Fl0w3r isn't on NYXL anymore
#esports-discussion
hidden osprey
onyx shore
2nd place is not bad for philly
brisk roost
^
hidden osprey
he's on XL2 contenders
onyx shore
they even beat london
brisk roost
Massive credit for Philly
quasi stump
not only 2nd place but took NY to map 5
olive vigil
GG 
spring lintel
that's better tbh
quasi stump
that's huge
verbal compass
25k. I'm sure they'll live
ruby pendant
25k / 6, not much $
whole mulch
Philly made finals, beat london, I think that's pretty good
vestal berry
paid actor LUL
warped axle
I'm still so proud of Philly 
hidden osprey
Fuel managed to take NYXL to map 5 too, goes to show how crazy these teams actually are
brisk roost
@stuck meadow Ayy GG bro hugs
fading wasp
@ruby pendant more than 6. Don't forget the subs.
spring lintel
insane run for philly, they were one of the worse teams in the league.
stuck meadow
GG
rare sonnet
What’s wrong with what xQc said lmao
stuck meadow
Very fun match
humble moth
he sounded like a douche
indigo barn
she's hot as fuck
ruby pendant
@fading wasp haha, even worse
viral ledge
watch shanghai dragons win the next owl
solar trout
Lol
grizzled trout
@bam what about coaches and stuff
vestal berry
dont play widow if your plat
brisk roost
@indigo barn Who?
solar trout
xD
viral ledge
its all in the script
hidden osprey
he's not wrong xd
whole mulch
I'm gonna go play widow, cya guys
candid torrent
what did he said?
stuck meadow
:
verbal compass
They said it was each
indigo barn
@brisk roost shes hot as fuck - xqc
stuck dragon
if Shanghai Dragons win im cashing out my crypto currency
indigo barn
u kno
short vault
brisk roost
Oh lol
short vault
dont play widow
vagrant fossil
well he never said anything about gold!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
rare sonnet
xQc said nothing wrong lol
tall sierra
@hidden osprey Philly played well... Particularly Carpe and Shillo that opened it up for the team
rare sonnet
?????
stuck dragon
time to play widow guys
hidden osprey
I reckon Phili would have actually closed the series with a win if they ran Snillo and Carpe
spice kindle
😢 PHILLY NO 😢
brisk roost
"I don't judge women about looks because it objectifies them" to "she's hot as fuck" - xQc
raven badger
"Don't play widow if you're in plat"
indigo barn
"her ass is huge"
candid torrent
not playing with shillo was just throwing
indigo barn
"she got big tiddies"
rare sonnet
Yeah it was a pretty funny joke @brisk roost
indigo barn
he kept it pg lol
stuck dragon
"She got tig ol biddies"
indigo barn
good ol xqc
spice kindle
@hidden osprey Agreed. They looked so good with Snillo on Tracer and Carpe on Widow.
brisk roost
The best part was when xQc was going ape shit on Macke Gee - Make Me Feel
onyx shore
should've played shadowburn there
brisk roost
Ikr
hidden osprey
:MrDestructoid:
worn falcon
Awww happy koreans
whole mulch
I woulda liked to see some shadowbenched, but oh well
worn falcon
<3
hidden osprey
I have a feeling SDB will get traded
fading wasp
Philly did way better than I thought they would
primal badge
im not gonna lie, but i agree with xQc. She's hot as fuck
balmy wolf
who doesnt
worn falcon
So April 4
slim summit
dragons vs fuel
vast geode
Who hot af?
tall sierra
@hidden osprey the dynamics of Philly changed so much when Shillo came in... It's so true that Carpe and Shillo made so much happen for Philly...
slim summit
should be a good match
primal badge
the person who said he said somethin creepy @balmy wolf
lucid skiff
twas a good day
night thunder
grizzled trout
All left teams are gonna beat the right teams
tall sierra
It was clear that NYXL (as they've mentioned) prepped for London...
lucid skiff
^^^^^
grizzled trout
Jk
balmy wolf
lol
brisk roost
It's like Goku vs Jiren all over again
rare sonnet
They’re a softie @primal badge
hidden osprey
@tall sierra mhm, they created a ton of space for their tanks and supports
vast geode
Also Philly should look to play Snillo more
primal badge
lol
brisk roost
Goku being Philly while Jiren being NYXL
rare sonnet
Probably ugly af @primal badge
primal badge
O SHIT I GOTTA WATCH DRAGON BALL SUPER
fading wasp
First match of next stage is SHD vs Fuel... That'll be an interesting one.
primal badge
BRB
hidden osprey
In some ways I feel like Philly might have been robbed, but NYXL put up a better fight
stuck meadow
vast geode
They choked rly hard on the 2nd half of he series
rare sonnet
It was pretty dead seeing another Korea win
grizzled trout
😑
brisk roost
I could see SHD winning their first W but at the same time they won't judging how Dallas played for the recent games
balmy wolf
yeet
i got another 100 tokens
hidden osprey
I think part of it is down to exhaustion
rare sonnet
Korea wins again residentsleeper
stuck meadow
@hidden osprey agreed they did take on london earlier today
grizzled trout
Not rlly toxic
tired anvil
I hope SHD don't go 0-30 in stage 3
stuck dragon
tfw no league until Apr 4th
grizzled trout
That was really close
rare sonnet
?? But korea still won
hidden osprey
Playing 10 games back to back is tough
balmy wolf
im glad there isn't any lol
balmy wolf
bc i have so many tests next week
stuck dragon
tfw unemployed neet cryptoholding master race
stuck meadow
@slim summit what team u on?
grizzled trout
Ha
tall sierra
@hidden osprey yea IMO Philly was on a crazy momentum, but at the same time NYXL was warming up while adjusting to their strats (since they were expecting London) ...
Once NYXL got warmed up and adjusted, it was over.... Momentum can do great things, but eventually it'll get stopped at its tracks from a better team...in this case NYXL.
brisk roost
Tbf London was already exhausted during the Stage 1 playoffs but they still managed to reverse swept NYXL
rapid bobcat
Oof
rare sonnet
NYXL choked like philly did
hidden osprey
yeah, NYXL definitely planned to play against Spitfire
tall sierra
@brisk roost Yes indeed..which squashes the argument of..."..philly was tired.."
grizzled trout
Nope stage 3 finals shanghai vs shock
stuck dragon
welp time to play on Console 
rare sonnet
Korean teams always come out the halftime break like gods and I don’t know why
hidden osprey
grizzled trout
I'm predicting it now I put 100$ on it
stuck dragon
tfw no pc
onyx shore
@rare sonnet they ate bosintang to power up
brisk roost
@tall sierra But hey I still give Philly massive credit for putting up a great match
indigo barn
it wasnt that great
tall sierra
@rare sonnet Korean's are known for their patience game... in fact, best at it... although it can bite them during times where their comp/meta is off..
grizzled trout
Is that byakuya
indigo barn
first 2 maps were dominant
brisk roost
@grizzled trout Yes
indigo barn
next 2 maps were dominant
grizzled trout
👍
tall sierra
@brisk roost Oh no doubt..Philly played one heck of a game..proud of them... Carpe and Snillo.... the heart of Philly...
pearl cedar
I think NYXL having Libero flex onto widow over SBB is what really opened up the game
that and JJonak just being a fucking solid rock for the team
brisk roost
EQO was shining the last map too
pearl cedar
he was ALWAYS performing really well
torpid charm
ah, I'm still so proud of my boys
pearl cedar
like what the fuck do you do against someone like him? honestly lol
pearl cedar
Him and Bdosin were fucking clutch on zenyatta vs them
but then NYXL had libero, and libero was on fucking liberation duty lol
tall sierra
NYXL has nothing but A Class players... ..no B bench there... pretty crazy
brisk roost
Has NYXL ever defeated London tho?
indigo barn
uno
indigo barn
still insane that nyxl has only lost to 2 different teams
indigo barn
like my dick
tall sierra
@hidden osprey @brisk roost ...Another thing is, it's so funny to see a lot of these kids hooting and hollering when the Korean teams give up point... when it's all a part of the strat, let alone their style of play...
Taking a point, rather giving up a point is not some miraculously victory that means the other team is some how so much better...
That short burst of ego filled hope (due to their ignorance toward the game) is pretty comedic.
rare sonnet
Guys are you ready for Korea to win stage 3 title matches again? woooo......
worn falcon
Yes
worn falcon
Is fun, as i saw in this match
onyx shore
the fact that brigitte will not be on stage 3 is kinda dumb
rare sonnet
im so excited
worn falcon
will be Seoul
hidden osprey
sometimes it's strategic to give the point depending on ult economy etc
indigo barn
ikr
brisk roost
Yeah
torpid charm
onyx shore
now the pros play different game on stage than on the actual game
brisk roost
They have to back up by then
indigo barn
cant wati to see some more korean on korean action
tall sierra
@worn falcon Yea me too..Seoul is my team 😃 ... win or lose... I've always been with them ... London and NYXL as well due to the players....
Although..Seoul does have the most OP skins though lol... even non Seoul fans tell me that all the time..
rare sonnet
I can’t wait for Valiant to go full Korean just to have a chance like the rumours say, best league ever
torpid charm
Korean on Korean action???? that is lewd, R E P O R T E D
flint pasture
im looking forward to trades and new additons
tall sierra
@rare sonnet @indigo barn well why not look at it in a positive light? In that these Korean teams are making NA/EU teams better due to tougher competition...
bright linden
J 
K E
worn falcon
Oh shit, yeah is gonna be a week of trades
rare sonnet
@tall sierra it’s boring that everything is predictable
indigo barn
@tall sierra we want upsets
flint pasture
lets see if the fuel rumour is true
tall sierra
@rare sonnet Houston is getting ArHan (Korean player) and also another one possibly so...
flint pasture
from the akm drama
torpid charm
week of last minute trades, signing, and drops
flint pasture
i think so
rare sonnet
If you root for Korean teams? You’ll win
supple prism
Now that I have bought the London skin, let's see if they oddly do worse next stage
slim summit
you didn't predict that
torpid charm
I need more of that juicy aKm drama
slim summit
nobody predicted that
brisk roost
We all know Shanghai is winning Stage 3
indigo barn
oh wow didnt expect that at all
rare sonnet
@tall sierra Korean creep resident sleeper
brisk roost
Shanghai is gonna go on an undefeated streak
tall sierra
@rare sonnet @indigo barn fair enough... but in due time I can see that happening ... I mean over 50% of OWL are Korean players ...each team with 3 Koreans and 3 NA/EU like we have already would really balance things out...
flint pasture
nah shock will turn it around
indigo barn
owl is all korean
torpid charm
Philly couldn't beat em in the regular stage so they did it in the stage finals which is amazing
indigo barn
thought it was gonna be another 4-0
flint pasture
but no
indigo barn
but no man
brisk roost
At least my boi Puckett had faith in them
torpid charm
thank mr puckett
rare sonnet
I wonder home much of a shitstorm would be kicked up if you had to have 3 players from your city’s country
deft valley
there would be a lot of benched Americans 
rare sonnet
indigo barn
americans just cant play blizzard games
grizzled trout
Has London beat outlaws outside of stage finals
flint pasture
what about us europeans
onyx shore
@rare sonnet those 3 mandatory players wont be able to play
indigo barn
can u play league
tall sierra
@rare sonnet well at the end of the day it's e-sport....it's managed no different than a regular sport team...
Big Company
Mangers
Scouters
ANd they can get anyone they want... doesn't matter who.. and everyone has a fair chance to pick who they want...therefore FAIR GAME. 😃
sullen berry
@grizzled trout stage 1 playoffs lemme double check
tall sierra
It's just that some clubs are more strategic than others with making smarter picks
flint pasture
they wont though
deft valley
and some just buy out existing teams
rare sonnet
@tall sierra EPL teams must have at least a few English players
Same with many sports
onyx shore
that's EPL
deft valley
@rare sonnet That's applied for the entire league, with the same country, though
worn falcon
this tab when: https://i.imgur.com/6uiFe2n.png
flint pasture
or maybe season 2
worn falcon
Blizzard pls
rare sonnet
Lol it’ll steal the whole fanbase
3-2 
rare sonnet
At least the ones with dignity
flint pasture
season 2 british team = british hurricane???
deft valley
@flint pasture already the name of the Academy team
flint pasture
i know
tall sierra
@rare sonnet true... as I'm a huge EPL fan myself ... but that only applies to nationality, which we know.... the point being that there are Korean-Americans .. a TON ..here in the US that are Americans just like some of us...
slim summit
there are no british players in OWL for a reason
vast geode
Can’t wait when Whoru turns 18
flint pasture
i mean their team would be the new team
slim summit
making a team because you want no koreans is just gonna make a bad team
onyx shore
there are 3
flint pasture
easymac boombox
deft valley
@slim summit disrespeking my man boombox like that
flint pasture
and then 2 other benched rats
onyx shore
there are 3 british players on OWL
paper crag
i kinda want one city to have one team tho
onyx shore
yeah
paper crag
although we already have two LA teams
sullen berry
I doubt they'll want to drop all the hurricane members into Spitfire for season 2, not out of the realm of opportunity though @flint pasture
slim summit
yall straight up both complain about korean dominance
tall sierra
@slim summit yea that'd be bad in so many ways...lol
flint pasture
not spitfire
slim summit
then want affirmative action
rare sonnet
@tall sierra I know nothing about Korean-American community, maybe being from Europe where barely any Asians are makes it hard for me to relate to them at all
slim summit
spoiler alert: those are opposite goals
flint pasture
London Hurricane not London Spitfire
onyx shore
affirmative action 
slim summit
if you want to beat koreans, you have to field good players, not field british players
flint pasture
for season 2
sullen berry
sullen berry
Manchester
paper crag
@slim summit easy. naturalize the korean players. now you can call them british players.
flint pasture
nah
silk linden
tall sierra
@rare sonnet ah you're in the EU.. nice.. yea America is extremely diverse ...
paper crag
Liverpool?
sullen berry
in a way, there is no solid consistency or convention for cities chosen
paper crag
i honestly don't know how big those cities are. i just know that they exist because they have soccer teams
flint pasture
overwatch premiere league
tall sierra
@sullen berry Manchester United lol...
sullen berry
you could even argue Katowice gets no representation
onyx shore
@paper crag sure,if you want your team not winning the league for 15 years+
onyx shore
flint pasture
lul
tall sierra
haha classic
sullen berry
so more EU and pacific division teams an ideal position for Contenders EU/AU/Pacifc to make their mark
slim summit
reminder: shanghai made a team of all chinese players
onyx shore
i don't think shanghai will go full korean though
flint pasture
but it failed
tall sierra
@paper crag Futbol my friend. :)... just messing with ya 😛
flint pasture
those chinsese players sucked
rare sonnet
@tall sierra eu is mostly middle-eastern, black and Indian immigrants not East asians
flint pasture
and werent the best in their region
supple prism
Need a small town that no one has heard of or pronounce, lol
tall sierra
I've been seeing that... a lot in England yea..
flint pasture
ive never seen a korean in the uk
onyx shore
where's canada?
rare sonnet
Me either @flint pasture
tall sierra
@flint pasture The move SHD is making is the best thing they could be doing for them..
rare sonnet
Never seen one
flint pasture
yeah i know
which is good but that should of sorted out a better roster at the start
the one with more problems is the fuel though
tall sierra
@flint pasture Really?! I actually know a lot... local residents too...born there... A lot of native Koreans go to school in EU ..
flint pasture
well in the uk atleast
onyx shore
if there's an investor,yes
flint pasture
like ive seen other asian nationalities
rare sonnet
@tall sierra uk or eu lol, it’s like Mexico ‘NA’ vs US ‘NA’
flint pasture
not korean
tall sierra
@formal vaporediaz#5606 I did the math yesterday.... OWL has over 55% Koreans and ~6% Canadians
onyx shore
still waiting for canada and german teams
rare sonnet
My only Asian friend is from Brunei
tall sierra
@rare sonnet ah yes... I get carried away with typing fast lol... Specifically England, Italy, Germany and France.
rare sonnet
That’s as diverse as it gets for me lol
flint pasture
i know an asian friend who i play with sometimes
tall sierra
It's a nice place 😃
flint pasture
but he sucks
paper crag
New OWL rule: you may only play the hero of your nationality
onyx shore
what about australia
flint pasture
that means ill carry on playing the hero i already play vivid
vast geode
Junk and Hog only
onyx shore
Sydney Kangaroos
flint pasture
tracer main btw
vast geode
NO PROB
onyx shore
they should do talents 6v6 on all star weekend
tall sierra
@flint pasture haha... should group up with us... we play matches with mini SBB's, Libero's and FL0W3Rs
onyx shore
like the panelists,casters
paper crag
NERNERNERNERNERFFFFFFFF THTHTHTHTHTHISISISISSSSSSS
vast geode
THE CHINESE RUN 6 MEIS
rare sonnet
Oh no
paper crag
Jjonak abandons Korean citizenship, becomes a citizen of Nepal
rare sonnet
USA would be op
tall sierra
@formal vaporediaz#5606 Actually... Sydney team would be great in OWL... hmmmm nice city..label etc...
Makes all the sense.
vast geode
Ooh sign me up for a Sydney team pls
rare sonnet
sydney team become another all-Korean team
paper crag
lol ikr
rare sonnet
Lol
vast geode
tall sierra
@rare sonnet A full NA roster? ... I think EU players still have better mechanics though still over NA players
brisk roost
Lmao
vast geode
How many more Koreans are up for hire though?
brisk roost
I haven't checked yet
tall sierra
What skin to buy next? hmmm
vast geode
ALL THE MAYHEM SKINS
tall sierra
@vast geode There are quite a few... just that some are not in the mainstream spotlight.. but there are very capable players there that would benefit an OWL big time..
No Mayhem skins for me unless McDonalds sponsors all of us lol
jk
rare sonnet
@vast geode have you seen KR contenders? Plenty it looks
tall sierra
In the background,
sullen berry
Melbourne Digeridoos
vast geode
Uluru team
sullen berry
Host games in New Zealand for AU home base 🇦🇺
rare sonnet
I would get a mayhem skin if they were not so disgusting
sullen berry
Mayhem skins would work if they can add a little more black on skins where you know, they aren't meant to give themselves away
reaper's raincoat
or Roadhog the magic school bus
silk linden
tall sierra
@rare sonnet worse than Valiants though? ...Subway - Eat Fesh lol 😛
vast geode
Is Fragi chad then?
sullen berry
@silk linden more applicable to #overwatch but then I remembered Fragi didn't die first every game
rare sonnet
@tall sierra it’s kinda weird for me because McDonald’s is mainly yellow and green in UK/EU
sullen berry
helmet beard methinks
silk linden
It's very relevant
tall sierra
@rare sonnet oh wow is it? Had no idea..
vast geode
Fragi is Reinhardt IRL
sullen berry
CHAD FRAGI
rare sonnet
@tall sierra it’s also healthier, appealing to different culture I guess
Looks like an actual nice restaurant most of the time
tall sierra
Interesting...I'll have to check it out sometime
tall sierra
Classy for a fast food joint lol
rare sonnet
One near my house looks like that
tall sierra
Looks like our Sheri's or nicer Denny's here in the States
rare sonnet
This is clearly esport discussion lmao
tall sierra
Gaming grub! Totally legit lol
I wonder if Stage 3 is really going to be that different...
I'm thinking that the lower half teams will battle it out...and some will rise like FL and Dallas...well maybe, just maybe SHD... but only to the top lower end, putting them in the middle of the pack.
As for the Top 6 (half) ...NYXL will stay dominate, no doubt... I'm hoping Seoul will get it together and not sleep the first half of every game lol..
But I think the LA teams will do well..
balmy wolf
dunno why, but i feel like london will fall
tall sierra
IF, Houston gets those two Korean playre (ArHan is DPS I think)...they'll have on heck of a roster.
@balmy wolf lol isn't there a movie called, London is falling or something? 😛
balmy wolf
who's the other korean player?
balmy wolf
but yeah, i don't think much is going to change in the lower tier teams
but i think they might pick up a few wins, but that's it
whole mulch
Arhan is signing to play tracer
and he's not a super good tracer
he's a genji main
balmy wolf
yeah
what was houston thinking
whole mulch
I mean he'll probably perform better than jake since he actually has tracer practice
but I think hiring a tracer main to play tracer
is better than hiring a genji main who sometimes picks tracer
torpid charm
balmy wolf
well now that i think about it, it could be that there isnt any tracer specialist
so thats why they signed him?
tall sierra
Scout stage, but serious scout.
tall sierra
The paper is on the table, but he hasn't come in with the ink yet
sturdy jolt
Who won?
sturdy jolt
Nyx
tall sierra
😛
tall sierra
Epic Reverse Sweep.
sturdy jolt
By who?
fallow raven
obvsly a kr team has to win tho
sturdy jolt
Phily vs spit who won
round cave
ima boston man but i was rooting for phily
sturdy jolt
Sooo
round cave
not fun when full korean lineups runaway with the season
fallow raven
philly won 3-2 against london
sturdy jolt
Lol
fallow raven
philly is a team comprised of totally random players from all different parts of the world
going against premade kr teams that have been playing together for yrs
round cave
so is boston
fallow raven
yeah
tall sierra
@sturdy jolt TL;DR -- Philly came in with a nice momentum.
NYXL took time to warm up...
When it mattered the most, NYXL woke up and the rest is history...
fallow raven
so, its not that i dont like KR teams, but its nice to see a team that isnt "premade" do well
yeah spit lost 3-2
tall sierra
@fallow raven ...to be fair, Carpe is Korean and him and Snillo (Swede) make it possible for Philly to even make plays...
sturdy jolt
Did pine
fallow raven
I dont care if a player is korean im talking about a premade team (from any country)
tall sierra
Pine didn't..he's in Korea.
round cave
pine didnt play
brisk roost
Well judging how Jake played Tracer recently
fallow raven
and now they hot fire
brisk roost
I think he's getting it
fallow raven
Why do off tank players refer to them as Flex players when all they play is Dva ? 😂
brisk roost
Lol
tall sierra
@fallow raven I don't think that's what makes NYXL good... tbh it sounds like more of an excuse. The fact of the matter is, the Korean's just so happen to be very OP at this game and other esports.... the talent is to be respected for what it is and for the love of the sport...
And not all of NYXL are from the same team..some yes, but not all.
fallow raven
hey im a flex player
220 hrs dva this season in comp
I dont think thats what makes them good
just why I choose a team to c heer for
is different than some
round cave
zarya mains cry
tall sierra
The Korean teams only make the other teams in OWL better due to the high level of competition
fallow raven
needs more canadians imo
gaunt acorn
yes
brisk roost
We need a Canadian team too
tall sierra
Yea..OWL has ~6% Canadians right now ..
gaunt acorn
almost certainly
brisk roost
I really hope in season 2
fallow raven
how do u KNOW
round cave
have they said anything about that?
fallow raven
im from TORONTO and i would DIE
tall sierra
Because I did the math yesterday lol
gaunt acorn
it's one of the top picks for an expansion team
round cave
word
brisk roost
Ah nice Toronto
round cave
season 2 gonna be lit
brisk roost
I wanna visit it one day
gaunt acorn
jeff kaplan mentioned toronto is one of the cities they really want
tall sierra
all good
round cave
nice to see owl doing well
gaunt acorn
and their lead artist is from toronto too
so he wanted to design their jerseys
not to mention it seems obvious, anyways
fallow raven
If theres no Toronto for season 2 im out
brisk roost
I'd be so happy yo
gaunt acorn
season 2 will add a least 12 new teams, probably
tall sierra
Yea we needed OWL .... to open up the North American market.
brisk roost
I'll be rooting for Toronto all day
fallow raven
I think Montreal or TO
brisk roost
1 Canadian team would be good for now tho
fallow raven
are the likeliest
brisk roost
In the near future more Canadian teams are gonna come in
gaunt acorn
a vancouver/seattle rivalry would be fun
tall sierra
^
brisk roost
True
gaunt acorn
seattle is a likely city to get an expansion team, too
brisk roost
I live in the central
gaunt acorn
along with busan, beijing
tall sierra
It'd make all the sense as well..
gaunt acorn
chicago
tall sierra
There needs to be a NW team
brisk roost
So I'm in Winnipeg and our rivals would be Dallas and Houston lol
tall sierra
Seattle is way more hip in terms of tech than Portland so it just makes sense...Seattle or BC for a NW team
brisk roost
Either way I'm hyped for it yo
tall sierra
^^^
Exciting things to come..
I'm trying to figure out what day I want to go to a game..
gaunt acorn
imo this seems likely to me
Overwatch League S2 Predictions: 
Atlantic Division:
- Paris
- Berlin
- Chicago
- Toronto
- Stockholm
- Washington DC
Pacific Division: - Seattle
- Vancouver
- Beijing
- Sydney
- Phoenix
- Busan
brisk roost
My Canadian fam will rise and shine!
tall sierra
Has anyone here attended one yet?
strange locust
i want to see more european teams, that would be cool
brisk roost
If I live in LA I could just drive there technically lol
tall sierra
Busan would make a ton of sense, but it'd bring more dominance.
brisk roost
Ez pz
tall sierra
Tokyo..ehh... it'll be all Koreans anyway..
strange locust
well then the finals would just be busan vs seoul
gaunt acorn
i would eat a sock if they didn't get a 2nd korean team
tall sierra
@gaunt acorn nice list..
brisk roost
Do Japs play a lot of FPS games? Cause it doesn't seem like it
gaunt acorn
considering the usa has like
brisk roost
They're more into indie games IIRC
strange locust
with how big overwatch is in korea i wouldnt be surprised if they didn't add more korean teams
tall sierra
@brisk roost No mostly fighters
brisk roost
It would be really lucky if Philippines makes it to OWL 😂
gaunt acorn
korea and china will both get at least 1 more city team
brisk roost
Tho Filipinos play more MOBA games like LoL and DoTA
gaunt acorn
i'm certain
onyx shore
and fighting games
brisk roost
And I know that because I was born in the Philippines
gaunt acorn
busan and beijing seem most likely
strange locust
if i'm playing any competitive game and i see a japanese name i know i'm gonna get my ass kicked
tall sierra
Although the Koreans still are OP at the fighting games...
brisk roost
And Filipinos are toxic in DoTA yo lmfao
tall sierra
@brisk roost Oh nice..kumusta ...
brisk roost
@tall sierra Woah I wasn't expecting that lol. Musta yo?
onyx shore
SEA is the most toxic region on earth
tall sierra
@strange locust ehh..not in OW for sure lol... everytime there is one we roll them.
tall sierra
Plus, it's usually anime fans that just name their accounts like that...
tall sierra
@brisk roost Mabuhay!
brisk roost
@tall sierra Ayy 😄
fallow raven
NOT ME
I HAVE ONLY GOT IT ONCE
and i wasted it on a genji mayhem skin
lmao
i thought the colors looked funny
and i literally never play genji
fallow raven
i had to save up my 100 the old fashoined way for my dva poko skin
gaunt acorn
yeah a philly d.va skin is next on my list @fallow raven
these are currently all the skins i have:
Ana
Brigitte
Ana
Doomfist
Genji
Orisa
Roadhog
fallow raven
😮
Tracer
supple prism
Ana fusion is the best skin though
GENJI
gaunt acorn
nice
Reaper
gaunt acorn
fallow raven
I like Seoul colors so much
pearl stratus
I got Seoul Brigitte. It was a tough decision.
supple prism
i got boston hanzo
pearl stratus
Valiant Brigitte was the other top choice.
Because the Valiant symbol thematically fits so well with her.
pearl stratus
I did Glad D'va.
tall sierra
@gaunt acorn Wow nice... yea I have the Seoul skins too...they look so darn classy ...VIP all the way yea
pearl stratus
I like the purple in mass.
supple prism
but the colors for valiant are awful
fallow raven
I think Team France is gonna be really good at the world cup
torpid charm
Valiant has the worst color scheme imo but Brigitte makes it tolerable
pearl stratus
Actually every teams colors look good on Brigitte.
brisk roost
Yeah the Seoul skins are nice
gaunt acorn
team usa will be better this year
pearl stratus
Except the Shock.
brisk roost
The Black and Gold are spot on
pearl stratus
The Shock orange with the weird matte grey is the only bad Brigitte OWL skin
brisk roost
Team Canada was second only to Team Korea tbh
tall sierra
Seoul skins are indeed very nice... it also helps that Seoul has legendary players, which even non seoul fans respect that I know who get the skin ..
gaunt acorn
i won't lie, we got lucky
tall sierra
Let alone Land of OW galore
torpid charm
Glad's purple, so nice
brisk roost
Right we never went toe to toe with the USA
gaunt acorn
but i'm proud of how we did against south korea nonetheless
fallow raven
this year hopefully we see NotE
gaunt acorn
NotE will probably play on team canada this year
id rather have him than joemeister
roolf + NotE
unf
xQc comin back assuming blizzard doesn't ban him
torpid charm
#FreeJoemeister
gaunt acorn
surefour has improved loads
tall sierra
@gaunt acorn It was awesome watching to two Brothers play. (US and SK) 😃
fallow raven
NotE is DVA 😄
gaunt acorn
agilities.. well.. hope he doesn't go to in-n-out again
fallow raven
poor agilities lol
pearl stratus
I mean he stepped up a bit after his In n Out, so it worked a little bit lol
gaunt acorn
@fallow raven yeah, i mean the combo
gaunt acorn
roolf enabling him
tall sierra
Surefour is a great player...huge potential..brings a lot of value to his team.
gaunt acorn
idk who will play the 2nd support slot
mercy meta is dead now
so maybe joemeister can come back and redeem himself
fallow raven
verbo or joemeister i guess lol
gaunt acorn
but i was really unimpressed with his mercy play
tall sierra
If any of you guys want to group for some QP and possibly comp...DM me yea
gaunt acorn
definitely
gaunt acorn
yes, their academy team
he's getting a lot better
he's not a one-trick pharah or anything now
he's grinded genji a lot
pearl stratus
Rawkus + Boink, most likely too.
fallow raven
I saw him when toronto esports played NYXL 2
pearl stratus
Actually team USA could be like 80% Houston at this point, minus DPS.
pearl stratus
They'll pick up Sinatraa again, and he'll have OWL experience so hopefully Saebyolbe doesn't just... sit him down.
Again.
fallow raven
Have they said when they're gonna open up the STATS page on the OWL website?
like cmonBruh
fallow raven
too many americans playing McCree 😂
pearl stratus
Soldier 😛
I'd almost like seeing Danteh over Sinatraa, depending on how the patches go.
fallow raven
is it a coincidence that all my AU friends started playing again after the Junkrat buff
brisk roost
Yeah Danteh > SInatraa
pearl stratus
Danteh keeps improving over time, he's really interesting to watch.
brisk roost
True
gaunt acorn
danteh for sure
pearl stratus
Also Dreamkazper will be on the team, 100%.
brisk roost
I like Danteh yo. His Tracer and Genji are getting spot on
His Sombra gameplay is decent tooo
pearl stratus
Because why would you not put the kid who plays a million things at a high level.
Rawkus or Sleepy.
tall sierra
@brisk roost Yea I agree...Danteh is a better Tracer than Natraa.... There are a lot of Tracers that are so much better than 150K lol..it's crazy... I wonder if OW regrets paying that much now?
SBB #1...then there are Striker, Danteh etc...
pearl stratus
Or Moth.
torpid charm
Danteh has stepped it up big time when it comes to playing Tracer, I love it
pearl stratus
Actually US has a really solid Support roster now.
pearl stratus
I don'
I don't actually think he's overhyped, but he's been playing on Ladder.
So he's way out of his league right now.
We'll see if he can step up.
But Danteh has more than earned his spot.
I think only his fans expected him to be amazing.
Everyone else didn't, lol
torpid charm
Logix also, he started slacking a bit then they wanted to pass the Tracer roll to Tviq but he took his spot back and showed off
pearl stratus
All of Florida's DPS stepped it up second half of Stage 2.
torpid charm
hell yes
pearl stratus
Cwoosh is still their weakest link, imo.
torpid charm
sounds good
torpid charm
Striker needs more love
pearl stratus
I think you also keep Jake around as a sub, and for general analytic stuff.
Same with Seagull.
They may not play a bunch, but they're both smart af.
Support I think is torn between Rawkus, Sleepy, Boink and Moth.
You could make cases for them in different situations.
onyx shore
is it true that arhan gonna join outlaws?
pearl stratus
Still no confirmation.
onyx shore
arhan is the original j lul ke
pearl stratus
It's a Slasher Rumor.
onyx shore
imagine both of them playing together
pearl stratus
He's still 50/50 iirc.
Basically he's a weatherman.
Just kind says shit, and sometimes it rains.
and sometimes its 80 degrees and sunny.
whole mulch
what was slasher wrong about
pearl stratus
Boston getting rid of their koreans for an entirely western team
whole mulch
wut
pearl stratus
He said a few weeks back that Boston was looking to trade Gamsu, Striker and... the third one who I can never remember.
Because they wanted an entirely western team.
whole mulch
Oh i think i heard that
pearl stratus
Kalios.
Thats the third one.
I think people mistook Gamsus home sickness with him being unhappy, kind of like Pine right now.
He went home, seems fine.
torpid charm
did Pine go back home?
pearl stratus
Not yet, not sure why.
I think he should for a week or two.
But he may have a one way visa, etc, etc.
Which would cause trouble like it did for Shanghai.
torpid charm
I kept hearing that he did and I was like sounds fake
Gamsu came back and was ready to kick ass
pearl stratus
He's been looking more upbeat on his stream and stuff, so maybe he's getting out of his funk.
pearl stratus
After watching the Valiant's Insider thing.
I could understand that.
Unkoe is a cunt.
But currently I think that'd be a bad trade.
torpid charm
Unkoe wild
whole mulch
Unkoe is really rude
pearl stratus
Soon would potentially be an upgrade over Effect.
But Unkoe would make Mickie slap the shit out of him.
whole mulch
I think soon is better than effect
torpid charm
Soon is good but I really don't think he's that good imo
torpid charm
Mickie stronk
gaunt acorn
🇨🇦
DPS: Surefour, Mangachu (Subs: Agilities)
TANK: xQc, NotE
SUPPORT: Verbo, Roolf (Subs: Bani, Joemeister)
seems pretty good
pearl stratus
But I think Dallas has had enough infighting.
And picking up Unkoe would make it even worse.
So from a mental standpoint it'd be a horrible pick up.
I want Houston to give up on Arhan.
And pick up Davin.
I think Davin and Linkzr would be a really good team.
But he'd need to pick up a few extra heroes.
Also side tangent.
But when Philly put in Snillo I got worried, since he's relatively unproven against "top" teams.
But Snillo rumbled today, the dough faced chipmunk little twelve year old.
torpid charm
He's so cute
gaunt acorn
snillo is a beast
torpid charm
a cute beast
I knew he would turn up
everyone was all like "Snillo Carpe Tracer Widow won't work"
limber pine
pearl stratus
Oh no.
But Bischu 😦
I know Fissure + Void will most likely be better.
But I think Bischu is amazing for Glad.
whole mulch
Roshan and MG? :(
torpid charm
hell no
pearl stratus
I think its more how much Bischu enables Asher+ Fissure with his on the spot translating.
It's a sleeper bonus stat.
He gets gold communication medals.
whole mulch
Does he translate midgame though
pearl stratus
He's said yes.
whole mulch
Fissure can speak English pretty well
I think it might just be asher
I've watched fissure stream and speak english
pearl stratus
I watched Custa + OGE the other night.
pearl stratus
OGE, despite being a booster etc, has really solid comms overall.
whole mulch
Might've gotten peer pressured into it
a lot of his colleagues do it
just don't get caught
pearl stratus
Yeah, and I mean Kyky even leaked an amount he made.
And it made me say okay to his penalty.
whole mulch
every boosting site boasts that they have top 50 or top 100 players
pearl stratus
Because its estimated he only made like.. $200.
whole mulch
this says to me that there are multiple pros in the boosting scene
pearl stratus
Which means he didn't do it a TON.
It's proven there is.
One of the boosting sites even used it as part of their ads.
whole mulch
Boosting is expensive, $200 is like 2 or 3 accounts
pearl stratus
That they had old members of KDP, etc, etc, etc.
whole mulch
A boost to GM (by one of the big companies) alone is like 300 dollars
whole mulch
I don't know if sado's company was large or not
gaunt acorn
btw
pearl stratus
I'd be willing to bet not.
whole mulch
but I've looked at the pricing from some OW boosting sites
gaunt acorn
i wonder if Bischu is allowed to participate for team canada in world cup
pearl stratus
I think if it was a huge company they would have kept him out of OWL.
whole mulch
really expensive
gaunt acorn
he was born in south korea but lives in canada
bischu + xqc would be cool for team canada
whole mulch
Bischu is a canadian citizen, no?
gaunt acorn
yes
pearl stratus
It depends on citizenship, iirc.
whole mulch
I think he can
pearl stratus
I think they just did Olympic rules.
gaunt acorn
i will amend my previous post, then
pearl stratus
Because they already existed.
torpid charm
#FreeSado
gaunt acorn
🇨🇦
DPS: Surefour, Mangachu (Subs: Agilities)
TANK: xQc, Bischu (Subs: NotE)
SUPPORT: Verbo, Roolf (Subs: Bani, Joemeister)
pearl stratus
Hydration can play in every country then.
Since he lived around the damn world lol.
I'm more scared of the disparity in the tracer play between everyone for the next worlds.
Basically if you don't have an OWL Tracer, SBB is going to eat your team.
gaunt acorn
surefour is a better tracer than danteh in my opinion
pearl stratus
And even if you have one, he might still do it.
gaunt acorn
canada beats usa confirmed
pearl stratus
I think USA has better supports.
It'd be a good match either way.
Also I think Dreamkazper and Surefour Widow duels would be fun to watch again.
pearl stratus
USA doesn't have the best DPS pool overall.
gaunt acorn
j lul k e
pearl stratus
Hey, if it works it works.
Silkthread too, but I have no clue where he's at anymore.
Since he's benched forever.
whole mulch
He looked good when he played
pearl stratus
You'd mostly be subbing out around Dreamkazper though.
I don't forsee a situation you bench him.
queen drift
pearl stratus
That's fair. Tonight was one of the few times I feel like Libero outshone Saebyolbe.
hidden vault
tall sierra
@pearl stratus Is that true about Boston wanting to go all western team? I think that's a bit much due to the intention aspect of it...
I mean anyone could be an American or someone from the EU from anywhere.
What if there were Korean-American players that are American citizens that were available for Boston to grab? Would they not sign them just because they are korean?
See what I mean? This is the problem..the inner ugly nasty racism ...
They just can't swallow the fact that Korean's are OP and are trying to get an all non Korean team? ppsshh that's so low.
pearl stratus
It's not true.
It was just Slasher being retarded.
And throwing rumors at the wall that is his twitter.
tall sierra
@normal oxideetoEat#9703 Yea Seoul didn't make it :(... still top tier though 😃
@pearl stratus Ah kk ... was about to say lol
ruby pendant
@tall sierra workplace discrimination!
onyx shore
imo,if you're a team owner,it's okay if you want to go full western or full korean
it's your money,and your team anyway
you're not obligated to hire anyone
pearl stratus
On the contrary, I think you're almost obligated to hire the best players.
Unless you're Shanghai.
tall sierra
Very true ... what I was pointing out was the intent behind wanting to do so....
One thing is for sure as you guys mentioned... it's open ended so everyone has the same opportunity to choose the players that they want.
fallow raven
I hope Boston does some dope shit in Stage 3
fallow raven
boston is my #2 because Toronto Esports is their academy team
some sick players on toronto
tall sierra
Oh nice..good stuff...I wish there was a Toronto Team... it's only proper.
tall sierra
For sure...it'll be exciting
rare sonnet
It’s sad to see Toronto esports give up on getting into OWL after the price rise, they posted some stuff hyping them up for season 2 and then the new price got talked about
tall sierra
Ah dang..
rare sonnet
So they sold themselves to Boston basically :/
fallow raven
They're a small org
and it's a lot of money
cant get the investors
its hard to ask for $20m+ without a proven track record
like some orgs have
at least working with an OWL team gives them credibility
pastel spire
what's the new OWL franchise price?
pearl stratus
I want them to tease out some of the new teams for Season 2.
Since they already have people buying in.
silk linden
My thoughts on the Dallas fuel situation. Either:
- Rascal is lying
- Kyky is lying
- The Kyky interview was misconstrued
- There are massive communication problems that lead to these misunderstandings and should have been addressed internally
silk linden
Now, 4) is all but a given. I'm also inclined to believe 2) because if anything poopgate shows us Kyky doesn't know what the fuck he's doing
Now? Does it mean your up to date with everything but Rascal's response, or should I start from the beginning?
supple prism
the last thing i have heard about fuel is the whole xqc thing
silk linden
Oh boy that was a while ago
onyx shore
imo,kyky should've briefed/tell the players that he gonna post that,and discuss it what to omit from that post
like "okay guys,i'm gonna post this article,you guys read it first,and tell me if something needs to be clarified or added"
silk linden
He didn't post the article, he was interviewed. Though he never came out to explicitly disown it
Which can be assumed as an endorsement
onyx shore
ah,at least he should ask the interviewer what the questions beforehand and prepare the answer with the tean
silk linden
Not only with the team but with a goddamn PR person. But yeah, apparently also with the team because some of them have been dumbfounded by it