I spectated a bronze soldier that discovered high ground

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[@harrdeeharr]

Flats asking about team comps as though bronze thought process goes beyond “I like character, so I play character.”

[@Urteethfairy]

it’s like that up to plat lmao

[@Evilminiature]

People are that way in plat/low diamond i can say from exp 😂

[@LordJazz]

@@Urteethfairy it's like that until GM and even then still some

[@dhabu9017]

Stevooo, Bastionmain, and Redshell would like a word.

[@29..47]

@@dhabu9017 and zbra, gqo too

[@bridger5477]

i sometimes feel bad for players like this getting flamed because i can tell that they're genuinely trying to do what they can with what they know but it's also fucking hilarious to watch

[@7gamex]

Remember...they send in these things for Flats to roast them. They know they are bad.

[@bridger5477]

@@7gamex i understand, but i'm sure it's a little disheartening to hear someone make fun of you, even if you put yourself in that situation

[@7gamex]

​@@bridger5477 Probably. But they obviously have seen these videos and know how Flats deals with any person who sends a video in. So yeah, zero sympathy. If they can't take the heat, don't give flats the flamethrower.

[@bridger5477]

@@7gamex there's nothing wrong with still feeling hurt after someone insults your gameplay💀 i'm sure it's rough for anyone to hear

[@7gamex]

@@bridger5477 Didn't say there was anything wrong with it. But if you've watched how Flats roasts these people and then give him YOUR gameplay and expect to not get the same treatment? Come now. That's just silly.

[@ludusknight9988]

How to climb out of bronze, you need: math, high ground, object permanence and a pair of headphones.

[@Starling2100]

Only the silver tank, master of all 4 elements, could stop them, but when my ranked games needed him most, he vanished into the enemy back line

[@philtkaswahl2124]

For a moment I misread "math" as "meth" and still thought "Yeah, sounds about right."

[@Naoxys192]

two plus two is four minus one that's three, quick maths

[@buttsmcgee50]

@@Naoxys192 Everyday mans on the block smoke trees

[@blackm4niac]

the advanced user might try not holding down mouse 1 constantly

[@nickniehaus1763]

We have witnessed Flats improve in his instruction, he got “object permanence” right on the first try!

[@oshermm]

Object 'pertinance'. Flats chat remembers!

[@xEvilRaptorx]

You wanna talk about misused words... Everyone in Critical Role dont know the difference between Fauna and Flora. (They call Flora, animals and vise versa.) Its been over 5 years now lol

[@thomajay]

@@oshermm So glad this was documented. I was hoping I wasn't the only one that noticed LEL

[@FrozenAngel4173]

Thank god. Just found the series and binged it. I've been going mad lol

[@Real_MisterSir]

Having ptsd flashbacks to everyone who writes "defiantly" instead of "definitely".. Why is this such a common misused word I don't get it.

[@Alpharioss]

The flanking Ana going for a melee sleep dart and missing made my day ngl

[@sammygoose]

Legit made my cry it was so funny to me lol

[@peruvianboii]

That made me laugh so hard I started crying lol

[@Hi-yf1oc]

the enimey teams ana and moira both sucked because they only did damage instead of healing there team and I feel sorry for Mikrocheuk there tank because he did not get healed what so ever and if he did get healed it would be very very little healing which makes Mikrocheuk die and the reason why that team lost completely and it was funny with ana part. XD

[@benjaminoechsli1941]

As a bronze who enjoys playing Ana... that hurt. I've missed plenty of darts and nades, but none that bad. Yet.

[@silentcricketgaming4116]

Legit did a 90 degree turn after her crosshair was already on him and missed on a wall miles away, absolutely amazing.

[@matthewparsons4597]

My dream at this point is to be in a "Flats watches bronze" video for something I didn't submit and Flats goes, "Yeah, they're better to watch. They are my content now"

[@TobiasKryze]

Mine too lolol

[@Lh0000]

Yeah a noble dream if ever there was one,

[@MansterBear]

19:07 Then the Pharah... just chilling, not flying, not even strafing just takes 2 full shurikin bursts to the face from the genji

[@hayden980]

Bruh, starting at 17:47 this dude managed to cancel reload 2 times by a healing station and a helix rocket and then finally actually reloads 5 seconds later. How. Just how.

[@thomajay]

If my own experience is any clue, I'm guessing copious amounts of marijawana

[@TheToastedGoblin]

Inputs arent on screen, controller player maybe? I do it sometimes by accident,

[@Ahilliard44]

honestly this was teh best part of the vid for me. Two times in a row, reload cancel but can't hit shots consistently if you held a gun to his head. The contrast between these too really got me good. And my first thought was that he's using controller. Haven't had anyone confirm or deny so i don't know. Looks like controller to me

[@bindi123pepper123]

I’m in plat and I cancel my roadhog reload all the time :(

[@mikalokasso]

The math talk is also needed to low elo tanks. Dude will swing into 800 damage per second, instantly die, then complain about healing. There’s no healing in the world that would save you from that.

[@buttsmcgee50]

I was just dealing with that, getting bitched at for not healing to a hog that was running out of line of sight and dying for using breather

[@PandaFan2443]

Math is my strongsuit, but the problem is, Im new to the game so I have no idea what character does 800 dps and shocked that this exists Unless you mean multiple characters shooting at the same target

[@TyrianZ]

Beat and nano at the same time maybe?

[@CyVinci]

@@TyrianZ no

[@SuperDylanFox]

I mean discovering high ground for a bronze is pretty good

[@Jon-rv9oh]

But the question is, can they find it again if there is a full team wipe on their defense?

[@themostdiabolicalhater5986]

@@Jon-rv9oh depends on if they see it or not. If they’re not looking at something they forget that it exists

[@tehfiredog]

Part way in I was already paying much more attention to the Moira, so the focus on her was amusing. There was a fatal flaw in her DPSing though... "I'm just going to leave the healing to my other healer" doesn't work well when your other healer can't hit a point-blank sleep dart or a nade!

[@lemonywemony24]

14:20 One of the funniest learning moments I've seen in a long time with Plat Chat, I laughed so hard man, keep up the great content Flats!

[@noahcreel8717]

I swear that was one of the funniest things I’ve seen in a minute

[@lrmcatspaw1]

I know I am barely holding on to my gold rank but this is amazing to watch. I LOVE the little hop at 13:20. You can tell he was under so much stress there he had to jump :D.

[@PurpleMoon799]

its like he felt he was in a real war and had to jump away from a grenade

[@mmtasty1889]

He plays almost exactly like easy AI

[@CAZtheBush]

bruhh dont diss easy ai like that they still group up xd

[@thomajay]

@@CAZtheBush dang, harsh! LEL

[@SgtSalty34]

@@thomajay he’s right though

[@karamei]

Flats is like "this isn't educational content" and then turns into a math teacher :) But it's legit a good point. Over reliance on healing station vs underuse of helix rocket. "Play to win, don't play not to lose." Maybe the soldier doesn't realize how much of a delay he is causing before shooting again. This guy isn't as bad as I expected when I heard 700 sr, but he needs to use helix more. Using highground is a big step in the right direction for sure. Target priority is important, focus squishies.

[@domingorico7994]

i legitemently was doing this in my games, morias attack is so subtle you can just follow your target and they sorta just die

[@ToonNoah]

That cass plays the game just like how i played cree when i first started playing OW Most people who start paying don't know how Cassidy's ult works or how to combo flashbang with Fan hammer. most people just left click the MOMENT after they press Q as well as don't know that fan hammer recoils A LOT. That cree is defo a newbie. (He probably is, considering he's level 113)

[@commentbot9510]

Yeah I used to be so confused by why I didn’t get kills 😂

[@VANhasVOICE]

For that little moment at 9:54... I fucking held my fingers crossed to see the dude being pushed into Sigma's ult by payload, that would be most hilarious death of the year...

[@jordancrosby7089]

"there's a Moira in your back line?" Bronze players be like Happens more often than you Think

[@zestybrittsta9939]

flats: " it took 11 seconds for someone to notice.... if someone was suckin me for 11 seconds i think i wouldve noticed at like 1 or 2" lmao

[@mattmasher6699]

I was crying laughing at your explanation of why you don’t heal when trapped by a Junkrat.

[@sammygoose]

This whole video was gold. The thumbnail, the title, the Ana missing sleep dart at melee range, the lack of Helix Rockets AND 35 hp/s vs 120 dmg/s maths. Math was the real enemy here, followed by the flanking Moira and the Genji in his face lmaaooooo hahahahaha

[@LokiPii]

"You do realize that when people go around a corner, they're still there!" I've found myself saying this to my teammates more than you know. 😔

[@steelerheat25]

I know these probably aren’t as fun to make as actually playing but thanks for taking the time to make another goodie for us

[@Jon-rv9oh]

I think at this point, it is more fun for him to make this content than to actually play the same thing for the millionth time

[@steelerheat25]

@@Jon-rv9oh especially this close to beta time lol

[@SourTheBush]

Today’s been a tiring day and it made my day to see you have a roasting bronzes video. It lived up to the standard

[@xCyrina]

It looks like the soldier is falling victim to hyperfocus a lot of the time... My advice would be to call out to yourself what you see, with time you'll be able to increase awareness

[@meterpaffay_404]

thanks

[@Tunt]

Hyperfocus sometimes, or the opposite. Like the first point defense with the 1v1 on the genji. Genji was low and he gave up and went to go back and shoot at the rest of the team and not secure the kill. The duality of man

[@nicholson10771]

in 3 years of playing I've never thought to do this. thanks for the tip!

[@themostdiabolicalhater5986]

@@Tunt if they only hyperfocus on the wrong thing, then hyperfocus isn’t the problem. They have fundamental issues with decision making

[@Hi-yf1oc]

I think I have issues with tunnel vision when i play sometimes and there are times I don't have tunnel vision because I try my best at those moments to look around. XD

[@TheKennyDubz]

I couldn't help but burst into laughter at 5:39. That statement was just too good.

[@EmmieHunny]

Honestly even watching these back I can’t hear the sounds of Moira’s attack from behind. I only know it’s happening when I hear my character gasp. It’s a weak point of mine, I know, but I can understand this player not being able to tell it’s happening either.

[@frostphoenix8256]

Flats, I'm still trying to convince tanks over 3k that dorado has stairs for the attackers. Let's just be happy they found the payload.

[@mariovelan7380]

Dude got roasted for his screenshot. This is gonna be good!! 😂

[@reist222]

Looking back, that's the best shot he had all day

[@mariovelan7380]

@@reist222 Jesus Christ!! 😂😂

[@sammygoose]

@@reist222 lmaoooo

[@RoronoaZoro-ii3ig]

omg that ana has me crying

[@koubisekcz6633]

yea 🤣🤣

[@kylen9954]

You would be amazed at how much of an issue object permanence is in that ELO. It's kinda embarrassing

[@DrMaiXiang]

He forgor

[@darkassassin6457]

@@DrMaiXiang 💀

[@DrMaiXiang]

@@darkassassin6457 what do you mean by that?

[@lepetitdocteur-ponts3406]

I once had a genji forget about a reinhardt that charged him, after I countercharged the rein as brig and therefore saved the genji. Genji just ditched me immediately and left me to die. Biggest betrayal of my life. I had to call out via voice chat to my team that there still was a reinhardt in our backline because they just kinda didn‘t realize and genji didn‘t care although he should have known about the rein.

[@iigotskillzz4836]

@Dr Dan watch redshell’s bronze videos

[@reist222]

Couple things. 1 you didn't do a skin check and 2 that Ana at the end had worse aim than the soldier. I didn't think that was possible rofl

[@loganfreitas9998]

3 the timer is off by like 10 seconds

[@D1G1TS420]

4 no mention of the blue team honoring the pact

[@demogaming8895]

The soldier had bad aim? His aim was way better than mine, I can never get over 25% accuracy

[@oliverbs0417]

@@demogaming8895not really he mostly shot at shields and tanks the 2 biggest and easiest things to hit in this game.

[@jolteon345]

Just gonna point out - Team 1 would have more shields with Brig-Echo over Moira-Cassidy. Just imagine facing quad shield during Echo ult followed up by a Sym ult and still having immo in your back pocket XD

[@dhabu9017]

The horror :P

[@Clobercow1]

I wish we could see accuracy stats on replay. I bet it's like 4%

[@CherriToast]

I can't get over how much this dude reloads. He reloads right when someone is about to die and he still has like ~4-10 bullets left . He's shooting when he shouldn't and then dropping heals or reloading when he needs to be shooting.

[@princesscadance197]

‘It’s over, Reaper! I have the high ground!’

[@roflstomp9836]

This series has unironically taught me more than any tips video ive watched and im mid plat

[@Rijo27]

I think i learn more about psychology watching Flat's review than about learning better plays in OW. Funny since I also study psych and I get hyped when he says something that I'm like "wait a minute, I've learned about this before"

[@havok4432]

Anyone else notice the hog at 18:08 was MikroChelik from "I spectated a bronze reinhardt that never got healed" XD Poor guy never got healed and still got roasted in this video

[@gmanz5]

That was some solid Moira tech for Bronze @ 5:15

[@blackm4niac]

never get tired of watching bronzes go "out of sight, out of mind". They will forget you exist the moment you go around a corner

[@NeshieTheKingSlayer]

13:12 This feels like watching The Flash, people go around a corner or leave through a door and Flash just doesn't go look for them like he thinks they're already gone.

[@heramaaroricon4738]

2:45 DAMN! That's some crisp roast there.

[@BastienWolf]

The shooting for absolutely no reason did it for me 🤣

[@Odor0us]

The math convo was crucial for all bronze dps who see this

[@phantomcomposer]

I would love to have him watch a game of mine but I’m also terrified of him at the same time despite loving him.

[@hadoukenocx4746]

21:41 the joi of Flats 😂

[@caseystradley4660]

It’s hilarious watching him not strategize a single shot and just running his whole clip without stopping every time

[@ljb5163]

I’m so glad you brought these back

[@markdswan]

This is from the same game as your video "I spectated a bronze reinhardt that never got healed"! Crazy that more than one person in the game is a fan of your series.

[@Camil_la]

I have never been this quick 😂

[@nickrandom6107]

If someone did what for 11 seconds 😳

[@soulreaver6546]

I can't wait to see these when ow2 comes out since it's faster paced it's gonna be hilarious to see newer players freak out

[@Novafan]

9:40 thats just how playing soldier goes lmao

[@TheFreakyVibes]

that ana sleep nearly made me piss myself

[@LordJazz]

Genji does 29 a shot but he shoots THREEEEEEE

[@BeaniesFrogMan]

Hmm, it appears I’ve found you

[@JustSeb02]

Now I just feel like playing a match to make myself happy

[@Pashymyna]

There's 2 VOD reviews on that map, the Reinhardt that never got healed and Dpsn't Soldier.

[@Noethos]

I've never seen a Moira be that ignored before 🙈 Keaton's just out there going sucky-sucky on the whole ass team and it took 6 people like what? 20 seconds to even notice?😂 My goodness, the absolute lack of awareness 🙈 ..That Ana sleep at the end HURT 😭😂

[@nox503]

as someone who lives in the bronze/silver belt of overwatch pointing out politely if you cannot kill it "match it or counter", and a short list of counters is like talking into the void no one ever pays attention and go "just Heal me 4head"

[@Alex_90210]

That Ana at the end was too funny

[@cam7851]

The enemy dps moira was hilarious

[@DontProf0akMe]

this soldier holds onto his ults for so long, its fascinating

[@SgtSalty34]

Legend says he still hasn’t used helix rockets 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@NEXC147]

Only me that noticed that Flats have reacted to this match not only in this video but also in another one. Because i recognise that roadhog from a earlier video at 18:10

[@perseuskingzzz3659]

I lost my shit wgen Flats startet explaining Maths to someone im chat 😂😂

[@PoleOutGod]

“I’m playing just like the guys I watch” The guys they watch: (Jay3)

[@lruddy8820]

been sick the last few days and been marathoning all of the spectating bronze and the one thing ive gathered is mercy's always deserve more

[@endoji841]

Damn I'm In school rn, flats takes priority

[@mattews91]

Once I came here and got mad bout the roasting/noneducational. But since you explained now, good job. And thx!

[@spooderman4008]

"It's over Ana-kin. I have the high ground!"

[@claudiadelgado6190]

Maybe i missed it bc im watching on my lapatop but even at top volume i didnt hear the sleep at the end there XD Flats got some trained ears

[@23Markster]

I just noticed the rein/hog sent in the video that you named (rein that never got healed) he is on the opposite team. At the 18mm i saw the same death. Just different perspective.

[@2HavicMusic]

"THE NUMBERS MASON! WHAT ARE THE NUMBERS!?"

[@_hen_3206]

ITS THE THROWING keaton

[@joesantoro1001]

Dangerous putting this out...All the bronze homies will swarm chat asking to review their games now.

[@frankmc8355]

I 100% guarantee blue team was flaming over the Pharah in team chat their entire attack phase XD

[@creativename724]

Watching this in 2023, i honestly forgot what soldier's old gun sounded like. The nostalgia is... well, not really, but its cool to hear it again.

[@XFlairXBlitzXDragonX]

"They can't see me. I can't see them."

[@shadowstorm9363]

How to rank up with supports from lower elo= just play moira and flank and play from enemy back line

[@JC-im1mm]

flats has got to be one of the funniest out of no where people every like "I think theres someone in the backline giving you the suckie suck" BRO WHAT

[@JC-im1mm]

"IF PEOPLE WERE SUCING ME I WOULD NOTICED AFTER ONE OR TWO SECONDS BRO

[@bradlyhummel1796]

The best part of the video is forsure the flanking Ana

[@lilacia8763]

That ana at the end killed me

[@zestybrittsta9939]

"Mason, the numbers!! what do they mean??? Mason???"

[@jonkohlmeier]

I feel like you channeled your inner Jayne with some of those healing station comments.

[@MrMcHoonter]

Watching flats roast people is better than watching tips videos honestly

[@littlenuggets6426]

I respect flats decision to not do educational vod reviews. Whenever someone makes stuff like that it instantly devalues people’s jobs who are to teach people, and like he said there is already plenty of stuff on the internet for people to watch

[@Flappmeister]

Dude that ana sleep dart 💀 I am deceased

[@iEatMunsters]

Holy snap that Ana sleep miss at the end killed me

[@zacharywestbrook8441]

I’m liking this solely on the thumbnail….now on to the video.

[@Real_MisterSir]

Challenge to this soldier (and soldiers like him/her): Don't shoot at tanks and shields. Literally, DONT. Force yourself to not waste a single bullet on them. ONLY shoot at dps and support enemies. If you can't find any to shoot at, then go look for them. If you can't shoot past shields, find a way to physically bypass the shields and get into a position where you can shoot the enemy support&dps directly. No matter the requirement. Run through a choke, run past enemies, do what you must. Initially this playstyle will suck and you'll feel like you're often doing jackshit for the first days or weeks, but after a while you will get the hang of how to navigate fights. You will get the hang of how much effort it requires to obtain good targets and positioning to shoot them. And THEN you are finally in a mental position to properly value what you should be doing at any given moment in time. You will be able to evaluate if at any point in time it's worthwhile for you to go hunt for easy-to-kill targets, or if you should just focus down the enemy tanks/frontline shields etc. The key is, you absolutely need to learn the value of acquiring your targets, how to flank, how to reposition. If you never truly try this out, you will never understand what potential value you're sacrificing by shooting tanks and shields and staying passive behind your own tanks. This will teach you how to be proactive at a low rank, and build the foundation for climbing into higher ranks where increased proactivity is an absolute defining trait you must be capable of delivering.

[@jotarotto4363]

Hmm, very inspiring comment. I mean, while reading, I was not thinking about the game, but about life. No, I'm not going to kill anyone💀. I mean, you have to get out of your comfort zone. If you need money for something, you don’t have to wait until your parents put it on your card, but work. If you want to communicate with people, you need to communicate. Don't refuse meeting offers Google translate btw

[@Real_MisterSir]

@@jotarotto4363 Yes this can indeed be used for any purpose in life really, with a bit of restructuring. In the end it boils down to figuring out what your success condition is, and how to most efficiently enable it. In this game as Soldier, you need to push yourself and learn how to acquire targets and figure out what it costs you in terms of time and resources. In your professional career, you need to figure out if slowly working your way up through a company in a straight-forward manner is worthwhile your time, or if you have to focus on building connections and maybe seeking multiple sources of revenue and partnerships outside your current workplace. In the end, if you only ever do one thing, then that's all you will ever learn how to do, and you will be locked in place by it for better or worse.

[@EMiles802]

I analyzed every character to realize that i wasnt going crazy because there was googly eyes on the cart and that it was just the april fools

[@ryanelkhouri5669]

14:34, flats' joker persona came out

[@dp3813]

"Because f'ing math..." Dead.

[@revas5945]

mercy ressed my man soldier on COOLDOWN, she's a queen

[@javsw.1878]

The amount of times this solider had to shoot a helix rocket at enemies grouped up but never does

[@noizybear6335]

I was cry laughing at the Ana at the end

[@ukn_omega7532]

the fact flats was like 10 seconds behind when counting says it all lol

[@owencummings4663]

The counter was going twice as fast. Look again.

[@justacasualguy13]

nah the timer was way too fast

[@Blackbirddc]

I'm so glad these are back

[@douchenozzlemcgee6111]

I'm just sitting here screaming for this guy to just spam helix rocket off cool down like he holds down primary fire😆