Fighting From the High Ground in Overwatch 2
In Overwatch 2, securing the high ground is a crucial component of positioning, especially if you’re on the defending team. The elevated terrain offers a broader field of vision, allowing you to scan the battlefield and spot enemy movements more effectively, significantly influencing the outcome of battles.
From higher vantage points, hitscan DPS heroes such as Cassidy, Sojourn, Ashe, and Widowmaker gain a huge advantage, enabling them to pick off opponents with both great accuracy and the ability to fall back when taking damage. High-ground positions don’t solely benefit DPS players however. Support heroes can leverage the high ground for improved healing and support coverage, while tanks benefit from the elevated regions in controlling key areas and creating roadblocks for the opposing team.
Having good aim isn’t enough to make you a good player, practice, solid positioning and gamesense play a crucial role in excelling in Overwatch. Everyone loves playing the DPS role, however, you must know when to push for the high-ground as well as when to play behind your teammates instead. A good high-ground position will allow you to pick off enemies before they can even react, but you need to know when and how to take these positions effectively as there are many heroes in the game such as D.Va or Winston that can quickly force you out of your newly acquired positional advantage.
In order to enhance your mechanical ability to make the most out of these high-ground angles, this featured task will place you in an elevated position and require you to accurately flick to the targets below you. The task is designed to improve your ability to land headshots from the high ground, giving you an orb to aim at that will simulate a headshot hitbox. Both speed and accuracy factor into your score on this task, so work on building up your speed as you practice with the downward facing angle!