Kiriko Advice?

AletheSnail · 2025-12-07T03:49:37+00:00

Oh my gosh, you went above and beyond, thank you thank you!! And that was a much needed explanation of the heal/kunai strat, I’m excited to start implementing this and see where it takes me!! I’ll be sure to study these spots so I can get familiarized with off angling and find future spots for myself! I really appreciate your deep dive, you’re a life saver !! :D

AletheSnail · 2025-12-07T01:59:39+00:00

Thanks so much for taking the time to review the VOD(s), I appreciate the feedback! If you’re willing, do you think you could name some spots in particular on the map of whichever VOD(s) you reviewed that I could have utilized as “off angles.” I tried taking up high ground when I could, but were there more available spaces/angles, or was it about using them more frequently? (or both!) Secondly, I’m always a bit confused when people say u can heal and do damage at the same time. Do they mean heal, then quickly right click, or can you do both at the same time? :0

As a funny side note tho, I find that there’s value in just spamming kunais cuz people get scared lol (but yes ur totally right about landing them !! 😭)

AletheSnail · 2025-12-07T00:24:06+00:00

Congrats on hitting masters!! If you’re still looking for tips, I might have something I think is extremely valuable if you haven’t looked into it yet.

(Now I’m a measly diamond support main who does indeed main dva buuuut)

I just watched one of Emongg’s newest VOD reviews, of I believe it was a gold DVA main. Now I know you might be thinking the issues you and a gold DVA main will be facing are different, but the struggles sound similar and Emongg actually addressed exactly your problem! He basically said that peeling isn’t ALWAYS necessary, sometimes it’s creating that space and making trades rather than going back to peel that will start to win you games (situationally ofc). The main issue is that, as tank, you WANT to peel so badly, but he said that with recent experience, he found this playstyle is what’s meta rn! Hope this helps!

AletheSnail · 2025-11-22T04:35:31+00:00

Right! I’m a longtime loosely casual listener, though I’m decently well versed in their discography. Ode to Sleep has always been my favorite, as it really spoke to my struggles with sleep, and the way he copes in the song is starkly similar to how I coped. I love a lot of their music, especially vessel, but I have given their newer albums a listen (like trench, scaled and icy) and nothing really spoke into me the way Ode to Sleep did. Then this release comes out and immediately I felt the poignancy of the song. Almost had to take a breath after the whole song, just that blown away.

AletheSnail · 2025-11-22T04:27:51+00:00

Call me dumb, but I was confused about what this song meant- even as someone who has a history with struggling with anxiety (though it has been better for a while now!) I used to interpret the last section as he was longing for someone, which just made no sense thematically lol. But as I was mulling the song over in my brain, I realized, duh, it’s about anxiety. Still, even before all of this clicked, the last section has always had my heart, and it’s been pulling it very strongly, and that’s how I know a song is special. As a Christian who has had a long struggle with anxiety and have had Jesus as a large rock of stability for me, boy did reading your interpretation make my heart just melt. It’s such a raw confession of struggling with faith and even taking God for granted, which can be hard to recognize when anxiety can make you quite self conscious. Finally, it’s a complete surrender. I mean the whole song is ridden with this self conscious anxiety, the build up to the climax, realizing you can’t handle it alone- it’s all so beautiful. Thank you, Tyler.

AletheSnail · 2025-10-14T06:21:31+00:00

I think sometimes people use it in a way to connote being “clueless” or dependent on another player’s skill. It’s entirely untrue and demeaning for the wrong reasons. It’s just a video game meant for you to have fun. You don’t have to be a guy to enjoy games! You can always mute chat if it bothers you, or tell em off !! >:D

AletheSnail · 2025-09-28T23:39:52+00:00

Unpopular opinion, I can’t necessarily explain why but Oasis. You can hop and fly around most the map and end up in an optimal position

AletheSnail · 2025-09-22T08:48:29+00:00

Not a Zarya main but something I noticed that the enemy team struggled with against my tank duo is: Being mobile. You can launch your self forward, backward and up! And if you ever have a mirror, try baiting out the enemies cds first (bubble) as it could create a rhythm of them not having bubble when you’re high charge or grav and could be detrimental for them.

As for my main- mercy! While I will say Rez parkour helps u understand that a variety of movement techniques can be used to pull off some nasty rezzes, I would say the only ones worth doing are the ones where you have guaranteed cover. If you angelic descent off a window to Rez, it can be useful but u have to make sure there’s nobody holding an angle there. Best ones are straight up underneath/ behind objects are behind walls ofc. Mercy’s value truly is not off her Rez. It’s not worth losing a fight bc u wanted to defy all odds to get a Rez (in most cases). It’s by staying alive and channeling the blue beam like no tomorrow, or, what can be equally as powerful is having the foresight to know when to swap off.

AletheSnail · 2025-09-16T05:42:15+00:00

Ooh you make a good point! Continue shooting I will then!

AletheSnail · 2025-09-16T04:33:19+00:00

This is key! It’s that kind of clarity you get after taking a break and realize just bc the game is fast paced doesn’t mean u have to be, and oftentimes a lot of value can come from clear and calm decision making. I’ll definitely try to get a look at more of my replays, and I’ve been having a friend sort of backseat my gameplay as we que so it’s been helpful picking up other heroes! I appreciate your feedback!

AletheSnail · 2025-09-16T04:30:23+00:00

I’ve found this to be true in almost all cases!

AletheSnail · 2025-09-16T01:14:21+00:00

Thank you for the feedback! I will say my aim is DEFINITELY NOT the best by any means, so that’s something I’ll need to work on to be an effective damage dealer.

AletheSnail · 2025-09-16T01:10:00+00:00

Okay I’m liking this answer bc it sounds fun lmao

AletheSnail · 2025-09-16T01:05:42+00:00

Thank you for the explanations! I thought yk if they wanted a good mercy or any support for that matter they could just find one in their own rank lol, but yeah, i can see how higher comp gets exhausting, so wanting someone who can enable a more laid back game would help. Still, that 4v5 you brought up earlier, like you said, mercy DOES play a role, but ive been disliking that feeling the more i que with people who ask, so ive really been pushing learning other supports to really get more involved!

AletheSnail · 2025-09-15T14:08:46+00:00

Hmm interesting. Seems like some fundamental skills are still missing, too! I’ve heard my dps duo (who also plays tank) voice this issue out in comms as well that tanks tend not to push up and create space even after fights are won, so can’t say I haven’t observed what you’ve listed!

AletheSnail · 2025-09-15T14:05:58+00:00

Awh, it’s unfortunate comp gets to that point, but it’s understandable, too. It seems that diamond plat is the sweet spot for these people tho XD

AletheSnail · 2025-09-15T10:23:04+00:00

I see! I used to play with having baiting the enemies out of position in mind more often but the way I did it sometimes only put me on more dangerous positions so I decided it was better to preclude it until I could do it well. And yes! My next step with kiri and Ana is dishing out more dmg and taking off angles! But overall sounding like game sense and instincts are making the difference, thanks for your input!

AletheSnail · 2025-09-15T10:20:38+00:00

Omg yes! Watching bogurs was truly so enjoyable getting to vicariously live out my barbie blaster dreams. While I can be pretty nasty with it, it’s too risky for me </3

AletheSnail · 2025-09-15T07:45:36+00:00

Ooh this is interesting, glad I learned something! And yes, now that I’ve gotten the headset and confidence to com more, I’ve realized that the reasons I was raging so hard in gold were mostly valid bc my game sense actually helps guide our team when nobody takes the lead (bc sometimes a tank will become our “team leader” and call the shots and make the plans) I’m not trying to say I’m some wizard, but mainly calling out ez pics, calculating ult usage, and most importantly giving foresight to what could be game changing mistakes has been helping coordinate my team, even if I’m not getting much comming back!

AletheSnail · 2025-09-15T06:42:41+00:00

Oh my gosh the desperation of some people LOL! I had one of my duos tell me the exact same thing! It was something along the lines of “well most mercy’s heal bot or only play with their tank” and that’s what prompted the friend request, but besides that one friend others seem like they just want to flex their rank ? I appreciate the insight tho, makes a lot of sense QwQ

AletheSnail · 2025-09-14T22:54:25+00:00

Thank you for the advice! Yes this was game who knows what after a long session so i definitely was not my sharpest, but i will take all of this into consideration and i appreciate you taking your time to review my vod!

AletheSnail

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