The SIMPLE way to CARRY on Kiriko

[@justalaugher]

it's 4 steps for awkward, but usually 2 steps for me : step 1 engage; step 2 respawn.

[@Myselfsama]

LOL! I feel that haha

[@DirkDeadeye_]

1.) Engage, 2.) Flail around helpessly trying to survive, 3.) cry while watching kill cam 4.) respawn

[@_AGASSY]

​@@DirkDeadeye_this

[@kidpresident_1475]

You forgot about step 3, feel bad for not playing support in a traditional sense and healing people. Then because you feel bad that the plan is not working you revert back to your old hardstuck ways of healing teammates because at least then there's a chance you may win.

[@brendanruggles4575]

Facts

[@TheFamilyAffairDani]

1st game: "Report Kiriko for smurfing." 2nd game: "Report Kiriko for not healing." Overwatch chat in a nutshell

[@ThaVolt999]

Lore accurate npc Genji.

[@moleethedon]

I mean, he's literally smurfing...

[@Sindoku]

“Report that person for being better than me”

[@DevinDTV]

literally me every time i play bap. every game it's either i'm obviously cheating or throwing, sometimes both

[@ZachIsHungry1]

when i get this in back to back games i fuckin love it LMAOOOO feed my ego im trash

[@DesignatedHealer]

It's so funny to watch your team type "kiriko why no heal" only to turn around and watch the enemy type "your kiriko is carrying"

[@armando5994]

when metal ranks realize that kiriko, bap are just dps that can heal

[@Reddditcoffee]

his teammate is so annoying and hateful for no good reason

[@selfiestick1589]

People wanting to climb instead of wanting to improve, get neither, and decide to blame it on others because it hurts to accept you are making mistakes and it's boring to rewatch vods to figure them out, a lazy approach that yields little results At least they are entertaining to watch

[@n1ght7ngale]

Happens so often lmao enemy team will compliment me while my team is losing their mind over me playing objectively correctly

[@Cushingura]

And this trash player still doesn't get it. Then he even started to wall teammates, just to give Blizz a reason to ban him instead. This dude must be a literal donkey in real life. This content is gold, not only the fun part also the education. Made it from Dia to GM with Zen, just by following the rules, had 74% winrate and still got flamed almost every game. 2 out of 6 Overwatch players are human waste. But I still write "Support not Healer", everytime I oneshot a hard engaging Awkward viewer, sorry guys. :D

[@BryanDiedAged34]

“Kiriko why not heal” “Your Kiriko is carrying” The duality of man.

[@samidobrikot1421]

Finished: kiriko why not heal? enemy: your kiriko is carrying Finished: would be carrying more if he healed also finished: 12/8 on mei against genji Truly an overwatch experience.

[@Xfacta12482]

@@samidobrikot1421 Gotta love people who compare 1 scoreboard stat and don't have the ability to infer what else might be going wrong.

[@jak6744]

@@Xfacta12482frfr state don’t tell the whole story

[@bleachinmyeyespls]

No he wouldnt, if he switches to healing more hes no longer carrying the team by constantly​ distracting the enemy team. Better doing something yourself than relying on unreliable teammates @samidobrikot1421

[@DirkDeadeye_]

So I used the 4 step process at work. I engaged my boss, closed the distance, entered his office from a window told him I wanted a raise, he said "what the fuck, how did you come in through the window..." things were going bad so I TPed out. I didnt have teleport so I threw a roll of toilet paper at him and jumped off the balcony. I lost my job, but I think it was a solid strategy.

[@RealCondorJDM]

Bro🤣🤣

[@RiTchieKII]

Good work, however you just need a bit more practice, instead of using toilet paper try using actual Kunais (just like Kiriko!!!!) on your boss if he counters the play again.

[@RealCondorJDM]

@@RiTchieKII nahh💀

[@RiTchieKII]

@@RealCondorJDM trust me, apply this 4 step strategy to your real life and you’ll find success, if not at least your prick boss has a few kunais in his skull!!!

[@KasperSz-dc7di]

😂😂 god

[@minakanaga1019]

Guide to Kiriko 1. Engage 2. Close Distance 3. Off Angle 4.Disengage 5. Get reported by teammates and get banned Great video as always :)) I laughed so hard when the opposite team got so angry LMAO

[@chadwick196]

I find that the people that complain the most about not being healed do not understand how to hold space. They don't use cover, they don't disengage, they use their defensive abilities offensively, and/or they don't know how to cycle their abilities effectively. There are supports that also don't understand these things, but when the other roles *do*, they don't have to rely on healing as much. Essentially, virtually every time you complain about someone else not doing their part, you miss where you can improve. Love the vids Awkward!

[@nibbler7687]

Yeah, most of the time tanks are playing by rushing in and thinking "let's how deep into the enemy team I can get before I die", so if you pocket them of course they are going to last longer but that's not going to win the match

[@RaffaCakey]

THIS Im a support main who used to always blame my DPS and tanks for not protecting me everytime I die I then started blaming myself and started looking for ways to improve and would barely get killed nowadays as Ive learned to disengage and retreat in the backlines when needed

[@gimik2593]

Honestly, that’s what spending a good time on each role can help develop essentially from playing each role the main thing I learned was Support: you’re not dying because your teammates suck you just position bad Tank: There’s not enough healing in the world that can save stupidity. Use your corners and learn right and wrong times to go in Dps: Off angle, high ground, know where health packs are because your support is gonna be too busy, surviving or healing the one man army Reinhardt to heal your highlight thirsty tail.

[@loyalhack]

I just started playing comp like 2 weeks ago and oh my gosh the learning I’ve had to do in that time frame lmfao. I’m glad I’ve learned to take responsibility more for my teams failure and in return helps me think of ways to better help them. But also I’m at a crossroads right now because I struggle when switching between heals and dmg. In a lot of games the moment I stop heal botting and do dmg to help the team my tank instantly dies, but I don’t want to keep healbotting because I know it’s not the best way to learn, considering I’m an ana kiri main. I’m just trying to figure out what I can do when my tank dies instantly and for some reason can’t use cover or high ground. Just feels like there are never enough heals

[@marlyxmar]

yeah they just want a healbot to protect them from their dumb ass choices, i dont enable that bs

[@asbljdflaksjdb]

A small tip for everyone: You cannot improve right away. It takes time and effort become good at a specific character. You won't become a GM level player overnight. Be patient. Don't stray too far away from your team

[@BigBoss549]

It kinda is easy to get gm overnight nowadays with the broken ass mmr system. Tons of people got boosted to gm

[@bellsgg]

@@BigBoss549 yeah they got boosted. Solo que is going to correct them though.

[@cpenner7086]

@@BigBoss549 that was an issue for ow1 too...

[@Skittle_skyler]

Thanks for the advice and the positive feedback I believe in myself now

[@J.R.Swish1]

​​@@bellsgg i think he means that people get boosted in solo queue. Not boosted in the traditional sense of another player carrying you on an alt. But something is fundamentally broken in the system, to the core, as there's been multiple instances of people going 5-0 several times in a row and staying in the same rank and division, and people going 5-0 and going up by +5 divisions at a time, even on accounts with a lot of play time already. It's not that big of a deal but to my knowledge it wasnt this broken in the old SR system

[@crustynut7193]

I love how in the second match even the enemy team was like "yeah your tank was ass" and the mei blamed you😂

[@Lolia.]

That Mercy on his team called him out as well :( You'd think a Mercy would have more awareness lol.

[@ofimportance5458]

@@Lolia. Played ranked Lolia

[@ery]

@@Lolia. they just see the kiriko flanking and they just assume if youre not healing youre not doing your job

[@no_i_dont_want_no_slugs]

@@Lolia. i must've not been paying attention bc i thought she was flaming the tank. maybe she was flaming everyone lmao

[@AllThingsCubey]

I've been climbing with Kiri and a 60% winrate but, when you lose, team will always blame you first. Had a Kings Row game with a Rein who acted like a frickin bronze. Enemy had good Widow and Rein kept charging to the other side of the map, then hiding or fighting behind walls so neither healer could see them, or reach them safely. They would hold shield when Widow was dead and go full hammer when she was alive and aiming at squishies. End of the game they had an 11-15 K/D, the only negative one in the entire lobby. I was 31-5 with the lowest deaths and second highest heals in the lobby. Rein went into all-chat and said "report our Kiri for throwing" Metal ranks have never once looked in a mirror. However my winrate is going up as I've been climbing so I should be rid of these idiots soon.

[@meekon]

Unranked to Banned series let's GOOOOOOOO

[@loneranger3041]

I can do that in one game.

[@kings5223]

My favorite part of playing support is teammates that are out of position and flaming supports for not healing them enough. Super fun

[@Sindoku]

Counter complain about their positioning. Beat them too it. See how it goes, lol. Or you can just leave chat and voice too.

[@j0shsux579]

real

[@puppergump4117]

@@Sindoku Yeah don't ever respond to them, it just eggs them on and they focus more on whining than winning. How are they going to see their mistakes when they're so focused on others?

[@puppergump4117]

@Fultonian Then they run in yet again without support, wondering where the support went

[@ery]

I always hit them with the "bro use cover instead of standing in the open and you wont need as much heals"

[@kaileena7]

Awkward, I don't play that much OW anymore but your videos are still a delight to watch. Best teacher on the internet, hands down! Damage, damage, damage!

[@kaileena7]

@cjvallee7524 I agree, A10 is great too but I really don't have "first-hand experience" following his guidance so I can't comment on that. The great thing about Awkward's teaching is that it's very actionable - just like here, he gives you a clear plan to have in your mind when playing and not just muddy general advice that anyone can practically give.

[@Ahrone1586]

​@@kaileena7he have top tier dva advice, his video was useful. Talk about the fundamentals a lot, but yes ackward is practical. I wish we have a video about dva.

[@deity6569]

i have this weird glitch where my teammates take too much damage all the time and then blame me for not healing enough when i’m on kiriko

[@fatehahmad93]

I'm a gm kiriko n u need to balance healing and dps. In most fights awkwards plan is gonna work but a like 5% of fights it's not. U just need to recognize the 5%.

[@Bingbong1]

Use them as a meat shield then gaslight them and say you can’t outheal bad positioning

[@acelys-x]

you're not doing enough then

[@amandopurperhart1351]

Im masters on kiriko and zenyatta. Healing more is not helping to win, at most you keep your teammates alive for just a bit longer. If you succesfully distract the enemy and once in a while make a kill while getting the drop on someone, your team wont need as much healing because they will take less heat.

[@armando5994]

thats why awkward always starts with damage, when you start with healing the enemy team has a chance to engage vs if you started with a little dps, ur team would have a bigger advantage hence taking less damage hence needing less healing

[@pykeplayer4007]

Hey dude I’m a girl and used to get really angry that people would yell at me to switch when they heard my voice. Used to think you needed VC to win on support, thank god I found you lol. I got to diamond 3 this season playing mostly Ana and Zen following exactly what you do and the amount of compliments I get in text chat, I’m finally starting to feel like I’m good at this game, like I understand everything that’s going on!! My mechanics are keeping me diamond but that’s okay, I’ll have a 50%wr until I get better and start to climb. Maybe masters is in my future next season!! Thanks Awkward

[@Lolia.]

I'm glad you're enjoying the game more, and I'm sorry that happened to you! It really is unfortunate that some guys have an aneurism when they hear a female voice online, when we still make up 50% of the general game playing population. I stay mute as well most games, I used to do call outs a lot and strategize in early OW, but being met with toxic abuse by strangers in a game I play for fun, isn't fun and I ended up scrapping competitive play altogether. Meanwhile you get guys screaming nonsense in VC blowing your ears out and being disruptive and no one bats an eye. Thank goodness for the ping system lmao! I still find myself wanting to make calls in QP and I'm way too competitive for that mode, I need to start playing Comp again, but my anxiety stops me :(. I wish you all the best and I hope you make it to Masters+! :D

[@DjNaste]

Honestly, this game is completely unplayable for me with any form of voice or text chat enabled. The best decision I ever made was to disable it all. If your goal is to learn and improve, there is really nothing valuable anyone can say to you while in-game.

[@DasQuizzle]

@@Lolia. your anxiety of toxic teammates or your anxiety of losing games is stopping you ?:o

[@ofimportance5458]

Good no mercy

[@ofimportance5458]

@@Lolia. lmao you’re pitiful. Just ignore them.

[@IceManKilo2]

Finally he gets into a game where his teammates are literally braindead

[@andy6617]

True lmao, his Orisa and Mei in the second game were so bad 😭😭

[@gravegaming2023]

Worst teammates awkward ever has > my average teammate

[@Ahrone1586]

​@@gravegaming2023thats not how it works

[@gravegaming2023]

@@Ahrone1586 what do you mean? I can literally watch hundreds of hours of Awkward content and not find a single bronze/silver in his games that are as bad as the average platinum teammate I have. I'm not the only one who agrees either

[@gravegaming2023]

@@Ahrone1586 if I have a DPS breach 1k damage in plat with 0 kills and 15 deaths in a 17 minut game they are a good teammate compared to the average DPS I have

[@mdh_masalewale8681]

This might be surprising, but his Unranked to GM with supports helped me climb from gold 3 to masters 2 ON TANK. I think awkward's line of thinking for solo queue, that is to keep the role of your hero short and simple, and not overthinking/overstrategizing, maintaining an attitude where you ALWAYS think about what you can improve and not what you cannot, and knowing that its okay to make mistakes/lose games, I climbed up faster than I ever had in years of OW1.

[@DjNaste]

Honestly, every role in OW2 is played fundamentally the same. The only notable difference is what each individual hero is capable of doing and how to best exploit their kit.

[@Badg0r.]

Understanding the roles of different classes in the game will indirectly help you cuz you know how your supports should and will act and how you can use that to get value from them

[@FlimsyRanger]

Masters 5 The thing that takes a ton of time to understand that Awkward does not go into is what "things go bad" means. It takes a lot of game knowledge to know how each duel and map position plays out. Still a 10/10 philosophy, and a great way to encourage people to make the plays that will win games. He focuses on a few things that a ton of people get wrong. He is a S tier teacher, hope to get to GM by using his style as a foundation to build on.

[@Awkward2]

I believe I explain throughout the video that "things go bad" mean "I am in danger of dying".

[@IKEFacci]

​@@Awkward2 I think he means having the game sense of how far can you push in before you need to tp out. Like one more shot to finish an ana vs tp out early and losing out on value. I think it's frankly just and experience thing, and learning my trial and error.

[@teoyongsen]

@@Awkward2 I think what he meant was the reason why low ranked players are dying alot because they do not understand dangerous situations and when to stop peeking or when to back out. They do not recognise if they are considered slightly in danger or "oh shit!" situations. That intuition comes with practice and experience.

[@CallumDT]

​@@Awkward2 yes but people need to learn when they are in danger of dying but that's something they must learn on their own. You are doing nothing wrong.

[@CallumDT]

​@@teoyongsen yes

[@julianpumarejo8719]

"Lore accurate Kiriko!" Amazing 4 step plan

[@cozerx9575]

56:23 My man just missed half his kunais and still got called cheater, gotta love those moments. I'm so amazed about how much you can do just being alive on the back, even if you're not killing enemies.

[@TamWam_]

same, it seems to me whenever i try, i get shut down easily. it's prob timing, and i have to wait for my team to engage first, then i engage from behind, like how a tracer/sombra/genji would etc.

[@girlfailarchive]

I’ve been applying this to my gameplay and honestly the biggest change I’ve seen is that kiriko feels more fun and exciting. It’s also helping me find more opportunities I wasn’t before

[@TamWam_]

fr, even when i lose i see what i did wrong and mistakes. i sometimes get tilted asf, especially today when my entire winstreak was just win-loss-win-loss-win-loss and i was stuck at a single percent in my rank

[@Milkra]

The guys on Midtown were hilarious. They had a GM support on their team and still lost because of their poor understanding of the game and immediately blamed you because muh healing number too low :(

[@Armageddoniton]

people get way to hung up on stats in my opinion, I have had more than a few games where we should have won looking at the stats, but still lost on time or distance covered etc.

[@monkeyman1350]

Awkward is top500, not GM

[@kpkazan]

​@monkeyman1350 top500 end of season is just who wins the most in gm

[@QrowxClover]

​@@kpkazan T500 is just a step above GM. Coming from a GM, btw

[@DSJWIX]

I would have done the same thing that Awkward and just ignored that Orisa. That Orisa was so bad that no amount of healing would have saved them. They were always dying and always out of position and wasting their ultimate at strange moments.

[@grayeden9356]

I like how awkward said “top 2” at the beginning because he knows he’s number 1😂

[@0xbin]

LMAO, actually based asf. i didnt realize thats why he did it at first XD

[@jacobhanks773]

This video changed my entire experience playing this character. Always wondering what I was doing wrong and unknowingly throwing by not applying direct pressure with damage and off angles. Some teammates won’t understand it, but this works.

[@mattmcahren4129]

"okay my Orisa is just clicking buttons" 😂 14:05

[@Summonick2]

This is the way to play Kiriko. A lot of people say this is “dps Kiriko” but it’s closer to “Tank Kiriko”, because the value isn’t really in your damage but your ability to distract. Kills or dinks are just distraction attempts that went extra well. In this video, he has the hardest time on long sight lines where the tank is also trying to distract. He ended up not completing the off angle part, as the angles were too wide and his tank was already flanking , so he was just the main angle but close range. This is why they would come around and win when the map got to sections with closer range and more angles.

[@jordanwright3024]

i love reading chat when he does these

[@0xbin]

LMAO same

[@piggybeef1284]

Fr lol

[@JAGW3L]

Bruh I don't blame him for calling the viewers NPCs those are literal NPC comments

[@justthedude2385]

I heard someone refer to people playing as NPCs once as "roleplaying" and I've adopted that since.

[@blikfn]

Technoblade fan ur the npc

[@JAGW3L]

@@blikfn I never denied it

[@selfiestick1589]

​@@justthedude2385 roleplaying as an npc omg!! Forget trolling, this gives you the sensation of control without annoying other people, is a win/win

[@patrickpatenaude7719]

With your first Kiriko Unranked to GM, I literally climbed from plat to GM with ease. I learned to always be pro active , adapt to your team and to take off-angles & distract. I adopted your flanking playstyle and it’s really working for me. Thank you for the series !!

[@espinozamonteroleonardo2375]

And how many time did it cost to You to adopt that playstyle??

[@kltil5082]

He doesn't teach adapting to the team at all. He very much says what the team is doing doesn't matter and ignores them unless they're right in front of him with a critical marker on them.

[@vanpheonix1276]

These steps do work. I've done a lot of qp and comp games using this, and when I do it correctly I find the games become easy. I'm still in silver 5 but that's mostly because of a few things. I don't use the most effective off-angles at the time, I focus the tank too much, and I disengage too late which means I die. I know what I need to do but the problem I have is trying to get out of my bad habits. Which I think a couple of you guys might be similar as well so something that I'm trying to do is: 1) say the steps out loud. It really helps reinforce what you're supposed to do. 2) while in the off angle before you start throwing kunai look and think "Is there support? who is killable? is my team around so I can tp out?" I know these are easier said than done, because I'm trying to get out of the habit of just going in blind, but I truly think if I keep doing this, eventually I'll get out of the bad habits and I'll be a better player. Awkward if you see this somehow I'm going to make a promise to you. I am silver 5 rn as of season 9. By then end of season 9 I'm going to be at LEAST gold 3. If I don't, then I'll join your academy

[@latetunnel8892]

Did you make it

[@EtonuiYoutube]

23:01 is the best example of playing support in low metal I’m so glad Awkward helped me make it out

[@srikrishnabhat6793]

Was funny, second match even the opponent team calls out "My guy, they have 6k heals, same as our team, not a reason to report" lol. Anyway, I haven't seen the entire recent unranked to GM on Bap, but I guess the reason why you didn't have reports on the other characters like Zen and Bap could also be due to the fact that unlike Kiriko they don't feel as slippery (you have 3 survivability options on her: Wall climb, Suzu, Swift Step) essentially making her hard to kill and tilting the opponent.

[@StarGazer05916]

It took one rage quit match for me to realize that I was a problem and I was the reason for me going negative. I’ve fixed my errors and I’ve seen improvements ten fold. I’m doing greatly as zen in comp and Moria. Slowly but surely rising my rank. 1. Up time 2. Flank/off-angle 3. Distracting 4. Heal when needed 5. Positioning

[@yogran1]

Awkward experiencing elo hell in game 2 lol Jokes aside, your videos have helped me see the game so much clearer and I can't wait for more of these!

[@RealPigeonz]

That Orisa was hilarius xDDDD

[@Vinnare]

people will see one game like that every 15 games then say thats why they are hardstuck gold lol

[@MansterBear]

Wow that second game… the tank literally stands in front of the bastion in turret all game then complains about healing lol Plus u had like 1000 less than both healers on the other team, but u had 7k or 8k dmg on top of it. Ridiculous.

[@ZSonnenblick]

was a dps and the mercy lol. the tank wasn't complaining. I truly think that tank was a 3year old missing an arm because thats the worst player ive seen in my life. actually terrifying that somebody can be that lost. but yeh it was one of his dps; funny enough the dps doing the worst in the lobby. his other dps didnt say a thing, but of course the dps who couldnt get kills had to find somebody else to blame Even funnier when the enemy team literally comments that his kiriko was carrying lol.

[@karenmanagerwanter1744]

@@ZSonnenblick what's more with mercy healbotting her brains out awkward's team actually had more total heals than the other team. and they still got smoked. funny that

[@katrinle]

@@karenmanagerwanter1744 the mercy has to healbot bc their orisa takes sm damage. atp they should’ve just switched to someone with more healing… but still blamed the kiri

[@otakuhime3119]

40:22 "barely had heals " when he and the other healer have 8k lol

[@dragonnestodyssey3939]

Its hard to watch how in low ranks everyone sees Supports as mere Healers, nobody could see in the 2nd game that the issue was the garbage Tank of your team, they were blaming you instead lol. Maybe thats why they are hardstuck in metal ranks.

[@DjNaste]

Their lack of fundamental knowledge is exactly why they are hard-stuck. Mechanical skill doesn't start becoming relevant until you start climbing through diamond. Anyone stuck in Plat or below simply needs to improve their fundamental understanding of the game.

[@thuydungie]

honestly, calling a support “healer” tells you all about the type of player they are. they think every support works the same and can healbot you instantly. they don’t see the value in the versatility of kiriko’s, ana’s or zen’s kit.

[@DSJWIX]

This is very true. I am a diamond player, but any time I am climbing through metal ranks you will be flamed as a support if you have any considerable amount of eliminations and damage done. 0-10 teammates will always believe that you not healbotting them is the reason why they are 0-10. I honestly just ignore teammates who have bad positioning and just focus on getting picks. I win more games doing that than wasting resources healbotting a tank who doesn't know how to position themselves and disengage so they don't die repeatedly.

[@stowgs0899]

I always second guess myself, lose confidence and then start losing games. Having a clear process to cycle makes thing much clearer and reduces the chaos of not knowing exactly what to do. Thanks for the helpful content, you're appreciated.

[@OhLatte]

His voice makes me feel anxious af 💀 it’s like a strict teachers voice

[@nickmatzke9314]

Damn, that Orisa in your second game really thought you could just healbot through a turret bastion

[@DaWoomyGod24]

Okay I tried this and it's actually broken. I went from heal botting my team to actually doing something and single handedly winning team fights. It is actually a broken way to play kiriko.

[@AegisHyperon]

I tried this, engaged and killed two supports in like 4 shots, turned around and entire team was dead and couldn't tele out

[@commentbot9510]

Fr like how do they manage to all die so fast? Your team has the other support while the enemy supports look at you. Like, how hard is it? I guess you could retreat sooner to help them but then you just become a healbot again because the type to die in those situations is a feeder who will always need healing.

[@matteoschlechtleitner4550]

First game " so how much did they pay u kiriko" LMAO

[@justthedude2385]

I'm here for another episode of "mY hEaLeR iS dPs'InG" game chat.

[@HigakiRinne]

People really come into the game with knives that can do as much as a rocket to the face and go naaah I wanna hold some papers at my teammates 😂👌

[@SunderMun]

I love how in that second game, at least the enemy Bastion recognised your team's problem lol

[@matteoschlechtleitner4550]

In this episode the word damage will be mostly substituted by the word "engage".

[@Pango1028]

Awkward is simply too mature for his audience and game lol. Love your attitude man. These mental tips and habits apply to Overwatch but even more so in real life. I can’t tell you how many “professionals” I work with who make excuses and blame others and not focus on themselves. Keep up the teaching!

[@spicysnowman8886]

Ikr it seems like every overwatch player turns into a child the second they start losing

[@kesh2425]

im on 17 win streak just because i do the 4 step plan, its crazy

[@Yushimasu1]

Great 4 step plan. Also almost all comments in the first match were hilarious xD

[@ponyglee]

11:40 I cannot believe how many times I have seen supports do this. Kiriko is getting engaged by the enemy Kiriko, so what does she do? Mid 1v1 she still tries to heal the tank. LITERALLY ignores the person who is about to kill her to be a healbot. This is why people constantly die to getting dived, because they act like an NPC who's only function is to heal.

[@randyurban6636]

Zairo: we barely had heals Awkward: more kills more damage and over 8k heals. Bro they are so weird this whole video seemed like bronze and not diamonds ffs

[@misofony]

thank you for your videos ❤️ i got a 18 games win streak and climbed up from plat3 to diamond 3 in one day after learning how to play on kiri watching your unranked to gm 🥰

[@ShinySylveonnOW]

Your teaching has completely changed my perspective on what it means to play support, I actually get pretty annoyed when supports aren't weaving damage in games. A dead enemy is that much less you have to heal your team

[@ItzRetz]

I haven't gotten a Kiriko POTG in literally months, but the very first game after I implemented this strategy, I got POTG and we destroyed the enemy team. ...I'll be damned. This shit actually works.

[@ItzRetz]

Update: 3 games, 3 wins. Wild how much of an upper hand simply engaging from an off angle can have. I've managed to pick off 1, 2, or even 3 people pretty much every single time.

[@FlotakuXL]

Watching this and the unranked to gm kiriko video while playing ranked has really improved my kiriko by LOTS. I went from finishing games with 12k healing and 1k dmg to now having games with 5-7k with 8-10k heal, and I’ve started to win a lot of games in a row and going up in rank👌🏿👌🏿

[@jolness1]

The 4 step plan has made me so much better. Winning way more games and climbing faster. The way you distilled the way to play her into 4 steps is pretty incredible imo.

[@pulse_ow]

Bro the NPC's, it's so funny down there. If you don't bot-out like the rest of them they sus you out and vote you off the ship. The Ana and Kiri content you do, the U2GM's and especially the Ana vids with only damage vs only healing, the best possible content aspiring support players can watch. It's actually so fucking funny how you get bullied in low ranks for playing well but 'different', this also happens in other games, humanity's finest specimens behind those keyboards.

[@dannhaltleon6701]

enemy team saying "lore accurate kiriko" in game 1 was so funny hahaha

[@SaLi-dh3vm]

I found this video very useful and tried the play style myself; even though I died a lot and not doing much damage as I expected, but still won almost every game as Kiriko; I think the distraction /the play style puts less pressure on your teammate, and you most likely to secure a kill on 200HP targets or do lots of damage, and be able to get out. My biggest challenge is to know when to engage and to set up the kill/distraction. I feel the game is under control, and I am making lots of impact; even though I die sometimes. kiriko has two get-out jail cards and a solid ultimate; the concept awkward gives is not just for Kiriko; it is a fundamental concept for the game. You must somehow find an advantage for your team to win the fight. It would be great if Awkward could be more specific on how to get close enough to the enemy team or, let's say, how to set up the off-angle play; much appreciated! Ana coaching video is a must for everyone to climb; after watching these videos, OW feels like a different game; you think you actually have a lot of impact to win the game, but obviously, your teammate probably think they are so good and carry you to win, but who cares.

[@tylerbaker8086]

I like how you make sure to emphasize the 4 step plan in every engagement. It really helped lock it into my head and made me memorize it. Great vid!

[@sanwioe]

girl

[@tylerbaker8086]

@@sanwioe huh?

[@G0-J0KES]

I find it weird when people say many things such as "gg no heals" or "our healers bad" when numbers do not lie. You look at the scoreboard and realize that the supports have over 2K points of healing. The problem isn't that you're not getting healed, the problem is that you're dying. You die because you make mistakes and you make mistakes because you're worried about the wrong things. No one ever questions why they die in situations-rather they question their teammates. "I'm not healing you because 'I'm bad'. I'm not healing you because I'm not a heal bot. I'm a Support."

[@ZachIsHungry1]

"would be carrying more if he healed" -silver for sure

[@Cr4nched]

I mean let's be real. Watch the first game in the video. It's obvious why they are banning these accounts you are making everyone that is supposed to be at that ELO miserable Not really sure how stomping silver players qualifies as educational

[@fendour_]

It was educational 23 unranked to gm's ago. This is just habitual smurfing at this point.

[@PyroInferno110]

I mean silver ranks be getting stomped by other silvers in their own ranks. I've lost and won against smurfs before. I really couldn't tell much of a difference ngl

[@thegamingillustrator]

my very first comp game was... oh god. my rein would solo charge with no one near them then die instantly, my lucio would randomly go across the map and die, my echo would miss every shot, switch to bastion and die every 3 seconds, and our other dps would just... sit at spawn trying to snipe as reaper. yet, I was the "terrible one" because I kept all 5 of the enemy team off point for both rounds to get us the win. couldn't even escape because the moment I turned to my rein or others, they would go from the point back to spawn when not a single enemy was on point, because the rein kept whining no one was healing him, when I was fighting for my life in a 1v5, while he sat there, full health at spawn, or rushed in the middle of the enemy to die when not a single soul was near him.

[@thegamingillustrator]

for reference, i had 9 deaths. the lowest in our team, our tank had 17, we still won.

[@armando5994]

as a kiriko main, i never clicked so fast, i gotta watch this

[@thedude0000]

here's my problem with this 4 step process in lower ranks......those Kirikos don't get the elms. 2:45 - here's the MASSIVE difference between high vs low level.......at low level there's a 50/50 chance your team DOES NOT take advantage of the distraction.

[@joeshmoe1293]

26:26 is crazy. Such a simple concept yet also something that doesn’t cross most peoples minds.

[@cooliod00d]

The amount of times I see some bronze idiots complaining that I'm not "healing as much" on Kiriko is mind boggling. They really don't understand the strengths of that hero whatsoever. I've made so many game changing plays with her it's absolutely insane, but try explaining that to a single digit IQ pug player -_-

[@T1J]

I imagine you can also do a scuffed version of this with moira

[@lussor1]

Moira is hard high elo

[@hetaliangarbage]

I was not expecting to see you here 😂

[@0xbin]

I've heard him not endorse or encourage people to play moira :p doubt he'll do it. If he does do it, it will prob be a video to prove how easy she is or something similar

[@BasicSneedEducation]

You can but Kiriko is just a better character than Moira so it’s more difficult.

[@T1J]

@@BasicSneedEducation yeah i tried it for a few matches. there's truly no reason to play moira just play kiriko. All her abilities are just upgraded versions of moira's

[@TogaToga2000]

28:30 “They go back, I push my Winston forward” 😂

[@floofydogio5602]

I watched this after it came out on twitch, thanks to you i climbed from plat 4 to diamond 5 in two days after being stuck since launch. Thank you :))) and hopefully i'll climb even more.

[@TheMuffinMan46]

awkward is the best coach ive seen, i wish there was a coach like this in valorant. hes not only a good coach but hes a good content creator, which keeps me watching. i was bronze i watched 1 video of him and ranked up to gold 1.

[@DjNaste]

Awkward is a great coach, but I think A10 is simply the best on KZbin. Awkward is fantastic at simplifying a concept and demonstrating how to effectively put it into practice, but A10 helps people view the game in a completely different way. Both are my personal top 2 favorites for educational content.

[@mdnght5592]

That Orisa in second game was wild 😂😂 never once played with cover and just stayed in the open (not sure what the rank was for that game, so if it was bronze-silver it's understandable)

[@varalis6325]

This came at a perfect time for me. All your videos have made me so much more comfortable with the game and care 10x less about being flamed. Shoutout to personal responsibility and trying no matter what your team says. My favorite OW YT channel for sure. Time to go be a support, not a healer. Much more fun anyway.

[@ChillinHD]

When I do this even successfully my team still cries and rages. If we lose I get the blame even though I played well. I guess that is the overwatch experience. "wE LoSt cAuSe u HaVe 6k dMg" like bruh

[@tehJimmyy]

disable chat

[@cookiedoodle5582]

"Every game is winnable!" Gets literally one of the worst feeding tanks anyone's ever seen. "nvm."

[@Bawa1.]

"If the truth offends you, it's time to make a change in your life." Bro, you're a legend.

[@ponyglee]

This method works amazing on any support that has a way to escape; you just have to do it differently. I was a bronze support in the last season that I played. Awkward got me back to the game and now I am plat. People don’t expect you to just kill them - rather than try and run away - when you engage them.

[@J.R.Swish1]

A game where mass reports get you instantly banned with no possibilty of account recovery is a sign of lazy development and moderation. Like many people have stated, there's people going around saying slurs of all kinds, spreading actual hate and discrimination of all kinds, and they keep seeing these players in-game for months. Also, I didn't know there was a TOS break saying that playing the support role forces you to heal a certain ammount or else its considered griefing. That seems completely arbitrary. In my opinion, that's probably not a rule at all, considering that Blizzard promotes the "TikTok Moira playstyle", and again is proof that there's close to no internal moderation on the game and the number of reports are the only thing actually counting towards bans. What a ridiculous system. They need to catch up to the rest of the industry with this.

[@Tommcginn]

Funny how it's usually the dps that's getting outdamaged by their supports that complains about healing being the problem.

[@mcod99]

I cant stand when my DPS or tank is playing shit and then blame the healers, like no, you're not taking cover and you keep ego challengingly the enemy.

[@kroneexe]

The way to know if you’re doing it right is to check if your teammates are flaming you for not healing. I started in low gold the other day and followed Awkwards Zenyatta guide, people kept flaming me over and over. Now I am in plat. I left the flamers behind.

[@asbljdflaksjdb]

Ain't no way this actually works I managed to out dps my dps while being able to output a decent amount of support for my team Take advantage of your 6 second tp cooldown At first I thought my aim was dog poop, but it turn out I was all aim no brain

[@linneagravelle5959]

This video was extremely helpful. Have been practicing this play style all day and already feel like I’m making more of an impact. Thank you :)

[@JQ888]

Alright time to feed as Kiriko lol

[@dw5572]

I was hard stuck silver and gold support before i found your videos. Taking what you say to heart i am now diamond 3 and so happy of my progress. TY so much for all you do!

[@dodonpa-1]

love your content awkward, wondering if you could do one for lucio at some point or another

[@possumofdestruction]

Yes pls. Would love to see how he applies his strats to a unique character like Lucio.

[@dodonpa-1]

@@possumofdestruction definitely, and how would he strategize around people of different skill levels with wall ride

[@darwinno7696]

In a old zen tips video he said he’s a flex support for every hero except lucio. Not sure if this still applies but maybe why he hasn’t made a lucio video yet.

[@dodonpa-1]

@@darwinno7696 yeah makes sense

[@echomain-gm9nr]

So cool, that was insane man, never seen so much headshots, I am happy someone finally said it, imagine healing a gold 5 soldier all game, what is he gonna do? 6K damage per 10 minutes WITHOUT any confirmed killls? Just pure trash damage, all the focus fire are accidental, they just shoot whoever nearest to them, standing in open, taking 10000000 damages and ask for heal.

[@golembiewski39]

This plan actually works I turned around my losing streak 10/10

[@nykidd2347]

Step 5: Get bitched at by teammates that can't win 4v3s, 3v2s w/o infinite health while you distract 2

[@whambulance8607]

Especially if the 2 are supports. Sometimes I just don't get it.

[@matekotyinszki8653]

I went from plat 3 to masters 5 in 2 seasons with this, so you better listen to him

[@onion8216]

The live was nice

[@Cund]

In 2 seasons?

[@matekotyinszki8653]

@@Cund 1 season actually, I started playing ranked in s3 and I turned masters in s4

[@makispapa5867]

A blind paraplegic midget with 1 arm can reach Grandmaster 5 nowadays, but congratz anyway. Ranks mean nothing, they made it ez to climb so you think you're improving -> more money poured into the game

[@nicepotato5326]

@@makispapa5867 facts, i came back to the game after not playing for like 4-5 months, and i got gm4 within 2 seasons

[@CerealMalt]

You remind me of the best teachers I had, they practice the matter by repeating the method so much that the students think it is easy and learn well

[@theburger1072]

Love your content, and the "damage, damage, damage" philosophy helped me so much, its as if I had rediscovered Baptiste. With that being said, can you do an unranked to gm with Moira? It hurts to see people not realize its better than healbotting

[@destructo3457]

People see a guy with balanced Moira stats and complain saying "DPS Moira" my brother in christ of course i need to do DPS

[@solomonterrell3051]

4:23 "Lore accurate kiriko" IM SLEEEEEEP 😭😭😭😭😭

[@NightBlade117]

Parts of what he teaches in this video can be applied to the DPS role also. The disengaging part may just be the hard part depending on who youre playing. Great video btw loved every minute of it.

[@erikmccormick9331]

This guy picks Orisa into Bastion, walks down main every fight burning cooldowns and gets obliterated only to think that more healing would have saved him. I love metal ranks 🤣

[@drakedbz]

The reason saving cleanse for your team is bad is that without it, you can't get as aggressive. Your team can hide or kite ults which takes them out of the fight for 5 seconds. If you save suzu, you could be out of the fight for over a minute, which basically makes it a 4v5. Get aggressive, take angles, apply pressure, then react to heal when it's needed most. Think about it this way: let's say everyone on your team can do 10k damage in a match (all five players, not just the dps) if they apply maximum pressure. For a support to spend most of their time healing, they give up 60-80% of their possible damage to make it so the dps can get that last 20% of their damage out. You do 2k rather than 10k so the dps can do 10k instead of 8k. You're actually losing damage as a team by spending too much of your time babysitting others. Not only that, but now your "bad teammates" that you complain about have to carry your ass so you can win games. That, or you can just carry them. Kiriko can do almost as much damage as a dps character, and she can do so without dying. Take advantage of that.

[@BloopTheNoop]

“I’m really bad so it cancels out” is so funny to me

[@Lolia.]

I think the Tank role is more difficult than the other two roles for new players. I've had friends new to the game quit playing OW2 because they played like this 22:56 Orisa lmao.

[@Sugar-hr9il]

nah they play like this cauz girls r bad at overwatch

[@sethkalp3602]

Bro got a taste of a throwing teammate in game 2. Honestly, this is an example of an elo hell game. It's easy to get 3-4 of these in a row. Where dps is malding and tank literally walks straight into the team. Even with his mechanics and 4 step plan he couldn't clutch.