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@IamBubs_2 @PolarPiraffe Holy chatGPT😭

Yes — there’s actually a very niche but real reason the supports may feel like they “can’t walk up” here. This fight state is incredibly awkward for the blue backline even though, at first glance, it looks like blue should own the space. What the image shows Blue team: Hanzo (AZUREX) anchoring main Zenyatta (FENRIR) holding right Reaper (MISTZZDRIP) near upper-mid Ana (SONATA) extremely far right/off-angle Likely tank (Winston/Doomfist?) low left near Genji Red team: Genji (HS2JUD) hard committing low left Venture/Tracer-ish pressure (FRACK) left flank Enemy support (GUTDSTELL) holding high doorway Enemy tank (SEPIAVIPER) controlling center-right choke The niche reason supports “can’t walk up” 1. The supports are split into non-overlapping support triangles This is the biggest hidden issue. Blue Zen and Ana are: too far apart to peel each other, AND too far from the tank engage timing. Ana is basically isolated on the blue roof flank. Zen is in the open lane near statue. That means: If Zen walks forward → Genji instantly threatens him. If Ana walks forward → she loses her escape angle and becomes diveable from two directions. So even though nobody is directly standing on them, the geometry itself denies advancement. 2. Genji’s positioning creates “soft zoning” The enemy Genji isn’t just dueling. He’s standing in a place where: dash path to Zen exists, wall climb path to Ana exists, AND he has cover retreat. That means supports must respect: dash + right click burst, deflect angle denial, follow-up from left-side DPS. This creates what high-rank players call a threat radius freeze. The supports aren’t pinned by damage. They’re pinned by potential damage. 3. Hanzo accidentally blocks the support rotation This is subtle. Hanzo is occupying the only comfortable forward lane through mid. Because Hanzo wants long sightlines: supports cannot stack behind him safely, otherwise they become collateral targets to spam/projectiles. So instead of: Tank → DPS → supports layered behind you get: Tank isolated left Hanzo center Zen exposed right-center Ana detached far right That formation has no stable “walk-up corridor.” 4. Enemy tank controls the hinge point The enemy tank near statue/right choke is controlling the rotational center. That matters because: Zen cannot cross open ground safely, Ana cannot rotate inward without exposing LOS. So both supports are effectively trapped on different islands. This is one of those situations where: “Nobody is pressuring supports” but the supports still cannot move. 5. Ana’s angle is technically good — but temporally terrible Ana has a powerful sightline from the roof edge. But look at the timing: frontline engagement already started, Genji already entered, tank line already split. So if Ana walks up NOW: she loses distance advantage, loses retreat path, and likely gets collapsed on after cooldowns. The correct play is probably: stay disconnected temporarily, heal through LOS, wait for enemy cooldown commitment. Which looks passive, but is actually forced. 6. Zen specifically is in “fake safety” Zen looks protected because: Hanzo nearby, open lane visible, enemy not directly on top of him. But he’s actually in crossfire: Genji access from left, enemy tank pressure from front-right, limited cover escape backward. So Zen cannot advance unless: Genji is marked, or tank reclaims statue space. This is a classic “support cannot inherit space” scenario. The really niche macro concept here: Blue owns sightlines but not pathing That distinction matters a ton in Overwatch. They can: shoot forward, pressure angles, poke. But they cannot: physically rotate, consolidate, escort supports into safer ground. So the supports are effectively “range trapped.” Another tiny detail: The payload/statue area creates curved LOS breaks. Because of the curved geometry: Ana cannot continuously heal Zen if he walks aggressively, Zen cannot orb targets while hugging safe cover, enemy Genji can repeatedly disappear from LOS. That geometry heavily favors dive pressure psychologically. What would instantly fix the supports’ ability to walk up? Any ONE of these: Tank retakes statue first Reaper marks Genji flank Hanzo rotates slightly right to create escort LOS Ana rotates earlier before engagement Zen plays tighter to wall instead of lane center Final diagnosis The supports probably feel unable to walk up because: Their formation is disconnected. Enemy Genji controls implied threat space. The center choke is owned by the enemy tank. Blue has poke control but no rotational control. Neither support can safely advance without becoming the first dive target. So this is less: “supports are scared” and more: “the map geometry and timing create a no-man’s-land for support movement.”

why are support players so terrified to walk around the map

@PolarPiraffe THE CLOSER STRIKES AGAIN

3-1 win to qualify for expert div my team are thanos

@PolarPiraffe You were the closer, final map winner

Was benched today so I did some drawing instead.

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I bet the balance team are sitting there going "See even when we nerf dva emre lu kiro like people have been asking theyre still not happy" and now will never listen again. WHY NO KILL CAT. KILL IT. it was such a promising patch im still so sad

@PolarPiraffe Sure buddy

I am a mechanical talent

@PolarPiraffe Speak your shit king

If you think kiriko is not honest overwatch then I think you need to have a good long look at the other supports in the game and think about why you've been convinced of something that isn't true.

@PolarPiraffe W Solarpost

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Echo: Can yall pause scrim real quick i gotta go do smth for like 5 minutes:

@Cobba87 that was before i joined tho

You heard it straight from the source

@TedRexOW Nah

@Cobba87 so if int corps beat elmt decay in warmup does that make them the best team itw

@PolarPiraffe I would rather 1000 more years of Kiri Lucio

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@Melodyy_ow Hope everything is all good : )

Going private for a bit, being harassed and I'm not handling it well

@PolarPiraffe Play it, it is now mandatory for our team.

I keep getting told to play elden ring but when mercy makes all the enemies into a 3 phase bossfight im basically sorted.

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