A lot of people asked about a gofundme to support me and I just want to say, 1: Thank you all so much for the support, kind words, everything! 2: You don't need to donate a thing. Ill figure it all out and ill manage. Watching my videos is plenty of support already! I added one with a 5 dollar goal for all the people that asked for one (lol) in the description I love yall so much and thank you all for helping me make my dreams come true and honestly I have one of the most supportive communities I've seen on YT in a long time so thank you all for that.
Dude, pls make a course or something where you jump in to play with folk and they pay you to teach or whatever Many people would be willing to pay for it (not me i'm broke and on south america) And it will help you get better at coaching, identify more problems on players and all so you can get even better content There's really only pros to it You get content, knowledge, meet knew people and get money They stop being garbage Win win situation
Try not to discourage from donating. I’ve spent much more in life for much less. You stress the importance of not letting ego get in the way of improvement- don’t let altruism get in the way of your own improvement 😊 What you’re doing has value
shotty i cant begin to imagine your loss. my sincere condolences. this is your channel we are just guests. i know how tough moving around can be. i know youll make it through. love your videos.
When i was 20 i lost my grandma. I grew up in an abusive house with 4 other siblings and her and my grandpa always did their best to help when they could, she was the person i could talk to about it an not feel judged. My siblings and i would go every holiday for dinner at grandmas and spent every summer with her and honestly they were like our real parents. When she passed it was a huge loss and i struggled with it for years, drinking and eating to fill a void that was just neverending. But one year i finally decided to talk about it with my family and i found out they were all dealing with the same thing, she was their rock too, and we had all been just ignoring it feeling like noone could ever understand us like she did when we all understood each other the whole time. I'd love to hear about your grandma dude, tell people how much she meant to you and let the tears flow, cause the tears are just our way of letting out unexpressed love for a person whos no longer here.
Rivals is my first Hero shooter, hell it's like my first comp shooter in general. I couldn't get past Silver 3 in season 0, after watching your vids and others I hit Gold 2 today! Thanks for the incredible videos!
Same thing happened to me, I’ve played competitive shooters before but never far into them, then I started playing rivals and fell in love with the gameplay and actually wanted to get better at the game, I was bronze and could barely even touch silver in Season 0, and then in Season 1 started looking up videos on how to improve and really started loving the videos shotty has put out, he’s honestly been super helpful and having the right mindset of becoming a better player and I just reached Gold 2 last night and climbing. Hope he’s able to figure everything out. If shotty reads the comments, love the videos man, you’ve genuinely helped me.
Your a real one man so sorry about your Nana. I lost my grandparents during COVID time and wasn't even allowed to visit them due to the hospital policy we have here. Much love and keep up when you can brother
I am really sorry about your grandma, but I will keep on supporting you regardless on what you do next. This channel is reaching to its full potential and I really do hope that this can be your main source of income. Maybe soon enough you can get a really nice place for yourself and keep making educational game content for us noobs who simply wants to get better at the game. Im sure your grandma would be really proud of you if she was still with us right now. If you need time for yourself, its completely understandable but the momentum that your channel carries has been insane!! Dont give up on your dreams and I hope you will be okay! Thanks so much for everything :)
I’m sorry that happened, I hope that you can overcome the difficulties that you come across! I wish you best in your life even though losing a loved one is the worst.. especially if you were taking care of them when they were taking care of you! I lost my Nanna to COVID and Grandpa to cancer as well so I feel your pain. Take the chance to live life and take care of yourself, give yourself time to celebrate their life and get upset if you feel upset, it’s never good to hold back your emotions, especially when it’s a devastating occurrence in life! Take care and be well Shotty🖤
Damn, my guy, you really made me cry. I'm sorry for your loss. Our time here is brief, we should do what we love. Thank you for your words, and good luck with this rough times!
Condolences to you and your Family. I hope you're able to continue with the channel-it's been a great source of motivation for me as I work hard to climb out of Diamond.
I wanted to take the time to thank you for this channel and your videos. I found this channel while looking for marvel rival guides because it was the first competitive game in a long time I was enjoying and I cannot tell you how thankful I am for that. I came to learn to be better at the game, but, I wound up staying because of your refreshing take on aim science and your truly thoughtful advice on how to improve. Moreso than trying to achieve a high rank, I've always been more motivated by seeing myself improve, so watching your videos ignited a spark in me to really try to dedicate myself to improving my aim and becoming as good at marvel rivals as I possibly could. As a result, I've found myself taking better care of my health and making so many positive changes in my life all for pursuing this silly little goal of mine to see how far I can go with my aim and this game and that's all thanks to you, Shotty. You and your channel have had such a tremendous positive effect on my life and I'm sure I'm not the only one, so, I wanted to make sure I thanked you properly for that and express how sorry I am about your loss. Your nana sounds like she was an incredible woman and you have my full support as you're navigating what comes next. My thoughts and prayers are with you that everything works out well for you.
Love ya bro! My heart goes out to you bubba, Hope you can find some peace and hope everything works out! My favorite UA-camr by far! Keep doin what ya doin!
I’m 40 years old- former cal-i cs1.6 player…. Grew up, had kids, so I don’t get to play like I used to. I’ve had a UA-cam account for 20 years, and I’ve subscribed to maybe 5 channels. You’re one of them. I share your videos with my friends that get into the game or want to (or need to lol😂) improve on something…. You’ve got a phenomenal grasp on teaching people how to improve. You even taught me some things and now I do eye and wrist stretches before every play session and it helped my accuracy improve further. People tend to blow up when a new game comes out, and then the game dies, so does the channel. But this game isn’t going anywhere. It’s a smash hit with endless beloved characters to draw from. It’s here to stay. I really hope that you are able to keep making content. There are so many videos on UA-cam that are just simply bad advice. You’ve got a real talent and this game is allowing you to reach people with it. Never give up
Sorry about your Nana bro. Even if you take time away from here we will be here when you get back. Thanks for the vids though you’re doing great work with them
God bless you my brother and your grandma. Good things come to good people who do good things. Stay the path and you will be rewarded. Prayers and well wishes my friend.
Shotty bro, I just started watching you and pray you keep it up and find your way through these tough times. So sorry for your loss, I can hear the pain in your voice and can tell how much your nana meant to you. Stay strong bro and make your nana proud as she watches from above. 🙏🏽
First off, thank you for being so vulnerable. We’re all strangers but your experience is so relatable. I’ve only been watching your videos for a couple of days, I’m a new MR player, but some of the lessons you share are truly translatable for life. Specifically looking at yourself, recognizing your contribution to the problem, taking accountability, and making changes. I appreciate your wisdom & kind truths in your videos! Good luck with finding housing & I’m so sorry for your loss. Take care! 🫂✨💕
as a tank main I can stall all i want while drawing the fire of 5 of their team all the while my 4 dps will all be trying to fight one hulk at a chokepoint instead of coming to the actual objective. Goes both ways lol
So sorry for your loss Shotty I recently lost my dog so I feel your pain. I know you’ll figure something out big dawg and we’re all wishing the best for you fr. You’ve helped me and so many others which we can never thank you enough for! You are an inspiration not just for improvement, but as a person too. Stay strong homie.
Great video shotty, and I’m so sorry that happened to you. My nana also passed away due to cancer, and I know it’s rough. Things will get better, hoping the best for you. We will support you throughout the next few months, and you will succeed.
God bless you and your family man, as someone who lost their own mother to cancer a few years ago after watching her deteriorate and caring for her I completely understand what you're dealing with. Thank you for the videos, they're an immense help and a joy to see pop up in my subscription box.
The part where you spoke about people saying "I am a strategist, not a healer" is basically bad people regurgitating some comments from top 500 strategist mains. I am a strategist main and watch a lot of these videos, and many of them say stuff like "You will rank up the moment you stop calling yourself a healer" but what they mean by this is that your job is not just to heal, but the part that the bad people that are regurgitating this are missing is that you have to be good at the healing part of the role unconsciously before you can start focusing on the other aspects of the role. If you are not yet unconsciously competent at the healing aspect, you will throw games by focusing on damage or flanking etc. The point the pros are making is once you have the healing portion down to an art, don't stop your learning there, start improving at the other aspects of strategist as well in order to keep climbing. I am tired of my fellow strategist mains saying they can't climb because bad teams, similar to what you said, I feel that the number next to your healing done is not even half the story of how good a game you had on support.
A strategist gives the team opportunities, whether it be cc, helping FINISH kill (not solo killing playing dps and leaving your team with one healer) or helping your team stay alive so they can do more and have more opportunities to help you win
Hey boss, I'm so sorry for your loss. It sounds like she was an amazing woman. On the note of the video, I REALLY appreciate that you're telling folks to look inward. It's a much needed thing. Every lobby I'm in at the end is "Healer didn't heal, report." Or "Tank didn't cover" or blah blah blah. It's like they say in AA, change the things you can and let go of the things you can't. Ranting and pointing fingers isn't gonna do anything. Look at what you can do better. I know i suck, that's a fact. Sky is blue, water is wet, I suck. But I try to improve on something every match. That's all I can do. That's all any of us can do. Anyhow, hat tip to the video my guy, and again, my condolences.
Your video is full of sound advice and logical explanations for why things are the way they are, etc. However, I do want to point out something I rarely see many people use which is a factor of someone who is inherently skilled at video games (they pick up on things much faster) and someone who is not, and similarly, the difference between someone who is a born carrier and someone who can only truly shine when they have people they know and trust at their back. Synergy with another player or players, IMO, is sometimes even more important than the synergy between two characters. Obviously coms are important in high level play for ANY competitive game, or at least can make a huge difference, but what I'm talking about is more confidence in knowing and understanding the people on the other side of that mic. You begin to anticipate what they're thinking, what they're going to do, even before they say it or do it. A carrier might excell at queueing solo and have an easier time moving up the ranks even if they DO have bad teammates, because they're a just that good. Whereas other people (like myself) can't "wake up" or "lock in" to give it their best unless they're in a team with someone they know and understand and can put some faith in. It's how I can personally tell when on one match I'm doing okay but can't find a groove to do better due to other teammates and another where one player is that carrier who gives me opportunities to gain momentum and get a better groove in a given match. Some people are leaders and some are followers. And I think that needs to be addressed more. Not everyone can reach that potential on their own. It's the concept of "you're only as strong as your weakest link," like if THAT'S true, then it means being the weakest link also has value if they're utilized correctly. That might not be the best way to put it, but some of you will know what I'm trying to say here. Regardless, it IS just a game and even if you wanna seriously become a GOAT, it still shouldn't be taken THAT seriously. Just try to have fun, and if you aren't, don't sweat, find a new game and move on. And P.S. I am so sorry to hear about your Nana... From the sound of things she probably knew exactly how far you'd go with a little help. Subscribing to you now just to help prove her right, even just a little bit more. Keep going brother.
I'm sorry for your loss. Got tears listening to it. Glad she had you by her side till the end. Like you said, gotta show love to our family while we have them. Don't stop yourself from continuing to show love at the cemetary, or by talking to a portrait of her, making references to her habits or jokes, anything really. It's what I do for my mom. Just talking to a picture, but it always feels like she's listening.
I like the idea of these videos but they are 100% bs ill be honest lol. "The ONE thing youre missing that can help you rank up" lol sounds like all those get rich quick scams that used to be all over. Like the alpha bro packages. "The ONE thing you need to do to pick up women EASY"😂😂 In reality past a certain rank its 100% a RNG fest without a team. Ive been in gold 1 solo que for days now. I have over 100 hours and 15+ hours on the characters i play in comp. Ive been playing ranked/comp games for 15+ years. PleaseTrust me when i say There is NO ONE THING you're not doing to rank up😂 just play and practice over time its that simple. If you dont see improvmwnt over time the games not for you. Simple as. EDIT: The assumptions, ego and projecting in these replies clearly show why im 100% right in the single statement that SOLO que'ing out of gold is absolute rng hell. At no point did i ever state i couldnt not possibly be better or that i dont make mistakes or that i believe i should be a higher rank than i am (Gold1)😂 A lot of you need to grow up fr.
@armendtheduckboi8257 I main 2 characters from each role It doesn't really matter lol. Magneto/peni. Squirel girl/ironman. Cloak/rocket. Swapping sounds nice until you realize nobody else on the team is willing to do it with you so you just end up staying in the same role otherwise you'll be down a healer/dps/tank.
Lol this video is defo talking about you brother idk what else to say. I got diamond in 20ish hours season 0 purely solo. I'm plat this season and climbing and I've only played like 4 nights so far.
Condolences go out to you and your family. Your tips has on ironically helped me gain a deeper understanding of the game even though I peaked diamond. Even with hitting a high level without watching any content, I still found your tips and tricks and deeper understanding of the game informative. Keep making this wonderful content not only for all of your viewers but because that is what your biggest supporter would’ve wanted.
Condolences Shotty. You’re a legend for taking care of her. Take your time and get a place we will be here waiting for your next vid. Love your straight talk.
This video needs to be tagged shared and pinned everywhere. I’ve been an athlete and an individual sport athlete most of my life.. no body likes to hear they’re the problem which is why I loved individual sports. I know I’m the problem, I know I needa work on things, and each time I go out I get a little bit better because of that. If you don’t take that mental switch you’ll never grow in this game in sports or your own life. In a team based game sometimes instead of putting the blame on I’ll get on the mic and try and tic people off to try harder for giving up on the objective to soon or whatever the case may be. Good reality check vid. Updated after watching the whole thing.. dude sorry for your loss, nana’s are the purest thing on the planet. Just like the game you’ll bounce back just keep holding strong.
Alright so some people don't understand what the concept of a thumbnail is and really think this video is about some secret technique to getting good. Shoty please ignore the absolute garbage nonsense comment that somehow has like 70 likes. Keep doing your thing man you know what the people need to hear
I don’t have a lot of money, I understand the struggle and the stress you must be going through with needing to find a new play. I can’t even imagine the grief you’re experiencing at the moment. I listen to these videos every day on the way to work and back, been doing this for ages now it feels. This channel is such a joy in my life so I donated some to your gofundme. I wish everything works out for you Shotty. 🖤
Hey man, first of all, my sincerest condolences, truly. And 2nd, I've been playing comp on higher level for most of my life and you legit have been the first youtuber that I discovered that EXACTLY thinks and verbalizes things exactly the way I do. I always wanted to turn this into my career too (next to getting into the film industry as an actor), but I have always severely struggled with discipline, and now watching your channel I feel like: well theres already another person that thinks exactly like me, so I wouldn't add anything new, but, mainly its my pure lack of discipline and the pressure of people in my life always telling me I would make it big, could've turned a few things into a career and turned them all down, now I'm close to 30 and I'm here with my **** in my hand feeling helpless. But for some reason your videos are funnily enough reminding me of who I am and what I have in me, and that we share soo many similarities, I feel like if we would talk it would be literally like talking to a mirror, I don't think (online at least within the gaming community) I ever discovered someone like that. I have irl friends like that but they pursue completely different things. I have no idea where I am going with this but why I am telling you this, I just discovered you a few weeks ago and just hearing your voice and using exactly my thought processes to help others is... I don't even know, I don't know if I find the strength at my age to become disciplined because I haven't done much with my life except help people psychologically and been always the mentor for others, but never as a career, always put everyone before me, which now cost me a lot. Still, no idea where I am going with this, but you are amazing and you deserve all the success, and I hope I can channel that inner me/you and make something similar happen, because I truly swear, you're like another me. Hit GM last season and wanted to become a streamer and maybe partially youtuber, and I think I got everything I need to make it happen, just the discipline I don't, but all I can say is I will truly miss your videos while you figure out your life, but I can tell you are such a genuine soul and life will turn out greatly for you, your ethic and genuine no bullshit attitude, just straight not dancing on eggshells approach is what people today need to hear, it's what I do with friends irl and online friends, though I never rly had anyone on my level in the same game, so I've been just a solo Q player through and through. I'm just writing a wall of death here but I don't know, I don't open up like this, especially not in a comment section on youtube, but I do wish there would be ever a chance where we could just chat and I could pick your brain, because as I mentioned before, you remind me of an irl non gamer friend thats just another version of me, and you are exactly the same, my content would essentially look like a copy of yours without wanting to copy it but because my personality type and teachin style is just so similar. I don't think you'll ever read this, but one more time my sincerest condolences and I know you will make this your career because you are extremely wise and knowledgeable and people that know that 'blaming' themselves only is the only way to improve. You have no control over the actions of others, but you have the control over your own actions and how to play around a team that seems suboptimal together with a healthy mindset and remembering the 30 30 40 rule, its all statistics. If after 100 games you're not improving, it is for a fact your fault, most people should know that beforehand, and most don't realize that even the best players can have a 15 games lossstreak, its just statistics. Anyway, you're amazing, I probably wrote all of this out for nothing and to myself, and you are griefing and dealing with difficult times, and you clearly had a wonderful grandmother, and I swear you're gonna stay pretty much my favorite youtuber. In the hope some day some time we get the chance to chat, but probably so many want that, but it would be so fun to bounce ideas and worldviews of someone so fucking similar to me. Keep up your amazing work, I will closely follow all of it. True and genuine appreciation. -AmnesiuZ
I know what it's like to lose grandma, and I know what it's like to not really know how to feel when it happens. I recently lost one of my dogs and I had to thank her for teaching me how to grieve. I want you to flourish because I think you deserve it, and you seem like a really smart guy who understands humility. A little out of my pocket isn't much to ask so a good guy gets back what he's putting out. Good luck man, you can only succeed with a mentality like yours. Oh and actually on top of all that, I didn't even have to pay you when my aim got like a thousand times more consistent when I watched that video about sensitivity training so a few bucks is only fair lol
Your comments on stats not mattering are spot on, especially with the damage example. It's actually why I don't play moon knight as much now because I found my damage numbers were huge but I never secured kills since it was super spread out damage often into tanks so I clearly wasn't playing him well enough. What really matters is where are those numbers going. Dps that only pick off healers and dps and and barely hit tanks will often have lower damage numbers. Healers that keep up the top performing dps will have lower healing than those keeping up the tanks that are positioning poorly, but they probably carried the fight if it let the dps wipe the enemy team. I've often found the final hits vs damage ratio to be telling since lower damage with higher final hits means the targets they shoot aren't living to get healed typically (with obvious exceptions). Your videos have been great also, though its understandable if you have to step back some with what's happened in your life.
We love you Shotty! I listen to your yaps almost every day on the way to work and they provide great advice and inspire me to help my team stay calm and honestly inspire me to make my own videos. I just lost my Papa on the 4th and he was one of the toughest men I ever knew so I understand that loss and know it isn’t easy. What helps me the most is reminding myself that I knew he loved me and he knew I loved him. Another thing that has helped is looking back on all the good times we had together. Anyways now I’m yapping so I’ll cut it here. Peace and love bro, keep up the good work.
I agree about the Strategist vs healer yap session, and I was once that healer. I was like this when I started my hardstuck plat 1 journey. I just started to really focus on positioning and risk vs. reward that sort of thing, and I had some frustration with healing too much and losing. Back then I watched some of Coach Mills's videos and he went over how heal-botting can lose you games, the argument is: as a healer your job is to make the room for error bigger for your teammates right? If you just heal while your teammates stay in the open or are constantly being harassed by off-angles, then you can do something about that too. And I wouldn't say that's by flanking or being like a damage, most of the time (mantis is an exception and as Luna you can make some plays). If you focus your strategic abilities to help the one teammate that can go clear that off-angle or go kill that iron-man throwing the sun at the backline, then you make your team's job easier by releasing pressure from your tanks. With these plays you can release that pressure from your tanks or other support, and you increase the healing where it counts, when your tanks are being aggressive and effective taking the necessary pressure. Now when I play support I think of it like dealing with rates: I heal at this rate, that Iron man or punisher deals damage at that rate, my tanks are open or are taking pressure at this rate. When I sense that a flanker or a damage at an off-angle who vastly changes any of this rates is going to get in position, then I have insight on what makes or breaks the next fight in the game. That's when it's necessary to weigh the options of splitting with one of your duelists to an off-angle or if you're really talented, taking care of it yourself.
So sorry for your loss dude. I hope things get easier for you, and that you’re able to do what you love. Know she cared about you, and all you can do is keep that close and follow your dreams.
So sorry for your loss. Hope you feel ok. I personally love this channel and think it is so unique, I have never seen content like this in any game ever let alone marvel rivals, like people talk about stuff like this here and there but I love how you always put it in one spot and go into so much detail. I hope your living situation works out and you figure that stuff out. Will be waiting for your next video since I’m always excited when you post new stuff! Thankyou so much for doing what you do and may god be with you in your times of struggle. We love you!
Keep ya head up big bro. I recently lost my grandma as well. Something about the queen of the family leaving the castle just hits in a way you don't understand until it happens. Stay strong man ❤
I appreciate your candidness when it came to your nana. Was raised by my grandma and went through something similar, so I have a soft spot. Hopefully karma is real and things will land where they ought to for you. Love the videos! 💪
I've been watching the videos for a bit now, haven't been around too long, but these videos really help me get in to the right mind set when gaming. I like rivals because I have fun and I'm having fun improving. These are perfect for listening while I'm working and watching your Starlord gameplay is nice to have to as someone that likes to play the character. I'm sorry for your loss man, there's nothing that can really capture the feeling when you lose someone so important, but I'll be here to listen to you yap whenever you have time. Praying for you and your family brotha.
Sorry for your loss bro. I lost my nana 3 years ago and was one of the hardest things I dealt with man so I get where you are coming from. Keep your head up, keep grinding and make her proud.
Only just finished the video. Bro I am just so sorry to hear about your Nana, her support of you will forever live through this channel and you will always have that memory of her through every success this channel brings, I am sorry for your loss and make sure you take the time to properly process things and look after yourself. In terms of your youtube stuff, phone mics are good enough for yap sessions, if you have a laptop or iPad or even your phone probably, download some of your old gameplay videos and you should hopefully still be able to throw out a yap session once a week to try to keep the momentum and growth going until you get settled somewhere new and can go back to making more in-depth content. Truly wishing you all the best in your wellbeing and success.
Im glad i stumbled across your video. Im currently floating between Plat 2 and 1 and have been having trouble trying to understand if i'm the reason im losing matches. Ive been flexing Duelist Strategist this season and it seems like regardless of which role i choose if im one, were lacking in the other. Every so often i get a team where everyone work as a unit and those matches go amazing
Sorry to hear about your Nana. Thank you for the information! This was a great video for an old dog trying to learn new tricks. (51 years old - first hero shooter) You have a new subscriber. I should have subscribed three videos ago.
So sorry for your loss, bud. Wishing you the best in this hard time. I love your videos and I hope you get the recognition on here you deserve so you can make YT your main gig.
Yeah. I was an F1 eSports Sim Racer. So when I came to Ow2 I had no idea how the game worked. So I researched to get a general idea. Then, I got coaching. It's my fundamentals that I have to master before I can. It was stuff I didn't notice. Cover, rotating, etc...
Hey man, I know what it’s like to have your UA-cam channel start to gain traction and suddenly emergency life circumstances get in the way. As someone who really wants to re-launch my channel soon, just keep it pushing man, you got this. Focus on yourself and your life, and whatever you do, don’t feel bad or guilty if you have to step away from your channel for a bit. That feeling has made it harder for me to find a way to return. I completely agree with your sentiment to never take your loved ones for granted!!
hey man, just wanted to say thanks for the advice, i just recently hit grandmaster 2 and it’s all thinks to having a better mindset and realizing that blaming losses on the team is useless. after every death i think about what i could’ve done better and after making this a habit i saw improvement very quickly
Shotty even though I just dicovered you just two weeks ago you already helped me improve so much, so I really hope your channel blows up to support you.
Shit Shotty. I'm genuinely sorry for your loss. Hope everything goes well. Good luck with everything. Your vids have been an awesome thing to watch and pay attention to. I haven't been here that long but you've left an amazing impression and impact. Godspeed man.
Good luck man. I can't imagine what you're going through, but I do know that these thousands of people on the interment will do what we can to help get you through this. You're an inspiration, and I'ma de-rank without your awesome yappin'.
bro these videos are amazing, this is the first content on youtube where i really interact with it, i dont usually like videos or comment but these videos especially with the time where im at in my life help me a lot more than just with my gaming skills. Thank you man!
Thank you for this video. Made me self reflect as a 20 year fps player. On another note. I’m sorry for your loss. I wish you the best and god bless you and your family. Keep your head up and keep up the grind. Ain’t no way you’ll not succeed if you put the work in. God will take of you and lead you down the right path. Have faith. Much love.
I’m really sorry about your nana passing away. If it’s any consolation, your love for each other will always remain, and I’m staying subscribed no matter what happens. Your videos have been incredibly helpful and I can always come back to the ones you’ve already made because they’re so relevant and helpful. I went from being stuck in silver to gold 1, and I’m almost in platinum. Honestly speaking, I only started climbing successfully again after stumbling upon your UA-cam channel, so thank you.
I hope you find a way through this and I really do hope that you will be given a miracle for the help that you provide for free with everyone here on the internet in terms of mindset not only through gaming but can also be applied in life as well. I hope you get rewarded for this. Thank you and I hope you can come back again soon.
I lost my grandpa last year. I feel you man. He was everything to my. My best friend. I have been caring for my grandma the same way you have been for your grandma. Stay strong bro. Thank you for all the videos!
I'm very sorry for your loss. I'm fortunate to still have my grandparents, but they're getting up there in age (91 and 87). They're my favorite people on the planet, and it kills me knowing what the future holds
Universe works in wild ways. My nana passed on the 21st. The moment I heard you say nana, the memories started flooding in again. Been trying to keep busy and numb myself. I loved that women more then words can describe. I agree to your words, cherish the ones you love while you can for anyone that reads this. No matter how much time or memories I have with her, Ill always want just one more. One more hi, one more goodbye, one more I love you. I personally would love to hear you speak about her whether on another ch or w.e. Stay strong an may she rest in peace.
My deepest condolences to you and your family. I can’t even begin to imagine the pain and stress you guys are going through. You truly are a blessing and I hope and pray for nothing but the best for you💜
Lurked and been watching for awhile @Shotty - and watched this one until the end. I don’t normally… but I did this time. Lost my grandma and mom both within a year. I know the struggle of losing that pillar and loved one. Got a fan for life and as a former content creator myself I’ll do everything I can by sharing and watching all your videos. Keep us updated brother… and more importantly keep your head up. It’s hard now… but it gets easier. I promise…
One of my genuine biggest fears has been struggling with funds, jobs etc. when im a few years older and that kinda stuff will matter. and hearing about all of the problems ive been fearing recently all go wrong for you honestly made me cry, and your grandma? i’m so sorry for your loss. I’m doing absolutely nothing for the next few days so i hope you enjoy the extra view on every single one of your videos. much love 🙏
I think this goes to show that you truly don't know what people are going through. You always have such a positive, upbeat tone to your videos. I never would have guessed the stress that you're under being the full-time caretaker of someone dying from cancer. You should start a GoFundMe. I know I'd donate!
Thank you for the kind words. I dont know I just do my best because life can be tough so i just try to be as happy and positive as I can be! As for the go fund me, I just created one but you really dont have to donate anything! I'll figure it out and I'll manage!
Been enjoying hearing you yap Shotty and I can't believe I wasn't subscribed. I'm so sorry to hear about your nana and I appreciate what you said about focusing on what matters. Wishing you the best.
My condolences, I’m lucky to have my grandparents still kicking and losing them would be devastating. I can’t imagine what u r going through. Just want to say that I truly hope that everything will be better even if it’s in a slow pace. Much love bro
Condolences from Miami brother, keep your head up and stay strong. You info is incredibly valuable and love being a part of this channel. MR is my first 3rd person shooter and loving it more and more. Soaking up all this info and I know ill get to unconscious competence in due time. Hopefully one day we can play together!
Agreed.Seeing Starlord reminded me, we were getting wrecked in 3 games I played today,on one the enemy SL was carrying so hard, like 45-1 or something,I kept trying though,we won all of those 3 games.The stats said we woudnt, but we did ;p
Damn man. I'm sorry to hear about your grandma and your situation. Your channel and videos have helped thousands of people get better at learning the game, including me. But anyone normal wouldn't blame you for focusing on your own well being. Wish you the best.
I'm sorry for your loss. Hope things get better. You made a huge impact on my games and my way of seeing myself while playing them. Sending huge love from Brazil!!
I feel for you man. I lost my Nana to cancer about 6 years ago now. I hope things start looking up and you can figure everything out for yourself. Just gotta keep your head up
You Rock my friend! I've just started marvel . Found your content and now subscribed! Today is a gift. That's why it's called present. Stay strong man! She believed in you so awesome.
Your videos helped me go from Gold to Diamond so far. Hoping to go higher. Thanks for all information and better way to look at the game. Will probably help me with my league of legends climb also. Hope everything works for you! Hang in there!
i was a gm tracer in ow back in 2016-17 and here’s just some things i have to share. overwatch and marvel rivals are mainly about planning, positioning, communicating, and execution. if you choose the right character on the right map, position yourself in the right way, and execute your play, over and over and over again eventually you’ll have an understanding of what works and what doesn’t at a higher level then others. rinsing and repeating this is the formula to getting better at hero shooters in general. but staying alive is what wins games. if you’re constantly dying make sure you know WHY you’re dead and not HOW you’re dead. anyone can tell you how you died but if you know why, you can fix your mistake and become better. grandmasters and top 500 players are just people who did all of these things more than anybody else successfully. long story short, if you work on understanding the game and putting time into it, success will follow but the line is long. but another tip is learning how to play every role efficiently, i’m not joking if you’re solely playing dps and try tanking/healing for a week i guarantee you will be better as a duelist after that week
A lot of people asked about a gofundme to support me and I just want to say, 1: Thank you all so much for the support, kind words, everything!
2: You don't need to donate a thing. Ill figure it all out and ill manage. Watching my videos is plenty of support already! I added one with a 5 dollar goal for all the people that asked for one (lol) in the description
I love yall so much and thank you all for helping me make my dreams come true and honestly I have one of the most supportive communities I've seen on YT in a long time so thank you all for that.
Dude, pls make a course or something where you jump in to play with folk and they pay you to teach or whatever
Many people would be willing to pay for it (not me i'm broke and on south america)
And it will help you get better at coaching, identify more problems on players and all so you can get even better content
There's really only pros to it
You get content, knowledge, meet knew people and get money
They stop being garbage
Win win situation
Liked and subbed man great informative video, all the best to you 🙏
I'm so glad my buddy shared this video with me. I've learned a lot and will continue to watch. (ps + 1 sub)
Try not to discourage from donating. I’ve spent much more in life for much less.
You stress the importance of not letting ego get in the way of improvement- don’t let altruism get in the way of your own improvement 😊
What you’re doing has value
shotty i cant begin to imagine your loss. my sincere condolences. this is your channel we are just guests. i know how tough moving around can be. i know youll make it through. love your videos.
I hope you can get things sorted out!
BALLS BRO THANK YOU BUT I- I FEEL BAD YOU DIDNT HAVE TO DO ALL THAT! Thank you so much brother and I hope I get it sorted out too.
@@Coach_Shotty Haha not a problem, it was my own decision and I think it was something worth doing, your videos have helped me a lot as well
When i was 20 i lost my grandma. I grew up in an abusive house with 4 other siblings and her and my grandpa always did their best to help when they could, she was the person i could talk to about it an not feel judged. My siblings and i would go every holiday for dinner at grandmas and spent every summer with her and honestly they were like our real parents. When she passed it was a huge loss and i struggled with it for years, drinking and eating to fill a void that was just neverending. But one year i finally decided to talk about it with my family and i found out they were all dealing with the same thing, she was their rock too, and we had all been just ignoring it feeling like noone could ever understand us like she did when we all understood each other the whole time. I'd love to hear about your grandma dude, tell people how much she meant to you and let the tears flow, cause the tears are just our way of letting out unexpressed love for a person whos no longer here.
Even if you don’t believe in God/Jesus He knows
@@zamirdingle7509sure, IF he's out there...
Rivals is my first Hero shooter, hell it's like my first comp shooter in general. I couldn't get past Silver 3 in season 0, after watching your vids and others I hit Gold 2 today! Thanks for the incredible videos!
Same thing happened to me, I’ve played competitive shooters before but never far into them, then I started playing rivals and fell in love with the gameplay and actually wanted to get better at the game, I was bronze and could barely even touch silver in Season 0, and then in Season 1 started looking up videos on how to improve and really started loving the videos shotty has put out, he’s honestly been super helpful and having the right mindset of becoming a better player and I just reached Gold 2 last night and climbing. Hope he’s able to figure everything out. If shotty reads the comments, love the videos man, you’ve genuinely helped me.
Almost the exact same with me
The exact same for me was hard stuck silver S0. After learning a lot through these videos I was able to hit plat 3 today
My first as well! I just hit gold 3, but I lost my first 40 games in a row. Not joking lol. Won the last 17 and now I’m gold 3. 😅
Very rough game to break you into the scene haha. Gold 2 is very good considering 👍 good job
Your a real one man so sorry about your Nana. I lost my grandparents during COVID time and wasn't even allowed to visit them due to the hospital policy we have here.
Much love and keep up when you can brother
I’m so sorry to hear that, I lost my uncle in COVID and now I’ve got no grandparents left. Thank you so much and I’m sorry you lost your grandparents.
I am really sorry about your grandma, but I will keep on supporting you regardless on what you do next. This channel is reaching to its full potential and I really do hope that this can be your main source of income. Maybe soon enough you can get a really nice place for yourself and keep making educational game content for us noobs who simply wants to get better at the game. Im sure your grandma would be really proud of you if she was still with us right now. If you need time for yourself, its completely understandable but the momentum that your channel carries has been insane!! Dont give up on your dreams and I hope you will be okay! Thanks so much for everything :)
I’m sorry that happened, I hope that you can overcome the difficulties that you come across! I wish you best in your life even though losing a loved one is the worst.. especially if you were taking care of them when they were taking care of you! I lost my Nanna to COVID and Grandpa to cancer as well so I feel your pain. Take the chance to live life and take care of yourself, give yourself time to celebrate their life and get upset if you feel upset, it’s never good to hold back your emotions, especially when it’s a devastating occurrence in life! Take care and be well Shotty🖤
Damn, my guy, you really made me cry.
I'm sorry for your loss.
Our time here is brief, we should do what we love. Thank you for your words, and good luck with this rough times!
Condolences to you and your Family. I hope you're able to continue with the channel-it's been a great source of motivation for me as I work hard to climb out of Diamond.
I wanted to take the time to thank you for this channel and your videos. I found this channel while looking for marvel rival guides because it was the first competitive game in a long time I was enjoying and I cannot tell you how thankful I am for that. I came to learn to be better at the game, but, I wound up staying because of your refreshing take on aim science and your truly thoughtful advice on how to improve. Moreso than trying to achieve a high rank, I've always been more motivated by seeing myself improve, so watching your videos ignited a spark in me to really try to dedicate myself to improving my aim and becoming as good at marvel rivals as I possibly could. As a result, I've found myself taking better care of my health and making so many positive changes in my life all for pursuing this silly little goal of mine to see how far I can go with my aim and this game and that's all thanks to you, Shotty. You and your channel have had such a tremendous positive effect on my life and I'm sure I'm not the only one, so, I wanted to make sure I thanked you properly for that and express how sorry I am about your loss. Your nana sounds like she was an incredible woman and you have my full support as you're navigating what comes next. My thoughts and prayers are with you that everything works out well for you.
Love ya bro! My heart goes out to you bubba, Hope you can find some peace and hope everything works out! My favorite UA-camr by far! Keep doin what ya doin!
Thank you so much brother
naw man thank you! Anything I can do to help!
I’m 40 years old- former cal-i cs1.6 player…. Grew up, had kids, so I don’t get to play like I used to. I’ve had a UA-cam account for 20 years, and I’ve subscribed to maybe 5 channels. You’re one of them. I share your videos with my friends that get into the game or want to (or need to lol😂) improve on something…. You’ve got a phenomenal grasp on teaching people how to improve. You even taught me some things and now I do eye and wrist stretches before every play session and it helped my accuracy improve further.
People tend to blow up when a new game comes out, and then the game dies, so does the channel. But this game isn’t going anywhere. It’s a smash hit with endless beloved characters to draw from. It’s here to stay.
I really hope that you are able to keep making content. There are so many videos on UA-cam that are just simply bad advice. You’ve got a real talent and this game is allowing you to reach people with it.
Never give up
I'm sorry for your loss. It's not a lot but hopefully this helps you find a place along with support from others.
Thank you so much cosmic and That’s plenty! You don’t need to donate. All of you have been giving me overwhelming support so thank you so much. ❤️
Sorry about your Nana bro. Even if you take time away from here we will be here when you get back. Thanks for the vids though you’re doing great work with them
Bless your soul Shotty, I’m glad I found your channel when I did. Let’s get this man to 100k
Praying for you bro. Much love ❤🙏
God bless you my brother and your grandma. Good things come to good people who do good things. Stay the path and you will be rewarded. Prayers and well wishes my friend.
Shotty bro, I just started watching you and pray you keep it up and find your way through these tough times. So sorry for your loss, I can hear the pain in your voice and can tell how much your nana meant to you. Stay strong bro and make your nana proud as she watches from above. 🙏🏽
First off, thank you for being so vulnerable. We’re all strangers but your experience is so relatable. I’ve only been watching your videos for a couple of days, I’m a new MR player, but some of the lessons you share are truly translatable for life. Specifically looking at yourself, recognizing your contribution to the problem, taking accountability, and making changes. I appreciate your wisdom & kind truths in your videos! Good luck with finding housing & I’m so sorry for your loss. Take care! 🫂✨💕
I’m so glad I’m able to help so many people like you! Thank you so much and Im praying that everything works out
I never comment on videos. Your commentary mixed with life updates really hits me. Thank you man, much love out to ya ❤
Thanks!
No, Thank You!!
So many tanks don't know how to stall a payload properly...or that it's even their job to...and it's so important...
100% if you want to climb out of shitty ranks main any tank and stall on defense as much as possible or constantly pick off healers
as a tank main I can stall all i want while drawing the fire of 5 of their team all the while my 4 dps will all be trying to fight one hulk at a chokepoint instead of coming to the actual objective. Goes both ways lol
I swear to god groots thors and hulks are the dumbest people on earth, and then you have thr venoms face tanking
Thanks!
Sorry to hear about your grandma. You seem like you got a good mental, you'll figure it out. Love the vids btw
So sorry for your loss Shotty I recently lost my dog so I feel your pain. I know you’ll figure something out big dawg and we’re all wishing the best for you fr. You’ve helped me and so many others which we can never thank you enough for! You are an inspiration not just for improvement, but as a person too. Stay strong homie.
Great video shotty, and I’m so sorry that happened to you. My nana also passed away due to cancer, and I know it’s rough. Things will get better, hoping the best for you. We will support you throughout the next few months, and you will succeed.
God bless you and your family man, as someone who lost their own mother to cancer a few years ago after watching her deteriorate and caring for her I completely understand what you're dealing with. Thank you for the videos, they're an immense help and a joy to see pop up in my subscription box.
First time stopping by the channel but surely not the last. Sorry to hear about your loss, seems like you two were thick as thieves. Peace and Love! ❤
Thanks for your content i am sorry for your loss😢 I hope this helps you!
Thank you so much! ❤️
The part where you spoke about people saying "I am a strategist, not a healer" is basically bad people regurgitating some comments from top 500 strategist mains. I am a strategist main and watch a lot of these videos, and many of them say stuff like "You will rank up the moment you stop calling yourself a healer" but what they mean by this is that your job is not just to heal, but the part that the bad people that are regurgitating this are missing is that you have to be good at the healing part of the role unconsciously before you can start focusing on the other aspects of the role. If you are not yet unconsciously competent at the healing aspect, you will throw games by focusing on damage or flanking etc. The point the pros are making is once you have the healing portion down to an art, don't stop your learning there, start improving at the other aspects of strategist as well in order to keep climbing. I am tired of my fellow strategist mains saying they can't climb because bad teams, similar to what you said, I feel that the number next to your healing done is not even half the story of how good a game you had on support.
A strategist gives the team opportunities, whether it be cc, helping FINISH kill (not solo killing playing dps and leaving your team with one healer) or helping your team stay alive so they can do more and have more opportunities to help you win
So sorry for your loss and my sincere condolences. All my thoughts and support go out to you and your family.
I love how he talks about healers and at 8:54 there‘s a random mate in his team complaining about the healers with "healers wtf" lmfao🤣
Hey boss, I'm so sorry for your loss. It sounds like she was an amazing woman.
On the note of the video, I REALLY appreciate that you're telling folks to look inward. It's a much needed thing. Every lobby I'm in at the end is "Healer didn't heal, report." Or "Tank didn't cover" or blah blah blah. It's like they say in AA, change the things you can and let go of the things you can't. Ranting and pointing fingers isn't gonna do anything. Look at what you can do better.
I know i suck, that's a fact. Sky is blue, water is wet, I suck. But I try to improve on something every match. That's all I can do. That's all any of us can do.
Anyhow, hat tip to the video my guy, and again, my condolences.
3:50 having a good team and 3 or 4 stacking.
Your video is full of sound advice and logical explanations for why things are the way they are, etc. However, I do want to point out something I rarely see many people use which is a factor of someone who is inherently skilled at video games (they pick up on things much faster) and someone who is not, and similarly, the difference between someone who is a born carrier and someone who can only truly shine when they have people they know and trust at their back. Synergy with another player or players, IMO, is sometimes even more important than the synergy between two characters. Obviously coms are important in high level play for ANY competitive game, or at least can make a huge difference, but what I'm talking about is more confidence in knowing and understanding the people on the other side of that mic. You begin to anticipate what they're thinking, what they're going to do, even before they say it or do it. A carrier might excell at queueing solo and have an easier time moving up the ranks even if they DO have bad teammates, because they're a just that good. Whereas other people (like myself) can't "wake up" or "lock in" to give it their best unless they're in a team with someone they know and understand and can put some faith in. It's how I can personally tell when on one match I'm doing okay but can't find a groove to do better due to other teammates and another where one player is that carrier who gives me opportunities to gain momentum and get a better groove in a given match. Some people are leaders and some are followers. And I think that needs to be addressed more. Not everyone can reach that potential on their own. It's the concept of "you're only as strong as your weakest link," like if THAT'S true, then it means being the weakest link also has value if they're utilized correctly. That might not be the best way to put it, but some of you will know what I'm trying to say here. Regardless, it IS just a game and even if you wanna seriously become a GOAT, it still shouldn't be taken THAT seriously. Just try to have fun, and if you aren't, don't sweat, find a new game and move on.
And P.S. I am so sorry to hear about your Nana... From the sound of things she probably knew exactly how far you'd go with a little help. Subscribing to you now just to help prove her right, even just a little bit more. Keep going brother.
Real truth is a lot of them stack 🤣
I'm sorry for your loss. Got tears listening to it.
Glad she had you by her side till the end. Like you said, gotta show love to our family while we have them. Don't stop yourself from continuing to show love at the cemetary, or by talking to a portrait of her, making references to her habits or jokes, anything really.
It's what I do for my mom. Just talking to a picture, but it always feels like she's listening.
I like the idea of these videos but they are 100% bs ill be honest lol. "The ONE thing youre missing that can help you rank up" lol sounds like all those get rich quick scams that used to be all over. Like the alpha bro packages. "The ONE thing you need to do to pick up women EASY"😂😂 In reality past a certain rank its 100% a RNG fest without a team. Ive been in gold 1 solo que for days now. I have over 100 hours and 15+ hours on the characters i play in comp. Ive been playing ranked/comp games for 15+ years. PleaseTrust me when i say There is NO ONE THING you're not doing to rank up😂 just play and practice over time its that simple. If you dont see improvmwnt over time the games not for you. Simple as.
EDIT: The assumptions, ego and projecting in these replies clearly show why im 100% right in the single statement that SOLO que'ing out of gold is absolute rng hell. At no point did i ever state i couldnt not possibly be better or that i dont make mistakes or that i believe i should be a higher rank than i am (Gold1)😂 A lot of you need to grow up fr.
I reached diamond 3 solo queuing, learn more characters so if ur team needs u at another role u can switch
@armendtheduckboi8257 I main 2 characters from each role It doesn't really matter lol. Magneto/peni. Squirel girl/ironman. Cloak/rocket. Swapping sounds nice until you realize nobody else on the team is willing to do it with you so you just end up staying in the same role otherwise you'll be down a healer/dps/tank.
I mean they still help lol, I was hardstuck gold last season and now in half the playtime im diamond 3
Lol this video is defo talking about you brother idk what else to say.
I got diamond in 20ish hours season 0 purely solo. I'm plat this season and climbing and I've only played like 4 nights so far.
You're just bad at the game. Accept that and you'll actually learn and climb.
Condolences go out to you and your family. Your tips has on ironically helped me gain a deeper understanding of the game even though I peaked diamond. Even with hitting a high level without watching any content, I still found your tips and tricks and deeper understanding of the game informative. Keep making this wonderful content not only for all of your viewers but because that is what your biggest supporter would’ve wanted.
Condolences Shotty. You’re a legend for taking care of her. Take your time and get a place we will be here waiting for your next vid. Love your straight talk.
This video needs to be tagged shared and pinned everywhere. I’ve been an athlete and an individual sport athlete most of my life.. no body likes to hear they’re the problem which is why I loved individual sports. I know I’m the problem, I know I needa work on things, and each time I go out I get a little bit better because of that. If you don’t take that mental switch you’ll never grow in this game in sports or your own life. In a team based game sometimes instead of putting the blame on I’ll get on the mic and try and tic people off to try harder for giving up on the objective to soon or whatever the case may be. Good reality check vid.
Updated after watching the whole thing.. dude sorry for your loss, nana’s are the purest thing on the planet. Just like the game you’ll bounce back just keep holding strong.
Alright so some people don't understand what the concept of a thumbnail is and really think this video is about some secret technique to getting good. Shoty please ignore the absolute garbage nonsense comment that somehow has like 70 likes. Keep doing your thing man you know what the people need to hear
I don’t have a lot of money, I understand the struggle and the stress you must be going through with needing to find a new play. I can’t even imagine the grief you’re experiencing at the moment. I listen to these videos every day on the way to work and back, been doing this for ages now it feels. This channel is such a joy in my life so I donated some to your gofundme. I wish everything works out for you Shotty. 🖤
commenting for reach. Thank you for all the guides, you are one of the most helpful gaming channels out there!
Hey man, first of all, my sincerest condolences, truly.
And 2nd, I've been playing comp on higher level for most of my life and you legit have been the first youtuber that I discovered that EXACTLY thinks and verbalizes things exactly the way I do. I always wanted to turn this into my career too (next to getting into the film industry as an actor), but I have always severely struggled with discipline, and now watching your channel I feel like: well theres already another person that thinks exactly like me, so I wouldn't add anything new, but, mainly its my pure lack of discipline and the pressure of people in my life always telling me I would make it big, could've turned a few things into a career and turned them all down, now I'm close to 30 and I'm here with my **** in my hand feeling helpless. But for some reason your videos are funnily enough reminding me of who I am and what I have in me, and that we share soo many similarities, I feel like if we would talk it would be literally like talking to a mirror, I don't think (online at least within the gaming community) I ever discovered someone like that. I have irl friends like that but they pursue completely different things.
I have no idea where I am going with this but why I am telling you this, I just discovered you a few weeks ago and just hearing your voice and using exactly my thought processes to help others is... I don't even know, I don't know if I find the strength at my age to become disciplined because I haven't done much with my life except help people psychologically and been always the mentor for others, but never as a career, always put everyone before me, which now cost me a lot.
Still, no idea where I am going with this, but you are amazing and you deserve all the success, and I hope I can channel that inner me/you and make something similar happen, because I truly swear, you're like another me.
Hit GM last season and wanted to become a streamer and maybe partially youtuber, and I think I got everything I need to make it happen, just the discipline I don't, but all I can say is I will truly miss your videos while you figure out your life, but I can tell you are such a genuine soul and life will turn out greatly for you, your ethic and genuine no bullshit attitude, just straight not dancing on eggshells approach is what people today need to hear, it's what I do with friends irl and online friends, though I never rly had anyone on my level in the same game, so I've been just a solo Q player through and through.
I'm just writing a wall of death here but I don't know, I don't open up like this, especially not in a comment section on youtube, but I do wish there would be ever a chance where we could just chat and I could pick your brain, because as I mentioned before, you remind me of an irl non gamer friend thats just another version of me, and you are exactly the same, my content would essentially look like a copy of yours without wanting to copy it but because my personality type and teachin style is just so similar.
I don't think you'll ever read this, but one more time my sincerest condolences and I know you will make this your career because you are extremely wise and knowledgeable and people that know that 'blaming' themselves only is the only way to improve. You have no control over the actions of others, but you have the control over your own actions and how to play around a team that seems suboptimal together with a healthy mindset and remembering the 30 30 40 rule, its all statistics. If after 100 games you're not improving, it is for a fact your fault, most people should know that beforehand, and most don't realize that even the best players can have a 15 games lossstreak, its just statistics.
Anyway, you're amazing, I probably wrote all of this out for nothing and to myself, and you are griefing and dealing with difficult times, and you clearly had a wonderful grandmother, and I swear you're gonna stay pretty much my favorite youtuber.
In the hope some day some time we get the chance to chat, but probably so many want that, but it would be so fun to bounce ideas and worldviews of someone so fucking similar to me.
Keep up your amazing work, I will closely follow all of it.
True and genuine appreciation.
-AmnesiuZ
I know what it's like to lose grandma, and I know what it's like to not really know how to feel when it happens. I recently lost one of my dogs and I had to thank her for teaching me how to grieve. I want you to flourish because I think you deserve it, and you seem like a really smart guy who understands humility. A little out of my pocket isn't much to ask so a good guy gets back what he's putting out.
Good luck man, you can only succeed with a mentality like yours.
Oh and actually on top of all that, I didn't even have to pay you when my aim got like a thousand times more consistent when I watched that video about sensitivity training so a few bucks is only fair lol
Your comments on stats not mattering are spot on, especially with the damage example. It's actually why I don't play moon knight as much now because I found my damage numbers were huge but I never secured kills since it was super spread out damage often into tanks so I clearly wasn't playing him well enough. What really matters is where are those numbers going. Dps that only pick off healers and dps and and barely hit tanks will often have lower damage numbers. Healers that keep up the top performing dps will have lower healing than those keeping up the tanks that are positioning poorly, but they probably carried the fight if it let the dps wipe the enemy team. I've often found the final hits vs damage ratio to be telling since lower damage with higher final hits means the targets they shoot aren't living to get healed typically (with obvious exceptions).
Your videos have been great also, though its understandable if you have to step back some with what's happened in your life.
We love you Shotty! I listen to your yaps almost every day on the way to work and they provide great advice and inspire me to help my team stay calm and honestly inspire me to make my own videos. I just lost my Papa on the 4th and he was one of the toughest men I ever knew so I understand that loss and know it isn’t easy. What helps me the most is reminding myself that I knew he loved me and he knew I loved him. Another thing that has helped is looking back on all the good times we had together. Anyways now I’m yapping so I’ll cut it here. Peace and love bro, keep up the good work.
I agree about the Strategist vs healer yap session, and I was once that healer. I was like this when I started my hardstuck plat 1 journey. I just started to really focus on positioning and risk vs. reward that sort of thing, and I had some frustration with healing too much and losing.
Back then I watched some of Coach Mills's videos and he went over how heal-botting can lose you games, the argument is: as a healer your job is to make the room for error bigger for your teammates right? If you just heal while your teammates stay in the open or are constantly being harassed by off-angles, then you can do something about that too. And I wouldn't say that's by flanking or being like a damage, most of the time (mantis is an exception and as Luna you can make some plays). If you focus your strategic abilities to help the one teammate that can go clear that off-angle or go kill that iron-man throwing the sun at the backline, then you make your team's job easier by releasing pressure from your tanks. With these plays you can release that pressure from your tanks or other support, and you increase the healing where it counts, when your tanks are being aggressive and effective taking the necessary pressure.
Now when I play support I think of it like dealing with rates: I heal at this rate, that Iron man or punisher deals damage at that rate, my tanks are open or are taking pressure at this rate. When I sense that a flanker or a damage at an off-angle who vastly changes any of this rates is going to get in position, then I have insight on what makes or breaks the next fight in the game. That's when it's necessary to weigh the options of splitting with one of your duelists to an off-angle or if you're really talented, taking care of it yourself.
So sorry for your loss dude. I hope things get easier for you, and that you’re able to do what you love. Know she cared about you, and all you can do is keep that close and follow your dreams.
So sorry for your loss. Hope you feel ok. I personally love this channel and think it is so unique, I have never seen content like this in any game ever let alone marvel rivals, like people talk about stuff like this here and there but I love how you always put it in one spot and go into so much detail. I hope your living situation works out and you figure that stuff out. Will be waiting for your next video since I’m always excited when you post new stuff! Thankyou so much for doing what you do and may god be with you in your times of struggle. We love you!
Keep ya head up big bro. I recently lost my grandma as well. Something about the queen of the family leaving the castle just hits in a way you don't understand until it happens. Stay strong man ❤
I appreciate your candidness when it came to your nana. Was raised by my grandma and went through something similar, so I have a soft spot. Hopefully karma is real and things will land where they ought to for you. Love the videos! 💪
I've been watching the videos for a bit now, haven't been around too long, but these videos really help me get in to the right mind set when gaming. I like rivals because I have fun and I'm having fun improving. These are perfect for listening while I'm working and watching your Starlord gameplay is nice to have to as someone that likes to play the character. I'm sorry for your loss man, there's nothing that can really capture the feeling when you lose someone so important, but I'll be here to listen to you yap whenever you have time. Praying for you and your family brotha.
Sorry for your loss bro. I lost my nana 3 years ago and was one of the hardest things I dealt with man so I get where you are coming from. Keep your head up, keep grinding and make her proud.
Only just finished the video. Bro I am just so sorry to hear about your Nana, her support of you will forever live through this channel and you will always have that memory of her through every success this channel brings, I am sorry for your loss and make sure you take the time to properly process things and look after yourself.
In terms of your youtube stuff, phone mics are good enough for yap sessions, if you have a laptop or iPad or even your phone probably, download some of your old gameplay videos and you should hopefully still be able to throw out a yap session once a week to try to keep the momentum and growth going until you get settled somewhere new and can go back to making more in-depth content. Truly wishing you all the best in your wellbeing and success.
Im glad i stumbled across your video. Im currently floating between Plat 2 and 1 and have been having trouble trying to understand if i'm the reason im losing matches. Ive been flexing Duelist Strategist this season and it seems like regardless of which role i choose if im one, were lacking in the other. Every so often i get a team where everyone work as a unit and those matches go amazing
Really appreciate all your content. Doing what I can to help the algorithm.
Sorry to hear about your Nana. Thank you for the information! This was a great video for an old dog trying to learn new tricks. (51 years old - first hero shooter) You have a new subscriber. I should have subscribed three videos ago.
So sorry for your loss, bud. Wishing you the best in this hard time. I love your videos and I hope you get the recognition on here you deserve so you can make YT your main gig.
Yeah. I was an F1 eSports Sim Racer. So when I came to Ow2 I had no idea how the game worked. So I researched to get a general idea. Then, I got coaching. It's my fundamentals that I have to master before I can. It was stuff I didn't notice. Cover, rotating, etc...
Hey man, I know what it’s like to have your UA-cam channel start to gain traction and suddenly emergency life circumstances get in the way. As someone who really wants to re-launch my channel soon, just keep it pushing man, you got this.
Focus on yourself and your life, and whatever you do, don’t feel bad or guilty if you have to step away from your channel for a bit. That feeling has made it harder for me to find a way to return. I completely agree with your sentiment to never take your loved ones for granted!!
hey man, just wanted to say thanks for the advice, i just recently hit grandmaster 2 and it’s all thinks to having a better mindset and realizing that blaming losses on the team is useless. after every death i think about what i could’ve done better and after making this a habit i saw improvement very quickly
Shotty even though I just dicovered you just two weeks ago you already helped me improve so much, so I really hope your channel blows up to support you.
Sorry for your loss bro, you deserve to be successful and you definitely have my support!
Shit Shotty. I'm genuinely sorry for your loss. Hope everything goes well. Good luck with everything. Your vids have been an awesome thing to watch and pay attention to. I haven't been here that long but you've left an amazing impression and impact. Godspeed man.
Good luck man. I can't imagine what you're going through, but I do know that these thousands of people on the interment will do what we can to help get you through this. You're an inspiration, and I'ma de-rank without your awesome yappin'.
bro these videos are amazing, this is the first content on youtube where i really interact with it, i dont usually like videos or comment but these videos especially with the time where im at in my life help me a lot more than just with my gaming skills. Thank you man!
Thank you for this video. Made me self reflect as a 20 year fps player.
On another note. I’m sorry for your loss. I wish you the best and god bless you and your family. Keep your head up and keep up the grind. Ain’t no way you’ll not succeed if you put the work in. God will take of you and lead you down the right path. Have faith. Much love.
I’m really sorry about your nana passing away. If it’s any consolation, your love for each other will always remain, and I’m staying subscribed no matter what happens. Your videos have been incredibly helpful and I can always come back to the ones you’ve already made because they’re so relevant and helpful.
I went from being stuck in silver to gold 1, and I’m almost in platinum. Honestly speaking, I only started climbing successfully again after stumbling upon your UA-cam channel, so thank you.
I hope you find a way through this and I really do hope that you will be given a miracle for the help that you provide for free with everyone here on the internet in terms of mindset not only through gaming but can also be applied in life as well. I hope you get rewarded for this. Thank you and I hope you can come back again soon.
I lost my grandpa last year. I feel you man. He was everything to my. My best friend. I have been caring for my grandma the same way you have been for your grandma. Stay strong bro. Thank you for all the videos!
I'm very sorry for your loss. I'm fortunate to still have my grandparents, but they're getting up there in age (91 and 87). They're my favorite people on the planet, and it kills me knowing what the future holds
Universe works in wild ways. My nana passed on the 21st. The moment I heard you say nana, the memories started flooding in again. Been trying to keep busy and numb myself. I loved that women more then words can describe. I agree to your words, cherish the ones you love while you can for anyone that reads this. No matter how much time or memories I have with her, Ill always want just one more. One more hi, one more goodbye, one more I love you.
I personally would love to hear you speak about her whether on another ch or w.e. Stay strong an may she rest in peace.
Love your vids. They helped me solo que up to diamond.
Sorry for your loss, hope your can get through this. much love.
So many good advice, not only in-game, well worded, my soul got refreshed. Thank you.
My deepest condolences to you and your family. I can’t even begin to imagine the pain and stress you guys are going through. You truly are a blessing and I hope and pray for nothing but the best for you💜
Lurked and been watching for awhile @Shotty - and watched this one until the end. I don’t normally… but I did this time.
Lost my grandma and mom both within a year. I know the struggle of losing that pillar and loved one. Got a fan for life and as a former content creator myself I’ll do everything I can by sharing and watching all your videos. Keep us updated brother… and more importantly keep your head up. It’s hard now… but it gets easier. I promise…
One of my genuine biggest fears has been struggling with funds, jobs etc. when im a few years older and that kinda stuff will matter. and hearing about all of the problems ive been fearing recently all go wrong for you honestly made me cry, and your grandma? i’m so sorry for your loss. I’m doing absolutely nothing for the next few days so i hope you enjoy the extra view on every single one of your videos. much love 🙏
Sorry about your loss bro. Ive lost close loved ones as well. Its rough, but focus on making them proud! That's what they would want for us.
I think this goes to show that you truly don't know what people are going through. You always have such a positive, upbeat tone to your videos. I never would have guessed the stress that you're under being the full-time caretaker of someone dying from cancer. You should start a GoFundMe. I know I'd donate!
Thank you for the kind words. I dont know I just do my best because life can be tough so i just try to be as happy and positive as I can be! As for the go fund me, I just created one but you really dont have to donate anything! I'll figure it out and I'll manage!
Been enjoying hearing you yap Shotty and I can't believe I wasn't subscribed. I'm so sorry to hear about your nana and I appreciate what you said about focusing on what matters. Wishing you the best.
I like the terminology; conscious/unconscious competence/incompetence. It simplifies while adding context. Makes sense.
So sorry for the hard times. Love
the content you provide, and you deserve the best homie.
My condolences, I’m lucky to have my grandparents still kicking and losing them would be devastating. I can’t imagine what u r going through. Just want to say that I truly hope that everything will be better even if it’s in a slow pace. Much love bro
Condolences from Miami brother, keep your head up and stay strong. You info is incredibly valuable and love being a part of this channel. MR is my first 3rd person shooter and loving it more and more. Soaking up all this info and I know ill get to unconscious competence in due time. Hopefully one day we can play together!
Agreed.Seeing Starlord reminded me, we were getting wrecked in 3 games I played today,on one the enemy SL was carrying so hard, like 45-1 or something,I kept trying though,we won all of those 3 games.The stats said we woudnt, but we did ;p
Damn man. I'm sorry to hear about your grandma and your situation. Your channel and videos have helped thousands of people get better at learning the game, including me. But anyone normal wouldn't blame you for focusing on your own well being. Wish you the best.
Hey man, I'm sorry for your loss. Nana sounds like she was an awesome, loving, and understanding lady. Big love for Nana!
I'm sorry for your loss. Hope things get better. You made a huge impact on my games and my way of seeing myself while playing them. Sending huge love from Brazil!!
Sorry for your loss, keep your head up during this rough time
I'm sorry for your loss, your grandma sounds like she was an amazing person. I'll be praying for you.
I feel for you man. I lost my Nana to cancer about 6 years ago now. I hope things start looking up and you can figure everything out for yourself. Just gotta keep your head up
You Rock my friend! I've just started marvel . Found your content and now subscribed!
Today is a gift. That's why it's called present. Stay strong man!
She believed in you so awesome.
Dude, hope everything works out, been loving your videos you deserve only the best!
Your videos helped me go from Gold to Diamond so far. Hoping to go higher. Thanks for all information and better way to look at the game. Will probably help me with my league of legends climb also. Hope everything works for you! Hang in there!
bro almost made me cry, keep ya head up king. my prayers are with you. hope you see success with this channel
god bless you and your nana, I pray everything works out for you, you've helped me improve so much.
i was a gm tracer in ow back in 2016-17 and here’s just some things i have to share. overwatch and marvel rivals are mainly about planning, positioning, communicating, and execution. if you choose the right character on the right map, position yourself in the right way, and execute your play, over and over and over again eventually you’ll have an understanding of what works and what doesn’t at a higher level then others. rinsing and repeating this is the formula to getting better at hero shooters in general. but staying alive is what wins games. if you’re constantly dying make sure you know WHY you’re dead and not HOW you’re dead. anyone can tell you how you died but if you know why, you can fix your mistake and become better. grandmasters and top 500 players are just people who did all of these things more than anybody else successfully. long story short, if you work on understanding the game and putting time into it, success will follow but the line is long. but another tip is learning how to play every role efficiently, i’m not joking if you’re solely playing dps and try tanking/healing for a week i guarantee you will be better as a duelist after that week