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#esports-discussion
raw ermine
tired mango
funnyastro is a 2way
dapper lantern
that was more awkward today
tired mango
it's nice they gave atlanta reign two free wins for their home weekend
tawny sigil
well this was decided back in 2018, they didnt know both those team were gonna be bad
little silo
Florida was a 90% chance though
uneven wren
holy shit
florida's goats was strong on that first point
though dogman threw a trans again
tawny sigil
experience, pepega
echo quest
Killed two, yet still let them flip point lmao
south brook
Byrem is the definition of panic ulting
raw ermine
Maasa xd
balmy flower
this seriously looks like a quickplay game
raw ermine
F
uneven wren
maasa straight falling into the pit after that emp lol
dapper lantern
🗑
dreamy cave
LETS GOOO
uneven wren
too bad that doesn't credit bqb with a kill
dreamy cave
dapper lantern
Dallas plays like they don’t have hands anyway
dreamy cave
lol ^
tawny sigil
what is this... the nhl?
dapper lantern
the audio balance
jagged crater
byrem MA BOI
tawny sigil
hammer that ana
dapper lantern
wowie
uneven wren
did bqb emp masaa's beat there
nova wadi
zz bqb
tawny sigil
history repeat itself
uneven wren
i can safely say that xepher is playing much better than before
nova wadi
love his pharah
uneven wren
his pharah has been pog today
if i was babybay i would have saved that grav
not a bad choice but could've used it for a more defensive time
tawny sigil
rp
uneven wren
erster with a huge amp matrix
dapper lantern
ggggggggggg
tawny sigil
do you even lift bro
raw ermine
yeah
dapper lantern
like
dreamy cave
LETS GOOOO
dapper lantern
how bad can you be to fuck that up
trim shadow
That was a choke
echo quest
Why is hago not playing
uneven wren
the big play though was erster playing baptiste instead of brig i feel
echo quest
Reverse sweep now
dreamy cave
nah, there is no reverse sweep
tawny sigil
no reverse sweep, only reverse florida
echo quest
Byrem saving trance for next map
1000iq
Well at least Florida will be pretty solid next season
dapper lantern
???????
south brook
Why is halftime like this
raw ermine
Thats what I thought immediately xd
wintry kraken
soe cheated
south brook
Imagine. Sideshow went to medical school
dapper lantern
LMAOOO BOO BREN
nova wadi
should've thrown it tbh
raw ermine
chet
echo quest
Germany
balmy wolf
Germany
nova wadi
germany
dapper lantern
oh wow, that’s pretty cool
dreamy cave
LETS GO ATL
sterile fox
can somebody do me a favor and ping/dm my ass when the ny-toronto game starts?
dreamy cave
tawny sigil
hold the door
echo quest
Well ggs
sterile fox
guys please
nova wadi
@sterile fox ok
tawny sigil
sure
dapper lantern
meko is starting in today
mint turtle
@balmy wolf harb said he had no choice 
sterile fox
thanks
nova wadi
i kinda feel bad for harb
mint turtle
tf i asked like ages ago
nova wadi
im not
balmy wolf
also i dont really speak to harb 1 on 1, that was only with the team
so if there is more to that then idk
raw ermine
"lots of healing"
tawny sigil
at least this is gonna be a quick one so i can go play some 3v3 waiting for nixel stomp
dreamy cave
this is gg
tawny sigil
oh no
tawny sigil
delaying the innevitable
raw ermine
F
tawny sigil
rip i click comp by accident, cancelled it instantly and still go in a game
dapper lantern
good luck
dreamy cave
hes off the bench
raw ermine
poggers
jagged crater
poogers
raw ermine
please don't finish map so we can go to next game guranteed
yessss
5 dps florida plz?
awww
lmfao
go Defiant
dapper lantern
what a waste of time
tawny sigil
florida is always a waste of time... even when they win
neat fog
no saebyeolbe? :c
tawny sigil
second upset of the weekend in coming
raw ermine
poggers gods
raw ermine
meko got jebaited
little silo
meko can flex over to zarya though
dapper lantern
mano good god
little silo
mano is juggling
neat fog
heck yes jjonak zen
supple prism
probably should have seen that coming mangachu
sterile fox
mano is big brain
sterile fox
yep
sterile fox
nenne also big brain
dapper lantern
The way they play, dude
sterile fox
ny are legit surprising me
sterile fox
just please murder your way through the playoffs this time
sterile fox
mano vs yakpung is like terminator vs toaster
now that i think about it
y’all know how they show facecams during the game right?
balmy wolf
they play brig and zarya better
dapper lantern
nenne and libero can flex, why would you take them out
balmy wolf
those 2 are the goats essential players
quasi stump
I like the comp from Toronna lol
little silo
not today Logix
quasi stump
an attempt was made
dapper lantern
Deli
quasi stump
aaand hooked 
little silo
SBB
dapper lantern
Cious
supple prism
why ever use ashe
sterile fox
roadhog is meta
balmy wolf
thank u mr logix
quasi stump
only took one whack
little silo
Love the crowds reactions
quasi stump
toronto clearly has the superior orisa/hog
balmy wolf
SBB DVA
raw ermine
^
little silo
sbb on the dva now
quasi stump
panic goats
little silo
does meko not have a decent Zarya?
that would solve every flex problem for NY so... i guess not
quasi stump
I would think they didn't plan on using this comp
dapper lantern
This is why I don't like sbb being fieldedddddddd
quasi stump
yeah nenne is reaper now lol
little silo
good
little silo
he cancels res
quasi stump
that was odd
echo quest
Mano is so good
quasi stump
yeah he really is
balmy wolf
I think meko does have a good zarya, but not good of an zarya as nenne
in terms of goats play anyway
echo quest
Mek0’s weakest hero is zarya
balmy wolf
apparently not if he's being subbed out
little silo
nenne widow. Delicious
quasi stump
oh boy
supple prism
no
little silo
Idk what Minecraft is
tawny sigil
GET WHIP'D SON
dapper lantern
Fuck off
little silo
toxic
dapper lantern
You're right
tawny sigil
nah neko made jjonak his bitch there.
dapper lantern
Please fuck off
sterile fox
bruh that was like 4v1
little silo
Thats very polite
dapper lantern
I've been learning
echo quest
Philly should have kept hotba imo
little silo
He died before the jump landed and didnt get primal in time
sterile fox
i’d suggest you get whip’d son
tawny sigil
you know what they say about ana's nade in game?
tawny sigil
HUGE HENTAI!
sterile fox
no one says that
little silo
Huge purple
tawny sigil
everyone says that
tawny sigil
easy
quasi stump
come on NY
sterile fox
mano big brain once again
dapper lantern
I love them
little silo
they will hold emp
little silo
mano is doing really well
tawny sigil
yeah that's a loss
little silo
yakpung gets pressured and cut off
little silo
NY coming up on 5 ults
tawny sigil
this 2018 strat is apparently very good, they practiced it a lot
little silo
Defiant on 6
quasi stump
YUGE
sterile fox
M A N O
little silo
Work the shaft
echo quest
Mano dunking
quasi stump
he hasn't had to EMP
little silo
why did he knock mano back
sterile fox
small brain
tawny sigil
small play
tawny sigil
probably pissing them off
little silo
It puts so much pressure on them they are making tons of mistakes
sterile fox
sbb is batman
quasi stump
raw ermine
I leave for 5 MINUTES, AND WHAT DO I SEE? TORONTO WITH 13 SECONDS LEFT?
little silo
big
raw ermine
BRUH
dapper lantern
I love them
tawny sigil
the disapointment on their face
raw ermine
I must be lucky...
dapper lantern
that's all
neat fog
holy cow
sterile fox
BWAHAHAHA
tawny sigil
deserved
quasi stump
yeah that was toronto's game to lose
little silo
very clean
quasi stump
they got shut down hard
sterile fox
you seen how they turned from passive to aggressive
rain tendon
Yakpung needs to stop dying
little silo
Toronto have too much respect rn
gilded peak
What happened to Toronto? I feel like they were such a strong team on stage 1
tawny sigil
goats happened
supple prism
they were not even that great in stage 1
gilded peak
They had a good record despite their schedule.
I don't even think their schedule for stage 3 is hard compared to before
supple prism
they fought mainly weak teams in stage 1
sterile fox
now i’m not gay but bren
balmy wolf
its not like they were a shit team in the beginning
gilded peak
What happened to IM37? Forgot his name
balmy wolf
benched
raw ermine
o shit
quasi stump
witch mercy cosplay 
raw ermine
kiki, do you love my cosplay?
sterile fox
how does one stop a korean from dying hair
sterile fox
one does not is what you’re meant to say
quasi stump
it's whatevs
sterile fox
disgusting
quasi stump
little silo
XL gon give it to ya
dapper lantern
Beautiful.
quasi stump
really fast barrage
dapper lantern
baited
gilded peak
what was that EMP?!?!
dapper lantern
B A I T E D
gilded peak
Defiant needs to work on their defense. its good but the moment it breaks, they can't rebuild it
quasi stump
lol wow
raw ermine
YAY
quasi stump
NYXL getting rolled right now
tawny sigil
CHOO CHOO DUDE!!!
quasi stump
finally they win a fight
gilded peak
now the question is, will defiant capture B?
quasi stump
sterile fox
libero legend
gilded peak
Mangachu was a canadian player who was in the world cup, right?
raw ermine
yea
quasi stump
god damn
gilded peak
Wonder why it took so long for him to get signed
sterile fox
they got less time now
quasi stump
toronto rolls until they lose one fight, then get shut down completely
gilded peak
That's the biggest problem with Defiant
sterile fox
JJONAAAK
raw ermine
neko the fragger
quasi stump
maybe???
sterile fox
jjonak killed mangachu tho
dapper lantern
👀
gilded peak
Was not expecting them to get B
tawny sigil
Them too
dapper lantern
perfect
quasi stump
nice
tawny sigil
just need to hit overtime to confirm the win
quasi stump
emp bomb combo
sterile fox
bombo
quasi stump
bombo wombo
gilded peak
Damn, that was a good spot it landed
dapper lantern
this is one of the best combos in the game
quasi stump
poor neko
dapper lantern
Audio?????
quasi stump
audio is fine for me
dapper lantern
who spilled something on the controls
gilded peak
yep, NA production for you
quasi stump
did I miss something?
gilded peak
unless they change casters like yesterday lol
dapper lantern
that was still funny as fuck
sterile fox
watch this
dapper lantern
cut Uber off mid sentence
quasi stump
o o f
dapper lantern
that’s my boys
sterile fox
fucking called it
gilded peak
Don't worry, at least they got wins unlike SHD in season 1
little silo
7-0 very nice
sterile fox
wait so they didn’t lose a single map?
gilded peak
Nah, they lost maps but haven't lost the game
north beacon
I’m just happy to see SBB more often
balmy wolf
A series is a game
There are typically 4 maps in a series
they won the game but have lost maps
little silo
CV+Widow again
quasi stump
omg please stay baptiste
balmy wolf
I like SBB but I'm not a fan of his sombra play. Compared to other great sombra's he's not really doing that good
quasi stump
aww
gilded peak
To be fair, his sombra play is different from other teams
raw ermine
is neko serious a better hog then gods
sterile fox
the fuck is clockwork vendetta
dapper lantern
Contenders team
gilded peak
also known as the GOATS team
sterile fox
confused
raw ermine
they did really well with hog orisa mei torb comps
quasi stump
LOOOOL
dapper lantern
it’s the name of the team in contenders
raw ermine
they kinda broke the open divison meta
dapper lantern
🤔
gilded peak
I think Mangachu just doesn't care for the team and just wants hammer kills
quasi stump
HAHAHA
sterile fox
well they lost the game already
quasi stump
nenne vs logix widow duel is
this is fine
NYXL just need one fight win
then they win the map
apparently
gilded peak
lol
raw ermine
nooo
quasi stump
STILL WINNABLE
raw ermine
he didn't get the hammer kill at the end
dapper lantern
honestly, they probably don’t really care
south brook
He just wants a record
gilded peak
So does that strat work on attack?
uneven wren
clockwork comp op
north beacon
I don’t think either team cares right now
dapper lantern
^
gilded peak
Too bad you won't see clockwork next stage with the whole role lock
raw ermine
Ik what comp we are playing for the rest of the year
sterile fox
bunker time
north beacon
I like how the casters keep talking about this like they’re not going to just meme
sterile fox
remember when jjonak played bastion
quasi stump
i memmer
north beacon
I’m going to lol if NY actually holds
gilded peak
So clockwork doesn't even work on attack
quasi stump
it's definitely looking possible
dapper lantern
hence
gilded peak
Honestly, this map is horrible
sterile fox
7 years
minor island
whos winning
quasi stump
WOW
raw ermine
noooo toronto
uneven wren
another full hold
dapper lantern
lmaooooooo what does everyone have to say about that now
wild lark
Daaamn, I need 2 points for Zen skin and it looks like I wont get it today
minor island
whos winning ??
quasi stump
NYXL
dapper lantern
ny didn’t give a shit
minor island
ok
gilded peak
How sad
wild lark
Is this the last game for today?
dapper lantern
because they knew they would win
balmy wolf
yea
tired mango
nyxl bastion cheese > toronto clockwork cheese
quasi stump
yes @wild lark
sterile fox
hahahaha jesus
wild lark
Damn
north beacon
How embarrassing lmao
balmy wolf
I pray for the day we can see SBB Tracer again
tired mango
big yikes
dapper lantern
gggggggg
gilded peak
Damn, that was so bad
sterile fox
you mean good
gilded peak
And Defiant looked so happy doing that full hold, lol
neat fog
holy dang the nyxl are good
gilded peak
Holy hell, didn't know Mangachu and Gods were huge
north beacon
Toronto should have went full meme on attack so if they lost it wouldn’t look as bad
dapper lantern
Yeah, they’re big guys
minor island
havana is a good map
little silo
Gods is a unit
wild lark
So after the game ended now, tokens won't be sent? It's like 5min till next 3x token drop
dapper lantern
manga is tall as fuck
gilded peak
too many full hold in Havana, can't really say its a good map
dapper lantern
MANO
sterile fox
you know it’s the man
dapper lantern
Danny wasn’t even paying attention, smh
sterile fox
Danny forgetting a question is actually a thing i wanted to see for a long time
dapper lantern
“wait what the fuck did he say”
see, at least his intro wasn’t cringy
Corey’s intro is so bad and I hate it
little silo
very good
sterile fox
imagine being a leader of a team where someone else is called a leader
upper niche
Ugh stop calling them quarter finals, they're not, they're elimination finals :/
dapper lantern
damn, rip outlaws
sterile fox
ooh shit shanghai
quasi stump
my two teams are facing off on thursday and I won't be able to watch the whole match 😦
upper niche
So am I the only one predicting NYXL to take Stage 3 finals?
little silo
who knows
NY were inconsistent
Shock were inconsistent
Spark are improving consistently
Vancouver have changed their style a bit
Outlaws and Dragons will get clapped
upper niche
I reckon we're gonna have the top 4 seeds win their first 4 games so the Semis is just gonna be NYXL d SFS and VAN d HZS. And it'll just be NYXL d VAN in the final.
balmy wolf
I really don't think NYXL has what it takes to take this finals
I'm not saying they look bad
just every other team looks better
little silo
Their Sombra goats hasnt impressed me yet
dapper lantern
🤔
little silo
And if they run SBB as Sombra they dont have a Dva
upper niche
I dunno, the gameplay styles and the meta are all changing. (2/2/2 here we come... wait, is it needed anymore?)
balmy wolf
Yea but that doesn't mean it'll benefit NYXL. SBB Sombra looks pretty bad when compared to other great Sombras. And his DVA play hasn't impressed me
balmy wolf
It kinda irks me whenever I see Nenne on Tracer or Widow cause I love SBB and Pine so much
dapper lantern
pine isn’t coming in, Jesus Christ
upper niche
oh I gotta go back and watch the Toronto match playing Clockwork 😄
balmy wolf
I know he's not
He's a jersey seller like Mickie and Geguri
but still love the guy.
upper niche
haha oh that was awesome, the double-take.
supple prism
spark will win
balmy wolf
titans have a good shot if their sombra goats keeps improving
minor kraken
sombruh
raw ermine
do you think NYXL could beat SFS?
echo quest
Yuhhhh
little silo
yes
limpid rune
Firstly, I'd like to apologize beforehand if this isn't where I should be asking, and also for interrupting, but, anyway... I dunno if I've asked this before, but... Say I'm trying to get to a point where I can at least try out to get into OWL or Contenders or however it works... How would I get there? Like, what do I need to know for the road ahead, what do I need to learn or use, etc? Well, aside from the obvious good PC and gear to play with and good enough skills. (If preferred, DMing me or @'ing me is fine)
balmy wolf
sfs suck against sombra goats which is ironic since they beat dragons who are top tier sombra teams
somber bay
in case u dont know OD is open division
limpid rune
I'm not on a team, my SR on pc I can't remember since i'm only now able to soon fix my pc, but on ps4 iirc it was around plat after a losing streak. And i'm not too familiar with what open division is. I know i'm stepping my foot into some big boots here, but I kinda want to know what to do and know before I start rather than late
If that makes sense
limpid rune
so that's literally all i need to know? i already knew i had to be up there, but if 4400+ is literally it, then I can't help but wonder why there's not more players than there are
supple prism
on PC
supple prism
which is t500
limpid rune
oh
echo quest
The skill gap in gm is huge
echo quest
Higher than plat to masters
limpid rune
so, is that literally all then? i'm still surprised if that's it. i would have figured it was more than the obvious big challenge of getting to GM.
echo quest
A 4.4k player will stomp 4.2
@limpid rune if it was that easy than more than 1% of the playerbase would be gm lmao
Let alone top 500
supple prism
im sure there is more to get into OWL or any great contenders team
echo quest
Plus you need a decent heropool
Work well with a team. There are a lot of players on ladder that are good enough to go pro but don’t
limpid rune
really?
supple prism
or are a liability
limpid rune
on pc, I can't recall. haven't been able to play on my own pc for about a year, but on ps4, I've gotten up to... I forget exactly how to read it, but it's 4 stars at 49, bronze border
echo quest
Do you think you have spent more than 200 hours in comp?
limpid rune
i've spent just under 200 hours on comp on ps4.
echo quest
Imma be real with you. There is a very very slim chance you make it to contenders let alone owl
Unless you can improve considerably
limpid rune
i'm not saying how do i get there right now. i was asking how do i get there eventually
limpid rune
i'm not gonna be gettin serious about it until i can fix my pc
i just wanna know what to be prepared for and know how to do
balmy wolf
well climbing to gm is gonna take 100 of hrs already
even then u have to consider if it even is worth going pro
there is very little money to be found in the t2 and t3 scene
echo quest
Well then basically Get top 500, join an OD team ( make sure they are all top 500) do very well in OD and hope you stand out
@balmy wolf the academy teams pay pretty well
balmy wolf
of course
expect thats basically the closest thing to being in the OWL
not realistic for most contenders players
@limpid rune for now just focus on climbing and improving your game
then think about going pro
limpid rune
will do
coral copper
They have been given no mercy
Why is Houston against Vancouver
I’m so sad but I have faith
unreal moss
Hi im looking to improve low silver can anyone give me advice
trim shadow
Houston bout to get put in there place
balmy wolf
their*
sullen berry
Titans about to get schooled
gaunt acorn
echo quest
@sullen berry lmao
hazy ruin
Why is Florida Mayhem so bad
Lol
Like they have never won a match for as long as I can remember
balmy wolf
check again
tropic herald
Houston
hazy ruin
Well, they haven't won as many matches as all the other teams in the league, even Houston does have more wins then them in total
balmy wolf
thats kind of obvious
tropic herald
Mayhem did suck and they are currently shifting rosters so this is normal
upper niche
By "so bad" you mean "would probably still beat most every contenders team, but they're just bad by comparison to other OWL teams"?
echo quest
They would get beat by top tier contender teams
At least they aren’t as bad as Shanghai from s1
tawny sigil
so are spark and van fighting in the mud or doing a coin toss
i see its already decided, so i guess coin toss,pussies
sadly is not lav vs van
so close
everything should be solve with fighting in the mud
silent cliff
who won spark v titans?
silent cliff
did it go to a map 5
balmy wolf
When you see the results of Vancouver (ex-runaway) you can easily deduct that top-end contenders will surely beat low-tier OWL
silent cliff
who are considered low tier?
washington and florida?
pretty sure houston and valiant aren't in pepega territory anymore
forest raven
Justice, Mayhem, Defiant atm too
Stage 3 had two 0-7 teams and three 1-6 teams
Justice and Defiant 0-7, and Mayhem, Uprising and Fuel 1-6
Outlaws and Valiant both went 5-2
Overall league standings bottom three are Mayhem, Justice, Defiant
But Defiant has 7 wins and Justice and Mayhem have 2 each
viscid wadi
I could've sworn my justice bois had more wins
viscid wadi
jesus
so painful to watch them sometimes
I still remember their first win against the charge
forest raven
Justice babo team
silent cliff
i skip out washington games because christ it's sad to watch
hidden vault
Apparantly shanghai games last season aren't
sterile fox
“we”
tawny sigil
whats with contender team name all sounding like kindergarten stuff
little silo
ah yes the British Hurricane a popular Kindergarten toy
sly bear
Do you like carrots
trim shadow
Twitter
little silo
most academy teams have a pretty good name
sly bear
WHO is clockwork vendetta
trim shadow
best team in eu contenders
forest raven
EU team in contenders that had a perfect run through open division one tricking their comp and I think are currently flawless in contenders
forest raven
They run orisa, hog, mei, torb every single map
little silo
CV lost to HSL
balmy wolf
Yea toronto tried that with nyxl
And then they held first
And then proceeded to get held even harder
By nyxl with traditional bunker
coral copper
UwU?
crisp willow
What a stupid playoffs schedule
1 v 8, 2 v 7, 3 v 6, 4 v 5
So NYXL vs Dragons
OutLULs vs Titans
Seoul vs Shock
Valiant vs Spark
Like what
balmy wolf
Whats ur issue with it
little silo
thats normal
highest vs lowest
second highest vs second lowest and so on
after that its highest remaining seed vs lowest remaining seed
jagged crater
that's how most other playoffs work
little silo
exactly
little silo
All of those matches sound insane except for maybe Outlaws v Titans
I dont see the problem
the time for the playoffs kinda sucks
First game at 9pm local time
jagged crater
it gives seeding some meaning, + higher odds of higher seeds in the grand finals
little silo
Second game at 11pm
Games are at 3am and 5am for me. Cant really watch any of that
except for maybe the end of the second one when I wake up
jagged crater
im still impressed how both outlaws and valiant managed to make it
little silo
Valiant did amazing this stage
jagged crater
after having an 0-7 stage, bottom tier in power rankings at some point in the season
huge turnaround
little silo
yeah they upgraded their coaches and added some great players
very successful rn
i cant even find one single catalyst
kariv showed off an insane ana
shax came in and destroyed
FCTFCTN seems like the leader they needed
reprize is apparently a great coach
packing10inches as well
balmy wolf
Weird flex but okay
little silo
packing10 the current head coach used to be called that
jagged crater
he's packing alright
analog lark
so as of right now, 15 teams have reached a playoff
the only 5 to not achieve that are Justice, Mayhem, Chengdu, Paris, and Guangzhou
balmy wolf
Oh paris
analog lark
Paris is the pinnacle of mid-low tier
the one that really surprises me is Chengdu
I thought they'd at least make 1 play off
echo quest
@crisp willow what’s wrong with it? Highest seed plays lowest that is fair
karmic grotto
X doubt about Dragons
analog lark
NYXL vs dragons -NYXL wins
Vancouver vs Houston- actually kinda tough, as Vancouver has shown weakness to Sombra goats but I feel like Vancouver will win
Seoul Vs Shock- Shock, but it's close
Valiant Vs Spark- I feel like Valiant has got this
echo quest
Why?
little silo
not sure why they arent running meko on sombra. that way none of the dps need to flex to dva
karmic grotto
SBB is better sombra?
echo quest
My boi Guxue is gonna dunk on LAV again
balmy wolf
Sbb sombra has not looked impressive and he is not a good dva
echo quest
@little silo the thing mek0 has a decent sombra. He played it a lot in stage 1 and 2
Is *
analog lark
Nyxl versus Vancouver- I gotta see Vancouver winning
Valiant versus Shock- Shock
so I feel like the finals will be Vancouver versus Shock
I just gave my predictions
echo quest
Bruh valiant won’t beat spark
analog lark
LaKimShi, I feel like their coaches will find Spark's weakness and exploit
little silo
shock had a weak stage
and seoul could catch them off guard
valiant can be exploited too
analog lark
San Fran did 4-0 Seoul this stage
little silo
spark have great coaches
analog lark
true
little silo
san fran also lost to chengdu and the outlaws and seemed inconsistent
analog lark
fair enough
little silo
who knows
these are insane playoff matches
all matches could go either way imo
except for houston
analog lark
I said that the Houston Versus Vancouver is either going to be extremely close or a complete beatdown of Houston
I don't see an inbetween
little silo
im expecting the beatdown
analog lark
because they're on different branches
analog lark
you phsyically can't see vancouver and Ny in the finals, so yeah
little silo
i can see vancouver and titans in the finals but who knows
analog lark
you don't understand
little silo
vancouver are second seed NY is first
balmy wolf
Mano and jjonak are the hard carries of nyxl at the moment and I do not see SBB sombra being good enough to beat it
little silo
they cant play in the semifinals
analog lark
if NYXL and Vancouver win their quarterfinals they'll fight in the semi finals, or I'm just pepega as fuck
might be the latter
little silo
its highest remaining vs lowest remaining
and second highest vs second lowest
1 and 2 cant play each other that way
analog lark
I'm looking at the schedule right now, and vancouver and NYXL are in the same block
little silo
the blocks dont matter
its just the seeding that matters
ny (1) play shanghai (8)
highest vs lowest
titans (2) play outlaws (7)
analog lark
that's the case for the quarter finals
little silo
that theme remains through the entire playoffs
analog lark
that isn't the trend the previous 2 stages took
I just looked it up
it looked like the seeding just determined the quarterfinals
little silo
just look at the dm
gaunt acorn
little silo
wait what
little silo
thats really cool
some fans took the time to make that
if only the villager looked better
analog lark
yeah that's really fricking cool
dapper lantern
Waiting for those QR codes
little silo
i never bought that game but the fishing is nice from the 20min that i played
dapper lantern
I love New Leaf
jagged crater
Kinda torn about the potential 222 change since we're on the cusp of a meta shift. Look at this graph of just stage 3.
https://bnetcmsus-a.akamaihd.net/cms/content_entry_media/79/79YUFRZBMPBP1562184941923.png
End of the chart there's 14 heroes above 10% in OWL. Think that's the most diverse set of heroes at pro level in a while. Usually just 8 heroes if you look beginning of the chart by comparison.
tropic herald
Wow zen dropped like a rock
plucky rune
little silo
shock has lost a couple times
raw ermine
they lost to LA glads wayyy early on
little silo
Glads, NY twice I think, Houston, Chengdu
tropic herald
Shock lost a ton early on
little silo
they went 4-3 in stage 1 i think
then had their golden stage
and then lost to Houston and Chengdu in stage 3
raw ermine
it was LA, Vancouver, and NYXL in stage 1, golden stage in stage 2, and houston and Chengdu in stage 3
And of course, Vancouver again in stage 1 finals
calm holly
That's not bad at all tbh
outer sluice
Houston is definitely taking the win this Thursday
The titans don’t know what’s coming
You heard it here first folks
Screenshot if you have to
Outlaws are taking this easy W. 3-1
echo quest
Ight bet you gonna be lookin like a clown when they lose 4-0 lmao
echo quest
Never forget they gave Mayhem their only win of the stage
tropic herald
Houston won a few games and got cocky
uneven wren
3-0 is the loss condition for the outlaws since quarters is a first to 3 maps
houston gonna go 0-3 on thursday
titans gonna smack them silly
balmy wolf
not gonna disagree
trim shadow
unless like
houston comes out with low blows
but 3-2-1 wont suprise vancouver
like it suprised san fran
gaunt acorn
sleeper
tropic herald
It’s very likely going to be a roll by the Titans and not worth watching
trim shadow
vancouver will trounce houston
vancouver as a whole is more mechinically gifted then houston
tropic herald
LAV v Spark will be worth watching
gaunt acorn
sleeper; an uneventful stomp
balmy wolf
expect the last time they played each other, sfs 4-0 them
trim shadow
well seoul has a set roster now since fissure retired
you know marvel will play
and who will play around him
all seoul has todo is avoid 33
easier said then done
tropic herald
SFS has had a fall off
balmy wolf
not a complete downfall tho
tropic herald
Well yeah
trim shadow
sfs doenst have a sombra player i would think
think monte suggested benching choi
put striker on sombra
tropic herald
Unless architect or striker learned Sombra
But striker has been grinding widow
And idk about architect
trim shadow
striker has the widow flexibility
so if sfs runs quad
then they should be set
also i wanna see striker v fleta
severe junco
what's everybody's bracket predicitions?
trim shadow
i have hangzhou or new york winning
tropic herald
I think NYXL will take the cake
severe junco
First Round we have: Outlaws v Titans, NYXL v Shanghai, Shock v Dynasty, Spark v Valiant
scarlet tinsel
I have Spark winning
tropic herald
Titans, NY, Shock, Spark
I think NY is the most flexible team out of the 4
They’ve at least proven it
scarlet tinsel
I think NYXL is gonna end up choking again
balmy wolf
I think spark is the most flexible
severe junco
Honestly, I think Titans, NYXL, Shock and Spark, then NYXL and Spark, then NYXL
balmy wolf
but so far spark have look unstoppable expect maybe against LA
scarlet tinsel
I'm going Titans, Shanghai, Seoul, Spark :p
tropic herald
I haven’t seen Spark off 3-3
balmy wolf
they play sombra as well
severe junco
I think Shock can beat Dynasty tbh
severe junco
It's just, beating NYXL would then be a stretch
balmy wolf
its just that they play 3-3 so well that ur force to play 3-3
scarlet tinsel
I think Seoul's gonna win if Michelle is playing sombra and going off
otherwise Shock
severe junco
On the off chance Outlaws beat Titans and Valiant beat Shock, Outlaws would have to face NYXL and Valiant would have to face Shock/Dynasty
and that's where a fairy tale run stops
scarlet tinsel
Outlaws are honestly gonna get murdered
tropic herald
Outlaws have no chance
scarlet tinsel
Valiant have a chance vs Spark but I think Spark is gonna mega prep for 'em
tropic herald
The fact they are in playoffs is a low key miracle
scarlet tinsel
Shanghai could beat NYXL if they go hard and/or if NYXL chokes again
Honestly I want either NYXL vs Spark in the finals or Spark vs Dragons
balmy wolf
NY's sombra goats is one of the worst out of the top teams
tropic herald
Well yeah
balmy wolf
like holy hell u almost lost to DF
tropic herald
But it’s better than Titans and Shock Sombra GOATs
balmy wolf
Titans sombra is already looking better than NY
scarlet tinsel
Shock yeah
balmy wolf
they murdered glads with stich on sombra
tropic herald
Oh they played stitch again?
balmy wolf
yes
scarlet tinsel
if they make that Sombra play consistent from Stitch, they're gonna dominate
tropic herald
Well that’s Titans for you
scarlet tinsel
Their lineup was like, SMS on Zarya, Stitch on Sombra, then the rest normal
no Jjanu
tropic herald
I used to think Jjanu was great but I’ve realized he can’t really flex
scarlet tinsel
He's a great Dva, but lacks on others
balmy wolf
its not a goat zarya
but nonetheless a good zarya
just cant match sms zarya which is pushing the limits of how good an zarya can be
severe junco
looking at the divisions tho
tropic herald
SMS is another example of a really good player at one hero but lacking in other places
balmy wolf
sms has a history of playing other heros at a high level
scarlet tinsel
I just want Genji meta back for a phat SDB vs Haksal match
tropic herald
Yeah but he hasn’t been doing any of that recently
balmy wolf
why would u
idle beacon
and what do you think of SHD vs nyxl ?
tropic herald
I wouldn’t mind a Widow meta
scarlet tinsel
doable for SHD
tropic herald
SHD can do it but it’s still tipped to NY pretty heavily
scarlet tinsel
if they improve that new lineup with Envy they could upset NYXL without them choking
tropic herald
Yeah NY has a few players that were amazing but now other players from other teams are catching up
scarlet tinsel
inb4 they run Flow3r, Pine, SBB, Libero, and Nenne with JJonak solo healing