Why Junkrat Is The Most Misunderstood DPS In OVERWATCH 2

[@Giovanni-A]

Sorry for the Mega death aids audio. I might go to the doctors for a check up if it gets worse

[@rage_tv4493]

I just can’t agree no one shot feels fair. Spam rat is easy to counter yes but your plan B is the most unfun piece of shit playstyle ever. Not only are you walking up behind me and one shotting me but for some dumbass reason you make no fucking sound when you do it. Your foot steps are way too damn quite for a character who can one shot you. Hanzo is luck based yes but if your playing a a speed demon flanker you’re going to kill him. Widow maker has one of the loudest foot steps in the game and is extremely distinct so you can easily know where she is at. Junkrat makes no sound whatsoever and he thrives in CQC. Only way to fight him is if you know where he is at all times and if you just stay at range. How can you realistically even do this? His mobility is insane and like I said he makes no sound. It’s not really practical to constantly try to be aware of where he will show up. Before someone says “umm actually he does make sound 🤓🤓.” Yes Ik he does make sound but you can’t hear it over all of the sounds in a team fight but for some reason I can hear widow foot steps while in a team fight just fine. Give him more sound. He’s just not fun to fight against and it’s not healthy for the game how easy it is for him to one shot enemies. I’m a support player and I think junkrat is way more annoying to deal with than meta Doomfist.

[@ihateyou69420]

@@rage_tv4493 let's be honest you are unskilled

[@rage_tv4493]

@@ihateyou69420 junkrat player thinking his character is balanced what a surprise.

[@ihateyou69420]

@@rage_tv4493I main doomfister I will not be associated with A Aussie

[@rage_tv4493]

@@ihateyou69420 I like doomfist too I don’t think he should’ve been nerfed but I’m not gonna sit here and pretend like junk isn’t stupid

[@mreverything7056]

So basically, if you play Junkrat, be better, and if you’re playing against Junkrat, be better…

[@SOCyak]

If you’re maining rat then you better be the most intense dps on the team

[@jimbodestroyer1324]

Whenever I play as junkrat against another junkrat it's a massive diff because I just switch off to Sombra and assassinate them over and over until they switch

[@sageanimations2463]

@@jimbodestroyer1324holy priest of god. I DID NOT THINK OF THAT WOW.

[@amishtechwizard5540]

@@SOCyak I’m definitely the least sane in all of my games.

[@Srt_resium]

@@SOCyakI have a friend who I’m genuinely terrified of because his bomb hits are very accurate The only way I’m safe is with my void shield

[@SenorBear]

Suicidebomber-rat is always the best way to use his ultimate

[@Archaten]

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[@CrimsonSquareGlazer]

its so funny when it works, i laugh every time

[@magmarxiogaming6717]

junkrat is simple but because of that simplicity people are gonna learn to deal with that so in order to get good with junkrat you have to adapt as much as everyone else is adapting. Starting out junkspam is what's most consistent, even going into higher ranks but since other players will adapt to that you have to change up the plans to playing him, going for flank routes or covering options, something i love doing personally is throwing a conc mine right over someone and them walking perfectly over it

[@wasabebo8334]

I’ve gotten so many one shots by just placing a mine where people are walking then one shot them by adding my primary

[@Chorutowo]

As one of the 4 brig players in existence junkrat gives me waking nightmares Edit - Apparently there is atleast 6 out there, im so surprised.

[@elibradshaw2503]

I’m one of the 4, ly

[@zenith_fn]

I am one of those 4 brig players, and i agree with you

[@sunriseparrabellum5505]

Consider a better support

[@dastrawberydum]

I’m the fourth one

[@elibradshaw2503]

@@sunriseparrabellum5505 brig is good

[@mutant9137]

Look up Arrge who plays hanzo, does the same "combustion" style, which is just flanking and makes Hazno not just a spam down hallway character

[@maxchess6734]

The problem is still that when you spot him, he still can kill you from a long range arrow... junkrat can't if you spot him early enough also, hanzo has sonic arrow, junkrat does not (and is forced to predict everything, based on audio)

[@friedchickenlover5]

I've played against Giovanni twice and I all I could was "Wow, this junkrat is good" dude had double the damage of our junkrat the first game

[@l3vi13]

This is the first time I've heard about junkrat being a spammy character. And when I look back now there was one occasion where there was a junk rat who wasn't even trying he was just firing in one direction, not even changing angle Edit: this may be a suprise to many but I found it hard to play junk. When I first used him I didn't know about the spamming stuff so I was constantly changing angles. P.s: I dont mind the audio and it sounded no different to anything else. Hope you get better gio 👍

[@french_toast223]

Its not that hard to throw a bomb with a big ass radius

[@l3vi13]

@@french_toast223 well. It was :p

[@randomationstudios24x68]

I feel ya, I hate playing spam rat, I really really hate how slow it is, i always try and go for direct hits but I hate how slow the projectile is, I’d take less damage for a faster projectile any day because hitting those far direct hits are amazing. Another thing I like doing with junk rat is toss my mine behind an enemy and launch them into me then shoot them.

[@evanchoo6638]

Watching this exactly 1 year after the video's release hits hard.

[@poo0927]

bro your videos are so consistent and underrated af

[@janusan89]

As an old Demoman player from TF2, I really enjoy playing as him because of how similar - but still different - his playstyle is. On top of that I like how his trap is good for map awareness: if you see someone falling for a trap, you can check and try to kill the enemy, and if they destroy the trap you know there's someone coming nearby. I really like to play him as a sort of "map defender" type of hero, where my bombs, traps and grenades function as eyes. Sure, he requires less aiming to be effective - and I can't aim well due to twitchy hands - but if a junkrant can aim his nade and bomb correctly you can get rid of a lot of key targets easy.

[@scumknight6074]

I’d argue self-damage is the issue. Junkrat can throw a pipe and mine with no regard for safety, so there’s no counter face to face. Meanwhile Demoman requires medium distance to be effective because of self inflicted explosives.

[@janusan89]

@@scumknight6074 I guess, it depends also whether you wear a shield or not on him, but overall I kinda play him the same way except "woohoo, no self damage". Even though stickies are on echo...maybe junk's timed bomb should sticky on enemies too lol! If anything I wish Pharah would have no self damage...I mean cool, she's basically a soldier with flying abilities without having to rocket jump but stil gets self damage despite everything. Makes no sense despite not always being close

[@Chumpet]

I could listen to Giovanni talk about any topic and still enjoy his videos

[@Bluemansonic]

As a Junkrat main...yes...just yes

[@aravindvinayakan]

Looking forward to seeing what you put out next! Feel better soon!

[@YageSage]

I think your new videos will do just fine, man. You have a fun personality and style and I really enjoy your humor as well. I'm definitely looking forward to new stuff and seeing your channel grow. Like you said, just have fun with it and you'll do great.

[@firstnamelastname9237]

I love junkrat. Play him less often since OW 2, but when I need my kills I revert back to him. I enjoy him a lot and absolutely love doing what you called precision airstrike, and the plan b. I also love taking full advantage of the death bombs because sometimes death inevitable, might as well bring someone with me. Another pro for players on the enemy team using airstrike: It causes me momentary panic thinking they picked pharah who I can’t seem to handle if they’re either pocketed or even mediocre in intelligence/skill. I just struggle so hard to hit enough to kill her no matter my hero. Junkrat has a really low skill flow, but once people actually start using their head and getting better at aiming themselves, it gets a lot more fair.

[@fwrenjiro]

part of this video reminded me of my beloved dps doomfist, like both are able (well doom was) able to sneak into the back line or just fly to it get a combo kill and get out, and i understand why people find it annoying but there was a lot of risk to it, it took skill it took time to master and most of all it was fun and somewhat fair. i will miss dps doomfist so much.

[@ZuKenny0]

I know I'm late but being on the ground and seeing a phara/echo in the air and 2 shot them out the sky is just so satisfying

[@freeze2711]

Respect your opinion, but how can you say Hanzo is annoying and then turn an call Junkrat "misunderstood"? That sounds a like a massive cope. Junkrat's bomb jumps require the most basic understanding of mechancis. Almost everyone I know that played a competitive FPS before could do them if they tried, even though they don't play the character. The same logic you used to call Junkrat "misunderstood" applies to Hanzo even more. His fast trick shots are MUCH harder to land than whatever Junkrat has to do with his bombs, since Hanzo's arrows are literally the smallest projectiles in the game. That clip you played at 2:20 literally has an Ashe standing still for a solid 5 seconds, so I don't know what you are trying to prove there... lol Funny that you used that clip, because something I have noticed about a lot of people that complain about Hanzo is that they stand still so frequently, or have weird movement.

[@spimbles]

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[@CanadianKomodo]

Facts and facts only. We can all agree that both Hanzo and Junkrat are cringe, and Junkrat is tied with Moira for the epitome of skilless.

[@freeze2711]

​@@CanadianKomodo I wasn't really talking about what's cringe and what isn't, that's just a matter of prespective, so no not "all of us can agree". Personally I would rather watch a good Hanzo like Arrge over any top 500 Junkrat, but that's beside the point. I was just baffled at the statement of "hanzo takes no skill but Junkrat does". It's like saying Ana takes no skill but Moira does, like HUH???????????? It just sounds like a cope

[@CanadianKomodo]

@@freeze2711 By cringe I mean unfun to fight or have unhealthy mechanics for the game balance.

[@freeze2711]

@@CanadianKomodo unfun to fight, sure. Unhealthy to the game? I mean I guess that could apply to Junkrat mines, but what does Hanzo have that’s unhealthy? Used to be scatter arrow and well, that got removed

[@shmerpss]

Love the videos man, whenever i see a new one of these drop it makes my day

[@MemzYoutube]

I’d like to see a video about echo, she’s quite interesting compared to the rest

[@niallmoseley6760]

Junk just like widow is low skiill cuz of how OP they are compared to other dps. Edit: Also concuss mines do absurd damage, even if they completly miss.

[@BlesW]

I like the way you talk and I also enjoy how honest you seem:)

[@minidwarf4266]

Idk if I’d consider myself a spam rat but I honestly prefer to bounce my shots more so than just shooting stray shots or aim for supports and work my way up

[@theshadow5200]

I just wish junkrat took self damage to his bombs not even asking for a lot but like 10 or 5 when you consider every other character with explosive weapon

[@ogrynmod1765]

Is just unlike pharah his shit is so random that you can accidentally kill yourself constantly

[@Pk-ee5dq]

Thing is while i agree that junkrat can be cool, and his playstyles can be very unique, it gets very overshadowed by spam rat as its just safer to play and you get rewarded for it, this is coming from a junk player as well

[@whyreally685]

It's a mix of the playstyles that makes him good. Only doing one of these in a match just makes you lose most probably.

[@martysmaps7411]

Junkrat has always been my favorite hero, thank you for understanding our species

[@ShatteredYT]

i couldnt even tell the quality dropped your content is just funny and enjoyable to watch i hope you get better soon

[@foldeddino9602]

i just got off on a junkrat diff as soon as u posted

[@Beckwourth]

6:14 G'DAY COBBA!

[@mikejowan3340]

Junkrat shouldnt 1 shot. Thats my only complaint. He already gets so much for free (mobility, cc, area of denial, splash, strong ult, strong primary fire, even damage after death). He doesnt need the ability to right into left click insta kill. They could change this a number of ways too. Personally, I like the route of making his mines unable to be airbursted (nerfs his THREE mine mobility get away which is so safe and makes instakills harder to set up). This junk is still lethal, can still kill a squishy before they can react, but adds a level of skill gap outside of learning to aim better (irrelevant at close range).

[@kommandantkillcode]

I’d rather his concussions just do less damage so people have more time to react to a Junkrat instead of always getting two shot by the extremely easy and quick combo.

[@mikejowan3340]

@@kommandantkillcode Also a valid take. I personally like more creative options than just cranking numbers but I would be greatful for anything tbh

[@kommandantkillcode]

@@mikejowan3340 I’d like for him to keep his mobility kit since it allows for interesting and fun playstyles that are much less annoying, except for the insta-kill mine combo. If it was pretty much required to be two nades or a nade, mine, melee, then it would be easier to react to and avoid/counter.

[@Thispersonisreal]

Junkrats oneshot is his only defence, his mobility is semi-great only, it's too slow, remember that if he wastes a mine on you, he either have 1 or none left, which junkrat needs to use correctly to either escape or secure another kill, a good player can sense that junkrat which just wasted a mine won't have any in a engagement if they also used another to jump Junkrat is too squishy to not have damage, his projectiles are slow and he's nearly defenseless against flying dipshit duo (echo and pharah)

[@heat-seekingattackfrisbeem5878]

It more fair then widowmaker who can one shot your for anywhere on the map

[@CreativeWitchArt]

The most terrifying line i heard as a mercy main is "fire in the hole"

[@see2remember]

As a junkrat main this video gives me joy😂

[@DraxxDTDK]

finally a video who talk about junkrat without telling he doesn't need skill

[@AddisonFairweather]

Two things! People in fallout 3 and 4 wouldn't talk like american southerners because the games take place in the northern US, they should talk with thick northerner accents. Two! Your content is great. I promise you're being too hard on yourself. You put out content of very good quality at a very rapid pace, so it's understandable that they're not all the same length. I think focusing more on what you're good at is better than attacking what you're bad at, yknow?

[@catoflado4977]

I wish my country had 3 characters. Australia has litteraly no people, and they got 3. When countries with 210 milion people have only one. Too bad they are all funny steriotype characters tho, I understand you. But I love them, all good characters.

[@Gravbae]

Yo Giovanni been watching all your videos for a while and they’ve helped me understand everyone you’ve made a video about so far. I have a request, can you make a video about Roadhog especially now after his nerfs and his playstyle and placement in teams?

[@DraxxDTDK]

i can do the precision airstrike, the only problem is when they switch direction at the moment the nade was gonna hit him

[@squidgrrrlz1453]

why does echo fucking blink like that

[@TrickyRicky18]

Man I remember once I managed to blow up venture as she came out of the ground,I killed her but widow was like right there. So my kill cam was just Widow maker Staring at a Venture and junkrat swirling in the air

[@Campbell_P]

This is definitely one of your better videos. I did notice that the recent videos were a bit underwhelming in terms of style and script but this one was a very pleasant surprise. Everything just feels like a step up. Pacing, visuals, and definitely style. I love all the little things you do, that little sequence from 1:18 - 1:44 just felt really good to watch, and I love all the creative ways that you are using keying. This is definitely a video that I can learn from and apply to my own videos. Also really nice use of sound effects.

[@haywire4681]

Junkrat one trick main here to say based video

[@brightenblack207]

Same

[@youngceo7600]

i love ur channel keep it up!

[@greggreg3209]

next video gonna about about Yakuza? might be cool to do a character breakdown on someone?

[@maddoxbellrose7679]

Honestly one of your best ones.

[@G0oey_09]

Plan B is literally how Junkrat would play. This is why I like to be a Kamikaze

[@Cop13r]

My nostalgia game is the sonic 4 in 1 pack for the ds, have fun with the new vids, u should do a community post when u upload next

[@forrnx.]

keep up the good content 🤝🏽🤝🏽

[@epoch7661]

Much of this is largely irrelevant post season-9. There are certainly still good ways to play him, and I love to play Junkrat. But a lack of his combo has removed the largest part of value in his kit.

[@Boneyds]

You can still combo but you have to add a punch w it but then it becomes mostly reliant on the flankrat playstyle but I feel like blizzard ruined this character with not giving the combo because the higher the rank the more the players adapt to junks playstyle making junk players more reliant on spamming and that is not fun

[@FlamingRayzor]

JUNKRAT EPISODE YEEHAW LETS FUCKIN GO

[@joestendel1111]

Do you think brigette needs her stun back on shield chard, especially cause she doesn’t have 800 shield anymore

[@xxdarkrevealerxx]

Theres no way on earth hanzo is more annoying than junkrat, this straight hanzo slander and junkrat copium about being no skill

[@WillLRK]

great video as always

[@polar6066]

nah i disagree sym is by far the most misunderstood one

[@polar6066]

for the record even owl players have said this and some admit they just play cheese with her since its much more less risky in the setting tht owl is. in addition no owl players play symm seriously outside the few safe koth maps. just this year symm has gotten more presence in the community after the speed buff on the beam. for the record streamers in 2017 started a movement to get all symmetra players banned, or witch hunt some symm player they didnt like etc. junkrat is much more popular and a dps basically anyone u ask can play. ppl often keep saying symm generates ammo from shields or can teleport stuff apart from players almost like its the new testament or something lool

[@sethvandivere9208]

I'm interested in this new series!

[@brightenblack207]

You know how Blizz in one of their latest blogs answered "Why am I hardstuck at a rating that doesn't reflect your skill" and they basically said it's cause "you're bad but dont want to admit it?" I feel like that's entirely Junk. He shoots slow, loud, bright projectiles. If you're dying to spam, it's not because the hero is OP and easy. It's because you refuse to learn. As soon as high plat, people start wising up to when Junks spam and it becomes much harder for him to aim as people have the awareness to dodge. Junk loses a lot of match ups because his shots are so slow and others are more consistent than he is. Flankrat becomes the best way to play at high ranks because he doesn't have much outside of his combo. With the changes Cass got, too, he's in the same boat. Burst damage that can be great for surprise flanks. He's however a hitscan so he's much more consistent at mid range so he has more options.

[@tomassekac3352]

Hey, i wanted to ask you, you talked about other guys taking clips from streams and that being easier, so i thought i you will ever start streaming, i dont know if you have enough free time but it was just a quiestion because i really enjow the content you are making.

[@minsooha2816]

The Hanzo slander 😂😂😂

[@adamnestby7358]

Junk is very annoying in lower skill for tanks because although they may know what he is doing they are still unable to fight him proper because the player’s team doesn’t want to change attack strat

[@bevivoices]

starting it off with a shot of echo blinking like a homunculus i see

[@TraeBaldwin]

Yo take it easy. Enjoy your time off. Ty for the great content

[@D0-BRONX]

Junk rat is becoming to strong and will be a s tier hero soon

[@french_toast223]

Wow its sooo hard throwing bombs that have a bigger radius than a nuke 🥺🤦‍♂️

[@raccoonparadise2853]

It fun when you kill like 3 people form the back before death or kill some one after death because they did not know

[@alexanderjackson7948]

I don't understand all the hanzo hate.

[@mezon3d741]

You ever been headshoted from across the map and you think damn that hanzo is good only to find out he wasn't even trying to hit you and was just spaming his arrows??

[@alexanderjackson7948]

​@@mezon3d741 Actually, no. That stuff's only ever happened when I'm standing behind another teammate. Most of the time hanzos seem to know what they're doing in my rank, and I'm silver 5.

[@kommandantkillcode]

@@mezon3d741 Only if I get somewhat unlucky because they were trying to hit someone else, but usually, Hanzos (including myself) don’t just spam at chokes or around corners unless there’s probable suspicion that someone will be emerging from that position. I usually use sonic arrow to guarantee that those shots will hit or pressure an enemy to stay in cover and that I won’t be wasting my time though.

[@jayjaygolden5123]

me: cant hit anyone with hanzo and soj, but fraga out as junk

[@xkagamex1064]

I am genuinely shocked you are not in the hundreds of thousands of subs, this channel is a gem and all your opinions are so realistic and relatable in my time playing overwatch. However i would like to express my discomfort with your junkrat crossheir 😂

[@ozandis127]

True Junkrat players always put a trap on the spawn door when you get defense.

[@Thispersonisreal]

and if not on (cuz maybe the entrance has big glass window where they can easily see a trap) just chuck it near a corner that has high traffic

[@rokblades3532]

As a junk main i can confirm we get alot of hate

[@saswag2004]

I hate junk with all of my soul

[@AgitatedOne]

You should do a Arkham Batman game review

[@AnitaHanjaabFR]

Any chance of torb or sym video

[@willunder4565]

(junk main) you can no longer airstrike for its full worth.

[@AaronHatton]

I may have missed the bap video, but I’m still waiting for a brig video.

[@samuelgriego9398]

He's just the k.Rool of OW, punishes bad players but gets rolled by people who actually know how to play

[@CrimsonSquareGlazer]

i played hanzo before the nerf, and now i played junkrat since hanzo sucks, and this vid is totaly right, even if its a year old. now with 1 shot gone, air strike doesnt work as much, but plan b is better than ever bc you can throw a melle in to finish them off

[@teamtyrannus4195]

Ahh hurts to see junkrat is reduced to mostly the spamming playstyle in season 9. You'd have to be an insane junk to consistently get value out of flanking and double/triple mining 😢

[@silverace_71]

I MISS THE COMBO, AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@ThatGuy-qg9xk]

Idk why I become a shitter whenever I play any character with a grenade launcher. Emote after kill, teabag, the occasional trolling (launching people off ledges)

[@Srt_resium]

I fear my friend is the best junk rat ever

[@5kuza]

HE DONT MISS

[@wildforce1433]

Is the new series yakuza related??? Holy shit yes please

[@TheOriginalStarwalker64]

Very based outtake on Junkrat, tragic that it came at the cost of your voice. People are all too content with letting the fact he's easy to pick up tarnish his image abd prevent them from believing he can be used in a high skill setting. Its sad. Hes genuinely one of the only fun heroes

[@noctu711]

please wear proper PPE next time 🤣, wanna see more of these videos

[@peanut1tothegold460]

Rip junkrat combo 😔😭💀🙏🕊

[@WeightedStonePressurePlate419]

You will be missed!🙏🙏🙏

[@eheh8303]

Junkrat is not that hard to play and do pretty decent,Though he is annoying. Edit:With*

[@tapelessbus]

The whole reason I hate junk rat is be cuz his one tap combo which is primary fire and mine, I rly think that only widow deserves a one shot, and spam rat doesn’t need skill which is very annoying, they should make him require skill considering he is kinda good ngl

[@Thispersonisreal]

Bruh if you think only widow deserves oneshot, then your point do not matter

[@tapelessbus]

@@Thispersonisreal widow needs skill to one shot someone but junkrat doesn’t need skill, all u have to do is left click, shift, right click. Then they are dead

[@Thispersonisreal]

@@tapelessbus his oneshot is a punishment for getting close to him, that's why you take flying and far range characters to counter junkrat, HE EXCEEDS AT CLOSE RANGE, you shouldn't approach him. Widow shouldn't oneshot either if junkrat can't because widow can stay behind her whole team and just get kills without getting punished for it, for example junkertown has this 1st point problem where widow is a menace. remember that if junkrat uses his mine, he's one of 2 down, or doesnt have any, if junkrat doesnt have mines, that's the time you strike as a close range character on god your comment is so idiotic because you totally miss the point of how junkrat works and refuse to understand that junkrats mines are on cooldown, meaning you can bait them out and junkrat is significantly weaker. not only that but junkrats mines have a really significant faloff in damage when not near somebodys face, junkrat has to be at least somewhat precise to kill you with a mine

[@onehandstance]

S9 kinda killed our little rat tho

[@grumpysheep9680]

Junkrat is a hero of anti air defense if you know how to play him.

[@sageanimations2463]

Dude forgot about the ult that can get potg by literally hiding and getting 3-4 kills

[@thenelsonbruhs722]

Right off the bat, junkrat is not luck based at all. If you can learn to shot lead there’s a very high skill ceiling to climb to.

[@gellnerboy]

Love junkrat

[@nevetodagle]

Junk is the definition of cheese in OW, very stinky, mouldy and cheap cheese.

[@victork8708]

what about farcry3

[@xeffary7390]

its time to do winston

[@haroldpham6693]

Hanzo can only spam? Someone hasn't watched Arrge.

[@7sson-hasson-310]

From Overwatch to yakuza video . Seems like the sore throat affected ya brain homie

[@yuki_oficial691]

what is the possibility of a Mccree 2.0 video? None?

[@linuaV1]

hating on hanzo and calling junkrat misunderstood it's just a massive cope

[@Thispersonisreal]

Hanzo is just more luck based tho, i play junkrat in diamond, it's all about thinking where enemies will go, Hanzo is more like: "oh a busy choke? Let me shoot my arrows nonstop and eventually someone will get headshot"

[@echoesact3713]

Do you play the game? Lmao

[@fujita9475]

I will no believe this junkrat propaganda