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Ignis
Mar 31, 2011

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


Looks like the remains of the skeleton team have been let go, MrX and the OWL/CDL Observers teams being other casualties

e: https://twitter.com/_TheRotation/status/1752399518497177768

Ignis fucked around with this message at 20:38 on Jan 30, 2024

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Codependent Poster
Oct 20, 2003

That sucks. Soe also seems like she was the face for Overwatch esports and that's a big loss. Hopefully she and the other talent get picked up.

Pattonesque
Jul 15, 2004
johnny jesus and the infield fly rule
https://twitter.com/TorontoDefiant/status/1755260134258036810

Proven
Aug 8, 2007

Lurker
Hadi and the Spitfire boys too:

https://twitter.com/ChrisTFerOW/status/1755270041350603091

Ignis
Mar 31, 2011

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


And the parents, too
https://twitter.com/SeanDGilchrist/status/1755514028540252256?t=n6j_NnEcw3ib2nrTrdHosA&s=19

(That's Punk, Sparkr, Rak, and Sugarfree's parents... I don't recognize the last name Kellex's dad)

Ignis fucked around with this message at 01:34 on Feb 9, 2024

surf rock
Aug 12, 2007

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

Ignis posted:

And the parents, too
https://twitter.com/SeanDGilchrist/status/1755514028540252256?t=n6j_NnEcw3ib2nrTrdHosA&s=19

(That's Punk, Sparkr, Rak, and Sugarfree's parents... I don't recognize the last name)

This is so funny

I also love to see the OWL reunion teams. There's a Korean roster with multiple Spark alumni that I'll be rooting for until China's permitted into the OWCS.

Pattonesque
Jul 15, 2004
johnny jesus and the infield fly rule
wondering if the old Uprising announce a return. I know they retained Decay and Smurf

Ignis
Mar 31, 2011

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


Dunno, they haven't tweeted since the OWL account died and they were being run by a different entity by the end of OWL. If the old band gets together it prolly won't be directly under the Krafts, at least

lih
May 15, 2013

Just a friendly reminder of what it looks like.

We'll do punctuation later.

Pattonesque posted:

wondering if the old Uprising announce a return. I know they retained Decay and Smurf

that only held if the league stuck around but it didn't

Proven
Aug 8, 2007

Lurker
Stop the presses!

https://twitter.com/runaway_ow/status/1757659474574373310?s=46

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

legit kind of excited to see OW esports return

Ignis
Mar 31, 2011

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


https://twitter.com/valesports_emea/status/1758140269218693263?t=jrD7VQASlpOyUmBV27ZOuA&s=1

Go get that bag, Soe

Pattonesque
Jul 15, 2004
johnny jesus and the infield fly rule
https://twitter.com/OW_Esports/status/1760364068739981619

van fem
Oct 22, 2010

If you can't be right, be confusing.

She’s listed as a guest, so unfortunately not the full time bag.

Trast
Oct 20, 2010

Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

:edi:
Pro Overwatch without Soe would be a loss for everyone.

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

Trast posted:

Pro Overwatch without Soe would be a loss for everyone.

good news!

https://twitter.com/OW_Esports/status/1761093839563997286/photo/1

Strong Sauce
Jul 2, 2003

You know I am not really your father.





okay so i guess i missed something but they shutdown OWL and this is the replacement? Who is funding the teams?

Codependent Poster
Oct 20, 2003


Sad they didn't bring everyone back, but Soe is like the face for pro Overwatch (plus she looks like Tracer IRL) so glad they brought her back.

Raerlynn
Oct 28, 2007

Sorry I'm late, I'm afraid I got lost on the path of life.

Strong Sauce posted:

okay so i guess i missed something but they shutdown OWL and this is the replacement? Who is funding the teams?

They changed back to how APEX sort of was. Instead of a closed club with a fixed number of teams competing, anytime can start a team and register to compete in the open division, and work your way up to grand finals.

Ignis
Mar 31, 2011

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


OWCS NA is having a good bonafide explosion minutes before the games start.

Details here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-SlmvqTK4nqSdjpQsThbsjdGqCOG4m7PbXRrpORNNb8/preview

Herstory Begins Now
Aug 5, 2003
SOME REALLY TEDIOUS DUMB SHIT THAT SUCKS ASS TO READ ->>
https://twitter.com/spitfire/status/1763734274929254522?s=46

surf rock
Aug 12, 2007

We need more women in STEM, and by that, I mean skateboarding, television, esports, and magic.
OWCS has been fun so far, especially with the AVRL costreams (and recently an Avast costream!).

Still, I won't be invested until this happens: https://twitter.com/CDHuntersFacts/status/1767621013808824614

Pattonesque
Jul 15, 2004
johnny jesus and the infield fly rule
https://twitter.com/JawsCasts/status/1770509870644838648

hope and vaseline
Feb 13, 2001

WAC vs Falcons was a baaaaaaaanger today

surf rock
Aug 12, 2007

We need more women in STEM, and by that, I mean skateboarding, television, esports, and magic.
HOLY gently caress WE'RE SO BACK

https://twitter.com/Blizzard_Ent/status/1777864429364744583

Vermain
Sep 5, 2006




apparently the stoppage was solely due to bobby "pissbaby" kotick refusing to play ball over something like netease wanting a licensing deal instead of merely being a distributor, so it was really a matter of time

should be a nice population bump; chinese players could technically use steam, but without any of their old account unlocks, something i imagine would've been a dealbreaker for a huge number of them

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Malloc Voidstar
May 7, 2007

Fuck the cowboys. Unf. Fuck em hard.

Vermain posted:

apparently the stoppage was solely due to bobby "pissbaby" kotick refusing to play ball over something like netease wanting a licensing deal instead of merely being a distributor, so it was really a matter of time
here's the NYT article about it https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/29/technology/activision-netease-china-breakup.html

as an irrelevant aside this article was posted a couple weeks after gpt-4 came out and i think this guy wrote his statement with it

quote:

In a statement, Michael Lee, an Activision vice president, said the company’s experience in China had been “very positive” for nearly 20 years, including its decade-long partnership with Tencent to offer Call of Duty. “While it’s true that the partnership you’re describing took a surprising and troubling turn, it’s important to recognize that this was an anomaly,” Mr. Lee said.
or maybe activision VPs just naturally speak like LLMs

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