Just minutes after leaving the spawn room doors to heal the rest of the team, one very unhappy Overwatch 2 player receives the entire experience of the ordinary support player. The healers on a team will always have the toughest role in Overwatch 2, as any support hero main would attest, particularly when matchmaking in a room without allies to act as their shields. 

The switch to 5-player teams, which replaced the 6v6 settings that many Overwatch 2 veterans are used to, was one of the many important changes made to Blizzard's well-liked hero shooter with the release of Overwatch 2. Standard role queue matches now produce teams with 2 damage heroes, 2 support heroes, and only 1 tank as a result of the change in lobby size. This adjustment did result in some general buffs for tank heroes, but in many circumstances, the lack of a second tank leaves a team's support heroes far more exposed. 

When the other side possesses a hero like Widowmaker, being eliminated almost immediately out of spawn is not unusual, but Sojourn has drawn harsh criticism since her debut in Overwatch 2. Many people believe that she is overly powerful because she routinely kills enemies almost immediately, and the majority of the community wants Blizzard to balance the hero. 

The Overwatch 2 developers have stated their intention to nerf a number of heroes in a future patch, although players anticipate minimal benefit for support players in particular. In fact, the community has not reacted well to several of the proposed hero changes, with Blizzard's plans to weaken Genji sparking considerable debate among gamers. Support mains should strive to queue into matches with a reliable tank-remaining companion instead, as matchmade teammates frequently pay little attention to shielding their healers.