it's pretty WILD new meta
#esports-discussion
vagrant niche
Mercy only when there's a Pharah
Lots of Lucio, Moira, Goats variations
Dive with no main tank, just D.Va and Hammond
and Doomfist
green stump
Yes....I knew that drop in hos would be huge.. But no one believes me
vagrant niche
a lot of Doomfist
lots of tracers, genji and doomfist
brigitte occasionally
no widow at all
Mei is strong
green stump
Really... No widow? Why
vagrant niche
not sure, probably because of the tanks
and Hammond
this Dive meta looks stronger
green stump
And without that 60 hps and increased grapple hook ages become way more vulnerable
vagrant niche
yes
that as well
lots of sombra too
it's VERY new meta
very refreshing
everybody here needs to tune in tonight for semi finals
green stump
Hmmm no Winston?
vagrant niche
he still there
but lots of Hammond
i'm sure we'll see more as people get better with him
Panker was the one that was putting so much work with him
I said it yesterday
about the new meme
green stump
@vagrant niche hmmm very interesting. Peter panker huh
vagrant niche
it's crazy how much work he put in, despite losing at the end
I just know is that Dive is back
and very different
and strong
hidden vault
Strictly speaking these guys are the core EnvyUs, they are the ones who won Apex Season 1
Talespin
Taimou
INTERNETHULK
chipshajen
HarryHook
cocco
Mickie
vagrant niche
anybody remember when HarryHook was hard carry on DPS?
I member
I just wonder if Mercy is going to get played tonight
if Pharah is not played
green stump
I want to watch this and see while I'm playing monster Hunter
green stump
@vagrant niche my computer can handle more than it should
I plan to, I want to see the shift in meta more than anything
jagged crater
talespin left before they won
do you still consider him "core" envy?
is there a diff between OG envy and core envy?
i would consider mickie core envy but not OG envy
opaque cargo
drifting hull
Hi guys
vagrant niche
hey what's up
sand pond
all star game details are up: https://overwatchleague.com/en-us/news/22017607/all-star-weekend-custom-games-and-legendary-skins
limber pine
given I've wanted a shit ton of OWL and I have 995 tokens
it's not likely there's many ppl with 1k tokens
limber pine
and that's a lot of tokens
it's likely they'll be 300 if the Lucio emote is priced at 300
sand pond
yeah i think it says in there that they're 300
sand pond
at the very bottom
"To celebrate the All-Star Game, we’re revealing two new legendary Overwatch skins: the 2018 Atlantic All-Star Tracer and the 2018 Pacific All-Star Genji. Both skins will be available for a limited time from August 17–27. Each skin is redeemable for 300 Overwatch League Tokens."
sand pond
do you guys know if Seagull is gonna play in all star games?
sand pond
do contenders have off season?
i don't follow closely but it seems like they're always happening
vagrant niche
well they are already on season 2
semis are coming up today
Rascal and Whooyal are playing on NA teams
sand pond
oh cool
sand pond
as someone who doesn't know much about contenders, who are the teams to watch?
vagrant niche
with this freaking new dive meta
makes sense
Toronto Esports on contenders
put xQc in
as your starting main tank
sand pond
@vagrant niche as someone who doesn't know much about contenders, who are the teams to watch?
vagrant niche
today?
sand pond
FU is fusion?
warped axle
Splyce still exists?
sand pond
sweet, thanks!
vagrant niche
man, i'm so hyped
green stump
So.. China 2, Atlanta, Paris, toranto.....?
green stump
@vagrant niche can you link me those games btw
About up head home and my office is dead
limber pine
Berlin was rumored
green stump
Thanks my friend
green stump
@limber pine yesss now that makes things exciting
vagrant niche
green stump
Now one more Korean team
And we will have an exciting season 2
Also... Triple that prize pool
green stump
Need some more money for the pros
vagrant niche
The casters for contenders are very good
just not the host
i rather have the awkward Gina back but that's just me
ZP is amazing
I would like for them for next season put Monte and DOA on the desk
and let ZP and Jamerson cast
worthy skiff
vagrant niche
lets go!
runic stag
yo where's that mod at that was insisting Toronto wouldn't get a team because of the divisions
long belfry
Careful with what you wish
sand pond
i'm at work so I can only listen and not watch
so I'll see how I can do without knowing any of the players 😄
interesting seeing so much sombra play
this is current patch?
green stump
@vagrant niche just got home
vagrant niche
wb
green stump
sombra everywhere...
green stump
its probably cause its Eichenwalde
vagrant niche
naw
Panker was going ham yesterday on Eichenwalde
think of Hammond like a replacement to Winston
green stump
Im actually happy to see ana there though
wait..is that Mica from Rooster Teeth?
XD it is!
vagrant niche
these matches are pretty ZZZZzzz
yesterday's were hype
lets just hope NRG vs XL2
is what i'm hoping
Whoru is just destroying them
vagrant niche
yes
green stump
excellent
green stump
These are before the support changes it seems
vagrant niche
lets hope Flower pops off on doomfist again
vagrant niche
who knows
remember XL has top tier 3 dps
not sure if they need another one
my bad
Jjonak is another dps
4 dps
sand pond
yeah, that's a fair point
vagrant niche
he is technically on their contract tho
sand pond
especially after London showed the benefit of keeping a tight core roster
NYE in the finals was just a juggling act trying to find the right combination of DPS
*semi-finals
unintentional burn
torpid charm
bruh I'm tired of seeing this Houston Outlawts Mobile commercial
torpid charm
I was watching the semi-finals I think and the commercial played at least 4 times in a row, I wanted to bash my head in
torpid charm
that was wild
vagrant niche
stop Whoru
torpid charm
that transcendence 
vagrant niche
ABOUT DAM TIME
they peel Whoru
now the real match of the night is going to start
tawny sigil
all star is at the same time then overwatch world cup debut?
this skin thing saying 17-27 confuses me
oh they having all kinds of type of game for all stars... even lucioball
vagrant niche
Taimou is on the chat
warped axle
Rascal is a god
torpid charm
NRG really stormed shit, wow
sullen berry
😔
Rascals' sombra not quite tight enough to consistenty flex nearly as well as his zarya and genji
stoic kraken
is sombra ever consistent enough??
ornate snow
this is fucking hype
tiny helm
Fu vs Gigantii in finals
gaunt acorn
owl finals were too much of a stomp to be enjoyable
crisp bolt
The finals where boring asf
torpid charm
I thought NRG would win, I'm sad
ripe shale
Runaway finally champions #feelsgoodman
also let's go fusion uni, repeat champs here we go! 😎
crisp bolt
I would say that all the hype building up to the owl finals then it beeing a ez clap stomp makes them kinda boring
hidden osprey
XQC got his account suspended for "abusive chat"
I wonder what that means for Team Canada
crisp bolt
I hope jayne is chill enough to let it slide
hidden osprey
Jayne: We can always do more Team Canada stuff on stream if you can't play ranked, I doubt this will stop you from playing for Team Canada, and I'll fight it if they try.
I love Jayne
crisp bolt
Jayne is so fucken cool i love him❤️
cold plover
Runner is amazing
The man found SKT faker when he was unknown
And brought him to light
He found esca and rjh and miro
Zunba and haksal
He also made runaway which is my favourite kr team (since LH disbanded)
Like i said this man found the biggest name in eSports ever and he was the catalyst in Faker's journey
warped axle
Runner is the InternetHulk of Korea
balmy wolf
Ay
cold plover
Ya bois runaway
Finally
After all those blood
Sweat
Tears
It was better than the League finals imo
Better than the WC as well.
warped axle
Better than OWL finals lmao
shadow rapids
how many team will be add to owl ss2?
shadow rapids
oh
do you think runaway will get pick up in full team?
for some expansion team in owl
round obsidian
Almost definitely
I don’t think anyone’s gonna let those players stay free agents for long
crisp bolt
Yo thats gonna be pog asf
sullen berry
Undad is back
magic zinc
Hope Runaway keeps their branding man, definitely would buy their shirt
tiny helm
What happened to runner??
woven hill
The science fair, a fan made tournament, and will be conducting it's 2nd round tonight.
You can find all the information here.
You can also watch the 1st round here.
May as well post it here as well, seeing as it's technically Esports
tawny sigil
Mercy is dead, Arcade is complete shit till the end of the month.... uninstall
sour marlin
Team Sweden gonna stomp
proven holly
When does next season start?
torpid charm
January
round obsidian
Mercy is still the top support by far
Healing was only needed by 10hp/s
Dmg boost + Rez is untouched
Not to mention valk
ruby pendant
World Cup almost here!
final river
how much longer?
ruby pendant
@final river Aug 16th
final river
thnx
ember jewel
Are y'all ready for Finland vs South Korean on Friday?
final river
youre rooting for Finland I'm guessing?
verbal roost
how's team canada looking?
gaunt acorn
good
assuming xqc will be allowed to play
(nothing seems to indicate he won't be able to, atm)
verbal roost
oh ok so the account ban won't affect his status on the canada team?
mighty coral
We don’t know yet
sullen berry
NA stream connection to KR is getting more and more like OCE to NA ping
https://clips.twitch.tv/CreativeHilariousHippoSMOrc
magic zinc
Get Runaway in OWL 
native glen
I think also u guys have to think about how sbb and jjonak aren't as effective during this meta
And they haven't worked with fate at all unlike runaway who have been togethor for a good amount of time
And carpe hasn't worked with them
ruby pendant
Jonak still pretty good, even if Zen may not be best choice at times, he was still doing good on Moira, Road, Ana etc.
He's pretty flexible
atomic crater
Jonak ana is insane
native glen
But teamwork isnt as good as runaways tho
warm hare
Anyone looking to join a tournament?
lethal plank
anyone have news on xqc and world cup yet? is he gonna be banned from it too?
green stump
No idea yet
bitter phoenix
Xqc was banned? For wat
bitter phoenix
Ah, so the report system got him lol
lament gust
limber pine
Jayne said he wasn’t worried
limpid estuary
How many people move on from the group stage of OWC?
gaunt acorn
@limpid estuary 2 per
for 8 total attending blizzcon
so incheon will likely be south korea & finland
advancing
nova wadi
ryujehong not playing WC?
nova wadi
damn feelsbad was hopin to see him play wc
sullen berry
Optionally, you should rewatch Seoul Dynasty matches at their peak during stage 1/2 glory days @nova wadi
Spot the odd one out @heady idol
sullen berry
Blizzard esports Commissioners know how to start off strong this year
I wonder if viewership numbers will pop off with the OW League players mashed up with competition like Japan and Finland
cold plover
"2017 jehong was good" doesn't sum up how great of a player he was
sullen berry
Misfits with Reinforce was a period of time to watch before he became the valuable analyst that he is
frozen vortex
I feel like they need to promote world cup WAY more tho
it's really lacking
especially since this year is definitely going to be the most intense with way more players in the spotlight as well
tight vault
uber 
long belfry
Ryujehong is best ana
Jjonak is better at Zen
CHANGE MY MIND
If I were coaching SK, I would have picked JJonak for Zen and Jehong for Ana
I think he is a better Ana than Kariv
If I were coaching SK, I would have picked JJonak for Zen and Jehong for Ana
limber pine
The patch they're playing on doesn't include the healer buffs
so it still might be a lot of single support
limber pine
balmy wolf
Does kaphri play OWL?
ember jewel
nop
limber pine
yes
balmy wolf
Oh lol
verbal roost
200 league tokens not bad
silk linden
thoorin finally came out as a total nutjob, so we can once for all not have to deal with him in the overwatch sphere
we still have to deal with monte i guess
silk linden
he tweeted in support of alex jones
silk linden
there's being a cunt and then there's that
torpid charm
Thoorin wild on the regular
I read his tweet and I was like "why would he ever?" now I'm seeing all these articles saying "esports needs better people representing them" which I can kinda get behind
silk linden
take esports away from the hands of the old guard
deft valley
He was never into overwatch much
I'm pretty sure he's salty Blizzard didn't let him within a mile of OWL
Because of, you know
silk linden
being a cunt
deft valley
I was going for "nutjob" but same diff
deft valley
monte is an abrasive ass but like
he doesn't actually say anything that shitty
silk linden
yeah he's a douchbag but who actually tries to make points
deft valley
jesus christ like half of his twitter feed is this shit lmao
torpid charm
it's so bad
limber pine
not surprising in the slightest
warped axle
Guess Ill just stick with Sideshow's content then
silk linden
Sideshow is knowledgeable and a good guy. It’s the perfect combo
sullen berry
Isn't sideshow and reinforce the inspiration for people in shitty living conditions prior to overwatch and made a name for himself?
Because I could totally get behind that and work my way up
fleet walrus
limpid estuary
Guangzhou is confirmed.
As it Atlanta
Paris is rumoured
We are getting:
2 NA
2 EU
2 Asia
verbal roost
when will they announce rosters? next season?
wow kimel has a minority stake in the penguins
"Official team names, marks, and rosters will be revealed at a later date." aww 😦
tawny sigil
warped axle
B U S A N P L S
sullen berry
What if it was a Bangkok team
tight vault
New Zealand team 🤔
torpid charm
Twitter
dense gazelle
balmy wolf
Hey, whens Allstar?
sullen berry
@balmy wolf next week, keep an eye out in #esports-news when it starts
opaque thistle
frozen vortex
No Timo ???
sullen berry
There wasn't enough taimou to put him in
Looks like they were going for all star roster only
Max 1 from each team and with the most consistent performance stats wise
compact helm
Can't wait for the All Star Weekend.
mint turtle
The skins come out tomorrow 
supple prism
still another week
frank cloak
Does incheon group stage start 2 hours from now?
sullen berry
wait
Day 1 (August 16th, 8:00 PM PDT to August 17th, 4:30 AM PDT)
-
Russia vs. Japan – August 17th, 1:15 AM PDT
-
Finland vs. South Korea – August 17th, 3:00 AM PDT
SK on the first day
I wasn't wrong when they knew how to start off the hype strong
I'm more interested in the results for Russia and Japan
sullen berry
I want to see Russia's star dps vs APAC Contenders
sullen berry
I am going to lose my mind if I can't get even 15 minutes of the broadcast while at work
balmy wolf
Japs were going pretty good for a country without a FPS scene last year
Russia have SDB and Mistakes
ruby pendant
just checked, games start around 11-12 hours
balmy wolf
kinda interesting match i think
ruby pendant
Japan played pretty decent last year, interested to see how well they perform in group stage. If Japan improved from last year's team, they should have a decent chance getting out of group stage.
deft valley
For Japan to get out of group they have to upset both Russia and Finland
one can happen, both is very unlikely
SK is 100% not happening
deft valley
there's no reason not to
balmy wolf
Heart attack during the match
But yes, basically unless we witness some sort of disaster or miracle
SK is going to exit at first place
still there is hongkong
I assume they can show decent perfomance as well
tough summit
Is this world cup
deft valley
yep
balmy wolf
Is there drug screening yet for e-sports?
or people still can pop Adderall as candies?
long belfry
Meme team for all star
Tracer/Hitscan: Benchokusaii
Genji: AKM
Main Tank: Taimou/Jehong
Flex Tank: Xushu/FeedGuri
Main Supp: Zebbosai/BenchMeister
Flex Supp: Freekill/Zuppeh
cold plover
Is tracer still meta
limber pine
no
tight vault
go hong kong
long belfry
@cold plover its not, but its effective if you know how to play
cold plover
Ah
long belfry
Pulse bomb nerf was unnecessary
mint turtle
Yh she's pretty dead now
Not just being fucked by brig
But also hanzos '5 attempts to 1 shot her every 10 seconds'
long belfry
If you are good enough, Tracer is still viable
green stump
In reality, every hero can have a place in a game but most don't like to do that on the fly. Most perfer to stick to a tactic that's reliable and practiced instead of situational and on the fly
solid leaf
That feeling when u see tracer flanking ur team and they're all grouped together and u know that pulse bomb is coming so u get the fuck outta there
balmy wolf
but tracer went from being a mainstay to being a niche pick
And that is a good thing
But we shifted from tracer dive hyperactivity bullshit to sniper oneshot fest
verbal roost
Yea tracer’s ult is kind of so so now
warped axle
Tracer's time lasted for basically two years
sick girder
What twitch channel is the World Cup being played on?
tight vault
playoverwatch
ruby pendant
"Our daily schedule starts at 10:30am as we leave for training facilities and return to our houses around 10:30 to 11:00pm, with a possible training extension to 12:00am; we train six days a week with one day off. During mid-stages, we have 3-4 days off depends on other teams' schedule (if we can have scrims with them)
Lol, being pro player bit rough, so many hours reminds me of IT jobs
pine mirage
quietly raises shanghai dragons flag
next season they're gonna pick it up, right?
ruby pendant
can only believe!
pine mirage
my favorite team, and they happen to be the losers of the league
ruby pendant
Should start around 2 hours, not sure about the pre-show
sullen berry
I don't expect a proper pre show, realistically. Just a countdown timer
sullen berry
It is live, @limber pine
twitch.tv/playoverwatch
limber pine
pregame yeah
----------------------------------------------------
Day 1 of the Overwatch World Cup: Incheon Qualifier is live in 10 minutes!
TODAY'S MATCHES:
12:00 PM KST: 🇷🇺 Russia vs Hong Kong 🇭🇰
1:45 PM KST: 🇰🇷 South Korea vs Taiwan 🇹🇼
3:30 PM KST: 🇭🇰 Hong Kong vs Finland 🇫🇮
5:15 PM KST: 🇷🇺 Russia vs Japan 🇯🇵
7:00 PM KST: 🇫🇮 Finland vs South Korea 🇰🇷
Join #esports-discussion for live chat of the games!
Watch live at:
🇬🇧 https://www.twitch.tv/PlayOverwatch
Full schedule:
🗓 https://worldcup.playoverwatch.com/en-us/
Times in EST: https://i.imgur.com/iXciie1.jpg
deft valley
let's go russiaboyes
zenith patio
Damn. Hong Kong is getting washed so far
cobalt sierra
In The Overwatch League 🏆 You're hyping up the chat 👀 While Putting Your Team in #Trending 📶 And spreading memes at Tracer level speeds 😂All while watching us, Cap the point 😎
ruby pendant
Would be nice if these games were a bit earlier.
crude jungle
ya but its in korea so
limber pine
^
ruby pendant
LOL
ruby pendant
Yeah, need to stop the match
deft valley
again with the -1 lmao
ruby pendant
missed it, only started watching recently
deft valley
someone doesn't catch their exceptions
anyway on Nepal HK took first point and actually held on for like 40%
it was all downhill from there
deft valley
yeah with like 5 ults
ruby pendant
nice
ruby pendant
It's alright, 2nd point can be difficult to take.
Funny thing is next match might be more landslided
Would be something if South Korea lose to a team in group stage.
deft valley
oh shit SK vs taiwan
rip
lmao
SK has a small chance to lose to Finland and a smaller one to Russia
0% to the other 3
crude jungle
the thing i like about overwatch esports is that US actually has a semblance of a chance at winning
as opposed to league where its just depressing
crude jungle
yikes
limber pine
Tonic playing really well
it helps that both tanks and both supports are on the same team
crude jungle
i thought tonic wasnt on a team rn
deft valley
he isn't
he's ex-Bazooka Puppiez
the others are cishope
/whatever they're called for sponsorship
crude jungle
they need to lower the music volume
civic veldt
Where are y'all watching these matches?
deft valley
sullen berry
I'm putting bets on Japan today if they can exploit an undermined NYXL squad and an overdeceptive OW League roster
karmic grotto
ruby pendant
maybe next match will be more intense
jagged crater
where is taimou
deft valley
why is taimou
deft valley
yeah
jagged crater
jake is actually good at this
fast basin
like Jakerat?
deft valley
and yes
deft valley
nah they don't have the top casters in qualifiers
jagged crater
jake is nutty caster
deft valley
although some of their teams is better than certain OWL ones
fast basin
I think he's doing pretty good
deft valley
monte
fast basin
Monte as a caster is good except when he involves his own opinions
then he becomes biased and annoying
jagged crater
people that followed south korean tournaments know achillios and wolf are good
fast basin
Apex S3
deft valley
neat
ruby pendant
lol
deft valley
I'm talking to the wider public
jagged crater
LOL
deft valley
there's Taimou
sullen berry
so am I watching a new dps in Davyn
or we Dabbin'
I am so glad that Uber & Mr. X made their cameos for the pregame
bitter phoenix
dep is a god xD
sweet scaffold
The match between Japan and Russia is super fun.
Also, not as one-sided as the Taiwan vs. Finland match.
hybrid helm
I thought Claire is a grill..
bitter phoenix
nope, its a smol Asian boi
bitter phoenix
Taiyo has an american accent. xD
It threw me off
Even they way he held himself looked very american
sullen berry
did you expect the team to not have a fluent english speaker?
bitter phoenix
Um.. i didn't think it was a requirement.
pallid dirge
his name is Sean Henderson
sullen berry
You wonder how much easier it is when a teammate in contenders pacific can understand the english broadcast to follow along
sullen berry
I completely missed map 2
Oasis was pretty good reminder that Japan will definitely pop off
torpid charm
I'm hoping for a map 5 just because
pallid dirge
the chad play is to watch at work
sullen berry
@vagrant niche It started for me while I was 2 hours away from finishing work, rip my temptation to steam early and stay at work
Alright lurkers, come out
vestal mortar
Omg
I haven't watched much pro Overwatch live for a couple of months due to timezones. I forgot how good it is! Ahh!
sour marlin
This game be epic as hell
abstract cipher
slim haven
F
sullen berry
Incheon sponsored by NA Production
That was the face of shame from achilios
@vestal mortar this match up is totally worth the watch!
sacred mirage
meanwhile, casters are running out of things to say to delay even more, if south korea are cheating, what the hell did i miss lol, someone explain
oh god, another wave of spam after poor jake lol
tall geode
I have only slow Internet and cant watch the stream, whats happening?
sour marlin
Finland finished rialto, and then they started spawn camping sk with a goat comp, and then the game ccrashed¨
visual glen
Robbed of momentum
sullen berry
Spectator client apparently shat itself and affected the entire LAN Client
I don't know how that logic works, but it does tell you how one afk or bugged system on the Local network could drastically screw things up
pale orbit
Thats really unlucky for finland
sacred mirage
people believe its so north korea can plan a counter or smt
pale orbit
but i thought they didn't cap all 3
sullen berry
I'm glad we're finally back really
pale orbit
lol they didn't get fucked for a min this time omegalol
sullen berry
Well that was one way to get a bump of 4k viewers
visual glen
Thank god
sullen berry
Now is fragi dripping in sweat
sullen berry
Why would you
balmy wolf
like if the match
sullen berry
This server doesn't get particularly tilted like Houston Outlaws did when they lost a game one time
Because its just a game, bro
balmy wolf
I would’ve still been heated if finland lost that map
wintry kraken
4 tank + 2 healer LOL
sullen berry
A lot of anxiety was bleeding on twitter
That was a good comp
You could see Finland having to space themselves really carefully to not get booped
TAIMOU SOMBRA
back at it again
balmy wolf
It’s hard with quad tank vs pharaoh unfortunately
wintry kraken
i mean, Finland knows Korea has superior damage, so they went to superior HP
balmy wolf
the moira can’t sustain the spam
sullen berry
Actually Finland comp switches are really messing with me
wintry kraken
wow
sullen berry
🍿
inner oyster
WINLANd
sullen berry
This is going to get ugly
I know how this will turn out of SK fans refuse to accept this
sullen berry
Please be respectful guys
deft valley
they should've won anyway they were the best regular season team
inner oyster
?
sullen berry
Before I get ahead of myself
This is looking pretty chump on map 2 nepal
Could go to a map 3
inner oyster
libero just went pog
sullen berry
This is the world cup matches before we have the eliminations
native fable
so the group stage?
sullen berry
Every team gets to play each other for points
native fable
cuz my twitch is fucked
inner oyster
3rd map
sullen berry
Wrecking Ball starts, gg
inner oyster
i feel like sk wins this
native fable
whats gr and mr?
sullen berry
Sucks to be carpe today
native fable
can someone plz explain?
inner oyster
explain what
wintry kraken
because we hope they do not ?
visual glen
OH SHIT
inner oyster
holy shit
sullen berry
native fable
who will make it out? sk and who, russia or finland?
wintry kraken
omg
slim haven
Noooo!! 🇫🇮 🇫🇮 🇫🇮
sullen berry
They have been blessed by the sweat of fragi
native fable
wait, i thought it was a best of 7
idle apex
Rigged, blizzard can’t have their precious Korean team losing on stage
balmy wolf
this is so sad can we hit 50 likes
sullen berry
@idle apex you have to realise the last fight really was quite clutch for SK to set up properly
native fable
for points?
balmy wolf
maybe idk
plucky coral
balmy wolf
i’m so sad
pale orbit
that was so close
sullen berry
You gotta understand, for tomorrow
Contenders vs OW League players
It's going to be quite the standoff
pale orbit
who is playing ?
sullen berry
Even if the skill parity is going to appear obvious
JAPAN VS SK
Check the schedule on the OW website
pale orbit
out of the 6 teams in group only 2 advances right?
sullen berry
@native fable did you find your answer about GR and MR yet
tawny sigil
was the world cup on twitch?
sullen berry
First day mate
Group stages absolutely delivering on the hype
But lacking in the production that we're used to from the League
Finland vs South Korea
Those rosters were stacked
tawny sigil
ugh watching the vod... is the sound level that poor the entire 8 hours?
sullen berry
It improves, but I was told it was really difficult
There's a moment where the desktop pops up too, but you're gonna love it when you hit the flagship match of the day
sullen berry
tbh
hidden osprey
my question is, do they have any major sponsors?
sullen berry
it's not the biggest part of the world cup on air
other than Omen by HP?
don't think so
hidden osprey
that's probably why they don't give a shit
sullen berry
oh wait
hidden osprey
I'm reading /r/cow right now and seeing threads about how the production quality is garbage
sullen berry
toyota ads still showing before ad breaks
I blame it on the cross culture thing not going so well
the plays, it turns out
quality has gotten better on average thanks to no-throwers this year
but more in particular, this venue
not a fan personally of the culture clash in-venue, but at least we get to experience the best casters to date
hidden osprey
I guess I should go watch the vod
the crash looked pretty spectacular as well, yikes
hidden osprey
links to any decent highlights?
sullen berry
I didn't clip many myself
https://clips.twitch.tv/AmazonianColdNigiriWutFace
Hong kong, my personal favorite
tight vault
hong kong 😢
nova wadi
so no flow3r on sk this time huh
tight vault
torn cape
Another chinese team continues the losing legacy...
What do you guys think they need to change?
tight vault
nothing
verbal roost
Make their own game
Or sport
Maybe just more practice/experience?
Not much of a legacy tbh
verbal roost
Did bnet patch?
mint turtle
nah
verbal roost
Tracer skin looks interesting
mint turtle
ikr
i have over 150 hours in her
and have golds for both so imma have to get it on my main and smurf
balmy wolf
!standings
somber yewBOT
W L MP MAP W-L-T
1 
New York Excelsior 34 6 40 126-43-4
2 
Los Angeles Valiant 27 13 40 100-64-7
3 
Boston Uprising 26 14 40 99-71-3
4 
Los Angeles Gladiators 25 15 40 96-72-3
5 
London Spitfire 24 16 40 102-69-3
6 
Philadelphia Fusion 24 16 40 93-80-2
7 
Houston Outlaws 22 18 40 94-77-2
8 
Seoul Dynasty 22 18 40 91-78-3
9 
San Francisco Shock 17 23 40 77-84-5
10 
Dallas Fuel 12 28 40 58-100-7
11 
Florida Mayhem 7 33 40 42-120-5
12 
Shanghai Dragons 0 40 40 21-141-2
Developed with LOVE by MoonFire
warped axle
Seoul LUL
verbal roost
all star skins are up
ruby pendant
@hidden osprey Didn't really miss much, pretty much landslide victories.
mild drum
which game did jake cast?
ruby pendant
@ruby pendant Finland vs Hong Kong
vagrant niche
so we have a game on 3 hours?
tawny sigil
5 games in a row... yes
rough basin
supple prism
Aug 17, 2018 | 8:00 PM PDT is next which is in an hour
upper niche
Hong Kong vs South Korea is in 13 minutes.
limber pine
----------------------------------------------------
Day 2 of the Overwatch World Cup: Incheon Qualifier is live in 10 minutes!
TODAY'S MATCHES:
12:00 PM KST: 🇭🇰 Hong Kong vs South Korea 🇰🇷
1:45 PM KST: 🇯🇵 Japan vs Taiwan 🇹🇼
3:30 PM KST: 🇷🇺 Russia vs Finland 🇫🇮
5:15 PM KST: 🇹🇼 Taiwan vs Hong Kong 🇭🇰
7:00 PM KST: 🇰🇷 South Korea vs Japan 🇯🇵
Join #esports-discussion for live chat of the games!
Watch live at:
🇬🇧 https://www.twitch.tv/PlayOverwatch
Full schedule:
🗓 https://worldcup.playoverwatch.com/en-us/
Times in EST: https://i.imgur.com/iXciie1.jpg
upper niche
ah crap, my owl calendar is broken and I hadn't noticed because blizzard's ssl certificate on the condenders site is broken.
brittle bough
g omegalul a t s
fast basin
why's chat spamming !tokens
ruby pendant
finally get to see Japan play!
torn cape
Did hong kong continue the losing streak? 
pearl cedar
uh
why is the commentary being transcribed
i dont wanna see the subtitles in the middle of the screen lol
balmy wolf
Excuse my retardation
crude jungle
maybe try turnign off subtitles?
bitter phoenix
I'm at work currently, what have the games been like thus far?
bitter phoenix
I'm sad with how they threw so hard after the first match against Russia
Dep needs to stay off brig
He is to damn good to be the one swapping to brig
worn falcon
how shadowbenched is doing?
rigid laurel
pretty good tbh
worn falcon
i havent see him since the OWL jesus
pearl cedar
wtff
solo tank zarya
wtf is finland doing
holy shitttt
i cant believe that worked
cold plover
Russia just threw on Kings Row
scenic bough
magic jewel
whats the score?
upper niche
WTF is this commentary :/
vestal mortar
WOW
dusky canopy
Taimou just happy to be on a winning team
fresh turret
I'm literally shaking rn
LET'S GOOO
Zappis eating the grav at the end decided the outcome of that match
Holy shit
stiff ferry
fr
fresh turret
When I stopped watching they had like -1 minutes left on attack
Well yeah I'd know being a finn and all
stiff ferry
hyvä sillee
gentle oasis
balmy wolf
Can jeff nerf South Korea
wintry kraken
Korea must play in 5 players
prisma cloud
damn
balmy wolf
Its only fair
feral wing
russia vs finland was pog
balmy wolf
Who came is second place last year?
feral wing
canada
rapid sorrel
Руский
neon thunder
man
i wanna see finland and sk again
that was fun
finland and russia was good too
sullen berry
SK cannot be more vulnerable
neon thunder
i think the rest of the matches will be forgettable
sullen berry
Every group will have that one incredible standoff
if there's any other group stage past this I'm hoping for great expectations it's gonna be Thailand
pure crater
Is there any place I can see the scores of the match already played?
pure crater
Thanks
fresh turret
https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/5971/finland-vs-south-korea-at-the-overwatch-world-cup-may-be-the-best-match-of-2018 "But then, thanks to a 2 kill self-destruct by Zappis at the last moments of game 2, Team Finland made it clear that this was a real match. They were now the first team to ever take a game against Team South Korea in the Overwatch World Cup history"
Is that true?
I have trouble believing that
feral wing
usa took a map last year if Im not mistaken
anyways
I have trouble understanding the standings on the world cup site
what does ''GR'' and ''MR'' mean
warped axle
Seoul vs NYXL stage 2 is up there
sullen berry
@feral wing nobody understands their terminology quite clearly
I would guess it's to do with Game Rounds and Match Rounds
cloud heart
Finland is the best!
torpid charm
nah ATL for the win
sullen berry
Of course, by namesake 
@torpid charm
torpid charm
I stay loyal to my man
sullen berry
I am a simple man
I see reinforce
Fantastic shot caller who earned his place on the desk
I definitely see upset potential
lucid skiff
So how ready do you guys think xQc is for the world cup?
green stump
@lucid skiff if he fails and still has the same problems he had before in contenders and OWL, he will become a laughing stalk..
green stump
not if he becomes a meme...a lot of people (like jayne) have faith in him, if he gets tilted again like he did every time hes on the stage and makes mistakes, it will be extremely hard for people to continue defending him
green stump
Hopefully he performs very very well, if he doesn't...ugh..
green stump
More like I just want to see some good overwatch XD if I'm rooting for anyone it's Japan
GOOOO NIPPON!
versed hearth
balmy wolf
it's for ow only
worn falcon
were'nt gonna see the OWWC using the Support patch right?
maybe until blizzcon with any last patch
fast basin
Who's going to blizzcon, Russia or Finland
upper niche
nah, tickets went on sale at 3am here, I went "screw getting up for that".
also, I couldn't get tickets to the LA Group Stage for week after next 😦
if someone wants to sell me a Sat or Sunday ticket I could change my flight back heh. But atm I fly back Friday night.
torpid charm
xQc playing in the showmatch with his "bannedplayer" account
verbal roost
That’s so generous of the world cup
upper niche
If ever there was a question that guy is a monumental tool, that should resolve it.
warped axle
@fast basin I kinda want Russia to go so it puts a spotlight on their players
Cause all of Finland except Davin is already OWL
ruby pendant
@warped axle go out of world cup?