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red wyvern
median saddle
it's already a GG lul
drowsy fulcrum
Mistakes should change his name to Gladiators Getting Into Playoffs
pearl stratus
They're not even Garbo its just playing a team with insanely better coaching than every other team in the leauge.
drowsy fulcrum
because that's the real mistake here
pearl stratus
Boston plays pretty much perfectly.
red wyvern
OOOOOH
pearl stratus
Everything is so methodical.
fluid dagger
I mean.... Huk did say it would be easy... and he is the president
visual glen
Glads are good but inconsistent
median saddle
so bad?
visual glen
But Boston is just better
hollow current
NY probably has an equal coaching staff
fresh sedge
boston vs nyxl BATTLE OF THE CENTURY
hidden osprey
OW at the top level is like a game of chess
median saddle
I love LAG
drowsy fulcrum
if you're inconsistent you're not good
median saddle
but they're just not this level
pearl stratus
We won't see till NYXL gets pressured more, honestly. @hollow current
drowsy fulcrum
my hanzo occasionally skates fast, smokes grass and eats ass but doesn't mean he's any good
hollow current
True
visual glen
pearl stratus
The current stuff their coaching staff is trying has all failed.
Look at the new Janus strats they're trying.
Put them to so many game 5's.
hollow current
if boston beats NY then i'll agree that bostons coaching is better
drowsy fulcrum
YEAH VIDEO GAMES
fluid dagger
Boston have successfully gone from underdogs to big boss
drowsy fulcrum
i want to go to world cup just to yell "YEAH VIDEO GAMES"
drowsy fulcrum
and to yell at the french of course
wintry kraken
time for a draw ?
median saddle
not for long
hollow current
is there a tiebreaker?
fluid dagger
Striker in stealth mode
hollow current
but what if they go 2-2?
drowsy fulcrum
exactly what I said
rapid bobcat
wait if they draw here and glads take map 4 and 5, will they have to go to map 6?
hidden osprey
OUCH
steady turret
lmao
royal acorn
knew it
fluid dagger
done
hidden osprey
RIP
fluid dagger
game over
hollow current
gg
wintry kraken
RIP
red wyvern
GG
fresh sedge
RIP
drowsy fulcrum
BIGGEST OF GAMSUS
royal acorn
they lost
vagrant niche
ez clap
pearl stratus
Hydration os so frustrating to watch.
steady turret
gg
hidden osprey
G freaking g
rapid bobcat
gg
forest jungle
gg
idle beacon
WHAT?
forest jungle
Steam roll
pearl stratus
Hydration is either really good, or useless.
fluid dagger
NY and LAV now shaking in their lil booties
idle beacon
i just watched a short song
red wyvern
ZEN POTG
idle beacon
W T F
pearl stratus
He has no middle ground.
royal acorn
finished
hidden osprey
now lets see NYXL repeat what they did against Philly in Stage 2, with a reverse sweep
hollow current
ez warmup
fiery reef
oh weird, I wasn't expecting the mto stop early once a team won
drowsy fulcrum
LA Gladiators more like LA Badiators
red wyvern
k imma go play ow now
paper crag
so do 3/4th place teams get any prize money?
hidden osprey
noo, Uber and X are finished for this stage :(
red wyvern
thanks for the chat
paper crag
or is it just the top 2
drowsy fulcrum
LA Gladiators more like LA Radiators
pearl stratus
@fiery reef It doesn't count towards map wins at all. So it doesn't make sense to keep playing.
drowsy fulcrum
all they do is waste energy
idle beacon
how fast was this over, eh?
fluid dagger
during the stage, map score matters so they always play 4
in playoffs it's simply best of 5 since map score isn't recorded for the season
fresh sedge
NO MORE UBER BibleThump
royal acorn
Fun fact: OMEN isn't the official display of overwatch league, Some monitors are from dell
fiery reef
@pearl stratus It makes sense .. but didn't they keep playing in all the previous finals of each stage?
pearl stratus
No, most of them actually went to 4-5 games.
steady turret
so the next game is at full hour?
idle beacon
i just watched sherlock holmes beatin the shit out of that bearnucklefight dude ..
hidden osprey
Lol that advert offer has expired
fluid dagger
@royal acorn players get to choose their monitors
fiery reef
ah
royal acorn
@fluid dagger n0
idle beacon
that wasn't even 8 mintes
royal acorn
who said that?
fiery reef
so .. what .. now we have to wait 45 mins for next match?
They cant exactly start it early since viewing parties would be screwed
hidden osprey
I hope not
fresh sedge
when is the next map
vagrant niche
no they continue
pearl stratus
I think the next match is soon.
drowsy fulcrum
this chat is now property of the plup club, we moving over to summit 6 lads
fluid dagger
@royal acorn players get to choose all their gear including monitors (there are restrictions but not on things like brand)
It was all covered during pre-season
The Omen stuff is being used by all the visible staff though (casters and so on)
vagrant niche
they never stop
pearl stratus
The last map has a break
No, they're adding a break into the final map.
So both teams come into it slightly rested.
paper crag
so is it just the top two teams who get prize money, or does everyone who made it to the playoff get something?
hidden osprey
I don't think they can choose monitors
pearl stratus
Just the top 2.
paper crag
ah
pearl stratus
Second failure gets fucked.
hidden osprey
I've never seen players walk out with their own monitors
paper crag
sucks for the other guys lol
pearl stratus
Third failure gets laughed at.
idle beacon
@fluid dagger so the staff give and take the mouse you choose?
fluid dagger
@idle beacon yes you see them cleaning up and stuff between stages. each player choses their peripherals and staff help them change it all out.
they also each have their own SSD with all their preferences and such pre-loaded
drowsy fulcrum
I want to eat food but there's no food to eat smh
pearl stratus
Yes Winston, plays bring nothing into the arena. They have a SSDs with all their stuff preloaded kept in the arena, and three each of their keyboard/mouse of choice.
That way nothing can be tampered with ahead of time.
idle beacon
@fluid dagger so no chance of transfering a bot?
pearl stratus
Fucking damn Mistakes.
paper crag
what if they want custom keycaps and mods on their mice lol
fluid dagger
@idle beacon the league holds on to everything, players just get to choose it
pearl stratus
Your mother gets her vagina sewn shut for raising a piece of shit
And not aborting.
It's a harsh rule
idle beacon
good good
pearl stratus
But its fair.
fluid dagger
@idle beacon that makes sure they're all using what they like but it can't be tampered with
idle beacon
@pearl stratus wow .. such words coming from you? 😮
fiery reef
There is a lot of viewing parties going on in NYC .. so if it starts early because Gladiators are pushovers .. people gonna be mad
hidden osprey
Fairly normal from him, surprised he hasn't been warned for it yet
pearl stratus
The finals are a different time @fiery reef The first two matches don't need to be delayed.
hidden osprey
!schedule
idle beacon
@fluid dagger yea good they do so 😃
somber yewBOT
Developed with LOVE by MoonFire
fiery reef
Sure they do... what if NYXL loses?
pearl stratus
Oh they switched it to a solid schedule.
Interesting.
Well good on Boston then
They get 3 hours or rest for dominating the shit out of LAG.
fiery reef
Its always been a solid schedule .. I cant think of any matches that started before it was time only games that started after scheduled time
idle beacon
@pearl stratus have you been boozin?
fiery reef
Then again .. no games have ended THIS quick, and after only 3 matches
hidden osprey
1 death wtf
fiery reef
Might as well had Boston play Shanghai instead
fluid dagger
I think Mistakes earned a contention on this one honestly
75% pulse bombs lol
jesus
fiery reef
These games went so quick, I missed every single one of them...
hidden osprey
Mistakes is definitely in contention, going from a bench warmer to a main starter
fiery reef
How
pearl stratus
@fluid dagger And there goes Mistakes contention lmao
fiery reef
how'd* note do. Note was killing it last week
pearl stratus
Note is always solid.
pearl stratus
No one on Boston is ever really not solid, honestly.
fiery reef
I don't follow Boston very much, but Note / Neko always seem to crush it
idle beacon
11-0
fluid dagger
LAV vs NY
drowsy fulcrum
@hidden osprey I mean that only happened because DreamKazper evolved into TeenGrazper
pearl stratus
Mistakes can lose widow battles like we saw earlier this week against LAG.
idle beacon
MAKE IT A 12-0 !!!!!!!!!!
hidden osprey
This match is gonna be spicy
pearl stratus
But even when Mistakes loses Widow duels.
pearl stratus
Striker will 1v5 the entire team
hidden osprey
@drowsy fulcrum I know, but for him to step up and fill his role even better
pearl stratus
He slotted in from a bench spot into a win streak
And the win streak never faltered.
drowsy fulcrum
has LAV vs NYXL started?
pearl stratus
It just kept going.
fiery reef
Deflategate!!! Boston is only winning because they are using deflated mice!
idle beacon
is kellex the cap?
fiery reef
I still.. kind of hope Valiant win this .. I don't care for the team at all, but underdog surprise wins are always awesome to see happen
drowsy fulcrum
@fiery reef has it started already
hidden osprey
SoonTM
idle beacon
@fiery reef val being underdogs?
fiery reef
Yeah, they were 4th seed this for stage
deft valley
compared to boston and ny? yes
idle beacon
since when are val underdogs?
fiery reef
Oh? I didnt know valiant was a better overall team than Boston and NYXL
idle beacon
ok in this stage, maybe. they weren't in stage1
hidden osprey
and for them to resurge like that
deft valley
we're not talking about stage 1 are we
fiery reef
If you are the weakest team in playoffs. Your the underdog
deft valley
And stage 1 Valiant was still an underdog to stage 1 NY
fiery reef
Gladiators .. had a better record, but they are the weaker team imo though.
deft valley
Uprising being debatable
idle beacon
so when has val gotten worse? 😮
drowsy fulcrum
LAV are honestly the team I've never paid any attention to
deft valley
the fuck are you on about
drowsy fulcrum
don't think I've even seen any of their games
deft valley
they didn't get worse
they weren't in the playoffs
But they are decidedly the weakest team of the three remaining now
fiery reef
Sorry man, didnt mean to dog on your team ... your right. Valiant aren't underdogs. Best team in the league
deft valley
NY has been dominant throughout the season, and Boston has rolled S3
round cave
TriHard 7
drowsy fulcrum
London have really fallen this season though
fiery reef
Nah, I didn't. Freefeel plays winston mostly right?
idle beacon
besides NYXL i mean. val ended 7-3 in stage1, just like seoul and london. i thought val are as good as the 2 other koreander teams (not as nyxl)
dunno what happened in stage2 with val
pallid cargo
internal issues apparently
pearl stratus
Val coached themselves out of Stage 2 by being shit internally as an org.
pallid cargo
valiant's weakpoint is their support line
pearl stratus
Completely redid their coaching style/outlook for Stage 3.
fiery reef
Right Stage 1 = Valiant not in play offs. Stage 2 = Valiant no in play offs. Stage 3 = only in play offs because a 4th team was included.
but totally not an underdog for finally being in play offs
pallid cargo
valiant is seed 3 tho
fiery reef
Valiant was seed 4 I thought
deft valley
Boston is the first time in playoffs and they're not underdogs lmao
pallid cargo
glads were seed 4
valiant was in no matter what but they're gonna lose this match anyways :(
deft valley
But your point about "like seoul and london" is irrelevant
because guess what, seoul and london aren't in the playoffs
idle beacon
yea vals coaching was ass in st2, but i've always seen a top5 team in them
pearl stratus
Hard to be an underdog when you're on a 14 match win streak.
deft valley
No one's saying LAV isn't good
fiery reef
^ @pearl stratus he gets it
pallid cargo
lav isnt bad but they're playing against nyxl and didn't even play them this stage
deft valley
But guess what you can be "good" and still an underdog
because the other teams are better
plain sand
LAV is not going to win
deft valley
because you're literally determining the best one
pallid cargo
yeah LAV isn't gonna win
native parcel
Shang Dragons r gonna beat dalas
idle beacon
alot in here still act like nyxl are unbeatable
pallid cargo
it's nice to see them in the playoffs though
idle beacon
just annoying
pearl stratus
LAV needs to borrow Diya for a day.
pallid cargo
NYXL are beatable but not for LAV
drowsy fulcrum
nyxl more like microsoft excel
native parcel
!tracer
somber yewBOT
@native parcel, I've sent you a DM with all my commands!
pearl stratus
Shanghai Dragon Sniper the only one so far to shut down Pine.
pallid cargo
are they playing ilios?
native parcel
!teams
somber yewBOT
Developed with LOVE by MoonFire
bright linden
this is gonna be good
plain sand
Boston vs. NYXL is an unstoppable force vs. an immovable object
bright linden
NYXL WIN PLS
pearl stratus
If there's Ilios, Rt 66, or Blizz World you'll see Pine.
fiery reef
So LAV = 5th overall for the league, TIED with Philly, but 1 map win more. Only 2 games above Houston and Glad. They are very much middle ground team. Boston has the 2nd highest wins across the league only 5 behind NYXL. So yeah .. HARD to be an underdog when your the 2nd best team.
plain sand
So
idle beacon
how often did bos win vs nyxl ?
bright linden
pine pls
supple prism
1
fiery reef
I think only once @idle beacon
pallid cargo
Soon has been shut down hard on widow v widow recently with sayaplayer
idle beacon
how often nyxl vs bos ?
plain sand
This musoc
supple prism
3?
fiery reef
They beat NYXL in stage 3, but they lost before
pallid cargo
if LAV win 1 map I'll be happy
pearl stratus
If NYXL just brings Mano right off the bat, they're actually being serious.
plain sand
Or Pine
fiery reef
NYXL I believe has 4-0's boston every time, but 1
quasi vault
b i g b o s s
pearl stratus
Pine is still map specific with his hero pool.
fiery reef
OH wait
pallid cargo
I like Custa but he's the weakest link on LAV
fiery reef
it was 3-1, 4-0 and 2-3.
So the one time they won.. it was in overtime 5th match
idle beacon
will be interesting to see nyxl havin it easy vs bos
pearl stratus
Boston also had NYXL as their - FIRST - match of the OWL lol
Which kind of doesn't count at all.
fiery reef
Was boston not in pre-season? I know one or two of the teams missed it
pearl stratus
Until the end of Stage 1 no one was beating the pure korean teams.
fiery reef
wait no
plain sand
^
fiery reef
bosto nwas in pre-season and lost there too.
pearl stratus
Because they had no cohesion.
plain sand
Then Boston beat London
fiery reef
Boston lost 3-1 against NYXL in pre-season as well.
pearl stratus
It was just cohesion growth in time.
strong silo
GO VALIANT
vagrant niche
BIG BOSS
supple prism
only fusion wasnt in preseason
idle beacon
so the chances are good bos will win vs nyxl once again.. now where they've gotten this good
fiery reef
holy shit. Preseason Shanghai went 2-3 against Boston.
pearl stratus
Shanghai was never like "bad", they've always scrimmed better than the played on stage.
They're weird.
bright linden
BIG BOSS PogChamp
drowsy fulcrum
LET'S GO LAV
fiery reef
Yeah.. its all good. My Shanghai Jersey will be here tomorrow. They will start winning
drowsy fulcrum
WOOOOOO
pearl stratus
This match line up fucks LAV.
pearl stratus
Because its literally all the maps you'd play Pine on it.
Because teams talk about it, a lot.
idle beacon
ok
fiery reef
They do ^
pearl stratus
NYXL will
idle beacon
maybe lack of confidence on the big stage gettin them to struggle
fiery reef
And in stage 1, I think they mentioned it alot... that they tend do scrim well ..
Like if you look at Stage 1, they had TONS of games that were close ... but they have a bad habit of choking last second .. or getting major plays and not capitalizing on them (which is still a problem for them)
drowsy fulcrum
OH JEEZ VALIANT WHAT ARE YOU DOING
visual glen
Wew
drowsy fulcrum
@indigo barn purple boys lost 0-3
pallid cargo
Pre-game In-n-Out visit
indigo barn
WAOH SHTTT
paper crag
lol was the payload ever contested during point A?
indigo barn
WHOS WINNING RN
fiery reef
In stage 1, I think Shanghai got almost every KOTH match to 99%, but would always lose it lol
fiery reef
Not exactly. I mean its very likely, but until it happens ...
fiery reef
NYXL has fucked up before .... look at Stage 1 finals
paper crag
lol wow they're just mowing through
pearl stratus
Has.... NYXL gotten a kill?
fiery reef
NYXL had every advantage in stage 1 finals .. and choked hard
cerulean plume
Woah valiant 
paper crag
i feel like somebody died on VAL earlier
drowsy fulcrum
NY OVERRATED 
PINE INUNDATED LONG HAVE WE WAITED 
VALIANT ACTIVATED
fiery reef
They need SBB.
paper crag
nyxl suddenly remembered that they're nyxl
terse finch
Probably holding SBB back to rest for finals yeah?
steady turret
there's pine
plain sand
P i n e b o i s
fiery reef
Not that pine is bad, hes amazing .. but Pine seems to work like this. Either they wreck insanely hard. OR they just get walked all over. Pine doesn't have a middle ground. He's either a god, or a floormat
paper crag
i guess they thought they were DF for a second. understandable since they're both blue uniforms
pallid cargo
okay soon switch
steady turret
jesus
visual glen
Popping off
fiery reef
Whose commenting for this match? still trying to learn the voices? Is that Monte I hear?
pallid cargo
monte and doa
fiery reef
Whose the guy who sounds like Monte (maybe its just to me?)
Hes another smaller guy I believe
visual glen
wut
pearl stratus
Hex?
fiery reef
yeah hex!
cerulean plume
Okay warm up over 
fiery reef
Monte and Hex are my 2 favorites
vagrant fossil
that was brutal
paper crag
i think the two cast duos are pretty much set that way
have they ever mixed things up?
fiery reef
Isn't Semmler kind of random?
drowsy fulcrum
I'm hoping to cast for season 2, but all of my old work was deleted after I left on bad terms with my last owner
got a new mic today to start again
pallid cargo
oh shit it's OT, time for valiant to actually do shit
fiery reef
I'd love to be apart of the esports scene for a game. No idea where i'd like to be
paper crag
i'd love to kick out that korean translator and take his spot
his manipulating-players-words-ass
steady turret
that was close
hidden osprey
what a C9
drowsy fulcrum
I've been casting for 3 years
vagrant fossil
rip
frozen crown
Sad
drowsy fulcrum
but the last 6 months I've had no mic so kidna stopped
in that time i lost all of my work for the last 2 years
fiery reef
In season 2, they plan (doubtful) to try and play games at other cities. If they do, likely they will need more casters
paper crag
lol watch there be home stadium announcers doing the shoutouts for players as they enter
drowsy fulcrum
yeah I've already contacted them about doing contenders season 2 for Europe
fiery reef
I could see at least 1 or 2 cities being added to the list of locations. NYC and probably Dallas or Houston.
frosty forge
Was that a c9
hidden osprey
yeah it was
fiery reef
I don't see any non US locations being added until more teams are located outside of US
paper crag
i feel like something like different city for every season could work
paper crag
but even then, you need to find new housing every season
drowsy fulcrum
I've heard rumors about some teams going in for season 2 being Sydney, Tokyo, Stockholm, Paris, Oslo and Jerusalem
fiery reef
I dont think they would change each season
paper crag
and have an arena that won't be used as often
frosty forge
A stylosa vid said there will be 4 new cities/teams
drowsy fulcrum
so a european venue could be possible
fiery reef
There are a lot of rumored teams coming in season 2 and more in season 3
hidden osprey
This is the dallas fuel strat
fiery reef
EU venue won't happen until more teams are located internationally
drowsy fulcrum
scatter 
strong silo
I heard Brazil is a possibility
drowsy fulcrum
was that the last scatter ever
fiery reef
because flying people to another country to play for a weekend... would be costly
Plus as Ado mentioned... housing becomes an issue
drowsy fulcrum
@fiery reef so what you do is a european season and an american season, 6 in each
paper crag
ackchually storm arrows
fiery reef
I see multiple US locations though. NYC, LA, Houston(or Dallas).
drowsy fulcrum
fly the asian teams to europe for that
terse finch
Yeah, US venues maybe
vagrant fossil
😡
fiery reef
That would defeat the point of this being a league like it is
vagrant fossil
yeah you know what p sure the bow itself is the storm bow
fiery reef
Unless you mean 6 games with all teams, in EU and 6 games with all teams in US
drowsy fulcrum
as does having european and asian teams solely competing in America
in one stadium
fiery reef
It will never be practical to try to play internationally with how often OWL teams play.
hidden osprey
This feels like its gonna be super onesided
quasi vault
when do bos/ny play?
fiery reef
They play twice a week. Flights across the world take up an entire day + jet lag.
terse finch
The biggest issue with international play for esports is still visas, right?
fiery reef
Every single team member on every single team would need a Visa for every single country they play in
hidden osprey
So many TTours moments today
drowsy fulcrum
all major EU countries now support esport visas under sporting visas
and of coruse it's one for all in the EU
Korea and Australia too
fiery reef
Is that going to apply to UK after Brexit goes through?
drowsy fulcrum
Japan doens't officially do it but it's very easy
@fiery reef it's been a seperate EU law for ages
fiery reef
Japan doesn't even have a team, and I don't see them getting a team in season 2
fiery reef
Overwatch isn't an MMO, Card game, or Fighting game. I don't see them caring enough
hidden osprey
annd that's a wrap
cerulean plume
fiery reef
Nah, I didn't watch overwatch pre- OWL
hidden osprey
Valiant threw by not swapping to dive earlier
pallid cargo
^
paper crag
i feel like japan is gonna be the new SHD or something lol
vagrant niche
HUGE C9
hidden osprey
then C9'ing at the end
fiery reef
THe main reason im watching OWL now, is because they made HUGE advantages to how spectator works
including team colors
and more
pallid cargo
just swap to dive on last, jesus christ
drowsy fulcrum
they had team colours in the world cup
drowsy fulcrum
I thnik
fiery reef
Watching Overwatch 2 years ago? It looked like shit and was confusing to follow
strong silo
wow 2 C9 from Valiant
drowsy fulcrum
hidden osprey
Just one C9
drowsy fulcrum
yep
pallid cargo
put agilities on his best hero stop making him play so much junkrat
fiery reef
Japan is usually very good with games @paper crag I dont think they would be bad
drowsy fulcrum
man I'm fuckin pumped for them releasing these this year
pearl cedar
soon was pretty nutty on widow vs pine tbh
fiery reef
Its whether or not the game interests them. Look at fighting games and Card games. Japan is god tier at those.
I've probably got around 2k OWL tokens .. and ill never use them lol
slim summit
I'll take em off your hands
drowsy fulcrum
honestly though I feel it in my scrote that the 4 next OWL teams will be Paris, Stockholm, Sydney and either Tokyo or Vancouver
fiery reef
They need to make it so you can purchase the weapon skins.. and use them on any other skin.
Canada will likely get a team. Toronto or something
drowsy fulcrum
depends how much Japan turns up at the world cup
cerulean plume
Well it's all investor dependent but those locations would be cool
slim summit
investors are already publicly hinting at Chicago and Seattle
but
I'll believe it when I see it
fiery reef
I mean yeah, but investor has little to do with location.
drowsy fulcrum
I suppose
fiery reef
London Spitfire is an American owned team. The owner has nothing to do with UK or London.
drowsy fulcrum
but France has a hotbed of good players that's not being used
cerulean plume
Yeah more US teams seem more feasible, considering NBA and NFL team owners will follow after Boston's success etc
frosty forge
S❤️E
drowsy fulcrum
Tokyo wouldn't surprise me seeing as they have the Olympics coming up and have been pushing for every other competitive game
fiery reef
Aren't a few teams owned by other sports team owners?
drowsy fulcrum
Australia actually surprised me by not having a team immediately
drowsy fulcrum
and as much as I want the Glasgow Thistles
vagrant niche
US team is more like Shock and Outlaws
fiery reef
I remember one of the teams is owned by the Son of a major US sports team owner
quasi vault
scrimbucks
drowsy fulcrum
I think
slim summit
Monte's tie
vagrant niche
remember Kyky is the coach for the world cup
slim summit
clearly it was rolled up in a package this morning
frosty forge
Chicago is the 2nd biggest city in america
drowsy fulcrum
🅱dosin
vagrant niche
and he's on Houston now
fiery reef
Chicago is 3rd biggest
frosty forge
Damn
fiery reef
NY, LA, Chicago, Houston
frosty forge
Im just sayinf chicago because i live there
fiery reef
Phoenix Arizona is 6th biggest city .. I could see them getting a team at some point.
drowsy fulcrum
I wouldn't be shocked at a UK team coming out that only had UK players
frosty forge
LMAO NO PINE ON ILLIOS
drowsy fulcrum
there's a huge Overwatch circuit in the UK that could easily own a team
strong silo
That was what I expected from Spitfire
fiery reef
honestly. I'm shocked that Buffalo wild wings doesn't own a team. Their owner a few years ago, said he prefers esports fans over actual sports fans as customers. They tip better, and are way nicer. And I could easily see them being a sponsor
pallid cargo
Pine subbed OUT on Ilios
drowsy fulcrum
the UK has mad talent that's going unused
plus a major circuit that has over 100 teams in it at locals every month
frosty forge
what about Asian talent
strong silo
there is also Brazil
frosty forge
LUUuUuUuuUL
vagrant niche
@drowsy fulcrum like Kragie?
drowsy fulcrum
@vagrant niche
Kragie's my boy but he's Dutch
KYB, Fusions, Astro, Numlocked, Boombox and Mikey
there we go actual british team I made you a team
Cynic and Smex would be nice too
make your team sponsored by GAME and sell merch in GAME stores as they run the tournament circuit
frosty forge
What about Styolsa
tight vault
we don't speak of that boi
drowsy fulcrum
Stylosa isn't involved
quasi stump
THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY INSANE
drowsy fulcrum
he's not allowed to be
he's going to get voted as the manager for team UK though
because he always is
frosty forge
LUL THAT ROUND
cerulean plume
Holy shit that brawl
drowsy fulcrum
the dude who knows what he's doing
fiery reef
Still think Jjonak should get season MVP
night thunder
did bobston win
fiery reef
Boston won their first match, but they haven't started the finals yet
its NYXL vs Valiant
terse finch
Jjonak looks like a Far Cry villain to me. At least in his player portrait, his stare scares me a little.
serene tendon
boston 3-0d la
candid cedar
i know lav is gonna lose, but im gonna root for them anyways
frosty forge
FeelsBadMan
candid cedar
VAL PLS
frosty forge
HAHAHA
serene tendon
YESS
frosty forge
THAT BARRAGE
serene tendon
smell ya later NYXL
frosty forge
Go eat your subway rats
candid cedar
IN N OUT BABY
frosty forge
haHAA
serene tendon
pls val beat um
steady turret
another 3-0?
candid cedar
probably
steady turret
let's go
candid cedar
nyxl too good
frosty forge
Paid Cat
drowsy fulcrum
did new york manage to win while I went to get cereal
quasi stump
wooooooo
frosty forge
Where is Dad Bot
drowsy fulcrum
what was that drum
candid cedar
@drowsy fulcrum two wins
broken fog
The winner of each round of the Playoffs will be the Team that prevails in a Series against its opponent.
Each Series is a best-of-five Matches.
Each Match is a best-of-five Maps.
I don't understand the rule of playoff
forest wharf
Nah scatter will be in stage 4 still
ruby pendant
Can't wait for today's game
broken fog
in playoff they gonna play at lease 3 best of 5 games right?
frosty forge
Has anyons seen the new gambino music video for “this is america”
candid cedar
its pretty good
steady turret
wow those stats
broken fog
The aforementioned top seed of each division gets a bye for this round, qualifying straight into the semi-finals. The quarter finals consist of two “series”. The series matchups are: 3rd place vs 6th place (Series A) and 4th place vs 5th place (Series B). Each match in the series is a best of 5 maps format. The loser of these series is eliminated.->What is that means?
warped axle
Boring playoffs so far
broken fog
does that means rule of playoff is
2 best of 5 matches.
if it is 1-1 they have to play sudden death round right?
indigo barn
Did nyxl take the first map
drowsy fulcrum
ark rubbing his tit
steady turret
oof
drowsy fulcrum
i thought SBB was a Tracer?
fresh sedge
look at all these plats in the chat saying na aim
paper crag
he's played widow a few times on owl
still stump
rip both la teams :O
fluid dagger
Gonna have double 3-0 today?
steady turret
geez
paper crag
lol
still stump
probably
serene tendon
fuck
warped axle
Overrated team
cerulean plume
GG
warped axle
Philly would have done better
still stump
NYXL or Boston???
pallid cargo
val is not overrated, they had an easy stage
fluid dagger
Sad day for LA
broken fog
who won?
pallid cargo
they aren't horrible
warped axle
Val is very overrated
broken fog
NYXL 3-0?
pallid cargo
Val is not one of the best teams though
paper crag
i just realized that Valiant can be abbreviated to VAL or LAV, and Gladiators can be abbreivated to GLA and LAG
in both cases, it's the same 3 letters for the respective teams
fluid dagger
Boston > NY
pallid cargo
I don't think people actually think val is a top 4 team
drowsy fulcrum
no
warped axle
They're not even top 6
fluid dagger
@broken fog all stage playoffs are best of 5 since map score doesn't count long term
pallid cargo
They'd be higher if they weren't so stubborn with their non switching but here we are
broken fog
I know
paper crag
lol "can't give a single tick to nyxl"
steady turret
gg
fresh sedge
two full holds on anubis, i cant take this
pallid cargo
val didn't belong here
fluid dagger
It's ok everyone, just another franchise coming down to NY vs MA
broken fog
NYXL won by 3-0 right?
slim summit
exact same map scores between the two series
pallid cargo
neither did glads
fresh sedge
gg nyxl
ruby pendant
wow
paper crag
in both matches, teams in home jerseys won
coarse willow
boutta find out
broken fog
I think
forest wharf
pallid cargo
at least boston / nyxl might be entertaining
broken fog
that is gonna be awesome
ruby pendant
@coarse willow Dragons
quasi stump
here comes the rematch 
only team NYXL lost to this stage was Boston, does it repeat??
paper crag
i wonder if either BU or NYXL will switch into away gear
indigo barn
LA teams being tossed aside like trash
raven badger
2nd? it's their 3rd finals
still stump
vs 
broken fog
boston really got rise up
coarse willow
ehhhh
fluid dagger
@paper crag higher seed gets home gear
warped axle
The trash is where Valiant belong
slim summit
I predict 3-0
coarse willow
boston hasnt lost a game this stage
broken fog
I just realised NYXL advance stage finals 3 for 3 right?
cerulean plume
NYXL tryharding now 👀
coarse willow
i doubt theyre planning on it
paper crag
oh ok. so nyxl is gonna be away gear i guess?
pallid cargo
@warped axle why do you hate them so much
fluid dagger
@paper crag yes
ruby pendant
Excelsior 4-0
paper crag
has it always been that way? higher seed getting home gear?
broken fog
I can't predict who won...
coarse willow
i think boston will win
pallid cargo
they're far from terrible, they're really inconsistent though
broken fog
but I will bet 3-2
paper crag
or just for playoffs
warped axle
NYXL wins
idle beacon
crush nyxl
fluid dagger
@paper crag only in playoffs. Season games are different
coarse willow
imma say 3-1
paper crag
oh ok
coarse willow
boston
pallid cargo
I hope boston wins
indigo barn
Nyxl with the choke
broken fog
no matter who won that is gonna be full series
minor flame
?
fluid dagger
Boston can win this, 3-0 let's go
paper crag
lol NYXL and BU just trashing LA teams... "gtfo my way I got a stage title to play for"
broken fog
I meant
steady turret
so when do finals begin, full hour?
indigo barn
If u go to game 5 vs Boston u better say ur prayers
broken fog
It is gonna be boston for 3-2 or NYXL for 3-2
pallid cargo
what if they tie on route 66
idle beacon
3-1 boston
coarse willow
boston beat nyxl this stage didnt they?
fluid dagger
Striker is a robot, sent from the future, to play Overwatch
indigo barn
5-0 Boston
coarse willow
xd
fluid dagger
Lol
broken fog
5-0 lols
indigo barn
6-0 for Boston
raven badger
boston beat NYE 3-2 this stage
coarse willow
so theyll do it again
raven badger
but that was a close game
still stump
Both games got the same exact score
minor flame
"a team has not lost this stage yet, so obviously they can never lose
indigo barn
Nyxl losses were only in game 5s
broken fog
i know that
indigo barn
Yah yeet
coarse willow
but yea technically it would make it no loss
broken fog
but if boston won this finals
ruby pendant
Excelsior 4-0
minor flame
1-1
fiery reef
4-0? It will end at 3
coarse willow
4-0 OMEGALUL
broken fog
boston became first team who won every game on stage (include title match)
indigo barn
Boston 6-0
ruby pendant
3-0!!!
coarse willow
boston 3-1
indigo barn
SIX ZERO
broken fog
wait title match finals is best of 5 right?
minor flame
yes
coarse willow
yes
indigo barn
best of 23
minor flame
12-11
coarse willow
best of 1
fiery reef
When you're an undefeated playground fighting grade schooler and your next fight is against an MMA fighter.
indigo barn
Hell yea
broken fog
in playoff
indigo barn
Nyxl has awakened to crush Boston’s hopes and dreams
broken fog
The winner of each round of the Playoffs will be the Team that prevails in a Series against its opponent.
Each Series is a best-of-five Matches.
Each Match is a best-of-five Maps.->some one explain this
minor flame
where london beat houston and nyxl
broken fog
I don't understand
coarse willow
nyxl has lost matches this stage. not to mention one of those losses against boston
minor flame
imagine london has to go through
narrow radish
Are these the finals?
minor flame
7 maps
coarse willow
boston hasnt lost
minor flame
before the best team
that is unfair
it is literally the definition of burning out
to the extreme
broken fog
I didn't meant the bo7 for title match
quasi stump
NYXL only lost one match this stage
broken fog
I realized they still use bo5 at playoff
fiery reef
They lost to boston, but it was a 2-3
broken fog
(after regular season)
fiery reef
and boston barely won
indigo barn
Nyxl loses one game per stage
minor flame
There is absolutely no reason for them to use bo7
narrow radish
Is New York and Boston the final?
coarse willow
what teams didnt boston play this stage?
minor flame
yes
If you beat a team once that doesnt mean youll 100% beat them again
Valiant 4-0ed Seoul stage 1
Seoul 4-0ed Valiant stage 2
Valiant 4-0ed Seoul stage 3
broken fog
whow
coarse willow
those are different stage
indigo barn
Yeah no shit Sherlock
fiery reef
NYXL is 3 to 1 against Boston for wins. (including pre-season)
coarse willow
this is 100% bostons stage
broken fog
hm...
fiery reef
Boston has only one against NYXL onces in 4 total matches
coarse willow
those include other stages tho
slim summit
every stage is NYXL's stage
fiery reef
and they barely won it
broken fog
what is the record of boston vs nyxl
fiery reef
I just posted it @broken fog
minor flame
In OWL its 2-1
coarse willow
you mean they are xd
broken fog
oh thx
coarse willow
they lost to london?
fiery reef
3 NYXL 1 Boston. with preseason. 2 NYXL 1 boston without it
minor flame
Yeah when London was actually good
indigo barn
When birdring wasn’t depressed
broken fog
remember base of london beat lunatic hai before
fiery reef
NYXL lost stage one because they slept before their match, thinking they had it without needing to try.
broken fog
(base of london=GC Busan and KD panthera)
fiery reef
Instead of watching the matches London did .. they slept.
slim summit
NYXL needed the sleep
it was 12 hours of matches that day
they played first and last
coarse willow
other stages are completely irrelevant here
this stage is 100% bostons stage
thye cant be beat
fiery reef
... yeah? people usually wake up before 2pm and usually stay up later than 8pm lol
minor flame
You only cheer for Boston because theyre the best this stage lmao
coarse willow
i dont cheer for boston
broken fog
I dont know what happen to boston.
coarse willow
they are just gonna win
broken fog
how they get strong?
minor flame
removing DK
slim summit
lol
broken fog
was mistake was underrated?
coarse willow
striker xd
slim summit
i think you need a math enema
indigo barn
Killing the pedo
broken fog
I think mistakes underrated...
broken fog
after that guy leave. mistakes on fire with striker.
(sudden realized)
yeah it's sombra meta..
raven badger
funny cuz when ppl play sombra in my comp games, they're mostly useless
broken fog
agree
broken fog
I don't understand why she is useless in comp
raven badger
she's very niche
coarse willow
she dies instantly
raven badger
I've only seen a handful, just like with widows/hanzos in ~plat
broken fog
I think it is because of brigg
coarse willow
what
raven badger
a handful of good ones*
broken fog
Briggtte..did I spelt right?
fiery reef
no
raven badger
the majority sucks with them
coarse willow
whats because of brig
fiery reef
Bregeta.
raven badger
brigitte
fiery reef
SSJ Bregeta is getting nerfed though.
coarse willow
xd
raven badger
I've had games where the enemy runs torb, sym, brig with snipers, they have 400 hp and my team never knows wtf to do
slim summit
just click their heads
fiery reef
If the ana changes make it into stage 4. The entire meta is going to be flipped on its head. Tracer nerfed. Brig. Hanzo is nuts now. Ana getting seriously good buffs. Everything is going to be whack
raven badger
they don't die
slim summit
ana getting mediocre buffs
fiery reef
Hardly mediocre..
slim summit
it's probably the indirect buffs that will help her more
raven badger
your own widow/hanzo only does 300 per headshot, they have 400 hp
ruby pendant
@fiery reef what are the buffs?
slim summit
e.g. less dive supposedly
ruby pendant
Never heard of them
fiery reef
her shots pass through full hp allies
coarse willow
yea but none of those characters are played except tracer
tacit tartan
_ BOSTON OVERRATED XL UNDERESTIMATED TIME TO BREAK BOSTON'S STREAK NYXL ACTIVATED _
fiery reef
So if everyone is lined up. And only the front person is low on hp, and everyone else is max. Shooting at them would pass through all of them and hit front target
plus they said she may get more buffs
slim summit
not much time to may get more buffs
7 days and this shit has to hit live in that time
maybe 9 days?
idk when the exact cutoff is
broken fog
actually
raven badger
prob. not happening for OWL
ruby pendant
Sounds decent
fiery reef
Ana buffs may not make it for stage 4, but even still. Brig, Hanzo, and Tracer is going to change things a ton.
broken fog
in season 2.
OWL should think more serious about schedule
I heard effect is currently inactive right?
coarse willow
why is coolmatt so cool
paper crag
former lineup lol
fiery reef
Like .. tracer is core for essentially every team. Its only a 100 damage nerf on her ulti .. but thats huge... she can no longer kill bastion / orisa and some others easily
paper crag
that face when he was saying it too lol
fiery reef
I learned that shit yesterday. Tracer dashed up to Bastion, stuck him, recalled ... he lived and proceeded to gun me down.
ruby pendant
Tracer should've been nerfed longed time ago
slim summit
ikr
raven badger
lol
cerulean plume
Nixel
ruby pendant
The fact that people think she's a necessity is the problem
fiery reef
The problem is, they ahve to figure out how to nerf. The problem is her kit is kind of broken...
vagrant fossil
another break Jebaited
vagrant niche
what is Nixel?
rapid bobcat
tf do they say "nickle" instead of N Y X L
slim summit
if you have a very high skill cap hero
who is good in all situations
and tracer was designed to be both
fluid dagger
Nixelback
fiery reef
We need another support that can dps the way Zen can ... right now Zen has a 90% ish pick rate in OWL and has the highest pick rate of any support in competitive.
supple perch
Guys
slim summit
this nerf is fine imo, like, it's a move in the right direction
slim summit
i don't think it's enough alone to knock her pickrate down
rapid bobcat
this match was scheduled an hour in advance LUL
fiery reef
for this stage yes
supple perch
This stage?
vagrant niche
we still got stage 4
slim summit
but maybe the confluence of brigitte & tracer nerf & other changes
supple perch
Wdym with stage
raven badger
i haven't been able to pick zen in comp that often this season since most ppl picking brig
and u need a primary healer
rapid bobcat
this match is supposed to happen at 8 pm est
coarse willow
the stage lmao
supple perch
I dont really get it. Someone explain stages for me pls
coarse willow
theres 4
vagrant niche
this is stage 3 buddy
slim summit
there's all the matches
fiery reef
4 stages (sets) and finals = season
supple perch
Okay thanms
fiery reef
I'll be happy to see Hex
supple perch
Wait is the team where xqc was in doing good?
north beacon
my twitch account tells me i've received 30 drops but i haven't seen anything added to my OW league currency. is there something else i need to be doing? my account is connected
supple perch
Just a fast wuestion before i go back to stream
raven badger
@supple perch no they suck
supple perch
Oh ok thanks
rapid bobcat
Oh my twitch never tells me I get drops while I do get tokens
fiery reef
Dallas has lost 2 players right? 1 for preying on younger girls, and xQc for being a shit person in real life?
tacit tartan
_ BOSTON OVERRATED XL INVIGORATED THE DOWNFALL OF THE UPRISING IS NEAR NYXL ACTIVATED _
fiery reef
ah
slim summit
Dallas lost Rascal and xQc