Overwatch 2: Glossary and Terminology Explanation for Overwatch

Overwatch Glossary

Character Terminology Explanation

Armor

The yellow memory of HP is called armor. Armor reduces the damage taken by 30%, so tanks with armor have more effective HP than their actual HP value.

Shield

The light blue memory of HP is called a shield. The shield has the same value as HP, but it automatically recovers after 3 seconds of not taking damage.

CC

Representative CC Heroes
Ana Sleep Dart	Mei Blizzard (ULT)

CC refers to abilities that hinder actions, such as stun or knockback. It stands for Crowd Control, and in Overwatch 2, there are fewer heroes with CC compared to the original game.

Counter-pick

The act of selecting a hero that can gain an advantage against the enemy composition. It is an important concept in Overwatch to use heroes that have an advantage against the enemy and tilt the match in your favor.

Hitscan

Hitscan Character
Cassidy	Soldier: 76	Sombra
Tracer	Widowmaker	Bastion
Baptiste	Ashe (when ADS)	Sojourn (secondary fire)

Refers to characters whose shots instantly hit the target. When a bullet is fired, it immediately hits the area where the aim is aligned, making it easier to hit enemies.

Flanker

Flanker Characters
Genji	Sombra	Tracer

Refers to characters with high mobility, such as for flanking and ambushing enemies. Rather than attacking together with allies, it requires movements to kill enemy supports and damage dealers from behind.

Projectile

Some Projectile Characters
Hanzo	Orisa	Pharah

Refers to characters with projectile shots. Since it is not an instant hit like hitscan, it requires leading shots to hit moving enemies.

Main Healer

Main Healer
Ana	Baptiste	Moira

Support characters with high burst healing. It is important to keep healing to prevent tanks from being eliminated and to prioritize staying alive.

Sub-healer

Main Healer
Zenyatta	Brigitte	Lucio

A character that supports allies in ways other than healing, although their instantaneous healing output is lower than that of the Main Healer. They support allies by providing buffs and debuffs while the Main Healer focuses on healing tanks, for example, healing damage characters.

ULT

Abbreviation for Ultimate Ability. Due to the long formal name, it is commonly referred to as ULT among players.

DPS

"Damage per second," meaning the amount of damage dealt in one second. In Overwatch 2, it is also used as a term referring to the Damage Role.

Explanation of Composition Terms

Dive

A composition that focuses on high mobility tanks and other characters with high mobility to rush into the enemy's position. It aims to quickly dive into the backline, eliminate support and deal damage, specializing in creating a numerical advantage.

Poke

A composition that slowly advances by attacking the enemy from a medium to long range. Defensive characters act as shields while the ranged characters spread out and attack the enemy from multiple angles, gradually wearing them down.

Rush

A composition that increases movement speed and aims to quickly eliminate enemies in close combat. It mainly consists of characters that increase movement speed or excel in close-range combat, specializing in deciding the outcome of the battle in an instant.

Explanation of Tactical Terms

Spam

Spam Character
Hanzo	Genji	Torbjörn

An act of constantly attacking to keep the enemy from showing their face at progression routes or building entrances. Characters that can deal effective damage at medium to long range or characters with high single-hit damage are suitable for this tactic.

Focus

A strategy where allies concentrate their firepower on a single enemy to defeat them. Solo Kills can greatly influence the battle in Overwatch, making it a fundamental yet important tactic.

Meta

Refers to the act of exploiting weaknesses or taking countermeasures against the enemy. Anti-picks against specific characters are called "meta characters," and compositions that are effective against the enemy's composition are called "meta compositions."

Stagger

A delaying tactic where the enemy who has been defeated in a confrontation is intentionally not finished off and is killed after a certain amount of time has passed. In Overwatch, since all teammates must work together to defeat the enemy, it may be necessary to wait for the revival of a character who was killed late, which ultimately reduces the enemy's time.

Regroup

Refers to the act of regrouping. Since all teammates must be together to confront the enemy, regrouping is a fundamental yet crucial tactic.

Bait

A tactic of deliberately acting as a decoy to lure the enemy. The goal is to lure the enemy to the decoy, create a situation where one person is left on the front line, and then defeat the isolated enemy with concentrated firepower from allies.

Counter ULT

A tactic of using an effective ultimate ability to mitigate the damage from the enemy's ultimate ability. For example, Lucio's "Sound Barrier" or Zenyatta's "Transcendence" are considered counter ultimates against Zarya's "Graviton Surge".

C9

Refers to the situation where the base or payload is captured and defeated due to being too engrossed in battles on the front line. The origin of this term comes from the professional team "Cloud9" being so engrossed in battles that they lost points three times in a single match.

Carry

Used to describe a character who has made significant contributions to leading the team to victory in a match. It is used when someone has "carried" the team with actions such as getting a team kill with their ultimate ability or achieving consecutive kills with headshots.

Choke Point

Refers to narrow points in progression paths such as gates. It is common for enemies and allies to confront each other and battle at choke points on the front line.

Glossary

Troll

Used to refer to players who cause trouble for others during a match. They are said to be giving the enemy an advantage by not changing characters even when they are being countered, or repeatedly rushing in alone and getting defeated, even in a losing match.

Mirror

Refers to a match where the compositions of both teams are the same. It is also used when competing against an opponent who has the same character.

Team kill

The act of eliminating all enemies. When all enemies are defeated and waiting to respawn, the game will report "Team kill".

Environmental kill

Refers to a kill where the enemy is pushed off the map, similar to a "falling death" in other games. If you deal damage to the enemy before they fall, it is considered an environmental kill.

Glossary of Internet Slang Used Overseas

Explanation of Greetings

GG

Short for "Good Game." Used to commend both allies and opponents after an intense match, or as a form of greeting. However, it can also be used as taunting when one's team is overwhelmingly losing or when the tide of the game turns against them.

NS/NP

Short for "nice shot" or "nice play." Used to praise someone for making a good play.

GJ

Short for "good job." Used to commend someone for a job well done.

Explanation of Specific Actions

throwing

An act of intentionally losing a game. Examples include not capturing objectives or not moving. This is done to quickly end the game.

push

A phrase used to encourage the team to move forward together. It is used when the team is scattered and you want to coordinate an attack.

beat

Refers to Lucio's ultimate ability. It is used when you want Lucio to activate his ultimate ability during a game.

AFK

An abbreviation for "away from keyboard." It means to be away from the keyboard and is also used to refer to actions of not participating in the game.

1HP/low

Refers to a specific enemy having very little health remaining. It is used when you want to focus on defeating the enemy.

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