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CuwiKhons
Sep 24, 2009

Seven idiots and a bear walk into a dragon's lair.

Rip Justice.

So the first two matches in October will be Dragons vs Fusion and Shock vs Seoul. Seoul is definitely the weak link out of those 4 now that all three other teams have a solution to Hog comps (whether by playing it better or running snipers or whatever).

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Blasmeister
Jan 15, 2012




2Time TRP Sack Race Champion

Fusion can’t lose yet they need their designated runner up spot

Ignis
Mar 31, 2011

I take it you don't want my autograph, then.


https://twitter.com/SFShock/status/1305582087932653573

shock can't keep hogging all the good people like this!!!!!!

(casores owns)

Ignis
Mar 31, 2011

I take it you don't want my autograph, then.


https://twitter.com/tf2pine/status/1305730872012750848

VOD for Shock's 1v1 DPS tournament feat. Jake. As a highlight, Super showed the Alienware laptop he's going to use for practice while on quarantine.

Pattonesque
Jul 15, 2004
johnny jesus and the infield fly rule

Ignis posted:

https://twitter.com/tf2pine/status/1305730872012750848

VOD for Shock's 1v1 DPS tournament feat. Jake. As a highlight, Super showed the Alienware laptop he's going to use for practice while on quarantine.

This season would have been fantastic for Pine honestly, hitscan became super important

Manatee Cannon
Aug 26, 2010



widow was super meta all year in 2018 and he still got benched so idk

surf rock
Aug 12, 2007

We need more women in STEM, and by that, I mean skateboarding, television, esports, and magic.

Ignis posted:

VOD for Shock's 1v1 DPS tournament feat. Jake. As a highlight, Super showed the Alienware laptop he's going to use for practice while on quarantine.

Jake knocking out Super 5-4 on the Torb was a real highlight. It's also just kind of fun to see Jake and Super interact; the two golden children of OWL fighting for supremacy.

Ignis
Mar 31, 2011

I take it you don't want my autograph, then.



e: welp nvm turns out it's fake https://twitter.com/mizliz_/status/1306003064831250434

Ignis fucked around with this message at 01:41 on Sep 16, 2020

Manatee Cannon
Aug 26, 2010



wonder who they'll re-sign and who's gonna move on. wouldn't surprise me to see them trade mandu and whoru somewhere too

think they would stay a consistent playoff team if they brought on all the people whose contracts expired but I don't think that's how they win one

CuwiKhons
Sep 24, 2009

Seven idiots and a bear walk into a dragon's lair.

I'd keep Mano and Anamo of those whose contracts have expired. Libero is really good but frankly he doesn't have a place on the team anymore and he'd do better elsewhere, while NYXL needs to pick up a dps that can actually play Sombra worth a poo poo. And Nenne's not even really worth mentioning.

Fauxtool
Oct 21, 2008

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
im sure houston can take them and waste their talents

Ignis
Mar 31, 2011

I take it you don't want my autograph, then.


Turns out that paper was fake, welp

Ignis
Mar 31, 2011

I take it you don't want my autograph, then.


All Stars lineup

https://overwatchleague.com/en-us/2020-all-stars

It's split on two events, with two different player rosters. Some NA team players will play from Asia for the NA event. RJH will be participating in the asian talent takedown.

Codependent Poster
Oct 20, 2003

quote:

Map 1: Standard competitive 6v6 on a hybrid map.
Map 2: Teams pick opponent roster and play on an escort map. For this map, each team will submit six heroes for a 2-2-2 comp to be played by the opposing team. Players will not be required to play their traditional roles.
Map 3: Tiny Overwatch Workshop mode—where all players start off with tiny character models, but begin to grow in size as they do damage and healing—using a control map.
Map 4 (tiebreaker, if needed): All Damage/All Tank/All Support on a first-to-2 control maps. Each round of the map will feature all players playing one specific role.

Maps 2 and 3 sound amazing.

Talent Takedown is back too, so happy to see that.

Fauxtool
Oct 21, 2008

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
I really hope bumper and maybe even kaiser find a team next season.

Ignis
Mar 31, 2011

I take it you don't want my autograph, then.


I don't think there's a lot of teams requiring their services sadly. Maybe Houston...?

NA Talent Takedown draft https://youtu.be/P5MuqQOBkPQ

Supercut of the dps 1v1 with clips from other streams https://youtu.be/nLkO5EJBu0Y

Ignis fucked around with this message at 20:01 on Sep 18, 2020

Manatee Cannon
Aug 26, 2010



main tank is like the number 1 thing I'd change on every bottom team. it's the weakest role in the league imo. even good teams like shanghai or paris have a meh backup main tank player that could be upgraded on

Fauxtool
Oct 21, 2008

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
houston always needs help up until they finally commit to full korean.

surf rock
Aug 12, 2007

We need more women in STEM, and by that, I mean skateboarding, television, esports, and magic.

lol, awesome. The rosters:

Custa
Reinforce
ZP
Frankie
MrX
Hex


vs.

Jake
Bren
Soe
Uber
Jaws
Sideshow


Overall, I think that Jake's team is gonna crush even though Custa's team has two ex-pros. Custa's DPS can't compete.

Ignis
Mar 31, 2011

I take it you don't want my autograph, then.


https://twitter.com/ChengduHunters/status/1307154858416324610

a whole lotta changes as well, the entire coaching staff is gone and RUI is back

E: https://twitter.com/torontodefiant/status/1307318528559648771?s=21

Ignis fucked around with this message at 20:33 on Sep 19, 2020

Fauxtool
Oct 21, 2008

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
this crossdressing guxue is great
poor mano

Ignis
Mar 31, 2011

I take it you don't want my autograph, then.


https://twitter.com/Hangzhou_Spark/status/1309770875848146944?s=19

E: yeah I'm out, the Apex historians are sucking the fun out of this. Watch the Chinese or Korean vod later instead

Ignis fucked around with this message at 10:01 on Sep 26, 2020

hope and vaseline
Feb 13, 2001

Catching up but yoooo wtf stop cutting the ana paintball pogs

CuwiKhons
Sep 24, 2009

Seven idiots and a bear walk into a dragon's lair.

This Widowmaker final match is somewhere between horrible and hilarious.

surf rock
Aug 12, 2007

We need more women in STEM, and by that, I mean skateboarding, television, esports, and magic.
Dang, Guxue was lookin' good! And he also DUNKED on Mano and Gesture in the Winston Skills Challenge, niiiiiice. I love that he scored all five points in his 3-2 "comeback" win against Gesture.

Also, I forgot the APAC All-Stars show was this morning.

CuwiKhons
Sep 24, 2009

Seven idiots and a bear walk into a dragon's lair.

Tiny Ameng hiding on the control point is actually the single best thing that's ever happened in Overwatch.

Codependent Poster
Oct 20, 2003

CuwiKhons posted:

Tiny Ameng hiding on the control point is actually the single best thing that's ever happened in Overwatch.

I just watched that and that was loving hilarious. Tiny Overwatch was such a good idea.

Ignis
Mar 31, 2011

I take it you don't want my autograph, then.


myunb0ng last night, after recalling what winning feels like
https://twitter.com/swingchip930/status/1309851592477356032?s=21


Schedule and streams for the Toronto GOATS tournament tomorrow, all times are eastern I believe
https://twitter.com/alphaflight_to/status/1309894772656611328?s=21

Rosters:
Kariv | Agilities | Logix | Nevix | Surefour | Zykk | Kruise | Roky | Numlocked | Beasthalo

tl;dr Roky tryharded the hardest. Nevix cheated and invited an already existing contenders team (and verbo). Zykk made Team France. Kariv made a Valiant alumni reunion. Numlocked took the "invite some friends to tag along!" part of the instructions too literally and invited his IRL WoW crew, who have zero experience on Overwatch (one of them was quoted on his announcement tweet as "what's a Moira"). He will be the Lucio.

Ignis fucked around with this message at 20:00 on Sep 26, 2020

Pattonesque
Jul 15, 2004
johnny jesus and the infield fly rule
Man Myunbong is so good, if Boston just built around him and Jerry and maybe Punk ... *

*they will never do this

Fauxtool
Oct 21, 2008

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
Boston probably viewed the whole thing as a sales opportunity. Now all these deep pocketed asian teams are interested and we all know Boston loves to sell

Ignis
Mar 31, 2011

I take it you don't want my autograph, then.


It's really nice to see the players unwind and have fun at this goats tourney(and to also watch numlocked mald in real time when his rein asks if his ult has unlimited range)

Ignis
Mar 31, 2011

I take it you don't want my autograph, then.


LA Valiant (Kariv) VS Roky's team on semis, Roky's team is actually super solid altogether and their matches have been fairly entertaining. Kariv's team is undefeated and he's pulling a Fielder rn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utQ22pvxVLc

Zykk's Team France VS Beasthalo's Fusion Uni reunion on semis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC91YHK7M8s

Pattonesque
Jul 15, 2004
johnny jesus and the infield fly rule
https://esportsobserver.com/spitfire-releasing-roster-staff/

ai girlfriend
Jan 1, 2020

quote:

This pivot in its roster creation strategy also serves as a long term plan that looks to save the organization hundreds of thousands of dollars in salaries.

firing everyone does save money on salaries

Ignis
Mar 31, 2011

I take it you don't want my autograph, then.


I'm okay with Spitfire promoting EU Runaway, actually. They can't be winning Contenders all the drat time lol

Fauxtool
Oct 21, 2008

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
now is the best time to do it. Any other year would be a guaranteed last place team, but we got contenders vancouver now

Manatee Cannon
Aug 26, 2010



tbf contenders titans was better than uprising and comparable to justice or defiant even tho they came into the league halfway through with a mix team

but most of them are prob gonna be gone too considering some coaches are already being released

Fauxtool
Oct 21, 2008

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Manatee Cannon posted:

tbf contenders titans was better than uprising and comparable to justice or defiant even tho they came into the league halfway through with a mix team

but most of them are prob gonna be gone too considering some coaches are already being released

but we can expect them to get replaced with more NA/EU contenders players right? I cant imagine any koreans signing to vancouver ever again.

If you are going full contenders do it while other teams are also.

Fauxtool
Oct 21, 2008

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
who do we have this year for Dennis Hawelka Award and Rookie of the Year?

Sparkle is an obvious choice for rookie
FDgod and i think ksp might count as a rookie?
Also Alarm
Yaki for his carrying in the regular season
LeeJaeGon but i dont think they want to give shanghai every award


It would be nice to see the dennis hawelka go to a non western player but I feel like they have way less fan interaction and exposure as a result.

Fearless's perseverance and comeback story is pretty nice but I dont think its enough.
I think ARK is the most likely candidate for his positivity while his team fell apart and always showing excellent sportsmanship.
Super is an extreme long shot but possible

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Ignis
Mar 31, 2011

I take it you don't want my autograph, then.


I believe the polls for Rookie were basically "Alarm VS a handful of heathensdissenters + the resident LJG stan" so it's probably gonna be Alarm. Dennis Hawelka is going to ARK for sure.

https://twitter.com/washjustice/status/1311427668525617154

They've also extended the contracts of coaches PRE and Sup7eme through 2022.

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