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shut pendant
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RIP Strim

hearty igloo
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oh yeah, massive stomp

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I guess I can just watch this to learn.

shut pendant
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I knew something was weird becaue NGA as the last standing Cn team? makes zero sense

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Please not another tie

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if its a tie we go again.......

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pure dominance

hearty igloo
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This is their best translator.

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Pretty good. I kind of expected worse.

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Wow, pretty honest response.

shut pendant
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Yeah I saw the translator for the Seagull interview on day 1

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she wasn't strong enough and fellover her words

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still, its a skill I could never achieve so I won't bash her on it

prime wave
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RIP NRG... again

potent tulip
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Rip

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But the enemies were goddamn asians, what did you guess?

balmy wolf
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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Teemo got fined for being lewd in twitch chat about an interviewer

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what

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We are big boys now, and we will behave like ones!

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He went on twitch chat while someone from Reunited was getting interviewed and made lewd remarks about the interviewer

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So he got fined

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“gonna check those pantsus when im getting interviewed LUL,”

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and

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“I wanna explore that interviewer girls thighs Keepo.”

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what do you mean fined?

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Not that big a deal, but it's a finable offense so ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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a revocation of the fight money for Friday’s match, valued at approximately $630.

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fight money?

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what

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You know, a monetary penalization for an infraction

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No

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Like when you have to pay money for not following laws on the road

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he got fined

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Polo, this is how society works

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for talking

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in twitch chat

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l o l

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Um, yes

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That is a ok since he is not just some twitch commenter, but an esport personality the interviewer is gonna have to deal with in the future

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This is the equivalent of a coworker making sexual remarks about another coworker in a work enviroment

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oh it wasnt some rando?

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That is not ok in any work enviroment, except for the porn industry, probably

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When I say "Teemo" I mean "Taimou"

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:P

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Why not just say Taimou :T

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They are phonetically the same!

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Anyway, teemo got fined and that made me giggle

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Not the way I pronounce his name it isnt

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Oh thats right

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My bad, I was thinking in Spanish

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As usual I guess

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wut

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Spanish speakers will get my wordplay

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huehuehue

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I know the way I pronounce Taimou is wrong but I dont think Teemo is right either

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its like

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Teemo is how Timo would be pronounced in Spanish

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Yeah its supposed to be Timo

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apparently

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Yeah

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like Tim-oh I think

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I still just say Taymoo :p

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As most do

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TEEMOH FTW

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This is the most I've talked in this channel

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What an inconsequential little convo, back to serious biz

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I'm pretty surprised he would say that though

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I mean

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I see the way he acts on stream sometimes

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but still

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I'm not exactly surprised but I'm a little disappointed that he didn't know better

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maybe do it on an alt acc next time buddy

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Twitch chat is and will always be cancer, yes, but as a personality, you are held to a higher standard

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:^]

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Pro-twitch tips

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Since I'm already here

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Is NRG still in the competition?

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Dont think so

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Thought so

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I think LH knocked them out

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tbh i thought Rogue would take this tourney easy

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EZ

inner sequoia
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I wonder if its actually pronounced "tai mo".

balmy wolf
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Its Timo

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Like his actual name

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yeah

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Tim-Oh

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Tim-Oh's

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grab em while you can

toxic yacht
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ye, grab em before he explores your thighs

balmy wolf
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Gonna get his Tim all up that O ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

half hazel
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its Thigh-mou

balmy wolf
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No it isnt lol

humble plover
sick badge
valid schooner
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Guys, I feel like im too quiet in voice com's. So what should I be keeping my team informed of@?

balmy wolf
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When is the Korean thing ending?

reef elbow
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did anybody see the scores for the MGA AM Qualifier? I don't want to spoil it but...

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how o.O

tranquil fractal
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These casters for the MGA are garbage

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They keep saying die die die and fire at will and just constantly talk

chilly sphinx
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@valid schooner Start with warning the team about an incoming reaper that only you can see, that's excellent already

shut pendant
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Are we ready for some APAC finals!

potent tulip
vestal mortar
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Tviq is incredible 👌

torn walrus
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Tviq is on fire

inland bay
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hey guys. is there a site that gives out stats on a per esports match basis? Overbuff's esports tabs only gives stats on hero usage

gentle shuttle
inland bay
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you are a saint, thanks!

gentle shuttle
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np! 🐷

inland bay
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kinda want to track the APAC per matchup stats

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cause honestly LH bringing back Genji is so dope

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to answer the Ana strats

gentle shuttle
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over.gg is another site u should bookmark too, to keep up with roster updates, upcoming events and it has a live match countdown thing which is super useful

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yeah LH are really, really good

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this sets been great and im glad Rogue have been able to best them

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LH destroyed them earlier in the tourney twice

inland bay
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yeah, saw that one. that was the first time i saw the genji back after the nerf. its been refreshing

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but i kinda want to see the stats breakdown since then

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i want to see if its been actually useful or is beyblade strat still just better

gentle shuttle
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genji still gets a fair amount of play in the pro scene

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the genji strat is called a dive comp

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you have winston+ genji/tracer and they jump on the backline

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beyblade strat still better than it, but if your team has a strong genji then it's worth pulling out

inland bay
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Yeah, probably still overall more useful. genji's great on maps with a lot of verticality though.

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oh god hollywood

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might be a 4-1 here

gentle shuttle
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now that APAC is over, could we get it removed from the title thingy :3

tidal thicket
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ogn is the tourney in korea right?

gentle shuttle
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yes sir!

vestal mortar
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Indeed!

gentle shuttle
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last for about 3 weeks or so

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NRG and Rogue are there now too

tidal thicket
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oh nice

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im kinda new to the esport side of overwatch, though

gentle shuttle
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its cool ur in the right channel : )

tidal thicket
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anything as a viewer I should pay attention to?

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besides gameplay obv

gentle shuttle
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i dunno, production value maybe? lol

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APAC and APEX have godlikeee production value its incredible

vestal mortar
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Yeah I've been loving the production value

gentle shuttle
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da bess

vestal mortar
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All the stats and highlights make me a happy viewer

tidal thicket
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woah these graphixxxx

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10/10

gentle shuttle
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yeah its dope right

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the augmented reality stats

tidal thicket
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thanks ogn

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koth is bo3 and not bo5?

vestal mortar
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I think it will go to bo5 later on in the competition, it's still the early rounds right now.

tidal thicket
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ah I see, everything else is pretty much the same in comp mode right?

vestal mortar
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I believe so!

gentle shuttle
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yup yup

tidal thicket
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thanks guys!

gentle shuttle
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what is this match lmao

tidal thicket
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it was so one sided

gentle shuttle
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worst set of OW i've ever seen

tidal thicket
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great intro in esports lol

vestal mortar
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Yeah, that was awful. I guess NRG will have an easy game against MVP space on Wednesday.

opaque owl
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I'm glad seagull's got tourneys

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But I wish he could stream

gentle shuttle
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yup its gonna be a while before everyone gets back home

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they've got blizzcon after this too

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i think that MSI tourney is later today not sure tho

vestal mortar
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It's a busy time of the year!

vestal mortar
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What was Envy doing on Volskaya right now? D:

crimson edge
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It always makes me happy when I see a Dva Mei stall build get its asshole blown out

floral perch
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What game was it in the apec (i think) that had the attack bastion that rolled the team

distant pawn
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@floral perch it was APEX, BK Stars vs MVP Space

pseudo sail
balmy wolf
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So who won APAC?

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And if Apex is over, who won that?

pseudo sail
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Apex hasn't finished yet

balmy wolf
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And APAC?

pseudo sail
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We are still going trough the group stages

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PMed you as some might not want spoilers 😃

balmy wolf
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Well not really surprised that they won tbh

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I was expecting them to stomp from the start but the Asian teams surprised me

cunning gate
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Can you tell me via pm too? @pseudo sail

gentle shuttle
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heard the casters are

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not so gud

balmy wolf
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They're pretty shit

gentle shuttle
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i wasnt even aware that it'd been going on all this time till someone said how bad the casters were

balmy wolf
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I knew for awhile

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been getting pings in mendo's discord when c9 plays

gentle shuttle
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catching one of the vods they're not that bad

gentle shuttle
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i take that back

floral perch
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@distant pawn no it wasn't that game. I want to say it was one of NRG's games though

gentle shuttle
solid spear
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in class U_U

gentle shuttle
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nerdddddd

solid spear
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zoro pls

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out here playing Guilty Gear, calling me a nerd

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😛

gentle shuttle
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🐷

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@balmy wolf Oreo called us a nerd

solid spear
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I play Guilty Gear a bit too lol

gentle shuttle
solid spear
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play more Street Fighter and Smash though

gentle shuttle
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i wanna give V a solid shot but the netcode is so bad

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it was fine when i was playing the beta on my ps4 though. Too bad i dont have a ps4 stick

balmy wolf
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lolololol

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I'm proud to be a GG nerd :P

weary glen
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Trying to figure out this mic shit

gentle shuttle
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holy shit

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NIP just got their 2nd perfect game

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Double perfect

fathom gust
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why are esport games stop watch but not ranked

gentle shuttle
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they havent been stopwatch ever since timebank came to payload maps

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inb4 tripple perfect

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...tripple perfect.

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quad perfect G fckin G

solid spear
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@balmy wolf you do like Elphelt right?

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right?!

gentle shuttle
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omg

balmy wolf
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omg

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Of course you would like the literal waifu character lol @solid spear

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She is nice lol

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She has my favorite theme in the game

solid spear
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hey hey

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I dont like her, cuz waifu

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and why are yall like omg lol

gentle shuttle
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have u

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played against Elphelt

solid spear
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Im too busy playing with her

gentle shuttle
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lol fair

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i heard she got nerfed pretty hard in Rev so maybe its not so rough anymore

solid spear
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she did

gentle shuttle
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cant wait till it comes to PC

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gonna pick up Johnny

solid spear
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shes still good though

gentle shuttle
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u ever see Lost Souls elphelt?

solid spear
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oh you dont have a PS4?

gentle shuttle
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i have ps4 but it lives in my little brothers room

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he doesnt have a pc or anything so thats kinda his thing to do stuff on lol

solid spear
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oh U_U

gentle shuttle
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havent played since the first Nioh beta

solid spear
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thats where I do most of my gaming

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oh and 3ds but thats a totally different thing

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but yeah...

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esports

gentle shuttle
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u see the NIP games?

solid spear
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not yet

gentle shuttle
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they didnt die all set

solid spear
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howd they go

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oh wow

gentle shuttle
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ALL

solid spear
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who were they playing

gentle shuttle
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SET

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quad perfect, counting each round

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a team i havent heard of before i forgot the name

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Dignitas game was pretty free too

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rough seeding

solid spear
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I dont even know who played today at all

gentle shuttle
balmy wolf
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I played a bunch of Revelator yesterday and apparently Slayer is literal bottom tier now? Like, Potemkin is above him

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I would cry if I gave a shit. I will main him forever.

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No one did answer me when I asked when the Korean competition ends

opaque owl
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There's a player called

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Potemkin

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Lol

robust lodge
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What do you think envyuses chances for blizzcon are ?

balmy wolf
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Im sorry, what?

robust lodge
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what ?

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isnt there a major next month ?

vestal mortar
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Some of Envy's members are at Blizzcon but they're on different teams for the world cup. Is that what you're talking about?

robust lodge
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oh

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yeah

coral radish
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Hey guys, I'm attending BlizzCon this year, and to pass sometime, I'll be hanging out watching the Overwatch competition shit. I'm not following Overwatch esports at all. Any people or teams to look out for so I can warm up to BlizzCon?

balmy wolf
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The Blizzcon tourney is a lot less serious because, technically anyway, there's no prize at the end for who comes 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc.

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Also the teams are players from the same country

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Not actual eSports teams

balmy wolf
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Yeah, EnvyUs isn't participating

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it's players are, but representing their respective home countries

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Not as "Envy"

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Sweden is going to dominate this tourney.

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Eh, I dunno about that

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I have no predictions for the World Cup finals since there are so many great players shuffled around

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I have no idea which teams will have the best synergy, 'cuz there is talent everywhere

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I'll always be rooting for USA

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for my boy ster

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Mah boi Talespin is there too

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And it would be nice to see Seagull on a winning team, for once

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Then again, I'm also rooting for Spain and Canada

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Team Canda

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Has poke

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r i p

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ik ik

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I'm hoping Sure4 can carry him

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he aint that good

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ID and Sure4 though

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Their team looks alright

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Also with Team Sweden, im just going off of how stacked they are

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TviQ and Iddqd

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<3

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Team Germany is looking pretty good too

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I don't put that much stock into TviQ and iddqd. Sure they are good, but not exceptionally so compared to everyone else

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In my eyes

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Oh shit Chips is there too

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kk

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They are pretty stacked

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It is known.

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wait a minute

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Is babybay Jerma?

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No

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Jerma's account is called SqueakySquak

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kk

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Who the fuck is babybay then?

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'cuz I hate him

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And I hate Jerma, so I thought I was onto something

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Idk man

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Where did you find him?

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Is he on a team?

wanton bronze
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I'd be rooting for the UK if we didn't suck dick already. 😦

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Is there like a site where we can see what teams are left?

balmy wolf
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I can tell you which are left

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Germany, Finland, France, Sweden, Russia, Spain, USA, Canada, Brazil, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, ANZ. @wanton bronze

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:p

wanton bronze
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👍

balmy wolf
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Mendo just said on stream that RN 2-0'd C9

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when did this happen

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and how

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RN?

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Rise Nation

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man I wish liquipedia wasnt so shit

vestal mortar
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RN 2-0'd C9 2 days ago 😮

keen pond
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Rise Nation is actually really good

balmy wolf
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never heard of them

gentle shuttle
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u guys see the double perfect NIP set last night though?

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thats gotta be up there with the EnvyUS spawn camping Complexity on Dorado shit

vestal mortar
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I will have to watch it later!

gentle shuttle
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🐷

solid spear
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Rise Nation has swept new c9, the 2 times they've played

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I started following them when they knocked out Complexity in groups for OW open

toxic yacht
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I mean, most teams apart from fnatic and envyus who made it to teh playoffs seem like they could beat eachother any day

keen pond
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Rise Nation is indeed an intresting team to follow, not a lot of big names but they have 6 impressive players.

toxic yacht
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I never actually followed rise nation, I only saw their match against nrg back in the qualifiers, but they seemed fairly strong there

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no surprise that they beat c9, especially since c9 just lost half their roster and are still doing tryouts

orchid iris
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They won a cow open as "gecko fox" if you want to find more vods

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Individually pretty impressive

gentle shuttle
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what about Method, have they been playing since the Open

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Snow~

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Ultimawep~

toxic yacht
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method is surprisingly strong, I doubt that anyone expected them to beat c9

gentle shuttle
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yeah

toxic yacht
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well, c9 beat them during the losers bracket, but its still impressive for a team that I didn't have too high expectations for going in

gentle shuttle
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they had a great showing

toxic yacht
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especially ultimawep, the dudes a beast

keen pond
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Method is a strong team with good individual players, but sadly they failed the dreamhack quialifier against FaZe by losing 2-1

toxic yacht
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method also seem like all around really cool people

keen pond
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I think if method will focus more on teamplay they could be a top tier team

toxic yacht
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Now that faze is a us team, I could honestly put them up as, maybe the 3rd best in the usa after envy and fnatic

keen pond
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complexity

toxic yacht
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Faze is very strong, although I have yet to watch them go up against a us team, I haven't kept too much track of the smaller tournaments, not enough time

gentle shuttle
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wouldn't expect them to beat FaZ

keen pond
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is also a good team though

gentle shuttle
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FaZe*

keen pond
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well in the dreamhack qualifier the finished second

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and qualified

gentle shuttle
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i'd like to see FaZe vs Fnatic vs new C9 in a round robin tbh to see who's #2 NA

toxic yacht
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I'd assume that envy finished first?

keen pond
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nope

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Fnatic

gentle shuttle
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actually FaZe has faced C9 recently though i forget the results

keen pond
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envy is in korea

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so Envy didnt partcipate

toxic yacht
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huh, okay, fnatic. But yeah, fnatic is pretty good to

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oh yeah, thighmou

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I forgot, apex

keen pond
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x'D

toxic yacht
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oh shit, lunatic hai is going up against envy?

gentle shuttle
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mmm

keen pond
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@gentle shuttle Cloud9 won with 3-1 in the alienware monthly against FaZe?

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i think you mean that match?

gentle shuttle
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yeah thats the one, thanks

keen pond
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Lunatic Hai is a strong team for the korean scene but not as good as envy

gentle shuttle
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idk about that

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it'll make for a great set regardless

keen pond
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in the APAC finals envy won with 4-1

balmy wolf
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I had like really high hopes for the new C9

keen pond
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the new c9 would be intresting

gentle shuttle
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Envy faced Lunatic Hai already?

balmy wolf
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They're better than before imo but they're still not doing particularly well

toxic yacht
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give c9 some time

keen pond
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Yeah they did

gentle shuttle
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man im forgetting so much shit

keen pond
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in the APAC premier

toxic yacht
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they only recently got their new roster

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surefour + mendo could be devastating

gentle shuttle
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Mendo + Surefour trade between eachother for 4ks

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that duo is really fun to watch

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and the both of them can play the same heroes without much drop off in performance

toxic yacht
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lol, reminds me of c9 of the old days

balmy wolf
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I feel like mendo is better than him though

keen pond
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It was a plessure to watch surefour and mendo at the alienware

balmy wolf
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a little bit

toxic yacht
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I bet they miss hero stacking

gentle shuttle
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when they start fraggin out it looks like they're just streaming pub play

toxic yacht
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I just hope that c9 becomes better again

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I see potential, I'll just give them some time

gentle shuttle
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they've got Ryb the gawd too

balmy wolf
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If it doesnt work out they're getting a new roster I think

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At least a new DPS

toxic yacht
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oh shit, ryb joined too

gentle shuttle
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pretty sure Roolfe was playing support for them the other day too

balmy wolf
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Because Mendo is only on trial

gentle shuttle
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during the MSI tourney

orchid iris
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Krawnic is my big monkwy

toxic yacht
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yeah, mendo, ryb and roolfe are all on trial iirc

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the current roster isnt final

gentle shuttle
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kinda wish one of the moderators would update the current tourney thing at the top ^

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should remove APAC and include the MSI one

toxic yacht
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ye, its misleading

balmy wolf
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Got arm on it

gentle shuttle
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they're looking for new mods though

toxic yacht
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arm is a mod again?

balmy wolf
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Yes

wheat karma
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Yah

gentle shuttle
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dont think there's a dedicated mod for this channel

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hai Arm

wheat karma
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We don't dedicate mods

balmy wolf
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Theres no dedicated channel mods

gentle shuttle
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o i c

wheat karma
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Also I'll look into it, I've just got in from uni and it was chucking it down.

toxic yacht
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lol, are you guys changing the logo longer than usually?

wheat karma
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Give me a minute to do stuff.

gentle shuttle
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'preciated

balmy wolf
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@toxic yacht Probably because AMIC is ending soon

gentle shuttle
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how many more hours

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I hope sombra isn't a let down

balmy wolf
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6 iirc

gentle shuttle
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ughhhh

balmy wolf
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The website tracking the offsets and shit is down because of traffic

gentle shuttle
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well at least the MSI tourney starts in a little under 2 hrs. Dignitas vs NIP will be interesting

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yea

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i cant get on that site for shit now

balmy wolf
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When I checked it this morning it was scheduled to end at 7pm my time

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but now i guess its 11pm?

toxic yacht
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dignitas? Isn't Veineless part of it?

balmy wolf
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Yeah he is

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Him and evokje

gentle shuttle
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yup he's playing support

balmy wolf
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play supp

toxic yacht
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nice, I'll definitely watch it

gentle shuttle
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weird not seeing Draceus on Ana. I think he lowkey has one of the best Ana's in the world

keen pond
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both matches would be intresting also LDLC vs Melty not both raelly top tier teams but i think they are at the same level of play so i guess that would also be an intresting match

balmy wolf
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ster best ana

toxic yacht
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ster is a pretty gud ana

balmy wolf
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really though

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ster is actually a very good ana

toxic yacht
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tbh I wonder if ster ever thought of going pro

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I mean, he is very good at the game

balmy wolf
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I can almost guarantee he has answered that question on his stream

toxic yacht
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yeah, you're probably right

balmy wolf
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He probably has

wheat karma
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@gentle shuttle stream link would be nice if you have it?

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didn't mean to sound rude there .-.

drowsy arrow
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ESpoRts

toxic yacht
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wait, isnt apex still running?

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do we want that or msi?

balmy wolf
wheat karma
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apex is still going and will stay in there

toxic yacht
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msi it is, I guess

wheat karma
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We have plenty of room in the banner

toxic yacht
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oh, I didnt see it in the banner

balmy wolf
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Well APAC is done so no need for it anymore

toxic yacht
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I'm retarded

wheat karma
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Oh

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I thought it hadn't finished

toxic yacht
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ye, it finished, rogue won iirc

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finals were rogue vs lunatic hai after hai beat nrg

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tbh rogue vs nrg would have been lovely

balmy wolf
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yeah but they would have destroyed them

drowsy arrow
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spolier

gentle shuttle
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@wheat karma no worries i didnt take it the wrong way 🐷

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was in the middle of a match

toxic yacht
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no surprise there, nrg vs rogue would have been a massacre

gentle shuttle
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that said though

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NRG really impressed me in their set against Lunatic Hai

vestal mortar
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Me too!

gentle shuttle
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coz i thought for sure that would have been a massacre

vestal mortar
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They have been playing better than ever but they still have a ways to go.

toxic yacht
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nrg is very impressive when they feel like

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they are extremely inconsistent

gentle shuttle
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@vestal mortar yup being out in Asia is helping them a lot

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same goes for Rogue and Envy too, at least it seems like to me

vestal mortar
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Indeed, spending time together, getting the team communication up to scratch.

gentle shuttle
toxic yacht
limber flint
#

I find it hard to enjoy and get excited by ow (and other fps) esports

#

like so much of the game is your team comms and how good your aim is

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which you can't really see

#

but I'm pretty nub. what do y'all like about watching on?

#

ow*

sinful burrow
#

seeing how pros play the heroes i do and seeing how theyre better mechanically and strategically

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helps me to imrpove

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there's a lot you can learn by watching

limber flint
#

that's true

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you actually get some utility out of it

#

vs like watching sc2 esports.. I don't have even close to pro apm, can't do close to anything they're doing lol

sinful burrow
#

i mean it's the same with any sport or competitive activity

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if you have no idea what's going you cant tell what's a good or bad play

#

it's all just noise

gentle shuttle
#

that's the dream Ozymil

limber flint
#

but I feel like what results in a good play or a good team fight is inherently not obvious

gentle shuttle
#

thats why the pro scene needs to get as big as posible

limber flint
#

eg aim and team comms

gentle shuttle
#

it really helps get everyone on the same page in pub play n stuff

#

Junkrat mains wont ever change tho : (

sinful burrow
#

that's what shoutcasters are for

#

good shoutcasters, anyways

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and post-game discussions

limber flint
#

I'll give it a shot

sinful burrow
#

if you really wanna break down pro gameplay you can't relegate to solely examining everything in the moment

#

spotting good plays on the fly is a lot of fun to do

#

but that comes with a certain understanding of the meta, mechanics, and synergy

limber flint
#

ehh learning all that sounds like work lol

sinful burrow
#

it's not work if you enjoy it 😄

pseudo sail
gentle shuttle
#

Nice! thanks

inland bay
#

you can really the difference between east and west teams.

#

east has better supports, west has better (deeper hero pools) attackers

glass jolt
#

Lol that Hanzo tho

inland bay
#

jesus man

#

Recry isn't a very good reaper but good lord is he amazing on hanzo

gentle shuttle
#

his McCree is good too

#

Arhan's supposed to be in the top 3 Genji's in KR out of the pro teams at least

#

along with Nanohana and Haksal da gawd

marsh briar
#

production value pogchimp

vestal mortar
#

It's amazing!

#

Welp, rip NRG

jovial eagle
#

are they playing right now?

vestal mortar
#

Yep!

jovial eagle
#

i bet it's on tiwtch

vestal mortar
#

OGNGlobal

jovial eagle
#

ok

#

oh shit poro

jovial eagle
#

well nrg rolled mvp

vestal mortar
#

They weren't doing so well at first but they managed to get better

jovial eagle
#

ah

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lul the twitch chat talking so much shit

swift rapids
inland bay
#

Yeah im thinking there's no shortage of good genjis out of korea, but they really need to step up and get better Reapers. watching Recry on reaper was painful

#

he does have a good hanzo and mccree though. maybe he's more comfortable playing mid-long range

#

instead of up close

compact kite
#

༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ

solid spear
#

nice

pseudo sail
gentle shuttle
toxic yacht
#

oh, btw, seagull was streaming with lunatic hai some time back

gentle shuttle
#

yeah it was great

#

korean ranked best ranked

jovial eagle
#

i sometimes don't quite understand esports and all of its vitriol

#

maybe i haven't dabbled enough

#

but i think seagull's quite skilled, and then there's so many people saying he's shit

balmy wolf
#

Very true @Howhurl

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@Howhurl#4236 very true my friend

jovial eagle
#

im not offended being a fan of seagull, but i am actually confused

#

is seagull really not good?

#

before genji nerfs he was pretty much a god, after he played mei/hanzo

inland bay
#

He's good. You have to be a baseline level of good to compete. It's just that he's outclassed in some heroes by less popular people

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people just like to shit on him because of his fame

jovial eagle
#

oh

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i like seagull quite a bit actually, and i don't say that for pretty much all pro gamers

#

he's super relaxed and doesn't rage in his videos

inland bay
#

yeah he's entertaining and informative

toxic yacht
#

pretty much what Sandata said, @jovial eagle. He is definitely a very good player, even among professionals, but he most definitely isn't the best. He is also a flex player, which probably somewhat inhibits his performance since he doesn't foucs on a pool of 1-3 dps or something. Then there's obviously the fame. He is a succesful streamer and a pro, so that will obviously attract some negative attention

jovial eagle
#

there's also the factor of the definition of best isn't it

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because i've seen shadder2k's genji plays and they're ridiculous

#

heck even seagull thinks shadder's awesome haha

toxic yacht
#

seagull acknowlegded that shadder is better than him. And anyone who has seen shadowburn would never say that seagull the best genji. Shadder and Shadowburn look like robots when they play genji

jovial eagle
#

i do notice shadder dies more often though

#

he plays extremely aggressively

toxic yacht
#

yeah, he dies very often. Seagull plays a bit more passively to charge up his ult before swording in when its necessary. I generally prefer Shadder's playstyle since I also play a very aggressive genji (and die often, get my ult extremely frequently though). Shadder also looks more impressive overall when he plays imo since he is flat out better, especially with his aim.

jovial eagle
#

i feel like shit when i die

#

so i play passively as well

#

with everyone

#

e.e

toxic yacht
#

but mei though. Seagull is one of the few pros who actually enjoy playing mei and always streams with her. Wouldn't be shocked if he is among the best meis around.

jovial eagle
#

i thought he thinks mei's ademon

#

but yeah seagull on mei is incredible

#

he's saved people from roadhog hooks with wall

toxic yacht
#

his walls are always on point, its amazing to see how fast and accurately he places them. I still miss his genji though

#

Seagull was the reason why I started with Genji in the first place, so it's disappointing to see him so rarely

jovial eagle
#

rip genji

#

but yeah

#

so many things i learned from him

#

mei is legitimate counter for bastion, it's so troll especially on hanamura defense

toxic yacht
#

oh god, 2cp maps, especially hanamura are so horrid. Even more so since mei was buffed. This gamemode is the main reason why I wish ow had something like csgo where you could select your competitive match pool

jovial eagle
#

mei's ult needs to be nerfed

#

charge slower

toxic yacht
#

I am 100% sure that it'll get nerfed

#

a good mei gets her ult far too fast

jovial eagle
#

yeah

#

or bad people who peaks way too often

toxic yacht
#

you shouldn't be chasing off the entire enemy team twice per teamfight

jovial eagle
#

i've gotten 2 ults off within 1 minut

#

e

toxic yacht
#

mei was the only hero who wasn't hit by the self healing nerf, probably because of her low pickrates at the time. Now that she is more viable, they can also put her in line with the other heroes. Getting back 100hp every few seconds is no joke

jovial eagle
#

yeah

#

not to mention a good escape after breaking out

#

wall off all troubles

gentle shuttle
#

@jovial eagle Seagull's hero pool is kinda lack luster compared to the other DPS players for other teams

#

he plays genji, hanzo, mei and out of them i'd say his mei has the best chances of being better than other players mei's

#

there are times he absolutely goes ham with his Genji but it seems few and far between. NRG vs Rize Nation is a good example

#

he didnt die once on Liijang

jovial eagle
#

specialization isn't good even with pros eh

gentle shuttle
#

yup

#

the difference in pub stomping and pro play is really night and day

#

i used to think he was the best too 🐷

jovial eagle
#

pro is about teamwork i think for the most part

#

nrg had no response to lunatic hai rip

gentle shuttle
#

they played really well i think

#

i think most people would've thought that would be a free 3-0 for Lunatic

#

being out in asia seems to be levelling them up which is good

jovial eagle
#

noice

toxic yacht
#

nrg had some very questionable plays against hai, like that single gravtion surge, how god didn't chase that reaper and went for ryujehong instead of him and lost etc.

#

but yeah, overall they did really well

toxic yacht
#

yeah, no, spectating overwatch is already confusing enough. I doubt that vr would improve it, although it seems like a fun little gimick

balmy wolf
#

Woo

#

eSports becoming serious

#

Wooo

pastel hedge
toxic yacht
#

tbh it's always been like this. I mean, I dont need to explain why torb and symmetra aren't there, junk is too situational and feedy, Widow is still a dumpster fire, 76 is really not needed in the current meta and is objectively worse than mccree in high level play, mercy is not needed because of zenyatta and ana, pharah is kill because of mccree, basion lol, dva gets deleted by zarya and has almost nothing that winston does not do better and hanzo is too inconsistent

#

and most of this can be blamed on ana and lucio

#

more like half of it

vestal tinsel
#

Ranking heroes based on playrate is pretty subjective to how good you think they are though. Despite being F teir ( not meaning they are bad) teams have been winning using picks like pharah and bastion

#

It was recent that NRG put seagull on bastion being buffed by mercy on the first point of numbani and they won the round

toxic yacht
#

I mean, they mainly managed it because splyce wasn't that great of a team. They tried the same thing with liquid, got completely destroyed and almost risked the map for it (although they still won it)

gentle shuttle
balmy wolf
#

tfw Reinforce is an analyst

gentle shuttle
#

He used to do behind the scenes stuff in esports matches

#

And I think it's a gd idea to get insight from an actual player too

balmy wolf
#

Also I just realised I've run into the Team Captain of Team Bulgaria a few times in ranked

gentle shuttle
#

What's his name

balmy wolf
#

mystogan

gentle shuttle
#

Fairy Tale reference lol. What a throwback

balmy wolf
#

He is a really good widow

#

Only if I was on Ireland's team lel

#

Looks like the big players for EU are Sweden, Germany, Finland, France, Russia and Spain

solid spear
#

@gentle shuttle weeb smh

balmy wolf
#

witch anime girl picture

#

lol I love sky

gentle shuttle
#

@solid spear hehe

#

Yo did u see my ping about LG?

#

Replaced Tseini feelabaaadman

balmy wolf
#

wait what

#

Who did they replace him with?

solid spear
#

@balmy wolf I uh lost a bet

balmy wolf
#

Suuurrrree

gentle shuttle
#

I forgot his name. Lemme find the article

solid spear
#

I've been losing lots of bets

#

Spree

gentle shuttle
#

When's Tseini, Art1er and Numlocked gonna start a team

balmy wolf
#

who tf is spree

#

Also where is New Reu

solid spear
#

Played for NWA

#

Polo pls

balmy wolf
#

I guess I havent been watching any tournies

#

have they been in any

gentle shuttle
#

Read this

#

Wish I could burn in such a classy manner too

solid spear
#

I ain't know Hafficool was such a dick

gentle shuttle
#

Got dat burn doe

balmy wolf
pseudo sail
#

Hey everyone, in just under 2 hours OGN's Apex returns with Rhinos Gaming Titan vs Rogue and one of the most expected match-ups: Lunatic-Hai vs EnVyUS at https://www.twitch.tv/ognglobal!

If you missed wednesday's action of Afreeca Blue vs Rogue & NRG's debut vs MVP Space you can catch up with my summary of the day, including 'maps, players and teams to watch' list :
https://medium.com/@followradon/overview-of-ogns-apex-group-stage-day-6-apple-pie-s-debut-bd57dffe0e73

If you are interested to know more about the other matches of the tournament so far you can check out the summaries and my picks for 'maps, players and teams to watch' of the rest of the days at https://twitter.com/followradon

twilit python
#

Well it is lame what happened to Hafficol

#

there team was doing decent

#

and then two of their supports get picked up by Dig

#

and then they lose Spree to LG

#

Both Dig and LG losing to NWA the team the players left from

#

questionable

#

but I guess I understand

gentle shuttle
#

that does suck, seeing it from that perspective

#

if they'd all stayed together they probably would've been picked up by an org in a matter of time

keen pond
#

Yeah it's unlucky for Ninjas with Attitude they are a strong team but because there are bigger orgs. intrested in the players and Ninjas with Attitude is a team by the players it's some what logic the players leave to bigger orgs. But I'm still wondering when Hafficool will get a big oppertunity hes such a great player

vestal mortar
#

LH vs Envy was so good!

marsh briar
#

taimouW 🔫

quasi python
#

taibow

gentle shuttle
#

talespin plz

balmy wolf
#

fuck man

#

Thats not good

#

Iddqd and Buds were a godlike combo

keen pond
#

ikr

limber pine
solid spear
#

hmm

vague eagle
#

Oreo please

#

You are not new

solid spear
#

this...is new to me

thin elk
#

Group draw?

#

I don't even know what's happening with that anymore

#

I have heard absolutely nothing about any of the teams in the Americas

viral hazel
#

Well america is gonna lose in their group xD

gentle shuttle
#

IDDQD stepped down : (

keen pond
#

ehh

#

like 1 hour ago x'D

#

i said the same thing

gentle shuttle
#

lmao my bad i didnt scroll up

#

might aswell deleteeee

toxic yacht
#

rip iddqd

#

why man

#

he was so good

keen pond
#

he will talk about it later so yeh

toxic yacht
#

man, its so disappointing. Iddqd is one of the best hitscan players in the scene, kinda sad to see him leave them.

#

I wonder where he is going from here and who his replacement is going to be

vague eagle
#

Stepped down from team or esports in general ?

toxic yacht
#

from fnatic roster

#

iirc he is still part of fnatic, just not playing anymore or something

keen pond
#

"Iddqd takes a step down from his starter position but will remain part of our organisation until further notice."

#

so yeah it's just waiting on what iddqd will say

toxic yacht
#

he will clear it up later, he said he'll make an official statement once he is back at his pc or something

keen pond
#

yup

balmy wolf
#

Well the winners of the groups seem kinda obvious

thin elk
#

How many of the matches were actually shown to us?

#

I have literally only seen the EU teams

balmy wolf
#

Im pretty sure they all were

#

in one language or another

#

The outcome of the group stages though were super obvious

toxic yacht
#

wat

#

iddqd

#

on the faze roster

keen pond
#

link?

toxic yacht
#

TwoEasy vanished

#

iddqd is subbing

#

lul, I definitely wasn't expecting to see him there of all places, Shadowburn + Iddqd vs mendo and surefour

#

dis gon be fun

solid spear
#

its just for today

toxic yacht
#

ohh shit, twoeasy is in the lobby 😦

keen pond
#

ow no iddqd

toxic yacht
#

twoeasy returned 😦 feelssbadman

#

wait, whats grego doing in faze?

keen pond
#

stand in

#

zombs is at a wedding

marsh briar
#

D.Va and solo healing pogchimp

gentle shuttle
#

lmao this guys name is really Jesus

marsh briar
#

Kingdom is lit

twilit python
#

This may not be esports related by it's featuring two of the best Korean players out there, Haksal and Mirage

#

but it's funny as fuck so I wanted to share it with you guys

keen pond
#

x'DD

white hare
#

The video after that was just as good @twilit python

twilit python
#

haha

#

good good

robust lodge
#

I think people will be making alotta money of OW eSports

#

not matching league or cs go yet but it will be close up there

wise pivot
#

I mean they want to hold a world championship similar to that of league

#

and knowing blizzard

#

they can do it really fucking easily

pseudo sail
#

Hey everyone, in just under 2 hours OGN's Apex returns with Rhinos Gaming Titan vs Rogue and one of the most expected match-ups: Lunatic-Hai vs EnVyUS at https://www.twitch.tv/ognglobal!

If you missed Friday's action in OGN's Apex you can catch up with my summary of the day, including 'maps, players and teams to watch' list. The match-ups were RGT vs the European powerhouse and APAC champions Rogue and the long-awaited meeting of Lunatic-Hai (widely regarded as best KR team) vs the famous EnVyUS.

https://medium.com/@followradon/overview-of-ogns-apex-group-stage-day-7-lunatics-blizzcon-on-the-horizon-1a77d4a363c1

If you are interested to know more about the other matches of the tournament so far you can check out the summaries and my picks for 'maps, players and teams to watch' of the rest of the days at https://twitter.com/followradon

gentle shuttle
#

that was crazyyyy

#

i fell asleep during the tourney since it was late over here

#

i'm also probably in the minority here, but I think Slasher makes a great addition to ZP+Hex's duo. Would love to see the three of them do bigger events but ah well

cerulean rivet
toxic yacht
#

luuuul

#

well, remember how misfits almost fucked up overtime on eichenwalde vs rogue? When they all left the payload? Good to know that shit like this even happens at pro level

gentle shuttle
#

loool

#

FaZe, Kingdom, Complexity, H2K

#

Harbleu's girlfriend's going ham on Reaper

balmy wolf
#

wut

#

o shit esper

gentle shuttle
#

Esper is bae

inner sequoia
#

What team is Esper on?

#

And please mention me so i can find the answer later

coarse plover
#

if you mean Esper support player, he plays for H2K according to Liquipedia @inner sequoia

balmy wolf
#

Holy shit Group B for the World Cup is gonna be 🔥

#

USA, Germany and Russia going at each other right from get go

#

HYPE

#

And then there is Chile lol

#

Probably the only group that doesnt have 2 clear winners

#

I'd say it'll be Germany and Russia though

#

what is a Chinese Taipei tho

#

It's the Republic of China

#

Russia and USA are interchangable id say

#

Group A also has the potential to be lit, but I say potential 'cuz 🇨🇦 and 🇪🇸 are a bit of a question mark

#

Germany tho I think is through

#

Also, fuck you Blizz

#

Putting both of the teams I'm rooting for in the same Group

#

Well and USA, of course

#

Its 2 per group

#

2 that get through

#

My predictions

#

Group A: Sweden, Spain
Group B: Germany, Russia
Group C: Finland, South Korea
Group D: China, France

#

nice formatting

#

thanks lel

#

I agree with Group C and D

#

I am unsure about A and B

#

Germany is gonna go through no matter what, but that's the only certainty I have

#

really?

#

yeah

#

Can't think of any other team that is guaranteed to go through?

#

nope

#

Not even Sweden

#

._.

#

I wouldnt say Germany is going through 100%

#

I'd say that about Sweden

#

Germany still has a chance of losing

#

Oh wow the matches were revealed

#

unless this is just a placeholder

balmy wolf
#

I disagree. I think Germany is the strongest team

#

Eh, that wasn't a reveal

#

That was a demonstration of how the World Cup matching is gonna work in the vid explaining the World Cup

#

I wouldn't take it as hard-proof

balmy wolf
#

Yeah that is why I said "unless this is just a placeholder"

#

Also im curious @balmy wolf Why do you think Germany is the better team?

toxic yacht
#

world cup is at a really shitty time in my timezone, although it'll be on the weekend

#

I'll try to watch, also USA vs Russia hype

#

I think the finals will be two EU teams, probably something with sweden and germany. EU is fucking stacked. I'm also pretty hyped for Korea

balmy wolf
#

Just the impression I got from the qualifiers

gentle shuttle
#

Korea with those Lunatic Hai members. They're for sure gonna do well

toxic yacht
#

I'm kinda sad that haksal isn't in korea though

#

he's like a one man genji army

balmy wolf
#

At least we have Shadowburn

#

@balmy wolf I didnt actually watch all the qualifiers because the outcomes were so obvious. I was just going the the lineups

gentle shuttle
#

its funny, there was a Overwatch podcast on about an hour ago with Fishtix, Flame and Mangachu (i forgot the hosts name i feel pretty bad :((( ) and they were discussing who'd win in a Genji 1v1 between Haksal, Shadowburn and a few others

balmy wolf
#

shadowburn would win

gentle shuttle
#

i'd like to see Haksal vs SDB that'd be hype af

twilit python
#

Germany will lose to Russia easily

#

even with Cypher not being able to make it

#

It will be a stomp I think

#

Finland vs Korea is going to be interesting

balmy wolf
#

You sound pretty sure of that

#

I like that

#

Will make it more interesting when Germany comes out on top 😛

#

WE SHALL SEE

toxic yacht
#

BROTHER

drowsy arrow
#

time to make some bets

balmy wolf
#

We bet with nudes

#

No, wait

#

Uglyness is a thing

#

uuuum

#

lootboxes

wanton bronze
#

I would have been fine with nudes

balmy wolf
#

I will feign surprise

wanton bronze
#

😄

orchid iris
#

Finland numba 1

frank frigate
balmy wolf
#

@wanton bronze already posted it @frank frigate

#

ur slow

#

git gud

wanton bronze
toxic yacht
#

@frank frigate We love you, keep up the good work

lusty lotus
#

Good to see my boy Zen back up to C-Tier. I'll play him until he's not even listed anymore #OmnicLivesMatter

frank frigate
#

ah yea but the reddit threads = you can bitch at me

#

hehehe

balmy wolf
#

lol

paper pebble
#

@frank frigate love the reports

#

do you think it's still relevant to have the S tier ?

#

I mean, with Blizzard making progress on hero balance, I think (at least hope) we won't see heroes re-entering it anytime soon

#

I guess it doesn't really matter, but I'm a bit bothered that >20% usage rate (which is actually fairly balanced) ends up being C tier

#

scratch that, it doesn't matter actually 😃

frank frigate
#

ummm yes and no

#

its basically like the "canary in a coal mine" tier

#

if something actually hits it, we got a problem hurr

#

well thing is about the C tier, I think i once calculated what a "perfectly balanced" meta would turn out to in terms of hero usage. this is assuming an ideal scenario of like, perfect hero swapping so that every hero was played the same amount, and that it accounted for 100% of a match time

#

i think the numbers shook out to like, ~16% usage per hero

#

probably a percent or two lower now that ana is in the pool

#

so it makes sense for "balanced" heroes to fall within that range

#

but yea its like you said, balance is a subjective subject at best

#

all i can do is report what objective numbers i can, and give appropriate context

paper pebble
#

which you do well don't get me wrong

frank frigate
#

👌

turbid kiln
#

@balmy wolf sucks in e sports

#

:Ddddd

twilit python
#

The Finnish team will be drunk 24/7

#

I can see it now

#

Knowing Taimou for sure

balmy wolf
#

@turbid kiln WTFFFFFFFFFFFF

turbid kiln
#

opwned

cloud current
#

Betting my nudes on Korea to kill china in quarters

arctic sorrel
#

MURICA

toxic yacht
#

USA
USA
USA
USA

#

c'mon, I can't be the only one who fainted when he saw Ster and Seagull on the same team

jovial eagle
#

ster and seagull on the same team?

#

i need to see this

toxic yacht
#

gods and tailspin are there too

#

its seagull, gods, ster, tailspin, mesr and adam

gentle shuttle
#

@twilit python wait whaaaaat Cypher's not there? : (

toxic yacht
#

So, I presume that we'll all be watching the cup together?

balmy wolf
#

so....

#

the world cup group matches will be played in So Cal?

#

starting saturday?

#

Oct 29.

#

Yes

#

In Anaheim

#

is there anyway to go there ant watch?

#

and

#

i wanna go see that shit

#

You have to buy a ticket to Blizzcon

#

lame

#

didnt make it in time

#

I dont know if these matches are actually like watchable at Blizzcon

#

Because Blizzcon actually starts on the 4th

#

They're being streamed though

#

right

#

it looks like they are at the concention center

#

but it doesnt look like anyones there

#

What

#

im watching one of the streams right now

#

for SC

#

it looks like they are at the convention center

#

but it doesnt appear to be anyone in the audience

normal jasper
#

theres no live audience for those broadcasts during opening week

#

theyre not at the convention center, they are at a studio

cunning pivot
#

they're in Burbank I think?

#

so is Heroes

spare ravine
#

pretty sure finals will be sweden vs korea

#

and korea will 3-0 them

#

maybe tviq can hard carry them but i doubt it

#

unlucky that french fans threw their own countries chances at winning with 4/6 the people they voted in

balmy wolf
#

tfw they didnt vote in aKm

#

smh

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I heard something about Cypher not being able to make it or something?

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Is that true?

spare ravine
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tfw no akm / soon / unkoe or winzz

balmy wolf
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Yep

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Still though

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Then it would just basically be Rogue

spare ravine
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thats only because rogue has 4 french players lol

balmy wolf
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Yeah...

toxic yacht
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Ehh, remember, the voting happened befpre Rogue got this popular, so it's somewhat understandable why aKm isn't in. Still dumb though.

frail skiff
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guys quick

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rogue is a team right?

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anyone know the in game name of their manager?

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quiick quick quick

wary jacinth
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@frail skiff Mitsy

frail skiff
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in game with rogue manager now

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not mitsy, mitsy's the eu manager

wary jacinth
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uh.….

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...frank?

frail skiff
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actually im starting to doubt this dude

wary jacinth
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rogue only has one manager

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which is mitsy

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frank is the ceo

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according to TL wiki at least

wanton bronze
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I wonder why it was a nice read for you 😛

twilit python
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😉

quartz wren
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@dull atlas Post that in #overwatch-serious instead - this channel is for pro scene stuff (tourneys, teams, etc.)!

toxic yacht
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still kinda sad that the channel is so inactive, hope that the scene growsn enough and this place stops being ~15 of the same people having discussions

balmy wolf
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called it

toxic yacht
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called it when the channel was made?

balmy wolf
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Yep

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:^]

toxic yacht
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yeah, no real surprise there, it was kind of to be expected, but it's still fairly disappointing to see the channel name always be grey

balmy wolf
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Which team do you reckon will win this weekend?

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#TEAMSWEDEN

toxic yacht
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Probably Sweden

balmy wolf
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Aye : D

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Will be fun to see Poke play though

toxic yacht
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Dandy is with germany though I think

balmy wolf
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Yeah Dandy is really riding that germany train

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Aye indeed

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Its between South Korea and Sweden

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Agree.

toxic yacht
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I'm still hoping that usa survives russia and germany, somehow

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I mean, adam and tailspin are in the same group, so we could potentially see a pharmecy (although I doubt it)

balmy wolf
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Apparently Cypher cant make it

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Overwatch should be promoting the competitive scene in-game

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Or they might already do that?

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Like when an event is on-going, click baits to watch the twitch stream

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No they dont do that

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They really should lol

toxic yacht
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nah, they dont, ZP explained why on /r/comptetitiveoverwatch at some point

balmy wolf
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So what was the reason?

toxic yacht
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looking for the link

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...

balmy wolf
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Ah alright

toxic yacht
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but the world cup is hosted by blizz, so they should have an easier time promoting it, I think

balmy wolf
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Yeah, yet no promotion within the client/launcher thus far lol

balmy wolf
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Fair enough I guess

toxic yacht
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I stil wish that they'd put more effort into it though

balmy wolf
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yeah word

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Would make the competitive scene grow a lot

toxic yacht
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the good thing is that the scene is rather easy to get into since it's still so small