To all the people commenting that I should have played the worst matchup, I already have a video on this that shows at the first 5 seconds of the video.
@E.Diaz13378 ай бұрын
Would be interesting to see a part 2
@Void6198 ай бұрын
You should have played tank in that video, but you chickened out and just rolled low rank plebs on damage heroes. If you really believe that counter picking on tank is not a thing, then play the worst matchup on tank in your rank and not some lower ranked games.
@Sushie558 ай бұрын
@@Void619 His entire point is that if you’re better than someone it doesn’t matter who you play. But if he plays against people who are as good as him then it’s gonna be a 50/50 and his point won’t be proven. If you’re in a low rank and he showed you that countering doesn’t apply to low ranks you got nothing to complain about.
@Ahrone15868 ай бұрын
@@Void619i made my way to top 14 otp dva. You think they dont pick zayra/mei/symm? I won anyways, if you are here, at least tey to improve and stop this bs about counters.
@Ren217278 ай бұрын
@@Void619 he did an unranked to GM rein only and ball only. Ofc in those games, he had games where he was playing against entire teams trying to counter his one trick pick. Doesn't that prove you wrong already?
@thor23798 ай бұрын
funny thing is people do this in every rank and quickplay now too. and teammates will rage if you dont swap when they go counters its crazy
@kossettereaditte75528 ай бұрын
Me and friends played against this tank who died once and countered within the first second of the game. So our tank countered and this kept happening through the entire game.
@LelandJ718 ай бұрын
And arcade even. Mayhem
@AntivenomOW8 ай бұрын
I recently got called the n-word in quick play, because I didn’t swap 😭 These players are unhinged
@Zephyr3148 ай бұрын
It makes the game so much less fun if you have a main. I want to have a variety of matchups not 1 tank that always gets swapped to.
@dylancrosby24518 ай бұрын
In qp I get counter swapped 90% of my games.
@Dankflamio8 ай бұрын
Hearing awkward talk about counterpicks and changing characters so often feels like I'm in a weird parallel universe.
@masterofspawnz8 ай бұрын
Irl MirrorWatch it seems
@DJWolfHouse8 ай бұрын
“Heal, heal, heal.” “They go forwards, I go forward.”
@methodOW8 ай бұрын
Mirrorwatch effect
@slater0048 ай бұрын
It's not a parallel universe we all just live in the same universe
@Jorgeomarpassarelli82027 ай бұрын
@@DJWolfHouseDirect angle
@esaualfaro34478 ай бұрын
Evil Awkward be like: "They play Dva? You pick Zarya."
@VoltismProductions8 ай бұрын
Some of the people I play with literally don't talk about any sort of strategy or different playstyle if they're losing, it's literally just "hmm what should I swap to"
@danielmcgrath6808 ай бұрын
Because its the easiest most straight forward strategy
@P_Jag8 ай бұрын
Yep. Welcome to ow2 5v5. Brainless game now.
@aceofpurity8 ай бұрын
This is mainly tanks and dps, as a suppprt player you can play kiri ana and bap and instantly get value but if a shitty tank is counterpicked and killed every fight then he will swap as the solution.
@kweechy8 ай бұрын
I pretty much just stay Winston no matter what, because the enemy team is going to self-destruct with toxicity when they go full counter picks and aren't auto winning. I don't think I've actually ever lost to a Hog or Mauga player even in D1-M4 because they spend the ENTIRE game going "must counter monkey, must counter monkey" except my mobility is 20x better and I just literally never let them take the 1v1 against me. So I spend all match killing their team, while they spend all match trying and failing to kill me. I take full map control against their team and they're left with no angles, eventually my team shreds their tanks, I don't need to be able to 1v1 a Hog or Mauga because eventually we'll just 5v1 them.
@aceofpurity8 ай бұрын
@@kweechy then it’s the squishes faults for not being able to survive into dive comp
@danielmcgrath6808 ай бұрын
I dont think anybody has ever denied that if youre better than the enemy tank you dont need to counterswap. But if youre evenly matched countering definitely makes the match a whole lot easier. Theres no myth here lol
@bemo98 ай бұрын
yeah, vid doesnt really make a point. just for entertainment it seems
@Daddyjman8 ай бұрын
That’s the point he’s making. If you focus on getting better instead of counter picking and who’s meta then it’s a better use of time. If your good counterpicking doesn’t exist
@danielmcgrath6808 ай бұрын
@@Daddyjman And the point im making is its very unfun to have a 28% winrate because you keep forcing winston into hog.
@debohancock47168 ай бұрын
@danielmcgrath680 100% agree. I really like awkwards vids but this one was a miss for me. Counterpicking 100% works most the time in an even match. I've lost count of how many times I've seen games completely turn around for my team or the other because of a simple counter swap.
@Ren217278 ай бұрын
@@danielmcgrath680that 28% winrate is only indicative that you need to work on your Winston more. You're never gonna get your Winston wr if you just swap and don't fucking play the hero. The only time swapping would be necessary is if you're forcing it in top 500+
@iamsaiyan25328 ай бұрын
What we learned from thjs video? That roadhog is an absolute unit
@telofinau60473 ай бұрын
White folk ish😂 no racism lol
@DarthCookieOW8 ай бұрын
POV: Awkward counterpicks nonstop and wins his games. Then pretends it has nothing to do with it.
@ghostlump8434 ай бұрын
The opponent also did the same thing and guess who won? The better player
@NormalDog._3 ай бұрын
@@ghostlump843cope
@micheallucas53282 ай бұрын
@@ghostlump843yes obviously there is a point where skill > counter swaps. no one has every argued anything different. the point is if i’m on dva and my opponent is on zarya and we are 100% evenly matched in every other aspect, im going to have a harder time than the zar simply because of the type of kits we have.
@NormalDog._27 күн бұрын
@@micheallucas5328 cope
@arminsoli.8 ай бұрын
Bro got mad after he got counter picked while he played mauga 😭
@LelandJ718 ай бұрын
I just finished watching that part and I didn't see him get mad?
@mulfyx8 ай бұрын
@@LelandJ71all video
@cyrusstevenson8807 ай бұрын
Bro played mauga into hog, didn’t shoot the hog, sprinted straight into 5 people and exploded and said “how did I die I countered him “ like he doesn’t know how to take cover as a top 10 tank
@TamWam_6 ай бұрын
@@cyrusstevenson880He's being sarcastic/ironic, he's pretending to have the mindset of those counter tank players
@JRH62718 ай бұрын
I love your delivery. "Look, I'm countering him, it's over!" 😂😂
@MrJoe_Roblox8 ай бұрын
I really thank you for all these psychological tips such as my teammates arent stopping me, counters dont matter, yelling at ur teammates wont help (took me a long time to realise that), etc. Ever since I tried looking at my mistakes from my gameplay, it felt like i was getting better and better and today, after not playing all week so i can watch my VODs and aim train, in 2 hours i ranked up from diamond 5 to to halfway dm2 Edit: it's been 2 months and now I'm m1 right around the edge for gm. Wish me luck!
@sykotikOG8 ай бұрын
I feel like the first guy cottoned onto what you were doing, and it was just fun to keep it going after the first couple of swaps lol
@riptaiyo7 ай бұрын
guessing english isnt ur first language 😂 caught on* just so you know for future reference
@bubtyh44084 ай бұрын
@@riptaiyo im guessing English isn't YOUR first language
@riptaiyo4 ай бұрын
@@bubtyh4408 wasn’t being malicious, get off ur high horse and stop being pussy to help others by correcting their mistakes. obviously ur wasn’t a mistake
@kil48444 ай бұрын
@@bubtyh4408that doesn’t make sense since you proved nothing with this comment
@CAAFFIEND8 ай бұрын
This video just proves counter picking works. Yes, you're not just going to win instantly because you're on the optimal tank pick, but the only way to have agency as a tank in solo queue is to be on the optimal pick at all times, or at least close to optimal. A tank that your team can work with that doesn't get shut down by the enemy team.
@SSsevenx2 ай бұрын
Awkward has done a few tank u2gm videos. It’s not the hero pick that matters
@noahm67828 ай бұрын
I have a rule for counterpicking, if the enemy team has three or more characters that i feel are countering me, and i cant make it work, then i swap. Im a genji one trick so if i swapped every time i got "countered" id literally never play my hero. If they play zarya, no problem, if they play moira zarya, no problem, if they play moira zarya and another "counter", ill try and make it work but if i cant i swap to reaper or solider (the only heroes i even have a clue how to play, again im a genji otp). The amount of times that i am getting countered by 3 heroes, and i cant make it work at all, are pretty rare, meaning i get to play my hero and improve. Also love how whenever a team is losing its always because im playing genji into my "counter". "Were losing becaue of you, they are playing sym get off genji". Meanwhile ive killed the sym 5 times and the only one killing me is their cree who has cracked aim. Sure im having trouble, but its not cause of the "counter", its cause the other dps has higher skill than me. Swapping to a hero im worse at wont help me deal with the counter that hasnt even been the reason im struggling XD. lol, everytime someone says "get off genji they are playing counters" im like "if i swapped evertime they played a flying or beam character id never even get to play my hero".
@ysmmac60158 ай бұрын
i feel like you don’t realize how much the ow community actually hates genji until you pick him up for yourself. even when i was tryna learn him in QUICK PLAY, after a single team fight they went zarya, mei, sym, moira, brig. how many kills did i get in the first team fight? 2. just 2.
@noahm67828 ай бұрын
@@ysmmac6015 One thing that is interesting is that most people know all the counters, dps, tank and support against tanks. Not so much for dps and supports, However, a few characters in the dps and support roster do still have this community knowledge and "vendetta". Imo genji is the one that people actively think to counter the most. Another honourable mention would be like pharah (go hitscan). Yes people know counters to almost every hero, but tanks, and it feels like genji really like, people hone in on making your life miserable. Cant tell you how many times ive had a dps switch to sombra and literally follow me around all game hacking me whenever i try to do something, i remember it was so bad once, that I literally would just wait for the 8 second cooldown to wear off and anticipate that the second it was gone the sombra would come in again for the hack, and used that as my opportunity. Another reason people love counterswapping genji, is that most genjis have no idea how to play into their counters. Ive worked a lot on it and can comfortably say that mei, sym, pharah, moira, and zarya no longer pose an issue if its just them and maybe somone else countering. Still struggle a lot with sombra though. been working on that.
@h2o6848 ай бұрын
@@ysmmac6015I'm so sorry if it was me and my friends doing that to you, I remember us doing that to a Genji 😭
@isasukirico58978 ай бұрын
Bro got alot of time on his hands. ☠️
@ysmmac60158 ай бұрын
@@noahm6782 yea i’m still fairly new to genji and even tho it pisses me off i gotta learn how to play into anything. it’s just so frustrating when one of your 2 cool downs becomes pretty much useless. one time i played doom and this ana after the game literally said sorry to me because she was only using sleep and nade to make my life miserable. i typed back “it’s all good, i gotta learn how to play into it anyway.” it’s just sometimes i play that game in a bad mood and getting cc’d to oblivion or counterswapped while playing the one hero that made me boot up the game that day is insanely tilting lol
@Zathren8 ай бұрын
Not going to lie, I'm always very flattered when the enemy Tank swaps to Zarya. I believe that means they think my Dva is the "problem." It doesn't usually help them tho, I just stay out of their beam range. But still, flattering.
@Paul-zh2jp8 ай бұрын
exactly. most unfavorable tank matchups are solved by just avoiding the other tank. i think it only becomes a problem with heroes like orisa, because they can just rotate all their cds on you and completely remove you from the game, and there's nothing within your power to avoid it on some heroes
@kaiki-desu81938 ай бұрын
you dont do any damage either with dva "outside of her beamrange". Just say their tank was bad
@Paul-zh2jp8 ай бұрын
@@kaiki-desu8193 the idea is to take off angles or high ground and kill squishies instead of trying to 1v1 the zarya. it's a given that playing dva only from range doesn't make sense; i'm pretty sure they weren't saying that
@RadarFinsR8 ай бұрын
@@Paul-zh2jp This works to some extent until you're trying to play ball into hog and there's a 40 meter wide circle of death that the enemy supports simply have to play inside to be protected from me(the diameter of roadhog's hook range). Like if there's a massive skill diff I'll just juke his hooks or kill supports so fast that he doesn't respond but it's really not that hard to listen for the giant metal ball rolling in and then hook the gigantic hamsterball. Countering is a gradient, and obviously isn't just the hero but the play-style around it, some counter strategies are just far simpler than others. Obviously Awkward is a far better player than me but even this gameplay shows it, he's not used to play the hog countering winston style at all. He hooks into winstons bubble and then lets his Ana die when he could have played it patient and waited till bubble breaks expires or he gets a support hoook to trade out but instead he greeds rushing into the bubble and missing hook, winston jumps his ana now that hook has no CD and kills her then because the enemy team swaps tank he goes in an feeds intentionally to try and swap off, then forgets to swap off and goes back and ultis. Like entertaining as fuck but he's doing a bit at that point and then uses him almost getting capped on there as an example of how counterpicking wasn't really effective (when you're actively feeding while you have ulti up to swap for the lulz) Some tanks just need to augment their playstyle to deal with various "counters' others have trouble leveraging any value at all verse certain tanks playing certain ways. Thank you for coming to my tedtalk. That said I do find it pretty funny how many people spend half the game swapping while trying to find the perfect counter while just getting rolled on by skill diff and never building up an ulti.
@Maidandthepocketwatchofblood8 ай бұрын
@@kaiki-desu8193 Bro Zarya only has 2 bubbles and her beam range isn't infinite. You're literally the type of person awkward always clowns in these videos.
@useless28258 ай бұрын
Love how there was no such thing as countering Ramattra in this video 😭 dude is the all around Tank at that point it’s up to your dps and support
@Chairoum8 ай бұрын
This gotta be Awkward's evil brother, Confident. He would never counterswap.
@X_Podius2 ай бұрын
So what this video has taught us: awkwards chat shares a single braincell
@DESPAIR_7148 ай бұрын
To be honest i always thought that you can play any tank and tank counters help you win but the counter itself wont be like a free win button. HOWEVER dps countering tanks are a really big problem. I think dps countering tanks are way more impactful than tank countering tanks. (Ex doom gets countered by orisa and hog but still able to outplay and go for backline, but for dps cass/sombra are literally almost impossible to counter)
@JanTheSun8 ай бұрын
How about reverse counter picking? For example when they have a zarya, you go dva
@OverWatchMenVid8 ай бұрын
Already made that video before
@JanTheSun8 ай бұрын
@@OverWatchMenVid oh true, completely forgot about that. For anyone interested, it has been posted 5 months ago on his channel
@battlehotdog8 ай бұрын
@@OverWatchMenVid for tanks?
@OverWatchMenVid8 ай бұрын
@@battlehotdog yeah just look through awkward videos he don’t post much. It was like “i played the WORST matchups to prove counter picking doesn’t exist” maybe?
@battlehotdog8 ай бұрын
@@OverWatchMenVid i found it, he said in the first minute that it's dps only tho
@LuxuryYodas8 ай бұрын
Continue this as a series, its actually funny
@Zebiven8 ай бұрын
as someone who's played runescape since 1st grade, I love the oldschool music in the background omg
@aSuperPi.8 ай бұрын
Counter picking sometimes can work in low ranks but eventually people are going to be able to take advantage of the fact that you aren’t good at a hero because you use counter picking as a crutch.
@nyssapurchase31438 ай бұрын
Awkward saying 'Lag??' will never not be funny 🤣🤣
@truuskikomo52278 ай бұрын
I actually hope you lose every match to stop the counterpick pandemic. It’s sad how people sometimes rotate through to all the “counters” without really playing the game, only to end up on the hero they started with after a match of practically having no clue. A better option would be to sometimes swap to a hero that fits your team better so you learn to play in certain comps or just stay at the hero you want to play and use your brain a bit more.
@Zathren8 ай бұрын
That's the saddest crap dude. People in comp, not qp, playing 7 heros a round and never getting ult. Then flame you for not countering.
@SeanStaxxMusic8 ай бұрын
If you're good at the heroes, counter-picking a problem enemy to deny their value is a very real thing up to like GM and above.
@stowlicters83628 ай бұрын
sometimes, you have statistics on this? it isn't some rule where you have to swap, it's contextual. And it works every time, you have to deliberately make a scenario where it doesn't. Then zathren says the same thing all over again, no one ever switches that much.
@anthonyfarias50768 ай бұрын
I think this is ultimately a case of: do you want to learn or do you want to win? If you play your character against your counters you will learn more. If I could play my main all matches without getting asked to swap I would. My opinion is that I can't be selfish though (in ranked). I have 4 teammates that, generally speaking, want to win and I wouldn't stay on my character if I'm being countered AND they ask me to swap AND I think I'm underperforming. If someone wants statistical data about swapping, KMK made a video about swapping, and the players swap more the higher rank you go up to gm, where it starts decreasing because people basically only play meta. The roles that swap the most are tank, then dps, then support. The video was made before orisa got dismembered in the latest patch, and orisa was both the most countered tank and the tank people swapped to the most lol.
@truuskikomo52278 ай бұрын
@@stowlicters8362 Assuming you are trying to say something useful, can you please explain what it is you want to say? Im interested in your view on this matter but this is a bit confusing to read. I say sometimes, but you want statistics? on what sometimes is? If I am correct you say that it is not a rule and that it is contextual (I assume you mean that it is not a must and with that I totally agree) It is not a rule, but it always works you say if I am correct? (That is something of which I would like to have some statistics if it is true please) and then you need to deliberately try to not make a counterswap scenario work, else it would always work? This last scentence is true because I have had many games where the counterswap did not work. They tried to counterswap me and I made the scenario that I won from their counterswaps while staying on the same hero I always play. But I doubt that is what you mean so technically true but not in this context I believe. Then you state someone agrees with me, which is fine and true and finally you say no one ever switches that much (I would like some statistics on that) and by “not that much” you mean “sometimes”? Or do you mean they do swap, but not that often in the same match (which is not true unless some of my games never actually existed and im hallucinating the moment I really seem to get in a match where that happen?) Help me out a bit please.
@maxtoasted8 ай бұрын
Counterpicking isn't really about the tank matchup, though. As a top 500 flex tank, the main issue is that the higher up you go, the more you ignore the enemy tank. What realistically pushes you to counter swap are the supports and the DPS. If I'm playing Roadhog and the enemy goes Orisa, I'm going to ignore the Orisa primarily. There's some gameplay variety, but if they go Ana, Tracer, I provide no value. Because I'm the singular tank on the team, we, in terms of total value, have the worst comp. If we were playing on an equal level, they win simply because of counterpicking. That's why in Overwatch2, counterpicking is more oppressive.
@rhiisnow7 ай бұрын
i love when im playing hog and the enemy dps swaps to tracer, the only dps i can still one shot
@kelbiekelbie9098 ай бұрын
This is such a smooth brain approach. Counterpicking is based on the entire enemy team, and the skill of the enemy. I've had people play Zarya against my Dva but they clearly don't understand how she works and they eventually swap despite being on the better pick. You can also be on a good pick relative to the enemy tank but if the enemies are running Zen/Ana then going Orisa is likely not a good idea. You have to take the whole situation into account but your video over simplifies the game to the point of being useless.
@soyboi84408 ай бұрын
Yeah he went into this already having his mind made
@hiimmike58673 ай бұрын
You'd be surprised how much of the community thinks tank swaps are specifically to face the opposing tank
@corridonboy8 ай бұрын
I've found that doom can be a good sigma counter in the right hands. You can cancel his ult and his succ, plus he doesn't have the movement to prevent you from diving supports
@AntivenomOW8 ай бұрын
I recently had a match where I was playing Zarya and because I was absolutely rolling the enemy tank he kept counterswaping into Rein and Winston, but that didn’t help him at all. After looking at his profile I realized he had 4000 hours in this game while I only have 400h. This was one of my proudest moments in my overwatch history 😅
@josepepe98 ай бұрын
The ovw og players have counterswitch rooted in their brains 😮
@kweechy8 ай бұрын
It's also up to the rest of your team to pick and play smart too. Notice that the game where Awkward struggles on Zarya vs DVa, it's because he is getting pretty torn up by DVa's DPS deciding to go Soldier along with good support picks vs Zarya...their Soldier posted up high ground on the building towards the end of 2nd point and there was literally nothing Awkward could do about that on Zarya. I pretty much only play Winston, if they go Hog against me and my team decides to bless me by picking Ana, Zen, Tracer, Sojourn...I will literally never swap off Winston, because their tank will stay Hog and lose.
@theus__8 ай бұрын
I main rein and I don’t think ram is a good counter to him… When ramattra came out, he was a monster but nowadays his ultimate isn’t eternal and it’s easy to kite when he’s on nemesis form. The major counter is orisa, always feel like hell playing against the demonic horse but never swap, honor is greater than defeat
@TheRealKush4208 ай бұрын
The problem with people who talk about counter swapping is they are too smart. Ram doesn’t counter you directly, but he makes your job very unfun at times. He can pressure you and your shield AND anyone who is around you…( who whole point of rein brawl is to stay together) it’s not like you couldn’t beat a ram in a 1v1 on rein, but when it comes time to play the team game, Ram’s job is to make your job miserable. Same with most cases of counter swapping. Then the counters stack up on the enemy team and suddenly the game becomes unplayable on ur certain character when your rank is current for the season and u aren’t in placements
@c.u.c.62028 ай бұрын
As a rammatra player i agree. The reason why i won against most rein players is because they were very bad, they were overextending ect. The times where i lost against rein players was when they were really good(it wasn't my teams fault, truth be told, i got diffed so hard in those games).
@user-bf3uy5ve9k8 ай бұрын
@@c.u.c.6202 counters lowers the skill needed to win the game
@DontBeBad8 ай бұрын
in lower ranks i'd considered a counter but when you move up the ranks they're equal.
@motivationandknowledge88 ай бұрын
An equally good rein vs ram, rein will always win. Rein counters ram. Ppl just think hur dur punch through shield. Yeah man, u disengage when he’s in punch mode and maul him when he’s out of it.
@raciawelli8 ай бұрын
some of this games looks like mysterious heroes. its crazy. how you are going to charge ult with that kind of game style?
@bboydojo8 ай бұрын
You know what would be funny as a video concept? Twitch chooses your character on death, including staying on for ult or something
@kayuha86458 ай бұрын
This could be fun to see in a DPS perspective as well. Not counterwatching DPS vs DPS, but using a DPS hero that "counters" the enemy tank.
@Robellebor8 ай бұрын
I love awkward's mocking voice 😂😂
@marcusdelmonaco97598 ай бұрын
Awkward doing the nerd voice always kills me 😂😂
@fenixspider57768 ай бұрын
Just pick whatever the enemy is playing counters everytime
@stowlicters83628 ай бұрын
No, games don't usually play out like that.
@BlueRiptide8 ай бұрын
@@stowlicters8362 yea if ur worse than the other tank lmao
@useless28258 ай бұрын
@@BlueRiptidesometimes it’s not even about the enemy tank. The dps and support could just be selling 😭
@solblaze80558 ай бұрын
I have legit been REPORTED for playing wrecking ball instead of the character my team wants....
@fourplayerarcade8 ай бұрын
Can you send the match code so that we can see if they were right or not?
@fourplayerarcade8 ай бұрын
Can you send the match code so we can see if they were right or not?
@solblaze80558 ай бұрын
@@fourplayerarcade the replay existed months ago , it was not recent
@Tichondrius-8 ай бұрын
Welcome to Overwatch, lol. That was a thing since season 2 of og OW. You are playing Hanzo, Torb, Sym, sometimes even Zen? Reported.
@jolness18 ай бұрын
Agree with the conclusion. Play what you like and grow through the struggles.
@viacomsspy54398 ай бұрын
Awkward, as good as your advice is, you cannot deny that counter picking exists even in T500.
@lostmycat56718 ай бұрын
I mean he says at the end that it's probably only "necessary" in some situations at the very top and not at all for ranks below that
@stowlicters83628 ай бұрын
@@lostmycat5671 so he's dishonest.
@cooperswan5348 ай бұрын
@@stowlicters8362what?
@BlueRiptide8 ай бұрын
@@cooperswan534 so he's dishonest.
@cooperswan5348 ай бұрын
@@BlueRiptide huh?
@samir_ZX4 ай бұрын
When you got 24k damage in zarya that means you're soo good and flipped the table because your team was bad and not helping enough You were able to kill multiple enemies from different directions like a hacker which mean that you have a very high sense in the game
@CeciDoesNails8 ай бұрын
Counter picking isnt necessarily tank vs tank. Its also swapping supp and dps to fill a problem area and gap. If they have a hog/mauga, you go ana+zen/reaper+bastion for example. Even in plat/diam where tanks are sometimes ignoring each other when they can, these swaps make the game easier.
@Baconator9k8 ай бұрын
YO SNEAKYSQUID I know that guy 😂😂😂 15:20
@RobertBlackface8 ай бұрын
Ball main here: Single fight won, counter swap needed
@Yummeosbada8 ай бұрын
I refuse to counter swap. It’s just gets annoying af switching 12 times a game
@stowlicters83628 ай бұрын
no one ever switches 12 times a game, you're being pedantic.
@Yummeosbada8 ай бұрын
@@stowlicters8362 If you play the swap game that’s what happens. Every death is a new tank. It’s dumb as hell
@stowlicters83628 ай бұрын
@@Yummeosbada No it isn't, you're being pedantic, stop being dishonest. I counter swap normally and I only end up swapping 1 to 3 times a game. Huge difference.
@NOhomo5433 ай бұрын
I agree with you but with people at the same skill level, counter pick is a thing that exists and works. Certain characters just do better against others at times.
@SixPHD8 ай бұрын
i laughed 20 times watching this video. ty awkward
@mehdi.65022 ай бұрын
This video is so helpful for new or returning players, thank you Awkward.
@samir_ZX4 ай бұрын
I think your team plays a vital role and can make the difference despite if you counter or not ✊️
@Syodounaguri8 ай бұрын
I'm a Japanese Overwatch player. Always looking at you! I support you!
@FairwellNoob8 ай бұрын
I'm an Overwatch player. Always looking at you! I support you!
@therebelfrogy92878 ай бұрын
@@FairwellNoob Now that sounds like a bot
@FairwellNoob8 ай бұрын
@@therebelfrogy9287 Me or him? Just found it funny why we had to specify he's japanese. Could just be a translation barrier bug tho
@honestlywhatever8 ай бұрын
@@FairwellNoob As an American that's written similar comments in a sea of Japanese comments, it doesn't seem that strange to me. Idk why I do, but I've seen it a lot in Japanese chats. It's like "watching from (country)"
What if you pick the tank that gets countered every time? Not that counters matter. Will just be fun to watch.
@RomePTK3 ай бұрын
i just love how some tanks will run away from there counters so to stay on there and let there team just die
@AliHaider-ve3yx8 ай бұрын
If the only counter you are getting is the enemy tank then you can outplay them but as a doom main I can literally do nothing when the enemy team goes hog cass sombra ana zen, and I am not even joking this shit happens! Imagine getting hooked hindered hacked slept antid and discorded at the same fucking time.
@nernoision8 ай бұрын
That makes sense in tank pov but can’t your team help you to win and make plays too
@stowlicters83628 ай бұрын
@@nernoision assuming they help. I made this point in another comment, countering isn't 1v1, it's in the context of a whole team makeup.
@lionyosef18187 ай бұрын
I have a better evil idea, counter yourself and be on a disadvantage, if they choose Zarya go Diva
@huntermushero93628 ай бұрын
I know you don’t need my advice but as hog I always bait out genii deflect with a melee. Most of the time they assume you’re trying to hook and they will deflect.
@danielmcgrath6808 ай бұрын
I used to do that in Overwatch 1 cant believe i forgot about that lol ty for reminding me
@djscrewwАй бұрын
bro is constantly fighting haters in his chat
@IcarusWhoLived8 ай бұрын
Nothing get me more excited to play overwatch 2 like you Keep up the grind
@drewyazzie90256 ай бұрын
I said forget about it cuh
@nicodro68068 ай бұрын
Editor playing the runescape tunes i fucking love it
@Squrrillyadams6 ай бұрын
What? Reaper used to counter all the tanks. Reaper was a tank buster.
@soiledcats8086 ай бұрын
Reaper is just not good lol
@Lokaminiac8 ай бұрын
Things will get complicated when the opponent team has Sombra/reaper.
@Cleanpup1087 ай бұрын
I prefer the videos where you intentionally pick the worst pick, it illustrates your point better
@commentbot95107 ай бұрын
Your chat doesn't know what they're talking about when they claim dva counters hog and mauga.
@joshuataylor50808 ай бұрын
This is what every game looks like for me. Every game ends with the enemy on some combination of Reaper, Bastion, Hog, Mauga, Sombra, Zen, Brig, and Cass
@TamWam_6 ай бұрын
As a dps/support, the only ones on this list I play are bastion and Cass if I have to, but usually I stick with widow/echo/tracer and mercy/Kiri for support (but occasionally bap, rarely zen and ana)
@mextator3 ай бұрын
vibin‘ heavy with the runescape background music 💃17:35
@gefiho42 ай бұрын
This meta is the reason I stopped playing tank ngl. So annoying
@tristandaniel80642 ай бұрын
You should only have to counter once, maybe twice. Ideally, the counter isn't a continuous dance, but rather you find what works and dominate with what works. Chances are if you counter once or twice, you will land them on a tank that they aren't as good with, and you will land on one you are good with. Not to mention, a counter from a tank for example, could mean bringing more shield play for mitigation purposes, allowing his own team to do more of the killing, and not actually countering the tank 1v1
@bigmemeog7 ай бұрын
Alternate title: Overwatch but its Overwatch
@bertrandfrancois76597 ай бұрын
Franchement on voit vrmt qui a de l'idée c'est super !!! L'histoire m'a l'air bien fondée, ya vrmt un truc à faire avec ça ! Petit conseil ! Il faudrait faire attention au language parce que parfois il a l'air familier et ça ne fait pas " série " En tout cas je garderais un œil sur ce projet génial et j'ai hâte de le voir évoluer dans le temps! J'espère que tu te trouveras une équipe pour optimiser tes animations !
@micwrecka212ify5 ай бұрын
I’ve notice nothing counters a good mobile character
@Meitoraku8 ай бұрын
19:56 The parry sound is a cool detail :D
@michaelbrooks45858 ай бұрын
Dude it’s not about an individual hero, it’s about the overall comp. If they have doom vs your junker queen, but you have cass sombra Ana, you counter them even though the tank counters your tank
@victor98 ай бұрын
"Countering" must be exhausting OMG how would you even have time to enjoy the Game! i would rather lose than swap every 2 min!
@olivcad94364 ай бұрын
Why are people so mad at counterpicking, that’s the point of the game lol
@RaidenMix-m1u2 ай бұрын
So true omg overwatch 2 ahhh take
@denzellward54998 ай бұрын
From what i seen in this video, counter swapping the tank takes away the value the other tank is able to apply, which also by addition increases the value you’re able to apply against that tank. However, it doesn’t necessarily make the game easier for you because you have to account for the dps also counter swapping, which takes away the value you can apply. There is only one tank that is an exception to this rule, and that is roadhog. Roadhog and a soft counter to almost every hero in the game when played right. He potentially not only soft-hard counters every tank, but any short to mid range dps and supports as well. However he is also countered by alot of those same heroes, hence he is a soft counter or is still able to work well against them. Orisa and roadhogs intereactions are weird because 7/10, orisa will win the battle vs hog but if the hog is patient and forces the orisa cooldowns, he can actually win the battle. Orisa used to hard counter but ever since the hog “rework”, that’s not the case anymore. All that said, make more tanks like roadhog, the ability the work against any hero can f played right with very few counters. Example, roadhog isn’t very good against flying or long ranged heroes but can take the duel against any other hero with a chance of winning. Just dont make them a tank buster or give them a one shot combo.
@trishonparrilla36548 ай бұрын
nahh whoever edits this shit 5:07 had me crying on the ground dude 😭😭😭
@Shad_man8 ай бұрын
Lol is it Awkward's MirrorWatch collab? Thanks for this video, man Another proof that skill always the issue of being plat
@quintonelmore60244 ай бұрын
You didnt say who counters orisa tho
@SnowyhtmL8 ай бұрын
He swaps I swap he swaps I swap that sounds miserable 😭😭
@stowlicters83628 ай бұрын
That isn't how the game plays out, I rarely see a game where someone swaps a hero 5 times. You're being childish.
@kumogu19003 ай бұрын
well what else would you do as monkey against hog? you gotta switch
@Paul-zh2jp8 ай бұрын
the explanation at the end if the perfect summary of this issue
@zendakk8 ай бұрын
It's only a perfect summary of his misconception that this is about tank 1v1's... for some reason.
@Paul-zh2jp8 ай бұрын
@@zendakk tank counters are the most noticeable / felt part of it now because of 5v5 and how people approach playing the role now. what do you think is the most pressing aspect of the counter picking issue?
@Pedro_eqw8 ай бұрын
Awkward picked the worst counters in the beginning
@AshleyWolfi3 ай бұрын
Counterpicking also helps if u dont only focus on what their tank is playing, but their team
@bostafu8 ай бұрын
this just shows awkward is a flex god. would love to see this for dps and support. Or switch based on team synergy. Just loving all the skill flexing lol lot of untapped content here.
@lucaskonglu45338 ай бұрын
what people dont understand is that when you get counter picked, they are essentially trying to shut down your play style. for the most part you can still win without swapping heroes if you adjust your playstyle or prioritize a different win confition :)
@spidernuggut2454 ай бұрын
New title "Overwatch and I play it normally"
@rivengel38408 ай бұрын
Editing goes hard here!
@projectzeeno8 ай бұрын
🔥🔥🔥
@staffy.7 ай бұрын
the new editing style is a w
@AbdulazizOla8 ай бұрын
Doom play very well against sigma, his power block get fully charged with the rock, and he can cancel his abilities
@haku48418 ай бұрын
We can atleast all agree that there are very favourable matchups and on the extreme ends “hard counters”
@its_lucky25268 ай бұрын
4:34 blud dominated jpbadjo
@darkvader378 ай бұрын
It's almost like counters only give you a slight advantage...
@Seissmo7 ай бұрын
This is the tank experience. 😂
@pheno64278 ай бұрын
Is it just me, or is the editing getting a lot better? There's more interesting stuff being added in post. It's nice to see the content getting better in multiple ways.
@rhiisnow7 ай бұрын
i hate counterpickers, they will spend the whole match swapping to a point they didnt even build up a single ultimate till the end of the game
@TiaraAtari8 ай бұрын
The Oppenheimer is hilarious
@gustavol1377 ай бұрын
counterpick is so annoying, and the skill issue really shows when they try to counterpick you and you still win just because you know how to play the character and the game!
@manh-haimuller60275 ай бұрын
10:21 😂😂😂😂 check this out guys!!! BOOOM🤣🤣🤣🤣
@tragiicflaw8 ай бұрын
Bro is the counter pick.
@Mystic-Misfit8 ай бұрын
I don't counter pick, but I'm not gonna hold y'all. Its mad funny when the enemy team starts counter picking to stop me, and it doesn't work in the end.
@anondonor50558 ай бұрын
I'm glad you did this video on tank. I normally try to stay on the same character most of the game unless I am being hard countered, which will happen most games, where I play any tank and first the other tank counterpicks then when its still not enough the dps and supps start swapping too. I take it as a compliment but it makes the game extremely unfun, so I am glad you got to experience what its like as a tank player. You say all the time that the best way to learn a hero is to stay that hero even when your being countered which I 100% agree on and thats why I tend to stay on a hero to get better but I swear if I see another hog player when I am on Monkey or Doomfist im gonna lose it 😂