Educational Unranked To GM On ZENYATTA (80% Winrate Overwatch 2)

[@santiagogalf]

watching that guy on the first game telling a grandmaster Zen to heal more is the exact reason why you should disregard anything a bronze to gold player says in chat

[@Awkward2]

Hahahahaha

[@makispapa5867]

'bronze to gold', more like bronze to masters buddy, it's ok to be plat xD

[@p0k0_0_00]

@@makispapa5867 nah I'd say bronze diamond (I'm d3)

[@Milkra]

I was a diamond player that placed silver in ow 2. In one of my first few games I was yelled at for defending myself against a pharah no one was shooting. A few weeks later and I’m back to my rank and they’re probably still down there in silver 😎

[@MooMooCow95]

It was a perfect example of "supports can't heal stupid"

[@T3DNR3D]

I can hear Awkward in my mind saying "Damage damage damage..." whenever I play Ana and Zen, now.

[@thisisjtom]

I do it too ahah ^^

[@mitrowitch]

i actually say it outloud, my bf looks at me like im a lunatic XD

[@soyunbonus]

1:07:03

[@mitrowitch]

@@soyunbonus exactly XD

[@basilenordmann7356]

Oh so we are not alone 😂 But is it reassuring tho …😅

[@naejimba]

Very first round tells everything; you had the most eliminations and very few deaths. You were doing more damage than either DPS, AND you did more healing than the other support (which shouldn't be happening). Still, people who stand out in the open facing the entire enemy team and don't use cover are complaining about needing more healing and asking for swaps. If it happens to him, it will happen to you. Ignore it completely.

[@tomkrawec]

Thank you for stating this.

[@Awkward2]

True

[@HulksterHogan]

I turn off team chat specifically because of these people. For the most part if anyone has anything of actual value to say they will do so on voice.

[@Spraypainsos]

Haha, I asked myself how many games before the flaming starts, and of course the lowest ranks of game 1 did not disappoint in being ignorant.

[@jessejuell9833]

Had a Genji main start 2-9, so I let him know he should swap. The guy left instead. If you aren’t able to provide for the team you should swap and most people aren’t on this level.

[@zerokid2007]

This series is amazing, thank you. I think it's really telling that even as a GM player in silver games, when you lose the team fight it's always 'I got caught off guard', 'I got too greedy' or 'I was playing out of position there', never 'DPS diff'. Great mentality to have ❤️

[@Awkward2]

Number 1 rule of improving. Hold yourself accountable

[@justanotherartist5646]

@@Awkward2 Subscribed just for this kind of mentality. Love it fam 🤝

[@lelogicalllama]

Had a game yesterday where my tank was just straight feeding and we were getting spawn trapped. I almost wanted to flame him but I just switched to Moira to kill the enemy supports myself. We actually managed to cap first point and my DPS started to get kills diving with me. We still lost because I'll admit I messed up and panicked in overtime but I didn't feel so bad about it in the end. This mentality makes elo hell feel less like hell.

[@thefly5466]

I love how (at least in the first few games) when he dies or loses a fight, he explains what he did wrong and what to do better, instead of being upset at his team, or yelling over the fight he shouldnt have gone into

[@arandomcat5551]

*cough* Samito *cough*

[@thefly5466]

@@arandomcat5551 I didn't want to be the one to say it 🤭

[@markusmuster4255]

thats the difference between silver/gold/plat and grandmasters/T500

[@heavenheathern]

That's what every player who wants to improve does, they define their win-condition, analyse their decisions and try to respond to enemy actions efficiently

[@fleabagmonkeyface2320]

​@@arandomcat5551 "WHAT IS MY TEAM DOING!!!!!!!" the GM in a silver game 🙄

[@Chhuoey]

Perpetual gold in OW1 and was stuck mid plat at the end of the OW2s first comp season. Zen was my highest win rate when I used him to grind out the early ranks and first placements, but abandoned him a lot for better healing supports that I’m not great at. Saw this video, applied the principles and dedicated myself to the zen, am now diamond for the first time with a 73% winrate with 45 games played. All because of this, thank you

[@Awkward2]

Good job Patrick

[@2Grills1Kappa]

Awkward showed you the path, but you walked it on your own. You deserve some credit too! Congrats!

[@donovansmith1686]

Literally the same story for me. Was hard stuck plat for years and once I used his vids for improvement I hit diamond for the first time too.

[@manttahray3239]

I started playing overwatch 2 for the first time and in season 1 I didn’t touch comp. I started playing zen for the first time in season 2 and reached diamond 2. Now that I’ve seen this video I’m sure I’ll make it to masters.

[@MartinStaykov]

Wait, but does that mean that... you should.. never.. pick a "real" healer? Think we just solved OW

[@nathanforeman895]

Here's some useful tips that's helped me so far with this video outside of the normal tips you hear on zen. 1. Always stay around cover when dealing damage 2. Only Volley your orbs when you're not being looked at, when the enemy is looking at you, deal left click damage 3. Discord whatever enemy you're shooting at, there's no particular order on who you discord first just make sure it's the enemy you're shooting at 4. When the enemy is pushing your team, walk back. When the enemy is falling back push them. 5. Don't be afraid of taking 1v1s if their dps engage you 6. Don't spend time trying to push payload unless absolutely no one else is doing it. You should be getting into positions to do damage. 7. Always play out of absolute range (example hogs hook) 8. Don't be afraid to flank and always take angles. Especially with Trancedence. 9. When using trance in team fights wait until you absolutely need to before using it. Your damage is more important. (For example if you're caught in grav but there's no damage being done to your team in grav don't feel forced to use ult) 10. Don't get conformatable staying at one angle for too long. Always engage switching your positioning after the enemy starts to focus their attention on you. 11. Never rotate in the middle of the fight. Always rotate in the beginning or end of the fight (for example taking high ground) 12. Don't let the enemy engage a choke for free, always spam their points of entry before entering 13. Ignore your team if they're being toxic about you playing zen. you can't heal them more than zen's base output of healing. Its up to them to play safely when they're orbed with healing 14. When you're at a disadvantage in a team fight don't be afraid to flank, you have no footstep noise and can catch their backline off guard to change momentum of the fight 15. If you notice you're dying a lot, it's a positioning problem. Learn from your deaths how you could've positioned yourself better to stay alive by keeping the right amount of distance between you and the enemy. Bonus: your comp doesn't matter. You can carry with zen majority of the time regardless of what your team is doing or who're they're playing. Figure out what you could've done better to win after losing and focus on that the next game. Treat every loss as it's your fault even when it's not, because all you can control is your game play Damage damage damage. This has helped me a ton, 71% winrate with zen since watching this and have been climbing so quickly since watching this video piece by piece.

[@ayubious]

these are all good. another important tip especially with immobile heroes like zen is to not only play around cover but to also have a retreat plan at all times for when enemies chase you or dps flank. train your map knowledge over time to the level where you know which spots can give you an advantage if they chase you, and health packs that can bail you out

[@unjiegays8722]

Mind blowing summary, I finally climbed out of gold into plat using zen and the advice from this video.

[@classy_cramorant9405]

I’m gonna start applying this advice into my games, I’ll edit this comment or reply with updates if I rank up. For reference I’m a bronze 3 support. Edit 1: I hit bronze 1. Only played Zen, I only swapped Lucio to touch point. Edit 2: I’m now Silver 4.

[@davionebanks1543]

Now this is what i call a summary

[@slycoop9108]

@@classy_cramorant9405what are you now?

[@Awkward2]

I am aware that some viewers can only see 360p. It's a bug - I am working on solving the issue. Should be fixed soon. Thanks for understanding (FIXED)

[@CanadianWizard99]

Yayyy

[@skyrim63961]

Great content as always! Have you always had a preference for FPS games, or do you like other genres?

[@vextakes]

Lol doesn’t it just take a long time for KZbin to process 11hrs of footage in 1080p?

[@binarymystic]

@@vextakes Nah most of his VODs are really low quality! I never complained but it's nice to know he's working on it. Love you, Awkward! :)

[@projectzeeno]

@@binarymystic all the VODs are 1080p60

[@Maxarcc]

I really enjoy your video's for more than Overwatch gameplay alone.The way you share your thoughts is like I'm watching someone apply stoicism in real time. You care very little for things you have no control over, and the things you do have control over are broken down into core principles you stick to. When exceptions to your principles present themselves, it happens in such an orderly way that its very easy for me to remember when and where they happen, and why the exception should be made. Great stuff.

[@Awkward2]

Thanks, the way you worded it is exactly what I am preaching

[@MikeMisbach]

Love these videos. The kirko video helped me a ton, had a lot more fun playing Kirko, now I try zen! I'm completely new to Overwatch, and have decent mechanics, but the game sense is definitely where I was lacking. These tips and being able to watch so many games is so helpful. Damage, damage, damage!

[@Awkward2]

Appreciate it MopSoup. Thank you for the Super Like 🙌

[@landoncountryman588]

Honestly, I've been playing OW since its release and have always loved playing Zen regardless of the unwarranted hate he elicits from fellow players because he doesn't "provide enough heals". I’m sure I have multiple 100’s of hours on him and used to think I knew what I was doing when I locked him in. Watching this video has seriously helped me re-tool my thinking during matches. Specifically, I think the following quotes Awkward into two rules and two mindsets I follow when I play Zen. Committing to these principles has helped me see rapid improvement in my personal game play with respect to both rank and performance stats: Rule #1: "Damage, Damage, Damage.. " - While I always knew damage and picks were critical to being successful while playing Zen, Awkward's relentless pursuit of damage from all angles is a complete paradigm shift for me. I used to always concentrate on keeping discord and harmony orbs to keep my heal numbers up while filling in with damage where I could. This video illustrates why the complete opposite approach is important. Yes, healing your team is important and you should keep both orbs out as much as possible BUT you should be obsessed with constantly finding damage throughout the match. Rule #2: "They move back, I move forward.. They move forward, I move back" - Nearly 100% of Zen guides will tell you that positioning/rotating is absolutely critical with this hero and anyone who's played Zen knows why that you can't run away from anyone once caught out of position. While these guides correctly identify positioning as an important aspect of Zen's gameplay, they rarely identify practical ways to incorporate this into your gameplay. Yes, higher level players will have a certain level of map knowledge that only comes from extensive experience and time spent on each map but the general advice of playing off the other team's movement is brilliant. The biggest result of incorporating this simple principle into my game play is that my deaths per match have been greatly reduced. It turns out.. the less you die then the more damage you do and satisfy rule #1 (Damage Damage Damage!) and heals too I guess... Mindset #1: “My healing orb’s out, what more do you want me to do..” - I cut my teeth in FPS games during the heyday of COD 4 - Modern Warfare. One of my favorite parts of the game was to get online with friends, absolutely destroy the other team, and then talk a bunch of **** in the post game lobby to that team. I AM NEITHER PROUD OF THIS NOR ENCOURAGE THIS BEHAVIOR. I mention this to illustrate that I have a pretty high threshold for “toxic” behavior in video games however I have always gotten triggered by the feeding Soldier 76 who demands “more heals” but blindly smashes the W key until eliminated. When faced with a similar situation, Awkward simply informs his team the orb is out what more can he do and continues pursuing more damage. Not allowing other players’ comments affect your gameplay is critical to both having fun and performing well. Know what your role is as Zen and what you can or can’t do about the current situation is key to OW2 mental health.. Mindset #2: “If I do my job, it gives my team the best chance to win..” - Ohhh… apparently GM level players are immune to the invariable “Zen can u switch?” requests. In my experience, this rarely comes from a player who is demonstrating anything resembling “competent” game play. I don’t play at a rank level where “meta” even matters so the idea if I go out and get consistent damage, help my teammates win their duels, and play with decent game sense/communication.. more often then not I am winning at my current rank. The short answer to the switch request is.. no. But the more in depth rationale as to why I am not switching is that I am not going to switch off a player I can play competently to assuage the incorrect belief that more healing = match wins. Final Thoughts: This is a must watch video for anyone seriously wanting to develop their abilities on Zenyatta. I actually re-watch this video while waiting for matchmaking just to continually reinforce principles Awkward reiterates throughout his game play. TLDR: Watch the video, this dude knows his stuff..

[@slavward]

man wrote a whole book report lmao

[@DigitAll_47]

im also watching this while waiting in queues, hour 5 now

[@mustanggox]

something new to watch throughout the week 🙏🏾 these unranked to gm videos never get old to me!

[@Awkward2]

Thank you

[@mantasvalciukas5734]

Damage damage damage

[@strangeshotgun]

Damage damage damage?

[@AsA-hi6vu]

You forgot to mention damage but it’s ok

[@SuperKashiyuka]

It's my mantra now.

[@cocob0l0]

@@AsA-hi6vuHe forgot to include damage too. Typical.

[@HiradC]

Damn beat me to it lol

[@dreameater7445]

one of the key differences between a masters player such as myself and GM player (let alone a top 500 rank 1 player like Awkward) that I notice I could learn from is discipline. Watching this, I can pick out key moment where I KNOW i would have probably wasted ult out of panic (pressure from teammates doesn't help either). I need to learn to control these impulses and use it when they are absolutely necessary

[@kaiya7942]

That's funny cause as a gm player, there is so much toxic players if u underperform

[@dreameater7445]

@@kaiya7942 We get the same lobbies so you're preaching to the choir lmao

[@hogh8080]

7kk

[@spicysnowman8886]

@@kaiya7942 Plat is the same way, I have a Sym screaming over comms for heals when they're anti'd. And then I have sigmas that wake up ulting Winstons in the backline, and precede to type "heal more".

[@hackztg9589]

Dear Awkward, Thank You. Ive watched your unranked to GM for Kiriko and Zen and honestly its helped me a lot. My game sense and awareness has honestly been good but after watching both vids my mindset and how i approach situations has improved for both support and dps. Your outlook on the game and life in general has helped me with my confidence too. Ive always been an individual scared of losing or doing things bad but now ive remembered one of lifes most important lessons...that failure is the mother of success. thanks a lot!!

[@hackztg9589]

Oh and now i play the characters i want n im actually good at them after thinking i was terrible.

[@Awkward2]

That's heartwarming to hear, keep on rocking Hackz.

[@zeedstun891]

i liked how even when you switched to baptiste your core playstyle actually didnt change. it was still keeping your distance and poking around corners. his hop just gave you other angles to still poke from

[@Awkward2]

Exactly

[@mehzi123]

Bookmarks 0:27 oasis (ft. angry genji teammate) 13:25 esperança 25:01 nepal (leaver) 29:08 junkertown 44:12 midtown 54:29 dorado 1:08:57 new queen street 1:15:05 oasis 1:26:05 placed gold 5 1:46:09 king’s row (ft. baptiste) 1:59:14 circuit royal 2:11:49 nepal 2:29:25 shambali 2:44:01 lijiang 3:26:59 route 66 3:38:37 blizzard world 3:57:00 circuit royal 4:04:53 midtown 4:24:35 nepal 4:33:11 oasis 4:40:55 shambali 4:55:23 eichenwalde 5:06:50 busan 5:15:55 colosseo 5:54:57 rialto (ft. shadder2k & chipsa) 6:19:36 esperança 6:31:18 lijiang 6:49:55 king’s row 6:50:03 ‘junk damage’ 7:07:40 shambali 7:18:28 new queen street (ft. hacker) 7:18:30 when to 1ry or 2ry fire 7:27:00 blizzard world 7:54:27 route 66 9:16:30 esperança 9:27:31 busan (ft. eqo) 9:36:30 rialto copied from another guy for my own use

[@CMD-0]

Just so I can find it

[@2ooo5]

thank u man

[@Zeldamarie1482]

You’re missing the einchenwalde game around 2:25:00

[@goodoldtom]

@@Zeldamarie1482​​⁠ye it’s missing games, I was the original commenter, these were just bookmarks I made for myself rather than complete timestamps 😅

[@Zeldamarie1482]

@@goodoldtom who tf asked?

[@AntlionUncletruthin]

This has been good for me. I was playing a match as Zen after watching some of this and while getting the hang of the gameplay is taking some time, the mentality is already clicking. My team told me to switch heroes because I wasn't healing enough and I normally would have, but this time I said "no, I'm gonna play Zen. I will try to position and target better so I can kill their threats and not die" and that's what I did. Made a comeback and won because I took your advice and stood my ground. Thank you.

[@spicysnowman8886]

Bro I swear, you lose 1 teamfight and it's automatically to blame the zen.

[@abefroman81]

I love how this video is actually informative. I don't know how many videos like this I've watched marked "educational" where the player doesn't explain anything they do. Great job.

[@Waslain]

The thing I really like about you teaching is that you give a default game plan that we can always follow then you add reactive play to maximise the value. This is simple but alot of people trying to coach goes deep without giving their general plan. Thx u loving thoses videos

[@bigtate6304]

Your confidence to use the entire map is what I need to focus on most. Ive got to get better about recognizing my team will probably be fine while I get to a unusual off angle or highground, and not fear a 1v1. Zens kick is also super underrated. Love the content, keep it up, Ive always played Tank, really dabbling in support in OW2 with mixed results.

[@wesmundo154]

Thanks for the amazing content!

[@Awkward2]

Thanks Wes :)

[@superdude292]

I enjoy his simple and pragmatic approach to this very complicated game. I wonder if such an attitude can be adapted to all aspects of life

[@Awkward2]

Yes it can, although as I like to say - Simple doesn't necessarily means easy.

[@xavierthomas5835]

For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward. 2 Corinthians 1:12

[@xavierthomas5835]

Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. Romans 4:4Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all, Romans 4:16But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. Romans 5:15

[@captaincaption]

@@Awkward2 so what according to you separates easy from difficult?

[@halfdragoness8767]

I tried "damage, damage, damage... " while at work.. it didn't work.

[@kernelofficial]

I've been seriously enjoying these videos for OW2! Having a lot of fun just watching through them, all the while learning new tactics and ways to play my favorite support characters. Keep up the great work!

[@BewareOblivion]

These unranked to GM support videos are absolute gold mines of information, thank you for taking the time to do these!

[@Awkward2]

My pleasure!

[@DonRoss405]

The most important lesson: damage, damage, damage

[@mimthyss]

This is really helpful. I've never seen somebody break it down in such a straightforward way so consistently in a way that actually makes sense. For example you're not just saying "positioning" you say "play cover, look for different angles, when they push forward I push back" (or vice versa). That kind of thing is so much easier to remember and understand than "positioning" which is a bit more broad and open to interpretation which can make it more confusing. And absolutely love your relaxed and positive attitude, not phased by anything or anybody even if they randomly decide to complain at you haha. TLDR thank you for the awesome content, only 2hrs 30mins in but learning a lot!

[@slavward]

there's some guy i saw complaining about how "arrogant" awkward is and how he immediately disliked and wrote a comment complaining lmao

[@TheJulesdu974]

Your videos are sooo entertaining, full of valuable and easy to digest info You make me wanna tryhard and stop complaining about my mistakes, I'm so grateful Thanks a lot Awkward!

[@Awkward2]

Glad to hear it

[@puchimausu]

Ive been drilling this vid into my head for the past week, solid advice. Had to dumb it down cuz its a bunch. Damage, cover, distance, forward>back, back>forward, off angle, change angle, emergency ult, build another one. Hard to apply it all but i'll get it eventually.

[@Awkward2]

Keep practicing you'll get there

[@L33C333]

its always a good time when Awkward uploads

[@g_vost]

after 1.5s of taking no damage, he heals from the support passive (15/s), then 1.5s after that his shield health regenerates (30/s). from near-zero to full, he fully heals after about 7 seconds, whereas most need around 15 seconds at base. this can allow you to take weird off-angles without needing to worry about where your teammate support is, as long as you dont get dove. playing cover, corners, and highgrounds is crucial

[@J1xor]

you repeating the main points of playing zen is what makes this a great guide, i see so many "educational videos" where they say stuff a few times and it just ends up going in one ear and out the other, instead of sticking like yours

[@lousybunny_]

Im an hour in so far. I have to say this video has to be one of the best videos for zenyatta. Your constantly restating things to do, your showing how to do what you say, and you are doing it well with good commentary. These other 10 hours are gonna be the most entertaining hours ever.

[@harborwolf22]

This is such an amazing guide man. Your commentary is excellent, telling us why you're doing what you're doing, but not too fast. You also reinforce the most important stuff over and over again, which is HUGE for trying to learn a character like Zen. Thanks so much

[@Awkward2]

That's what I preach

[@egeoeoeoeoe]

Overwatch 2 is my first competitive fps game and I loved watching your recent unranked to gm videos, they honestly helped me a lot with my game sense, not just with these specific heroes as well. I don't bother with playing ranked but having that game sense surely makes the game more fun. Thanks a lot for the chill and educational videos!

[@cenjay3794]

but girls dont play overwatch tho

[@mrwhitepantz]

Thanks Awkward! Really enjoyed the Ana and Kiriko videos for OW2 as well. I'm impressed with how quickly you can get these out!

[@Awkward2]

More to come!

[@Lor_Yt-gy5cl]

Hey awkward i know you might not see this but i just wanted to let you know how helpful these videos were, i just started playing after a couple years switching to pc from console and these videos helped me jump from bronze to plat. Keep up the hard work brodie!

[@Awkward2]

I see everything, good job on hitting Plat

[@p0k0_0_00]

I was d3 and I have been mid follow diamond for a while and after taking a few of your tips like cover and distance I went up to d1 thank you so much

[@Awkward2]

Keep it up

[@CoolDudeWithGlasses93]

This is by far the best Zen video I've seen. I am also very lucky because I had literally searched for Zen unranked to gm on KZbin a week ago and didn't find anything. Zen is my favorite champion to play but I don't climb with him for many reasons, two of which are I don't have the reflexes of a good Zen yet, but also how so many people in Gold/Plat disregard a Zen for not healing enough. I will pick him up and play Zen now and just have fun with the game !

[@phredbookley183]

Zenoasis (center dill*o) ZenVSJQ 00:05:00 Zenoasis Center T ZENVSDoomfist 00:10:00 Zenoasis Center pit 00:14:00 ZenColosseo PUSH MAP 00:24:30 Yo. This is the FKKING CLIFF NOTES. Listen to the summary. Solid stuff. (up to the 26 minute mark.) 00:25:00 ZenNepal (elephant statues) 00:27:20 YO. What is this?? I guess we can jump on the gong and make it up the side. Interesting. 00:29:00 fkk leavers man. 00:30:00 ZenJunkertown DEF "Junkertown is the best map for Zen." 00:40:00 ZenJunkertown ATTACK ZenvsWinston 00:42:00 ZenvsREin 00:44:00 ZenNewNewYork ATTACK Notes / Questions / Comments. 00:01:00 Moonwalker Charge Shot as they chase into me 00:01:25 "I sleep? I dream about damage." 00:02:00 PHIL: If the enemies see me? Don't use the Charge Shot. 00:03:00 (Text on Screen) I Discord...whoever EYE am shooting. 00:04:00 (Text on Screen) Trance only when death is certainly on the way 00:06:00 "They push me? I move back." & Always spamming damage. 00:10:00 (Text on Screen) "Rotate when your position is compromised. You always want to be doing constant DPS." 00:14:00 "Communicate what you see. Not what you want other ppl to do." >> Hm. I've definitely been doing this wrong. (One of my favorite commands is the 3-2-1) 00:14:00 "You never see me asking for help." Wise words here: AUTH likes to fight all his 1v1s. AKA, that's why he's a beast at 1v1 and I am not. Cool POV. 00:15:00 Always before the fight, go and do damage. "It gives a big advantage to your team." 00:15:00 "When they push me I'll move back." 00:16:00 No WM? That means I should push. "What am I afraid of?" 00:18:00 Ooh! Good one! Sleeping target? Be sure to Discord THEN charge the five orbs. 00:20:00 Kill an enemy from one spot? Go to a different spot. Repeat. (but from a different spot) 00:20:00 AUTH likes "Wraith Form" Trance. Hm... "I'm not holding my Q for anything special." 00:23:00 Transcendence speech. 00:24:00 I'm not hitting my shots? AUTH says we gotta ignore players that tell us to swap. By not swapping? I would spend much more time pressing LMB as Zen. >> This is a good point. (NOTE: AUTH doesn't mention slash hidechat or muting ppl. Hm.) 00:25:00 Be confident. You gotta win more games than you lose to rank up. 00:31:00 NOTE: To use Trance? You can't be too far. So your positioning has to be 'close' ish. 00:39:00 Positioning speech. 00:40:00 AUTH: Screw the PL. Set up for the next fight. Someone else will push PL. (I agree ish with this logic. Though I've learned to NOT trust my teammates over the years.) 00:42:00 Compare ZenvsWinston, compared to ZenvsReinhardt

[@jzargo6359]

What is this 😭

[@Harevald]

Hesitation is defeat. Be confident fellow Zen mains

[@parkervybiral1736]

I appreciate your commitment to making good ,educational OW content. Excited to see what you’ll do next!

[@spencerhutson2988]

Hey awkward just wanted to thank u for this guide, I was a m1 hardstuck kiriko main and thanks to this I tried out zen and managed to hit t500 in season 3 all thanks to you keep doing what your doing man

[@linequalsbox7469]

Watch 3/4 of the vid (skipped between unranked to diamond), took notes, different angles, positioning, in one about 25+ games I went from plat 2 (which I swore I was hard stuck in) to Diamond 1. Absolutely incredible! Didn't know what I had till I saw you. Now I just need to fine-tune, micromanage, get used to the new pressure, and ofc, end fights quick so I can start doing more damage next fight. Thank you so much. It really is crazy. And btw, anyone reading this who's worried about the amount of healing in a team, my best combos tonight have been me (zen) and a Lucio. Stopping the damage from happening to your team is the best way to heal

[@InceyWincey]

I had a control game as DVa and our supports went Zen and Lucio. I have the philosophy that complaining never helps so I decided since I wasn’t going to get enough heals for an extended team fight I’d have to do my best to end it immediately. Luckily the Lucio seemed to have the same idea and so we flew out of spawn, round the map and dived their back line from behind, cleaned their team up from back to front in about 10 seconds flat, and then repeated the process until the round ended. We ended up winning 2-0, both rounds 100-0, and it was one of the most fun matches I’ve ever played.

[@ymucki9525]

I spent most of my day watching this and what I've learned as a new support main is don't tell your team what to do and ignore what others demand you to if it's something like "hey go switch to this" seeing you play zen for 6 hours made me realize these things and I think I should try to main him now x)

[@Summonick2]

The first game he’s actually carrying so hard that his team gets confused. I’ve seen this in qp with friends before, I carry literally so hard that they think they are gods and start doing insanely stupid stuff, because they are far too low rank to understand what’s going on and why the enemy is melting

[@Ethan-iu2sp]

LETS GO, this is the character ive been waiting for a vid like this. Much love bro

[@Awkward2]

Ty Ethan

[@projectzeeno]

We sleep, we dream about damage 😤

[@Chigg22]

Best OW advice out there! Using the tips in your vids I’ve been able to climb from Bronze 3 to Gold 1

[@mickeyanders8525]

An unranked to GM where you situationally flex would be TOO LEGIT. TY brobro these are gems

[@georgewalker2027]

Having gold players yell at you is so funny. Played an intense game as Zen, did just as much damage as the dps and tanks, healed as much as i could and got multiple game winning picks. One of our players was streaming so i went to their vod to see what they’d being saying, turns out they were flaming me the whole time for playing Zen. Some people will never be happy.

[@Awkward2]

They are bound to stay in gold forever.

[@VTheTuber]

AWKARD DOESN"T MISS. A THIRD UNRANKED TO GM LETS GO

[@morphene1k]

Gotta love that DAMAGE, DAMAGE, DAMAGE mindset, man! Another simple, yet effective line is "They move forward, I move back." Great stuff!

[@Awkward2]

Boom!

[@endure_yt]

Only unranked to GM which actually walks through the thought process and doesn't throw a temper tantrum when their gold teammates don't play like GM. Thank you 💚

[@samueleross2869]

Dude, thank you so much for this video. Watching this challenge made me better in so many things. I never played zenyatta, but watching your playstile made me fall in love with this champ. My winrate went from 45 to 70 in 3 weeks, from Bronze 2 to gold 3 and still climbing. Wish you could stream more so we could Watch some more amazing content, but I’m so happy regardless. Hope things are going well for you, you’re such a Nice guy and you deserve it.

[@WorldProblemz]

I’ve been waiting for this❤. Thanks

[@shinyruza7648]

AHH thank you so much akwward!!! gonna love watching this the entire day :3

[@annah8921]

i love seeing people’s reactions in early ranks (when they’re being positive, not toxic)

[@mannonKG]

bro guiding me through the Zen right now its the best. DAMAGE, COVER, NO FEAR

[@dr.trogger2585]

2:01:12 I see how you won, you were secretly Pharah the entire time. Thanks for the videos it really helped me understand support play style. Damage damage damage

[@jammydodger5838]

How tf did that even happen

[@Oyashio202]

The grandmaster zen says mei might shoot me from under while being a floating character xD. Loved the video, man. Can’t wait to ladder with all the knowledge now.

[@karamei]

Ooooh thank you for another massive crash-course :D I always find these improve my gameplay on ALL heroes. Though yes I am a support main! I have been seeing great impact with Zen lately. Why in the Circuit Royale at 2:00:00 is your character portrait Pharah? I've never seen that bug. Lol of all things to be a bug... At least I know I am watching the video closely :D

[@annabelle629]

i noticed that too

[@David_prod-eNGee]

Must be hacking

[@nodelium]

as someone who's trying to main zen, i greatly appreciate this video! i've learned a lot and have actually gotten better on the character immensely. thanks awkward and stay the gigachad of ow2 that you are :)

[@jackrasss]

“When I sleep I dream about damage” LMAO

[@BlueRunsFast]

This man is part of the reason most of you are hard stuck and everyone is thanking him. As long as 'educational' is in the title people turn a blind eye to the blatant smurfing. Honestly you (awkward) do a good job explaining and are clearly humble but you and others doing this are an enigma in the ranking system. You shouldn't need to body low elo players to teach people how to play at a high level.

[@nah6225]

I've been playing overwatch on console for years and I was always plat/diamond, hoping with these videos now that I'm on pc I get to that masters level thanks for the help❤️

[@Awkward2]

Glad I could help!

[@BogusBigusDingus]

It was INCREDIBLE to see bronze-gold players saying “heal more.” I feel SO vindicated lmao

[@noobcola]

If he can climb to GM with Zen, you can climb too!

[@GLCmezie]

Just want to say I watched this video a month ago and went from Silver 1 to Diamond 3. Thank you man it was just a simple change in mentality and how to use ult

[@fahmiindra1515]

kid : " dad, what's your life motto? me: " damage.. damage.. damage.."

[@JezzuZZ7FReaKK]

I cannot thank u enough for this content. I just started playing ow last month and am enjoying it so much, but its hard to find content like this, so thank you. I would give my left testicle for a baptiste unranked to GM. Much love

[@Awkward2]

I have one on OW1, play him the same.

[@MeatCognition]

Lmao that Genji in the first match ignorantly trying to call you out is just a perfect summation of low rank, low skill DPS players. You were literally carrying the game and he was getting mad. That shit was hilarious.

[@Awkward2]

Welcome to Gold

[@maxduggan2024]

This is the third unbanked to gm video of his that I’ve watched and I love the series. The gameplay and explanations are clear and helpful. The fact that you are not constantly moaning about teammates is refreshing and I’m working to bring that into my own games!

[@flydraulics552]

been studying this gameplay, the game at 7:27:00 was insane. Really demolished a cheater with Zen

[@banananana1356]

ive been watching this over a good couple weeks lately and i gotta tell you its so nice treating this video like little lessons every other day :) your english is very good!!

[@GATORSLP31]

Whenever I go out with my girl I always think of Awkward's videos, because she does damage damage damage to my wallet

[@Awkward2]

LOL

[@Icy_Igloo]

Thanks for this, I am slowly making my way through the entire video. 1:10:23 I have also found that sometimes with Zen with Overwatch 2, it feels very laggy and shots that I am sure should hit just seem to miss. It doesn't happen all the time, but will sometimes happen (it isn't lag as my ping is 25ms). I have about 300 hours with Zen so I don't feel that I am talking out of my backside. This is a newish thing with OW2 that occasionally happens. On a separate note, I love your content (I have 3 months in total subbed on twitch).

[@jet_prince8270]

Appreciate how awkward always takes responsibility and explains what he did wrong.

[@johnlok1725]

Keep up the great work, one of the most informative and chillest streamers

[@Awkward2]

Thanks John

[@BrendanishLeo]

I know you prob don't want comments like this, but can I just say I love your vids? You put out good vibes and don't really give in to toxic teams. I remember watching a certain guy unranked to gm echo and, didn't type it, but spent the first match basically insulting how bad his team was. He was a great player but made me not want to watch. Basically, thanks for being a cool dude, dude

[@scotchvanDrank4299]

Ai good ol Sam playin a really good echo. 😂

[@thomasbrennan607]

I love the no-nonsense approach to your information. Great video and it helped my zen play alot

[@Awkward2]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@stillnotchill2560]

Bro you should legit sell merch that says your catch phrase "damage damage damage" and I would buy it lmao

[@Awkward2]

hmmm

[@reifenrir]

I was subbed to this channel but never checked it that much, this guy is crazy good i like his attitude when playing :) no fear taking fights head on

[@ПетрОсьмин]

The best support player in Overwatch posted a new educational video? So the next 12 hours of amazing gameplay and useful information are waiting for me!

[@Awkward2]

:)

[@manttahray3239]

Certainly the most in depth and high tier teaching and explaining gameplay I’ve seen, I subbed for more great tips.

[@dthev2510]

the golds flaming him is too funny lmao

[@michelrussell2014]

I love how you own any mistakes you make. instead of blaming the hero like other youtubers, you explain your thought process and what you should've done.

[@lustfulscholar1199]

Next to cover, damage damage damage. Keep up the amazing content

[@Awkward2]

That's the plan!

[@seanpule266]

so satisfying watching you play zen!!!!! i feel like i play good but i see all the little details you do to help you survive, even if albeit barely, the toughest scenarios. so impressive how you survived that genji backline dive in the early plat game. true testament to IQ.

[@alotasca6845]

1:59:36 damn that new Zenyatta portrait its fire 🔥

[@balling77]

frfr

[@akshayy_xd]

Love this video and you man, I don't even play zen and always thought he was kinda useless but you really made me understand his playstyle. His ult is just out of place I feel

[@dylanortiz8407]

IND is interpolation delay. It’s basically the time it takes your client to receive data packets that display in your game where characters are in the game. If your IND is to high, you’re basically shooting where something was but not exactly where the server believes the character is exactly. So on a high precision hero, it makes it difficult to land headshots. When targeting the body it doesn’t give you as much trouble because the hit box of the body is bigger so even if you aim center of chest and the character jumps, you still hit them in the leg area.

[@someonekenobi]

Took me 2 weeks of watching a little bit every day but I finished the entire video! Learnt a lot and have rekindled my love for Zenyatta. Thank you so much for making these and good job!

[@goodoldtom]

Bookmarks 0:27 oasis (ft. angry genji teammate) 13:25 esperança 25:01 nepal (leaver) 29:08 junkertown 44:12 midtown 54:29 dorado 1:08:57 new queen street 1:15:05 oasis 1:26:05 placed gold 5 1:46:09 king’s row (ft. baptiste) 1:59:14 circuit royal 2:11:49 nepal 2:20:20 eichenwalde 2:29:25 shambali 2:44:01 lijiang 3:26:59 route 66 3:38:37 blizzard world 3:57:00 circuit royal 4:04:53 midtown 4:24:35 nepal 4:33:11 oasis 4:40:55 shambali 4:55:23 eichenwalde 5:06:50 busan 5:15:55 colosseo 5:54:57 rialto (ft. shadder2k & chipsa) 6:19:36 esperança 6:31:18 lijiang 6:49:55 king’s row 6:50:03 ‘junk damage’ 7:07:40 shambali 7:18:28 new queen street (ft. hacker) 7:18:30 when to 1ry or 2ry fire 7:27:00 blizzard world 7:54:27 route 66 9:16:30 esperança 9:27:31 busan (ft. eqo) 9:36:30 rialto 10:08:45 ilios 10:20:58 shambali 10:38:02 lijiang 10:49:00 colosseo 10:56:39 route 66

[@julioleyva5742]

I subscribed this is very helpful as a new player. I saw 11 hours and I thought it was a joke livestream but I clicked and instantly got interested thanks for the help once again and hope you have a wonderful day!

[@pelayla]

2:01:15 finally, the newest support hero, pharah

[@16_saherkp39]

You are soo humble and honest at the same time....love it...true g

[@brosephjames]

Genji and Doom left the enemy tank alone with their Zen on the point while they wandered off to narnia, then C9d, then genji flamed Zen.

[@Awkward2]

F

[@makispapa5867]

48:40 this guy says 'battle zen', like there's any other way to play the hero lmao

[@legendarren]

Just gotta say you're amazing! Your Ana video was insightful, this one on Zen is the same. You inspire me to try comp again using my favorite supp way back in OW1. Hope to see more vids like this from you. You do amazing work.

[@Awkward2]

Appreciate it Darren

[@AbdulrahmanAlidroos]

This actually helps really liked the Ana and kiriko one. Btw video quality is maxed at 360p

[@pj2345-v4x]

KZbin is like that, the other qualities should add over time when the video is out for longer.

[@DxXNA]

@@pj2345-v4x Lol already 1080 (60p)

[@Awkward2]

Fixed

[@Composer.Eivind]

@@Awkward2 not fixed for me! Stuck at 360p on my ipad and phone for some reason. 1080 on pc