So we talk a lot about our mains (mine being Mei), but does anyone else actually have...

[Kevin Jackson]

So we talk a lot about our mains (mine being Mei), but does anyone else actually have a selection of heroes they main from each category for whatever situation? I can play any character, but I have my preferred handful I'm best with:

ASSAULT MAIN: McCree
ASSAULT BACKUP: Reaper, Pharah

DEFENSE MAIN: Mei
DEFENSE BACKUP: Torbjorn, Widowmaker

TANK MAIN: D.Va
TANK BACKUP: Zarya, Orisa

SUPPORT MAIN: Mercy, Symmetra
SUPPORT BACKUP: Zenyatta

 

[Gabriel Boucher]

ASSAULT MAIN: McCree
ASSAULT BACKUP:Soilder,Reaper.

DEFENSE MAIN:Junkrat
DEFENSE BACKUP: Torbjorn,Hanzo

TANK MAIN:Roadhog
TANK BACKUP:Orisa,D.va

SUPPORT MAIN:Lucio
SUPPORT BACKUP:Zenyatta,Ana

 

[Mirbey Tezcan]

Assault main: Reaper - Pharah - McCree Assault Backup: Soldier 76
Defense Main: Bastion Defense Backup:Mei - Hanzo Tank Main: D.va Tank Backup: Zarya - Orisa Support Main: Symmetra - Zenyatta Support Backup: Moira

 

[Julia Berntsson]

Offense: Pharah
Defense: I guess I'm decent at Mei
Tank: D.va and Orisa
Support: Mercy

 

[Taylor Neil Waddell]

One trick: widow

 

[Dominika Lénárt]

Assault main: non lol
Backup: i still can bring soldier, reaper, tracer, sombra

Defense main: wido
Backup: mei, hanzo

Tank main: dva
Backup: winston, zarya

Support main: mercy, lucio, ana, moira
Backup: Zen, Sym

 

[Tilton Jamalle Anderson]

Assault Main: Tracer
Assault Backup: Soldier, Sombra, Reaper.

Defense Main: None
Defense Backup: Bastion and Torb

Tank Main: D.Va
Tank Backup: None

Support Main: Moira
Backup: Mercy

 

[Sebastien Roy]

ASSAULT MAIN: Widowmaker
ASSAULT BACKUP: Widowmaker

DEFENSE MAIN: Widowmaker
DEFENSE BACKUP: Widowmaker

TANK MAIN: Widowmaker
TANK BACKUP: Widowmaker

SUPPORT MAIN: Widowmaker
SUPPORT BACKUP: Widowmaker

 

[Luis Miguel Roman]

ASSAULT MAIN: Soldier 76
ASSAULT BACKUP: Reaper, McCree

DEFENSE MAIN: Junkratr
DEFENSE BACKUP: Torbs

TANK MAIN: Roadhog
TANK BACKUP: D.Va, Orisa

SUPPORT MAIN: Lucio
SUPPORT BACKUP: Moira, Zenyatta

 

[Austin Farr]

Offense main: Reaper, Tracer
Offense backup: Soldier
Defense main: Hanzo
Defense backup: Junkrat
Tank main: D.va
Tank backup: Rein, Hog
Support main: Moira
Backup: Zen, Mercy

 

[Ionut Buteica]

assault main: none
assault backup: none

defense main: junkrat
defense backup: none

tank main: reinhardt
tank backup winston, zarya, orisa (from best to worst)

support main: mercy
support backup: moira

unfortunately i don't have the time to learn heroes, i wish i could main one assault hero to be able to at least feel like carrying cause most of the time i get the feeling that no matter how hard i block / hammer, no matter how many bouncing balls i send at the enemy team and no matter how much my valk get's done sometimes, it feels like it's not enough.

 

[Sierra Buske]

ASSULT MAIN: Pharah
ASSAULT BACKUP: Soldier

DEFFENSE MAIN: Mei
DEFFENSE BACKUP: Bastion maybe?

TANK MAIN: Reinhardt
TANK BACKUP: D.va or Orisa

SUPPORT MAIN: Mercy
SUPPORT BACKUP: Moira

 

[Aurelia Wang]

Main || Backup
Offense: Soldier || Pharah, Reaper
Defense: Mei || Junkrat
Tank: Orisa/Reinhardt/DVa || Winston
Support: Ana || Moira, Zenyatta

 

[Dylan Floyd]

Rein zen junk pharah then flex

 

[Emilio Martinez]

Assault main: pharah
Assault back up: reaper, soldier

Defense main: I don't play these characters really but I guess junkrat
Defense back up: none

Tank main: dva
Tank back up: roadhog, Winston, zarya

Support main: mercy,
Support back up: everyone but symmetra

 

[Camren Matthew Kirkland]

I don't really play anything other than support, but I do from time to time I play other roles

Offense: Solider (close to a 2nd main)

Defence: Bastion
Defence backup: Mei, Torb

Tank: Orisa (close to 2nd main)
Tank backup: D.Va

Support main: Moira (main)
Support backup: Mercy (2nd main), Zenyatta

 

[Tim Doane]

Only skilled players have backup mains... I havnt played with that many ppl in plat recently. Good old 1 trick ponies most the time. I have 2 from each that i like to call my mains. I'll even switch to someone that I'm not great at just because i know itll help wreck the enemy comp. Alot of ppl dont switch tho even when you ask because they have a meta they want to play amd if you dont follow their orders well fuck it and its basically a throw. Most ppl get butthurt when or if you ask for diff heros even when you say.."I'll switch to so and so just so you can go someone else".... And they keep with the same shit char that does nothing to help the team

 

[Calum Stewart]

Completely depends on setup, like if lack of heals and bastion, symm, moira pick roadhog, in maps with small alleways or choke points rein etc, same with all heroes

 

[Kevin Jackson]

I noticed no one mentioned Doomfist, plus I hardly see him used anymore. Has he been nerfed, or has the hype kinda died down and people stopped caring?

 

[Isaac Oliva]

DPS: Pharah
Back up: genji

Defense: Torbs
Backup: Mei

Tank: D.Va/Orisa
Backup: D.va/Orisa

Support: Moria
Backup: Lucio