One Year Ago Overwatch Tank Duos Died..... 

We went from tank synergy to tank counter swapping, feelsbadman

I still remember seeing my Tank queue partner in a game against me on ow2 for the first time. I really felt that Obi Wan quote: "You were my brother Anakin! I loved you!"

It's kind of wild to think about where everything was a year ago how optimistic everyone was and how now it's just another struggling Blizzard IP.

Strange how the inclusion of one character can make the bonds between players feel so complete, not even from a balance perspective. That dva mech zarya grav play was a great example of the fun of tank synergies, especially the bond between you and your fellow tank. You had each other's backs. You both tanked together. Now as a tank you have to stand as the lone warrior, taking all the brunt for your team, and getting none of the credit. You just 'do your job' or you 'feed'. Truly saddening times.

Tank duos were more important at lower ranks than high ranks just because it gave the tanks something to do other than sit there(i know that isnt the right way to tank). I get it was broken in the hands of gms, but the interaction was the fun part of the tank role at most ranks; it was inbuilt teamwork. the teamwork that originally made overwatch more fun than other fps.

Flats: Things are gonna get better Also Flats: Yeah past me... Things are gonna get better... This hurts to watch XD

I miss OW1. You don't realize what you have until it was gone. And you couldn't predict how bad things would get.

I feel like after losing the tank duo synergy we kinda lost all team synergy. More people want to be able to do their own thing and have more impact and it used to feel like tanks kinda were fighting eachother while dps and supports battled/stayed alive keeping the tanks up. Now it's just kill the tank instantly and focus them and we win. No strategy, just swap to a bastion and orissa when your losing and do the same thing over and over again. At least in ow 1 we had to come up with strategies and plays much more

It's been one year since we lost Duo Tanks. I miss tanks feeling good.

The loneliest role in overwatch

Back when overwatch was a daily game for me … can’t stand what they are doing now days

Don't cry because it's over, cry because it isn't over

I miss my tank duo buddy

The idea of Junker Queen + Zarya sounds fantastic. I hope they bring it with role queue as some arcade mode

Flats hearing himself saying that OW2 is gonna be a huge improvement is literally like the scene from Interstellar lmao

Genuinely some of the most fun content to watch was you and Emongg as a tank duo. It's really sad that we won't ever get to see it again.

RIP OW1. The true Game of All Time.

God it feels weird seeing Rein do so much more damage. It's still in my muscle memory how good he was and it actually makes me realise how they reduced the amount of tanks and just made his damage potential lower.

I never believed tank duos were the problem that needed fixing but the type of skills tanks had back then that was the issue. Stuff like Bunker Orisa could have been entirely Adjusted into the style of character she is now instead of assisting in putting up so many walls that you couldn't even understand the terrain of a skirmish. An extra person on the team led to more interesting synergies and play styles. The application of off and main tanking felt great. One game you're holding it down on rein, the next you're coming in from behind and bopping people out of position with ball and just being a pain, but your team still had someone on the front line. What happened instead? We lost a ton more team variety due to player numbers, and although tanks were universally 'buffed' to compensate for one less tank, tanks have been arguably the least enjoyable role to play for a very long time in OW2 whilst simultaneously being arguably the least impactful yet simultaneously the most complained about. Every game has somebody raging, yelling Tank Diff, yet half the time, the tank can't even make too much happen unlike before. Heck, half the time, you're the most impactful as a tank to just not die. What thrilling gameplay. The real solution was the team doing a better job on balancing but we all know that would never happen lmfao

I miss the days where me and my homie would hop on tank and we would go ballistic and it was always hanamura that we did best on to for some reason but now a year later I’m the only one of ‘em who still clings to my dying love of overwatch

its crazy that overwatch 2 two has only been out for a year and recieves as much hatred as year 6 overwatch 1

One year ago Tank Duos died… …and the fun died alongside it.

Ended OW1 annoyed with Orisa, ending OW2 Year 1 still being annoyed with Orisa. The more things change the more they stay the same. RIP OW1.

Zarya-Rein in lower elo was the most fun I’ve ever had in ow. As a low masters Support in ow2, I’m miserable.

Matches should be 10v10s, where we double the player count for each role

Man it just hurts looking back on earth shatter in overwatch 1 and rembering it used to be something to fear and look out for. Nowadays it just feels like a minor inconvenience. Feels bad.

I like how this video starts off light hearted and funny then the ending was sad. Wonderful stuff

6v6 was better than 5v5, I used to think otherwise, but now I realise the system we have now isn't sustainable and cannot be balanced as effectively.

No matter what they add to ow2, I'll always miss the original. A year feels like enough time to give before moving on.

That video is actually one of my favorites on RU-vid. It makes me so nostalgic. I really miss Overwatch 1.

I havent finished this video but it really did have things that reminded me why I originally fell in love with original overwatch and you can still see sparks of why ow was gsme of the year

Game sucks now 5v5 dumbs down the game - Tank is Awful to play Solo - Supps have to be made OP or they cant defend themselves without an Off-Tank (Supports now have often better dueling than some DPS, they deal similar damage but have Heals/Invuls/TPs/CCs etc.) - Snipers are more oppressive than ever before - Off-Tanks feel weird/shit to play as Solo Tanks and just dont fit into 5v5 - "Teamfights" often dont exist, its just a deathmatch, theres no structure in fights No SR Ranked, its not fun to grind ranked anymore, this 5W/15L bullshit sucks No Account Levels to grind a cool border or farm free rewards Overall the experience just got worse, the Competitive Player lost a lot of what made OW so special in the first place, because the game got dumbed down a lot And the Casual lost lots of free rewards and the incentive to play got lower (They even removed Weekly Arcade Rewards) Cant believe i spent 2 years being excited for this game, id take a dead OW1 that atleast was fun to play over this.

Riddle me this! If tanks can't make a difference, how come it's always a tank diff in all chat?

I miss watching the duo tank of flats and emongg that synergy and energy was cathartic.

wow that looks way more fun than any of my matches as tank these days

The consensus of losing 1 tank was this, The Tank players were so few that it took very long to find 2 to fill every game (your video both proves and disproves this). And that it was easier to balance the game with 5v5, yeah you guys have been doing a great job guys...yeah

I believe 6v6 should still be playable in quick play, having the option to play 6v6 or 5v5 is way better than only being able to play 1 or the other

I never watched this video back in the day but especially looking back now, I really miss playing with my old duos. That final picture hits too hard, and the pokemon music god especially that hoenn ending ost... take me back

They should make a 6v6 mode for arcade just to see how it would work would be interesting at least

the 5v5 was truly nothing than a band aid over a shotgun sized hole

Tank duo was my favorite part of overwatch I loved being a tank main now I just hate playing tank. Young flats so full of hope and dreams of a brighter future that would never come to be.

I'm so sad I missed the opportunity to commit hog and ball torture on the entire lobby

Feels like we're in a constant mode Lose lose situation even with our own emotions like this time last year we were so filled with doom that when overwatch 2 was about to come out we were so sure that this time last year there'd be nothing to miss cause we all thought the experience will be so much better there's no reason to look back outside of nostalgia but here we are and we look back wondering if maybe those days were better cause we still had hope but were still in a terrible situation. All I can say is I hope next year we get something new to grip us both for the game and it's competitiveness.

I miss chatting with strangers in the main menu. Sometimes I'd log in to ask dumbass questions and end up making friends through it.

Damn I made it to the end and I am tearing up rn. Can’t believe I have been playing this game since 2016 and it’s changed so much. I still love it but the nostalgia is very intense.

man I almost choke when the guy said "you still have the same laugh"

It's so rough watching this and missing being able to duo queue any role and vibe with your mates. I miss Orisa bongo and pull. FeelsStrongMan Clap

It feels strange. I used to be a dva player. I loved playing the character while being able to support my second tank, or saving the healers from something that wouldn’t kill them nowadays. I was a console plat tank player back then. Now, no matter what I do, I just don’t feel confident in being the one role anymore. I moved to PC, simultaneously rebranding to Kitsune before Kiriko came out (now I main her, big surprise) while moving into a support main. Why be the tank, when you can heal your tank and let them have a good time?

I still remember my tank duo I used to play with ever since 5v5 they have never played again. The vid still hits hard even a year later, feelsbadman

13:41 as someone who's never actually played OW1 and only watched it, i agree with the "take me back" cries. OW2, at least currently as of season 6 going into 7, the game is only really enjoyable to play in arcade. Comp feels like walking thru hell trying to look for a beverage and quick play feels like comp but less serious

I held it together but the “Fin” picture with the undertale music BROKE ME. I miss my tank duo so much😭😭😭

Okay yes, the shatters and pins are getting kills but I will say pin cancel is literally one of the best and most fun things they did to Rein

Not the sad persona 5 music😢😢

This whole video is: “BACK IN MY DAY….” and I love it

Problem with tanks being reduced is it was the quick fix. It wasnt the best fix. The best fix would habe been to add more tanks to the game without barriers and have it so when two tanks with barriers are in game barrier health is reduced 40%. The y did this with hp in mystery heroes. Why didnt they do this with barriers and keep it 6v6?

Alleycat really fits this sadden time of OW1 being gone forever.

watching flats/emong duos on tank was some of my favorite content to watch. Damn shame that we lost this

I actually miss having to reload for Orisa. I was so used to reloading that I actively forget that her gun now overheats when you use it too much and that I instinctively hit my reload button (I play on the switch, but the button it 'Y') for Orisa, even though she has infinite bullets now.

I genuinely miss the tank combos now it feels like tanks are baby sitting ngl

Crazy how the exact same hanger is in the same spot a year later

Him having the persona depression song in the background made me laugh

Tank continues to be the insta-queue role.

came back to this at the start of season 8. It still hurts.

Between OG Orisa and the actually useful earthshatters, this video really makes me feel the nostalgia

Man, I cried when I watched the end of the original video. Retro really did a good job on that ending.

Flats you can't hit me with alleycat it always hits in the feels

6v6 just looks so chaotic compared to 5v5 when looking back at it. I hope they can make it a mode in the arcade or at-least an event just for nostalgia points.

also I wanna say that when OW2 announced that it was going to 5v5 we were all under the assumption that every single character got a full rework over the last 3 year prior, Turns out that wasn't the case and only like 2 characters got reworks. So we got baited pretty hard

Overwatch 1 may have developed some of the crazy comps that no one cared to play against. But it was the synergy and teamwork that made it more fun to play. Now, supports are doing as much, if not, more damage than DPS. And the lone tank is struggling for survival in a faster paced environment.

While it may not have been the most popular format I personally enjoyed 2 tanks way more than 1

I wish we could play 6v6 in arcade as a permanent mode but at least you can ask to duo in open que or tripple or even 5 stack tanks if people run tanks only randomly or other ways

"I've mellowed out in my years." My brother in Christ, it's been 1 year lol.

5:34 I have a Rein account where I pin as much as possible for the silliness of it. I thought I was the one to create this strat because I started doing it and it works very frequently. I had no idea Flats was the first but it makes sense.

Perhaps it could help if the tanks passive of knockback resistance included cc resistance of maybe 15% - 30% so that they feel tankier again, without having to change each heroes abilities. If it was for every tank it would be a nice refocusing of the group dynamic. Tanks would be able to withstand more of the fire & abilities that now are their sole responsibility

I started with OW2 and I just wish i could play with 6 friends instead of 5 lol

I’ve always hated the idea of counter swapping I think removes player skill from the game. Like you are necessarily better you’re just picking the character that’s supposed to beat their character. We went from that happen once in while in OW1 to that being the only way to play OW2 if you care about wining.

I remember the last game of OW1 the whole lobby just sat on point and emoting

1 year ago today was the last time flats got a kill with shatter 😢

Be me, see new flats video, gets happy. After watching video, well great now I’m depressed.

took a sip right before that shatter on the high noon. Almost spat out my coffee on my keyboard lol

i miss rein being the protector of the team. now its either perpetually being observed by your supports or you get thanos snapped.

When synergy turned into rock paper scissors 😂😂😂 legit i swap to paper when i seen rock so it such a good game.😂

I remember my duo's with Zarya players as a Rein main on Kings. Challenging the enemy team to swap from Orisa or Hog to Rein and Zarya also. Had some real good battles. Good times man..........good times. FeelsStrongMan

I MISS THIS SO MUCHHHHHH, I WANT IT BACKKKKKKK

Tank duos were the most fun I've ever had in a video game. King's Row with my Rein friend JDogg while I was Zarya was literally the most amazing time. RIP Overwatch 1.

12:20 crazy how when ow2 was originally announced it was literally just supposed to be a free sequel focused heavily on PVE with ow1 still being a game that you could play for multiplayer. Sad to see that its merged and in the end came to be a worse game with 0 actual PVE. Sure we get new heros and frequent updates now. But tbh id rather go back to the days when we only got small changes for the last 2 years. Those last 2 years of ow1 were way more fun then all of Ow2 atm.

I still can't believe it's been a year.

Aaa the good ol dayz of Ow tank duo ❤️‍🔥 Was there for it all the way.. so much fun and joy from those videos. 💫

Next year you should watch this video watching your old video , 3 flats on screen at the same time lol

I remember my last game in ow1 was on volskaya and I was 6 stacking with the looking for group thing. Man the good ol days. I love ow2 but there's so many things I miss like my diamond border and rank on the icon.

It's honestly the biggest missed opportunity that there aren't arm-wrestling sprays for every hero (interchangeable so you can match them up no matter what).

I have to admit some of these moments nearly made me cry fr. 6v6 was good in its own right and so is 5v5( to an extent) but IMO I would love to see 6V6 make a return. But that’s asking for too much now…

I literally cant believe its been a year already.

I was in Hateno village while watching this and i had to pause my game to figure out if there was some issues with the music

I’m Overwatch 2 you shatter 3, SUZU PETTLE PULL LAMP INFINITE HEALING

the simple truth that popular people in the community keep ignoring is that the reason 2nd tank was removed is because the balance team couldn't do their job, they can't do their job now and they couldn't in ow1, trhe balance team was and always will be braindead af

Hopefully with celebrating one year of OW2 they will have the updated line up

That rein race was foreshadowing what was to happen to reinhardt

People only remember the Rein/Zarya and Winston/DVA glory moments but forget the dark times of your other tank instalocking hog for like the last 2 years of ow1

I feel like everyone remembers the good times but no one remembers the bad ones when your other tank just wouldn't work with you and you had a weird poke/dive or poke/rush thing that never worked.