Awkward's Tracer Coaching Turned Me Into A GM Smurf 

The GOAT coach 🐐

@@SVB-Sidew

Damage Damage and what ? That’s right, DAMAGE

@@bachirghouri7285Naaah you’re wrong the true answer is DAMAGE!!!!!!

fr Iv been triying to include teh soldier U2GM on my game but just cant suceed so I will probably need to work harder on my positioning

It's a law of physics that dictates the players who get carried the hardest, are also the ones boasting most about the ease of the game. Action and reaction, naturally balanced

Blud's not only playing the easiest character in the game but also got carried and said 'ez' at the end? Lmfao I hate these people

Elim participation % display used to be a good thing. Perhaps prevented at least some of the *somewhat* self-reflecting players from boasting after "winning a duel" when they could see they contributed a whopping 7% to the kill.

I mean... Figuratively speaking, that was probably ez for the player. Didn't do nothing but still ez.

well if shes getting carried it prolly would be pretty ez

It’s easier to assume your teammates are ruining your game than to accept that you could play better

there are def instances where people are playing into comps that hard counter them and refuse to swap out of ego, you're not playing doom vs orisa cass sombra ana no matter how good you are, and people refusing to play hitscan for pharah/echo is griefing

they're the same people who cry about elo hell being real and holding them back - when in reality they just fail to take control over their own games (due to lack of skill) and survive on pure copium by blaming others or looking for external factors to contribute their own shortcomings onto. Sadly it's human nature for a majority of people, hence why the "top 1 %" in anything is always kinda frowned upon in general because most people just have a fundamental flaw in their own mindsets and approach to whatever they pursue in life. They want to feel like they deserve being good, but they don't want to acknowledge they themselves just aren't putting in the required effort, and think others have it easier than themselves.

Just fragile egos. If its a loss its someone else's fault and not theirs.

@@flix5668depends how you play it to be honest. That means their Target priority is the doom therefore they’re all focused on just him and your supports. I’ve played with dooms with those hard counters that just poke the whole game and the dps get insane value from it.

He was the worst dps that’s why

He won them the game ofc theyll defend him. It’s like when ppl don’t report throwers on the other team

@@nursestan7788 Me and my friends report throwers but I see what you mean.

Ikr, no accountability whatsoever

​@@StyxVxzzbut girls love to blame their team the most when they lose tho

Absolutely, though that's just a finer mechanical skill detail that will come with time. The important part is learning the fundamental playstyle that allows for targets to consistently get within melee range - then it's just a matter of practicing that skillset to capitalize on it. And you can even see how SVB got a lot more confident even with blink melees in the end when he started to truly get into the flow. Not like crazy, but you can see the baseline is there already, just needs more practice for trust in consistency and accuracy.

18:11 every tracer fiber in my body aches

I also like how 2 people on the enemy team defended SVB's tracer as being good when his tank was flaming in all chat (around 17:45). That tank must have had no idea how toxic and entitled they were acting.

i don't understand people who say gg in the middle of a game.. so miserable

He was MIA for half the game though.

the ones who say it coz they know they have already won? or the ones who just give up?@@knyt0

To be fair, Tracer wasn’t doing anything for the first 4 minutes. He has 500 dmg versus 2000.

I choked when he picked Rein to defend first point. On Numbani.

@@Nekroido and how he could of just gone dva for pharah LMAO classic

It’s true. I’ve been maining support lately and in my mind there would always be Awkward’s voice telling me to do damage damage damage. It’s amazing

I swear ever since the Moira video, every Moira is a beast now

Its good and bad I'll often see moiras or ana's not heal when needed cause they go out of their depth and don't stabilize when needed. In quickplay it isn't that big a deal but in comp you should try to understand when to reel it back for a moment. If you miss the shot on sym its fine to try again but not at the cost of your tanks life. Like if you go main healer like bap or ana I as the other support expect you to prioritize tank while I prioritize helping our squishies.

Fast forward to s7 where supports are now DPS lite lmfao

@@sentinal_entity Illari/Kiri are crazy xd

I mean, coaching video or not playing tracer in that comp was in-fact self-countering his own hero. Doesn't mean the tank was right to be toxic, but the tracer was a throw pick, you can't argue that.

​@@ajallen212if you watch any of Awkward's content at all you will understand that "counter-picking" and "throw picks" are a load of rubbish for anyone who isn't playing in like, top 100. Because you can always outskill other players, it doesn't matter what hero you both play. E.g., a bronze widow is never going to beat even a diamond+ pharah just because she's hitscan and that "counters" pharah - the pharah player themself is inherently better so they win. There's no point swapping all the time because then you learn nothing. You should watch his vids, he explains and demonstrates in much better, and he's rank 1 so pretty sure the advice is sound lol

I have a friend that thinks Hanzo is hitscan because he thinks it means “long range” lol

but girls dont like awkward tho

@@cenjay3794 so?

​@@cenjay3794where are you even getting this from

@@cenjay3794honestly i feel like his unique personality could carry him and compensate for looks

He’s a great coach, but some of his Twitter shit is WILD

I had a game where a mercy and bastion weren’t playing. They were being “nice” I called them out and the whole sever went against me and refuse to end the game. Calling me trash and targeting me all bc I wanted to play the actual game. It was quick play but still not an excuse to not play, and act like that, Is not a custom game. I didn’t want to leave bc I was doing the battle pass and I would’ve got a penalty. I leave games like those and games when I find the game boring when is unplayable. Also bc of pride, I knew they would all laugh if I did leave.

@@lulu_TheWitchBoy i cannot stress to you enough how LITTLE quick play matters to anyone who actually plays comp if youre taking it so serious that it HURTS your pride to leave a qp match and you hate people just slowing down and having fun in the mode designated for slowing down and having fun just play comp

@@komossr um no. Quick play is a mode to play, is not a party mode. I play quick play so there’s no counter pick, or when I wanna play any other hero, than my mains. Especially now when you get banned for leaving. If is not that serious, then why do we get banned? if you throw the game, u deserve to be reported. Others are also there to play, you can be goofy all you want, but simply not playing the game shouldn’t happen, and you’re a, a whole for doing it.

@@lulu_TheWitchBoy counterpicking definitely still happens in qp unfortunately idk what ur on u get banned for leaving arcade too so that arguments null being friendly isnt necessarily throwing unless the enemies are literally tryharding unfathomably hard which you dont see much in qp if you struggle that much with having a singular teammate be friendly from time to time ur just bad idk what to tell you on top of that most of the time people are only friendly a few times to one specific person and they play the rest of the game normal however if they just sit around waving to people in corners then yeah thats throwing but that happens a good once every 70 matches if ur unlucky

@@komossr you make no sense, you’re basically saying is okay bc it rarely happens??? what point are you trying to make? it shouldn’t be happening, is a not a party mode, and you don’t get banned for leaving custom games lmao. And no, people don’t usually counter pick in qp, people aren’t as desperate to win like that, they play who they feel like. You’re arguing for the sake of arguing, like pls shut up, you brought up the stupidest takes. And I literally said they refuse to end the game, and I was gonna get a penalty for something out my control, like wtf? Also it being reportable, and getting banned since it consider throwing, completely counters your argument.

As Tracer, there is nothing I love more than good Rein duels because it means I can always pincer from the side or rear and the enemy Rein can't afford to address me because if he does, our Rein just steamrolls him from the front. Low key undervalued synergy between Rein and Tracer

I agree, they both have very different ways of explaining what to do on tracer. If you look at the practical application of either teachings however it basically says the same thing. Off angle, as little downtime as possible, exploit recall to go agressive and generally be a distraction/nuisance to the enemy team. A10 might have a more refined way of putting it, I feel like both playstyles have alot of similarities though.

I think the approach is the opposite, but what is actually taught -the end goal, is actually very similar. They both focus on managing cooldowns, space, cover. Awkward's way of teaching is throwing you into the fire and learning through hard punishment when you fail, and great achievement when you succeed. Forcing you to constantly be active, always looking for value and opportunities, forces you to constantly think about how you use your abilities, cooldowns, and pathing to prioritize what value you are looking to achieve, and how impactful your value/resource ratio is at any given moment. A10 also teaches you the exact same things, but from a slow and methodical approach where you practice each part individually step by step. So I wouldn't say the take is necessarily different, only the coaching style is. Ultimately, you will end up with the same value set regardless of whose advices you follow, it's just the means of how you get there.

I'd imagine "damage, damage, damage, shield don't die, damage"

PLEAAAASE YES

1) do damage 2) don’t sit on the payload 3) they go back, you go forward 4) they go forward, you go back

Most of his advice applies to all heroes.

My thoughts exactly

Same some lobbies I farm, but others they farm me lol

@@MrFultonian thats a fact 💯

The thing here is, both of them are coaching fundamentals, but approaching from 2 sides. Ultimately, what ends up defining your skill as you progress, is how well you implement them into your core gameplay foundation and can switch in a split second between the two. That's where a true form of playstyle emerges, when you apply the part of your fundamentals that best suit the individual situation and your general skillset as a player. In reality they're both covering the same topic, but their approaches are different. Awkward teaches about learning by doing, throwing you into the frying pan, forcing you to learn what good cooldown management is because the situations he forces you to play in demand that you use your cooldowns properly. A10 is more theoretical, learn the cooldowns and potential first, then experience how to apply them step by step. I do appreciate both styles of coaching, and depending on whether you're a very hands-on type of person, or someone who is more methodical, either style could fit better.

Always nice how pleasant the replies are in svb content. I personally like the logic and clear explanation that A10 gives, but why not throw a nade and sleep during the pre fight as awkward insists. Awkward's spacing and rotations are so good, and A10 off angles and times his engages so well that he plows through the enemy and they don't even look at him. Something to gain from both, and I appreciate ppl trying to help those that want it.

​@@mattjohnson1017truee! i've noticed this too and you summed up their styles perfectly. Both are good in their own ways. This is very interesting tbh :00

but it is a good idea to regroup first tho

for real. Most forgiving hero in the game, they really don't need to boost their already copiously inflated egos

If the game was so easy why did he have the most deaths and least damage on the team…AS MOIRA?!?! 😂 And im a Moira main so im not even hating on the character, dude using her is just a dumbass 😂

i think if they remove her entirely the only ones crying would be the moira mains and the dudes who play symmetra and tried to flex support

well, the guy is learning and all that jazz, but to be honest, he wasnt playing that good, and people who play ranked and actually want to rank up are not gonna apreciate the fact that some teammate is actually a gm trying to level up yet another account with yet another hero and is willing to lose a game just because is trying to one trick.

@@Kat-xp8zn But if you go to report there aren’t any options for reporting for refusing to switch. One-tricks are really annoying but it doesn’t make sense to report someone for playing badly unless they’re reallyyy throwing, not to mention he’s not playing so bad to warrant a report. Just avoid.

@@Kat-xp8zn He was playing decent enough.

@@Martin-yo8wh for a gm? Naaaaah

he was farming ult charge, not trying to get a kill

watch your replays you 100% aren't moving enough/fast enough. Random deaths happen but they should be rare.

I’ve been doing pretty good with his tips but today I faced a ash that one shotted me like 5 times, which is usually more deaths than I have in a whole game now. Didn’t even know ash did enough dmg to headshot tracer in 1 until today lol

cover, angles, target priority, exposing yourself to more than one person at a time, playing in predictable sight lines, overcommitting when you shouldn't, undercommitting when you shouldn't... Trust me, I know the feeling you have and I experience that in random ass plat level QP lobbies all the time when I just play casually and don't put too much emphasis on minding these factors. Play faster, be in and out of cover quicker, use natural obstacles and cover as much as possible and make use of good a-d strafing. You can control these outcomes far more than you may think, but it requires a lot of mental effort to begin with until it becomes second nature.

@@MansterBear Ashe is such an obnoxious counter lol, her 1-hit headshot from random flicks across the screen suck so much. The key against her (and just in general), is to simply always fight close to cover - not so you can reach cover easily, but so that you physically don't extend your own hitbox far from said cover in the first place. If you look back at your replays, I bet most of those headshots were done on you when you were out in the open with your full head hitbox exposed with no cover to jiggle-peek from while shooting. People can often neglect jiggle-peeking and playing super close to cover because the game is so fast paced and most enemies can't reliably dink you in the head (especially on Tracer) even when you're in the open - but the few times you come across players who are skilled enough to do it, suddenly you realize how much of a risk you're putting yourself into, often needlessly simply because you rarely get punished for it so it doesn't feel like a mistake. Watch high level masters and gm Tracers, they jiggle-peek shoot from corners for this exact reason all the time. It's an easy 50% increase in your chance of surviving a good hit from an enemy like Ashe, if your head hitbox half the time is partially or fully covered by a wall.

@@Real_MisterSir Yea, it was the last point of Blizzard world. We were pushing, they were defending. The cart/team fight was entering the last building so she was standing over at the main path into the building before the first corner. (right in front of the area where u can fall off the map). I was coming from the arches that would be to their right on defense. I also probably stayed there too long. I was attempting to use the arch way walls as cover but I was likely standing a few feet away from them thinking "i'm 1 blink from cover"... but you're probably right. I should have shot from there like once, then blinked left and came more from behind up that path beside the fall off, then maybe blinked back to the right side main, etc. I'll try to focus on fixing the things you pointed out. Thank u! I used to never play DPS, and even though my individual performance was usually "decent" I was hard stuck low bronze. Since watching Awkward's video I've mainly used Tracer, and have climbed to Silver 4 or 5(don't remember right now) over the past few weeks. So I am improving, but definitely want to continue ranking up and be able to carry more. Nothing is more frustrating then when I go lead the lobby in kills, least deaths, and feel I played really well, but still lose. The more I can carry, the less I have to deal with that lol. That's most of the reason I enjoy tracer so much. I don't have to worry about getting healed, or my tank creating space, etc. It's pretty much all on me and my performance, which I prefer. My biggest challenge other than that 1 Ashe is dealing with Torb turrets. For now, I think the right move is to full blink in with recall and try to 1 clip it and recall out, then I can play like normal after that. Is that the best strategy to deal with torb turret?

not just tracer, all heroes lol