convincing TOP 500 overwatch players that Lifeweaver is META...

[@plat4663]

One bad pull during a game and people are gonna resent you for the rest of the match.

[@xxxthwagdrakexxx4672]

Even as a Hammond main I don't particularly mind because it's not like my abilities are limited use consumables, most tank cooldowns aren't horribly long enough to understandably be mad like that lol I just dive back in once I'm healed and it usually ends up being way better thanks to wifeweaver

[@DapimpBDSD]

As a Rein main, I have been saved less times then I have been blocked. Yes, I may be going 3 v 1, but it's generally against low hp dps or support characters, so my chance of winning the 3v1 is very high but then I get pulled..........

[@cime62]

@@xxxthwagdrakexxx4672 wifeweaver

[@user-et3xn2jm1u]

@@xxxthwagdrakexxx4672 How about instead, people don't play Lifeweaver when their teammates aren't in comms? I have comms off for a reason.

[@jondoe8762]

had someone leave our game becaus they were grabbed without consent hehe overwatch is so PC

[@dubudubu2442]

it's just insane how good eskay is at this game in all roles

[@austinmcmahan6267]

this is her game it was made for her

[@daiceyy]

Dick riding is crazy

[@harrdeeharr]

That Pharah kill with the platform was both hilarious and optimal

[@phoenixgaming9009]

Funny thing is when I got the 2 picks I still got yelled at by my team since she killed me and it said I killed myself 😂 and not cool man putting me in a vid and shitting on me

[@firstnameallen9213]

@@phoenixgaming9009 Nobody's shitting on you they're just saying it was a funny kill

[@Jodonovitch]

@@phoenixgaming9009 It's just a funny unintended interaction. People are laughing at the fact that it was a very random moment, not at you. Your teamates were really dumb to yell at you for something so unpredictable

[@CoyJester]

Cass saying "You done you done, not as quick as I used to be" on beat at 11:51 is going to be stuck in my head now.

[@Dark_Souls_3]

Hahahahaha so cstchy

[@notnotricharmander]

goddamn he spittin

[@Trlll]

Holy shit thank you for pointing that out

[@totakkeagiraffe]

omg 😭

[@aegerman6317]

Look up “Modern Man Intermission” by Chill Bump. Same vibe and it should scratch that itch for you

[@stumbling_]

I do love how the tank insisted it was a useless character yet you saved their ass several times

[@KCrucis]

For wifeleaver to be useful the allies would need to put themselves in bad positions, and that hurts they ego

[@stumbling_]

@@KCrucis not necessarily, sometimes shifty things happen you can’t predict.

[@Backfisch5927]

>plays lifeweaver >loses >goes to youtube >sees this video >wants to play lifeweaver >loses

[@ludicrousvibes]

THE TELEPORTER WITH FLOWER PETAL OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOSH

[@marvynjeanbaptiste3206]

From what i’m experiencing in my games (silver), LW makes you work a bit more than other supports but the utility payoff is worth it. There’s still games where I would grip the tank to safety just for them to dive back in and die or they won’t give me los for heals. I’d say the first fight is so much more important because 1 dead teammate sometimes ends up in the enemy getting aggressive and we fall like dominoes.

[@xxnetravenxx6965]

The potential for a bad pull is an acceptable outcome when you save multiple teammates from waiting to respawn and walking back to the point.

[@ecmonkey13]

Sometimes I even go to spawn and pull a tank through the shortest route. There is so many little things he can do that are quality of life. Occasionally you do pull the wrong person because they jumped right in front of your line of sight

[@astupidlylongnamethatstoolong]

People tilting over 1 or 2 bad pull are fine as long as you're not being toxic about it. (yes people you can tilt out of comms or yell inside your mind instead). But if you're throwing games cuz of 1-2 bad pulls you're worse than the lw.

[@realms4219]

You can also kill tempo by pulling back a pushing tank, basically losing the next fight.

[@flamingcroww]

but he could also have another ability that doesn't piss people off and can be more proactive instead of just reacting to stuff happening.

[@deusvult6920]

I try to give people the benefit of the doubt that they're trying to help. I assume people are still learning him since he's so new. That's why even when I get pulled from out of cover and dropped in LOS of their bastion I don't get mad the first time But tbh I'd rather you not pull me out if I'm about to trade with a support

[@ZombieB00bs13]

I feel like this is how new characters will be for a while in OW2. I think they've realized it's a little better for the overall health of the game to introduce new characters in a slightly underpowered state (Ram and now LW) after the JQ, Soj, and Kiriko releases. While it's fun for the new hero to be OP for a week or so it's much easier to tune up than down IMO. Give him a little while to fall into the meta with a few small changes like they did with Ram and I think he will be really good in certain situations, and in the right hands; which is what a balanced OW looks like to me.

[@masterwizardham7655]

While I agree that this is how they should be released, the devs already came out and said new hero’s won’t be as underwhelming at launch like ram and lw

[@Summonick2]

Lifeweaver was the biggest disaster of all overwatch. New doom also sucked on release, hopefully LW doesn’t get the “buff him to be insane” and then “nerf him worse than before” treatment

[@BrainFuzz111]

Blocking widow's exit with tree was so funny lmao

[@Dirt_OW]

Amazing games Eskay you made my Roadhog work always fun playing with you

[@Eskay_OW]

I love dirt

[@ethanbudde7841]

eskay do you think this character is the first step in Blizz trying to encourage a higher rate of stacking in ranked? more characters with conditional utility abilities that require communication will primarily benefit groups of players that are good at communicating with one another, maybe the next dps or tank has similarly "team-coordination" based abilities. Either way, you make lw look easy !

[@DjNaste]

The problem with this is that there are already so many heroes that people can choose that get way more solo value. Unless they are going to significantly rework the rest of the cast, releasing heroes that rely on teamwork are always going to be inferior.

[@ReaveIdono]

​@DjNaste That doesn't mean they'll be inferior. Heck LW isnt even inferior. Mercy literally relies on her team being good. Brig is almost just a body guard for her team to pop off. None of these characters are bad or inferior.

[@plasmakitten4261]

I would love Blizz to encourage us to stack, but since they took away my beloved group queue those of us with no friends who play OW literally can't.

[@user-et3xn2jm1u]

The game already encourages you to stack. There's a reason OWL has teams instead of 5 rando's pugging. In a team game, having a team is superior.

[@razrv3lc]

High ranked players can’t stack though. GM literally only allows duos 💀

[@plasmakitten4261]

I don't know how people could possibly be flaming lifeweaver at low ranks when everyone I meet at low ranks is dead fucking silent

[@mae_synodic]

honestly i think at lower ranks (my partner and i are in plat and diamond and get flamed regularly for playing LW) people are used to being heal botted and feel uncomfy not having that level of security but LW can make such huge levels of change and support while having solid heals, i think it's ridiculous not at least letting people give him a go and swapping if something else is needed!! what a great few games in this video btw, loved it

[@tyronesimons5526]

I really haven’t had a game where people dislike lifeweaver. Saved me a bunch of times as well. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@Shikaitsu]

I had a game where I was immediately told to switch to mercy ngl I felt bad, I'm not used to hearing that since im a mercy main I wanna have fun to 😔

[@kahssie]

Same here. My friends werent a huge fan of him at first but one game on numbani (i believe he does really well there!) changed their mind. The potential to get to places and prevent teammates from wasting precious time trying to run back to highground is actually amazing, on top of the last second yoinks and petals that have managed to blueball the enemy rein TWICE. It was hilarious watching my dva go "weee im high up" while the rein attempts to shatter and misses everyone bc of it. Incredible fun

[@FancyDakota]

@@ShikaitsuPlay who you want and play for fun, it’s what matters in the long run

[@FillingPlotholes]

I love how pharah starts complaining that you and sym keep comboing ults and denying them line of sight

[@tcfuzz]

Ive had people rage at me for saving them at low hp and threaten to throw in plat

[@Ellipsis115]

6:19/6:37 I need to know/think about more of these spots Also I just realised eskay is one of the few people that has a correct FPS limit (~10%+ below refresh - presumably with VRR so that it doesn't turn off when FPS spikes (which it does a lot - I actually recommend getting the highest refresh range monitor you can so you can go ~20+ below as 1% of frames will be outside that and go like 400-440fps lock [the slower the panel the closer relatively the fps to the refresh] on a 500hz freesync monitor - so yeah the days of OLED perfectly clear screens, zero latency and super consistent frames are still a ways off but most people will never notice or care)

[@nishi1870]

pls turn ur mic up compared to the other sounds like gameplay and voicechat pls i wanna hear u more clearly

[@DECEASEDONII]

i connect with him due to the fact this is the first time a game i’ve played has a thai character which is the closest i’ll get to representation for my culture (i’m laotian). i want to play this man i can connect well with without being told i’m shit and the character’s shit.

[@grandheroking]

that is totally valid and i 100% agree with you

[@leorobitaille95]

Your song choices are always on point! Live the vids

[@PanthalassaRo]

Just discovered your channel, man you play so good and the music selection was bonkers so funky and groovy!

[@tabbestt]

Yeahh i recently had a game (low plat) where a weaver got one bad pull on our tank and our tank decided it was time to emote in the enemy back line…

[@user-et3xn2jm1u]

Yeah Blizzard really needs to find a way to prevent that kind of thing from happening. You can't stop people from tilting, but you can reduce the occasions for them to tilt. Kinda like what they did with Mei going from OW1->2.

[@mrtubs8440]

It really depends on life weaver and the team it’s self,I play rein and lifeweever is great when I think my team is ready to charge but then I’m in their back line and my team is nowhere to be seen and that’s good when they can drag me back however the lifeweever needs to know when to pull back and such for example one time I was about to pop off in there back line I had almost full health and was about to take out 3 of them and then I was taken back for no reason at all, another one was when I was literally shattering and my lifeweever sent me into the skys causing our team to have no defense or anything and losing the fight.

[@jamescombridgeart]

that sym tp out of LOS is awesome. so many possibilities

[@バナナお爺さん]

I think LW is a great support for tanks that lack mobility and dont necessarily need to be in front all the time to create space Probably best yo play with comms andsome game sense, you need to know who to help against who, like the hog pulls here to mitigate the anti heal is a great example, keeping in mind what skills are used by enemies and teammates alike Sounds like a lot of work but when it work, damn does it feel good

[@kai_riot7521]

Lma0 what’s the music you used in this video called at -13:02? Amazing Lifeweaver gameplay btw

[@TamWam_]

i remember playing an amazing (yes, it was silver-gold) game with a lifeweaver and they came in so clutch, saved the team multiple times. we had a plat dps i pocketed, we nearly won each time (it was busan) but we ended up losing :(

[@moslimhassan]

Love your content, stay awesome ❤

[@LacWorld]

that pharah kill with the platform is a viral tiktok waiting to happen

[@ItsJohnno]

THATS ME AT THE START LETS GOOO

[@GreenAnonymous]

6:57 - 7:05: Peak gaming right there TOP KEK

[@TheHarryGuyVids]

Life weaver can be amazing! (especially if you're Eskay.) Although the amount of times a life weaver has pulled me into sniper sight-lines; i feel intense fear anytime somebody picks him on my team.

[@MystFox1314]

I personally enjoy playing Lifeweaver and have a decent winrate in QP with highest heals in the lobby each time Fortunately nobody has been angry at me for it aside from one Mercy who I failed to save a couple times

[@marvynjeanbaptiste3206]

My best stat is probably 10k heals in 1 round but that’s because the moira had like 2k heals with not good stats to match

[@MystFox1314]

@@lukasg4807 you'd be surprised how angry people can get in QP

[@coolnormalandwelladjusted]

@@lukasg4807 outside of the rare meme game, qp and ranked are the same. People will rage in qp just as much as ranked lol. The main difference is that qp matches don’t last as long.

[@coolnormalandwelladjusted]

@@lukasg4807 idk why ur asking me? Even if you leave the, the next round is going to be a normal game too?? I usually play qp cause I don’t want to get trapped in a 40 minute game. People are usually playing the game or warming up for comp. Very little messing around. Plenty of people rage quit qp but I don’t rage so I’ll just stick it out and take the free xp.

[@cherrycolafps]

Your life weaver ate! I’m so glad we discovered that TP spot because I can’t stop using it now lmao

[@hellvelyn]

omg eskayow I love eskayow (hope your voice recovers soon

[@mairafarias]

i didn't know you had to record a video, I'm sending your voice back

[@akaiYaMa9]

Streamer privilege must be nice. I've never experienced so much hate and so many death threats playing a hero as i have playing LW lol im GM and thought i couldnt get flamed any harder than i was last season for playing brig but people have a hatred for LW like ive never seen for a hero. Id say 4/5 matches someone either instantly decides we're gonna lose cuz we have a LW and goes afk and/or spends the entire match typing about how much they hate LW. This is why i never agreed with people who say "id rather blizz release a hero underpowered than OP". Its gonna take years for the average player to change their opinion of LW

[@Misanthropicreptile]

Music for this video was so good, gameplay even better!

[@downey6666]

Played a couple of lw matches with a hog and it’s like the only one that feels solid -no other support let’s hog greed harder

[@jasonmension3979]

Most the players that are doing good on lifeweaver are using the default settings, and I counted 3 times where eskay being able to dash without jumping saved her or someone else and one was really cool where she dashed, pedals and then yoinked her bap to safely which she would have litterally been a second to late if she had to jump first which just shows how important having that dash readily available is and why I'll always use the default and advocate for anyone taking maining lw seriously to consider not using those settings, I mean you're basically healing 90% of the time as lw anyway 😂

[@shioramenrabbit]

The sheer amount of judgment in ranked on how cooldowns are used is insane. It already drive me crazy that everyone else feels like they have the right to comment on ult usage while misusing their own (looking at all those "zoning" ults tanks and dps) but it just drives me crazy when people try to micromanage my gameplay.

[@real_Gi]

can u make like a 1 tip vs certain heroes video? id be interested in watching that thx

[@azure5644]

What’s the name of the song at 12:12?

[@PoeticMistakes]

"Guys one of the best players in the game can generate value off this character, he's not that bad" nah he is bad, Eskay is just GOATed

[@Bottt08]

Dirt is an absolute legend and I love how much of a good time he seems to be having

[@InfernalDevotee]

Eskay the cutest Lifeweaver player ever🔥🔥🔥

[@Darkness-pp2zj]

Cutest💀

[@InfernalDevotee]

@@Darkness-pp2zj that’s what i said😊

[@Darkness-pp2zj]

@@InfernalDevotee she looks like a rat

[@DapimpBDSD]

Lifeweaver isnt bad per se, BUT hes a situational/niche character, and hes not as good at healing or defense like some other characters. From a practical sense, hes not worth bring unless you have a support healers as well.

[@Leaveinlimbo]

sounds like you're on the edge of tears contently

[@rygarzayt]

I’m just here for good OW and good music. Thanks for a sweet video!

[@AzureShrike]

Me: *pulls my doomfist at 7hp, antied and hacked* Doomfist: "WHY TF DID U PULL ME THEY WERE ONE I WAS ABOUT TO KILL EVERYONE" Every single fucking time its outrageous. And then when i DO let them makena suicide play its "why didnt you pull me lifeweaver". This hero is so fun but everyone ALWAYS got some shit to say. God forbid you fuck up one singular grip because you wont hear the end of it.

[@luca377bazooka]

Lifeweaver was pretty much old patch junkerqueen when people saw them as a throw character but all they need is someone to bring them to life

[@SyrKonrat]

Lifeweaver is fun to watch as a support. The constant highground allows viewers to see whats going on.

[@wheresmtnzx1115]

LifeWeaver has been in OW for 3 weeks and people haven’t bothered to learn how to use it?

[@TeaTimeTable]

he needed 2 buffs before he could even be considered a viable character and unfortunately he's still so weak that even doing "okay" with him you don't have enough tools to justify playing him. he's basically a worse Moira and at least moira has consistent heals and damage and a better escape

[@mohammadayubkhan999]

​​@@TeaTimeTablehe's been buffed massively and now has the highest healing in the game and does a decent amount of damage with throne volley so there's a reason to play him but lifeweaver is good when Ur playing with friends

[@PheonxGlare]

I was playing masters ranked the other day, hit a 5 man rampage on queen and went to 180 carnage and my lw gripped me out while i was half hp claiming i was 1 🙃🙃🙃 In all seriousness, hes not a terrible character just need more comms and synergy than ladder has available to truly thrive

[@user-et3xn2jm1u]

I have yet to play a game on Queen where LW lets me have my ult. He takes it away every time. I stopped queueing because of it.

[@bigBROexpo]

Woah you just opened my mind w/ ur LW movement tech @2:16. Many thanks 🙏📿🪷

[@audreyblanchie]

what I love about lifeweaver's pull is that it's so obvious that that player needs to come back to heal but yet they decide to push so then you got lifeweaver pulling them immediately like a child HAHAHA

[@jameschavez44]

the background music in this is fire

[@Xarxes_]

Just yesterday I was a Ram and our LW was saving my ass left and right. I've seen it with Doomfist, now I've seen it with Liveweaver, people just need to learn how to play him.

[@aggrogahu]

I think he's effective in certain maps with certain comps, and then absolutely useless outside of those conditions. Reminds me of Symm and Torb 1.0; heroes that are strong on defense and then considered throw picks otherwise.

[@doublechindoge7]

Kind of agree. Personally I have dominated on Numbani and Hollywood with lw, but he's been borderline unplayable on most control maps bc of how flat they tend to be - especially Oasis.

[@marvynjeanbaptiste3206]

Idk how well this’ll work as a team but I had an enemy zarya ult right before I threw a petal on myself and it brought it up and even pulled my teammates together and held us there

[@ETBCOR]

"This hero is made for me or something" ayyy I see what you did there 🤭

[@istaahify]

and the lifeweavers I get use me as a meat shield against solo ults xD

[@marvynjeanbaptiste3206]

I’ve been playing LW solo queue in comp with hardly any comms (for some reason my chat audio plays through my sound bar)

[@freezedriedzombi8242]

your supporting is crazy. Also im trying to get more comfy doing comms and stuff but its nervy talking on mic..idk how yall do it

[@GnosticMaximus]

by just doing it

[@donutwashington4783]

What is that funky ass guitar???? i need that!

[@Thermalfusi0n]

you are my favourite tictac in the overwatch scene

[@GnosticMaximus]

Dont eat too many tictac at once, they have a lot of sugar

[@gridgaming_]

Im in Gold, honestly people don't seem to hate him that much. To be fair, i swap when necessary, but thats usually my own decision, not a teammate asking me.

[@bigfudge2031]

The issue is, with most of these "saved allies" you could get the exact same result with Kiriko, except you would actually be able to kill enemies too and have a fight-winning ult.

[@malachicooley1714]

You can't get the "exact same result" though. In most situations, the suzu is arguably better. But, suzu has travel time and aim reliance. Meaning LW has both convenience and a much easier window of opportunity. Also, kiriko suzu isn't going to save a player being dove after the invulnerability. Kiriko also isn't going to be able to force a reposition. Point I'm trying to make is that the immunity they both provide is extremely unique. Obviously, Kiriko is an S tier with her ability being arguably better due to the possibility of affecting several allies, complete CC immunity, and not affecting ally autonomy, but it still shouldn't really he compared to LW who fills a more niche immunity that also provides bonuses Suzu never could like repositioning, longer dmg immunity in many cases, player interaction (like Cass rolling out or any movement ability allowing for furthered mobility), and high convenience.

[@razrv3lc]

I’ve played him four or five comp games and haven’t had a single person complain about it yet. I’ve somehow got a 100% winrate on him still too lmao

[@panikfrnzy]

I’ve been pulled into enemy ults, personally I don’t trust the judgement of other players in my ranks and often a bad lifeweaver feels like you’re playing against a 6th enemy

[@ethan6627]

most of the time i feel like my lifeweaver is just single focusing the tank and takes forever to heal me as dps when Im getting damaged. Its not that the character is bad its just that they feel very low impact in my experience especially if they do bad pulls. A lot of the time it feels like if the lifewweaver was just an Ana they youcld have just healed instead of pulling. In gold/plat it feels like I never get any space as tanks wont push a lot and then havign a lifeweaver who wants to use their utility so they pull the tank back during a push cuz the tank dropped belowed 50% can be a disaster.

[@Snapbackboiz808]

I gotta say if you have a good Lifeweaver on your team it can be clutch because the save especially in lower ranks because a lot of people over extend and end up getting K.I.A

[@infinit854]

What's the tune? 🎵

[@MrNeCr01]

Imagine if you could hook someone as hog, then LW pulls you into your own backline. Like a 3x distance hook

[@Flippirino]

As someone who hasn't played LifeWeaver Seems complex You did great

[@Lord-if6tp]

Just for the hanzo statement, u dont really notice it for pc but for controller its a good change 7:27

[@Sazaka]

What benefits exactly does having dash on shift give over dash on double jump?

[@KCrucis]

It's what Hanso has, way better mobility

[@imafknloser4268]

It's quicker to use and you can use it on the ground

[@Mikenike256]

luv how Lifeweaver is actually meta a month later

[@daltykun2577]

I could be talking out my ass here so forgive me if I'm wrong. I think he's in the same spot as Mercy, where if I understand correctly she is a character used to enable other players to do better (Damage Boost) and requires a good team to use effectively. But a lot of players don't know how to play WITH Lifeweaver yet. So they consider him bad. But he requires a good team and team play to make him shine.

[@mr.parker8014]

It feels so good to see a pharah kill herself twice

[@Therealgorbfr]

Is eskay becoming the lw player not the lucio player 😢

[@yiaro222]

Imagine a t500 in a plat game offrole as support, ez game changing pulls tbh

[@endure_yt]

these unique interactions are why I play OW

[@BoomBanticSkull]

He is very good at the game

[@Ganondorf84]

I need the names of the songs 😮 🔥

[@SHUTENSEPC]

Nice, but editor, i cant hear her speak through this music, especially 7:40 8:32

[@ayyjack]

I think people just like to be in control of their own hero and don't like CC. It's like if you were in voice with the enemy hog, you would probably be flaming them too.

[@ReaveIdono]

No I wouldn't. It's my fault for getting hooked. Just like it's my fault for being is such a position LW has to pull me out.

[@MrKoalabeere]

The name of the enemy Hammond 💀

[@sake3857]

the problem with lifeweaver in low rangs is just the pull... it's jsut annoying when they kill you more often than safe you xD

[@Bonaby]

That Johnno guy is poggers

[@gladiusexe3870]

The real tea is that DPS and Tank mains are just bitter that a support can stop them from making stupid decisions.

[@neil8398]

Hog in the first game was too funny 😂

[@bigBROexpo]

Uber BASED and incredibly POG 🎉 GGs & WP

[@gummygal008]

and this was pre buff lifeweaver

[@dethbedsmolzwhent.t6498]

0:23 it's pain T.T

[@sabrinaspellmanrealone]

Eskay ... when are u gonna play brig?

[@Glitteryy]

I've had LW save my life more than once this week. I like the hero.

[@cloudydayss]

Might actually start playing him