Overwatch: 9 Jerk Moves You Need To Stop Doing

3. 'I Need Healing!'

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The Overwatch support character's lot is not necessarily an easy one. As teammates hare about all over the battlefield, it takes a skilled Ana, LĂșcio or Mercy to keep them from flatlining.

Friendly heroes are clearly marked on the healer's HUD, highlighted when they are in need of medical attention, but that doesn't stop players from spamming the 'I Need Healing' emote as if the healers have forgotten what they're there to do.

Genji has a reputation for being particularly heal-hungry. His low health and high mobility mean jerks love to get him out of position and demand impossible levels of assistance.

'I need healing!' he cries as he vaults and backflips out of Mercy's range. 'I need healing!' he whines as he sprints off alone to fulfil his solo samurai dreams. 'I need healing!' he wheedles as he runs into a crowd of enemies, absorbing volleys of fire as he tries to kill everyone with his sword.

And the healers die a little inside, because now Genji is dead, and it's somehow their fault.

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