Evolution Of Ana | Overwatch Meta Archives

[@Akshonesports]

If you enjoyed this video, let us know which hero's competitive history you want us to go over next?

[@AllSonial]

Baptiste so we can go in alphabetical order.

[@austenwillison8431]

Akshon Esports you should do mercy or road hog I think it would be a great video because of the amount of changes those characters got and how it changed the game a lot

[@Akshonesports]

@@AllSonial F in chat for our sister ashe

[@AllSonial]

@@Akshonesports F

[@miqdaddali4078]

Sombra would be perfect, as she's been through a lot of changes since her release. And she's always been that meta pick yet people didn't know how to use her in ladder.

[@SINotFound]

I LOVE this idea of a series! God, everytime I'm blown away by the quality of your videos, even if they may take some time, they're ALWAYS worth the wait! I think Reinhardt/Winston might be cool, both haven't received a tremendous amount of changes relatively speaking, yet they've both defined so many metas.

[@burgersaurus4573]

Cary you’re just biased

[@sourdoughbread71]

Dude if he was biased he would ask for zen not rein

[@skyslasher2297]

Great idea for a series hope it continues

[@midnightlous419]

Ana high skill support Lucio: am I a joke to you

[@rayzephayze6399]

Weird to think roll que used to just be rumors

[@rolandb]

That beyblade sound track when he said "the beyblade meta" hit me

[@consoleking9670]

Every OG support main remembers the first time they saw Jehong play. Truly the GOAT

[@Akshonesports]

Ryujehong sleeping Agilities' Genji in the Overwatch World Cup finals

[@maximelopez7484]

Man jehong ana Miro Winston Zumba zarya...

[@stateminuteofprocrastinati5654]

Maxime Lopez wish I could go back in time

[@maximelopez7484]

@@field127 yeah that team shaped my competitive play for the last two years at least

[@Rosavatar]

Jehong is truly the world's best Ana~

[@Sharkenjoyer862]

Remember when roadhog could go from 1-600 health because of one nadey boi? *_PEPPERIDGE FARM REMEMBERS_*

[@adcrengar9877]

Remember when Ana could 100 to 0 your HP with one combo of sleep grenade primary fire and melee?

[@kendalrymple1111]

Ah member...

[@cunnyman]

@@adcrengar9877 Can still do something similar

[@blitzus5022]

Somanithel Kheang Yeah that is how I win my Deathmatches with Ana it’s quite easy

[@aveen8769]

“And a 500hp German man with a 2000hp barrier swinging a hammer around” I love it

[@fernx5937]

DONT YOU FORGET THE TRADEMARK

[@Josh-oj9mm]

Remember when people complained that Ana 2-shotting a tracer was unfair?

[@kingjotaro9420]

Its baaaaackkk

[@stonkboy3009]

its gone again :( @@kingjotaro9420

[@dankadis1304]

Ryujehong started to play Ana and he became Legend

[@trantuong789]

It was very detailed at the beginning. But then half way through the video it feels like who ever made it felt tired and skipping important updates and events related to Ana. The video didn't feel complete.

[@Berttheturt314]

I think it is because Ana's usage dropped a lot so there wasn't as much notable stuff to talk about. I do agree tho

[@foxitive]

Was waiting for ML7's shoutout, you mention Ana you have to mention him too haha

[@edwardskelly6332]

I’m a year late. Just liking to make it an even 100

[@atomosa7664]

Ana is the best post release hero added, and that’s a fact

[@r.lagunas]

The video was about to end, but then you brought up Ryujehong. I was about to be so pissed lol how can you not bring up the GOD ANA

[@thelambkin]

What about the brief rise of Quad Tank, where Anas nanoed Reinhardts into each other every team fight - which led to the almost immediate nerf to all ultimate charge rates ?

[@half-hazard8903]

Going into the history of the game is really cool, would love to see more!

[@ItsNephite]

Just joined overwatch three months ago and I've never heard of this game and it surprises me how much history it has. I'm binge watching. LOVE THESE. Thanks.

[@HiKimiko]

I really liked the history of Ana. Wish the music wasn't so hyper though. 👍

[@4Exia]

Nah it was hype

[@panochadeliciosa3949]

I love this channel so much! Plase make this a series!

[@Akshonesports]

(Who knows this might become a series)

[@panochadeliciosa3949]

@@Akshonesports yes please! If so, I cant wait for Hammond (highest skill cap tank) and Brig (aka the meta destroyer and by far the most important and controversial hero ever introduced in OW history)

[@Gramasz]

I remember the first time I saw and played her I was astonished. Even the version1. Such a genius design.

[@martin6043]

Ana is bae

[@martin6043]

@@umu-8985 still bae

[@Akshonesports]

gma mood

[@HereComesThePaine]

Hopefully Ana will continue to see more playtime now with role lock. Ana meta or no Ana meta, Ryujehong will always be the best Ana player in the world.

[@superblahman]

I can already say that Ana is vital in the 2-2-2. If you have Pharmercy, you need an Ana that can heal the rest of the team fast.

[@dangerbeans9639]

Ana really fractured the E-Sports of Overwatch. She’s like the inverse of Pharah on console. So whenever she’s been meta it causes a divide between console and PC players.

[@mikethecrimson]

D. Va only needed those buffs because she had been nerfed too hard early on. I had a 64 kill game with D.Va before they changed her the first time.

[@lachlanhall8960]

"And now, a message from our sponsor. You and your friends fame together" Me: what friends

[@xx__ryanyaboi1477]

I’ve been an Ana main since launch got back into overwatch recently and all the supports feel good although mercy feels weird af

[@denotpyrc7633]

I just realised, wouldn’t nano with speed boost work really well with mcree high noon as he wouldn’t be able to get stunned most of the time

[@or3356]

I REALLY loved this! Genji would be awesome next. 8 seconds Dragonblade nostalgia!

[@Daccura]

You can say whatever you want but the Ana meta was by far more enjoyable to play/watch than the moth or goats meta. At least for me.

[@hanawarrior]

imagine being able to even scope aim or quickscope as ana. i could never.

[@andrewgreen7075]

Low key would kill for a Moira addition to this series

[@LinvestigatesMC]

4:00 i see you guys play midnight wangan with that song in the background

[@SombR3ro]

Ana is the most well made post lauch hero, you can't change my mind

[@mango863]

"evolution of ana" but no analysis of the perfection of ana play by ryujehong during apex and the world cup...

[@lumiifps]

not perfection tho

[@lumiifps]

just very good

[@kang1983]

"New changes could lead to anas resurgence" hasn't she been the most picked hero in the game since like january

[@TommyLapointeBlondin]

I thoutht it was longer than that but yeah pretty much

[@christiancastro5746]

He keeps saying APEX. Could have sworn it was over watch

[@khanyeeast5556]

3:38 R.I.P. 😭

[@nunni2367]

Ana once had a Magazine size of 6. You can also see it at 1:12

[@katsdraws]

I just want her reload like. A hair faster. It feels so oppressively slow, and I usually have to cancel it with some other ability to speed it up and keep my team in the fight. That’s all I want. Pls blizz

[@brandonng1660]

Yooo... using Wangan Midnight soundtracks in the vid. :D

[@DatBoiSaint]

OWL Season 1 would have been so much better if it was an ana meta rather than the moth meta..

[@Daccura]

Oh yes.

[@Jalmaan]

1:28 ohey just by the vocal sample I can hear Protostar - No Turning Back :3

[@sgt.yarpyarp144]

Back in my day dive was 2 lucios, 2 tracers and 2 winstons

[@chippexex3139]

They should absolutely buff her damage back to 80.

[@chippexex3139]

@콘칩 Because needing to use your nade to kill a 10hp target off is fun, right? Saying that buffing her damage up to 80 is making her a dps is completely delusional.

[@wk6499]

When Ana is scoped in, you can see a silhouette of a head.

[@spiffyblueeyes6102]

Hmmmm look at overwatch league now

[@ceebeetan]

ml7 made it onto akshon♡♡♡

[@Akshonesports]

Naturally. It's an Ana vid, no?

[@charlsssoooo]

The new Pharrah centric and 3 DPS strat of Dragon is already relying heavily on Ana

[@menagerie6694]

*"Mother knows best."*

[@Geo255420]

Awesome series.. I would love one on Ashe/Mccree. Make it a double? (Wink)

[@azherti9505]

Great video just imo you forgot to mention how dominant rogue has been during dive meta with unkoe that was really dominant on ana

[@ioanhouse4873]

Can you do this for other heroes as well like Roadhog or something

[@MIMadDogsHC]

Never forget that Chiphajen is the best western Ana of all time, and Jehong the best overall Ana of all time.

[@jessco8950]

I thought NIP was the first team to run triple tank?

[@TelsMaviston]

Pretty sure it was Ninja's in Pajamas who created the triple tank triple support comp first, and then everyone copied them. Also, what led to the collapse of the 3/3 comp was the nerfs to Ana and Roadhog. Roadhog got his hook and damaged nerfed, so he couldn't get those combo kills anymore. Combined, the 3/3 comp didn't have enough offense to compete with the all offensive dive comp.

[@LeoNidasPlayForFun]

Instant like, Akshon FTW!!!

[@superstardoughball9822]

When you realize beyblade is back cuz of the DPS passive

[@Oldladywithastick]

Not even close to old bayblade sadly. Also got removed :/

[@danielazoor4682]

GOATS IS DEAD :)

[@douggrief5619]

She needs a slight buff.

[@outlasted4148]

This actually makes me want to play ana more than before

[@MsLuxam]

The history of Roadhog would be great

[@Milofly]

Loved the video :). Very well made and it was very nice to have the images match the description. As obvious as it seems, it definitely means a lot more research and time working on the montage. Thanks a lot guys, watching your videos is always a great time! As for competitive history, any chance you would consider doing Lucio? It probably is kind of an odd one to look at, but there has been times, even briefly, where he wasn't picked 95%+. It would be nice to have an insight as to what brought him to be benched then :). Thanks again for your great work!

[@Akshonesports]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment! Lucio is definitely one we're thinking about👀

[@Leon-xy6ut]

Beyblade meta was the shit

[@DDarkestKnight]

YES! Y'all played the TRUE Beyblade theme song!

[@Neogears1312]

i think its a little unfair to say dva is what created triple tank. in reality road hog was the hero that really co created that meta with ana. burst kill options werent nearly what they are now in overwatch back then, hanzo was inconsistent, junkrat had 1 mine and self hurting grenades along with a bad ult, widow and mcree just got nerfed, doomfist obviously didnt exist, and reaper i'll get into later. this kinda left tracer and genji, and without nano genji wasnt that good at fighting hog so that leaves only tracer. even ignoring that the hog was a different beast then we like to remember. for starters his primary fire hit a lot harder and consistently one shot every dps with ease. you could alt body shot a reaper to death with one shot if you spaced it well. theres also the matter of the hook. while its always been great hook 1.0 was on a whole nother level; it pulled you closer than it does now, it never broke once it latched regardless of what you did and even ignoring that it was only a 6 second cool down meaning you out paced both of zaryas bubbles. once people realized that his only real counter was himself, and that ana was amazing at healing tanks people didnt hesitate to use the over glorified dps instead of a conventional one. this is most evident by the fall of the previous meta definer reaper, without beyblade he needs to use an ability to get behind the enemy, which takes time, throw him self behind enemy lines with 250 health and use his last ability to get out alive with his only self sustain being the shitty soul orbs. compare to road hog who with about 2.5 times the health and a self heal for half that amount can drag 1 guy to 6 people with weapons trying to kill him and its not hard to see why people didn't really want any other dps. especially considering the biggest weakness hog had being giving shit tons of ult is kind of negated when you can pretty much beat every ult at the time with hook. it didnt help that lucio boosted people about twice as fast as he does now so sticking together was much more viable than trying to separate for a flank. hog was also way more essential to team fights for triple tank. a huge part of triple tank was getting that quick instant kill that set the odds in your favor immediately. victories were more or less determined by which hog killed a guy first during the first encounter. dva was simply the safety net to try to insure that didnt happen to your team. overall roadhog really helped define the overwatch development in the years to come, limiting a hero's role a lot to try and prevent characters from obsoleting other ops in every way the devs immediately nerfed him into the ground while leaving ana at "a little to much effort for the reward". to put into perspective, the idea of dive comp at the time was seen as a fruitless effort, roadhog would simply destroy it single handed. post nerf it became the most run comp for the longest time with the next 4 heroes being implemented with tools that what help combat it. to say roadhog wasnt the hero who shaped the triple tank meta is like saying Brigitte was a filler character for goats or that winston was bad on dive comps.

[@cheab14]

Agreed, this team clearly didnt play during release i find most of the info to be a bit jumbled and out of whack like this idea ive herd in a few videos that "triple tanks was the first meta", makes no sense if you played on release.

[@Steven86793]

Harryhook tracer lul

[@WarriorV8]

Well done , this series is surly interesting

[@artimist0315]

How was Ana's healing output "to as high as the other supports in the game" ? The other supports in question were mercy, lucio, zen and symmetra.

[@hipsterimagestudios6349]

Ana has one of the highest skill caps. Ana player sleeps ulting gengi wile healing teammates and nading other teams support, then saves riens life with a nano taking the point and winning the game. OW Ha I am giving POTG to a junk tire that killed one person, Ana gets no votes on ending screen...

[@hattercatmeowingtons]

is there maximum tune music in this video??

[@euphoria608]

yea maximum acceleration 3:49

[@Kevin-eg3fs]

Ana is one of the best hero’s to play, not only can you heal but you can also do a lot of damage and carry your trash dps

[@jajj56]

Not if they often overextend and require healing 100% of the time, refusing to hide and back out to wait for heals.

[@1euro628]

Anyone remembers when Ana's healing was OP af.

[@Noah-ki1ht]

In Shanghai v San Fran, Ana was used in almost every team comp, along with sombra and pharah-mercy.

[@gamingwithjaky5659]

Noah Pasternack Luffy was absolutely insane, especially vs Vancouver in the semis, he even got player of the match

[@youdontknowmegigna]

1:10 why does Ana only have 6 shots? it was just stated she launched with 8 and was soon buffed to 10.

[@casseno1.]

I remember sleeping the enemy roadhog almost half the game and it was more fun than actually playing

[@hisokamorow1816]

7:20 sigma ruined that lol

[@malenginerazor9004]

Do more please

[@PhDGamer83]

miss the pre-brig day

[@JRMoore]

That Kariv sleep still gives me goosebumps

[@martin6043]

Do the same for zenyatta please

[@Akshonesports]

👀

[@vaskal8677]

Do Mercy, it'll be fun

[@forklift6213]

Wow nice vid. Id like to see other heros

[@TheAlphaMaG]

Omg you played the beyblade opening I fucking love you

[@KukaiTori]

Beyblade opening song with the Reaper feature 😏

[@yanhuang7766]

July 19 is my birthday what a coincidence :)

[@mcbbqribs5357]

Haha 2000 health shield lmao. 14 among clip? Phhht

[@chiefqueef4572]

Ana is one of the only new characters I like.

[@danielmisgana2672]

I think we need a final video for the death of overwatch 1.

[@olivercostgo2298]

Damn I played the game one day after bay blade got nerfed

[@Markreven]

pls make this for every hero

[@Collisto2435]

You said the magazine size started at 8, but the footage right after clearly shows her max ammo as 6. What's that about?

[@ThatGuy-rv2xk]

Can there be a Doomfist archive video?

[@ItsSageCertified]

Mannnn. I started playing overwatch during season 2. The tank meta is literally my favourite thing in the entire game.

[@bluemuyunda4145]

So when are we doing the history of mercy? Gotta educate the youngins on 5 man rez and the balance of

[@_Drakey_1]

The beyblade meta was a prequel to mei blade

[@soniainos4690]

QUEEN ANA :hEART_EYES:

[@soniainos4690]

ikr :Heart_eyes:

[@trap1055]

Ana ult use to make you Deja vu But now everything has changed

[@gamercows1]

Another reason dive became meta was Dvas matrix lost the minimum travel distance before a proj could be eaten, nulifying reaper and mccree