Educational Unranked To GM On ZARYA (Overwatch 2)

[@hellothere2028]

unlike other ur2gm (cough cough samito) he actually blames himself for every mistake he makes and doesn’t ever criticize his teammates for not playing on his level like others do. love the attitude and how educational everything is! awesome educational youtuber!

[@olegolka6507]

I don't know any other unranked to gm that doesn't explain well.

[@TroyBeThyName]

Samito delusional high key

[@gonnabehappy]

@@olegolka6507 there are many

[@Milkra]

I’d watch Samito more if he wasnt such a crybaby. He may be good at the game but his attitude is so off putting and unlikeable.

[@PyroInferno110]

Youll never understand

[@devantewyche5457]

I will say I’ve never taken advice and progressed as fast as I did! I stopped at 2:43:17 and started playing day after day on Zarya even doing Solo Comp. I’ve been stomping with her ! Even when my team is down or people are arguing I just keep the Awkward mindset and remain positive, focus on what I’m doing, and play with my bubbles. I’ve never seen so many tanks swap to try and counter me and it doesn’t work because I’m actually playing solid! Thank you Awkward. I hope I can make you and myself proud by hitting Diamond for the first time ever.

[@devantewyche5457]

Update: Hit Plat 4, dropped to G1 by the end of the season. Will keep working harder. Still a lot to learn 🖤

[@blahblah49000]

@@devantewyche5457 Do ranks even mean anything in OW2? I mean, look at this video, he's playing against top-500 players while the system still calls him Plat. It's nonsense. They've basically programmed the system to psychologically manipulate players (even more than in OW1).

[@andersj91]

@@blahblah49000it sees how much he's winning and.marches him against better players so he'll rank up quicker.... Don't worry, you deserve your rank the game isn't cheating you out of a better one. Lol

[@blahblah49000]

@@andersj91 The matchmaker's confidence level is nothing new; it was revealed by Blizzard during OW1. The point is that the visible rank is a lie compared to the actual MMR, and it's even more of an exaggerated lie than in OW1. As for me, I don't have a rank--I don't play Overwatch anymore.

[@TheInternetIsEternal]

If you don’t play overwatch than why are you dogging on it? Waste of your time

[@machall6108]

Accountability is the only way to progress in your skill. These videos are a gold mine for technique but also mindset. Thanks for this series, Awkward!

[@gamebuster800]

I'm convinced Awkward is secretly an advanced AI and he does not sleep

[@kiddscoop9755]

ChatGBT is evolving

[@egoknot7760]

@@kiddscoop9755 this aged well

[@Migue_msc]

I know its still very low ELO but thanks to your unranked to GM Zen I was able to hit Plat. I started playing when OW2 release. There's only 1 thing on my mind now... DAMAGE DAMAGE DAMAGE lol. Thanks for what you do Awkward!

[@BLUDHOUNDZ]

Plat is definitely not something to scoff at!! Congrats man :D

[@Awkward2]

Plat is above average, so it's not very low elo at all. Even if you were going from Bronze to Silver it would be amazing, good job Miguel!

[@SonderCollective]

Same I broke into plat on the last day! This is my first 2 months of pc overwatch and I put the slap in with Zen. Everything I learned from Moira/ Ana/ Zen/ Sojourn/ Rammatra Unranked to Gm has all come together quite well. I now have better understanding of each role and how to play around others (because I know what it’s like in their shoes) and can carry so much more Damage Damage Damage. They move forward I move back. Cover shoot cover. Never blaming anyone and understanding how I can do more even when others lack understanding and get emotional. Excited to break past plat 🔥🔥

[@betrayer1350]

​@@Awkward2 respect for this. Streamers have brain rotted everyone into thinking Plat or Dia is not good. That is a great rank for hobbyists that aren't playing overwatch for their job. Even at gm5 I get ppl rank egoing on me because I'm low gm lmao

[@Oreggon]

@@betrayer1350how do I hit gm if I have literally no talent whatsoever. I’ve worked my ass off and peaked plat 3

[@BLUDHOUNDZ]

All seriousness, though, thank you for what you do, dude! I really appreciate your videos and they're a lot of fun to watch and apply. I appreciate you taking the time to make these as educational as possible, explaining what you do/why you do it as often as you can. It's been awesome to watch your Zen vid, I'm excited to watch this one!

[@EtonuiYoutube]

Season 3 drops and Awkward uploads. What an epic day.

[@jadayatron3819]

On mee

[@DiamondzsFPS]

@@Magic_Muffin are you okay

[@janareview141]

@@Magic_Muffin just a man

[@NoobNuts_OW]

@@Magic_Muffin amen

[@liamsmith1458]

Genuinely the most educational unranked to GM video i’ve seen, i was gold 1 at the beginning of yesterday, placed 3 times and got plat 1 just by using corners and pushing only when I have bubbles, onwards to diamond today, thank you

[@p00ner1sm]

Bro that first match was just a walk in the park for you. Stupendous.

[@RL_Dv6]

Was gold 1 at the start of season 3 on tank. Right now I’m 2 wins away from hitting GM5 with zarya. All because of you man thanks a lot

[@Idk-ol1cc]

Where are you at now?

[@RL_Dv6]

@@Idk-ol1cc top 500

[@valkenhayn412]

"have you ever seen anyone above masters that eats ketchup? I haven't" lol

[@blazingnikes2290]

As a returning Zarya main you earned my sub. I peaked masters in OW1 because of videos like this, absolutely loving 1 tank but have been confused about how to position without my rein lmao. Great video ty.

[@elderscrollslad3062]

Thank you so much for this video, not only was it entertaining but also very educational, i'll be sure to check out your other unranked to gm videos. Personal notes for myself, ignore, unless you can also learn from them :) 1:06 first pair of bubbles, use for energy. 1:30 at high energy, preserve bubbles to make space, or jelp teammates, be aggressive with bubble and/or high energy. 2:15 1-2 man gravs are perfectly fine, winning the teamfight is all that matters. One pick is good enough. 3:30 read text. As tank, you make space, if enemy pushes back, you push forward, utilize tank role. 3:47 avoid unnecessary and back to back bubble usage. Your bubbles are key to making space, playing aggressive and increasing dmg output (text) 4:45 bubble for energy, get back to cover (holding a point) 4:55 bait them to shoot bubble. Pretend to turn around then hit bubble 7:23 no bubble, playing it safe by hiding behind cover to focus on graved enemies. 10:07 no bubble? Use cover. 19:00 push support in these situations, no support = no heals. 22:33 when super close and struggling to track, use alt fire to displace and make tracking easier. 22:42 Grav = alt fire + primary repeat 35:47 support byself, push them (applies to dps too) 36:09 - 37:35 breakdown of taking space. 39:09 target squishies instead of tank. 39:28 REIN 1V1 keep distance, rein is king of close combat. Primary fire, keep distance. 40:10 no bubble, taking cover, falling back. Then cleaning up backline through off-angle. 41:30 - 41:55 explaining pushing with and without bubbles. COVER IS A MASSIVE THING!!!!! 57:43 - 59:23 mentality breakdown. Just simply staying calm and getting into the mentality of evaluating yourself, never blame others. Hold yourself accountable for YOUR mistakes. How do you expect to improve without realising your mistakes?

[@codycode9875]

Dude you changed how I look at every aspect of my life from your zen unranked to GM vid. I took your mindset of self accountability and making objective judgements on performance and use it in my work and personal life. By far my favorite videos. Thank you 😎

[@vicvega5452]

im less than three minutes in but i already love the way you're constantly explaining your decision making. it makes your gameplay very easy to learn from.

[@TheAzureSky1]

Thanks so much, dude. I've been watching this a little every night before bed. You explain your ideas clearly. Lots of repetition for learning. It's so nice to have someone explain their mental process while playing. I feel much more confident now because I have a gameplay model to work with instead of half assing everything. Corners, taking space, who to target... it's all clicking together.

[@DDog09]

W

[@eggpassion]

for the first time since being hardstuck bronze in 2016-18 ive started playing ranked as zarya, my fav tank. im 15-0 and went from bronze 5 to silver 3 in 1 afternoon. i can't wait to see where i get to this season and how i can apply the principles of what you teach in my life. thanks awk, you've changed me

[@LetterToGodFromMeToYou]

5:25:34 - This was a god-like play. The more I watch this and pay attention to the details of this play, the more god-like it becomes.

[@ScorbasGaming]

Indeed what a play!

[@PhilMihaly]

Theres an easier way to do the double rocket jump: If you shoot all 4 alt fires into the air, your first alt fire hits the ground just after your reload finishes. So if you rocket jump as soon as your reload finishes, you will land the double rocket jump every time.

[@antsdotl]

one tricked zen for a week and now im diamond. your advice on ana helped me push the limits of what damage i can do and learned more taking risks than i ever did healbotting. thank you for convincing me that im playing support and not a healer lmfao

[@hardstep1177]

Hey awkward i appreciate everything u do, these unranked to gm be hitting different. Watching these and implementing to my own gameplay i got to masters on support, diamond on dps & tank. So just wanted to say, thank you, thank you, thank you for putting these out here. ❤️

[@fanthemoney]

Bro I love you. When I imagine an ideal guide for me, this video is everything I could ask for. I went from barely ever playing tanks before to now zarya being my best character outright. I'm definitely gonna watch the other ones you have up now and I hope you make one for every character out there. Cheers!

[@RL_Dv6]

Bro that’s insane I went from silver to masters 4 in one month (200h total played in my career) with zen because of your zen video… And now I’m watching this one and already went from silver to diamond in one evening because of this video. U are truly a god at coaching and explaining things man! U completely changed the way i see the game and it seems so much easier now that’s ridiculous

[@ongabonga4378]

People hate on unranked to gms because they say it's just high rank players smurfing, but i like them because it shows that you are the only reason you aren't in a higher rank.

[@imad6777]

As a Zarya main, this is incredible. Thanks so much for doing this and keep it up

[@Nasimmiah]

Lets goo new educational content I can binge lol

[@kaiserkygaming]

These videos are basically amazing. You know this dude is legit when he consistently gets play of the game, despite having unsavory teammates. Rest in peace, Jotaro.

[@crazyjay7873]

Best educational ow creator. Learned a ton from you fr dude. Keep it up

[@icanbenchmorethanyou429]

Your videos are so high quality man, ty for making these guides I hope to learn much from them

[@InternetAnarchist]

Awesome video

[@alicesmith8134]

I love this video. Why? Because it provides useful information to improve my gameplay. Damage, damage, damage.

[@skpbrezzy]

Honestly man I love your teaching so much. I’m actually learning so much and I went from Bronze 1 to Plat 5. Thank you man for being the most educational overwatch out there. Love you man ❤

[@SleeplessKyru]

4:10 that zen needs to watch your "Zen GM" video

[@imsosohype]

the zen guide made me pick up zen, and now i’m definitely picking zarya up next. always played only dps in ow1 but any role can do just as much damage and impact with the way you explain the play style in these vids. my mechanics are high level but i pretty much only knew the job my dps heros were supposed to do through trial and error, this info is literally a cheat code and with a couple days of practicing your positioning tips i can place high diamond in support and likely tank next. support rank was low gold and tank is low plat but now support is high diamond which is the same as my dps, it took a week to do that with these guides and tank is next. thank you! :)

[@gopnikboy]

I watched all of your unranked to gm masterpieces because every one makes me able to include a new Hero into my strong pick repertoire!! Thank you so much

[@jacewitt5504]

Love your stuff, man. I only watch long format every time an upload drops. It's like Christmas morning

[@cwispytenderz9905]

I’ve been using zarya for a week now and I can confidently say she is an underrated A tier. If her bubbles weren’t shared between team and personal she’d be s tier

[@Siigrit]

Shed be overpowered if that was a thing 😂. That would give her 2x the bubbles from Ow1

[@chriskarohl801]

I love your vids. I learned so much from your Zen and Ana vids and i truly appreciate what you are doing. This is one of the best channels on youtube and i cant wait to see more videos! perhaps, the next one can be Bap?

[@gregtaguines]

because of you and lhcloudy, i played rien and zarya only and went from g4 to m5. thank you for these videos awkward !!

[@tvxic19]

I love the moments where he gets close to dying that he literally yells "HELP MEE" then last minute gets heals

[@2286customx]

“Guys…what am I doing? Damage, damage, damage. I’m doing damage.” I love awkwards U2GM.

[@lieutenantbunny9752]

I wish we could get this style of educational content on a hero like Doomfist. He has been my main for a bit but I feel I make a lot of mistakes as him and in my gameplay that I can't quite put my finger on . Love the videos !

[@sethwellein]

Hi just wanted to say i have gone from gold 4 to gm4 in 3 weeks after watching your unranked to gm which is unreal to me. Thanks!

[@be4ut1ful.st4rl1ght]

i dont know if i am gullible but that is seriously impressive, ive been hardstuck since 2016 LMAO grats!!!

[@sethwellein]

@@be4ut1ful.st4rl1ght no im being for real, and ive also been hardstuck since 2016 i promise im not kidding LOL

[@ajiriogheneatunu6569]

Bruh! That’s ridiculously impressive. I’ve been hardstuck in plat/diamond for over a year now. I used his unranked to level up from silver, but I don’t know how to get to the high elos.

[@ItsHeracles]

Awkwards approach to teaching reminds me of Michael Jordan, you’re not playing well, not because your team is bad, it’s is because YOU are bad, and if you listen to him, and apply it to your game, you will improve and become better, but he will not take any bs you say, love it, keep it going Awkward, great videos, for real

[@Awkward2]

It's the only way.

[@trashcangoblin420]

Thanks so much for your zen one! My win rate has crept up to 60%. Im still in silver but it’s a huge jump for me in such a short time! 🎉

[@trashcangoblin420]

You really have a way with explaining positioning and game sense that I really struggle with. I have lots of tiny things to work on now!

[@think7220]

How’s it going

[@MrProdigy810]

It actually feels educational because he keeps talking

[@matthewwoll3350]

the goat returns with another banger

[@bZgtHeSTD]

you have the best educational unranked to Gm sessions. i like how you really try to explain why you do the things you do

[@Ropewatch]

Finally hit plat thanks to this video. This video is gold. Seriously.

[@Featherssketch]

love this series, would love to see an unranked to GM ramattra video!

[@riipjosh]

1:05:21 love how hanzo was just like "yeah im cooked" and went into passive mode

[@BurkeHolland]

I love these unranked to GM's. But they do make the extremely difficult look easy. It's not simply a matter of "just do this and then do this". There are thousands of hours of game sense here that you can't just describe.

[@Hatemx1]

👍👍👍

[@mustafademir1538]

Also, your delivery on this video very smooth and watchable. Your are very humble even though you are great 😊

[@ceezus11]

You honestly made me a huge overwatch fan and I’ve been playing for a week and I feel like I’m a lot better because of you

[@CJStrykr]

Best OW KZbinr hands down!

[@ojeffma5098]

wake up babe new unranked to gm dropped

[@atinyteeny1258]

Love the content man thank you. I do think though that before you start these series you should give a quick breakdown of how the abilities of that hero work. all the small details someone playing the heroes for the first time may not know

[@FashoFashaun]

Casuallys plays with a Dafran in plat 😂. Learned a lot from watching this and your Ana unranked to GM. Hit diamond without really trying this morning What I took most is leaning on fundamentals and positioning makes the rest of the game easier. Thank you for the teaching the community. Appreciated your point of view on the SVB podcast. Wish us luck getting to GM. Cheers

[@wm8401]

Glad the channel is growing. Love your stuff.

[@jeff_-eo4eh]

Am new to ow in general and honestly after i whatch ur vids a become better than my friends who are gold in ow1 honestly even though 11 hours vid it's actually so fun to whatch. Edit: am almost plat and honestly the only reason am not plat yt is the 10 min waiting between every game. It really makes me unmotivated to play ow2 compatetive.

[@alotofbaddecisions2046]

Bro, this is not just game advice, this is life advice.

[@Jab_theLegend]

Saying Ram blocks like a power ranger was hilarious… really great content bro thank you

[@kosmikttv]

I've been watching all these videos and they've been helping immensely. But I gotta mention that Snarky Puppy is an awesome band!! Great name

[@Seraphicarus]

Love the video. Thanks Awkward!

[@ghund5750]

I luv everytime u upload! Keep it up!

[@noahtanner]

Just got off a big win streak as zarya, check YT and this gem is uploaded. Peak

[@joncross8483]

oh my goodness the absolute destruction on first point ilios was something to behold

[@Seissmo]

Finished. Hitting T500 from M1 is crazy. 22:04 is really good advice.

[@evraljones9862]

I've been gaming since I was a kid, 36 now, and one thing I've learned is have fun and play a character that works for you. Not necessarily the "best" character. So after playing multiple games with all the characters, I landed on Z. Yea, just Z. She fits my playing style. Oddly enough, most of tips I see online..I naturally started doing them after playing her for hours. I kind of like figuring things out myself before going to the internet. To that note, I'm writing this before watching this vid. Side note: I've never played Overwatch 1 or 2, but I'm no stranger to Blizzard with Hearthstone. Finally I'd like to thank Akward. I look at my mistakes and how I could do better and it's great to see someone else that does the same. Especially a high level player like you. I'm going to dive into ranked soon. Wish me luck.

[@Maruceroooo]

Loving the content fren! Will you do an Unranked to GM with a flanker DPS? Your way of teaching the basics are really helpful and I don't see a lot of UtGM really explaining their thoughts behind their decisions. And thank you for this videos!

[@armando5994]

he already did an echo one and shes a flanky dps

[@iSuckAtGamesGG]

the only time my teammates leave when we are not losing is if they are a genji main 💀

[@brandonjames7328]

Great vid Bro

[@twisted-t]

This is really cool, I hope there are videos for other tanks in the future.

[@Rukkaasu]

Recently got to know this channel and I got to say, since I started to watch, learn and understand your tips, I got to diamond rank (support and Tank) 68% of WR Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge

[@roachwerks3043]

i learn so much from these tutorials!!! so well done!

[@chippyxchappa]

lmao is no one gonna talk about the mercy at 2:16:24 going “bubble meEEeEee” 😂😂

[@PanzerShrimp]

"I'm a master of this game" 60 seconds later - *gravs nothing*

[@MegaBillkill]

Thanks Awkward! Your vids are great to put on while I study.

[@mustafademir1538]

Thank you your video helps me a lot. Everytime I do something stupid and get defeated I am watching your videos to get better at Zarya

[@solo_va5492]

I was stuck in Plat 5 for forever and I managed to get to diamond with 7 wins in a row with your kiriko guide 💪👍

[@vj1188]

Great gameplay - love the unranked to GM series

[@titan_main]

I love how the thumbnail could either say "unranked" or "unbanned" depending on how you look at it.

[@sallahs24]

for anyone who needs it one game does not define u as a player dont stress that last game u had 20 deaths

[@kyo_1165]

For my record; 16:10 killing Ana, not Doom 17:00- "Playing by themselves, Imma push" 26:30 "I take space. as soon as i notice they get back, i push forward" 28:00 WHY did i go backline? 35:40 KILL more killable one 36:06 shirt brief of the game 41:55 Zarya against money is hard 'cause i cannot get energy. But i use Jankrat and Hanzo instead" 42:20 WHY do I push forward? Because they get back" 46:10 Off-angling create some space in the front, then go back. 55:22 Don't be greedy. Important to know when to go back. 1:07:15 What to do (briefly) charge up asap Try to take space so let them go back Get back if it doesn't work, and wait for next a bubble 1:14:16 "Why do I need to control lift side? To DENY their space." 1:20:38 By himself, push and kill, go back 1:23:45 do not get down early. See who can be killable. 1:49:50 Let's talk about off angling.

[@pauliewalnuts5803]

Did this help?

[@3amConvos]

That first loss was unfortunate, the enemies were getting so lucky lmao

[@sametekiz3709]

1:49:32 first time he did not get potg.After 9 matches...WP my man.

[@Skeeterboogins]

These are all so good. It’s taken me 3 weeks but I’m halfway through Zenyatta to GM, and my gameplay has gotten a lot better. I still suck but thanks for these awkward.

[@skone2188]

2:55:29 that poor dude got fking obliterated and rolled over lmao

[@mysticx33]

u are the best and most entertaining overwatch player to watch

[@AlphaReflex]

literally went from diamond peak to GM1 on sup from ur kirko and ana vids then got GM 4 on dps from ur soldier vid yes i one tricked soldier for that one lol

[@berghantaylor2017]

Your support ur2gms got me to gm1 on console💪🏼

[@electric9474]

Awkward I love your videos, they help me progress in the game so much, thank you!!

[@shwifty7300]

As a returning player (quit 3 years ago, got back this week) I love these vids

[@destructo3457]

Thanks for inspiring me to get better, finally decided to try and see how far i could go in ranked and got from Gold 4 on DPS to Diamond 5 with a 16 game win streak in 2 days. Currently trying to reach Plat in Support but sadly i'm 3-3 now lol, still think i can reach it 100% this season. Edit: Actually reached Plat 2 with Bap/Zen after a 6 game win streak :)

[@Umtiti1]

I just watched the whole thing and wow bro I learnt so much, hopefully this will help me in my games 👍

[@inponderland]

After only 1 day of applying these skills and this mindset, I have had some pretty epic games on Zarya. Thanks for all of your Unranked to GM videos, Awkward!

[@saltlick18]

"You ever seen anbody above masters that eats ketchup? I havent." -Awkward

[@victorfabro107]

1:21:12 damn you really did those filthy ketchup eaters dirty there lmao

[@Seissmo]

1:21:09 😂 1:22:04 was such a rough game. 2:59:13 💀 3:11:29 😂 3:50:20 😊 4:07:30 BASED 5:25:31 was a genius play. 7:23:38 / 7:26:32 is a CRAZY unintentional kill.

[@Ejai1]

I dont understand how someone can be so good that they can carry 4 other people on every hero in the game