How Reinhardt Became The ICONIC Overwatch Tank

[@revenge3265]

He's just fun. The only Tank where a meta around him doesn't actively feel miserable. His personality also helps a bunch. His playerbase is unfortunately a mixed bag though. Either the most fun player in the lobby or super toxic and whiny with no in-betweens.

[@simpsonrrrr2724]

Yeah because hold right click and w at you with solo shatter the tank playstyle is really enjoyable and high skill 👍. Never mind queen metas, zar, sigma, Winston, ball, doom. We need a hard rein meta in a hero that hasn’t been even remotely hard since ow1

[@ozzuzzomg]

his metas are so boring and hes really good rn jq metas are best

[@revenge3265]

@@simpsonrrrr2724 Your opinion is wrong, but that's ok

[@simpsonrrrr2724]

@@revenge3265 I’m gm2 current (not the highest elo, but decent). I think I know what I’m talking about. Nothing says fun meta like current rein Juno brig surely….

[@revenge3265]

@simpsonrrrr2724 I'm GM1, so I guess I know more than you (a dumb take tbh, but hey, you started it). Hopefully there's a cure for your incorrect opinion someday :/

[@hez1711]

He’s just honest , a true no-bullshit guy , if he plays bad he dies ,if he doesn’t get help , he dies but if he plays well , he dominates , if he gets help he’s unstoppable , very strong strengths and very clear weaknesses

[@SqiddoGD]

you could use that argument for Mauga tho, clear weaknesses don't make a character "fun" or "honest" per se.

[@drskull.]

​@SqiddoGD what are Maugaa weaknesses besides Ana? Gen quesition

[@ApeOW]

*Ahem* Winton

[@BPViking]

Winton Overwat

[@liucanthewhitewolf1198]

yes there are people who hate him like me when i play him i try to pin someone and it boops him even if that person is in front of me or when i play against him at 2 miles from him an the charge succ inside harder than a turbine succ heroes with capes.

[@BPViking]

This is something people have complained about since release and is still the same lol. The general rule is left side succ, right side boop, but even this isn't always consistent.

[@liucanthewhitewolf1198]

@@BPViking They make a "second" game with better clean code and dont fix one of the most easy fixables abilities in the game xD.

[@Octovol]

I'd just like to be able to hide behind a SOLID WALL with absolutely nothing showing and not be pinnable. Something that is seemingly impossible.

[@liucanthewhitewolf1198]

@@Octovol a solid wall cannot save u from a solid reinhardt. But yeah the bullshit in this ability is over 8000

[@mofumofu9648]

i absolutely loved rein in ow1, but in ow2 rein feels more annoying than fun, i personally think its because at times he feels impossible to kill, also the pin hitbox makes me want to do horrible things

[@quits_snail7754]

agreed. rein in ow2 just feels like a damage sponge without as much skill expression as before imo

[@yester8039]

Literally you can jump to dodge the pin lmao, also one of the squishiest tanks due to no bullshit damage absorb habilities, honestly if you strugle against reins if they are not pocketed is a "you" problem

[@pastromer8552]

dont get me started on the gravity pins, gravity pins genuinely give me mental anguish

[@maxchess6734]

@@yester8039 sometimes it sucks you from behind, yet sometimes you dodge him by staying in front of him. The hitbox is so bad it makes both the rein player and the ennemy want to commit su*cide.

[@atlas3556]

​@@maxchess6734Rein's hitbox gets shifted in pin. The left side will usually vacuum people in, the right side boops people away.

[@mattevans4377]

As someone who was an OW1 player and lived through double shield, I remember everyone pointing the finger at Orisa and saying she was the problem. I disagreed and thought it was Sigma, so it's nice to finally hear someone who agrees with me

[@waterrr6332]

Sigma, Bap and Brig were the problems

[@waverazor]

This reminds me of that Reinhardt fan soy meme that was going around

[@TheTomKatt92]

Honestly a meta where Rein is the most played is the most fun IMO. He's the best 'tank' tank, fun to play, has an amazing personality etc etc

[@ozzuzzomg]

hell no

[@taltalim6174]

Winston or ball are the most fun, hard dives are great to watch

[@TheTomKatt92]

@@ozzuzzomg yup!

[@waterrr6332]

Overwatch 2 Rein? No. Overwatch 1 Rein? Yes

[@bdo333]

Rein mirrors are so fun Orisa is anti fun for any Reinhardt and you should feel bad for counter swapping.

[@bigfudge2031]

Hot take: I hate playing with Rein as a support player because he demands so many resources to actually function (healing, speed boost, bubble) and then acts like he carried when all he did was swing a hammer while his team bails him out.

[@ibymalik4139]

To be fair thats what a tank should be they need to work well with supports to unleash there full power. Its not good if a tank can solo 1v5 the enemy team on it's own

[@bigfudge2031]

@@ibymalik4139 But he is the outlier. If both your supports need to be with Rein, then the DPS are handicapped with what they can do.

[@AdityaSingh-lp5rp]

"Live with honor" "Die with glory"

[@kyoguro_rengoku]

Very well done video, I can see the effort and dedication from you. Keep going and don’t give up ❤

[@bu3adel944]

He was the OG shield tank

[@Smileeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee]

In overwatch 1 he was alright since you had your other tank to combo with which made it fun. Now he's just an orisa that can't shoot while being invincible thanks to armour being way over tuned now. Most of the reason dva is as annoying as she is, is due to the 300+ armor

[@BigPro1123]

He’s a big knight with a big shield and big hammer that can shoot fire. What’s not to love about him

[@MinkieWinkle]

Rein, the most annoying part of rein is the team you are matched with. The big rectangle that people keep standing infront of. then moan they keep dying, instead of standing behind the rectangle

[@falconeye1801]

He's stuck in the days of old, but that's why I love him ^^

[@marcusbullock2753]

It explains why he gets the most skins. Him and Kiriko is the top most popular heroes now

[@Kirokill1]

He’s cheerful, honourable and a good person.

[@polinttalu7102]

I don't hate him, though I dislike those who are reckless with him. Charging to a group of 5 without thinking and blaming the supports when he dies

[@allbadtakes]

People are sick of Rein because of all the armour and shield. He's in way too many games and shooting that shield then his armour has become very tedious and boring. People starting to complain about him more on the forums.

[@Memo-yh4nc]

Bro is delusional and showing his low rank. Everyone prefers him over any other enemy tank.

[@thatonepronoun7503]

550 rein meta is still peak overwatch

[@sunsinger970]

The reason noone hates rihne is because he's the best designed tank, and he literally can't be as oppressive as Dva or orisa.

[@darchandarchan7036]

rein can have all the damage in the world, but there still be ways around it. Unless blizzard will give him Fortify like orisa’s, he will always be good designed hero(in a game where every other character is broken AF)

[@pedrocavalcante4939]

I just wish I could play him well, I suck so much I'm great with Zarya, D.va, Ramm and Mauga I can get by with Junker Queen, Winston, Sigma and Roadhog But I absolutely suck with Rein, Orisa, Doom and Wrecking Ball

[@BPViking]

Fair enough, I also suck with doom and especially ball. Rein is one of my better heroes but I for example wouldn't say I'm great with Mauga so it is what it is. All we can do is accept it or try to improve.

[@Trapahead234]

I'm getting tired of his mains saying he's bad or when I don't swap to rein when I'm playing against him

[@ToaofAnarchy19]

Naw I hate him. If I get vacuum-sucked into a pin from 20 feet away and then immediately die one more time, I'm gonna lose it.

[@cabra4901]

wdym i hate him

[@fireant2k991]

Rein is fine but I have a strong hatred for a good amount of Rein players. Had this Rein on the enemy constantly complain cause our tank did not want to mirror them.

[@sebastianrodriguez8992]

For me its not necessary that i hate him just that most of the people who are absolutely miserable to go against play Reinhardt and are the most toxic players in the lobby

[@mysteriesmercenary615]

Sorry but its kinda hard not to hate Rein with the bullshit hit box on his pin, the bullshit distance on earth shatter where you could be all the in the back and still get hit by. Where you can be 10 ft in the air and still get hit by it. And the one thing i hate the most about him is how people glazes this man almost 24/7. God damn can you not be on his meat for 5 minutes. I get that you like the big German man but god damn can some of you shut the hell up about him for 5 minutes?

[@predatorhunter3169]

Im saying bro was bouncing on it on his community posts😂

[@atlas3556]

Bro is angy af. Shatter has a height of roughly three feet or so, with 30 meters of range. You're just not preparing for the shatter and complaining when the incredibly telegraphed Ultimate occurs, which is a skill issue. Reinhardt is also one of the most fun tanks in the game. It's less about aim, and more about the mental battles, like Winston.

[@drakon8609]

@@atlas3556 you saying the stats of the ult didnt change anything if anything u proved his point

[@atlas3556]

@@drakon8609 How did I prove his point? What point was proven? I'm not resorting to emotional bias, I'm stating the objective facts about Reinhardt, which will not change no matter how much you or OP cries and malds about it.

[@drakon8609]

@@atlas3556 that the shatter is a bs range and height ? , a move that exclusively hits the ground has an upward hitbox lol, but no one cares that his ult is strong because it makes up for the rest of the kit. give it to anyone else and see what happens

[@polar6066]

THIS VIDEO IS REIN PROPAGANDA THIS GUY IS 100% NOT LOVED BY EVERYONE ANYMORE

[@raptordaraptor7861]

I hate fighting Rein. They just keep buffing him. With how busted armor is right now, it feels super hard to kill him if you aren't a barrier break comp and he isn't the kind of tank you can just get past to target the healers keeping him up. Unless you are one of the permanently good dive tanks, of course.

[@MistarZtv]

I'm sorry but who is this Nobody that you speak of?

[@bingoviini]

Hold shield It breaks in a literal second, beacuse the damage output in this game is pretty stupid. Die, beacuse if a 1500 health shield dies in a second, so will everything else. Sit in respawn for 10 seconds Walk back to the fight for 10~ more seconds Repeat

[@drakon8609]

not really when people are annoyed with rein its because he has so much barrier and hp that if you dont do something stupid u just dont die first, he isnt weak because everyone else shits on him hes weak because of lack of proactive value himself and defensive value for his tm8s, if reins barrier truly went down as fast as everyone says it does then mauga cage would be horrible seeing as they have the same health so everyone would shoot it instead

[@the_durpy_potato706]

I think part of the reason he's popular is because of all the tanks, he has the least BS. No rocks, hooks, bubble spears, D.va in general (fuck you dive). He has a hammer, shield, charge, and firestrike. You know what's coming so stand back or get killed.

[@xwoLr]

Rein players on the other hand are the worst

[@predatorhunter3169]

This rein glazing needs to be studied

[@BPViking]

I didn't glaze that hard (except for 'nobody' of course being an exaggeration). Although when I was perhaps overly positive it was because I wanted to make a positive hero history considering all the other ones I have made being more negative. And if there was one hero to make a positive one about, I thought Rein was at the top of the list. Obviously no hero will be liked or hated by every single player, but overarchingly, and comparatively to other heroes, Rein is easily one of the most liked heroes as a whole, or at least has been throughout the game's history

[@predatorhunter3169]

@ this is definition glazing what are you on about😂

[@bromfoureleven5811]

will mei ever get a video? I heard horor stories of her being busted in ow1

[@BPViking]

Yep she'll likely be one of the next dps (although I don't have a specific order yet)

[@MrGrombie]

Most of the player base are hard stuck man babies plat and below who constantly blame others and don't look at their own asinine plays. And even then, diamond, masters, and GM players all do it too. If at least to a lesser extent from my experience. It's annoying. You see people stat board checking, soft throwing when they are one tricking, playing for the first time in that day/week/month and going straight into comp, holding w as soon as they spawn and don't even run forward with the idea of backing up a team mate already in their more than winnable battle if they were to get back up, getting drunk/high and playing, get tilted way to easy with no way of overcoming their OWN SELF...... it's all so frustrating to see from the player base. They need nerfs, rather than playing better. The game should be balanced around high SR play, bring back LFGs (WHICH WAS DUMB TO REMOVE IN THE FIRST PLACE! WHY NOT ALLOW THE PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO GET A CERTAIN VIBE TO PLAY WITH PEOPLE WHO SHARE THAT? From the super competitive teams, to the vibe teams, to the throw teams.... At least you had groups of people using mics, and allowing new players to meet new players who share their likes and all that), and bring back the second tank! Removing a tank puts too much pressure on the remaining tank that typically is dealing with at least 2-3 people a game counter swapping to attack them. Which I don't personally mind, get better. But it's still annoying that is the mindset the community has. The crap players will either feast or famine in the lower ranks and the game will be in a better place when people eventually grow as a community. The game should be challenging. We are holding the hands of casual players and not expecting player base to get better or handle that L.....

[@greenpig1175]

Yeah he’s definitely not that likable anymore, just like most tanks he’s kinda insufferable also on the solo tank role. Just not as annoying as braindead tanks like orisa

[@AliA-g3m]

This is why the ow community says: “if rein is meta, it’s a good meta.” (Ignore goats)

[@crossdaboss8914]

Yea but he wasn't even the bad part of goats

[@revenge3265]

To be fair, what made GOATS meta was the AOE healing from Lucio/Brig (and Moira at one point), Zarya doing a million damage from all the charge, Zen helping with melting Tanks with Discord, and being able to run over non-GOATS teams with speed boost. The only reason Rein was part of that meta was because of his cleave and how easy it was to shatter the enemy team (farm shatter in like 30s, wait for their Brig to stun the enemy Rein, and boom). In all honesty, no single character was the issue, not even Brig. It was the fact that they all synergized stupidly well and made killing someone a nightmare in coordinated scenarios (especially because three players are walking walls and the other two/three have pretty good sustain + peel).

[@DNYLNY]

Goats was mad fun.

[@tea.23]

I, I am the #1 Reinhardt hater! Get him off my lobby

[@Octovol]

Loved? Eh, he's just the least gimmicky shenaneganiser. Nothing feels unfair with him and he's playing the same game as everyone else. Unlike some other tanks that are just off abusing everyone making the game unfun along with the Widows and the Sombras of the world.

[@chasekeylime9717]

i hate him

[@sansmorty9136]

Ubderrated channel

[@nathanblack-foster4006]

Rein is the only fair character. If you die to a rein. Than they are just better than you. Period

[@flixr2576]

Reinhardt himself is cool but the players ruin it since Rein is so dogshit that by default 90% of Reinhardt Players are insta avoid

[@pwpqwq7648]

I do. I hate him. Annoying, if strong the game is unplayable. If weak he is not weak enough. I hate a character that doesnt have to aim at all in a shooter game

[@hollow1139]

I hate reinhardt

[@michaelconner9208]

I hate him too and his players. Both are obnoxiously arrogant.

[@sebastianrodriguez8992]

I don't hate rein the characters cool but the players are absolutely some of the most miserable people I've ever had the misfortune of facing

[@qwer202082]

used to be like this, now he is literally my most hated hero and i cringe every time i see him, he is literally the most broken hero now since the last 3 or so seasons its not even close, and i am masters on all roles before someone says the predictable (oh u must be bronze or silver ) people just want an ez win i guess

[@TheTomKatt92]

lmao sure buddy

[@spyonmebaby]

what do you think is broken about him?

[@sebastianrodriguez8992]

​@@spyonmebabyhe's just been having a really good time with the global tank changes so he's landed in a much better spot than he has been in ages so people are struggling a bit with handling him

[@spyonmebaby]

@@sebastianrodriguez8992 he may be having a good time, but most other tanks are having an even better time, i find

[@sebastianrodriguez8992]

@@spyonmebaby true reins just a slightly newer player since he's been much worse for a while and only recently is he more playable

[@asrix]

is it just me or isn't the most iconic tank definitely dva? she's the only one that someone that doesn't play the game might recognise bc of her popularity with cosplayers

[@mrboy4312]

97 views bro fell off

[@BPViking]

You’re simply too fast for the algorithm my friend

[@senorpolainas3567]

I pitty him, almost every one can molest him.

[@technounionrepresentative4274]

I hate him, Slow, uninteresting, Predictable