The SIMPLE way to CARRY on Kiriko

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  • čas přidán 17. 05. 2023
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    I have formulated the 4-Step plan to make it as simple & practical for you to get as much value out of your Kiriko gameplay. In the video I explain what each step means and what could be the reasons of a poor execution.
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  • @justalaugher
    @justalaugher Před rokem +2919

    it's 4 steps for awkward, but usually 2 steps for me : step 1 engage; step 2 respawn.

    • @Myselfsama
      @Myselfsama Před rokem +61

      LOL! I feel that haha

    • @DirkDeadeye_
      @DirkDeadeye_ Před rokem +233

      1.) Engage, 2.) Flail around helpessly trying to survive, 3.) cry while watching kill cam 4.) respawn

    • @_AGASSY
      @_AGASSY Před rokem +6

      ​@@DirkDeadeye_this

    • @kidpresident_1475
      @kidpresident_1475 Před rokem +140

      You forgot about step 3, feel bad for not playing support in a traditional sense and healing people. Then because you feel bad that the plan is not working you revert back to your old hardstuck ways of healing teammates because at least then there's a chance you may win.

    • @brendanruggles4575
      @brendanruggles4575 Před rokem +2

      Facts

  • @DesignatedHealer
    @DesignatedHealer Před rokem +2644

    It's so funny to watch your team type "kiriko why no heal" only to turn around and watch the enemy type "your kiriko is carrying"

    • @armando5994
      @armando5994 Před rokem +331

      when metal ranks realize that kiriko, bap are just dps that can heal

    • @painwheel720
      @painwheel720 Před rokem +156

      his teammate is so annoying and hateful for no good reason

    • @selfiestick1589
      @selfiestick1589 Před rokem +134

      People wanting to climb instead of wanting to improve, get neither, and decide to blame it on others because it hurts to accept you are making mistakes and it's boring to rewatch vods to figure them out, a lazy approach that yields little results
      At least they are entertaining to watch

    • @n1ght7ngale
      @n1ght7ngale Před rokem +49

      Happens so often lmao enemy team will compliment me while my team is losing their mind over me playing objectively correctly

    • @Cushingura
      @Cushingura Před rokem +65

      And this trash player still doesn't get it. Then he even started to wall teammates, just to give Blizz a reason to ban him instead. This dude must be a literal donkey in real life.
      This content is gold, not only the fun part also the education.
      Made it from Dia to GM with Zen, just by following the rules, had 74% winrate and still got flamed almost every game.
      2 out of 6 Overwatch players are human waste.
      But I still write "Support not Healer", everytime I oneshot a hard engaging Awkward viewer, sorry guys. :D

  • @BryanDiedAged34
    @BryanDiedAged34 Před rokem +1017

    “Kiriko why not heal”
    “Your Kiriko is carrying”
    The duality of man.

    • @samidobrikot1421
      @samidobrikot1421 Před 6 měsíci +18

      Finished: kiriko why not heal?
      enemy: your kiriko is carrying
      Finished: would be carrying more if he healed
      also finished: 12/8 on mei against genji
      Truly an overwatch experience.

    • @Xfacta12482
      @Xfacta12482 Před 5 měsíci +7

      @@samidobrikot1421 Gotta love people who compare 1 scoreboard stat and don't have the ability to infer what else might be going wrong.

    • @jak6744
      @jak6744 Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@Xfacta12482frfr state don’t tell the whole story

  • @TheFamilyAffairDani
    @TheFamilyAffairDani Před rokem +2397

    1st game: "Report Kiriko for smurfing."
    2nd game: "Report Kiriko for not healing."
    Overwatch chat in a nutshell

    • @ThaVolt999
      @ThaVolt999 Před rokem +94

      Lore accurate npc Genji.

    • @moleedaboi
      @moleedaboi Před rokem +186

      I mean, he's literally smurfing...

    • @Sindoku
      @Sindoku Před rokem +113

      “Report that person for being better than me”

    • @DevinDTV
      @DevinDTV Před rokem +24

      literally me every time i play bap. every game it's either i'm obviously cheating or throwing, sometimes both

    • @ZachIsHungry1
      @ZachIsHungry1 Před rokem +10

      when i get this in back to back games i fuckin love it LMAOOOO feed my ego im trash

  • @DirkDeadeye_
    @DirkDeadeye_ Před rokem +728

    So I used the 4 step process at work. I engaged my boss, closed the distance, entered his office from a window told him I wanted a raise, he said "what the fuck, how did you come in through the window..." things were going bad so I TPed out. I didnt have teleport so I threw a roll of toilet paper at him and jumped off the balcony. I lost my job, but I think it was a solid strategy.

    • @RealCondorJDM
      @RealCondorJDM Před 10 měsíci +18

      Bro🤣🤣

    • @RiTchieKII
      @RiTchieKII Před 10 měsíci +49

      Good work, however you just need a bit more practice, instead of using toilet paper try using actual Kunais (just like Kiriko!!!!) on your boss if he counters the play again.

    • @RealCondorJDM
      @RealCondorJDM Před 10 měsíci +6

      @@RiTchieKII nahh💀

    • @RiTchieKII
      @RiTchieKII Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@RealCondorJDM trust me, apply this 4 step strategy to your real life and you’ll find success, if not at least your prick boss has a few kunais in his skull!!!

    • @KasperSz-dc7di
      @KasperSz-dc7di Před 10 měsíci +3

      😂😂 god

  • @minakanaga1019
    @minakanaga1019 Před rokem +321

    Guide to Kiriko
    1. Engage
    2. Close Distance
    3. Off Angle
    4.Disengage
    5. Get reported by teammates and get banned
    Great video as always :)) I laughed so hard when the opposite team got so angry LMAO

  • @asbljdflaksjdb
    @asbljdflaksjdb Před rokem +1112

    A small tip for everyone: You cannot improve right away. It takes time and effort become good at a specific character. You won't become a GM level player overnight. Be patient. Don't stray too far away from your team

    • @BigBoss549
      @BigBoss549 Před rokem +15

      It kinda is easy to get gm overnight nowadays with the broken ass mmr system. Tons of people got boosted to gm

    • @bellsgg
      @bellsgg Před rokem +57

      @@BigBoss549 yeah they got boosted. Solo que is going to correct them though.

    • @cpenner7086
      @cpenner7086 Před rokem +11

      @@BigBoss549 that was an issue for ow1 too...

    • @Skittle_skyler
      @Skittle_skyler Před rokem +6

      Thanks for the advice and the positive feedback I believe in myself now

    • @J.R.Swish1
      @J.R.Swish1 Před rokem +6

      ​​@@bellsgg i think he means that people get boosted in solo queue. Not boosted in the traditional sense of another player carrying you on an alt. But something is fundamentally broken in the system, to the core, as there's been multiple instances of people going 5-0 several times in a row and staying in the same rank and division, and people going 5-0 and going up by +5 divisions at a time, even on accounts with a lot of play time already. It's not that big of a deal but to my knowledge it wasnt this broken in the old SR system

  • @chadwick196
    @chadwick196 Před rokem +569

    I find that the people that complain the most about not being healed do not understand how to hold space. They don't use cover, they don't disengage, they use their defensive abilities offensively, and/or they don't know how to cycle their abilities effectively.
    There are supports that also don't understand these things, but when the other roles *do*, they don't have to rely on healing as much.
    Essentially, virtually every time you complain about someone else not doing their part, you miss where you can improve.
    Love the vids Awkward!

    • @nibbler7687
      @nibbler7687 Před rokem +36

      Yeah, most of the time tanks are playing by rushing in and thinking "let's how deep into the enemy team I can get before I die", so if you pocket them of course they are going to last longer but that's not going to win the match

    • @Bakedcakeyyy
      @Bakedcakeyyy Před rokem +25

      THIS
      Im a support main who used to always blame my DPS and tanks for not protecting me everytime I die
      I then started blaming myself and started looking for ways to improve and would barely get killed nowadays as Ive learned to disengage and retreat in the backlines when needed

    • @gimik2593
      @gimik2593 Před rokem +16

      Honestly, that’s what spending a good time on each role can help develop essentially from playing each role the main thing I learned was
      Support: you’re not dying because your teammates suck you just position bad
      Tank: There’s not enough healing in the world that can save stupidity. Use your corners and learn right and wrong times to go in
      Dps: Off angle, high ground, know where health packs are because your support is gonna be too busy, surviving or healing the one man army Reinhardt to heal your highlight thirsty tail.

    • @impurr5681
      @impurr5681 Před rokem +3

      I just started playing comp like 2 weeks ago and oh my gosh the learning I’ve had to do in that time frame lmfao. I’m glad I’ve learned to take responsibility more for my teams failure and in return helps me think of ways to better help them. But also I’m at a crossroads right now because I struggle when switching between heals and dmg. In a lot of games the moment I stop heal botting and do dmg to help the team my tank instantly dies, but I don’t want to keep healbotting because I know it’s not the best way to learn, considering I’m an ana kiri main. I’m just trying to figure out what I can do when my tank dies instantly and for some reason can’t use cover or high ground. Just feels like there are never enough heals

    • @marlyxmar
      @marlyxmar Před rokem +3

      yeah they just want a healbot to protect them from their dumb ass choices, i dont enable that bs

  • @deity6569
    @deity6569 Před rokem +457

    i have this weird glitch where my teammates take too much damage all the time and then blame me for not healing enough when i’m on kiriko

    • @fatehahmad93
      @fatehahmad93 Před rokem +81

      I'm a gm kiriko n u need to balance healing and dps. In most fights awkwards plan is gonna work but a like 5% of fights it's not. U just need to recognize the 5%.

    • @Bingbong1
      @Bingbong1 Před rokem +239

      Use them as a meat shield then gaslight them and say you can’t outheal bad positioning

    • @apricus8491
      @apricus8491 Před rokem +2

      you're not doing enough then

    • @amandopurperhart1351
      @amandopurperhart1351 Před rokem +54

      Im masters on kiriko and zenyatta. Healing more is not helping to win, at most you keep your teammates alive for just a bit longer. If you succesfully distract the enemy and once in a while make a kill while getting the drop on someone, your team wont need as much healing because they will take less heat.

    • @armando5994
      @armando5994 Před rokem +34

      thats why awkward always starts with damage, when you start with healing the enemy team has a chance to engage vs if you started with a little dps, ur team would have a bigger advantage hence taking less damage hence needing less healing

  • @alohamikan
    @alohamikan Před rokem +231

    Unranked to Banned series let's GOOOOOOOO

  • @crustynut7193
    @crustynut7193 Před rokem +289

    I love how in the second match even the enemy team was like "yeah your tank was ass" and the mei blamed you😂

    • @Lolia.
      @Lolia. Před rokem +41

      That Mercy on his team called him out as well :( You'd think a Mercy would have more awareness lol.

    • @ofimportance5458
      @ofimportance5458 Před rokem +3

      @@Lolia. Played ranked Lolia

    • @ery
      @ery Před rokem +39

      @@Lolia. they just see the kiriko flanking and they just assume if youre not healing youre not doing your job

    • @no_i_dont_want_no_slugs
      @no_i_dont_want_no_slugs Před 11 měsíci +3

      @@Lolia. i must've not been paying attention bc i thought she was flaming the tank. maybe she was flaming everyone lmao

    • @AllThingsCubey
      @AllThingsCubey Před 10 měsíci +9

      I've been climbing with Kiri and a 60% winrate but, when you lose, team will always blame you first.
      Had a Kings Row game with a Rein who acted like a frickin bronze. Enemy had good Widow and Rein kept charging to the other side of the map, then hiding or fighting behind walls so neither healer could see them, or reach them safely. They would hold shield when Widow was dead and go full hammer when she was alive and aiming at squishies.
      End of the game they had an 11-15 K/D, the only negative one in the entire lobby. I was 31-5 with the lowest deaths and second highest heals in the lobby.
      Rein went into all-chat and said "report our Kiri for throwing"
      Metal ranks have never once looked in a mirror. However my winrate is going up as I've been climbing so I should be rid of these idiots soon.

  • @kings5223
    @kings5223 Před rokem +203

    My favorite part of playing support is teammates that are out of position and flaming supports for not healing them enough. Super fun

    • @Sindoku
      @Sindoku Před rokem +7

      Counter complain about their positioning. Beat them too it. See how it goes, lol. Or you can just leave chat and voice too.

    • @j0shsux579
      @j0shsux579 Před rokem +1

      real

    • @puppergump4117
      @puppergump4117 Před rokem +20

      @@Sindoku Yeah don't ever respond to them, it just eggs them on and they focus more on whining than winning. How are they going to see their mistakes when they're so focused on others?

    • @puppergump4117
      @puppergump4117 Před rokem

      @Fultonian Then they run in yet again without support, wondering where the support went

    • @ery
      @ery Před rokem +9

      I always hit them with the "bro use cover instead of standing in the open and you wont need as much heals"

  • @IceMan-1700
    @IceMan-1700 Před rokem +573

    Finally he gets into a game where his teammates are literally braindead

    • @andy6617
      @andy6617 Před rokem +102

      True lmao, his Orisa and Mei in the second game were so bad 😭😭

    • @gravegaming2023
      @gravegaming2023 Před rokem +86

      Worst teammates awkward ever has > my average teammate

    • @Ahrone1586
      @Ahrone1586 Před rokem +8

      ​@@gravegaming2023thats not how it works

    • @gravegaming2023
      @gravegaming2023 Před rokem +18

      @@Ahrone1586 what do you mean? I can literally watch hundreds of hours of Awkward content and not find a single bronze/silver in his games that are as bad as the average platinum teammate I have. I'm not the only one who agrees either

    • @gravegaming2023
      @gravegaming2023 Před rokem +7

      @@Ahrone1586 if I have a DPS breach 1k damage in plat with 0 kills and 15 deaths in a 17 minut game they are a good teammate compared to the average DPS I have

  • @pykeplayer4007
    @pykeplayer4007 Před rokem +473

    Hey dude I’m a girl and used to get really angry that people would yell at me to switch when they heard my voice. Used to think you needed VC to win on support, thank god I found you lol. I got to diamond 3 this season playing mostly Ana and Zen following exactly what you do and the amount of compliments I get in text chat, I’m finally starting to feel like I’m good at this game, like I understand everything that’s going on!! My mechanics are keeping me diamond but that’s okay, I’ll have a 50%wr until I get better and start to climb. Maybe masters is in my future next season!! Thanks Awkward

    • @Lolia.
      @Lolia. Před rokem +59

      I'm glad you're enjoying the game more, and I'm sorry that happened to you! It really is unfortunate that some guys have an aneurism when they hear a female voice online, when we still make up 50% of the general game playing population. I stay mute as well most games, I used to do call outs a lot and strategize in early OW, but being met with toxic abuse by strangers in a game I play for fun, isn't fun and I ended up scrapping competitive play altogether. Meanwhile you get guys screaming nonsense in VC blowing your ears out and being disruptive and no one bats an eye. Thank goodness for the ping system lmao! I still find myself wanting to make calls in QP and I'm way too competitive for that mode, I need to start playing Comp again, but my anxiety stops me :(. I wish you all the best and I hope you make it to Masters+! :D

    • @DjNaste
      @DjNaste Před rokem +54

      Honestly, this game is completely unplayable for me with any form of voice or text chat enabled. The best decision I ever made was to disable it all. If your goal is to learn and improve, there is really nothing valuable anyone can say to you while in-game.

    • @DasQuizzle
      @DasQuizzle Před rokem

      @@Lolia. your anxiety of toxic teammates or your anxiety of losing games is stopping you ?:o

    • @ofimportance5458
      @ofimportance5458 Před rokem

      Good no mercy

    • @ofimportance5458
      @ofimportance5458 Před rokem +4

      @@Lolia. lmao you’re pitiful. Just ignore them.

  • @kaileena7
    @kaileena7 Před rokem +199

    Awkward, I don't play that much OW anymore but your videos are still a delight to watch. Best teacher on the internet, hands down! Damage, damage, damage!

    • @cjvallee7524
      @cjvallee7524 Před rokem +8

      A10 is a really good teacher as well, but I agree. Awkward is just different man his advice is way too practical. They have completely different play styles but both have extremely valuable information.

    • @kaileena7
      @kaileena7 Před rokem +3

      @@cjvallee7524 I agree, A10 is great too but I really don't have "first-hand experience" following his guidance so I can't comment on that. The great thing about Awkward's teaching is that it's very actionable - just like here, he gives you a clear plan to have in your mind when playing and not just muddy general advice that anyone can practically give.

    • @Ahrone1586
      @Ahrone1586 Před rokem

      ​@@kaileena7he have top tier dva advice, his video was useful. Talk about the fundamentals a lot, but yes ackward is practical. I wish we have a video about dva.

  • @FlimsyRanger
    @FlimsyRanger Před rokem +206

    Masters 5
    The thing that takes a ton of time to understand that Awkward does not go into is what "things go bad" means. It takes a lot of game knowledge to know how each duel and map position plays out.
    Still a 10/10 philosophy, and a great way to encourage people to make the plays that will win games. He focuses on a few things that a ton of people get wrong. He is a S tier teacher, hope to get to GM by using his style as a foundation to build on.

    • @Awkward2
      @Awkward2  Před rokem +73

      I believe I explain throughout the video that "things go bad" mean "I am in danger of dying".

    • @IKEFacci
      @IKEFacci Před rokem +61

      ​@@Awkward2 I think he means having the game sense of how far can you push in before you need to tp out. Like one more shot to finish an ana vs tp out early and losing out on value. I think it's frankly just and experience thing, and learning my trial and error.

    • @teoyongsen
      @teoyongsen Před rokem +20

      @@Awkward2 I think what he meant was the reason why low ranked players are dying alot because they do not understand dangerous situations and when to stop peeking or when to back out. They do not recognise if they are considered slightly in danger or "oh shit!" situations. That intuition comes with practice and experience.

    • @callumtorrance9180
      @callumtorrance9180 Před rokem +5

      ​@@Awkward2 yes but people need to learn when they are in danger of dying but that's something they must learn on their own.
      You are doing nothing wrong.

    • @callumtorrance9180
      @callumtorrance9180 Před rokem +1

      ​@@teoyongsen yes

  • @mdh_masalewale8681
    @mdh_masalewale8681 Před rokem +87

    This might be surprising, but his Unranked to GM with supports helped me climb from gold 3 to masters 2 ON TANK. I think awkward's line of thinking for solo queue, that is to keep the role of your hero short and simple, and not overthinking/overstrategizing, maintaining an attitude where you ALWAYS think about what you can improve and not what you cannot, and knowing that its okay to make mistakes/lose games, I climbed up faster than I ever had in years of OW1.

    • @DjNaste
      @DjNaste Před rokem +1

      Honestly, every role in OW2 is played fundamentally the same. The only notable difference is what each individual hero is capable of doing and how to best exploit their kit.

    • @Badg0r.
      @Badg0r. Před 10 měsíci

      Understanding the roles of different classes in the game will indirectly help you cuz you know how your supports should and will act and how you can use that to get value from them

  • @julianpumarejo8719
    @julianpumarejo8719 Před rokem +39

    "Lore accurate Kiriko!" Amazing 4 step plan

  • @Milkra
    @Milkra Před rokem +84

    The guys on Midtown were hilarious. They had a GM support on their team and still lost because of their poor understanding of the game and immediately blamed you because muh healing number too low :(

    • @Armageddoniton
      @Armageddoniton Před 8 měsíci +2

      people get way to hung up on stats in my opinion, I have had more than a few games where we should have won looking at the stats, but still lost on time or distance covered etc.

    • @monkeyman1350
      @monkeyman1350 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Awkward is top500, not GM

    • @kpkazan
      @kpkazan Před 6 měsíci +1

      ​@monkeyman1350 top500 end of season is just who wins the most in gm

    • @QrowxClover
      @QrowxClover Před 4 měsíci +1

      ​@@kpkazan T500 is just a step above GM. Coming from a GM, btw

    • @DSJWIX
      @DSJWIX Před 9 dny

      I would have done the same thing that Awkward and just ignored that Orisa. That Orisa was so bad that no amount of healing would have saved them. They were always dying and always out of position and wasting their ultimate at strange moments.

  • @cozerx9575
    @cozerx9575 Před rokem +16

    56:23 My man just missed half his kunais and still got called cheater, gotta love those moments.
    I'm so amazed about how much you can do just being alive on the back, even if you're not killing enemies.

  • @Gamecubethot
    @Gamecubethot Před 11 měsíci +16

    I’ve been applying this to my gameplay and honestly the biggest change I’ve seen is that kiriko feels more fun and exciting. It’s also helping me find more opportunities I wasn’t before

  • @grayeden9356
    @grayeden9356 Před rokem +78

    I like how awkward said “top 2” at the beginning because he knows he’s number 1😂

    • @0xbin
      @0xbin Před rokem +25

      LMAO, actually based asf. i didnt realize thats why he did it at first XD

  • @jacobhanks773
    @jacobhanks773 Před 6 měsíci +7

    This video changed my entire experience playing this character. Always wondering what I was doing wrong and unknowingly throwing by not applying direct pressure with damage and off angles. Some teammates won’t understand it, but this works.

  • @jagwel420
    @jagwel420 Před rokem +97

    Bruh I don't blame him for calling the viewers NPCs those are literal NPC comments

    • @justthedude2385
      @justthedude2385 Před rokem +7

      I heard someone refer to people playing as NPCs once as "roleplaying" and I've adopted that since.

    • @blikfn
      @blikfn Před rokem

      Technoblade fan ur the npc

    • @jagwel420
      @jagwel420 Před rokem +5

      @@blikfn I never denied it

    • @selfiestick1589
      @selfiestick1589 Před rokem

      ​@@justthedude2385 roleplaying as an npc omg!!
      Forget trolling, this gives you the sensation of control without annoying other people, is a win/win

  • @jordanwright3024
    @jordanwright3024 Před rokem +33

    i love reading chat when he does these

  • @mattmcahren4129
    @mattmcahren4129 Před rokem +7

    "okay my Orisa is just clicking buttons" 😂 14:05

  • @dragonnestodyssey3939
    @dragonnestodyssey3939 Před rokem +18

    Its hard to watch how in low ranks everyone sees Supports as mere Healers, nobody could see in the 2nd game that the issue was the garbage Tank of your team, they were blaming you instead lol.
    Maybe thats why they are hardstuck in metal ranks.

    • @DjNaste
      @DjNaste Před rokem +9

      Their lack of fundamental knowledge is exactly why they are hard-stuck. Mechanical skill doesn't start becoming relevant until you start climbing through diamond. Anyone stuck in Plat or below simply needs to improve their fundamental understanding of the game.

    • @thuydungie
      @thuydungie Před 10 měsíci +1

      honestly, calling a support “healer” tells you all about the type of player they are. they think every support works the same and can healbot you instantly. they don’t see the value in the versatility of kiriko’s, ana’s or zen’s kit.

    • @DSJWIX
      @DSJWIX Před 9 dny +1

      This is very true. I am a diamond player, but any time I am climbing through metal ranks you will be flamed as a support if you have any considerable amount of eliminations and damage done. 0-10 teammates will always believe that you not healbotting them is the reason why they are 0-10. I honestly just ignore teammates who have bad positioning and just focus on getting picks. I win more games doing that than wasting resources healbotting a tank who doesn't know how to position themselves and disengage so they don't die repeatedly.

  • @nickmatzke9314
    @nickmatzke9314 Před rokem +9

    Damn, that Orisa in your second game really thought you could just healbot through a turret bastion

  • @yogran1
    @yogran1 Před rokem +35

    Awkward experiencing elo hell in game 2 lol
    Jokes aside, your videos have helped me see the game so much clearer and I can't wait for more of these!

    • @RealPigeonz
      @RealPigeonz Před rokem +1

      That Orisa was hilarius xDDDD

    • @Vinnare
      @Vinnare Před rokem +30

      people will see one game like that every 15 games then say thats why they are hardstuck gold lol

  • @EtonuiYoutube
    @EtonuiYoutube Před rokem +24

    23:01 is the best example of playing support in low metal
    I’m so glad Awkward helped me make it out

  • @aidensilva4220
    @aidensilva4220 Před 2 měsíci +4

    Okay I tried this and it's actually broken. I went from heal botting my team to actually doing something and single handedly winning team fights. It is actually a broken way to play kiriko.

  • @Summonick2
    @Summonick2 Před rokem +43

    This is the way to play Kiriko. A lot of people say this is “dps Kiriko” but it’s closer to “Tank Kiriko”, because the value isn’t really in your damage but your ability to distract. Kills or dinks are just distraction attempts that went extra well.
    In this video, he has the hardest time on long sight lines where the tank is also trying to distract. He ended up not completing the off angle part, as the angles were too wide and his tank was already flanking , so he was just the main angle but close range. This is why they would come around and win when the map got to sections with closer range and more angles.

  • @patrickpatenaude7719
    @patrickpatenaude7719 Před rokem +25

    With your first Kiriko Unranked to GM, I literally climbed from plat to GM with ease. I learned to always be pro active , adapt to your team and to take off-angles & distract. I adopted your flanking playstyle and it’s really working for me. Thank you for the series !!

    • @espinozamonteroleonardo2375
      @espinozamonteroleonardo2375 Před 10 měsíci

      And how many time did it cost to You to adopt that playstyle??

    • @kltil5082
      @kltil5082 Před 9 měsíci

      He doesn't teach adapting to the team at all. He very much says what the team is doing doesn't matter and ignores them unless they're right in front of him with a critical marker on them.

  • @AegisHyperon
    @AegisHyperon Před 10 měsíci +6

    I tried this, engaged and killed two supports in like 4 shots, turned around and entire team was dead and couldn't tele out

    • @commentbot9510
      @commentbot9510 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Fr like how do they manage to all die so fast? Your team has the other support while the enemy supports look at you. Like, how hard is it?
      I guess you could retreat sooner to help them but then you just become a healbot again because the type to die in those situations is a feeder who will always need healing.

  • @OhLatte
    @OhLatte Před 10 měsíci +4

    His voice makes me feel anxious af 💀 it’s like a strict teachers voice

  • @stowgs0899
    @stowgs0899 Před rokem +5

    I always second guess myself, lose confidence and then start losing games. Having a clear process to cycle makes thing much clearer and reduces the chaos of not knowing exactly what to do. Thanks for the helpful content, you're appreciated.

  • @srikrishnabhat6793
    @srikrishnabhat6793 Před rokem +17

    Was funny, second match even the opponent team calls out "My guy, they have 6k heals, same as our team, not a reason to report" lol. Anyway, I haven't seen the entire recent unranked to GM on Bap, but I guess the reason why you didn't have reports on the other characters like Zen and Bap could also be due to the fact that unlike Kiriko they don't feel as slippery (you have 3 survivability options on her: Wall climb, Suzu, Swift Step) essentially making her hard to kill and tilting the opponent.

  • @matteoschlechtleitner4550

    In this episode the word damage will be mostly substituted by the word "engage".

  • @TheEsolaLegacy
    @TheEsolaLegacy Před rokem +1

    Thank you for making these videos @Awkward !! Following your advice has brought some fun back into OW again. Keep up the good work!

  • @varalis6325
    @varalis6325 Před rokem +2

    This came at a perfect time for me. All your videos have made me so much more comfortable with the game and care 10x less about being flamed. Shoutout to personal responsibility and trying no matter what your team says. My favorite OW YT channel for sure. Time to go be a support, not a healer. Much more fun anyway.

  • @HigakiRinne
    @HigakiRinne Před rokem +13

    People really come into the game with knives that can do as much as a rocket to the face and go naaah I wanna hold some papers at my teammates 😂👌

  • @FlotakuXL
    @FlotakuXL Před rokem +3

    Watching this and the unranked to gm kiriko video while playing ranked has really improved my kiriko by LOTS. I went from finishing games with 12k healing and 1k dmg to now having games with 5-7k with 8-10k heal, and I’ve started to win a lot of games in a row and going up in rank👌🏿👌🏿

  • @I_LuvMyChoppa
    @I_LuvMyChoppa Před 8 měsíci +2

    45:02 he tried to put bro on a highlight reel 😭😭

  • @randyurban6636
    @randyurban6636 Před rokem +10

    Zairo: we barely had heals
    Awkward: more kills more damage and over 8k heals. Bro they are so weird this whole video seemed like bronze and not diamonds ffs

  • @MansterBear
    @MansterBear Před rokem +52

    Wow that second game… the tank literally stands in front of the bastion in turret all game then complains about healing lol
    Plus u had like 1000 less than both healers on the other team, but u had 7k or 8k dmg on top of it. Ridiculous.

    • @ZSonnenblick
      @ZSonnenblick Před rokem +12

      was a dps and the mercy lol. the tank wasn't complaining. I truly think that tank was a 3year old missing an arm because thats the worst player ive seen in my life. actually terrifying that somebody can be that lost. but yeh it was one of his dps; funny enough the dps doing the worst in the lobby. his other dps didnt say a thing, but of course the dps who couldnt get kills had to find somebody else to blame
      Even funnier when the enemy team literally comments that his kiriko was carrying lol.

    • @karenmanagerwanter1744
      @karenmanagerwanter1744 Před rokem +1

      @@ZSonnenblick what's more with mercy healbotting her brains out awkward's team actually had more total heals than the other team. and they still got smoked. funny that

    • @katrinle
      @katrinle Před rokem

      @@karenmanagerwanter1744 the mercy has to healbot bc their orisa takes sm damage. atp they should’ve just switched to someone with more healing… but still blamed the kiri

  • @Cr4nched
    @Cr4nched Před rokem +16

    I mean let's be real. Watch the first game in the video. It's obvious why they are banning these accounts you are making everyone that is supposed to be at that ELO miserable
    Not really sure how stomping silver players qualifies as educational

    • @fendour_
      @fendour_ Před rokem +12

      It was educational 23 unranked to gm's ago. This is just habitual smurfing at this point.

    • @PyroInferno110
      @PyroInferno110 Před rokem +6

      I mean silver ranks be getting stomped by other silvers in their own ranks. I've lost and won against smurfs before. I really couldn't tell much of a difference ngl

  • @Yushimasu1
    @Yushimasu1 Před rokem +7

    Great 4 step plan. Also almost all comments in the first match were hilarious xD

  • @floofydogio5602
    @floofydogio5602 Před rokem +3

    I watched this after it came out on twitch, thanks to you i climbed from plat 4 to diamond 5 in two days after being stuck since launch. Thank you :))) and hopefully i'll climb even more.

  • @matteoschlechtleitner4550

    First game " so how much did they pay u kiriko" LMAO

  • @ShinySylveonnOW
    @ShinySylveonnOW Před rokem +3

    Your teaching has completely changed my perspective on what it means to play support, I actually get pretty annoyed when supports aren't weaving damage in games. A dead enemy is that much less you have to heal your team

  • @jolness1
    @jolness1 Před 11 měsíci +2

    The 4 step plan has made me so much better. Winning way more games and climbing faster.
    The way you distilled the way to play her into 4 steps is pretty incredible imo.

  • @vanpheonix1276
    @vanpheonix1276 Před 3 měsíci +2

    These steps do work. I've done a lot of qp and comp games using this, and when I do it correctly I find the games become easy. I'm still in silver 5 but that's mostly because of a few things. I don't use the most effective off-angles at the time, I focus the tank too much, and I disengage too late which means I die.
    I know what I need to do but the problem I have is trying to get out of my bad habits. Which I think a couple of you guys might be similar as well so something that I'm trying to do is:
    1) say the steps out loud. It really helps reinforce what you're supposed to do.
    2) while in the off angle before you start throwing kunai look and think "Is there support? who is killable? is my team around so I can tp out?"
    I know these are easier said than done, because I'm trying to get out of the habit of just going in blind, but I truly think if I keep doing this, eventually I'll get out of the bad habits and I'll be a better player.
    Awkward if you see this somehow I'm going to make a promise to you. I am silver 5 rn as of season 9. By then end of season 9 I'm going to be at LEAST gold 3. If I don't, then I'll join your academy

  • @SunderMun
    @SunderMun Před rokem +3

    I love how in that second game, at least the enemy Bastion recognised your team's problem lol

  • @ChillinHD
    @ChillinHD Před rokem +7

    When I do this even successfully my team still cries and rages. If we lose I get the blame even though I played well. I guess that is the overwatch experience. "wE LoSt cAuSe u HaVe 6k dMg" like bruh

  • @tylerbaker8086
    @tylerbaker8086 Před 11 měsíci +1

    I like how you make sure to emphasize the 4 step plan in every engagement. It really helped lock it into my head and made me memorize it. Great vid!

  • @otakuhime3119
    @otakuhime3119 Před 7 měsíci +2

    40:22 "barely had heals " when he and the other healer have 8k lol

  • @pulse_ow
    @pulse_ow Před rokem +12

    Bro the NPC's, it's so funny down there. If you don't bot-out like the rest of them they sus you out and vote you off the ship.
    The Ana and Kiri content you do, the U2GM's and especially the Ana vids with only damage vs only healing, the best possible content aspiring support players can watch.
    It's actually so fucking funny how you get bullied in low ranks for playing well but 'different', this also happens in other games, humanity's finest specimens behind those keyboards.

  • @SaLi-dh3vm
    @SaLi-dh3vm Před rokem +4

    I found this video very useful and tried the play style myself; even though I died a lot and not doing much damage as I expected, but still won almost every game as Kiriko; I think the distraction /the play style puts less pressure on your teammate, and you most likely to secure a kill on 200HP targets or do lots of damage, and be able to get out. My biggest challenge is to know when to engage and to set up the kill/distraction. I feel the game is under control, and I am making lots of impact; even though I die sometimes. kiriko has two get-out jail cards and a solid ultimate; the concept awkward gives is not just for Kiriko; it is a fundamental concept for the game. You must somehow find an advantage for your team to win the fight. It would be great if Awkward could be more specific on how to get close enough to the enemy team or, let's say, how to set up the off-angle play; much appreciated! Ana coaching video is a must for everyone to climb; after watching these videos, OW feels like a different game; you think you actually have a lot of impact to win the game, but obviously, your teammate probably think they are so good and carry you to win, but who cares.

  • @uninight_yt4071
    @uninight_yt4071 Před rokem +1

    thank yo king you need to keep on posting this you made me go from plat to gm after watching this guide i love you so much keep on posting this content it has helped me carry my games. support is the strongest role its just that i sucked and mained moira like a loser. stay blessed.😇

  • @Dev-mh1zb
    @Dev-mh1zb Před 8 měsíci

    You legit just changed my life with these tips. Been watching your vids for a while, but this is the one that did it for me. Thanks.

  • @ZachIsHungry1
    @ZachIsHungry1 Před rokem +6

    "would be carrying more if he healed" -silver for sure

  • @Nono-Robot
    @Nono-Robot Před rokem +2

    I love your way of thinking bro!

  • @marlyxmar
    @marlyxmar Před rokem

    youre the best support coach, everytime i implement your strategies i notice the wins are more consistent.

  • @brandt4202
    @brandt4202 Před rokem

    I watched a good part of it live, I will continue now. I have been diamond for several seasons but just two days ago I finally climed to master 5. It is true that playing aggressively on support has its advantages. Keep it up man.

  • @joeshmoe1293
    @joeshmoe1293 Před rokem +3

    26:26 is crazy. Such a simple concept yet also something that doesn’t cross most peoples minds.

  • @theburger1072
    @theburger1072 Před rokem +4

    Love your content, and the "damage, damage, damage" philosophy helped me so much, its as if I had rediscovered Baptiste.
    With that being said, can you do an unranked to gm with Moira? It hurts to see people not realize its better than healbotting

    • @destructo3457
      @destructo3457 Před rokem +1

      People see a guy with balanced Moira stats and complain saying "DPS Moira" my brother in christ of course i need to do DPS

  • @Medicsus
    @Medicsus Před rokem

    your videos are the sole reason my ana and kiriko are improving like they do! thank you lots for these videos!

  • @misofony
    @misofony Před 5 měsíci +1

    thank you for your videos ❤️ i got a 18 games win streak and climbed up from plat3 to diamond 3 in one day after learning how to play on kiri watching your unranked to gm 🥰

  • @Pango1028
    @Pango1028 Před rokem +30

    Awkward is simply too mature for his audience and game lol. Love your attitude man. These mental tips and habits apply to Overwatch but even more so in real life. I can’t tell you how many “professionals” I work with who make excuses and blame others and not focus on themselves. Keep up the teaching!

    • @spicysnowman8886
      @spicysnowman8886 Před 10 měsíci

      Ikr it seems like every overwatch player turns into a child the second they start losing

  • @NightBlade117
    @NightBlade117 Před rokem +3

    Parts of what he teaches in this video can be applied to the DPS role also. The disengaging part may just be the hard part depending on who youre playing. Great video btw loved every minute of it.

  • @michaeldumagan2510
    @michaeldumagan2510 Před rokem

    I'm new to the channel but man you're giving me a new way of playing overwatch. Thanks for making the game fun again for me.

  • @ecoman351
    @ecoman351 Před 10 měsíci +1

    I just unlocked kiriko after a little bit of grinding and can't wait to practice her tomorrow with your advice
    She seems so fun to play and I love the damage she can do as well as healing
    I love support but hate not having damage so this is great for me

  • @mcod99
    @mcod99 Před rokem +4

    I cant stand when my DPS or tank is playing shit and then blame the healers, like no, you're not taking cover and you keep ego challengingly the enemy.

  • @linneagravelle5959
    @linneagravelle5959 Před 11 měsíci +5

    This video was extremely helpful. Have been practicing this play style all day and already feel like I’m making more of an impact. Thank you :)

  • @TheMuffinMan46
    @TheMuffinMan46 Před rokem +2

    awkward is the best coach ive seen, i wish there was a coach like this in valorant. hes not only a good coach but hes a good content creator, which keeps me watching. i was bronze i watched 1 video of him and ranked up to gold 1.

    • @DjNaste
      @DjNaste Před rokem

      Awkward is a great coach, but I think A10 is simply the best on CZcams. Awkward is fantastic at simplifying a concept and demonstrating how to effectively put it into practice, but A10 helps people view the game in a completely different way. Both are my personal top 2 favorites for educational content.

  • @mrstealcar4702
    @mrstealcar4702 Před rokem

    i love these step goals. Pls do more of them

  • @BL4CKOU7
    @BL4CKOU7 Před rokem +10

    I find it weird when people say many things such as "gg no heals" or "our healers bad" when numbers do not lie.
    You look at the scoreboard and realize that the supports have over 2K points of healing. The problem isn't that you're not getting healed, the problem is that you're dying. You die because you make mistakes and you make mistakes because you're worried about the wrong things. No one ever questions why they die in situations-rather they question their teammates. "I'm not healing you because 'I'm bad'. I'm not healing you because I'm not a heal bot. I'm a Support."

  • @moleedaboi
    @moleedaboi Před rokem +12

    Bro don't do unranked to gm anymore. Teach the same principles in your own lobbies on your main account.

    • @aq_qa
      @aq_qa Před rokem +3

      This is a reasonable point, I think a lot of it is because the most common cope is that players below GM don't know how to play and artificially hold others back from ranking up (ie. ELO hell, which U->GM shows as hard cope).

    • @fendour_
      @fendour_ Před rokem +5

      But...but... how could he stomp silvers every single day of his life if he did that? Come on man, it's his right to only smurf in this game and ur just hardstuck if you think otherwise.
      -this comment section

  • @itskanelobo
    @itskanelobo Před rokem

    awesome editing with the start sequence !

  • @da1generalace204
    @da1generalace204 Před rokem

    Really appreciate the videos man. Actually on week 1 of starting overwatch and my placement was gold 1 to start off. My aim has always been good but the mentality of this game is just different so these videos really speed up my progress. Thank you, dear new subscriber 😂❤

    • @da1generalace204
      @da1generalace204 Před rokem

      Can't wait to unlock kuriko tho she's next after I get junker queen

  • @JQ888
    @JQ888 Před rokem +7

    Alright time to feed as Kiriko lol

  • @justthedude2385
    @justthedude2385 Před rokem +19

    I'm here for another episode of "mY hEaLeR iS dPs'InG" game chat.

  • @dw5572
    @dw5572 Před rokem +1

    I was hard stuck silver and gold support before i found your videos. Taking what you say to heart i am now diamond 3 and so happy of my progress. TY so much for all you do!

  • @IslamRappel233
    @IslamRappel233 Před rokem +1

    bro you have been such a great help to me thx u so much !

  • @Lolia.
    @Lolia. Před rokem +6

    I think the Tank role is more difficult than the other two roles for new players. I've had friends new to the game quit playing OW2 because they played like this 22:56 Orisa lmao.

    • @Sugar-hr9il
      @Sugar-hr9il Před rokem

      nah they play like this cauz girls r bad at overwatch

  • @golembiewski39
    @golembiewski39 Před rokem +5

    This plan actually works
    I turned around my losing streak
    10/10

  • @adequtemaster6802
    @adequtemaster6802 Před rokem

    This plan is EXACTLY what I learned watching Viol2t playing Kiriko, and if the GOAT flex support does it, its certainly the best way to play. Great video to show everyone else! I haven't watched the whole video yet to see if he mentions it, but if you are going in make sure that you have a tp to disengage because you are cooked otherwise

  • @armando5994
    @armando5994 Před rokem +5

    as a kiriko main, i never clicked so fast, i gotta watch this

  • @T1J
    @T1J Před rokem +5

    I imagine you can also do a scuffed version of this with moira

    • @lussor1
      @lussor1 Před rokem +3

      Moira is hard high elo

    • @hetaliangarbage6827
      @hetaliangarbage6827 Před rokem

      I was not expecting to see you here 😂

    • @0xbin
      @0xbin Před rokem +2

      I've heard him not endorse or encourage people to play moira :p doubt he'll do it. If he does do it, it will prob be a video to prove how easy she is or something similar

    • @BasicSneedEducation
      @BasicSneedEducation Před rokem +1

      You can but Kiriko is just a better character than Moira so it’s more difficult.

    • @T1J
      @T1J Před rokem +3

      @@BasicSneedEducation yeah i tried it for a few matches. there's truly no reason to play moira just play kiriko. All her abilities are just upgraded versions of moira's

  • @putnam120
    @putnam120 Před rokem +1

    Nice. This is like a combo of your ana and tracer play style. Been using it and great results even with my wood tier aim.

  • @sunbellyray7536
    @sunbellyray7536 Před rokem

    Gotta love the in-game chatter. Good stuff mayn, very entertaining!lol

  • @J.R.Swish1
    @J.R.Swish1 Před rokem +19

    A game where mass reports get you instantly banned with no possibilty of account recovery is a sign of lazy development and moderation. Like many people have stated, there's people going around saying slurs of all kinds, spreading actual hate and discrimination of all kinds, and they keep seeing these players in-game for months. Also, I didn't know there was a TOS break saying that playing the support role forces you to heal a certain ammount or else its considered griefing. That seems completely arbitrary. In my opinion, that's probably not a rule at all, considering that Blizzard promotes the "TikTok Moira playstyle", and again is proof that there's close to no internal moderation on the game and the number of reports are the only thing actually counting towards bans. What a ridiculous system. They need to catch up to the rest of the industry with this.

  • @Maneyax
    @Maneyax Před rokem +4

    lol i was present for the stream. was a great stream.

  • @diegoescorpion
    @diegoescorpion Před rokem +1

    Man you are the BEST master, teacher and unranked to GM player I’ve ever seen. I just let you know how I appreciate your content, you’re doing it for free, just teaching us and I liked how you said no matter how many accounts or computers I’ll buy I will teach u how to do it thanks man! Thank you, you really made gone so far (specially on supports) and I hit the Diamond pretty easily so thank you again, how can I support you?

  • @kesh2425
    @kesh2425 Před 3 měsíci +2

    im on 17 win streak just because i do the 4 step plan, its crazy

  • @dodonpa-1
    @dodonpa-1 Před rokem +12

    love your content awkward, wondering if you could do one for lucio at some point or another

    • @possumofdestruction
      @possumofdestruction Před rokem +6

      Yes pls. Would love to see how he applies his strats to a unique character like Lucio.

    • @dodonpa-1
      @dodonpa-1 Před rokem +3

      @@possumofdestruction definitely, and how would he strategize around people of different skill levels with wall ride

    • @darwinno7696
      @darwinno7696 Před rokem

      In a old zen tips video he said he’s a flex support for every hero except lucio. Not sure if this still applies but maybe why he hasn’t made a lucio video yet.

    • @dodonpa-1
      @dodonpa-1 Před rokem

      @@darwinno7696 yeah makes sense

  • @asbljdflaksjdb
    @asbljdflaksjdb Před rokem +6

    Ain't no way this actually works
    I managed to out dps my dps while being able to output a decent amount of support for my team
    Take advantage of your 6 second tp cooldown
    At first I thought my aim was dog poop, but it turn out I was all aim no brain

  • @Adam-ui6ij
    @Adam-ui6ij Před rokem

    28:30 “They go back, I push my Winston forward” 😂

  • @nehayyan8454
    @nehayyan8454 Před 6 měsíci

    never had that much fun in support really appreciate your work

  • @makispapa5867
    @makispapa5867 Před rokem +9

    smurf is the blue people right?

    • @VOLEEG
      @VOLEEG Před rokem

      😂😂No smurf is something like
      Grand master player make a new account and play against low rank people and you may ask what's the deal? The thing is when someone in high rank play in low rank game he just make it so boring and always winning so the enemy team won't play the game no more or it least they get mad and now you know

    • @Hauteclaire16
      @Hauteclaire16 Před rokem +2

      @@VOLEEG it's a reference to what Awkward answered to someone in the game calling him a smurf