Is Junkrat Secretly Good In Overwatch 2?

[@ThePhenomenalEX]

"Want me to invite Ruben or are we trying to win?" Laughing my ass off not even 5 seconds into the video.

[@SBTheDemon]

Secretly? Junk is in a constant state of “buff him he’s crazy but nerf him he’s still good” because of how oppressive he can be just as crowd control. As a OW1-2 Junkrat main, I can also say he’s undoubtedly the most fun hero to play as or with and the most annoying hero to against.

[@FrostReach66]

Schrödinger’s character

[@manuelhuttner6362]

Nah he was actually shit for half of ow2 after the nerfs. I main him too but there were some season which were so painful

[@garrisoncornwell9585]

@@manuelhuttner6362yeah after season 9 and until the health changes for most movement characters he was pretty shit but he’s gotten much better and in my opinion (as a mid plat junk main) he’s in a pretty god spot right now because, as funny as it would be, I don’t want junk to be meta cause the people that already hate him will be whining forever

[@atlas3556]

​@@garrisoncornwell9585 I mean, Junkrat is literally Him when it comes to tankbusting. That DPS is insane.

[@garrisoncornwell9585]

@@atlas3556 true but when I think of tank buster I usually think of reaper. If I were to put junkrat first in any category it would probably be crowd control just cause the ricochet can catch people off guard. Plus reaper can tank bust tanks like dva and zarya and junk usually struggles against those two

[@Chris-zi1we]

Junk mains dont play him because he's good. We main him because we're severely mentally ill

[@donny8619]

Shhh that’s our secret

[@ageometrydashlevel9830]

Like the rat mains that can reach rank 1 on asia leaderboards or hit champ during pharah meta

[@devinaschenbrenner2683]

​@@ageometrydashlevel9830 i love dueling Pharahs. You can almost watch the horror when you mine up to them and they realize you will be a problem. 😂

[@natestrich3834]

True

[@bambampewpew32]

I'm starting to play him cause he's severely fun lmao

[@PandoloFox]

Junkrat is that character you never follow into a corner with tight spaces even if he is low.

[@beelhybees2109]

3:38 winton really just said "Aight, imma head out."

[@zulmaryarroyo8258]

Yea lol

[@B3ast_16]

“If anybody can’t play orisa, that is a… fault in their character, like as a human being” -Ruben 2024

[@Orthane]

Is he wrong though?

[@justanormalyoutubechannel9843]

Just like junkratt players

[@chrisstamper]

I burst out with laughter with this preview pic

[@Lucigu888_OW]

From a junkrat player, this has to be the funniest video I have seen in a while. The traps OMFG, I was wheezing so hard LMAO. The ball just keep falling on the same spot, I can't xD

[@meerkat231]

please don't spread awareness to the public, i don't want more junkrat players 😂

[@jacobbaker7538]

But I want to watch the footy

[@minefroggy4653]

I will shit on all the sombras and all the tracers. I. Am. Inevitable.

[@brandonliunoras8825]

​@@minefroggy4653nuh uh!

[@Lordhellfire1904]

I’m already getting them in literally every single match😂 this will just solidify them and guarantee them every game

[@bargainbrandmilk9858]

i've been making more dw, you should be seeing new junk rats very soon

[@Vexthewolf03]

Junkrat is like your "dumb" character type in a cartoon who doesn't have a single thought but can crack a masterplan and leave everyone with their jaws on the floor

[@ADHDRvG]

Ironically junkrats pretty smart, considering hes a engineer

[@Vexthewolf03]

@@ADHDRvG oh shit he is isn't he? Was that stated in the lore or something? Like before the omnic war?

[@tactician6129]

​@@Vexthewolf03he made all his and hogs gear.

[@Vexthewolf03]

@@tactician6129 wait what?

[@tactician6129]

@@Vexthewolf03 ya

[@Rmckegaming]

A good enough junk player can fit into any comp and no one can chance my mind.

[@theAmazingJunkman]

Even when they add damage falloff to mine, even when they patch out droptire, even when they buff everyone’s health just enough that he can’t combo, Junk is the only reason I keep coming back to this game

[@novablau2206]

The secret is he's just insanely fun nobody knows cause most people tend to be meta hugger

[@kazned3786]

Flats don't tell anyone, then tell nerf my boy and buff orisa for no reason

[@maskedcorn7756]

10:21 the fallout pipboy transition goes hard

[@CrowLawyer]

Always had been, always has been

[@controllerzbeul3190]

Always has been, always will be ?

[@Need2Mana]

Clickbait my friend

[@anexplosiveenthusiast9315]

*spoken from a longtime Junkrat main* He always was Flats….he always was.

[@minefroggy4653]

11:20 THE TRACER IS IN MY WHAT?!

[@jacobbaker7538]

I just noticed that 😂😂

[@axowotlz]

as a bastion main every single junkrat main known to man is my worst enemy

[@axowotlz]

im sorry i changed my mind sombra is my worst enemy

[@Realpuro99]

Vulture laughing in the distance

[@linneaglas1598]

Random Australian: OH GOD RUN

[@cakepires]

The tire is always for the random aussie riding on em walls

[@TheRat124]

As a junk one trick this is my dream to see flats play him

[@JadenLightvale]

flats having a grand revelation of a character that can two tap is actually good!?

[@ShawnD613]

“CRAZY SECRET that the DEVELOPERS DONT want you to KNOW!!!”

[@DudelRok]

Traps in the middle of common pathways is so much fun! Junk also fits into so many places. He can even dive now that he has 2 mines!

[@kingofgrim4761]

Honestly the most annoying part about junkrat is trying to headshot him. That hunch is annoying asf especially if you’re a projectile hero too.

[@o_Kishi]

For some reason for me he’s the easiest hero for me to actually hit, idk why

[@kingofgrim4761]

@@o_Kishi I think he’s easy to hit, just a struggle to headshot because you can’t use the normal aim style. Slight adjustment because you miss if you aim at (usual)head level with him

[@lukastrojak4566]

@@kingofgrim4761 i have no idea what you yapping about

[@kingofgrim4761]

@@lukastrojak4566 very simple. Most people with good aim don’t flick often unless necessary. They usually try to stay head level. This keeps your aim consistent. Junkrat’s hitbox is very different. His head is chest level, specifically a small circle in the center of his chest. Basically you have to aim for his body to hit his head, rather than aim at head level like most characters.

[@FIAFTIDF]

​@@lukastrojak4566 It tends to be hard to understand things when you're using all of 4 1/2 brain cells.

[@GamerEbs1143]

As a junkrat player of 200 hours yeah he’s fun af, but annoying against the enemy.

[@Nfliswwe]

And* instead of but . Both are positives love Junkrat

[@GamerEbs1143]

@@Nfliswwe yeah but I’m 90% I got suspended because I play junkrat, sooooo (it said I got suspended because of inappropriate communication even though I never talk in chat)

[@Nfliswwe]

@@GamerEbs1143 oh I can see that yeah true

[@kaito-the.vocaloid-fan]

i feel like traps are lowk stupid with the CDs, can just put one right back down after someone destroys it or gets caught in it

[@GamerEbs1143]

@ it’s not the worst, it’s pretty noticeable so just shoot it lol

[@putnam120]

Hello police, I'd like to report a war crime. Poor tanks.

[@void.guedes]

the thumbnail goes hard

[@lfwalrus]

anyone else notice that the editors for flats videos love the smash bros sound tracks? cause i love em 2

[@Silvylocks]

If pocketing Tree for the past few years has taught me anything, it's that no one wants a boosted Junkrat in their game, he's too insane with airshots on squishies lmao.

[@davidpowell7889]

don't tell them our secret, they'll be more echoes now

[@artistamediocr3728]

Junkrat isn't good. Junkrat is fun

[@zotriademaj6531]

The Orisa discussion is so true. Apparently, not everyone knows how to play Orisa. I don't get it either

[@MIGUE29]

I fucking love junkrat, more so when another player switch to junk and can't win against you

[@TheBlueCrayon]

nothing but respect for people who swap to junk. It's like the honor duels between two rein players.

[@fanthemoney]

@@TheBlueCrayon The worst when their team has a dva tho and gets between ur duels by gobbling all ur shit smh

[@barnebyoconnell8176]

@@fanthemoney TRUE

[@deadendxx5549]

7:50 why ball just floating in the back 😂

[@lukelaws3545]

Secretly?? Nah he’s been busted. Junk has been a menace since the patch dropped

[@blankityblankblank2321]

"there is no such thing as an unhappy junkrat player"

[@Caiofoca]

What in the world was that trap on 1:58? LOL

[@orangeiefromflorida]

Hearing flats laugh while playing overwatch made my day :)

[@MrDjcraftero]

I gotta say the thumbnails have been pretty great lately.

[@AaronTheUltima]

Junkrat’s current state makes him feel overpowered to play at times and it’s amazing

[@phillipkirk576]

"I got NUT over here on me"-FLATS

[@DuckSqannky]

that ball player must be named hampter

[@michaelmathews4376]

There is currently a rat Infestation on ladder

[@mrkisukes]

Low key, the change to Junkrat's bomb damage after bouncing makes him so much scarier in situation where he can just spam chokes.

[@marclewis5565]

Us Junk mains play him just to hear him sing...and to hear him cackle.

[@krischanlive]

Flats lookin so happy, you should play Junk more often bro ;)

[@TheGinrei]

You know your being a good Junkrat if the enemy team is salty.

[@BobRocks-xy4ol]

Junket just goated

[@benjaminniemi3455]

If rueban is here there is potential for a Mr fruit crossover

[@standardcake18]

Junkrat has always been good. I’ve been maiming him for 4 years now. It’s just easy to play

[@Papulin]

Finally a new thumbnail.

[@MrrVlad]

That ball was rolled over

[@SerisovaTTV]

I saw your video about Warframe and if I wasn't somewhat far in the game, I'd love to help you get into it.

[@KING-K-ROOL246]

YEAH JUNKRAT VID

[@natestrich3834]

I love playing Junkrat. He can be very oppressive, but he has a few requirements, sorta like widow does. I feel like nothing is more satisfying in OW than hitting a midair shot as Junkrat.

[@Omarvelorian]

The thumbnail is top tier

[@TheAmazingPie]

I am here for the JunkFlats saga

[@fla5hpointstudios638]

I see Junkrat in every other game. He is busted especially on certain maps

[@irishrandomer5497]

Playing junk on defence Numbani is soo fun on first point, placing a trap at the right highground door, spamming the main then someone tries to get you and they get trapped, I've gone games with zero deaths doing that in qp

[@noahedenborg4221]

junk is like rein hes good in the right hands welcome to dunkrat flats we make people mad and we love it

[@landkevin28]

*Laughs maniacally*

[@Noodleman90]

Junkrat players are either trash cans or absolute gods, theres no in between. Running into a good junk player is terrifying. Dude just flies through the air like batman and double taps you

[@DDDabber44]

I love Junkrat so much. The only thing I hate is that sometimes, I’m forced to play him like a brain dead spammer, since I suck really bad at predicting his shot’s trajectory and my enemies movement

[@lntrohvert]

"It's just Orisa, man."

[@Rank1PeakJerkmateChampion]

Emongg lowkey went crazy in the tracer potg

[@suvinani3450]

OOO MY GOD SEWERAT!?!?!

[@SpiderMan-wi9rc]

The Emongg clutch at the end???

[@causticgreen7848]

Trapping people in overwatch as junkrat is indeed very fun.

[@caiden7786]

I played a game of Junkrat and a baby Dva got in my trap after her entire team died and my Dva just ulted right on top of her

[@aniraslove]

Trapped while primal ulting must have been soul crushing; I see why he swapped XD

[@Babushka_Ben_]

I have mained junkrat since beta ow1

[@cozytartsii]

As a junkrat main my secret to having fun in overwatch no matter the meta, no matter the state of the game is playing junkrat.

[@bakbaklavaa]

9:10 no way lmaoo

[@twingolord]

I can’t play orisa because I have no patience.

[@CheckersMcGavern]

Yes Flats! We will make you a believer yet! JUNKYARD ARTISTE \o/

[@vinnyjones6043]

Australian demoman will always be the best just have to be accurate

[@erikrulez17]

considering I've been maining him forever now.. now, i'm worried.

[@Vietree]

Beep beep boom boom

[@stephendunbar6435]

JUNKRAT WOOOOOOO

[@waterrr6332]

He is only good right now because after the Knockback resistance nerf, my tanks have been getting bounced around by the Conc mines off almost constantly. The CC is ridiculous

[@ornsteintreed3969]

I'm over here suffering in plat while flats, emongg and Ruben are being forcefully given sr faster than they can eat. Truly the rich get richer

[@FDB-]

“I have no idea what I’m doing… but I’m doing it very well” Junkrat in a nutshell lol. Just lob grenades over walls from the back line toward where enemies are coming from. Watch the kills rack up

[@AndrewOsmond-z9k]

When I play Blizzard World defense.. I stand behind the statue in the middle of the 1st choke and spam grenades. and people just. keep. walking into them.

[@cloud8813]

great, there goes my Rein games. XD

[@GamefreakAsh]

Anyone want some barbecue? Huh Huh!

[@laibongitonga6448]

As a sym main junkrat meta is my worst nightmare

[@rosarianathorn]

YEAHHHH JUNKRAT

[@Elcocheese]

Emongg looked like HEmongg in those games

[@HuntsmanStrong]

Secretly? As a tank and as a support I can say he’s pretty much constantly putting others in the same state of stress and urgency as a man who is on the highway and needs to poop right absolutely now.

[@callistomoon]

i like to use these kinds of videos from good player's to help me as a junkrat main whos new to overwatch (only started like more then halfway through this season :D) and i think im doing pretty good and have a lot of the same moves as flats except i hesitate a lot more to use my ult, idk why sometimes i just dont use it, i get so scared im gonna let down my team if i get no one yk ? XD i also am not very aware of my surroundings, does anyone have tips for that kind of stuff?

[@YAYAYOYOY32]

Use traps all the time unless there's already one right next to you, you'll think there's no way anyone will fall for it... But they will, all the time. With the ultimate just try to keep it out of enemy Line of sight if it's gonna go a distance, or hail Mary and go straight at them. It works sometimes and you'll get a solid 3k

[@callistomoon]

@@YAYAYOYOY32 tysm :D i just played a game using these tips and got a 4k tire kill + a bunch of people in traps!!! feels a lot more confident !!!

[@aro_ger_]

ONE OF US! ONE OF US! ONE OF US!

[@itzDrunkenMonkey]

I've been playing junk since day 1. He's always been somewhat strong. Especially if you play him agro and flank style.

[@reddragon2943]

is Junkrat Secretly Good?? He is Top-tier DPS.

[@GS-el8ll]

noone would expect you to use the same trap over and over, become unpredictable

[@Snowshill]

the play of the game algorithm thing is set so that ultimates count for less than a headshot kill, headshots or double kills from supports, and anything that happens within 1 or 2 mins of the round ending that doesn't involve a super, I believe it also prioritises people with lower MMR doing something that involves beating someone with a higher MMR or hasn't gotten a play for X many games its really dumb so you end up with some odd bapties getting a kill before the clip starts then just walking about for the rest of the time doing F all because they got that single headshot in the last 10 seconds before the point capped, but a quintuple kill with an ult that wins the game or a tank managing to get a team kill against the odds at the beginning of the match doesnt get it -.-

[@dropshot3313]

Junkrat players are scared of other Junkrats sometimes because we know all and we do the same things which is scary

[@ItzTheBrezzy]

JOIN THE JUNKRAT FAM PLS!

[@Drop-Bear]

flats moves different in dps holy

[@Jgabyc]

I just love playing pharah against junkrat

[@mintymootv]

what ive learned as a controller junk main is that pc players dont have a ton of junkrat experience of going against him since he dosent require to much aim also for some reason when i did vs pc on controller they seem to group up more? its an interesting experience