Do not be afraid of just playing a game and being terrible. Especially when you start out, you're going to be matchmade against people who are just as bad. If they get mad at you, mute them and keep going. Just the fact that you are willing to ask for advice on a forum means you're interested in getting better, which puts you head and shoulders over lots of people. If there are specific heroes you're interested in search youtube for 'purge plays _______' and you'll get a couple videos from a guy who is good at explaining what he's doing and why. Generally it's better to find the ones that are not marked 'stream' because those are recorded as he's playing so there's less analysis going on.
If you really really don't want to risk messing up someone else's game just play some bot matches at first -- but the thing is no matter HOW much you read and watch and learn before you play, you are going to be terrible and there's no shame in that. I think it's best to just pull off the band-aid and get with it. Always remember that the people in game with you might be better at certain aspects but overall they're just as bad as you are -- otherwise you wouldn't be playing together!
A+ advice. Would read again.
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