Can you CARRY as Lifeweaver?

[@d_tor]

Evil Awkward be like: “Healing, healing, healing! They go back I don’t go forward! They go forward I don’t go back! I’m not off-angling, I’m not using cover!”

[@tracer5951]

"I lost that fight? That was unironically my team's fault guys"

[@egoknot7760]

Uneducational Gm to Unranked (20% win rate)

[@understaffed]

You're describing bronze rank very very well.

[@Doodfist]

"They are countering me. There's nothing I can do"

[@A.LeMayo]

hiding and healing hiding and healing

[@ThePilleroflightning]

bro that's not awkward, that's confidence

[@gustavorb2000]

Nah bro, Awkward turned into Straightforward ☠☠

[@Ivxn24]

💀😭

[@check9094]

straightforward?

[@Rowy_]

lmfaooooooooooooooooo😭😭😭

[@callumwebster3858]

@@check9094awkward ≠ straightforward

[@marlonkastillo9276]

Awkward went from saving a team fight to killing his own teammates as LW.

[@567taco]

tbh I think whether you like LW depends on your preference. If you enjoy playing passive, he can be very fun, and there's nothing wrong with that.

[@WashiWashiJuan]

I'm not too good at aiming and stuff but with LW i can at least keep healing those who can actually carry, it's pretty fun and not nearly as stressful as any other hero except Mercy

[@ItzSpritz]

Maybe its only me, but LW can apply decent pressure. Its not uncommon for me to go for a 1v1 on high ground. If theres an ash, soldier, or widow on high ground alone, im going in. Im plat support and LW is my go to. Dude is honestly so good overall

[@567taco]

@@ItzSpritz I agree, I get a lot of value just from spamming chokes and big targets, and he does well in close quarters

[@EJDoesEverythingBetter]

I agree, there’s nothing wrong with that at all. Just stay in quick play where the passive plays belong, because passive supports lose games.

[@CoinGoblin97]

Played lifeweaver on illios and i swear i saved my team from boops around 20 times with the grip. That was peak lifeweaver play for me hearing my teammate cheer from being saved from the infamous hole

[@KlayGoods123]

If you in anything above silver, players know not to get close to the hole

[@ethanwalaska3887]

@@KlayGoods123why be negative ? he made good plays good on him

[@MrHaggyy]

@KlayGoods123 nah bs, they die to boobs and pushes in all ranks. Just a question of timing and position.

[@AhmedMohammed-pf3jk]

My Peak LW (I main him btw) was Countering 3 Orisa Ults by using petal to make her go up (Btw U can also use petal to remove mines , to counter rein shatter while the animation is happening , Move Zaryas Black hole up , Put Petal in the middle of doom ult , U can sorta Move Mauga ult up but there doesn’t seem to be a use for that atm , If Dvas ult is close to u And u have no where either use petal to move up or Petal the dva ult itself for it to be countered) , U can counter most ults with Pull aswell , So I personally think hes a cc hero sorta , Also I love tree especially when U use it to block their easy and shorter spawns so they take longer or the spot they go to for exiting during overtime

[@Juju-tr3eo]

For the first time, i completely disagree with Awkward. With everytning he said about lifeweaver. Other support like ana, zen, moira etc their utility comes from damage. Life weavers utility comes from big heals, decent survivibility, good mobility, and insane life saving potential. Awkward is genuinely playing LW terribly bad here, simply because of his narrow "Damage" mindset. -A T500 across all roles, notably specifically LW

[@chrisj1631]

I completely agree with you he’s just playing lw wrong then complaining when it doesn’t work.

[@chrisj1631]

It’s like not scoping In with widow then complaining she can kill anything.

[@destiny_5540]

damage damage damage is a good mindset on a lot of supports but not mercy or lifeweaver

[@Juju-tr3eo]

Ye

[@dognote1554]

​@@destiny_5540 tbh I wouldn't say Mercy only because on Mercy you are damage boosting like 80% of the game Healing is only really done on downtime due to her slow healing Lifeweaver is genuinely just kinda playing by his own fundamentals

[@TmoneyProductions]

Would love to see unranked to GM with Lucio- wanna see how awkward plays him- edit: bro finally made the GM to unranked with Lucio!!!!

[@kossettereaditte7552]

Same

[@Fesititi]

He doesn't. He said on stream it's the only hero he isn't confident in. Might make for interesting content though as we could watch the process of learning.

[@wanderingtf2314]

​@@Fesititiwe can only hope for a learning stream 😢😢😢

[@aaronplvan9301]

I need this

[@conradobecker]

YES PLEASE!

[@yellow-_-toaster5627]

Why do I have so much fun playing as Lifeweaver? It's so weird but I just love his kit. And saving a teammate from certain death is just awesome! Especially when they tell you that they appreciate it. BTW: If they just speed up his projectiles he would be insane.

[@Mulindak]

Hardstuck bronze

[@susim4358]

@@Mulindak gm3 sup here - i also enjoy weaver's kit. is it really bad in ranked in comparison to ana? yeah, but it has its strengths and can carry games - you just need to think about using his kit instead of turning your brain off and just shoot at the enemy

[@vividcg5859]

@@Mulindak someone is proud he peaked silver calling others bronze now xD

[@kvngspectra7517]

They did

[@baalshalom]

I like how he says "it doesn't teach you cooldown uses" but everytime he died to Winston was because he didn't manage his cooldown on his dash/petal lol

[@crongo4284]

case in point

[@SilentMeDude]

What he should have said was “It doesn’t let you spam cooldown uses” He preaches in his videos on other characters to pretty much use your abilities on cooldown. Petal is not one, nor is grip. Therefore he doesn’t mesh well.

[@EJDoesEverythingBetter]

It’s sad this comment has so many upvotes. If you play lifeweaver past diamond (literally who would ever do that lmfao) you’ll find out very quickly that you need about three petal platforms per fight to not get dove in the time it takes to make one. A diamond Winston knows how to either force this cooldown or wait it out. At this point in time there was no cooldown management on lifeweaver, every pro player who was maining him to reach GM was hardstuck plat and diamond. Bogur only broke through to GM after the damage buffs. You have to be a metal rank player to either make this comment, or agree with it.

[@bennettstokes195]

My younger brother plays life weaver, I think he’s in masters or high diamond, but he does damage and takes one vs ones, uses petal to escape the fight. The character has really high health and decent damage at close range

[@KlayGoods123]

@Fultonian-ve1ib1.5 seconds is a lifetime in this game, not impressive

[@rat2128]

He's not saying it's the greatest damage dealer, just that it can deal damages@@KlayGoods123

[@2000thewazup]

Nah I get the criticism but honestly lw isn't about carrying the team with kills and distractions, it's literally about puppeting your team to play better. If you see highground that would be better for a cass, you petal them up, if you want a rein to shatter the team but can't seem to do it? Pull him to an off angle and do it. A teammate is over-extending? Pull him back. It's like being a dad taking care of your 4 kids lmao.

[@electric9474]

Great video awkward! You obviously know the game better than me but I do enjoy playing Lifeweaver as he is the only hero that can build an entire forest.

[@Bioboy590]

I guess the point of LW is to see how quickly you can plant trees. 🤯

[@bleh491]

LW wasnt designed to carry with big consistent dmg like bap, zen or kiri, hes an enabler that can put your dps in strong positions that would be unorthodox, or help them reposition very quickly, 2 completely different playstyles and roles. Its like comparing an Orisa's survivability to a Doom who cant land any abilities lol

[@EchoYoutube]

Honestly, just making it so the Ammo could *Regen* instead of reload when weaving would make him a lot nicer. You could send a few shots, swap back, and theoretically have a fluid toggle to do damage whilst also avoiding the dreadfully stupid reload.

[@baby-galaxy-dino9456]

As a lifeweaver main, your performance was poor. And some people who say lifeweaver is trash has never properly played him or seen a really good lifeweaver. If he were to have a lot more damage potential, people would just complain he’s a DPS character like most support heroes. He is amazing with the right team comp of course, especially on escort mode on defense I find him most useful. It doesn’t mean he doesn’t have potential or is automatically a throw pick because the purpose of his kit is to save people and cancel ults. Heal botting is not a bad thing for him. If he were to have faster healing done his team combined with more damage output, he would be unkillable, especially how his ult can already sustain a team fight. And even now people are saying he’s a slippery hero. He would be definitely a lot more broken if he were to do a lot more damage like any other over tuned support.

[@JhonnyStone100]

well every other support is overturned, i don’t see why lifeweaver shouldn’t be able to do damage either especially since his kit doesn’t have any offensive properties. simple fix:make his weapon swap as fluid as moira

[@TheRusty]

Your pull on the junkrat got interrupted when you broke LOS with his original position. So it dropped him on the last point on his trajectory that you had LOS from - which dropped him behind that wall, into Orisa ult.

[@kylanrenfroe1092]

Lifeweaver is the epitome of "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink." "You can heal, save and provide high ground for your team, but you can't make them get picks and do damage."

[@pancakelover5285]

Because if you were playing an actual support you could also damage and get picks too. Healbotting never wins games

[@hb-robo]

Yeah because they’re playing 4v5 lol

[@sircrotch]

this is a great analogy

[@lumi-lumi-lumi]

Dude you can’t just mindlessly spam his abilities and expect to win. While I can agree that you have to have a specific scenario for him to shine (defense / enemies have Zarya or Orisa / enemies are too aggressive / the second support is not mercy, etc), it’s not that miserable as you try to make it seem, as the pull and the tree are just so good if used right Shame on you for harassing bronzes btw

[@artyedmond8972]

I've been having a lot of fun on LW. And have been climbing. With Zarya and Orisa being so prominent he pretty much shuts down their ults. And if you can avoid shatters you can save teammates from that too. I've been climbing on Lucio, kiri, and mercy too. I haven't started playing illari yet

[@Awkward2]

Just look at the difference towards the end of the video when I play Kiriko. Night and day.

[@MrNagatakii]

within a month your vids have brought me from low plat to almost gm support (i hope i get it next placement). im happy you do these educational vids, thanks

[@mastergroob4843]

I unironically love lifeweaver 💓 a main support with crazy utility and survivability. Games where you constantly save your tank, heal the whole team, kill divers and counter ultimates is peak gameplay. But yeah, compared to most every other support, a good player can get more value on another hero. Wouldn’t recommend it in gm. Obviously you know way more about the game than me and are way better, but it’s kinda crazy to me to be complaining about damage output when playing a passive reactive support hero like mercy. I get you don’t like that design philosophy but there is a place in the game for characters like that. Not in the highest ranks, but there still is.

[@mastergroob4843]

Also there are a lot of scenarios where you can flank and pull your teammate into an off angle or behind the enemy team, and just generally be a lot more creative with his kit. I like your content a lot but I’m going to keep playing him :-)

[@MrCook-jy5fc]

Samito has been playing lifeweaver in gm and completely dominating. He heal bots, get's tree ridiculously quick, uses it strategically, and says life grip is a low key VERY impactful ability. He agrees the design is stupid and not all that fun. But he says it has hard carry capability.

[@DaLoserisYou]

Kinda hard to compare him to the average player though. Samito is a guy that knows the ins and outs of this game. Has thousands upon thousands of hours of experience. Has played so many games that he can literally narrate what's about to happen in the team fight in a calm and cohesive manner while in the middle of the fight himself. He is in the top 01% of the playerbase that can do this.

[@ThePaintedHope]

@@DaLoserisYou your point being?

[@DaLoserisYou]

@@ThePaintedHope Awkward's motto is that the anyone can become gm by playing the game right, but not just anyone can play like Samito does.

[@Bioboy590]

Most players can't interpret a scoreboard intelligently. They see high heal totals on a support like LW, and think they are doing well. They don't realize the high heal totals are because 1 less player doing damage on your team allows the enemy to have a comparatively higher damage output, boosting your team's healing stats. It's meaningless healing that just prolongs an inevitable defeat the majority of the time.

[@patricklodge1576]

If you heal your dps while they are 1v1 or in a team fight you enable them even more . Supports job is to help the dps win and do their job , not primarily to kill and frag

[@Bioboy590]

@@patricklodge1576 if you are healing a DPS in a 1v1, it is a 2v1, not 1v1. Having a support that could heal while simultaneously assisting in damage is even better in this scenario.

[@GoondocksCastle]

Y'definitely don't win by saving your own life, y'win by stopping the red team with damage.

[@upbeathades184]

​@@patricklodge1576okay but why not play Kiri/bap/zen/ana/Moira/brig where you can do both at the same time? Surely that's even better than just healing

[@Aurora12488]

​@@Bioboy590 In that specific 2v1 scenario, yes, I'd agree a Bap or Illari would give a slight edge, but the big picture isn't so black and white. Lifeweaver is balanced around low damage pressure and high heals and utility. His utility is arguably the strongest of the support category when used properly; Samito just completed an UR2GM on him and agrees he's actually broken, and you're essentially a puppetmaster for the entire battlefield. No other support can deny the enemy's ults as consistently as LW is able to. High DPS supports are valuable in their own right, but when the enemy makes a smart coordinated play with ults, even with consistent damage usually that's where things get really rocky. LW is best equipped of all the supports to stabilize these sorts of scenarios, even with a "heal"/"utility"-focused kit.

[@DNYLNY]

Seeing Awkward on an actual healer is hilarious. I understand his pain.

[@Ron742_]

4 Step LW plan: 1. Engage 2. Keep the Distance 3. Off Angle 4. Disengage with Petal Platform

[@Mr.Faoustay]

I don't play shooters much..but i really got into Overwatch cause it reminded me of TF2. Lifeweaver is my favorite hero: To me seeing the "Players Saved" number is more fun/satisfying than seeing a kill counter go up. But thats just me

[@matekotyinszki8653]

Awkward: If you play fundamentally well you'll be able to carry your games Lifeweaver: We don't do that here

[@Aurora12488]

Meanwhile, Samito just finished an UR2GM on him this week with crazy stats, and considers Lifeweaver broken. His kit is centered around being a puppetmaster for the entire battlefield, and he is best equipped of all the supports to deny enemy coordinated plays and ults. "Playing fundamentally well" can vary wildly depending on the hero, and a distraction-focused mentality with a character that is best equipped to avoid enemy attention at all costs is *not* playing fundamentally well.

[@AzulACR]

@@Aurora12488ana nd kiri better equipped

[@Cerms]

Where? His twitch is inactive@@Aurora12488

[@Terrasse16]

​@@Aurora12488other supports are just better

[@lumi-lumi-lumi]

@@Terrasse16better at offense? Maybe (not Mercy, tho). But he’s the best defensive hero to deny plays. Nanoed Genji dashed with an ult? Jump on the petal and yoink your teammate he’s after and watch him running pant down with no reset. To do that on Ana you’ll have to land a skillshot, which is way harder. Kiriko does not guarantee that Genji will not finish you off after suzu invulnerability. He’s also great at denying value for most of the tank’s abilities and ults. Capable of saving booped or stickers teammates (with cass nade, tracer ult or echo stickies) And the list goes on. He’s not great for everything, but he’s very much playable, you just have to adapt the mentality

[@RiderZer0]

In low ranks you can kind of set up your team for success. Low ranks nobody takes off angles or high ground so I used to go up there and pull people to better angles lol.

[@Nicky-bc6ie]

Low ranks and my fucking teammates are just scared of the petal, like bitch take my petal and take high ground you dumb fucks. I even boost them up and bam they jump off and I’m just like 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@Onyxigodd]

Was this something like: " Uneducational Grandmaster to unranked on Life weaver"

[@bluroguevyse08]

The reason Awkward isn’t having fun and sometimes carrying with Weaver is that he’s not using his petal optimally: It is the perfect option to save teammates/hard counter Orisa ult, Zarya ult, Rein ult, Mei ult, junk trapped teammates, slept teammates, etc. and it’s super satisfying to use it that way. I agree, you can’t carry with him nearly as often as some of the other supports, but if you use his platform right, he’s much more fun and extremely powerful with his skill expression. Also, using the tree to block a small doorway that the enemy team is coming through when the timer is about to hit zero is divine.

[@mastergroob4843]

Petal platform might just be the most dynamic ability in the game. Lifeweaver is great💗

[@kylanrenfroe1092]

I played 2 games as LW in Diamond, nothing. Couldn't carry. Hated it. Had tons of healing though. 5 games as Brig, all wins. It's stupid. This video was so accurate, like all of your content. Trying to carry with heals is like asking your team to carry and trusting and hoping that they are better at the game then you. The sad truth is your whole team could never die and still lose if you don't have damage. Nothing gets done if you don't make opportunities.

[@CZiP]

Lifeweaver one of those characters I enjoy playing when I just wanna chill and not sweat in some QP

[@valkyrie2832]

Yeah same, he’s great when playing qp with a group of friends and you just wanna turn your brain off a bit and hang out. I’d never play him in comp though, if you are playing seriously he is kinda boring.

[@Zathren]

If I wanna chill in QP, Mercy already existed.

[@NegativeZenn]

@@Zathren lifeweaver has nothing to juggle. Mercy has 20 things to constantly do

[@lumi-lumi-lumi]

Idk some games feel really sweaty for me, especially when paired with a low-heal support such as zen/lucio You just try to keep everyone alive

[@jvckiwai7715]

​@@lumi-lumi-lumiwhat rank are you? Bronze?

[@hershy1594]

I feel like if they made him do a little bit less heals but his heals charged while you were dealing damage he would feel a lot better

[@acciobee4211]

They do now 🗿

[@tonyeng2663]

I find LW good when my team is too aggressive where my pulls can save them a lot. It's also good against enemy ulti where I could just pull teammates to safety. Felt great when I saved my whole team from a rein ulti with LW petal. Got targeted so hard after that. I try to do damage whenever possible, but yea, it's hard when I miss so much. If his shooting projectile speed was a bit faster that would be great.

[@AdrenResi]

i was thinking "wait a second awkward what happened to your hair" haha

[@matoikazamaki9522]

Lifeweaver is a fun hero to play in duo Q or generally in games with a lot of communication. flower can give a free high ground, put characters in places inaccessible to them naturally, pulls allows for quick repositionning/high ground and allows your mate to play extra agressive because they have a free escape plan if it goes wrong, ult is almost a "you can't die anymore" ability.

[@raphakern7801]

Can u pls make an unranked to gm with sigma ? Will love it

[@sawah765]

"im distracting them" i love this lol, i feel like mercy has a hidden ability to bait enemies into wasting their time looking at her. like in valk, jiggle cover behind the enemy team and see if anyone is dumb enough to 180 and commit to looking at me while my team is aoe boosted shooting at them. Gotta tease them a bit to trick them into looking at me instead of a more vulnerable teammate

[@tvxic19]

very true especially when you go any hitscan

[@wusaint]

Mercy is the ultimate bait at times. This is one of the reasons I like playing her. It's like playing a different game 😂

[@tyler755]

I too look for flying skirts

[@ecciq]

It’s insanely easy to bait as mercy because she flys across the map like a jet while soaking up all the damage and completely outhealing it by doing nothing

[@anitapea8567]

I find lifeweaver really fun... he might be meh, but he's really good at countering enemy abilities and ultimates with his abilities - which is satisfying. I'll admit the primary fire spam is pretty boring though, thats why you mix in some dps'ing.

[@ostop5353]

Seeing one of the best support players struggle with lifeweaver just goes to show u how amazing dafran is for pulling off unranked to top 500 with him. Only one capable of doing the unranked to top 500 with all heroes.

[@tvxic19]

i feel that ramatra, i hate when we go double healbot, like okay we have heals but we have no support advantages, it's even worse when enemy goes ana, brig, or junker queen

[@ThePaintedHope]

Excellent video! audio is a bit rough on this one though. a lot of resonance.

[@Icyflow]

Love the soundtrack behind this entire vid! Lifeweaver is trash design. Leaving yourself to the mercy of your team and the flow of the game, with the only ability to alter is reactionary with your cooldowns. The only proactive thing he can realistically do is pull/petal people to high ground ( and just look at those bronzes struggle with that lmao) or tree early fight for the overhealth, which is an absolute shit mechanic in itself. (theres a reason brigs armor got reworked)

[@brandoom4996]

the only stat you can see that shows you made a diff is "players saved" 10+ players saved your making an impact. really though you must be shutting down enemy ults and pulling people to off angles and there is no stat that shows for that

[@brandoom4996]

i would like to add that first season of him i threw on an alt all weaver from masters 1 down to diamond 3. blizzard only buffs on win rates so i did my part to help with the giga buffs he got. still though he needs more dmg to be good though and those thorns aint it.

[@Cheerstothewildones]

“Did not enjoy a single time” I’m dead 😂😂😂😂

[@ilyaminaev1843]

They made 2 charaters: 1) Lifeweawer - complitely disgusting no damage, no healing, sometimes ruin the game. Bottom tier. 2) Illary - comlitely Need-Nerfed-Widow-With-Healing-Power-Crazy-Move-Speed-Sniper-With-Ultimate-Like-Junk-Plus-Escape... Yeah... developers knew what they do it...

[@CurlyCross]

LW does decent dmg up close and first 20 shots have no bloom and no fall off

[@3_Michael_]

Can you do an unranked to gm on lucio? Would love to see how you play him

[@NathanGould-df5ts]

it seems like you kinda learned how to carry as lw towards the end. his power comes from tons of heals sure, but think of yourself as a master hand in the game. You always talk about damage, but what happens when you CANT do damage similar to mercy? You enable somebody else to do damage, how do you do that with lifeweaver? You can directly put your teamates ANYWHERE regardless of their abilities. Put your soldier on a crazy flank when the fight starts, put your ulting cassidy in the skybox, have a tank who locks roadhog or rein on a high ground focused map? FORCE your reinhardt to dive by putting them in a location the enemy doesnt think they can reach. A rein jumping on you out of nowhere is scarier than a winston. Another form of crazy carrying power he has is the ability to shut down almost any ult in the game creatively. You can platform an ulting orisa away, put a petal under shattered teamates. Save anyone from any dive, tree off a matrix sightline or high noon. Pull your tank out of a solo blizzard. Lifeweaver can do all of this while also having INSANE staying alive protentional himself. He has really high carry potential, most people are just playing him wrong as a healbot when he offers much more than just that.

[@beckhamjenkins4798]

It’s funny I feel like him being bad makes him think the character is bad

[@jonstokes1832]

I’m gonna be totally honest Lifeweaver can definitely carry because he’s buffed like crazy and can do good damage once you get used to it he’s just badly designed and needs a passive charge on healing so it doesn’t consume so much time

[@patricklodge1576]

Life works well with dive heros. Pulling them from being overwhelmed and long range sustain.

[@Senor_Fast]

I wouldn't say well, that would be ana kiriko brig etc. They enable the divers which is better in the long run. What lw provides to dive is a far cry from what an anti nade alone provides for example. Just because you can pull people out from a fight doesn't mean you are helping especially for dive. There's nothing I hate more than when a lw pulls me because my health is low when I'm perfectly fine as tracer. Then because I got pulled, I lost all the pressure I made just because of someone who thinks they're helping.

[@Doodfist]

Dive heroes need to be pulled the least. They already have the ability to escape. He works best with brawl tanks like JQ and Rein. Petal for high ground and Pull can let them go crazy in the enemy backline with little risk

[@unnameddude9325]

lifeweaver can be a good hero if you learn to play, idk why people say he's bad, regardless of nerfs he's just built for 80% healing.

[@warlocklife2168]

"I might have killed our junkrat....I know I killed our junkrat". I appreciate good lifeweavers. Ive been saved and killed by them; they can change your fate in an instant. I've mixed feelings about this character. RIFT had a character who could do this, and they ended up implementing a setting in the options where you could opt in or out of pulls. It was well received.

[@SmolButVicious]

totally agree it feels like was designed by different team lifeweaver is who i pick if i'm playing with friends and they complain "not enough heals", but i have no fun playing him at all tree feels most impact and even then it's just like a brig rally, use and forget

[@crancat3495]

Being a heal bot with some tech is not fun at all. He has no kill potential, and his design doesn't even commit to the retreating style. If it did, he would be very dangeous up close, with the pedal only being for disengagement. If his petal disappeared quickly so it was practically just a lift, I think it would be better. If his healing blossom latched on to a teammate after being charged and do healing over time, i think it would increase his kill potential and allow him to focus on gunning down flankers but at longer range the projectile would be too slow

[@chloe_limelight7653]

Could you do one of these for mercy? I know in order to rank up that other supports a much better choice but I would like to see how much carry potential she has.

[@juanescamilla7790]

i know its 1 month late, but he already has an unranked to gm with mercy.

[@chloe_limelight7653]

@@juanescamilla7790i would like a more recent one, since mercy is significantly different from 2 years ago.

[@WordUser]

Lifeweaver has cool abilities and a cool heal ability, but like literally no damage because its so slow to switch from healing to damage

[@lointhecut]

“Don’t play life weaver. Don’t be a part of the problem.” *2 seconds later* “alright we’re gonna go life weaver and we’re gonna hide”

[@bbkbbj]

Lifeweaver is very good in low ranks. You don't need to have good aim and can correct teammates positioning when they push forward too hard. Yoink those psycho reinhardt players 👍

[@tehehe5929]

Also he is very good if you want to stay in low ranks and never learn much...

[@bbkbbj]

@@tehehe5929 i dont think you understand how the game works... Like on a fundamental level.

[@DJWolfHouse]

I’ve been wanting to see you do a Mercy or LW game so bad to see how the “damagedamagedamage” philosophy carries over yes!

[@moonyeast]

he did unranked to gm on mercy in ow1 and it's really funny. he's not having fun.

[@DJWolfHouse]

@@moonyeast whaaaat I never knew watching this rn lol thanks

[@itsyoungk04]

Just remember, when you’re on your dpsing support, us Lifeweavers are healing out of our minds supporting you. ❤ Also, unironically, I really enjoying playing Lifeweaver. 😂

[@Skrisms]

Same bro LW is so fun imo

[@THETVGCHANNEL]

Love the sounds of healing and the sheer positivity of the character

[@twotwon4201]

i can agree i like having lw as a support duo, i like to dps n flank as kiri instead of having to look back 24/7 to see who’s critical ik lw will already heal the whole team

[@DillonMW]

They had the audacity to nerf him also lmao.

[@kajixdn]

nah that prank at the start though got me for a sec you bastard

[@juancode748]

“People who try to have fun in death match disgust me.” - Awkward -

[@DaLoserisYou]

As someone who has face blindness, that intro really messed me up 😂

[@drippyfruit]

... this LW game play is actually bad. You can't think this is best use for the hero, you're intentionally making it look bad😅 LW is easy to play, crazy strong heals but also amazing finishing potential if you're using your movement to close distance, not dodge to the left/right aimlessly.. You can backline him but easily send him to front to enable a finish, then you have petal to escape and while you go up you can jump again.. ANY hero is easy to make look braindead (: try and make him look good, that's the point isn't it? You did good at making him seem difficult and useless.. that's a fail for real 😅 I've had positive wins in ranked and QP since life weaver came out, its not a hero issue I promise

[@onesith4528]

I was half expecting him to say damage damage damage

[@MrHaggyy]

I'm kind of disappointed that you rarely ever use the platform to create an off-angle. Weaver has a lot of HP and can do damage up close or burn shields on range. ^^ but you need to constantly off-angle, do damage and distract, especially on isolated targets. Nothing changed, come on man.

[@kinggstergaming4136]

I love when you try and set up Bastian in the air for kills in turret form and they immediately come back down 😂😂

[@graysun1929]

Guess there will be no unranked To gm on life weaver

[@etusj.g.9535]

4:20 tilting his teammate like a pro

[@Fesititi]

"I played LW 3 times, did not enjoy it a single time" unbelievably based The only thing I hate more than playing him is playing against him. His healing feels way too strong, he's kinda slippery with his dash and petal depending on what character you play and you can't force out grip by pressuring him like you can with any other life saving ability in the game. You just play the game and randomly go "oh he randomly decided to pull a low HP taget, I guess I can finally go for a pulse now". It's just annoying. imho he's super unhealthy for the game. Not because he's OP or bad but because he's a purely reactive character that can't make plays on his own. If they don't change the fact that he has no playmaking ability and only tune his numbers, he will always either be absolutely dogshit or have so much healing that the amount of sustain just makes the game overall boring. Like I've had games where both teams play LW/Bap and nothing ever dies.

[@ichigo_34]

But he is still Healing from an off angle

[@InfernoZX5]

Yo that intro threw me off. "I played her a few games" 😅😅😅

[@victor9]

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[@freakyfrogmusic9672]

I think the best way to play lifeweaver and utilize his pulls is to sit in the back line and when you get dove, pull a dps or the tank to defend you and spam heals

[@DaLoserisYou]

As a tank, it feels horrible to gain a fiercely fought over field advantage, have a very good position, only to get yanked back 30 meters facing away from the enemy, and then have the enemies that you were already fighting start to sandwich you.

[@freakyfrogmusic9672]

@garyjones2536 understandable but those are the people that don't know how to play him. He needs to be looking at the whole fight to see who needs his help the most, if my tank is brawling I'm only gonna pull him out if I can't outheal the damage they're taking cause I would rather lose the territory than lose the tank. The tank is the most important member of the team.

[@DaLoserisYou]

@@freakyfrogmusic9672 my reply was referring to you pulling tank when you yourself are in trouble

[@freakyfrogmusic9672]

@garyjones2536 that's why I look at the fight and see who would be the best option to help me. If tank isn't doing shit I'm pulling tank. I have been cursed with good game sense but shitty teammates so I'm always looking to better reposition my team. If I see we're gonna lose the fight I'll pull the tank out to hold the corner further back, rather stay in the fight and lose some ground rather than lose the entire fight and they get to push the cart much further or they capture the zone and then it takes us 30 seconds to get back

[@Leprechaun2702]

I feel like the base concept of lifeweaver is good, something that enables and allows new angles for everyone but i feel like he himself is lacking, you cant do anything playing him, you can only let others do stuff. A damage buff may work, or some increased utility on his abilitys, let people choose to get pulled to platform when they want to, or let him do something extra

[@CalebMartinPercussion]

Awkward when he does no damage: L Awkward when does damage: W

[@penguingobrrbrr353]

Jokes aside I went from Plat 4 to Master 3 as Life Weaver in only 12 days.

[@wusaint]

I don't mind having a LW as my co-support but I personally just can not play him. I find it to be painfully boring.

[@moleedaboi]

You looked like you were having a blast in that bronze match 😂

[@Ollie_Taylorr]

Healing is the result of feeding. Click heads. It saves wasted damage.

[@MyCommentsRMaturelol]

OH MY GOD He fucks up the petal jump and says at least mercy could fly while using CD to do NOOOOTHIIIIING

[@henrynielsen4766]

Woahhhh that haircut fresh af !!!!!

[@niallmoseley6760]

Do can u CARRY as reaper , i feel like in high rank no, but maybe im trash

[@Vermillion808]

His damage is so not great, thorn volley is so slow.

[@Reapervaloratch]

Very boring character, they need to rework him

[@therebelfrogy9287]

Boring gameplay, no wonder LW videos aren't doing well

[@AntonyGreenman]

I watched Samito play a few rounds on this hero and I was like, oh let me try. I swapped after 1 round. It’s why I don’t play mercy

[@Hejdo8]

Bro makes kiriko look so much fun

[@mysticx33]

life weaver is a beast, does so much healing and is actually hard to kill. I barely die with life

[@lukegibb1967]

did you watch the video

[@mysticx33]

only like 2 minutes of it@@lukegibb1967

[@fashionovawigs]

@@lukegibb1967yes you can disagree with a creator, this is not a cult

[@BlazeD_7]

I can see the pain in his face💀

[@xyner8834]

I really wanna see you do a genji u2gm it would be intresting to see what tips you would give with him

[@carebear317]

I only like the tree and double jump on lifeweaver

[@Koschela]

Wifeleaver is probable the most throw hero 2 play in overwatch

[@Titan-Ti22]

With this hide playstyle i carried a 4 v 5 comp match

[@NightBlade117]

I have a friend who hard locks Mercy/Lifeweaver every game they play. Let that sink in after watching this video.

[@Senor_Fast]

That's not a friend that's an enemy