PC Gamer

I

don’t play competitive
online games. I find
them too stressful.
But there’s something
aboutOverwatchthat
clicked with me. My biggest issue,
however, was finding a hero I was
halfway good at. Having a ‘main’ in
a game like this, where balanced
team composition is vital, probably
isn’t the best idea, but I’ll never get
good with anyone otherwise. So I
spent an evening experimenting
with different characters, settling
on support-tank hybrid Orisa.

Her primary weapon is a hefty
cannon with a decent range called a
Fusion Driver. You can do some solid
damage with it, although firing it
slows your movement speed down,

making you a target for fast-moving

heroes such as Genji and Tracer. It

takes 2.5 seconds to reload, too,

which is a significant amount of time

in a frenziedOverwatchmatch, but

you can keep firing for 12.5 seconds,

so that just about makes up for it.

But it’s Orisa’s abilities that really

made me fall in love with her. I’ve

always been a support player, and her

Protective Barrier ability – which lets

you drop stationary shields with a

ANDY KELLY

THIS MONTH

Decided that Orisa is the

bestOverwatchhero.

ALSO PLAYED

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generous cooldown – is satisfying to

use. I love popping one and seeing

my teammates gather behind it.

Fortify, another of Orisa’s abilities,

is a genuine life-saver. When the

ability is activated, it reduces the

damage she takes by 50% and

invalidates movement-impairing

effects such as Reinhardt’s Charge or

Pharah’s Concussive Blast. It only

lasts for four seconds, so you be have

to smart about when you activate it,

but it’s saved my skin more times

than I can count.

Getting to grips with shield-throwing tank Orisa inOVERWATCH.

“Come on: she’s a four-legged robot

with a laser cannon for an arm”

IT’S THE MOST FUN I’VE

HAD WITH AN ONLINE

SHOOTER IN YEARS

EXTRA LIFE

CONTINUED A IN GAMING

Orisa is a tank, but she hasa

lot of support capabilities.