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Strong Sauce
Jul 2, 2003

You know I am not really your father.





edison decided to not miss in the most important game of his life. lol

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Pattonesque
Jul 15, 2004
johnny jesus and the infield fly rule
If OWL survives they’re gonna say this is what saved it

SirFozzie
Mar 28, 2004
Goombatta!
And he was getting eaten up by Proper for several maps before. Such cojones to come back in the biggest fights.

effervescible
Jun 29, 2012

i will eat your soul
That was some good loving Overwatch.

teagone
Jun 10, 2003

That was pretty intense, huh?

Easily the best grand final by a country loving mile. Wowowow. Big ups to the Fuel.

SirFozzie
Mar 28, 2004
Goombatta!
As the noted Thespian Richard Fleihr once said. "To Be The Man, you have to beat the man"

The Burn are now the Man.

Hobbes
Sep 12, 2000
Forum Veteran
Dinosaur Gum

SirFozzie posted:

And he was getting eaten up by Proper for several maps before. Such cojones to come back in the biggest fights.

ngl I don't know how Edison wasn't boomed into oblivion after some of those fights on Oasis.

surf rock
Aug 12, 2007

We need more women in STEM, and by that, I mean skateboarding, television, esports, and magic.
That was soooooo sick. What an extraordinary end to a phenomenal season.

OWL has at least one more year, and if Overwatch can keep some of its momentum going as a game, I think we'll see this season as a big pivot point back to an upward trajectory to at least respectability as a tier-two esport next season.

I heckin' love Overwatch. The Fuel org and players have earned this championship. Goddamn.

Ignis
Mar 31, 2011

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


FIELDER MY PING KING YOU'VE COME SO FAR :cry:

teagone
Jun 10, 2003

That was pretty intense, huh?

Strong Sauce posted:

edison decided to not miss in the most important game of his life. lol

Dude showed up and went the gently caress off at the end.

Ignis
Mar 31, 2011

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


Fearless MVP

He's come so far

Strong Sauce
Jul 2, 2003

You know I am not really your father.





literally the difference in that last round. everytime the shock got picks and were looking to move the bot he just casually picks off 2 shock players

edit: edison that is.

Ignis
Mar 31, 2011

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


https://twitter.com/LemonKiwi_/status/1588751351613644801

Manatee Cannon
Aug 26, 2010



gently caress yea a good grand finals finally

and a new champion too! funny how all of the winners after london were poo poo teams in s1

Time Crisis Actor
Apr 28, 2002

by Hand Knit
This was one of the most enjoyable GF events I’ve been to. It felt more personal than the previous, both because of the smaller venue and the fact that there were a ton of players and talent in attendance. It allowed people to meet their favorite OWL people without a big barrier between them. The merch left much to be desired, and there weren’t a lot of stuff to do outside of watching the game. BUT Goldenboy was an amazing emcee and really kept the energy up

Pattonesque
Jul 15, 2004
johnny jesus and the infield fly rule
https://twitter.com/YiskaOut/status/1589729692197990400?s=20&t=Kv8m4k4NwCZnl1dfVqMY_A

Ignis
Mar 31, 2011

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


https://twitter.com/VancouverTitans/status/1589749131958161409?t=fLfymStMZH8unWjMb2tcvA&s=19

Welp, back to Avast's stream he goes. Probably.

Ytlaya
Nov 13, 2005

edit: Oh I guess this thread is for the actual competitive league stuff, not the regular game. whoops!

Pattonesque
Jul 15, 2004
johnny jesus and the infield fly rule
IDK what this means going forward but there's an awful lot of Hog being played in KR contenders

Pattonesque
Jul 15, 2004
johnny jesus and the infield fly rule
https://www.reddit.com/r/Competitiveoverwatch/comments/yrannm/sparkles_vod_review_for_the_grand_finals/

Sparkle's hilarious

Pattonesque
Jul 15, 2004
johnny jesus and the infield fly rule
https://twitter.com/haksal/status/1591825455476342785

Nihilarian
Oct 2, 2013


I heard that bumper hated the game glad to see him back

Oh and haksal i guess

Nihilarian
Oct 2, 2013


https://twitter.com/ShanghaiDragons/status/1591375109847384064?t=l_VxO25S58l1mzR45ONkNQ&s=19

Shanghai going into next year with Lip, Izayaki and LJG. Everyone else gone

surf rock
Aug 12, 2007

We need more women in STEM, and by that, I mean skateboarding, television, esports, and magic.
Spark roster is now:

DPS: Shy, AlphaYi, Pineapple
Tank: Guxue
Support: Superich, Irony

Rumor is that they're looking to hire RUI as the new head coach, which would be interesting, especially if it means we could bring in Leave with him.

That would still leave a gaping hole at tank (for most heroes) and flex support (please get rid of Irony), though.

Ignis
Mar 31, 2011

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


https://twitter.com/YiskaOut/status/1592553735368376325?t=YSW7dJbF7NJor76odMdiaA&s=19

https://twitter.com/YiskaOut/status/1592553740208599040?t=1thU5g-23l1f_TvpBUkRiw&s=19

It's always mystified me how OWLs contract statuses tend to be this vague compared to other esports. Everything outside it seems very clear cut in comparison.

https://twitter.com/TorontoDefiant/status/1592593283632582657?t=0QOtTR6lzB1rWNtld9xQgg&s=19

Toronto is amazingly not posting Ls this off-season

Ignis fucked around with this message at 20:44 on Nov 15, 2022

Ignis
Mar 31, 2011

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


https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/1593084808972095489?t=CrZyrq4AL0Hbn-q-QO7nKQ&s=19

It'll be interesting to see how the League handles this, with the Chinese teams and players who would be affected by this. Would the orgs still want to be in a league for a game their fans can't even play?

Manatee Cannon
Aug 26, 2010



it prob matters a lot for shanghai's budget considering they're owned by netease afaik

lih
May 15, 2013

Just a friendly reminder of what it looks like.

We'll do punctuation later.

Ignis posted:

It's always mystified me how OWLs contract statuses tend to be this vague compared to other esports. Everything outside it seems very clear cut in comparison.

normally the league has an article out by now at least spelling out who's still under contract and who's a free agent (& which options were declined/taken up) but they've been incredibly slow this year, i think it's supposed to be out next week

they really should just make contract lengths etc. public

Ignis
Mar 31, 2011

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


Manatee Cannon posted:

it prob matters a lot for shanghai's budget considering they're owned by netease afaik

The CNOW scene in general would be affected. I'd imagine the current Contenders tournament would be fine, but anything onwards is a big question mark. I wonder if this would force CN teams to either consider moving to Seoul or NA for the next season, if they even want to stick around.

e:
https://twitter.com/ShanghaiDragons/status/1593138045699883009

Dear dickomode, my birthday is coming soon, pretty pls :pray:

Ignis fucked around with this message at 08:59 on Nov 17, 2022

surf rock
Aug 12, 2007

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

Ignis posted:

I wonder if this would force CN teams to either consider moving to Seoul or NA for the next season, if they even want to stick around.

I saw on the subreddit that the Korea move is being considered for the Chinese teams, yeah, and that they might try to spin that into playing APAC games on LAN. That'd be pretty cool.

Also, Seoul just gutted their roster too; I think they're down to Profit and Stalk3r.

Ignis
Mar 31, 2011

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


Everyone on Boston is gone except Pre (who just got there) while Seoul released smurf, Ir1s, Vindaim and Fits.

It does seem like every team is gonna be starting from scratch next season. There's less than 20 renewed players so far, everyone else is either on free agency or retired/gone.

https://twitter.com/sean_mmills/status/1593761926336634881

lih
May 15, 2013

Just a friendly reminder of what it looks like.

We'll do punctuation later.
seoul's gm said they just can't commit to spending at the moment with the current uncertainty around the league & game in china (and therefore the apac region as a whole), so they're letting the players explore free agency to let them get the best deals possible instead of say, releasing them way too late after they get confirmation that they can't afford any of them.

Time Crisis Actor
Apr 28, 2002

by Hand Knit
Are…are we gonna have a league next year??

surf rock
Aug 12, 2007

We need more women in STEM, and by that, I mean skateboarding, television, esports, and magic.
I've been enjoying watching the Calling All Heroes Challengers Cup; it's streaming on both YT and Twitch. The casters tonight are LemonKiwi and Dogman, which is fun.

edit: that Point C defense by Dart Monkeys against Timeless Ethereal on King's Row was loving absurd, especially the second-to-last fight that was like 3 minutes long

surf rock fucked around with this message at 05:11 on Nov 21, 2022

Ignis
Mar 31, 2011

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


Xzi moving to Valorant http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1ss6b5u and Profit is also a restricted FA, bonkers.

https://twitter.com/Fusion/status/1594692114008489985

Ignis
Mar 31, 2011

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


https://twitter.com/moonbyungchul89/status/1595440292576251904

Well that LFT is ominous alright

Nihilarian
Oct 2, 2013


https://twitter.com/ATLReign/status/1595932307042418688?t=A1UDK9rbW0qyCQGp3O-Q6w&s=19

Nihilarian
Oct 2, 2013


https://twitter.com/ParisEternal/status/1596232254216347648?t=sA1hpBqh5XFTFKqg3ZVwvA&s=19

Ignis
Mar 31, 2011

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


https://twitter.com/mizliz_/status/1597094478057463808?t=RePYPE2cDdnOj_3Kq2jpHw&s=19

So this is a profoundly bad idea for multiple reasons. It's also remarkable that Nugget retained his job considering everyone else got nuked

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surf rock
Aug 12, 2007

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

Ignis posted:

So this is a profoundly bad idea for multiple reasons. It's also remarkable that Nugget retained his job considering everyone else got nuked

It's such an eyeroll move.

Calling All Heroes is pretty cool! If their intentions are sincere, invest in that and/or support these players in Contenders and help them develop into OWL-level talent. Or make a mixed roster and elevate the couple of players who have been able to make it to Contenders, at least.

But I'm sure their intentions aren't sincere, and it's a PR gimmick to try to paper over putting the absolute minimum amount of resources into the next season.

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