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[@Saltydied1]

Its a treat to see awkward play genji since i havent seen his playstyle with him yet

[@XxdragonbleuxX]

his playstyle is the same with every hero, damage damage damage

[@Chspas]

@@XxdragonbleuxX off angle, damage

[@dxshywxshy8916]

@@Chspasuptime uptime uptime

[@shanejupp2175]

Genji and sombra need taking out the game

[@annatachiyama9560]

@@shanejupp2175skill issue if ur losing to a genji

[@Fesititi]

I work in tech too as a system engineer. If you work in front of your PC all day and dress up for work instead of being dressed casually you're considered a pretentious clown. To get recognition amongst your peers, you have to not give a shit and let your work do the talking. Customer meetings are a different story though.

[@niteblooded]

Exactly. There are the show ponies and the work horses. The true gurus that people rely on and have the most clout don’t care how they dress unless it is in front of the customer or VIPs. Actions speak louder than words / how you’re dressed.

[@aitcheulet]

exactly, at no point should anyone feel ashamed to be exactly who they are in the face of any one’s judgement. especially your parents or potential partner, just gotta agree to disagree or make the changes YOU see fit. getting recognition/love for a shell of who you are is not only soul sucking but eventually unsustainable. i hope bro can learn to create that self acceptance for himself in any situation as he, and whomever this comment comes across, deserves it. a lot of content creator’s merch *is* dogshit tho let’s be real.

[@alejandromartinez751]

I think he lives in a different country though different customs no ?

[@aaronpaterson3353]

i also came to the comments here to make this argument - also working in tech myself. If your a lawayer his argument is fair, but its about work culture and not everyone is a lawyer. If you dont work in marketing / sales or an exec in my company and you show up in a suit you are a dickhead and probably have no friends.

[@Jyeoi]

I worked in tech before and i made sure to be professional in my dress code instead of having casual Fridays everyday, and it got me the the attention of the big bosses and lead on to me holding multiple presentations for them. So do u want to stand out or just blend into the background? Your choice.

[@nickolasbrandao8170]

awkward playing genji FINALLY

[@lachgeek851]

Ngl I would wear a hoodie to work that says „awkward is my damage pookie bear“

[@verystablehand]

young man ki

[@skyvuemedia]

Never watched an Awkward video outside of unranked to GM. He’s gotta be concise and to the point when he’s teaching but when he’s not in coaching mode he seems like a super cool dude. I agree with his moralistic values on presenting yourself well. You never know what kind of opportunity you might run into, don’t want to run into Mark Cuban wearing a shirt that says “TooAwkward” haha.

[@DEADFUTURE2K]

I work at a pretty prestigious university and my coworkers have anime figures all over their desk and wear clothing like sporting their favorite thing (anime, Star Wars, etc) so for real doesn’t matter. Might be field specific like maybe if you are very customer facing like hospitality. This is akin to people saying tattoos/piercings are unprofessional but that has been changing drqstcially. It’s just a culture thing. I know plenty of clowns who are awful at their job in suits and real masters in their craft in blue jeans and graphic tees. My real world working experiences tell me appearances don’t count for much in terms of professionalism and quality of work.

[@Real_MisterSir]

The biggest weakness of Tracer is truly how easy it is to be greedy haha. The urge to keep the tempo high, to chain finishing blows, to roll and get that one extra tick of value - when in reality stopping halfway through would already be enough value to secure the fight 90% of the time. I treat it like a Tracer work habit xD

[@dparker0515]

A RUA tank would go hard at the gym ngl

[@thatslamlam]

Bro if my lawyer is wearing a captain america shirt to court, i'm pleading guilty even if I'm innocent and all the evidence proves I am.

[@Smirly-qz9di]

Lol

[@imjustmekai6176]

It’s nice to see him play more reaper since his U2GM was only 5 games

[@passdaboof]

Why are people creating niche hypothetical scenarios to counter argue a guy whos just telling you to look presentable in public

[@Kavukamari]

blizzard is always trolling this guy by moving the lamps mid game

[@Meiling-Tea]

I love how anyone who doesn't watch awkward (or are bad with social queues) would think he's being serious every time he's being sarcastic lol

[@oogiewilliamson1179]

dps is actually insane right now

[@Zathren]

Don't worry. Now that the DPS finally got the buff that they needed in order to feel like they actually matter in the game, they will nerf Genji. And then nerf the DPS role.

[@eyrie7983]

Give it a season and support will be broken again, blizzard always do the same thing 🤷‍♀️

[@oogiewilliamson1179]

@@eyrie7983 good because i main support 😂

[@bradmiles1984]

@@eyrie7983 Support is broken...if you are zen main 🤣

[@bradmiles1984]

@@ZathrenIf only they just would of brought healing down a little to bring it in line. Blizzards way of fixing an issue of one role needing buffs is to buff them while nerfing everything else making it hell for the other two roles.

[@Anto-kb5ck]

3:03 i've never played genji but damn that was clean for someone who don't really play genji, tf, your overall base level is so high. I need basic skills like that, i have to go work on my foundations.

[@NnNeo-ql2kq]

I'm a electrical engineer student and my professor which is an expertise at electromagnetic wave subject and motors has 4 Demon Slayer figures in his working desk his mousepad is also a Demon Slayer mousepad

[@morninggloryow]

i love watching awkward’s approaches on different heroes! It’s so fun and interesting to watch!

[@Zevulus]

This season, I feel like no matter how well I play, my value is negligible with Genji. If my team isn't playing well, I can kill the whole enemy team multiple times and still lose. This has always been this way, but for some reason, this season feels even worse. I'm a GM Genji one-trick who plays on Xbox, BTW.

[@idontcareaboutyouropinion7663]

Feel the same way. I think the changes have boosted bad players into my matches now

[@breehuynh8836]

That first blade on the Winston was hilarious. He melted so fast

[@dy325214]

This is full circle, I found you for the Zen/Bap/Kiri gameplay and now you're on Genji. It's beautiful lol. Blade sucks huh? Necros was saying it's basically an instant focus on me suicide button in at the top. He uses it to pull out ULTs usually.

[@stevent2671]

I'm too old to wear a Pokémon shirt in a professional setting. Your move.

[@jpmorgan6146]

Lmao just got to that part as I was reading this. Made for some nice comedic timing

[@fergusgraem3625]

I think its funny how akward isnt having his best day but is still easily winning

[@go6obg92]

I totally agree. Professionalism is important! It keeps the environment serious and keeps you focused.

[@Switch_X_Back3884]

I really like Awkard and his videos. I have been playing Ow2 for like 6 weeks now. And I placed in Silver in the new meta. Super happy with that and will keep pushing forward. I no longer play the Open Qs in Comp. I play the Role Q. Which is way different than open. But more fun and challenging.

[@Funi_Yuki]

I love your vids awkward. I'm sometimes lazy to do school stuff like completing my homeworks but when i see your vids i think more highly of doing work. Thank you awkward!! :D❤️

[@LukeMason]

Came for the gameplay, stayed to watch gold-ranked teenagers get life advice about what to wear to a job.

[@Strange19665]

yes i love your idea of merch and i would definitely buy it

[@chickenbob562]

20:15 for most people it could be right, but even then its debatable but its pretty simple if you feel confident with it, just wear it even if its a hello kitty shirt, who cares wear it, be yourself, be confident, and noone will give a shit and even if they give a shit, they wont have the balls to speak up

[@chickenbob562]

of course exceptions make the rule (or however you say it) but i know for fact, if you already established a persona at a specific place, you can pretty much do whatever and people will continue to see your established persona

[@Kavukamari]

i think some heroes actually block their own headshot hitbox now with the projectile changes, like bap and i think doom his chest protrudes enough that you now have to aim higher to headshot him, maybe that's why you're not getting as many finishing blows as soldier as you were before?

[@SwolleRat]

Although im a junkrat main and we have it tough this season, dps as a whole needs a nerf, especially their new passive, basically a new variant of discord but for heals. As a whole, the devs have been smoking something with alot of the changes they are making.

[@yomama2376]

I really like how awkward doesnt play along with chat’s nonsense, it’s refreshing. Like with wearing pokemon shirts to work or “doing dmg to girls” but he’s not overly serious about it either

[@davidhardy3074]

5:18 OKAY , DISTRACTION DISTRACTION. Gonna start saying this in game. Zoning ultimates will commence.

[@FreezeOW]

that genji gameplay was so good

[@sharpenmysight5954]

Whats crazy is it’s was 7mins in the DPS Queue and 1min in Support and Tank if that doesn’t speak volumes idk what does

[@iambetterthanHLG]

i dont know if you had the coconut water from a bottle or a real coconut but theres no bottled version that comes even close to the real thing, right off the tree i should add.

[@mistybear18]

i am notoriously bad at DPS. did my placements for dps and ranked higher than my main role…dps is nuts right now

[@user-sl9eo8eh9b]

What is better: incompetent loser dressed as a responsible successful person or a specialist in a Pokémon shirt? It's non of my business what people wear as long as they do their job properly and it's definitely not anybody's business what do i wear. Yes, sometimes you have to make first impression but then you'll have to prove your worth and if you can't nobody will say "at least i liked his outfit". It is ridiculous to judge people's appearance when in fact that is the easiest and cheapest part of their self. Tell you even more it is respectable when a man decides not to bend under social pressure and stand for own ideals and principles. And if you disagree that means anybody can earn your trust for a couple hundred dollars. Is that how you evaluate it?

[@N8Aw3som3]

Awkward merch would lowkey go hard I’m not even a merch person

[@maurodeltoro3186]

Funny how the second he stops playing overpowered units he dies. The second he needs skill to actually get value he gets destroyed. Really interesting 😂

[@stephenmoore5390]

L take to be honest

[@michelpaul8568]

Awkward gonna give necros a run for his money with his genji

[@bhouri]

20:17 gucci pokemon shirt😂

[@isaachaaze3]

This guys is a comedian low key 🤣🤣🤣. Gucci Pokemon t shirt and you still look like a nerd is golden comedy😂😂😂

[@ItzSath]

that is true, merch has to be decent atleast.

[@huijui8707]

Yo awkard, I know I am probably npc 1234 for you but still man, you really inspire me to work hard outside of overwatch and in life in general, really, stumbling upon your channel was a great thing 👍

[@SeveruSniper]

You can only compensate bad DPS with Zenyatta. Any other strategy seems doomed to fail as a healer. Also when I play DPS I feel like the match is more dependant on me than ever.

[@zacmills8752]

Was anyone else able to change the video quality for soe. Reason im stuck on like 360p

[@Jess-ica.taylor]

I think it would be fine to make some “nerd”y looking merch for like the gym or at home. And than maybe some better looking stuff for regular out and about. No one should be wearing anything but work attire to a place of business. So if someone wears your merch to such activities they are idiots and not professional👍🏼

[@vanpheonix1276]

"You wear a pokemon shirt to the office people will think you are a nerd" so what? A) I am a nerd B) I genuinely couldn't give a shit what some coworker thinks about me, so long as I am good at my job and I get it down efficiently. C) Nothing wrong with being a nerd. If you are too ashamed of your hobby that you wouldn't wear it out in public then something needs to change.

[@ciararose6467]

please drop merch king

[@Birbsters]

do you not tend to comm when playing comp?

[@omgheytherewow]

I think he says that comms aren't necessary, so he doesn't really use them. In his unranked to GM vids he doesn't use them there either.

[@EzComEzG0]

Bro worried about looking like what he is.. A nerd.

[@eyrie7983]

he has a good point tho, also I wouldn’t say playing video games makes you a nerd exactly

[@imrbreadstik2665]

@@eyrie7983not just playing video games but being a try hard at them does

[@EzComEzG0]

@@eyrie7983 Playing them casually no, but streaming them online definitely does tips that boat.

[@beefcakes3406]

please make an awkward npc channel

[@cstristan]

About time it's strong. They'll nerf shit in the next season because they'll forget why they buffed them all in the first place.

[@Azizlereuf.]

lol

[@ultimateprotato5422]

I watch all awkwards videos and This video is so cursed but it is by far my favourite

[@grimreaper2100]

man says its inappropriate, but if anyone in my office shows up wearing random pokemon stuff people geek out and get excited.

[@annatachiyama9560]

Man child chode vibes

[@bakedbeings]

30 y/o in Pokemon shirt: standard in games company 😂

[@Connor91722]

Genji unranked to gm inbound!

[@Switch_X_Back3884]

Oh. I watched one of your vids you talked about not listening to yohr teammates that's the same rank as you and don't listen when ppl say switch off Zen. It's happening pretty regularly now. Ppl say we need more healing. They apparently don't know how his works. You can't be low on HP take a healing or and continue to take damage. You need to hide for a few seconds

[@seanhand446]

How about a nice Navy Blue sweater with the rank up academy logo on your left chest. Professional, not too distacting.

[@armouredrabbit]

If I show up to a gig, and the sound guy has a suit and tie on, it's gonna be a bad time. What's professional and expected in job culture depends on the job. People at Blizz offices also wear gaming shirts. He has an overall point about being presentable though.

[@Rukkaasu]

Do Merch!

[@giveitarub7215]

Did you try the coconut water with pulp? Way better than no pulp imo

[@bigman2917]

Awkward just feeding like me

[@SandwichConsumer]

Do you think tank is fun?

[@Astafox]

It's actually so funny that whenever a genji ulls out blade everyone focuses him

[@thezakmagrogan6177]

Definitely make merch

[@AyoBodee]

Genuinely Nerf genji.

[@ermalefic5274]

wym body positivity and capitalism being bad is npc activity? awkward tate peeking out

[@CynicalOptimist99]

Nah he’s right, that kind of stuff in the context of commentary on a game becomes a little banal and tiring after a while

[@ermalefic5274]

@@CynicalOptimist99 I mean that's your opinion I guess. Subjective. My opinion is it's an L take. If it bothers someone that much don't watch content that discusses those topics, but if he's saying that generally speaking those topics are "npc" traits, that's corny

[@ermalefic5274]

@nigkook i mean if the systems broken work it lmao

[@PrinceNova1]

awkward which hero are you gonna choose for unranked to champion

[@liaaamx9813]

אתה גבר רצח

[@tyruswillier7358]

i had a game where the tank had 50 elims i was the dps with 40 plus and the other dps had 40 plus as well even the supports had good numbers but we still lost the game the enemy team didnt have anyone with 40 kills most of em had around 20 to 30 but we still lost do you think there is a way i could have won here i was soldier 76 hes exceptionally squishy so i cant stand on point but i feel like my tank wasnt standing on point either what do you think i was doing wrong here should i just stand on point as soldier?

[@jeremystansbury8705]

40:04 I don’t understand your thing. This statement seems to be directly countering things you have said in the past. You even did a video proving that there are no bad picks if you know how to play the character

[@Awkward3]

Sarcasm.

[@rxgz5722]

not junkrat

[@ThePmcderm91]

They should be strong, they are dps

[@jules2250]

tbh i disagree, dress how you want if you live by how your partner and family want you’re not your own person and you’re more than likely unhappy but it’s your life ig

[@nadav6782]

would love to see more echo gameplay!!!

[@harryazcrac4248]

Support main complaining about DPS after the past few seasons?

[@aj1isback]

48:07

[@tomnilan7318]

Spitting facts here man. Professionalism is important. Being a normal and sociable human being can get you places at work and in life.

[@eastauction1402]

wow even genji looks like ranker / and thx made me gm last season

[@annatachiyama9560]

awkward u r so bad at genji jkjk

[@Queemo]

why was this reuploaded?

[@fabricedumont1210]

People dont understand that if they dress well, take a shower everyday, have a nice haircut, go to the gym, etc, their life will be sooo much better. First of all, women attention will grow your self confedence , people will respect you and will be more willing to talk to you. It makes you feel better about yourself and your body. Everybody can be attractive its just a question of putting the effort into it. Even if you feel like its not the real you that dress like that, your quality of life will be so much better. I was a nerd all my life and i decided one day to change my hair style, go to the gym and change the way i dress. I lost my virginity 3 months after and now my confidence is really high, i can get high value women that i never tought I coud get 2 years ago. You just need to stop being lazy and put the effort in. Anyone can do it.

[@user-sz9yc2nj3s]

Seems like u enjoy playing again

[@omarsmh6103]

We want the DAMAGE DAMAGE DAMAGE shitr merch

[@Heilbronn01]

I love your content but the Pokémon comment Dude chill lol

[@Bawa1.]

Anybody else on the merch train?

[@jankyky3124]

Like this if you want awkward merch

[@A7m0spher1C]

Let's fucking go W creator

[@NightBlade117]

Coming from a support main, this game will always be better and more fun in the long run when support isn't the freest, most broken role in the game

[@user-sz9yc2nj3s]

שתיים בלילה יאח

[@drog]

Wait, it lasts for 2 whole seconds?

[@cagxplays9602]

yes

[@MrHaggyy]

Moira is not a bad character. The average pro player just don't know how to do the 4 step plan on her. And in "professional" OW you lack some utility. But in ranked she can be pretty devastating.

[@aaronpaterson3353]

*gets jumped by a winston every fight in circuit royal as genji* "LOOK IM DISTRACTING THEY HAVE NO TANK LOOK HOW MUCH I CAN DO WITHOUT DOING DAMAGE" no, your getting hard marked. Your tank is a dva, its winstons job to avoid them at all costs. hard marking you is pretty much his job. The winston made the argument in mach chat that you had bap kiri he could not dive them and kill them. WIth you, and even your other dps, he could. The scoreboard reflected this, their dps got more value than either of you, because you were both hard marked by winton. in the first round before he swapped sigma because ultimattely he couldnt kill your supports or tank you was generally outplayed consistently. What amazes me through that game is the level of cope demonstrated confidently enough that an idiot will believe it. Dashing in with blade to get slept and insta killed after 2 secs and being like "SEE GUYS DISTRACTION".... you spent over 2 mins building your first blade which is like 60% of all of genjis value to trade it for a sleep dart and provide a 2 second distraction, yeah... well done i guess

[@Zaming_]

Are you from israel ?

[@nevadapoole6180]

Didnt even realize overwatch 2 was a thing anymore after they butchered the game, but this new season got them back in my algorithm so weather it was good or not it got them trending 🤣

[@thomasroberts2811]

first hee hee ha

[@Maghznarm]

awkward watch necros and u will be ashamed of how you play genji

[@phantomplex]

What are you referring to, he said he doesn't play genji often and anyway he won every single game even without nano blade, and genji is literally the dps that requires the most experience, and you compare him to the guy who only plays Genji? You have no judgment with that comparison.

[@bemo9]

i like necros but he plays genji awk plays overwatch

[@captaincaption]

​@@bemo9 big 🧠

[@peytonfkdsumadre1456]

tank video next???