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[@TheJessefuji]

This is seriously amazing. I’ve been in silver since overwatch 1 came out and I’ve only made gold once on Ana but after watching this, I FINALLY managed to sleep with my best friends mum. Thanks, awkward. Love the coaching!

[@smokeywings6875]

Ayo wtf?

[@bababooey8330]

What a twist

[@chloeeig]

dont say our secret shhh

[@ratzgum]

wtf😂

[@dearfauxpas]

i love that the mercys are also pocketing you when you play the dps heros completely wrong. they're in it for the chaos too

[@kelvinwolf225]

Finally! I've been dying to see someone do widow smg only. Well done, Awkward!

[@slickwolf5492]

Love the background music lol

[@Amonkira1029]

There's a reason he doesn't play tank in these low rank videos. The tank is always suffering.

[@tebn__]

12:53 THIS MEI BRO HAHAHA

[@kennysprang345]

These silvers are aiming their asses off so far lol

[@Panda-dv2fc]

Wow smurf really shock easy games on serebro. Unbelievable . So toxic

[@commentbot9510]

The 2v1 against the Mei where Mei ults nothing and then you sleep Mei and your Cassidy is still unable to confirm a kill is comedy gold

[@SpiderBite90x]

It’s actually comedy silver

[@chloeeig]

the cassidy was also trolling

[@FrancoDFernando]

I like that you’re proud of silver players…actually wholesome re: Ana from first round

[@Zathren]

Proud of you. I'd be honored to duo with a well minded Ana

[@Awkward2]

Send an update of what rank you will hit this season, because it for sure be above Silver.

[@The0nlyy]

That Ana was definitely in elo hell

[@chloeeig]

but sadly lost to a smurf

[@Sushie55]

What rank are you in?

[@SmolButVicious]

i went 13 wins 0 losses in silver after watching this it's kinda strange how your mentality completely change when you realise the enemies are not good too i was giving them too much respect. i could literally walk up and melee their supports to death 9 times out of 10 thank you for everything awkward, your teaching, and content is amazing. stay safe ♥

[@cagxplays9602]

This is dope dude, hope you keep it going and reach your goals, if you have any.

[@Seraphicarus]

Always glad to see another video by you Awkward. Stay safe in Israel! Our prayers are with you.

[@Weaver_Seal]

Dw Israel in a lot better position compared to Palestine

[@縣]

@@Weaver_Sealunnecessary comment

[@ZinedinelaHyene]

​@@Weaver_Sealunfortunately

[@methlord76]

@@縣no

[@armstrong2052]

Ohhh shoot, I didn't know he was Israeli. 😢that's tragic what they're going through.

[@joshuaamador-coppin155]

I can’t wait for Gold 5 hahaha just interested to see how the skill changes as you go up

[@wellkekso6471]

The last part really resonated with me when awkward said that the hard work is uncomfortable but it is the right thing to do that brings progress, i always fall back to playing lifeweaver when i am losing a match. And I still end up losing the match most times, i fall back to lifeweaver because he is easy, i don't have to make plays, i can just sit and heal and pull people. But i know that if i want to carry and stop feeling like im not good enough at overwatch that i have to switch to zen or ana and actually do damage and make plays.

[@cagxplays9602]

If you do want to play lifeweaver, think of him as an enabler. You yourself might not be able to play as aggressive as a bap, but you can enable your team to make more aggressive plays. Don't be afraid to get in there and pull your rein/orisa etc into their team (when your team is ready for it), constantly throw petals to help your team move forward or up onto high ground (even if the high ground is just the petal itself), instead of throwing it behind them or keeping petals for yourself, put your trees slightly forwards instead of slightly back, so your team can play aggressive instead of defensive, things like that. Gl dude.

[@RatziFatzi]

I feel like to Really Master Lifeweaver, you have to doo much much MORE to win... But what you can do really really well with him is stall the Cart/point with a Team

[@titan_main]

"its not to make fun of them" (plays literal circus music in the background)

[@NnNeo-ql2kq]

He censored all their names so that's ok I guess?

[@MrHaggyy]

What i took from that video is that silver 5 people need longer to think. They did make plays on awkward, many did move forward and backward when they had or didn't had an advantage. But it usually takes them longer than the time to kill to get cover, and they don't know the map. So they always walk in very predictable places. But i have to admit if i only watch awkward and don't play it looks like a bunch of headless chicken.

[@KabuTheMaru]

The music for Moira's portion on Eichenwalde just made everything 10x better

[@willywonka00]

Crazy it doesn't feel like the same game. I've played from bronze to Plat all roles. And this doesn't seem right people in silver I encounter for example the Mei he fought when he was ana. Kept missing and didn't use right click even up close. That's not common in my opinion I've never played in silver where I can jump and move side to.side in front of the enemy and not get shot down

[@SoleadoSP9]

Are u on console?

[@willywonka00]

@@SoleadoSP9 Yeah

[@joelhenderson3723]

I would love to see this continued in a gold lobby. I have no doubt you will win every game, but I do think that you will be forced to do damage, and that you will be more quickly targeted when exposed. Also, more lucio gameplay, please! Even the little bit here showed me something about how to effectively pressure with him.

[@cagxplays9602]

I believe you could still do the same thing, but you might lose a game here and there since you have to carry a bit harder when people are semi competent.

[@HollowG8]

The Mei getting bullied is just so painful to watch, you probably scarred her for life. I can only imagine the nightmares!

[@Cove4773]

idk if the mei or the dva against moira is worse

[@Doodfist]

Even if you can't aim, just use your primary fire and then one body shot with the deep chill bonus would've killed Ana. Wtf was she doing lol

[@kamay7021]

@@Doodfistwell, it’s worse since dva could literally eat the orb xD

[@tendericed2749]

I'd argue that, IF she deinstalled OW because of this, that she will be better off

[@markqwerty7424]

Prayers up for you awkward, stay safe in Israel ❤️❤️❤️

[@nagitoskguy]

Free palestine

[@RavenLovesArt]

@@nagitoskguy i'm on the free palestine side too but it doesn't mean we can't hope Awkward, who is innocent, will stay safe

[@jamesll902]

@@nagitoskguyf Palestine

[@nagitoskguy]

@@RavenLovesArt I know what you mean and i also hope he becomes safe, but theres nothing he should be scared of lmao.

[@nagitoskguy]

@@jamesll902 Free palestine ❤️❤️

[@juscallmeric]

bro the Ana Mei battle killed me

[@TheRealStonerNetwork]

I love this series, very fun video. I started playing Overwatch in April and your videos have helped me immensely to improve and be aware of what I need to focus on to keep improving. Thanks brother peace and love.

[@TrueOracle]

Yo hope you're doing well in Isreal man, love your content, big up man 💪.

[@snrlx.]

personally not a fan of this content. I feel it is easy and more ethical to compare actual bronze player matches to silver matches rather than soft throwing low elo games to see if you can possibly lose. really enjoy your gm+ content though!

[@tiamelancholyjeoncockity]

12:33 WHAT 💀she could literally use her gun in close-range mode in that range yet chose not to lmao and missed basically every shot for the whole 15 seconds

[@vivianfournier591]

I love your videos and I do agree with what you say... BUT when you said "whats your excuse when I win without even shooting" (as lucio) yes but also parkouring around the map the way you were is definitly not a silver 5 level mechanic XD

[@Awkward2]

I addressed this in the video. Learning how to wall-ride on a good level will take you about a week of custom games. Learning how to hit shots like a Top 500 player will take you years.

[@vivianfournier591]

@@Awkward2 facts

[@ramaladingdong4998]

Lmao “soldier 76 vs widow76 let’s see who wins”

[@3_Michael_]

This may be the only Lucio gameplay I ever see from Awkward

[@ericsilva-oo4sy]

UNRANKED TO GM WITH ASHE I BEGGGGG YOU

[@eyescrossedFTW]

Why are the names of everyone in the first match in the same format as Awkward's?

[@SK-qm9ee]

any answers for 5 month ??

[@ianchambers37]

Streamer mode I'm guessing. It changes the names for some reason.

[@RavageDionne]

oh this kinda thing continues all the way to diamond beautiful to watch

[@xJaZ3]

Awkward. I love the content... you are the reason I went from flaming my team in plat to carrying my whole squad to masters. If you are looking to expand and make more short form content from your videos/streams, I would love to edit for you!

[@Player_769]

Awkward I watched your moira, Solider, Tracer and Baptiste U2GM and they helped me a lot.(took me about 3 weeks to finish all) Started plat this season and now I'm masters 5 with 70% winrate. I will stop playing a litle while because im focusing on my personal life. But im planning to hit GM before my military service. TYSM FOR THE EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS!! im 16 btw. ALSO WATCHED THE ILLARI ONE

[@MayContainEgg]

Why are all the names of the enemies codes like We-VDP65 and MA-YF085

[@Pursuey]

Other overwatch channels give me tips. Awkward gives me instructions.

[@AvyFPS]

I’m gonna be honest I’ve seen people in gold/silver quote you’re famous “Damage Damage” in the all chat!

[@Joutube_is_trash]

"its not your teammates" Every player you embarrassed in this video was someones teammate.

[@friskind]

Could this videos be somehow staged its weird cause the enemy names are just like his, random letters ?

[@ginger_salaah2832]

The guy is playing with bots and he thinks we won't notice...

[@Cconkyy]

when you walked in as Moira.. ulted the ceiling, the torb turret, and walked back past the enemy team 😂😂😂

[@FlamingNinjaBoi]

I appreciate the game advice, but the real life advice lacks a bit. Saying that anything that happens to a person is solely their fault is just... absolutely nonsense, lmao. Real life isn't a game of Overwatch. Stay in your lane, man. You're good at Overwatch. Tell people to go the gym and stay healthy. All well and good. But the irony of saying something like this with all of the mounting misery around the world is peak comedy and is pretty arrogant. You can take accountability for many things in your life, but not everything. Forces of nature, wars out of their control, corporate overreach, government inadequacies, economic collapses, and various other factors in the world; plenty of things you can't say, "This is your fault that it happened to you." Be realistic, my man.

[@knyt0]

what

[@Awkward2]

Even when things that are out of your control happen, it's best to ask yourself "What could have I done better?". In life bad things are bound to happen to you, it's best to use it as a learning experience for it to not happen again.

[@FlamingNinjaBoi]

@@Awkward2 That makes a lot more sense than your first statement, I'll give you that. Learning from past experiences to try and do better next time is completely fair. Perhaps you said it off the cuff while going for a different meaning. But 'everything that happens to you is your fault' was a bit much for me. Thanks for the response.

[@SteamGrace]

@@Awkward2 Why did you let Hamas attack Israel, Awkward? Next time, do better.

[@Popsvoice]

Bro is making a nature documentary on low ranked players

[@spooderman_q]

why are there battle tags all the same? almost all of them are like xx-xxxxx is it like a streamer mode in overwatch or what?

[@lilyoda787]

Please do gold those egos need humbling

[@livvikitty]

and plats too 😭

[@jessevanjen86]

I love how you tell people what they need to hear super underrated ow creator you made me a lot better at the game and irl😁

[@xchargerx]

why are all their names random letters and numbers? are they used for bot accounts?

[@YouNeedIceYT]

Im curious about this too. is it a streamer mode thing?

[@EpicNova12]

It’s a streamer mode thing yea. You can make everyone in your games have bot names like this

[@vanpheonix1276]

I'm currently on the climb to get my reaper out of bronze 1. My friends keep telling, "Oh it's because you never swap" but I'm not letting go of your teaching. I know I am still in bronze because I am still playing like a bronze player but I am slowly climbing up with your advice on the unranked to gm thank you for everything :)

[@michaelpurdy9165]

Oh my gosh I love watching you 1v1 without shooting them😂

[@Hoolagun]

Entertaining lol. Please do the same for G5, P5, D5 etc to see comparisons.

[@ShoppingEagle13]

As a silver to gold player, I can confirm. I tell myself “damage, damage, damage, heal, repeat”. I got that motto from some dude with an accent. Keep up the vids, man!

[@TheSunnyBR]

That speach at the end really got me feeling some things, really got my thinking about some things. i hope you are safe dude. I like you, it would be a huge loss to the world if something happened to you.

[@DyingBreed8]

Finally he gets into the normal silver 5 game

[@yoni3418]

הכל טוב אחי, נעבור את זה ביחד❤

[@brapsumo5391]

I like a lot if what you say and learned a lot, but you aren't very respectful to people who ask genuine questions in chat. These are your fans, maybe children, maybe special needs who just want to connect with potentially their hero - you. Would it kill you to just say you like a certain skin? Good for you that you're a badass in all aspects of your life, but there are a lot of "losers" who treat people better than you do.

[@morninggloryow]

Please stay safe my friend! We send our love ❤

[@AutXRose]

How he just casually PUNCHES A JUNKRAT!!! 💀

[@marcelmuller9606]

45:00 umm... thinking like a silver, did the Zen actually trans so that no one dies by him deflecting the sojourn ult like all game before? 😂

[@jhester23]

My man’s flying around with GM Lucio movement in silver 5

[@JBBEST]

I dont get how they just ignore you. It never happens to me in silver 5. Cleary i need to learn how to position butnhwve been playing for ages and dont get what im doing wrong

[@kroneexe]

I’m excited to see a mercy video. Not because I play mercy, but how would Awkwards play style even work with her.

[@jvckiwai7715]

He made a unranked to gm with her in ow1 i guess he would play her in a simialar way now.

[@kroneexe]

@@jvckiwai7715 I am aware.

[@GrayHung]

I love this! Can you do gold 5? I really want to know how funny I am in your eyes lol

[@Pro-Hunter]

Another day another damage damage damage

[@andersj91]

"Something is working.."

[@flakyy_ow]

stay safe awkward. if u dont how will people know to do damage

[@SK-qm9ee]

why is everyone name is like awkward guys i need explanations

[@Billhowto]

I pray you and your family and friends are safe.

[@MuchoChalupa]

Stay safe my friend, best of luck to you and all people involved in this horrible conflict.

[@asdfghjkl6615]

Why does everyone on both teams have those random letters as names?

[@Niffy.]

Here's hoping there's a gold 5 and a plat 5 video too. I'd be interested to see your take on it.

[@Chris-ws4bi]

why does almost everyone in the first match have the same name?

[@pimpfighterROQ]

Stop smurfing. You should get banned asap

[@JBBEST]

The mei missing about 10 shots is somehow very normal but normally they would switch guns so that they get some damage

[@technomacho1039]

Sometimes its the hardware problem...i was silver 2/3 this season also started playing this season. I was mainly playing on my 75hz ultrawide but I got stuck on said rank and bought a 165hz one and within a day I got from silver to Plat 4.....so yeah sometimes its hardware and thank u for the 76 video too awkward really helped me out Cheers!

[@hum3447]

you can be t500 with 60 hz lol

[@matteoschlechtleitner4550]

Sometimes it's just incredible how they cap point and he's just going around, distracting, surviving and hitting a smack here and there. The Mei btw.... I dont understand wht was wrong with that Mei, doesnt she know she has primary fire?

[@veronicakes]

Awkward, I watched your videos and I’ve gone from bronze 5 to gold 5 as a zen main! Thank you so much for showing me how fun this game can be when played right! And showing me how fun Zen is to play

[@KokopelliOW]

Two Awkward videos in a week?! This is the best 😌

[@FallenEvaneskyro07]

As always the backgrond music is excellent

[@phild8023]

Moira stuck in a corridor with DVA for an hour is the best content

[@brandoom4996]

bro TF2 pharah got me dead rn

[@nightowl_dude]

no way this is silver this doesnt happen in gold

[@joshuawilliamson1918]

Why does everyone have funky names?

[@vvvvvvv6382]

That whole widow section was just Awkward being a pokemon named Venomine

[@samthemessiah9330]

Id love to see unranked>master with the new Sombra. She seems really cool and i love her new burst damage potential but i just have no idea how to play the character

[@wicked5999]

Just watch an unranked to gm no healthpack hacks with the old sombra. It's a very similar playstyle. TP is for positioning, play like a dps character not like an invisible mosquito that's afk half the game instead of helping the team fight

[@bhaaaborahmeh452]

Awkward is torturing silver players for content... very inhuman🤣🤣😂😂

[@Azax-kn8tx]

nive video ! but why has everyone got a name like "az-aur263jdj82n" ??

[@valkyrie2832]

He turned on streamer mode

[@Azax-kn8tx]

ok thanks 😁

[@victor9]

Was that..? was that Lucio gameplay? no way!

[@mathewgonz]

0:13 “even if there was a gun held to my head” hits a little different. Stay safe. Wishing for a quick resolution

[@lucro7777]

Ngl this is jus lazy content, the u2gms take a lot of time and are semi educational with this it’s just the content you said u didn’t wanna make and just overwatch funny moments pretty much

[@Painjusu]

Facts

[@TrueOracle]

I wouldn't say that's a bad thing, sometimes you need some fun, this is also just to stop the low ranks winging, and at least he's not sweating in these.

[@SteamGrace]

u2gms are lazy too

[@huntermushero9362]

It’s kind of cool to see the skill ceiling fight the skill floor but idk how educational it’s really going to be. (I haven’t watched it yet).

[@huntermushero9362]

Lol. I love the new wave of bap players he has created. The new silver 5 bap focuses highly on damage but sucks ass at it and let’s people die still.

[@InceyWincey]

@@huntermushero9362I think it’s remarkably educational how such basic skills as strafing and using cover can pretty much win you a game at this level, even if you pretty much aren’t even shooting. At least it should be for people at this rank. Personally I can’t wait until he does diamond so I can see what ridiculously easy techniques can win me games, though I imagine at that point he might actually have a hard time with any serious handicap.

[@DjNaste]

​@InceyWincey these kinds of handicaps aren't going to work in diamond. He could maybe do something like no ultimates, but distracting and booping as lucio isn't going to work.

[@InceyWincey]

@@DjNaste yes that’s what I was saying. It will be interesting to see exactly how much he can handicap himself and still win.

[@Awkward2]

@@DjNaste You are probably not wrong but who knows? Regardless, in Diamond the distractions are going to be a bit more dominant as you would actually shoot the enemies instead of skating around.

[@daytraderinsights]

ENTAÕ VOCÊ ensinou e a galera aprendeu a dar dmg. o problema é que a maioria não entende que precisa curar um pouco de vez em quando por que nem todo mundo é um AWKWARD HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@geucamole]

Nade accuracy is insane, lmao

[@Arastat1]

19:46 There are just people who were born to find every single junkrat trap in every match.

[@joedunams7505]

I tried out Junkrat just for fun last week and I decided to see how many times I can place a trap in the EXACT SAME SPOT and someone walk into it… the answer is 5…. this is a plat lobby btw, lol

[@joedunams7505]

The 6th time I placed it someone finally destroyed it haha

[@jessicamorris353]

the dva not using dm...

[@mohammedsmith4746]

that mei XD

[@BogGoBork]

That’s not real mate, I’m stuck silver cause my teammates and I’m at least diamond level gameplay. Just unlucky on my part, none of my games are anywhere like that lol

[@hum3447]

you arent a diamond player if you are in silver lmfao

[@BogGoBork]

@@hum3447 try me

[@druizr20]

uncle akward! i made it to master 4 from gold 4 with brig thanks to you! they go back i go forwards for real man thanks a lot!

[@victor9]

PAUSE!

[@deineutterful]

What is going on with the player names? Its always two letters hyphen than 5 letters and numbers. The only exception were the two dps on his team at the first game. Is it something to hide the real player name?

[@livvikitty]

its streamer mode; it hides the name of other players and urself

[@deineutterful]

@@livvikitty ah ok, thank you

[@brapsumo5391]

Also, IMO, 5v5 is broken and all the pressure is on the tank. The non-healing supports just raise that pressure and dissuade tank play. Your philosophy is just making the game worse. Instead of keeping your ego afloat, try a little teamwork and heal a thing, or go play dps.

[@lamarpalmer25]

What support is non healing?

[@hum3447]

you have to be slow

[@brapsumo5391]

Ad hominem

[@Srsbzns_5150]

Hey bro I hope you and your family are safe during all this craziness. -bbz62

[@joelhenderson3723]

So what's up with the lobbies? He isn't playing in ranked, I don't think. It looks like he is selecting players from his discord/twitch, then randomizing the names so it isn't immediately known who he is playing. Can anyone confirm?

[@Awkward2]

It's just Streamer Mode. I suspect that I can manually be banned, so I make Blizzard employee's job a little bit harder to figure out what the nickname of the account is.

[@joelhenderson3723]

@@Awkward2 Ok, thanks. I didn't know that was a thing, although I did think it was weird when someone called for you to be reported.

[@octoBadger]

I was trying to work out what was up with the names too, thanks :)