually used my ult maybe twice this game #and i had 48% accuracy 0_0 #their bap kept disrespecting me and jumping for no reason LMFAO #i spawncamped them so many times that their team actually switched off d.va to go double shield #did like 18k damage over a 19-minute game #sometimes i just feel possessed by the god of tracking and sometimes i can't hit a stationary target #but overall i'm really happy with my performance lately #finally got back to playing dps after half a year and i'm still clean as fuck!#and i'm climbing back on support thankfully... we'll get there :)

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glassrunner · 3 years

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the good news: clean as fuck on soldier and broke 32 on dps after not queueing dps for 3 seasons

the bad news: i cannot win a support game somehow

#lauren plays overwatch #insights #mfnbhnklsjdfmbkf support queues are so cursed #i can win them on my solo account just fine but i queued with teammates earlier #and we lost 200 sr #and I CAN'T GET OUT LMFAO #diamond players are so fucking stupid it's unbelievable #i can't understand how this time last year i was 37+ and now i'm struggling to get back into masters #i'm never queueing with people again ahahahaha i'm fine!!! wow!!!#i have to rescue nomad... i will not let this account rot #I WILL DRAG IT OUT OF HELL #THIS IS NOT THE END OF THE NOMAD ANA

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glassrunner · 3 years

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overwatch = god awful shit garbage game but i still love playing ana more than anything

#lauren plays overwatch #insights #i've hit some INSANE sleeps over the past month lmfao which is funny considering i haven't played in a while #i knew the pharah had barrage so i wanted to take her out but i was NOT expecting to do it like that...#not complaining though!

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glassrunner · 3 years

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Cyberpunk Ana with bi colors??? I am out here fucking WINNING today!!!

#lauren plays overwatch #insights #mmmmm it's so good #i don't even want any of the other skins (except black cat sombra)#this is all i need

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glassrunner · 3 years

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I fucking live for casters saying it’s a nomad diff.

#lauren plays overwatch #insights #had some absolutely insanely clutch bap gameplay during the national tournament today #our opponents were getting hard-carried by their offtank but i did what i could #and i think i did okay :')

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glassrunner · 3 years

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I curse my stage fright for robbing me of the opportunity to give post-match interviews.

#lauren plays overwatch #insights #we had our final match streamed today for probably another 1000+ viewers #and i was popping off on ana and the casters absolutely knew it #even the people in chat knew it #it's surreal to see people typing 'NOMAD IS A GOD ANA' and 'NOMAD NADE = WIN'#i just wish that i could've done the interview and people could have heard my voice and realized i am a girl #because YES WOMEN BELONG IN ESPORTS SPACES #and plus i've heard that i'm pretty good with interviews because i try to treat them as normal conversations #but... when there's 1k people watching... hoooooo boi i am too scared #ugh :')#my team was even joking that i should do it because the casters absolutely love my ana but i immediately said 'oh FUCK no'#too scary!!!!!!! why must i be burdened by anxiety

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glassrunner · 3 years

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well

got featured on the overwatch contenders channel and the casters called me the mvp of the series on ana and bap

i am in TEARS. overwatch was my only lifeline for years and even though ranked is sometimes a garbage shitshow, it means so much to me that i really do have potential, and it’s tangible to others.

#lauren plays overwatch #insights #this game drives me crazy but i do love it and i love ana #i’m so grateful that i’m able to do all of this #and that i didn’t give up despite the ptsd

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glassrunner · 3 years

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