I’ve been learning Tracer recently and I only have around 20 hours on her, so I know I’ve barely even know nothing.
That said, the early learning process has been really frustrating. I genuinely enjoy playing her, but every time I press Tab and look at the scoreboard, seeing my damage be two or even three times lower than my teammates’ makes me feel pretty useless.
I do watch a lot of videos and guides to try to learn. I understand the ideas when I’m watching them, like taking off-angles, timing my engages, managing blinks and recall, and not just shooting the tank all game. But when I actually get into a match, I just can’t seem to make it work the way it looks in the videos.
I know Tracer isn’t just about raw damage and that she’s a hard hero to learn, but it’s still difficult not to feel discouraged when the numbers look that bad.
For people who have been through this stage before, how did you keep a healthy mindset while learning her? How do you deal with feeling like you’re holding your team back while you’re still trying to improve?