Overwatch – How to Beat Organized Turret Defenses in Overwatch

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Recently I've noticed a severe increase in compositions consisting of one Torbjorn and on Symmetra, particularily on Volksaya Industries. (Usually a D.Va too).

When queuing with 2 friends and 3 randoms, this poses a difficult problem, as there are very few setups that can reliably dismantle this defense- especially when the enemy team is clearly using voice chat.

What kind of compositions can take on this setup (with the turret initially placed in the defending side building that opens onto the point (Red/A on diagram), then moving the turret to the little bunker facing away from the attacking spawn when the flankers start to adapt(Orange/B on diagram))? Snipers and Pharah struggle to pip the turret because of the range, and are incredibly vulnerable to Orb of Discord, and Winston gets shredded by the big turret as he melts the little ones.

This is the setup I'm talking about. There are very few flank routes that can allow you to safely take out these positions without exposing yourself to covering fire or the enemy team.

Volskaya turret placements

Best Answer

My favorite hero to play against multiple turrets is Junkrat. He can launch his grenades into hard to get to places and deal quite a lot of AOE damage to help push a Torbjörn off from repairing his turret and to destroy it. He can bounce them off walls into room where turrets are setup, or launch them far enough to hit the turret over a wall at the turret from relative safety. Killing Symmetra turrets is a little harder with Junkrat, as they generally aren't on ground level, but if you have a tank or healer with you, it is a bit easier to clear out rooms.

Another person who is pretty good is S76. He has pretty solid mid range damage, and if he has a tank, he can usually pick off a Torb turret with a helpful rocket after shooting it a bit. He also can drop a health pack for himself to help tank it if he is alone.