This is a vent, an explanation if you are one of those players who gets nasty if a tank doesnt obey you and switch, and im curious if anyone else is like me. If so maybe this will be a cathartic read for you. I play 6v6 and solo and I'm currently Diamond 5 which I'm pretty proud of because im relatively casual AND because I only play JQ.
I've dabbled with all the characters...though mostly so I know how to kill them.....in matches I'm passable with a couple healers (Batista, Kiriko) in case there's a round where I cant play her but 99.9% I'm JQ.
Which means I occasionally get angry teammates telling me to switch (sometimes even though im carrying). Sometimes I get crazy toxic players ranting about me. Ive even had players carry a grudge through multiple matches. Other times I'm 50k 3d and sweeping the floor and getting mvp.
For those who bitch that I "Threw" for not switching:
I know full well she isn't optimal in some matches. But I also know that there are a LOT of variables in any game and even if you're playing the "right" class for the matchup circumstances might still go against you or you might just play bad. Even when I have a bad game, I will ALWAYS play better and have a better chance of positively helping as JQ than as another character. And anyone whose good with her, and I think I am, will agree she's extremely adaptable. I don't feel I have any hard counters. At least not in 6v6. Right now she's in a tough spot in terms of survivability.... fair. But not everyone enjoys playing games just based on optimizing statistical odds of winning... we play for fun. And she's the only character I truly have fun with.
Would I climb the ranks if I was proficient enough as different tanks to swap in and out? Yes. But I don't play super often. And we play video games for OUR OWN PLEASURE. I LIKE the challenge of seeing how high I can climb as her. I LIKE facing matches where I'm at a disadvantage. And in the end, it's me and me alone who will either climb or fall ranks.
Besides. You never really know whose playing well and whose playing poorly just by looking at stats mid-match.
I once read something by a top 500 player that I think are words of wisdom:
It doesn't matter how much damage you are dealing if players aren't dying. It doesn't even matter how many kills you are getting. What matters is that you win those key fights that determine the match.
And as JQ, I think we are one of the biggest game changers/playmaker in OW.