Goodbye, Strong Kiriko...

One last strong Kiriko meta Gameplay from Grandmaster Kiriko main 🦊
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[@anriell]

I will be LIVE for Season 9: twitch.tv/annriel

[@zomsum]

just at this moment blizzard looked into kiriko's eyes, "stand proud you are strong"

[@QuickS4nd]

And then her kunai size got nerfed :(

[@Kat.x3]

@@QuickS4ndif they didn’t do that then it would be so unbalanced

[@anriell]

@@QuickS4nd It actually got buffed overall, they nerfed it to compensate for the global projectile buff

[@QuickS4nd]

@@anriell I did the maths and she should have now 0.15 + 0.10 = 0.25 in the size of Kunai... not bad! (Hanzo gets 0.20 flat)

[@QuickS4nd]

@@Kat.x3 Yeah, you're right! Now that I calculated the changes, it makes sense (the number also makes it easier to make comparisons, plus it looks nicer: 0.18 --> 0.15).

[@wwhhiitt]

I'll suffer tomorrow fighting a 300 hp Reaper with Kiriko 😭

[@anriell]

Do not forget that you will have 250 hp too! Good luck

[@pedrovizcarra5520]

​@@anriellwe can expect a lot of damage balance so she can two-shot again? Or is this the intended damage for kiriko :(

[@lapisgaming6093]

​@@pedrovizcarra5520I can only see them reverting her dmg to how it was originally.

[@anasaldesouqi6633]

Heal ur team!!!!!!!!!!

[@Youmakesickkkkkk]

@@anasaldesouqi6633healing is beyond ineffective in season 9 feels way more harder to keep everyone alive more easier said than done buddy ❤

[@lawrencepalacios5809]

Your still a great kiri though anriel, im sure you'll find a way. Good players find a way bad players find any excuse is what i go by. You'll still make kiriko work, i believe in you.

[@anriell]

Thank you!

[@Sam_336]

gonna be interesting to see how the meta plays out in season 9, ngl im looking forwards to the health pool changes. Great vid Anri!

[@anriell]

Something new is always interesting! Thank you Sam

[@mauricioneto457]

For me, I don't think it will be a nerf. They'll change only the base projectile size. Instead of going for 0.18 to 0.28, It will be 0.15 to 0.25. It's the same size of bullets of (season 8) Junkrat and Mercy. Maybe it's a buff. But obviously it will be tiring trying to get more critical hits because of health increase on all heroes.

[@rlo2367]

WE STAND STRONG WITH FOX POWER! 🦊

[@KirikoOnly]

I’m gonna miss my two taps

[@anriell]

same 😢

[@Auramaki_]

Same 😭

[@kotaunknown]

Tomorrow is going to be a pain in da butt

[@jamesburnett3594]

Man I'm very bummed on the new changes. I liked playing an assassin playstyle going for quick flank kills. First they got rid of the one shot combo on Tracer and now everything is 3 tap. It's just not going to feel as satisfying anymore. And now that the hitbox is so big on Kunai, like legit the size of old junk grenades, the skill expression takes a hit too. I don't even care about the balance...I'd take a Kiri with huge suzu nerf, less health, and smaller projectile in exchange for being able to two tap on headshots any day. RIP golden age of Kiriko.

[@jared9669]

Amen. Only reason why I played this game was cus kiriko came out. The two tap always felt like you had agency at any point and could 1v1 dps. Now kiri seems more util than anything

[@anriell]

Fights are gonna be much longer and maybe the healing will be stronger. I think they made Kiri easier overall, we will be hitting more shots, but the reward will not be there. I agree that Kiriko had a higher skill requirement before… But I think she will be still fun to play and one of the best supports.

[@jamesburnett3594]

@@anriell She will definitely still be strong, no denying that. I'm js that for my personal tastes in what I enjoyed about her they've slowly made her less fun over time. Going on flanks and creating distractions here and there will still be viable. But it won't have that same aura and feeling to it old Kiriko had.

[@jamesburnett3594]

@@jared9669 Yeah she was a big reason why I continued playing as a support player in OW2. She felt very responsive and crisp on release and has slowly deteriorated since. I think you will still have plenty of agency in 1v1ing DPS on this patch for the record and she'll be strong. But I think she might not feel as fun or rewarding to play sadly

[@anriell]

@@jamesburnett3594I kinda agree, they are making her less fun every time, taking something away

[@SweetKiriko]

Gotta love the plays before end of season! Also, did you see Kiriko's new emote?

[@anriell]

Yes! So cute! Unexpected surprise and the victory pose with donuts!

[@SweetKiriko]

​​@@anriellIndeed! You know what we're gonna do now.

[@SlayerxB02]

Dude I just played as Kiriko and was getting wrecked by sombra 😢

[@davidnewhart2533]

Use cleanse when she uses hack and virus.

[@gamersworld4176]

last video watched 2 weeks ago, i wonder why the videos stopped popping in the recommended page.

[@anriell]

😢

[@chrishuerta1046]

It’ll take time but I think we’ll all get used to it, I think it’ll change kiris play style into certain match ups. Having junkrat sized projectiles so we can hit those widows and hanzos sounds like fun !

[@bleachinmyeyespls]

They reduced the kunai size tho

[@verbal_backflips9493]

@@bleachinmyeyesplshaven’t still gonna be bigger than before

[@Io-ik4yv]

@@bleachinmyeyespls it actually got bigger, if you do the calculations minus the nerf and plus the buff, then you get 0.25, so its a buff

[@Damscent]

As a ram main its already hard to kill a 200hp getting healbotted, but with a 250 HP ONE i need 1 more pummel 😢

[@andresreyes8509]

Remember that healbotting will no longer be anywhere as efficient as DPS will apply 20% anti with basic attacks.

[@Pachimari1_1]

It sucks that I practiced for so long aiming just for them to increase the projectile size

[@anriell]

omg, so true

[@Pachimari1_1]

I’m excited for the new pink skin, one of my favorite colors

[@Johann.Liebert]

never mind, my aim is bad anyway :D

[@southsoundrider5428]

I don't care what they do to Kiriko. I will always play her as my main!

[@anriell]

same!

[@X.9.O]

like any changes happens in this game we will get used to it and they will buff kiriko so maybe she will still two shot ppl

[@iamelonmusk9501]

I like to use Kiri to bait people out of position, they bite the hook of a false sense of security every time, I swear. I'm going to miss the explosive 2 taps and just how quickly a team fight can be shifted based on them. RIP OW2 lol

[@Ghost-um5bd]

They are buffing her kunai hit box apparently so even tho we lose the 2 tap kiriko will still be a strong character 🙏🏽

[@anriell]

Yep, I hope so! 🌸

[@kotaunknown]

Yea I just looked, so now Kiriko can drag everyone across the field and kick them like a soccer ball while still being able to hit the goal eyes closed😭

[@Titan-Ti22]

You are forgetting that the new hitbox is the size of a bus and suzu cancels the dps passive i think she will we fine

[@its.mikeyqt]

i subbed

[@leobeloved]

no more two tapping enemy dps 😔

[@thejoelxd1]

I'm scared for s9 😢

[@anriell]

It will be alright

[@sungodrj3200]

Kiriko will still be a top support and I’m interested in how the role passives will change the game. I’m not impressed with the universal health increase though. Coupling that with the universal bullet size buff feels like the biggest nothing burger in OW history.

[@Pachimari1_1]

If I can’t counter tracers anymore my life is over

[@nuss0013]

Good gameplay

[@anriell]

💜🌸

[@Pachimari1_1]

I’m scared for the new season 😔

[@anriell]

It will be alright!

[@gruezi7577]

Didn't feel that she now not strong, she still being such a little cutie war machine if u re doing good headshots, and because of increased hitboxes its now more interesting. Maybe it is just because i m in diamonds and there are not so many players that can kill 250hp character without her escaping. But i still like to play her, now it is more funny to me, idk

[@vampie_rush4534]

I'm gonna be so honest i do NAWT want to play with the hp buff 😢

[@HazirahRazali]

why your name is change

[@cjwill]

anyone wanna help me become a better kiriko??

[@owenarmsden605]

tbh it's abt time lol 😂 kiri is the most busted support

[@benobistheatre6366]

At least people can hopefully stop bitching about her kunai projectile hitbox now because it's been reduced and every character has a health increase. Now they can just bitch about her suzu and teleport abilities for stupid reasons because they got out outplayed.

[@anriell]

In general it was increased because of the global projectile buff 🤣 They nerfed Kiriko’s to compensate for the buffs.

[@johnmchale3263]

These changes make me want to stay away. It was already fucking impossible to get someone to peel to help a back line who gets jumped but now we are expected to do what exactly tickle the supports? Use harsh language to deter a 300 hp reaper? Ugh