Hello everyone, Awkward's editor here. I would appreciate any constructive criticism on the video. Please let me know how I did and if there's anything better I could have done!
Whenever Awkward says advice, subtitle it in specifically a bright color to get the viewers attention and so the viewer is actually listening to the repeated advice (amazing editing tho as far as it is nonetheless)
Dont include parts where he repeats the advice that he has already given him, but still do include parts where he talks about things that he is doing in the gameplay, amazingly edited
I would like to give props to Artif3x for being very respectful throughout our journey together, even though he had a strong disagreement with my message initially.
Agree. I think that was cool of you to call out the misinformation in this way. You could've been like "I'm rank 1 sit", but you took the challenge as a teaching opportunity for your community. I truly wish people didn't have such a sensitivity to your directness. I've been playing since season 3 of OW1. I've never hit plat. I'm shit. But after your SVB podcast I was like "shit, he's right. I'm the ONLY reason I'm at my rank." I watched your videos and just hit DIAMOND 5!!!!! Your breakdown of the fights, positioning, and kit usage are just SO accurate. So really just wanted to say thanks. I'm looking forward to having a bit more time because I'd love to hire you for some coaching. Anyways, thanks man. You're actually making better players.
Man improved so much over a few weeks. This guy was basically a bot at the beginning of the video and I was actually impressed with some of his plays at the end. Damage Damage Damage took me from Plat (season 36) to Diamond (Season 1), to just hitting GM a couple days ago on Zen. Keep spreading the good word!
Why must you rain on his parade? He’s still an extremely good player to have hit gm. Why are you trying to gatekeep gm? It’s a rank in a video game be happy for the dude.
What I noticed when I started implementing these changes: at first, you will do WORSE before getting better. This is because you are hard focusing on these concepts, splitting your attention. Once they get more natural, then you will see big improvements and ranks. Don’t let the initial drop scare you away from implementing Awkward’s advice. I play on PS5 and feel my aim holds me back. Even so, I die significantly less than ever before, do more damage, and find myself in much better positioning. And that is on both Ana and Zen, my two mains.
Nice to see a fellow console player on the grind! It's just so hard to play these characters especially considering how dogshit the aiming is in OW compared to other fps.
Thank you for this. I recently have been trying to improve but it seems like I am going on a losing streak regardless of trying to follow advice. Plus my brain has been very impulsive lately and when it does this I do very stupid things in game lol.
This is because you are actually challenging yourself. Rather than doing nothing and losing, you try to improve and apply new concepts. At the beginning you feel worse, because you do something new. But once this new becomes norm, you ending up being much better player
Yea, I was bronze 1 and have climbed to plat 4 since I started focusing more on damage and using my nades as antis instead of to heal my team. Also positioning is makes such a big difference. I realized how many times I might start in cover, then slowly work my way out into just wide open / stupid positions as the fight goes on.
You have single-handedly made it to where I can't play COMP with any of my friends when I'm support, you've forced me to distance myself from their ranks!
@@ojeffma5098 now I can't play any competitive role with my friend besides DMG. Which I don't understand why, my DMG rank is Diamond 5, support Diamond 3 and tank is Plat 1. His skill is not up to par when it comes to damage.
Being willing to admit when you're wrong is not only one of the most underrated attributes in this or any game, but in life in general. Always be humble and willing to admit being wrong, that is how you grow and adapt
It was definitely cool seeing this guy be so open to Awkward coaching him and rolling with the criticism rather than turning defensive. I'm sure a lot of people would look at the title and think "This is gonna be funny" but it was really cool seeing how he improved once he re-trained himself with Awkward's advice. It's a shame more people aren't like that because I still love this game, but the community is what drove me away for a long time before OW2 released. Luckily I can just laugh it off if someone starts getting toxic in my games now since I did some "growing up" during the period I dropped the game.
@Charles-qu5rz You can still be proud of yourself while being humble, pretty sure it's just about not bragging, and being open to criticism and being able to view other people's perspectives
"I'm surprised no one is complaining about my damage yet" Awkward " I'm complaining!" Laughed so hard. Great work and as always amazing content. It was awesome to see Artif3x's before and after gameplay/mentality. Have a great day as well Awkward!
Awkward is hands-down the best OW2 educator out there. I went from hard stuck bronze 5 to Gold 1 on Soldier after I started applying your mindset. Love your humility and the way you push players to look inward for the things that are holding them back. What a class act. Wish you nothing but success, my man!
I’ve been bronze on DPS since OW1 but I have improved a lot since I started watching Awkward’s content. Still in bronze but went from like 15% win rate (lmfaoooo) to about 40% in a couple weeks and I think I could continue to improve enough to climb out of bronze. Still not good obviously but noticeably better than I was before
I love seeing Awkward's community being so positive. I'm terrified to play as support in comp right now, but if I can practice enough and put his advice to work I'd love to see my own improvement. I love playing Ana in quick play but if I can build confidence I'd love to see if I could land a decent support rank.
Honestly my best takeaway from awkward is having the right attitude. I was playing a great game as zen with a ton of damage for my team, but my tank was smack talking me for “lack of healing”. Normally I’d get tilted by that, but I kept to my play style and by the end the rest of the team was praising me. Win or lose, this attitude change has simply allowed me to enjoy the game again.
Turn off Match/Team chat, it's the most useless feature thats on by default. If people want to flame me then they have to get on mic to do it, and most people who complain with typing are too pussy to get on mic and talk shit. Then you just mute them. Why would you care about the opinions of people in low ranks with you? They are in low rank and will probably be staying in low rank for their whole lives. Follow the advice of Awkward, someone who knows what they're doing.
I used to get angry with everything that went wrong, after watching him for a bit I saw that I was being a jerk. I stopped getting angry and my games actually became better, because I was focussing on the game more
Basically, every game I play on Moira. I like to hit flanks with Moira and then fade back to my team and heal. I get shit talked for being a "dps moira" but I know it works so I tune that shit out. By the end of the game, some of my teammates will defend me, but there's always one who is belligerent. I like what Awkward said, "bad players will try to pull you down because you are doing better than them". I listen to awkward, not my teammates.
Bro completely forgot about healing at the end but kept focusing the mercy and I just hear Awkward casually in the background "this is not the time for damage" I laughed so hard. Excellent video btw
At about 17:00 "You let your Zarya die. This was not the time for damage." People often misconstrue what Awkward teaches. As always, solid video all around.
Awkward: **Releases an 11 hour video where he consistently repeats his advice for playing ana and demonstrates how it helps** Hater: no advice, bad video
Your Ana video single-handedly improved my Ana gameplay beyond anything else I had tried! I mostly just play QuickPlay after work, but even then I can tell how much of a difference it has made. She's also way more fun now!
You are the best player/teacher. Everyone who says something else denys the reality. I bet u helped thousands of people to improve. Not only their gameplay also their mentality. People who watch awkward are self accountable, dont blame others and climb.
Why did you die?- I didnt see the Hanzo flanking- Yes, but why didnt you see him?- I LOVE THIS! Asking the right questions to get to the bottom of the problem and through the excuses. Great thing to use in game and life. You would've been a great therapist lol.
Awkward gives the best advice because he keeps it simple and focuses on the fundamentals. Not to throw shade but other unranked to gm RUclipsrs, talk so much and overcomplicate things with word salads explaining super nuanced and detailed breakdowns of each fight, it is quickly overwhelming for new or low rank players. Awkward gets rid of that mental clutter and just keeps you focused on what matters most. You can always work on micro gameplay when you get higher rank.
Big shout out to this guy for swallowing his ego and pride and willing to listen and learn. Also big shout out to Awkward for taking the time to teach him. I've only started watching Awkward's content just recently but after watching his Kiriko educational vids I have gone from mid silver to mid gold. Its still a work in progress and I still have some skills to polish but I do feel more confident then how I usually played.
I am Ana main. After implementing your advice I climbed from Plat to Master in ~ 100 games (I've never been in Master before). Looking forward to more educational overwatch videos :)
You actually seem like a fantastic 1-on-1 coach. I could see some perceiving it as harsh but you get the message across very clearly that way. Very good video!
I think the harshness is a positive, because it's the main attribute that quickly highlights potentially severe issues with a player's mindset if they have already developed a toxic link between self worth and insecurity, thus can't handle harsh criticism (when it's coming from a capable coach and not just random insults by strangers). If a player can't handle somewhat harsh criticism, then that is what they need to focus on before even worrying about the gameplay itself. They need to ask themselves thoroughly "Do I really want to improve? Or do I just lust for the idea of being perceived as a good player?". There is always a line of course.
you honestly helped me with your unranked to GM video. i felt really unsure of myself when i was playing ana before, but now it comes much more naturally to me since i have more direction and coaching from that video. i know where to stand. i know what to do. i’ve been maintaining diamond again instead of yoyoing between high gold and low plat.
I saw this thread on Reddit and I remember replying and disagreeing with OP. There's a lot of factors that involve Awkward's way of teaching, and the fact is Just by WATCHING and LISTENING him play through his unranked to GM's on YT, as long as you drop your ego you will learn A LOT. The fact that Awkward put these informational stuff for free in RUclips is actually huge, but people always makes excuses why they cant climb. "Oh he just has good mechanics", "Oh he's just way better than me, there's no way i can play like that". No, these are excuses. As a fighting game player myself (I play at high level Tekken and played and won local tournaments in the past) we have to constantly adapt and be aware of what we're doing wrong. Adaptiveness and awareness are most of the key ways to climb in OW. As you can see in this coaching here, it's just a matter of being aware of yourself and what you're doing. Just that by itself will have a huge impact, and mechanics will come with time. TLDR is just to listen and learn with what Awkward is saying at his unranked to GMs on YT as well as be aware of these things as you play the game. Never autopilot, and you'll climb.
@@lilbongchainz2870 I play fgs in general but I play tekken and ow too. Peaked at emperor in season 3 before I swapped to playing more kof. I been playing ow since ow2 half way through season 1 so I’m new to that game. Hit plat 5 this week but I been improving a lot I’ll prob hit Diamond this season. I won 15-2 games to hit plat 5 lol
@awkward is the reason I hit GM on Ana and Bap I watched ow1 unranked to GM and the core values are always the same. Thank you for always helping love ya
Please more videos in this format. Very insightful and overall just a great video. Great editing by Zeeno as well. Showing the positions that the player could have been using was awesome.
Definitely agree with the big at the end about mentality. The answer and path forward can be right in front of anybody but they have to be willing to accept it and choose to change first. Great video!
This was legit an awesome vid!! I never thought of looking for coaching but I'm honestly thinking it might not be a bad idea. Shout out to the guy being comfortable taking the constructive criticism too
Guys, GUYS!!! Don't EVER say anything bad about AWKWARD AFTER YOU HAVE SEEN THIS VIDEO! Awkward is encouraging people to be positive and improve their lifestyle! Awkward is the truest person you will ever meet for a coach! Not just in OW but overall everything!
It amazes me how someone with 0 skill at the game would even make a reddit post arguing as if he understands better than someone who plays in the top 0.1%. The arrogance of the avg human being is astounding
More videos like this. The unranked to GM video's are good too but the issue is we don't see the mistakes as often since you play like a GM already. The 1 on 1 coaching stuff is great!
@@RBondZ007 Actually it is a great way to market your business. If you know anything about marketing an online business you would know that aquiring customers starts with adding free value to potential customers in exchange for contact. (In this case he gets free subs and exposure for his free content) This starts people on the bottom of his value ladder and from there he can use that platform to escalate people into bigger purchases. If you don't understand marketing maybe you shouldn't be preaching about how to run a business.
@@RBondZ007 No hate or judgment to the business model or Awkward but paying money to get coached in OW is a very questionable financial decision for a lot of people
I'm only 6 minutes in, Awkward is deadass talking to this man like he's a commander LMAO. "Position compromised, retreat." type beat. Good video man, love these
Single handedly the most impactful coach that improved my Ana gameplay. From Silver 1 (season 2) to Diamond 5 (season 3) Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn. Thank you Awkward you are amazing 🙏🏽
Great job assisting this man to put as much effort into his gameplay as his Reddit posts. Great job on the man sacking up and giving it a go with humility and an open mind. Excellent video.
Love this creator. Obviously don’t know what could have been said off screen but he gave me the impression that he truly respected this guest and wanted to help him
Haha, I remember seeing the post, agreeing, then you coming in like a gigachad offering advice and personal training and then seeing the follow-up post
as a gm1 support player seeing how artifix played really brought me back to how i started improving by realizing mistakes i was making when i was in plat/diamond and working on positioning and not being a healbot. great video
Upon reading Artif3x's reddit posts (both the initial and follow up) i must say he handled everything with grace and eloquence. I understand clickbaiting but it feels wrong to use the word hater in the title. He put in tremendous effort to be data driven and objective about his results and its clear there was no ego or hating in his conduct but rather a genuine earnest attempt (in his mind) to stop propogating what he thought at the time to be a detrimental playstyle for less mechanically inclined players. Props to the guy for taking up the coaching offer, having his viewpoint changed and providing valuable insights to us along the way.
New to your channel so idk if this is already a series, but I like the concept of this vid. He was talking tough in the comments then got respectfully schooled in a positive way. Gg wholesome content
I’m new to the game found you and placed gold (kiriko only), I guess I skipped most of the HEAL HEAL HEAL mentality that seems to plague most supports. It’s not like I’m good at aiming but my presence cannot be understated.
It's crazy to read that reddit post, think maybe awkward will see it and repond to it, not think anything of it, then see a video about it a few weeks later. Crazy.
You can see his lack of knowledge in the first VOD. Its frustrating knowing that many people like this dude are out here. People who don't put in the time and are quick to bash someone who is trying to help the community. Awkward not only helping people be better at gaming; but becoming less toxic and judgmental. Bravo good editing too
I was a bit meeeh about all your teaching videos at first but when I just stop thinking about How it should be and started listening to what you say and do it, I have started helping out to win alot of teamfights and also started climbing! (Brig main btw) 💪🏻
Awkward really is a goated OW coach , I was averaging high plat/diamond for most of my time playing OW ... Now after watching his videos, I reached GM for the first time as zen about 2-3 weeks ago ... Bro is very wise and it was cool to see him coaching directly over someones shoulder , thanks Awkward for being an actual coach and teaching not only mechanics, but teaching the mindset thats needed as well
This is my second time watching your videos. These are really useful. I think most top players don't engage or understand what the lower ranks need and how we have no idea how to get better. Great job.
100% agree with changing your attitude being the best thing you can do. I'm mostly a tank player in OW 1 I was silver to mid gold. In OW2 I really wanted to improve my tank gameplay and it started with me finding a A10 unranked to GM on orisa. What really helped us was that he spent the entire first 30 mins of the video going through a slide show of tank fundamentals as well as game theory with an overlay of the map. I still constantly practice these fundamentals and rewatch my Vods seeing why I died when I did. I stopped blaming my team and instead focused on what I can do better. I have currently climbed out of gold to Diamond 2 and I'm working on pushing to masters hopefully I'll make it there within a few weeks and I hope I can comment a few months later about hitting low GM. But that's going to be way tougher 😂
Another amazing video, so glad to see your teachings in action by a silver/gold player. The whole running onto point on Nepal to cap in the beginning really highlights the fundamental mistakes / tunnel vision we gold players do 😂😂😂
Numbers can't predict the human element. I've seen this countless times at the highest levels of pro play. There's always an "optimal" way to play, memorize all frame data, but there will always be that kid who accomplished great things without doing any of that. Pure heart. So you can't always go off "numbers"
The difference in his gameplay after his first session was night and day! The improvement was extremely noticeable and awesome to see in real time! Shows that correct implementation is what matters! 😁
I’d say it can vary a little based on situation as well. If your dps and tank are in control you can focus more on support. If it’s more of a stalemate you need to be a bigger threat.
This improvement is incredible! I'm really new to overwatch and it sorta amazes me just how much a coach can help. I may try to find one myself someday to help me not suck 😅
I really enjoy this video because you can literally hear the guys hubris in his voice. He is 100% convinced that he is smarter than you. But then you start poking holes in his game, and you can hear the humility start to seep in. I think it was kind of brilliant to butter him up at the start. 'oh you're an educated numbers guy? veary smurt, yea?' kid just ate it up.
oh my God I'm continuing watching. this guy. who tf cares if you don't die. this game is about space. if your death opens up space for your enemy team to push that's a little small ball win. if you flank like this guy teaches, and draw off one or more opponents, fail and die, but your team caps... that is a W.
I was a plat Ana in season 2 to now being on masters playing Ana and kiriko. I realized I always knew what to do on paper but just needed to apply it in the correct situations thanks to your UR to GMs. Hopefully can make it to GM with some fine tuning. Also, biggest issues that everyone should work on is tunnel vision. Sounds simple enough but you’d be surprised on how many games it’s actually costing you.
I feel like Im in the situation you were. Im hardstuck diamond but I know on paper how to play, Im just struggling to implement it in real games. Should just start playing with my brain on
@@lumputtaja4461 yeah man, it’ll click. Most likely it’s little things you aren’t doing at the right times. For me it was tunnel vision. That dominoed into me having bad positioning, letting people die, and ult tracking. Once i actively tried to fix that, pieces started fitting. You’ll get it!
@@lumputtaja4461 I had the exact same issue. Try to pick out like 1-3 concrete things you need to improve at (e.g. better positioning, optimizing nade usage, better nanos, etc.) and then just pick one of those things to focus on each game. After a few games it should start sticking and you won't need to consciously think about it anymore. If you're not sure what you can improve on then it really helps to request a VOD review online like from r/overwatchuniversity.
I was sceptical too. But I tried it and Awkwards tips and coaching as a zen main and he literally just preached “safe distance, cover” as well as “damage damage damage” literally helped me from low plat to high ish diamond and I’m grateful for that. I’m still trying to climb and reach my goal of masters but that comes with time and patience. (It’s StrawHat btw 🙋♂️)
I was stuck at low plat when OW2 came out. I watched both of Awkward’s unranked to GM Ana videos and by just doing what he preached I kept climbing and recently hit masters without much difficulty. I started playing DPS after since my support rank was too high to play with friends if it came up, and got stuck in low gold. Used the exact same strategy as before and decided to watch Awkward’s unranked to GM with Soldier. I just listened and did what he repeats, and I reached diamond 5 in two weeks while only playing 2-3 times a weeks for 3 hours max at a time. If you just follow his instructions, and adapt to his mindset (confidence and constructive self-criticism instead of flaming your team) it literally feels like you’re farming SR. All I can say is thanks to Awkward for helping an average gamer climb the ranks, and more importantly help me develop an improvement mindset applicable outside of this game.
The only thing I would advice on top of Awkward's advice is to try and predict when a teammate will receive big/fatal damage. It's a big plus to win fights if you can anticipate damage and save someone from it.
In diamond I still forget to use my nade a lot. Essentially, you want to be throwing that thing on cool down. The pressure created by the anti is just way too good to not be chucking it at any available opportunity.
A really simple way to think of rotations is as follow. When they are shooting at your team, dmg, heal, use cooldowns. When they start to shoot at you instead of at your team, rotate. Don't rotate just because you feel you have been in a position too long if they are just attacking your team anyway(this is assuming your position still has value).
This is a great video! I know people pay you money for this stuff but i would love to see more of these personalized sessions! Would probably get you more clientele too.
The first session was a pain to watch XD. So many times I had to stop myself from yelling at the man to do something when he's just staring at the enemies. Like 2:13 when he's on right side vs Hog where he's just staring at Hog not even trying to shoot him or 3:24 against 3 enemies just looking at them.
I feel like, to an extent, you can't really play "support" until you get to a higher elo where you can rely more on your teammates to make the bigger plays where you can focus on actual support stuff i.e. healing/pocketing, cleansing, debuffing, saving lives, ult tracking, etc. In lower elo, I think the damage first save later approach is almost necessary since healbotting doesn't make plays. Offense does. And when a dps or tank isn't super tuned in what they're supposed to be doing you can supplement a lot as certain supports by adding more damage to your team's numbers.
I believe I played against Artif3x a few weeks ago in a plat game. His Ana was the first time I played against a support that was carrying fights that well and also holding good positioning (granted it’s our ELO). These haters and doubters needa take Awkward’s advice 💯💯💯 I myself have ranked up my DPS role from silver 5 to plat 5 in only a few hrs of gameplay. Like he says, implement the basics, set the foundation and master those steps before you start mastering all the other “what ifs”, flicks, etc…
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Hello everyone, Awkward's editor here. I would appreciate any constructive criticism on the video. Please let me know how I did and if there's anything better I could have done!
Whenever Awkward says advice, subtitle it in specifically a bright color to get the viewers attention and so the viewer is actually listening to the repeated advice (amazing editing tho as far as it is nonetheless)
Really enjoyed how concise this video was, I think you did a great job
@@tvxic19 I like that idea, thanks for the feedback!
@@Sparkz171 ty!
Dont include parts where he repeats the advice that he has already given him, but still do include parts where he talks about things that he is doing in the gameplay, amazingly edited
I would like to give props to Artif3x for being very respectful throughout our journey together, even though he had a strong disagreement with my message initially.
Agree. I think that was cool of you to call out the misinformation in this way. You could've been like "I'm rank 1 sit", but you took the challenge as a teaching opportunity for your community. I truly wish people didn't have such a sensitivity to your directness.
I've been playing since season 3 of OW1. I've never hit plat. I'm shit. But after your SVB podcast I was like "shit, he's right. I'm the ONLY reason I'm at my rank." I watched your videos and just hit DIAMOND 5!!!!! Your breakdown of the fights, positioning, and kit usage are just SO accurate. So really just wanted to say thanks. I'm looking forward to having a bit more time because I'd love to hire you for some coaching. Anyways, thanks man. You're actually making better players.
what rank is he now
@@etusj.g.9535 bro he was TERRIBLE, I’d be surprised if he ever makes it out of gold LMAO
His movement, his mechanics, his game sense. Absolutely HORRIBLE. He’s a disgrace to us engineers.
@@keatodiet i mean it showed him in plat so he definitely made progress
Man improved so much over a few weeks. This guy was basically a bot at the beginning of the video and I was actually impressed with some of his plays at the end. Damage Damage Damage took me from Plat (season 36) to Diamond (Season 1), to just hitting GM a couple days ago on Zen. Keep spreading the good word!
overwatch 2 gm is not the same as ow1 gm
@@applejuice5785 youre right, 1 less player to carry you now
Why must you rain on his parade? He’s still an extremely good player to have hit gm. Why are you trying to gatekeep gm? It’s a rank in a video game be happy for the dude.
@@applejuice5785 cope harder lmao
If you're on zen that defeats the purpose of playing ana a certain way. The whole point of his coaching is the optimal way to play ana.
What I noticed when I started implementing these changes: at first, you will do WORSE before getting better. This is because you are hard focusing on these concepts, splitting your attention. Once they get more natural, then you will see big improvements and ranks. Don’t let the initial drop scare you away from implementing Awkward’s advice.
I play on PS5 and feel my aim holds me back. Even so, I die significantly less than ever before, do more damage, and find myself in much better positioning. And that is on both Ana and Zen, my two mains.
Nice to see a fellow console player on the grind! It's just so hard to play these characters especially considering how dogshit the aiming is in OW compared to other fps.
Thank you for this. I recently have been trying to improve but it seems like I am going on a losing streak regardless of trying to follow advice. Plus my brain has been very impulsive lately and when it does this I do very stupid things in game lol.
This is because you are actually challenging yourself. Rather than doing nothing and losing, you try to improve and apply new concepts. At the beginning you feel worse, because you do something new. But once this new becomes norm, you ending up being much better player
@@sa1f43How is the aiming any different? Actual question btw, not trying to be a smartass
Yea, I was bronze 1 and have climbed to plat 4 since I started focusing more on damage and using my nades as antis instead of to heal my team.
Also positioning is makes such a big difference. I realized how many times I might start in cover, then slowly work my way out into just wide open / stupid positions as the fight goes on.
You have single-handedly made it to where I can't play COMP with any of my friends when I'm support, you've forced me to distance myself from their ranks!
suffering from success
i guess its time to off role to play with them. i had to do the same lol
Smurf and have fun
Feels bad when cant play comp with friends. Stupid system preventing elo difference In groups.
@@ojeffma5098 now I can't play any competitive role with my friend besides DMG. Which I don't understand why, my DMG rank is Diamond 5, support Diamond 3 and tank is Plat 1. His skill is not up to par when it comes to damage.
Being willing to admit when you're wrong is not only one of the most underrated attributes in this or any game, but in life in general. Always be humble and willing to admit being wrong, that is how you grow and adapt
It was definitely cool seeing this guy be so open to Awkward coaching him and rolling with the criticism rather than turning defensive. I'm sure a lot of people would look at the title and think "This is gonna be funny" but it was really cool seeing how he improved once he re-trained himself with Awkward's advice. It's a shame more people aren't like that because I still love this game, but the community is what drove me away for a long time before OW2 released. Luckily I can just laugh it off if someone starts getting toxic in my games now since I did some "growing up" during the period I dropped the game.
Its especially impressive if you're a redditor
Being humble means you can never be proud of yourself and always have to put yourself down. No thanks
i get that. but also learning that u can be even better on top of that.@@Charles-qu5rz
@Charles-qu5rz You can still be proud of yourself while being humble, pretty sure it's just about not bragging, and being open to criticism and being able to view other people's perspectives
"I'm surprised no one is complaining about my damage yet" Awkward " I'm complaining!" Laughed so hard. Great work and as always amazing content. It was awesome to see Artif3x's before and after gameplay/mentality. Have a great day as well Awkward!
Awkward is hands-down the best OW2 educator out there. I went from hard stuck bronze 5 to Gold 1 on Soldier after I started applying your mindset. Love your humility and the way you push players to look inward for the things that are holding them back. What a class act. Wish you nothing but success, my man!
fr it's because of awkward I went from hard stuck Silver 4 to going up to Plat 2 rn
I’ve been bronze on DPS since OW1 but I have improved a lot since I started watching Awkward’s content. Still in bronze but went from like 15% win rate (lmfaoooo) to about 40% in a couple weeks and I think I could continue to improve enough to climb out of bronze. Still not good obviously but noticeably better than I was before
I love seeing Awkward's community being so positive. I'm terrified to play as support in comp right now, but if I can practice enough and put his advice to work I'd love to see my own improvement. I love playing Ana in quick play but if I can build confidence I'd love to see if I could land a decent support rank.
@@Slightly_Decent Did you build the confidence now ? did you play support in comp :D ?
Im glad he’s getting better because seeing his gameplay at the start and then seeing what he wrote in his post is baffling -
it's this weird attitude and, unfortunately it's the attitude people have in game too. but eventually they usually catch on, as we saw here.
what rank is he now?
@@ASwedishCookie plat I think
Yeah its like he didn't even try to follow any of the advice in the unranked to GM
He claimed he was diamond when he was obviously a high silver/low gold player
Honestly my best takeaway from awkward is having the right attitude. I was playing a great game as zen with a ton of damage for my team, but my tank was smack talking me for “lack of healing”. Normally I’d get tilted by that, but I kept to my play style and by the end the rest of the team was praising me. Win or lose, this attitude change has simply allowed me to enjoy the game again.
Turn off Match/Team chat, it's the most useless feature thats on by default. If people want to flame me then they have to get on mic to do it, and most people who complain with typing are too pussy to get on mic and talk shit. Then you just mute them. Why would you care about the opinions of people in low ranks with you? They are in low rank and will probably be staying in low rank for their whole lives. Follow the advice of Awkward, someone who knows what they're doing.
I used to get angry with everything that went wrong, after watching him for a bit I saw that I was being a jerk. I stopped getting angry and my games actually became better, because I was focussing on the game more
Basically, every game I play on Moira. I like to hit flanks with Moira and then fade back to my team and heal. I get shit talked for being a "dps moira" but I know it works so I tune that shit out. By the end of the game, some of my teammates will defend me, but there's always one who is belligerent. I like what Awkward said, "bad players will try to pull you down because you are doing better than them". I listen to awkward, not my teammates.
flaming a zen for not healing enough is kinda weird.. as long as you had your orb out as long as possible thats all you can do?
@@PurpleMoon799 indeed, but to be fair, shpuldn't you flame anyone? Everyone is doing the best they can, only some people are a bit less good then you
Bro completely forgot about healing at the end but kept focusing the mercy and I just hear Awkward casually in the background "this is not the time for damage"
I laughed so hard. Excellent video btw
17:03 "im complaining" gawd i love awkward so much. so blunt and honest. just a real person. need more of that!
At about 17:00 "You let your Zarya die. This was not the time for damage." People often misconstrue what Awkward teaches. As always, solid video all around.
Awkward: **Releases an 11 hour video where he consistently repeats his advice for playing ana and demonstrates how it helps**
Hater: no advice, bad video
Dude got a free personal coach 😂
I mean tbf for 11 hours there better be a LOOOOT of advice.
Said bad advice
@@ofimportance5458 alright mister accurate
@@MyCommentsRMaturelol there is
Your Ana video single-handedly improved my Ana gameplay beyond anything else I had tried! I mostly just play QuickPlay after work, but even then I can tell how much of a difference it has made. She's also way more fun now!
You are the best player/teacher. Everyone who says something else denys the reality. I bet u helped thousands of people to improve. Not only their gameplay also their mentality. People who watch awkward are self accountable, dont blame others and climb.
Why did you die?- I didnt see the Hanzo flanking- Yes, but why didnt you see him?- I LOVE THIS! Asking the right questions to get to the bottom of the problem and through the excuses. Great thing to use in game and life. You would've been a great therapist lol.
Awkward gives the best advice because he keeps it simple and focuses on the fundamentals. Not to throw shade but other unranked to gm RUclipsrs, talk so much and overcomplicate things with word salads explaining super nuanced and detailed breakdowns of each fight, it is quickly overwhelming for new or low rank players. Awkward gets rid of that mental clutter and just keeps you focused on what matters most. You can always work on micro gameplay when you get higher rank.
you learn a lot of micro gameplay from experience. u learn macro through thinking
Big shout out to this guy for swallowing his ego and pride and willing to listen and learn. Also big shout out to Awkward for taking the time to teach him. I've only started watching Awkward's content just recently but after watching his Kiriko educational vids I have gone from mid silver to mid gold. Its still a work in progress and I still have some skills to polish but I do feel more confident then how I usually played.
I am Ana main. After implementing your advice I climbed from Plat to Master in ~ 100 games (I've never been in Master before). Looking forward to more educational overwatch videos :)
You actually seem like a fantastic 1-on-1 coach. I could see some perceiving it as harsh but you get the message across very clearly that way. Very good video!
I think the harshness is a positive, because it's the main attribute that quickly highlights potentially severe issues with a player's mindset if they have already developed a toxic link between self worth and insecurity, thus can't handle harsh criticism (when it's coming from a capable coach and not just random insults by strangers).
If a player can't handle somewhat harsh criticism, then that is what they need to focus on before even worrying about the gameplay itself. They need to ask themselves thoroughly "Do I really want to improve? Or do I just lust for the idea of being perceived as a good player?". There is always a line of course.
you honestly helped me with your unranked to GM video. i felt really unsure of myself when i was playing ana before, but now it comes much more naturally to me since i have more direction and coaching from that video. i know where to stand. i know what to do. i’ve been maintaining diamond again instead of yoyoing between high gold and low plat.
I saw this thread on Reddit and I remember replying and disagreeing with OP. There's a lot of factors that involve Awkward's way of teaching, and the fact is Just by WATCHING and LISTENING him play through his unranked to GM's on YT, as long as you drop your ego you will learn A LOT.
The fact that Awkward put these informational stuff for free in RUclips is actually huge, but people always makes excuses why they cant climb. "Oh he just has good mechanics", "Oh he's just way better than me, there's no way i can play like that". No, these are excuses. As a fighting game player myself (I play at high level Tekken and played and won local tournaments in the past) we have to constantly adapt and be aware of what we're doing wrong. Adaptiveness and awareness are most of the key ways to climb in OW. As you can see in this coaching here, it's just a matter of being aware of yourself and what you're doing. Just that by itself will have a huge impact, and mechanics will come with time.
TLDR is just to listen and learn with what Awkward is saying at his unranked to GMs on YT as well as be aware of these things as you play the game. Never autopilot, and you'll climb.
Yo, what’s your rank on tekken and ow? You might be the first person I’ve seen who plays both (apart from me)
@@lilbongchainz2870 I play fgs in general but I play tekken and ow too. Peaked at emperor in season 3 before I swapped to playing more kof. I been playing ow since ow2 half way through season 1 so I’m new to that game. Hit plat 5 this week but I been improving a lot I’ll prob hit Diamond this season. I won 15-2 games to hit plat 5 lol
He really said "the only reason you win is because you're good at the game"...
@awkward is the reason I hit GM on Ana and Bap I watched ow1 unranked to GM and the core values are always the same. Thank you for always helping love ya
Please more videos in this format. Very insightful and overall just a great video. Great editing by Zeeno as well. Showing the positions that the player could have been using was awesome.
Definitely agree with the big at the end about mentality. The answer and path forward can be right in front of anybody but they have to be willing to accept it and choose to change first. Great video!
This was legit an awesome vid!! I never thought of looking for coaching but I'm honestly thinking it might not be a bad idea. Shout out to the guy being comfortable taking the constructive criticism too
Guys, GUYS!!! Don't EVER say anything bad about AWKWARD AFTER YOU HAVE SEEN THIS VIDEO!
Awkward is encouraging people to be positive and improve their lifestyle!
Awkward is the truest person you will ever meet for a coach! Not just in OW but overall everything!
It amazes me how someone with 0 skill at the game would even make a reddit post arguing as if he understands better than someone who plays in the top 0.1%. The arrogance of the avg human being is astounding
More videos like this. The unranked to GM video's are good too but the issue is we don't see the mistakes as often since you play like a GM already. The 1 on 1 coaching stuff is great!
If you like it so much you should support him. Giving out more free content that other people had to pay for is no way to run a business.
@@RBondZ007 Actually it is a great way to market your business. If you know anything about marketing an online business you would know that aquiring customers starts with adding free value to potential customers in exchange for contact. (In this case he gets free subs and exposure for his free content) This starts people on the bottom of his value ladder and from there he can use that platform to escalate people into bigger purchases. If you don't understand marketing maybe you shouldn't be preaching about how to run a business.
@@RBondZ007 No hate or judgment to the business model or Awkward but paying money to get coached in OW is a very questionable financial decision for a lot of people
I'm only 6 minutes in, Awkward is deadass talking to this man like he's a commander LMAO. "Position compromised, retreat." type beat. Good video man, love these
lmao
when xd
Single handedly the most impactful coach that improved my Ana gameplay. From Silver 1 (season 2) to Diamond 5 (season 3)
Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn. Thank you Awkward you are amazing 🙏🏽
Great job assisting this man to put as much effort into his gameplay as his Reddit posts. Great job on the man sacking up and giving it a go with humility and an open mind. Excellent video.
As someone who's been coached by Awkward and gone from Gold 5 to Plat 3 in a short time, his advice is incredible
I went from bronze 5 to gold 4 in 10 games
He’s doing so much better. Really shows there’s a difference between playing just to play versus playing and learning
i love how you treat him like a fucking dog
I loved the concept of this video. Shoutout to you and Artif3x for this respectful journey
Love this creator. Obviously don’t know what could have been said off screen but he gave me the impression that he truly respected this guest and wanted to help him
Haha, I remember seeing the post, agreeing, then you coming in like a gigachad offering advice and personal training and then seeing the follow-up post
This was so wholesome to watch, and its really interesting how small changes can make a big difference.
Nice video, I like that you kept it professional without any sort of agenda’s against naysayers. Good teaching and enjoyable to see.
No way this actually happened! I remember scrolliing though that post and finding your convo but I didn't think it would end up happening in the end!
Big respect for the player not having an ego and being willing to learn
as a gm1 support player seeing how artifix played really brought me back to how i started improving by realizing mistakes i was making when i was in plat/diamond and working on positioning and not being a healbot. great video
Hey you can't do that. You're supposed to flame him back and devote your life to destroying his credibility, what the heck.
your videos have helped me to rank up from gold into low plat, pushing diamond now. Thank you for the all the advice and keep up the good work man!
Upon reading Artif3x's reddit posts (both the initial and follow up) i must say he handled everything with grace and eloquence. I understand clickbaiting but it feels wrong to use the word hater in the title. He put in tremendous effort to be data driven and objective about his results and its clear there was no ego or hating in his conduct but rather a genuine earnest attempt (in his mind) to stop propogating what he thought at the time to be a detrimental playstyle for less mechanically inclined players. Props to the guy for taking up the coaching offer, having his viewpoint changed and providing valuable insights to us along the way.
100%. I give him credit for it everywhere. Before I created the video and the title I asked him if it's cool with it, to which he said yes.
New to your channel so idk if this is already a series, but I like the concept of this vid. He was talking tough in the comments then got respectfully schooled in a positive way. Gg wholesome content
The improvement he made is amazing, good job!
its nice and refreshing to see someone willing to learn vs them just being like no your wrong and not even giving it a chance
I’m new to the game found you and placed gold (kiriko only), I guess I skipped most of the HEAL HEAL HEAL mentality that seems to plague most supports. It’s not like I’m good at aiming but my presence cannot be understated.
It's funny when Low Elos are tryna tell High Elos what makes them better it's not always aiming and movement when it takes way more than just that
It's crazy to read that reddit post, think maybe awkward will see it and repond to it, not think anything of it, then see a video about it a few weeks later. Crazy.
You can see his lack of knowledge in the first VOD. Its frustrating knowing that many people like this dude are out here. People who don't put in the time and are quick to bash someone who is trying to help the community. Awkward not only helping people be better at gaming; but becoming less toxic and judgmental. Bravo good editing too
Agreed i thought dude would be a bit better for flaming Awkward.
I was a bit meeeh about all your teaching videos at first but when I just stop thinking about How it should be and started listening to what you say and do it, I have started helping out to win alot of teamfights and also started climbing! (Brig main btw) 💪🏻
My man plays like a bot and dares to say that a top 500 player is wrong
thats reddit for u
This was an extremely helpful video.
Awkward really is a goated OW coach , I was averaging high plat/diamond for most of my time playing OW ... Now after watching his videos, I reached GM for the first time as zen about 2-3 weeks ago ... Bro is very wise and it was cool to see him coaching directly over someones shoulder , thanks Awkward for being an actual coach and teaching not only mechanics, but teaching the mindset thats needed as well
This is my second time watching your videos. These are really useful. I think most top players don't engage or understand what the lower ranks need and how we have no idea how to get better. Great job.
100% agree with changing your attitude being the best thing you can do. I'm mostly a tank player in OW 1 I was silver to mid gold. In OW2 I really wanted to improve my tank gameplay and it started with me finding a A10 unranked to GM on orisa. What really helped us was that he spent the entire first 30 mins of the video going through a slide show of tank fundamentals as well as game theory with an overlay of the map. I still constantly practice these fundamentals and rewatch my Vods seeing why I died when I did. I stopped blaming my team and instead focused on what I can do better. I have currently climbed out of gold to Diamond 2 and I'm working on pushing to masters hopefully I'll make it there within a few weeks and I hope I can comment a few months later about hitting low GM. But that's going to be way tougher 😂
Well?
Great video. Demonstrates that anyone can improve if they set their mind to it
Hey! I haven't had a chance to catch your streams as of late, but I hit gm because of your tips. Thanks a ton for what you do!
This man deserves so much more love and attention on his channel I just wish his videos wasn’t so long they worth it tho
13:21 the lucio randomly beating and the monkey staring is so funny lmao 😭🙏
Shit killed me💀
Amazing video as always. Your editor killed it. Keep up the content and I'm still looking forward to that Unranked to GM Baptiste on OW2!
Great vid! Total upgrade in game sense from game 1 to the last one.
idk but there’s nothing worse playing tank and having a useless dps ana on my team
Can't believe I used to be in gold. Thank you awk for ur unranked to gms
Another amazing video, so glad to see your teachings in action by a silver/gold player. The whole running onto point on Nepal to cap in the beginning really highlights the fundamental mistakes / tunnel vision we gold players do 😂😂😂
Numbers can't predict the human element. I've seen this countless times at the highest levels of pro play. There's always an "optimal" way to play, memorize all frame data, but there will always be that kid who accomplished great things without doing any of that. Pure heart. So you can't always go off "numbers"
The difference in his gameplay after his first session was night and day! The improvement was extremely noticeable and awesome to see in real time! Shows that correct implementation is what matters! 😁
Guarantee the only thing this dude engineers is reddit posts
vids like this on a regular basis would be amazing
I’d say it can vary a little based on situation as well. If your dps and tank are in control you can focus more on support. If it’s more of a stalemate you need to be a bigger threat.
This improvement is incredible! I'm really new to overwatch and it sorta amazes me just how much a coach can help. I may try to find one myself someday to help me not suck 😅
A lot of people get defensive with constructive criticism you let him defend himself cause at the end of the day it’s up to the student to learn
I really enjoy this video because you can literally hear the guys hubris in his voice. He is 100% convinced that he is smarter than you.
But then you start poking holes in his game, and you can hear the humility start to seep in.
I think it was kind of brilliant to butter him up at the start. 'oh you're an educated numbers guy? veary smurt, yea?'
kid just ate it up.
oh my God I'm continuing watching.
this guy.
who tf cares if you don't die.
this game is about space. if your death opens up space for your enemy team to push that's a little small ball win.
if you flank like this guy teaches, and draw off one or more opponents, fail and die, but your team caps... that is a W.
I was a plat Ana in season 2 to now being on masters playing Ana and kiriko. I realized I always knew what to do on paper but just needed to apply it in the correct situations thanks to your UR to GMs. Hopefully can make it to GM with some fine tuning. Also, biggest issues that everyone should work on is tunnel vision. Sounds simple enough but you’d be surprised on how many games it’s actually costing you.
I feel like Im in the situation you were. Im hardstuck diamond but I know on paper how to play, Im just struggling to implement it in real games. Should just start playing with my brain on
@@lumputtaja4461 yeah man, it’ll click. Most likely it’s little things you aren’t doing at the right times. For me it was tunnel vision. That dominoed into me having bad positioning, letting people die, and ult tracking. Once i actively tried to fix that, pieces started fitting. You’ll get it!
@@lumputtaja4461 I had the exact same issue. Try to pick out like 1-3 concrete things you need to improve at (e.g. better positioning, optimizing nade usage, better nanos, etc.) and then just pick one of those things to focus on each game. After a few games it should start sticking and you won't need to consciously think about it anymore. If you're not sure what you can improve on then it really helps to request a VOD review online like from r/overwatchuniversity.
I was sceptical too. But I tried it and Awkwards tips and coaching as a zen main and he literally just preached “safe distance, cover” as well as “damage damage damage” literally helped me from low plat to high ish diamond and I’m grateful for that. I’m still trying to climb and reach my goal of masters but that comes with time and patience. (It’s StrawHat btw 🙋♂️)
so you're telling me if i talk shit about you, you will coach me. I'm all for it !
I was stuck at low plat when OW2 came out. I watched both of Awkward’s unranked to GM Ana videos and by just doing what he preached I kept climbing and recently hit masters without much difficulty. I started playing DPS after since my support rank was too high to play with friends if it came up, and got stuck in low gold. Used the exact same strategy as before and decided to watch Awkward’s unranked to GM with Soldier. I just listened and did what he repeats, and I reached diamond 5 in two weeks while only playing 2-3 times a weeks for 3 hours max at a time. If you just follow his instructions, and adapt to his mindset (confidence and constructive self-criticism instead of flaming your team) it literally feels like you’re farming SR. All I can say is thanks to Awkward for helping an average gamer climb the ranks, and more importantly help me develop an improvement mindset applicable outside of this game.
Love the live coaching type vids we need more of these
The only thing I would advice on top of Awkward's advice is to try and predict when a teammate will receive big/fatal damage. It's a big plus to win fights if you can anticipate damage and save someone from it.
In diamond I still forget to use my nade a lot.
Essentially, you want to be throwing that thing on cool down. The pressure created by the anti is just way too good to not be chucking it at any available opportunity.
I actually found this rather wholesome. Good stuff.
this is some gangster shit, put your money where your mouth is. i respect it
Holy crap it’s CRAZY how much better he was in the last game.
That was crazy. The difference between the first sessions and his performance a few weeks later was like night and day.
A really simple way to think of rotations is as follow. When they are shooting at your team, dmg, heal, use cooldowns. When they start to shoot at you instead of at your team, rotate. Don't rotate just because you feel you have been in a position too long if they are just attacking your team anyway(this is assuming your position still has value).
This is a great video! I know people pay you money for this stuff but i would love to see more of these personalized sessions! Would probably get you more clientele too.
If you enjoyed it so much and want more, you know what to do.
Man I don't even know this guy but watching this made me feel like the proud poppa. The improvement was huge from where he started.
The first session was a pain to watch XD. So many times I had to stop myself from yelling at the man to do something when he's just staring at the enemies. Like 2:13 when he's on right side vs Hog where he's just staring at Hog not even trying to shoot him or 3:24 against 3 enemies just looking at them.
9:49 HAHHAHAH halarious hot potatoe cooldowns is true
I feel like, to an extent, you can't really play "support" until you get to a higher elo where you can rely more on your teammates to make the bigger plays where you can focus on actual support stuff i.e. healing/pocketing, cleansing, debuffing, saving lives, ult tracking, etc. In lower elo, I think the damage first save later approach is almost necessary since healbotting doesn't make plays. Offense does. And when a dps or tank isn't super tuned in what they're supposed to be doing you can supplement a lot as certain supports by adding more damage to your team's numbers.
So Awkward, do I have to be a troll on Reddit to get this one on one 😂
Love the video and the inside peak of what uprank academy would consist of
YT: Recommends Awkward’s new vid
My brain: damage damage damage DAMAGE DAMAGE DAMAGE 👌😂
I saw the video pop up and thought "time for another 11 hours of damage damage damage"
I believe I played against Artif3x a few weeks ago in a plat game. His Ana was the first time I played against a support that was carrying fights that well and also holding good positioning (granted it’s our ELO). These haters and doubters needa take Awkward’s advice 💯💯💯 I myself have ranked up my DPS role from silver 5 to plat 5 in only a few hrs of gameplay. Like he says, implement the basics, set the foundation and master those steps before you start mastering all the other “what ifs”, flicks, etc…
The more you use your cool downs the more your brain will build an internal bell for you.
BIG video. I loved the mindset example on the end