Don’t talk shit on that cat. The cat is what FINALLY got Mei banned. It was weeks of the casters of OWL randomly drawing and missing Mei, who was the oppressive core of the dominant comps at the time. We Stan that cat

@Skufzy

Ай бұрын

IN NORI WE TRUST 🙏🙏🙏

@accelerei7619

Ай бұрын

We need to bring cat bans back, no one can be mad at their character being banned if a cute animal did it 😂

@krautgazer

Ай бұрын

Which makes it a bit suspicious in that they can have influenced the cat's pick by adding some type of scent to the paper or something to finally ban Mei and still say it was random. But, hey, ACTUALLY CHOOSING the hero ban would still be better than banning completely random heroes.

@travon4924

Ай бұрын

Still dude, don’t be ignorant and act like this is actually reputable😅

@oOAlexUwUOo

Ай бұрын

The way a cat knew better than the developers 💀

We can't talk about hero pools without mentioning the week where they banned widow, cassidy, sombra, soldier, dva, and baptiste. That week was pharah week and it was hell

@thecosm7152

Ай бұрын

Someone in blizz was tired of getting anti-air'd in comp lmao

@Skufzy

Ай бұрын

Oh my god how did I forget about this, pinning this comment xD. Also my irl name is Kieran too so that’s kinda cool lol :p

@sunsetbreaker1881

Ай бұрын

​@@Skufzy What language is Kieran from? Sounds oddly unique lol

@humzahaq1435

Ай бұрын

Dat was a thing???? I been playin dis game on n off since launch ow1 pretty much I must’ve missed dat(thank fuck cuz I main widow n Cree)😂

@richardsapingo1828

Ай бұрын

I remember some characters being turned off due to a glitch. But... All of them at one time?! For what reason!?

You forgot to mention that Double Shield only worked because of Bap's lamp picking up the slack while the barriers were down.

@Skufzy

Ай бұрын

Ooh yeah I did forget to mention that!

@peacekeypr

Ай бұрын

Yea damn i forgot about double shield. With a Mercy always rezing the bastion 🙆🙆

@AzureRoxe

Ай бұрын

Many people forget that double shield's entire reason for existing was thanks to supports like Baptiste being so good, not even because of the tanks.

@jackmcmorrow9397

Ай бұрын

@@AzureRoxe Seriously, GOATS and quad tank only happen when a healer gets too powerful with multi healing.

@chkensammich

Ай бұрын

Was about to comment this, they literally die a bunch of times over without the bap lamp But we can't nerf immoralities I guess

>"this video focuses on overwatch 1 metas" >puts mauga in the thumbnail

@liamdoesmath2106

29 күн бұрын

I mean overwatch 2 is basically overwatch 1

@Skufzy

28 күн бұрын

LMAOOO OKAY OKAY SO AT FIRST IT WAS FOR OVERWATCH 1 AND 2 Buttt had to cut out 2 because there was only really like one broken meta

@qwibbl_csa

28 күн бұрын

​@@SkufzyUnkillable horse meta? Illari meta?

@theawesomeshulk6412

23 күн бұрын

@@qwibbl_csasojourn server admin meta

@dalton2592

18 күн бұрын

@@qwibbl_csaMaui release week meta

the muselk mercy clip is iconic bro 😭

@Skufzy

Ай бұрын

FOR REAL

As a Sym player since OW beta, i think we are forgetting one of the few metas when Sym was considered viable. The Pantheon meta! Stacking og Torb's Armor, Og Brig Armor, AND Shield health from Sym 2.0's shield gen. Squishys suddenly werent as squishy as they were walking around with 500 health😭😭

@TheFootlocker99

Ай бұрын

Sym was like mercy hiding the tp so if your whole team died they could instantly get back on point after respawn lmao😂😂😂. The good ole days

@-El.Inexperto

Ай бұрын

@@TheFootlocker99 yes but everybody always hide the tp in same spot so wasnt that bad at all, the thing is dive heroes didnt like to do the skirmish they wanted to do rampage dead

@MrImpala444

Ай бұрын

I have a feeling they have a shieeeeeeeld generator

@blahblah94897

Ай бұрын

425hp Jjonak, I will NEVER forget that

Honorable mention: Sombra "support" meta. Back when she was released and gained ult charge from teammates who used her hacked healthpacks

@xythiera7255

Ай бұрын

Sombra wasnt played out side the OWL becouse she needs a team around her or she is trash

@nandreshiram2269

Ай бұрын

I swear, new OW players will never know how frustrating the “Sombra is a DPS” vs “Sombra is a support” conversations were.

@-El.Inexperto

Ай бұрын

she was usually to get rid genji, doomfist or dva with 4 fucking second of silence!!

@sr_echo

13 күн бұрын

This was exactly when I got her cute and pixel sprays in one game on lijiang lol

@XxFukushimistexX

2 күн бұрын

Nobody was using Sombra. It's the reason why she got another rework

You missed a meta. There was a short period (maybe a week or two long) that Bastion got buffed so much that he was practically unkillable. If he was Nanoed, he could survive D VA ultimate. I played a game on Dorado during this meta that went 12 rounds or so and lasted over an hour. Every round had a nearly invincible Bastion sitting on the payload for the entire match. I'm sure there is some footage of this time kicking around.

@KiraMahMan

Ай бұрын

Yeah. The pirate ship meta was also missed in this video.

@-El.Inexperto

Ай бұрын

yes, even mccree WITH NANO couldnt full charge highnoon to kill him

@Simon-qg2co

Ай бұрын

@@KiraMahManbut pirate ship was only (very) good on junkertown

@user-dv1mf4tt6h

29 күн бұрын

Truuuue. I even remember the exact month it was viable for a week or two - January. Whether in 2018 or 2019 I can't exactly remember but I DO remember we've stopped playing game because of pirate ship meta😂

@luminen4051

20 күн бұрын

Oh god yeah the 90% dmg reduction

Wait, the cat story is actually wild wtf ☠ Also the editing on this was sooo good

@Skufzy

Ай бұрын

A CATTTTTT. And thanks homie:)

OW1 was wild wasteland with no roll lock, but it did lead to some actual interesting and fun strategies. My most memorable match from it was when it first came out and all of our team picked Mei. Once all of the other team respawned then they all came out as Mei. It was a giant CC fest but it was still fun asf

@Skufzy

Ай бұрын

LMAOOO that sounds hella fun and memorable haha

@calcitegem6204

Ай бұрын

Thats why I will never understand the hate it gets now when it comes to balance because Overwatch has never been balanced 😭

@mariustan9275

29 күн бұрын

That sounds hilarious. Too bad this can't happen anymore. If you want something like this try playing tf2 for a while. You might get lucky and get a game where everyone does something stupid like heavy with a shotgun or all demoman or gunspy or something like that.

@nickr3749

3 күн бұрын

@@calcitegem6204omgggg thank you, all these old heads saying they miss ow 1 and as a ow 2 player you go and find out what they missed and my jaw always drops, still finding out new broken things that happened in ow 1 and I get more and more confused when anyone says they miss ow 1

1:20 the magical blue ballerina 🔥

@Skufzy

Ай бұрын

Haha

@thoughterasure2148

Ай бұрын

she was a fairy

Never heard of hero pools before, that's wild lol. I feel like they must have just given up for them to decide that banning heros at random was the way to go

Bro doomfist was such a fun hero in ow1

9:00 tbf, the cat choose mai, so it clearly knew what it was doing

I think hog meta would've been a good addition, it lasted a couple months and was just hog being able to one shot anyone, he could kill a full health zarya in one shot

I am glad we plastic 5 people get recognized from time to time. Bronze is already too high elo for us to climb up there.

@Skufzy

Ай бұрын

🤣

While not the most broken, the 5-man rez meta is probably the one I hate the most. It was so cheesy to waste enemy CDs and Ults then essentially pull up a phase-2 of the boss fight where the enemy team who "won" the team fight is now punished.

Overwatch 1 was so depressing from 2019 to 2022 like it was just tragic

@jeanap7970

21 күн бұрын

i thought it was dead back then cuz they never released anything after echo

Honestly GOATS was not really the problem. The problem was how long it took for them to patch that meta. Originally it was legit fun, I personally know Rein players were having a field day. But then it got dull having to play the same characters over and over again, because the only way to counter GOATS was to play GOATS. There was actually a somewhat functioning anti-GOATS comp developed just before 2-2-2, but it didnt exist for long. I believe it was 1-4-1? I can't remember what was in it, though. I only played it a few times.

@TheManiacX86

Ай бұрын

yeah, it was quad dps, developed by a chinese team. it was ball, mercy, sombra, and the other 3 dps were pretty flexible, usually a widow, sometimes a hanzo as well, a doomfist, and a soldier were the most common. it was just about being able to focus damage in fast enough to get the picks to get a good opening.

@robertonome2448

Ай бұрын

Tbh it always took 10x longer than acceptable for them to patch... Anything in ow 1 at all Balance patches are nowhere near perfect now in ow2, but at the very least they do it fast

@temmlygaming5509

Ай бұрын

The comp that was meant to counter goats but it wasn't universally able to actually deal with a good goats team

@Zonyax

Ай бұрын

@@temmlygaming5509 it was kinda difficult to pull off successfully yeah, but at least possible unlike anything else at that point. I actually ran that comp a few times (successfully) before 2-2-2.

@temmlygaming5509

Ай бұрын

@@Zonyax true But goats was just soooo much easier then anything else was to get the same amount of strength from a comp Only comp id argue is actually easier and worse to face then goats for now little options you got was Either double shield or the ana Kiri mauga meta we had

the writing and editing for this was top tier, holy moly

@Skufzy

Ай бұрын

Thanks Koop:)))

@thwomp1542

Ай бұрын

the only thing top tier here is your glaze

@elderscrollslad3062

Ай бұрын

​@@thwomp1542average gen z when someone shows basic respect to another human being

@DksFried

Ай бұрын

@@elderscrollslad3062fr

@majin.bz1

20 күн бұрын

@@thwomp1542🥩🏇

There was a meta in Beta that had 2 zen’s, 2 Winston’s, and 2 tracers. Zens orb never disappeared off of a target out of LOS, friendly or enemy. So it was “chase the purple balloon”

And double shield was the last time we seen Reinhardt being a good hero. For those who don't know, double shield had 2 version: poke or brawl. Poke will run Sigma and Orisa, while brawl will run Reinhardt and Orisa. DPS was hanzo bastion or reaper mei respectively.

Awesome video buddy, really well put together! I've been playing since the release on console and that mercy res was crazy..

@Skufzy

Ай бұрын

Yeah I still can’t believe it was a thing haha

Really enjoyed this. Great video

@Skufzy

Ай бұрын

Aweee thanks man:)) this video took me way too long to make so I’m really glad people are enjoying it

Really nice video, and remembered me how crazy some of habilities like full ress of mercy was

Amazing video! You deserve much more recognition! Good luck wishing you a lot of success!

@Skufzy

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much

Pharah mercy were an amazing counter for goats. The splash dmg would hit everyone because goats comp plays close. And pharah would get her ult in like 2 clips. Then the rest is history

Never forget the “No hero limits” speed meta from early launch OW1 double Winston, double tracer, double Lucio.

I would maybe add the triple tank comp that dominated for a while, the Sombra EMP farm as well as the diverse dive comps (triple DPS Rogue style and the dive that was played during season 1 of OWL). Also maybe minor comps ? Like the flex support playing Roadhog during season 1 playoffs or the season 2 stage 4 meta with hogs going fishing and Meis trying to prevent them.

An excellent video, nice to reminisce on the history of Overwatch 😹👍

Quad tank was also a thing before goats. I think goats and quad tank were signs that stacking tank utility, especially damage mitigation was just too strong. Also shoutout to orisa hog and Winston zarya.

Nice Video! Though I thought when you were showing the double Shield Meta, it's the Pirate Ship Comb, but that might be a competitor for another video :3

amazing vid man

Aquatic ambience in the background, youre not hiding that from me

As someone to played in Masters when Brig was released, she was oppressive before even GOATS. If I remember correctly, she had a 60% WR across all ranks all the way to GM. Her ability to, as a support, shut down most flankers and be able to hold up against most DPS made DPS' just worse than her in most comps. She was more of a bruiser or drain character than a support, who could heal everyone around her and instantly disengage any enemy with her stun + flail hit.

Makes me feel old remembering all these old metas.😅😌

Absolute Perfection! Keep it up!👍

@Skufzy

Ай бұрын

Appreciate it Sean you the goat

I remember the boos during that GOATs switch

8:14 I did not except to see Eduardo here lmfao

Speaking about shields you forgot about PIRATE SHIPS here we goooo baby!

Great video!

3:55 I love this 😂

Ngl, I was distracted sometimes with how smooth your Lucio movement was lmao. Either way tho, dope video. I didn’t get into ow1 back then, kinda glad I didn’t but also kinda sad I never got to experience it lol.

@Sammyboi72427

Ай бұрын

That footage is from eskay but it’s super nice yeah

@Skufzy

20 күн бұрын

i wish my lucio movement was taht good haha, i tried to do lucio surf myself and it looked awful so i just took it from eskays channel

Tbh the cat probably knows the game more then the Overwatch players

Damn your vids are top tier you gonna blow up soon

@Skufzy

Ай бұрын

thanks dood:)))

The current Pharah-Mercy pocket is right up there too.

dude, fucking thank you. youre the only person ive seen who manages to break down *why* brig was so broken to enable goats. everyone else just said "brigette came out, and suddenly the meta was ruined"

@Skufzy

13 күн бұрын

Thanks man:) had to really go research a lot for it to make sure i had all the reason haha

I remember the Hide ‘n’ Seek meta being called the Necromercy meta

Dude, the 6 monke dive was peek. Good times. For Harambe

@Skufzy

Ай бұрын

Rip the goat harambe

I never knew the double shield meta was a thing but I remember shields being my least favorite part of the game

I still think the top two worst meta still haunts me ranks like this #1 GOATS: because it killed dive. Any possibility of playing mobile dps flank heroes were killed. Which was major part of the game that made it different from any other fps games. 2nd was Mercy: I actually never hated 2 CP until you had to defend 2nd point with Mercy absolutely doing what seems like infinite Rez and making a lost fight a won game.

Damn thats crazy I never heard of overwatch until they announced the second one. I really enjoy the game rn but like alot of players I wouldn’t have been able to sick around during all of this.

I was there when it started.. The magic of 6 wintons after a coin flip put you on attack for a guaranteed win.. It was beautiful 😪

Honorable mention to grav dragon meta in s10, they had to literally change how damage boost interacts with characters lol

i actually loved playing goats, it was so much better than double shield. it was either roll or get rolled so games were more exciting

Dive meta not being mentioned is wild

im so glad you had the time for this video to help me sum up why i hate this game so much

Ana's ult giving you a speed boost is awesome. I wish that was still a thing. I didn't start playing OW1 towards the end though. I'm a Mercy main but the mass rez + Mercy hiding sounds tilting 😅

Man I remember all of this

Can’t forget quad tank and junkrats flying tire.

Brigitte: the hero that cost Blizzard a minimum of 38 million dollars. That's not considering the fact that they were in talks to be acquired by Disney.

You are the most underrated youtuber ik ❤

Lol I remember Meiblade where Mei would free the whole enemy team and Reaper would ult in the middle of them

I’m not gonna lie, I thought the thumbnail said Meth at first glance.

You know, this is actually a very well put together video. Came here for a couple of secs in mind but ended up enjoying the entire video. Subbed! More content please! And good luck on your YT journey! #Bring6v6Back

@Skufzy

28 күн бұрын

Aweee thanks man:) Definitely will keep the content coming out for you all!

I'm glad I missed most of this stuff and only played toward the end of ow 1 life even with double shield being a thing (I was bronze / silver at the time so double shield wasn't nearly as picked) but good times even then, I still miss dps doomfist though

This game has no direction

I’m surprised you didn’t go over the McCree meta in season 1 where he could out snipe Widows and basically had two of him on every team. And I disappointed I didn’t get to hear about the stun meta again with Orisa, Roadhog, Brig, Cassidy, Ana and I think Junkrat or Pharah, I can’t remember

Blizzards team would rather cut a limb than cauterize the wound. Goats meta is a problem? Well, let's put role lock. Certain heroes are too powerful? Well, if you are lucky maybe they'll get banned this week. They don't fix the problem, they just cut pieces of the game away until the problem is gone. Seriously, the weekly bans, to this day I still don't understand how they thought it was a good idea to have heroes randomly banned instead of doing what every other game does and letting the players choose.

I know they didn’t compare, but ramattra and Mauga metas were really funny, especially when they could fight for eternity

I will keep saying it, Brigette is the reason we have 5v5 lol

A lot of people forgot this about hero pools but you summoned my PTSD. THEY BANNED ASHE AND SOLDIER WHEN ECHO WAS NEW AND MORE PEOPLE PLAYED PHARA. DOUBLE FLYERS WAS TERRIBLE

Ok mercy rezes was unbeatable...fr. thats insane

I was there when the cat chose mei. It was one of the best times when Mei got chosen. Good time! I miss OWL. I enjoyed hero bans, but it did make different teams dominate different weeks. Goo dtimes.

I think the worse metas are the ones that force you to plain certain heroes, putting GOATS at the top and Mauga at close second.

You pronounce Brigette correctly! Amazing

@Skufzy

Ай бұрын

My preferred pronoun is toon is briggitoni 😂

GOATS WASN’T BAD FOR THE GAME ITS THE WAY IT WAS NERFED THAT DID THE DAMAGE

“Plastic 5” 😭

Ive never played ow in my life but this video just made me think how good of a decision i made

2:09 you followed the simple rule: you either kill Mercy first or eleventh.

Goats was fun but getting your teammates to play it in comp is almost impossible. But somehow my enemy team will be running goats all the time.

Bro didn’t even touch baptiste lmao

Plastic 5 is crazy

what happens to dive??

It wasn’t just 1 tank, 1 support, 2 dps that got banned. Are we forgetting the week where Mercy and Moira got banned. Or the week where like no supports got banned, but they banned like 4 dps and 2 tanks

I hated in season 9 when everyone played dps moira

You know how they do Hacked? they should let us try Hero bans and Map votes. Even Game mode votes.

You forgot to mention the very first one before Ana was even released. Dive!!

So many good ass memories

the good old days

Forgot to mention how brig could shield bash/whip and kill tracer and 1v1 almost every hero

Been playing since ow1 beta, I’ve seen it all and felt it all😮‍💨🍻😖

Great video! I feel like you forgot the first triple tanks meta including Hog back when Ana's nade was broken in late 2016/early 2017 but otherwise this vid is very complete. Great takes regarding the supports and Blizzard being awful at balancing the game 👍

@Skufzy

Ай бұрын

Yeahh and there was also quad tank back then but they werent oppressive for very long from the research that i did

goats= ow peak

Just a note, GOATs wasn't the first team to find out the triple support, triple tank meta but they popularized it. Also, you'll notice a pretty common theme here of broken supports enabling these metas. GOATs would not be possible without key supports, beyblade was only strong because of Ana and beyblade itself wasn't the problem as Ana was the real problem. The mercy one is obvious. Supports are the pillars of any team, you can't swap them out in the puzzle of your team as easily as tanks and DPS.

Double shield did not last until the end of overwatch 1, it was still a comp but it wasn’t ‘the meta’ per say.

Bro put a pic of a random COD mobile pro as Tensa’s pic 💀

there was slambulance (rein, dva, zarya, hog, moira, lucio) before goats, played mostly on lunar colony map mo

And I thought mauga meta was cancer thank u for opening my eyes

i played ow 1 but was too young to really grasp the game (i would literally ONLY play sombra) but hero pool and blizzard banning the characters actually sounds like the worst gaming experience ive ever seen