1. Preform at your maximum potential without being bothered about the result, even when you lose you should be in joy that you tried your best, because at the end thats all you can do. 2. Avoid binary thinking, think of losses as something to learn from. 3. Don't focus on others when playing. Meaning don't compare your stats to theirs, or look at what they "should've" done. You cannot control your teammates but you can focus in our selves. 4. choose a beginning and the end, do not think about the numbers or stats, just focus on being as efficient as possible. Your only goal should be what you want out of competitive. 5. Don't let the perception of others (or even yourself) destroy the learning process. You will make mistakes, you are learning, don't be ashamed of taking risks.
All that is good and all but doesn't apply to a game like OW where your own performance is largely impacted by the 4 players with you. You have to think what works best for the team, and your team thinks what works best with you. This is why soloq is a disaster for most people, someone is always thinking like "idc about the team, i want whats best for myself".
I'd expand on #3 a bit You can control your teammates to a degree - the attitude you bring to your matches is contagious, and you can either choose to encourage and enable teammates with a good attitude, or to tilt them beyond any chance of winning with a bad attitude. That's it. That's the limit of control of your teammates, and in doing so, you'll have more fun, win more games, and maybe help those teammates do the same in the rest of their matches.
These videos are a breath of fresh air in this landfill of a scene we call overwatch content. The depth and the fact that the information provided is relatable to almost every player of any level, is what makes these videos so valuable.
100% agree. Current OW content sucks. “You won’t believe this bronze 5 Hanzo I spectated” with a stupid looking shocked face for a thumbnail. It’s so tiresome. Thanks for THE best content on OW, A10.
NGL I always raised myself on the thought of "winning or losing doesn't matter as long as your performance was better than your last game" and it helps improve.
@@A10Nerd It's not good if you goal is winning. Nobody cares about how hard you try history remembers those who stood above the rest. The ones that got results.
Getting good at something is a skill, and learning and climbing (any improvement, especially competitive settings) are heavily mental based. I apply these skills to everything I learn now, including youtube
Went from struggling in low plat to play games on low master and thinking it was gold. Searching and learning more more and more was what worked for me. Learning how to play my role, matchups, counters, decision making and ACTIVELY THINKING ALL THE TIME its ESSENTIAL. Don’t default.. its hurting your games
Entirely miss it doesn't matter if you are thinking and growing if the rest of your team isn't or not and not doing the roles (i.e. healer isn't dying but isn't healing). The truth is you just got to grind by the sheer amount of hours you grinded you will eventually climb, and it doesn't matter all the other elements, you play 100s of games, and you will eventually climb. Some players just do it faster than you.
@@Henbot that’s kind of the whole point.. to rank up you have to do it faster than everyone else. But to address your point that your teams are the deciding factor in your games.. you’re the constant in every game. There’s a reason pros that do unranked to gm seemingly win every game, or even a diamond playing in gold. They are just better and therefore have more of an impact to cause a win (which adds up long term)
I don't care about losing games, I care about going 0-7 while people scream at each other and keep leaving games, I care about how my rank is determined by win/loss ratio, I care that my best, no matter how well I do, there's always someone pissed. I don't care if I suck, I care that my performance doesn't matter at the end of the day, and that no matter how well I do, even if I carried, that loss is causing a de-rank. If I de-rank because of me fine, but a matching with the same people over and over who just throw every game because they aren't having fun and it harms me.
This was an amazing video, really entertaining too. I really connect to the points you made and this is exactly the philosophy I try to emulate with myself. I will probably link this video to a lot of people who are trying to improve. Thank you for this A10.
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I know you put a lot of work into these vids and the advice is sound, but I actually think there might be too many insertions of photos/clips/stock footage in this whole video. The problem is, even before your sentence finishes, we see 2-4 different images from various media and it makes our eyes bounce all over the place and focus less on the words you are speaking. I still prefer a more relaxed format (which you traditionally had) just showing gameplay (could be any game, doesn't have to be OW), and punctuating it once in a while with these stock clips/memes. It does add some light-hearted humor and analogies can be fun, but I just am not a fan of a stream of various imagery in such a short span of time. I see it in other TH-cam videos, but those are silly Roblox type of videos or "Watch me play Horror Game _____", whereas this is a more academic channel, so I feel like your viewers are little more sophisticated. But this is just my opinion. See what others say about the video too.
@@EnzoTheBaker I agree with this so hard it's crazy. Super over edited, lots of stock photos that are barely connected to what is being said. I like the step toward putting out even more educational content, but the editing is weird af.
@@EnzoTheBaker agreed! Appreciate the effort A10 and it's cool for creators to try different things but I think your output will actually be faster and the value will still be fricking great cuz your commentary is carrying 90percent of the value
When hard stuck every game feels like 50% un winnable games and 50% free wins. These results most of the time feels like you are never winning any games because it’s either too easy and not very rewarding or too hard making the games feel hopeless. At the end of the day you gain 1 or -1. It’s like a endless loop that takes hundreds of hrs to break. (I’m talking about 4:30 btw)
This isn't just great advice for Overwatch, but for life in general. I often let my anxiety and fear of failure hold me back, and this is a good reminder that having fun and pushing forward is the way to go, because learning from your failures is what really matters. Amazing video. Just to add, I've been watching for a few weeks now, and with each video I am continually impressed by the way you organize important ideas and make them so clear and understandable. It's really helped me already and I appreciate your channel, and your outlook on life, so much. Thanks A10, looking forward to watching you for a long time. :)
Legit makes me so happy to hear, this is what I make the content for! Keep it up, don't expect an instant transformation, but now you know when you slip back into old habits you can recognise them and use this knowledge to fight back your irrational thoughts
I was gonna type something out but this comment pretty much summarizes my thoughts. So many of these ideas can be applied to areas in our life where we don't really have a lot of control. Letting go and focusing on what we can do is the key to happiness and growth.
Honestly everything you talked about in the video hit really close to home. While watching it felt like I was the person being talked about because you perfectly described what I was doing and how I was thinking. My last ranked milestone was Diamond and then I pretty much never did competitive again because I feared dropping to plat. I'll start working towards masters now, thanks for the video I can't express how much it really helped.
Update #2: GM! We did it boys :D I once again want to restate that this video did it for me more than any educational content I watched! If you never get past the mindset you'll never get too far. Love you all hope to see you here soon!
@@jingping5948congrats ! I've started playing overwatch 2 recently but everytime i play comp i get stressed cuz there's a lot to process. You give me motivation 🤗
honestly i really needed to hear this even outside of overwatch. i am a “gifted kid” i have borderline panic attacks if i mess up at anything. this was a breath of fresh air and i think this is going to stick with me for a very long time thank you very much
Thank you, I needed to hear this! My goal was to main Pharah and see how good I could get, I moved from Silver to Plat 4 and I've just been finding the games so hard recently alongside the flame from team mates and my own critical self judgement, it has been really anxiety inducing.
It's hard for me to notice my own mistakes I thought about getting a coach to improve. But that's not wat I need. I need to actively start thinking and listening. It's like all the info from this vid disappears when I start up that ranked game
Hey man, this is such fantastic advice. Really appreciate your time and effort putting this video together. I will try to keep this in mind going forward, no matter the game.
Good luck man, don't beat yourself up if you feel like you aren't maintaining the perfect mental, its all about trying to make the change! Which already makes someone good enough.
2:00 I actually have this mentality about "being wrong" in terms of a discussion. Just like you said, we were raised our entire lives (i.e. school) that being wrong is the worst thing. When in fact, being wrong just means you're closer to the right answer. Everyone is going to be ignorant about everything at one point in their lives; the point is we learn from it, and move on.
This video reminded me of a quote from Daigo “The Beast” Umehara, one of the greatest Street Fighter players of all time who said, “Tournaments are a playground for people who practice for growth. It's where they show off their achievements. Once I made that realization, I finally started making continued growth my goal, rather than winning.” This stuck with me because it shows how strong his desire to improve was, as even in a tournament he prioritized improving over winning.
You're making a massive impact with this ideology. It's not just about OW2, this is a general life skill. I'm not foreign to this concept, but A10, you put it in such a clean go-getter way that you should be proud to know this message has perfectly been presented. It's now out there for people to digest and reflect and even improve upon. Huge kudos and respect, thanks for giving me the drive to grind.
as someone who stopped playing ow for two years and is coming back to ow 2 trying to have a better mentality i really appreciate your video and hope more people see it
I love this! I love the way you put it: “there is no wrong decision as long as you’re actively thinking about it.” And “you cannot improve without losing/without making mistakes.” Love it! Well said! I am a teacher and will share this with my ESL students as well!
Also, what do you get from winning? In games that feel "easy", you could most likely do anything and still win. As a player you do not improve even the slightest. You NEED challenging and hard matches to even get the chance to improve.
Sucks that people who really need to hear this will ignore, ridicule the message, or think they are not the target audience. Really appreciate the content A10. Much love
A10's way of editing these videos are stunning as always. in school alot of people struggle either cause they aren't interested or because they're more of a visual learner, but A10 manages to take care of both by visualising everything he's saying purely with memes and it feels so different than just watching random gameplay with a voice-over.
One way i like to keep myself from the mental blow that deranking can be is that i if a gold player and get to plat, i dont consider myself a plat player until i hit high plat, so that the mental blow is not that big
Took me a while to get over the fear of losing a rank. I remember the first time i got into masters i started playing really scared and passive. Of course playing that way caused me to lose. I wasn't able to actually consistently climb until i stopped caring about the outcome. The first time i got into top 500, i did so by accident. After the first 2 weeks of the season i queued up only to see a shiny 280 number beside my name. Such a surreal feeling that i only got because i prioritized fun and my passion for the game over statistics and arbitrary numbers.
I think the new ranked system helps a lot with fear of losing rank as well, but "I wasn't able to actually consistently climb until i stopped caring about the outcome" hits hard, this is what i aimed to help people understand (and some more) congrats on the climb, glad you got your confidence!
Its not even about losing. Its about feeling helplessness like not even being able to engage because every teamfight is 4 vs you and you spend most of the game waiting to respawn. the fact that your team cant capitalize on that is just salt to the wound.
I love your positivity, kindness, and understanding you have in your videos. It’s really easy to get caught up in the moment and forget these things! In the end it’s just a game and you should have fun with it!
And the opposite is also true, if we want to treat it as more than a game then having a good mentality and gameplan to do so will lead to hitting our goals and feeling better about our negative experiences, glad you love it
This was probably the most important lesson I needed to learn. I feel like I’d be better now if I had learned this when I first started trying to improve.
Started watching you about a year ago, just recently got back into OW after OW2 dropped. Already surpassed my peak rank in a couple weeks just focusing on what you talk about. Great stuff please keep it coming!
I’ve been stuck at diamond 1-5 from for 3 weeks on every role. On my last win I always get a series of unfortunate events. Toxic teammates spamming all match, rage quitters, and the infamous dps moira with 2k healing and 10k dmg. The list goes on…
I just wanna play with people that are better than me, not incredibly worse all the time. In that rare ocasion when I observe my team and learn UP not down. I don't mind losing balanced matches at all.
That's so motivating bro. Ty so much. I'm a support main and I'm carrying a lot of games but it's so hard and annoying and sometimes becomes so disappointing that YOU have to struggle so much. But because of your video I will be more calm with this
Hey A10 if you feel that these videos take so much time and effort to make, just remember you can do with less visual flairs and bells and whistles and still get the beautiful core point of your message across really well! I mean people watch for your voice and ideas! Keep up the good work dude!
I can't agree more than this. Recently I've been receiving a lot of flaming from teammates and opponents alike, but they're to such severity that it sounds less like they're upset and more like they're having a a stroke or something - I keep thinking to myself "If someone spoke like this to you IRL you would immediately think they're having a mental breakdown or something, but in game it's so easy to take it on board as legitimate creditable criticism." That really builds rank and skill anxiety. But if I go out to practice a song on my guitar and I fail it 10 times - that's a regular practice session. If I fail to beat a lap time on my mountainbike 10 times - that's a regular series of rides. But if I loose 10 comp games in a row, for some reason I've decided that is an absolute disaster. It doesn't matter that I'm a better than I was before those 10 games. It amazing how worrying about imaginary participation awards called "ranks" can completely strip away your desires of improving as a player or having fun and lead you fully into only caring about gaining SR.
Yeah but like... when u play support and have the best heals of the game by 8k more than anyone else and still lose... i somehow feel ot's not always about yourself alone .It is about the team unfortunatly
Remember guys, A master is a master because he has lost more times than you have tried. Never get discouraged by a loss. You only make a loss a loss if you let it be, make a loss a learning experience and only one of the thousands of battles on your journey. :)
@@conjrd9227 Don't remember Hamza being in my psychology degree teaching me o.o but because my editor and I added an intro in post-production it means my thoughts are his ?XD
@falseEZES yeah bro, self-psychology and stoicism are a great way to start taking that new approach to life, and since I didn't like the way I presented myself within Overwatch to others I decided to look for that change, took a long time but it was worth it
I've lost 4 games in a row when i played yesterday, I got so mad at my teammates when i was being dumb myself. I went to your channel to see what the problem is and how I could fix it and i stumbled on this video. thank you bro
these are actually great life advises .. thank you .. honestly , sometimes gaming is more about what we are going through in life than the actual game itself. I think I needed to hear all this. Thank you
i played this game since it came out and in season 3 or so i managed to climb to masters without too many issues. i thought and still think that i couldve made it into gm (the players used to be much worse at the time) but i got so attached to my masters ranked and started developing anxiety about it. i started playing significantly less ranked, stayed in masters throughout the years and i was still doing well in those games, i just didnt want to risk losing my rank by climbing. im looking to change that in ow2 :)
Exactly, very common thing to happen and then we gain neurotic pride where we feel okay with where we are, but its nowhere as satisfying as we limit our own growth and progress
For me, the best way to reflect after getting mad is playing red dead redemption 2. Nor doing any missions or combat. Just riding around the world. Its sich a massive change of pace and for me it helps me get back in the right mindsett.
I won't lie as a fighting game player I started accepting losses and looking for what I do wrong. Changes everything because you have to lose to improve. I'm pretty sure there are no undefeated players
Love fighting games, my favorite hbox quote is "you have to get humbled to humble" but fighting games are a 1 on 1 system, so its easier to look inwards compared to team games, and thats where peolpe get lost imo. Glad you could find good mental and apply it elsewhere
@@A10Nerd it’s also easier in fighting games to have more of a sense of control over the outcome since it’s just you and the opponent, so I assume people would continue to get lost over not understanding what what caused the loss in team shooters instead of fighting games
Thank you so much for this! I also got flamed in a game today and felt really down and unmotivated since, but it's true - improving is my ultimate goal and their opinions don't matter. Great video!
Yo I love this message. I try to approach dying/losing in a game as a learning experience. Every time I die I laugh about it, note what I did wrong and keep moving. Great video and great advice!
These videos are fake, that game where I had 18 deaths in 13.5 minutes was my teams fault, they should have played around me when I didn't comm to them. Dislike!
Thank you so so very much. I came here expecting some quality overwatch content and I came out blessed with quality life content. I have been experiencing so much personal toxicity and negativity in what I try to do in my life (not only overwatch) and I keep comparing myself to others and get sulky whenever others are better than me. Little did I know that I needed this video to escape my hole of anxiety and insecurity. It's all really all about the grind
This video is spot on! Playing with friends also removes a lot of toxicity since random teammates tend to start blaming each other when they are losing.
Honestly this video helped me a lot. It was really exactly what I needed to hear to get myself out of that mindset. I started playing again after 3 years of being hardstuck bronze and climbed my way up to plat but last night I almost dropped back to gold. I was furious at myself and my teammates for this happening. I was too caught up in losing my plat importance that I wasnt even considering the games itself. Now I'm actually trying to just take a step back and focus on what's important, my own gameplay and my own improvement.
Love your work man! To view failures in such a way that can create values in our lives and ultimately achieve our dreams is what most of us need to learn across different areas.
The best channel about competitive games I’ve ever seen, love your videos. I’m plat in ow and league right now but I hope to apply your concepts and rank up
Man I have been trying to work on my tilt this year but lately its been rough. My mind has become this mental prison where I don't want to play and grind because of the negative emotions I allow to control me whenever I do not perform up to my expectations, and because of this fear I am stuck in a paralysis where I feel the inner urge to grind only to second guess myself. Thank you for making this video, it was something I needed to watch. Having strong mental fortitude is indeed an undervalued skill.
that is litterly something u need to practice for every goal in ur life its deeper than climbing in video games its a rule for life grind also thanks for sharing knowledge with us man big love and respect
Thank you, I'm a currently plat Tracer main looking to improve my skills. Mentality is your key to success in this game and why you should never flame teammates or take their flaming personally. I've been trying hard to improve myself this past week and I am starting to see more and more success and more positive mental attitude even if I lose. Its just a game and if you arent having fun you arent approaching it with the right mindset. Thank you A10
This might be the single greatest video out there.watched many other vids that say don’t tilt and just have a break. Haven’t seen anyone break it down like this. You’re a genius. Thanks 🙏
THANK YOU SO MUCH ! I was hard stuck silver on console (tank - winton ) and after employing this line of thinking, in 4 weeks, I hit diamond . Great video and really helped with my mental to comp.
EVERYTHING A10 IS SAYING IS 100% TRUE THIS ISN’T REALLY YOUR AIM OR YOUR MECHANICAL SKILLS THIS IS ALL YOUR MENTALITY AND PAYING ATTENTION AND MINMAXING ! THIS ISN’T JUST WITH GAMING THIS IS WITH THE GYM OR IF YOU WANT TO BECOME RICH !!! FINANCIAL FREEDOM AND YOUR HEALTH IS THE EXACT SAME !
This rlly was a good wake up call. Hit ascendant in val on my main and I wanted to keep my reputation of ascendant so i stopped grinding as much. I’ve been playing on alt accs for the past 3 months and realizing that it rlly is diminishing my ability to play. Vid was rlly reassuring and made a lot of that comp anxiety go away.
I am slowly but surely getting rid of my fear of failing, this video helps not just with overwatch but life as well. For example, I completely botched my first calculus 2 test, 5/25, but for the first time I thought to myself "this doesn't define me", like why should I just have one shot? Then came my next test, I didn't pass as well but I got a 12/25, I improved, at first I was sad but then I realized I improved. Then just last week, I got a 18.5/25!! I passed, I was so happy and if I had let a failure define me then I would have never thought I was capable of succeeding. I think just lot of people have this fear of failure because we have it engraved from our academic background, well U.S I can't speak for others, that's why I noticed the people I have seen succeed have been the ones who failed the most same reason why players with so many hours are often high elo, they allowed themselves to fail. They know there's chances to improve, if they didn't believe that then they would have just had 50 hours or something. It's also why I started to like playing Zenyatta after a rough day of college, "Failure is acceptable. Quitting is not", love that lil monk.
Seriously needed to hear this message today. This is a great attitude to carry in every facet of life. Thank you for this. ❤ (and I rarely use the heart)
This is just good advice for life. Reflect and improve who you are, you can't control others. Don't allow people to divert you from the purpose you have chosen.
"One who fears loss has already lost" - Zenyatta
Ay this got me thinking now...
I fear winning
What does a robot know about feelings?
@@uYoshiii lmao
I forgot about that and I main Zen for support 😅
1. Preform at your maximum potential without being bothered about the result, even when you lose you should be in joy that you tried your best, because at the end thats all you can do.
2. Avoid binary thinking, think of losses as something to learn from.
3. Don't focus on others when playing. Meaning don't compare your stats to theirs, or look at what they "should've" done. You cannot control your teammates but you can focus in our selves.
4. choose a beginning and the end, do not think about the numbers or stats, just focus on being as efficient as possible. Your only goal should be what you want out of competitive.
5. Don't let the perception of others (or even yourself) destroy the learning process. You will make mistakes, you are learning, don't be ashamed of taking risks.
Truly a gigachad way of thinking
K but no one can tell me the 2k damage genji getting pocketed by mercy isn't the reason I lost
All that is good and all but doesn't apply to a game like OW where your own performance is largely impacted by the 4 players with you. You have to think what works best for the team, and your team thinks what works best with you. This is why soloq is a disaster for most people, someone is always thinking like "idc about the team, i want whats best for myself".
I'd expand on #3 a bit
You can control your teammates to a degree - the attitude you bring to your matches is contagious, and you can either choose to encourage and enable teammates with a good attitude, or to tilt them beyond any chance of winning with a bad attitude. That's it. That's the limit of control of your teammates, and in doing so, you'll have more fun, win more games, and maybe help those teammates do the same in the rest of their matches.
yeah but i play doomfist
These videos are a breath of fresh air in this landfill of a scene we call overwatch content. The depth and the fact that the information provided is relatable to almost every player of any level, is what makes these videos so valuable.
I hate every overwatch influencer with garbage advice
also if everybody thought like this in any pvp style game most games would be more rewarding
@@Strider1Wilco Sounds like the biggest issue is yourself.
@@Strider1Wilco raus gaming tips are good. He does "three tips for every new hero" videos, and they actually give good tips.
100% agree. Current OW content sucks. “You won’t believe this bronze 5 Hanzo I spectated” with a stupid looking shocked face for a thumbnail. It’s so tiresome. Thanks for THE best content on OW, A10.
NGL I always raised myself on the thought of "winning or losing doesn't matter as long as your performance was better than your last game" and it helps improve.
Crazy good mental to have
@@A10Nerd only thing that matters is team work
@@A10Nerd It's not good if you goal is winning. Nobody cares about how hard you try history remembers those who stood above the rest. The ones that got results.
@@eddiem2211 Only thing that matters is winning
that sounds good but i know for a fact that if i preform worse than the game before im going to have a mental breakdown if i use that
It is impressive how everything you said applies not just to ladder, but life. Great vid!
Getting good at something is a skill, and learning and climbing (any improvement, especially competitive settings) are heavily mental based. I apply these skills to everything I learn now, including youtube
This is exactly what I was thinking
@@A10Nerd not really
@@eddiem2211you gotta be like 12 if you disagree.
Went from struggling in low plat to play games on low master and thinking it was gold. Searching and learning more more and more was what worked for me. Learning how to play my role, matchups, counters, decision making and ACTIVELY THINKING ALL THE TIME its ESSENTIAL. Don’t default.. its hurting your games
Actively thinking about decisions is so overpowered, congrats on the climb and figuring it out
Entirely miss it doesn't matter if you are thinking and growing if the rest of your team isn't or not and not doing the roles (i.e. healer isn't dying but isn't healing). The truth is you just got to grind by the sheer amount of hours you grinded you will eventually climb, and it doesn't matter all the other elements, you play 100s of games, and you will eventually climb. Some players just do it faster than you.
@@Henbot that’s kind of the whole point.. to rank up you have to do it faster than everyone else.
But to address your point that your teams are the deciding factor in your games.. you’re the constant in every game.
There’s a reason pros that do unranked to gm seemingly win every game, or even a diamond playing in gold. They are just better and therefore have more of an impact to cause a win (which adds up long term)
@@Henbot you calling the supports healers makes me think that it’s you who’s the problem, not your teammates
@@astro.8888 this is what supports who cant heal well say
I don't care about losing games, I care about going 0-7 while people scream at each other and keep leaving games, I care about how my rank is determined by win/loss ratio, I care that my best, no matter how well I do, there's always someone pissed. I don't care if I suck, I care that my performance doesn't matter at the end of the day, and that no matter how well I do, even if I carried, that loss is causing a de-rank. If I de-rank because of me fine, but a matching with the same people over and over who just throw every game because they aren't having fun and it harms me.
I feel you bro.. so annoying
That's what i'm sayin bruh
This was an amazing video, really entertaining too. I really connect to the points you made and this is exactly the philosophy I try to emulate with myself. I will probably link this video to a lot of people who are trying to improve. Thank you for this A10.
Thanks man I am glad you enjoyed it, always feels extra good to have positive feedback come from a great content creator
Without this way of thinking you wouldn’t be such a great tank fist
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I know you put a lot of work into these vids and the advice is sound, but I actually think there might be too many insertions of photos/clips/stock footage in this whole video. The problem is, even before your sentence finishes, we see 2-4 different images from various media and it makes our eyes bounce all over the place and focus less on the words you are speaking. I still prefer a more relaxed format (which you traditionally had) just showing gameplay (could be any game, doesn't have to be OW), and punctuating it once in a while with these stock clips/memes. It does add some light-hearted humor and analogies can be fun, but I just am not a fan of a stream of various imagery in such a short span of time. I see it in other TH-cam videos, but those are silly Roblox type of videos or "Watch me play Horror Game _____", whereas this is a more academic channel, so I feel like your viewers are little more sophisticated.
But this is just my opinion. See what others say about the video too.
@@EnzoTheBaker I agree with this so hard it's crazy. Super over edited, lots of stock photos that are barely connected to what is being said. I like the step toward putting out even more educational content, but the editing is weird af.
@@EnzoTheBaker agreed! Appreciate the effort A10 and it's cool for creators to try different things but I think your output will actually be faster and the value will still be fricking great cuz your commentary is carrying 90percent of the value
Was wondering what the game at 1:32 was, looked cool! Loved the video btw
Hamza is suing for bit infringement
When hard stuck every game feels like 50% un winnable games and 50% free wins. These results most of the time feels like you are never winning any games because it’s either too easy and not very rewarding or too hard making the games feel hopeless. At the end of the day you gain 1 or -1. It’s like a endless loop that takes hundreds of hrs to break. (I’m talking about 4:30 btw)
This isn't just great advice for Overwatch, but for life in general. I often let my anxiety and fear of failure hold me back, and this is a good reminder that having fun and pushing forward is the way to go, because learning from your failures is what really matters. Amazing video. Just to add, I've been watching for a few weeks now, and with each video I am continually impressed by the way you organize important ideas and make them so clear and understandable. It's really helped me already and I appreciate your channel, and your outlook on life, so much. Thanks A10, looking forward to watching you for a long time. :)
Legit makes me so happy to hear, this is what I make the content for! Keep it up, don't expect an instant transformation, but now you know when you slip back into old habits you can recognise them and use this knowledge to fight back your irrational thoughts
I was gonna type something out but this comment pretty much summarizes my thoughts. So many of these ideas can be applied to areas in our life where we don't really have a lot of control. Letting go and focusing on what we can do is the key to happiness and growth.
@@A10Nerd Thanks, I definitely will! :)
Honestly everything you talked about in the video hit really close to home. While watching it felt like I was the person being talked about because you perfectly described what I was doing and how I was thinking. My last ranked milestone was Diamond and then I pretty much never did competitive again because I feared dropping to plat. I'll start working towards masters now, thanks for the video I can't express how much it really helped.
Once you get over the mental barrier you really start making progress to achieving real pride, good luck on the climb!
Update: I’ve made it to masters!
Update #2: GM! We did it boys :D I once again want to restate that this video did it for me more than any educational content I watched! If you never get past the mindset you'll never get too far. Love you all hope to see you here soon!
@@jingping5948congrats ! I've started playing overwatch 2 recently but everytime i play comp i get stressed cuz there's a lot to process. You give me motivation 🤗
I just started levitating things around my house with my mind thanks so much for this video now ill go take over the world
honestly i really needed to hear this even outside of overwatch. i am a “gifted kid” i have borderline panic attacks if i mess up at anything. this was a breath of fresh air and i think this is going to stick with me for a very long time
thank you very much
I'll continue to blame my teammates for all my losses, thank you :). Honestly, great content! So many people could benefit from watching this!
Thank you, I needed to hear this! My goal was to main Pharah and see how good I could get, I moved from Silver to Plat 4 and I've just been finding the games so hard recently alongside the flame from team mates and my own critical self judgement, it has been really anxiety inducing.
It really isn't in overwatch, the ranking system is so unbelievably bad
It's hard for me to notice my own mistakes
I thought about getting a coach to improve. But that's not wat I need. I need to actively start thinking and listening. It's like all the info from this vid disappears when I start up that ranked game
Most of what I got out of this video was that all the games you showed looked more fun than Overwatch
Hey man, this is such fantastic advice. Really appreciate your time and effort putting this video together. I will try to keep this in mind going forward, no matter the game.
Good luck man, don't beat yourself up if you feel like you aren't maintaining the perfect mental, its all about trying to make the change! Which already makes someone good enough.
2:00 I actually have this mentality about "being wrong" in terms of a discussion. Just like you said, we were raised our entire lives (i.e. school) that being wrong is the worst thing. When in fact, being wrong just means you're closer to the right answer. Everyone is going to be ignorant about everything at one point in their lives; the point is we learn from it, and move on.
This video reminded me of a quote from Daigo “The Beast” Umehara, one of the greatest Street Fighter players of all time who said, “Tournaments are a playground for people who practice for growth. It's where they show off their achievements. Once I made that realization, I finally started making continued growth my goal, rather than winning.” This stuck with me because it shows how strong his desire to improve was, as even in a tournament he prioritized improving over winning.
Love fighting game players, so much to learn from the mentalities of improvement from the scene (im a melee guy myself)
Diego Umejuarez
Uninstalling this game is the key to a happier life.
This is heaven compared to many other games lol
You're making a massive impact with this ideology. It's not just about OW2, this is a general life skill. I'm not foreign to this concept, but A10, you put it in such a clean go-getter way that you should be proud to know this message has perfectly been presented. It's now out there for people to digest and reflect and even improve upon. Huge kudos and respect, thanks for giving me the drive to grind.
as someone who stopped playing ow for two years and is coming back to ow 2 trying to have a better mentality i really appreciate your video and hope more people see it
I love this! I love the way you put it: “there is no wrong decision as long as you’re actively thinking about it.” And “you cannot improve without losing/without making mistakes.” Love it! Well said! I am a teacher and will share this with my ESL students as well!
Also, what do you get from winning? In games that feel "easy", you could most likely do anything and still win. As a player you do not improve even the slightest. You NEED challenging and hard matches to even get the chance to improve.
Happy to hear, I wish I got taught this earlier in life. I hear stories of old friends who literally can't function because of fear of failure.
Sucks that people who really need to hear this will ignore, ridicule the message, or think they are not the target audience. Really appreciate the content A10. Much love
Why would anyone ridicule such a positive message
@@moleedaboiyou’d be surprised
@@moleedaboiBecause its kind of delusional, but if it helps folks sleep at night, I guess its helpful.
You can tell A10 watches Hamza😂. It's awesome to have a life coach and an overwatch who have all the answers I need
I was like am I watching the right channel? 😆
genuine proof one can have a healthy life and not be a Geoffrey with video games
@@medicalmonkfish3576 That is one of Hamza's points that I dont think I will ever fully agree with
@@ac6019 Yeah, like alcohol, games are good in moderation in my opinion.
@@medicalmonkfish3576 I believe he has said that taking drugs (alcohol included) is good once in a while for fun
A10's way of editing these videos are stunning as always. in school alot of people struggle either cause they aren't interested or because they're more of a visual learner, but A10 manages to take care of both by visualising everything he's saying purely with memes and it feels so different than just watching random gameplay with a voice-over.
Hes just straight copying Hamza lol
@@valdemarjingryd3836 Hamza of all people? he just does the same as Andrew Tate and exploits young men for money and teaches them how to be "alpha"
@@valdemarjingryd3836 noticed the exact same thing
This style of editing is a bit busy and excessive and pulls my focus away from his message.
@@VizualDK I meant the editions retard😂. Plus Hamza is actually good and does help people.
One way i like to keep myself from the mental blow that deranking can be is that i if a gold player and get to plat, i dont consider myself a plat player until i hit high plat, so that the mental blow is not that big
Took me a while to get over the fear of losing a rank. I remember the first time i got into masters i started playing really scared and passive. Of course playing that way caused me to lose. I wasn't able to actually consistently climb until i stopped caring about the outcome. The first time i got into top 500, i did so by accident. After the first 2 weeks of the season i queued up only to see a shiny 280 number beside my name. Such a surreal feeling that i only got because i prioritized fun and my passion for the game over statistics and arbitrary numbers.
I think the new ranked system helps a lot with fear of losing rank as well, but "I wasn't able to actually consistently climb until i stopped caring about the outcome" hits hard, this is what i aimed to help people understand (and some more) congrats on the climb, glad you got your confidence!
Its not even about losing. Its about feeling helplessness like not even being able to engage because every teamfight is 4 vs you and you spend most of the game waiting to respawn. the fact that your team cant capitalize on that is just salt to the wound.
I love your positivity, kindness, and understanding you have in your videos. It’s really easy to get caught up in the moment and forget these things! In the end it’s just a game and you should have fun with it!
this text me on Telegram guy is a scammer isnt he? he commented me too
And the opposite is also true, if we want to treat it as more than a game then having a good mentality and gameplan to do so will lead to hitting our goals and feeling better about our negative experiences, glad you love it
2:23 hahah the ring no way 😂 I didn’t expect an overwatch player to be cultured like this to put her in the video that’s nice!
This was probably the most important lesson I needed to learn. I feel like I’d be better now if I had learned this when I first started trying to improve.
Started watching you about a year ago, just recently got back into OW after OW2 dropped. Already surpassed my peak rank in a couple weeks just focusing on what you talk about. Great stuff please keep it coming!
I am like an addict when it comes to your content. Looking forward to improving and putting in the work. Cheers. Thanks for your hard work A10.
Got some banger stuff coming out, glad you like it
I’ve been stuck at diamond 1-5 from for 3 weeks on every role. On my last win I always get a series of unfortunate events. Toxic teammates spamming all match, rage quitters, and the infamous dps moira with 2k healing and 10k dmg. The list goes on…
Same here, or i get gold players in my teams
Honestly as a support player sometimes you have to go dps Moira when your team is refusing to play
@@Maconviking that's true 💀
Your old ow guides helped me go from silver to high diamond. Keep up the good work
You too! Congrats on the climb
Wow.
0:39 you can’t just hit me with the feels like that man
Right in the darn feels gosh darn it!
I just wanna play with people that are better than me, not incredibly worse all the time. In that rare ocasion when I observe my team and learn UP not down. I don't mind losing balanced matches at all.
Started to watch you videos recently and I have climbed from bronze 5 to play 3 in a week thank you very much for your advice.
Keep it up!
@@A10Nerd Thanks I'm Diamond 5 now your videos helped a lot
That's so motivating bro. Ty so much.
I'm a support main and I'm carrying a lot of games but it's so hard and annoying and sometimes becomes so disappointing that YOU have to struggle so much.
But because of your video I will be more calm with this
Hey A10 if you feel that these videos take so much time and effort to make, just remember you can do with less visual flairs and bells and whistles and still get the beautiful core point of your message across really well! I mean people watch for your voice and ideas! Keep up the good work dude!
Means a lot to hear
I can't agree more than this.
Recently I've been receiving a lot of flaming from teammates and opponents alike, but they're to such severity that it sounds less like they're upset and more like they're having a a stroke or something - I keep thinking to myself "If someone spoke like this to you IRL you would immediately think they're having a mental breakdown or something, but in game it's so easy to take it on board as legitimate creditable criticism."
That really builds rank and skill anxiety.
But if I go out to practice a song on my guitar and I fail it 10 times - that's a regular practice session.
If I fail to beat a lap time on my mountainbike 10 times - that's a regular series of rides.
But if I loose 10 comp games in a row, for some reason I've decided that is an absolute disaster.
It doesn't matter that I'm a better than I was before those 10 games.
It amazing how worrying about imaginary participation awards called "ranks" can completely strip away your desires of improving as a player or having fun and lead you fully into only caring about gaining SR.
Yeah but like... when u play support and have the best heals of the game by 8k more than anyone else and still lose... i somehow feel ot's not always about yourself alone .It is about the team unfortunatly
Did you do damage?
All the Secret World scenes in this video brings me back. That game was such an interesting attempt at doing something different for a mmo.
the coach back with some wisdom, love it
Doing my best
Remember guys, A master is a master because he has lost more times than you have tried. Never get discouraged by a loss. You only make a loss a loss if you let it be, make a loss a learning experience and only one of the thousands of battles on your journey. :)
Bro your tips and coaching isn’t just good for the game but good for achieving a fulfilling and meaningful life, your literally a life coacher too
That's cause he used a similar intro and video presentation style to the youtuber Hamza, who actually is a life coach.
@@conjrd9227 Don't remember Hamza being in my psychology degree teaching me o.o but because my editor and I added an intro in post-production it means my thoughts are his ?XD
@falseEZES yeah bro, self-psychology and stoicism are a great way to start taking that new approach to life, and since I didn't like the way I presented myself within Overwatch to others I decided to look for that change, took a long time but it was worth it
I've lost 4 games in a row when i played yesterday, I got so mad at my teammates when i was being dumb myself. I went to your channel to see what the problem is and how I could fix it and i stumbled on this video. thank you bro
Great video, mindset goes such a long way
What's that game amongst the footage with rocket launchers?
these are actually great life advises .. thank you .. honestly , sometimes gaming is more about what we are going through in life than the actual game itself. I think I needed to hear all this. Thank you
i played this game since it came out and in season 3 or so i managed to climb to masters without too many issues. i thought and still think that i couldve made it into gm (the players used to be much worse at the time) but i got so attached to my masters ranked and started developing anxiety about it. i started playing significantly less ranked, stayed in masters throughout the years and i was still doing well in those games, i just didnt want to risk losing my rank by climbing. im looking to change that in ow2 :)
Exactly, very common thing to happen and then we gain neurotic pride where we feel okay with where we are, but its nowhere as satisfying as we limit our own growth and progress
tbh only reason i keep on losing is because of this dang comp system, while with other games with %up or down i don’t really get tilted
For me, the best way to reflect after getting mad is playing red dead redemption 2. Nor doing any missions or combat. Just riding around the world. Its sich a massive change of pace and for me it helps me get back in the right mindsett.
This makes so much sense not only just a video game but also other things life, like sports or music and such.
I won't lie as a fighting game player I started accepting losses and looking for what I do wrong. Changes everything because you have to lose to improve. I'm pretty sure there are no undefeated players
Love fighting games, my favorite hbox quote is "you have to get humbled to humble" but fighting games are a 1 on 1 system, so its easier to look inwards compared to team games, and thats where peolpe get lost imo. Glad you could find good mental and apply it elsewhere
@@A10Nerd it’s also easier in fighting games to have more of a sense of control over the outcome since it’s just you and the opponent, so I assume people would continue to get lost over not understanding what what caused the loss in team shooters instead of fighting games
I am undefeated because I never fight
Thank you so much for this! I also got flamed in a game today and felt really down and unmotivated since, but it's true - improving is my ultimate goal and their opinions don't matter. Great video!
More live coaching, vod review, OWL or strong soloq player analysis would be good content for the channel!
will consider it! I know people love watching my vod reviews on stream and learn a lot from it
This is so applicable for any game as well as life in general. Thank you for the pep talk. I needed that.
All these comments not realizing it's blizzard stacking games to intentionally make you lose that's the problem
Who are payed off by the rothschilds
this is one of the best and most important tip/ guide vid and it’s not even really about gameplay. great work
Hi A10, I really appreciate how fast you’re grinding out these videos, they’re QUALITY videos too. Keep it up man ❤
That hamza intro killed me xD
Yo I love this message. I try to approach dying/losing in a game as a learning experience. Every time I die I laugh about it, note what I did wrong and keep moving. Great video and great advice!
And I promise you I will make content that will solve your frustrations with carrying, so hopefully until then this video keeps you motivated
A10 is a fellow hamza enjoyer. Massive respect
This video is truly a gem. I might listen to this before I start my sessions for awhile to get in the right headspace. I really needed this. Thank you
Marco reus is the 🐐
It's good to put this out, and the editing was funny as well. Gj a10.
These videos are fake, that game where I had 18 deaths in 13.5 minutes was my teams fault, they should have played around me when I didn't comm to them. Dislike!
Thank you so so very much. I came here expecting some quality overwatch content and I came out blessed with quality life content. I have been experiencing so much personal toxicity and negativity in what I try to do in my life (not only overwatch) and I keep comparing myself to others and get sulky whenever others are better than me. Little did I know that I needed this video to escape my hole of anxiety and insecurity. It's all really all about the grind
This video is spot on! Playing with friends also removes a lot of toxicity since random teammates tend to start blaming each other when they are losing.
Don’t join chat, it what I do.
Thank you for this video, I been stuck in bronze 5 since overwatch 2 releases and I can’t get out. But I have hope again thank you
Honestly this video helped me a lot. It was really exactly what I needed to hear to get myself out of that mindset. I started playing again after 3 years of being hardstuck bronze and climbed my way up to plat but last night I almost dropped back to gold. I was furious at myself and my teammates for this happening. I was too caught up in losing my plat importance that I wasnt even considering the games itself. Now I'm actually trying to just take a step back and focus on what's important, my own gameplay and my own improvement.
Love your work man! To view failures in such a way that can create values in our lives and ultimately achieve our dreams is what most of us need to learn across different areas.
REAL REAL REAL this is legit the best advice anyone could ever get, good video mr A10
The best channel about competitive games I’ve ever seen, love your videos. I’m plat in ow and league right now but I hope to apply your concepts and rank up
I just got off the game on full tilt, and I needed to see this, thanks.
Man I have been trying to work on my tilt this year but lately its been rough. My mind has become this mental prison where I don't want to play and grind because of the negative emotions I allow to control me whenever I do not perform up to my expectations, and because of this fear I am stuck in a paralysis where I feel the inner urge to grind only to second guess myself. Thank you for making this video, it was something I needed to watch. Having strong mental fortitude is indeed an undervalued skill.
Escape that prison and make the most out of your free time, the sooner we get it back the better. It wont be easy but good luck, I believe in you
that is litterly something u need to practice for every goal in ur life its deeper than climbing in video games its a rule for life grind also thanks for sharing knowledge with us man big love and respect
Thank you, I'm a currently plat Tracer main looking to improve my skills. Mentality is your key to success in this game and why you should never flame teammates or take their flaming personally. I've been trying hard to improve myself this past week and I am starting to see more and more success and more positive mental attitude even if I lose. Its just a game and if you arent having fun you arent approaching it with the right mindset.
Thank you A10
This video changed my entire perspective. I feel awakened. Thank you!
This might be the single greatest video out there.watched many other vids that say don’t tilt and just have a break. Haven’t seen anyone break it down like this. You’re a genius. Thanks 🙏
It's a really important one, mental is massive for improving! I appreciate the comment
People don’t understand how far this extends beyond the world of overwatch. Great video.
brooo this changed my whole view on comp, thanks for creating this video
I would just like to thank you for somehow creating a video about Overwatch that helped me more outside of the game than it did in the game.
I don't know how this video doesn't have more attention. Thank you A10
Didn’t know I was going to be thought valuable life lessons when I clicked on this video. Thank you
THANK YOU SO MUCH ! I was hard stuck silver on console (tank - winton ) and after employing this line of thinking, in 4 weeks, I hit diamond . Great video and really helped with my mental to comp.
You are about the only OW content creator I watch. I despise Twitch, but will go follow your stream and watch. Great content.
Love that you put Gigantic footage randomly in the background! You're a real one💪
What's gigantic? Is it the CGI movie looking parts?
@@TheeCapN It's a videogame with the giant bird and dragon
Dude I love the way you go about and talk about these topics
EVERYTHING A10 IS SAYING IS 100% TRUE THIS ISN’T REALLY YOUR AIM OR YOUR MECHANICAL SKILLS THIS IS ALL YOUR MENTALITY AND PAYING ATTENTION AND MINMAXING ! THIS ISN’T JUST WITH GAMING THIS IS WITH THE GYM OR IF YOU WANT TO BECOME RICH !!! FINANCIAL FREEDOM AND YOUR HEALTH IS THE EXACT SAME !
This rlly was a good wake up call. Hit ascendant in val on my main and I wanted to keep my reputation of ascendant so i stopped grinding as much. I’ve been playing on alt accs for the past 3 months and realizing that it rlly is diminishing my ability to play. Vid was rlly reassuring and made a lot of that comp anxiety go away.
I am slowly but surely getting rid of my fear of failing, this video helps not just with overwatch but life as well. For example, I completely botched my first calculus 2 test, 5/25, but for the first time I thought to myself "this doesn't define me", like why should I just have one shot? Then came my next test, I didn't pass as well but I got a 12/25, I improved, at first I was sad but then I realized I improved. Then just last week, I got a 18.5/25!! I passed, I was so happy and if I had let a failure define me then I would have never thought I was capable of succeeding.
I think just lot of people have this fear of failure because we have it engraved from our academic background, well U.S I can't speak for others, that's why I noticed the people I have seen succeed have been the ones who failed the most same reason why players with so many hours are often high elo, they allowed themselves to fail. They know there's chances to improve, if they didn't believe that then they would have just had 50 hours or something. It's also why I started to like playing Zenyatta after a rough day of college, "Failure is acceptable. Quitting is not", love that lil monk.
Love coming back to this video from time to time! Thank you A10
Seriously needed to hear this message today. This is a great attitude to carry in every facet of life. Thank you for this. ❤ (and I rarely use the heart)
This is just good advice for life. Reflect and improve who you are, you can't control others. Don't allow people to divert you from the purpose you have chosen.