#esports-discussion
willow moon
marsh pumice
so Boston is right away isn't it?
inland pawn
i cant wait to watch jinmu fuck 
willow moon
5:15 PM PST: 
Boston Uprising vs Chengdu Hunters 
inland pawn
Titans rolled mayhem so hard that the boston vs chengdu game is starting early 😂
balmy flower
ha
nano blade is good a strong move in 222 though
very consistent as long as you dont get slept
marsh pumice
@willow moon ty it's always confusing cause i'm on a different time zone, i always have to use the timebuddy
willow moon
np (:
marsh pumice
so in a bit
willow moon
Yep
uneven wren
remember yesterday when the boston-guangzhou game started 45 mins late
cause of the paris-lav game
it's kinda scary how this stage vancouver's schedule goes from really easy to really hard at the end
inland pawn
Mullet God Kyo
uneven wren
at least no stage playoffs and van is in the top 6
and almost locked down pac div
i believe van just needs 2 more wins
3-4 for 1st seed
willow moon
Jinmu
tight vault
is it bad i want to cheer for florida cause their so bad
uneven wren
nah i cheer for florida sometimes for that reason
just not today against the titans 😃
willow moon
tight vault
im a shanghai fan since last season 😃
proven saddle
what was that?
sinful rune
boston is bad
supple prism
marsh pumice
wow boston really struggling
proven saddle
let's go hunters!
willow moon
proven saddle
that's it im buying wrecking ball giga chad skin
i used to say amen, now i say ameng
coral copper
baston deserves a win
proven saddle
why?
proven saddle
i mean it's a shame, but they don't deserve to win
coral copper
lol tru lmao
proven saddle
oh cmon
willow moon
LOL The double ball
proven saddle
CLASSIC spinning on the payload
trim shadow
hes apperantly having a eye problem
raw ermine
game 5
balmy flower
wow l just watched an episode of stranger things and this game is still going on
is this going over scheduled time?
willow moon
Not that much since the game before that was so quick lol
Kidding. Yeah it's being extended
coral copper
flowida maywem
balmy flower
rooting for chengdu
coral copper
nah
balmy flower
doomfist 😃
coral copper
i feel so bad for boston
balmy wolf
this is so sad to watch
willow moon
The Hunters are absolutely emotionless
balmy flower
boston playing really sloppy in that round
willow moon
Baffles me
balmy flower
they tried to....... but in a single line
balmy flower
first push after 50%
balmy flower
and........ it failed after 2 picks...................
balmy flower
l o l 
coral copper
sigh
balmy flower
balmy flower
boston no ults
marsh pumice
maybe they still have a chance
coral copper
imagine if they win lol
balmy flower
they still gotta defend 2 more pushes in theory
marsh pumice
true
balmy flower
hmm swiched to df
marsh pumice
yes over was a good try, they really needed to win this but well
balmy flower
gg
coral copper
gg ez
balmy wolf
I'm glad for note
he got swapped off this train wreck. But got into a crappy train which is better than a trainwreck
raw ermine
jinmu looks high
trim shadow
ameng looks like hes on shrooms tho
upper niche
Man Jinmu feels wooden on stage lol.
minor flame
trim shadow
df was uber doing?
jagged crater
wuber
pearl stratus
Geguri did play
hidden vault
For 1 match
I'm just suggest Envy was started cayse geguri can't hog
(Which is true)
Also doesn't america have a 12man roster?
balmy wolf
some teams do yes
jagged crater
when did outlaws turn anime
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EAh9-2uXUAAY7Jq.jpg:large
hidden vault
Sweet
empty pebble
Lmao I like how the guy posted this on every discussion channel 😂
Anyways where can I find the anime outlaws postcards they look lit
tawny sigil
you're streaming career is not gonna make it dude, you spent 500$ on a mic, just take the L and quit dude
vale pond
Geguri played hog and looked really damn good
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willow moon
Nice!
misty eagle
willow moon
They have no female 
jerseys. Sad times.
Improvise, adapt, overcome. 😛
coral valve
Does anyone know when open division season 3 starts?
limber pine
I don't think they've announced that yet.
willow moon
They haven't
limber pine
karmic grotto
how ou mean
mouffin back up
wtf
what the fuck
he played miles better than note
karmic grotto
yes
We all saw his performance
outclassed note with ease
WHY is note starting?
trim shadow
I smell owl biased
pearl stratus
It's easier to just have the exact same roster as last year, duh
trim shadow
I shouldve watxhed the streams closer
karmic grotto
Easier to lose tyoo
trim shadow
Well he does have a point
pearl stratus
I mean looking at their line up I honestly don't see them competing with China or SK.
trim shadow
Or getting deep in the tournament
pearl stratus
Name the last time any of those four dps did anything worthwhile.
night tusk
So xqc in canada
trim shadow
Chrono dota talks about him flexing to both
night tusk
No hammond for them
trim shadow
Sigma^
The obivous is
He doesnt well with winston and roadhog
Work*
But his synergizes greatly with dva and zarya
The problem with sigma zarya is No mobility
limber pine
I think it'd be cool if he can play both
like how Baptiste can be played as both
main and off
trim shadow
Its kinda up to what teams Can come up with
and what they value as a good duo
He can be played in different ways with at least 4 of the other tanks
MT and OT
karmic grotto
I feel robbed
tight vault
when does wc start
trim shadow
November
echo quest
3rd place for team Canada again let’s goo dood
jagged crater
Orisa is 😪
trim shadow
Slightly op
willow moon
Positively surprised with how fast OWL store ships their stuff
I'm in South America and still they promise max. 6 days until arrival
tawny sigil
for the price they are, i freaking hope so, do they charge shipping aswell?
willow moon
Well they cost just as much as an official football team jersey
Shipping was U$ 8,00
tawny sigil
well it cost them 5$ to make
tawny sigil
US is all about that free shipping
trim shadow
Irrelevant team
willow moon
What did y’all think about the Dutch roster?
trim shadow
Full owl squad
If rawkus starts aero should not be the ballad for usa coach next year
balmy wolf
Well at least Zach isn't playing.
vale pond
I was about to lose my shit over rawkus over dogman but I found out he didnt try out
pearl stratus
Depend on the meta too.
Rawkus Ana is actually really solid. So if its an Ana meta he's the best one available.
Zen goes to Sleepy.
Dogman goes to be put down since he's a pile of shit.
vale pond
dogman is a better ana than rawkus but ok
actually a better anything than rawkus
especially since perfect q pressing isnt as big of a deal now
vale pond
dogman is better with the exception of pressing q
pearl stratus
And Dogmans Ana isn't better.
Dogman himself isn't better. He's a glorified jersey seller at this point.
All Atlanta needs to be bottom as fuck is for Daco to get picked up somewhere else.
vale pond
that seems a little extreme
erster is a top tier dps thats just been slept on
babybay is on the upper end of average
pokpo and daco are a great duo
masaa is an a tier support
and dogman for all his flaws has been playing well
now that he's not in trans jail he played very well
tired mango
Didn't XL2 drop their entire T2 team roster a little while ago in order to go for players from New York? How'd that go?
trim shadow
They realized New york was trash im recruiting
gaunt acorn
@hidden vault
general manager: jayne 
head coach: tikatee
hidden vault
HMMMMMMMMM
gaunt acorn
hidden vault
They shouldn't be coach/gm if they are baised
gaunt acorn
you can't prove it was bias
trim shadow
It smells bias tho
Mouffin outplayed him
On every fromt
Still got yeeted to sub
Thats sus but hey
Im not jayne
trim shadow
Theyre only allowed 2 subs right
trim shadow
And they cant swap between matches
gaunt acorn
if he was the 7th, i wouldn't have minded
balmy wolf
You have to admit that Note does have stage experience.
Mouffin just pop into the pro scene recently.
trim shadow
Note is pretty washed
balmy wolf
You're also taking a chance with mouffin who probs never played in a scenario like the WC. It is daunting for players who never played with an audience before.
balmy wolf
And what if mouffin gets stage fright and underperforms?
trim shadow
Thats on the coaches
And how they will break him in
Hangzhou suffered the same
Till they got comfterable
balmy wolf
Its different for everyone and might take longer than you think.
trim shadow
Yea but id take the risk on a new blood
zacharee was good for a series got to owl and Disapeared
balmy wolf
It's possible if the person has no lan experience.
balmy wolf
Stage jitters are a real thing.
hidden vault
Just that usually team would fill in the best
We shall see
They are allowed to swap anyways
vale pond
he gets to play for canada
finland looks really strong this year
ricky omegalul
also a really good support line
masaa shaz
balmy wolf
Everyone will get destroyed by China and SK.
hidden vault
trim shadow
That support line is scary
hidden vault
Finland doesn't have fragi and linzker
vale pond
yeah masaa is really slept on
trim shadow
Fraggi probably turned it down
hidden vault
No biggoose
trim shadow
Like most owl pros would
vale pond
fraggi is coaching
hidden vault
Yeah
trim shadow
Wait fr?
hidden vault
But it means finland is weaker this year
vale pond
yeah he's gonna asistant coach
balmy wolf
Like how rck is dps, looks like being a dps with dva and hog doesn't mean anything anymore.
Linkzr is a really inconsistent player.
vale pond
davin was apparently good in tryouts
that support line is really scary tho
masaa got chosen over biggoose apparently
trim shadow
Link is a lightswitch
vale pond
which I'm all for
the more atl players I get to see the better
dissapointed that dog didnt try out
usa is stuck with lul kus
vale pond
I dont get the hate on him
trim shadow
Use the replay feature
balmy wolf
Rawkus has decent ana.
vale pond
he big brains a lot
he does get a lot of the picks that his team gets
I know he does sometimes do weird shit especially with the q key
but you cant deny that he has pretty high highs
willow moon
OW Contenders chat is so full of salt
People talking trash of the players. So unpleasant >.>
Just cuz they're below OWL. But are you in OWL? No, so shut it
vale pond
not even that
are you in contenders
or even then
are you in a rank with an sr above 2k?
no?
then dont complain
willow moon
Ya!
willow moon
Oh that's a nice roster
trim shadow
Leave is legal for owwc?
pearl stratus
Eileen is more consistent too.
Jinmu is great, but can streakj.
Also Rui said he didn't want any hitscan players per se.
echo quest
Aka YXL
pearl stratus
He wanted people with large pools.
willow moon
Fair enough I reckon
pearl stratus
Leave.
vale pond
thonk
pearl stratus
Leave is one of the dirtiest, and most abusive, Doomfists in the world.
Ask Canada.
echo quest
Ask Jayne
pearl stratus
They had to taste his knuckles from the fisting he gave them.
echo quest
He’s been grinding widow non stop on his streams
pearl stratus
Twitter
echo quest
Last time I watched he was smacking Striker
pearl stratus
Leave plays pretty much anything to a high level.
And all he does is practice and scrim.
I'm actualy glad they didn't put him into contenders.
pearl stratus
Contenders would give him some competition experience, yes, but it also enforces people into metas a lot.
Look at the EU people who got into OWL just because of Goats.
It's a giant "Where are they now?" special for most of them./
echo quest
I hope kaiser makes owl next season
pearl stratus
I really don't think he will.
I like him, but his tank pool is like...
Korean Super.
He'll smash kids on Rein, do okay on everything else.
But not great on anything else.
echo quest
Why can’t he just improve his other tanks lmao
pearl stratus
Ask him that.
He's had three years to do it.
He gets the fl0w3r-esque rap because of Eye of the Kaiser.
But realistically what major thing has he done since that?
echo quest
He’s had great performances on rein but not on other tanks
pearl stratus
Yeah, there's nothing wrong with him but its limited. If anyone from his last chunk of runs can fix it its O2 Blast.
Since they're the OWL factory for Korea.
echo quest
Hopefully
pearl stratus
I think leaving Runaway was his big mistake, and it fucked him over long term.
The Runaway -> Cloud9 -> Runaway kinda messed him up.
echo quest
True
Although I definitely see why he left
In the first place
They weren’t sponsored
balmy wolf
He was short on money and couldn't provide for himself. This is before runaway got the team house as well.
Though his success on 02 Blast is something to look at.
worldly cove
hidden vault
Wtf sorry for the tag
worldly cove
@MilkBoii#9703 tizi trade is fake? PepeHands
hidden vault
Yeah? Van didn't pick tizi
red anvil
hidden vault
Aren't trade signings closed?
trim shadow
Yes
But owl is still finalizing trades or pick@ups
Also tizi is probably in KR
So visa’s
Or he could be a off season signing
cedar drum
@hidden vault Trade and signig last date was 9 July I think, all hear announcements you have seen after that date were all signed before that.
They are only announced later
I'm not sure about the reasons but the most common one I have heard of is that teams wait till players get their visas and reach their team houses before they are announced.
hidden vault
shouldn't tizi already been cleared when he 1st came to NA
and shouldn't it be a matter of extension even if he changes team?
minor island
I know this is a stupid question
but how can a team go 4-0 if 3-0 is an automatic win?
balmy wolf
By winning the fourth map?
I don’t understand your question
You get a 4-0 by winning the map
3-0 is a win on the whole series or 2-1 is a win if one of the maps was a draw
little silo
they play 4 maps
no matter if its 3-0 they will play the fourth for map differential
hidden vault
because map score counts when there is a tie
balmy wolf
this week is make or break for all contenders/owls
although signings are closed owl teams are still looking for players for internal scrims and contenders are looking to not get relegated
trim shadow
Is contenders now on 2/2/2?
echo quest
He could be signed but his visa might not be here
echo quest
The WGS pickups were rumoured to be going to Florida long before it was announced
tight vault
🇮🇪
trim shadow
@echo quest by bench yes
vale pond
Who is the most irrationally hated player in the league
I think zach and dogman
Zach I feel he’s just a kid and aero’s mishaps have hurt his image and put a ton of pressure on him
balmy wolf
Zach due to underperformance of expectations
Dogman I really only hear about his shit trans and or feast or famine
I would actually say fissure was the most hated due to being moved to multiple teams
trim shadow
If someones hated its probably zach
By community
Its a tie between him and zach yea
I hate zach cause he pretty@much forced effect into retirement by just being on the team..And somehow being favored by aero
balmy wolf
I thought it was because effect had too many mental break downs
hidden osprey
!schedule
dreamy mountain
So I've got a free 25$ to spend on owl gear thru T-Mobile
But I have no idea which team to pick
trim shadow
Effect had alot of shit going on with him
On top of not getting to play because goats
balmy wolf
I mean what gear for OWL team even costs 25$
dreamy mountain
Haven't checked prices yet
Just trying to see what team to go for
So which team has the best genji?
I guess?
I did Dallas Fuel in the first season and felt burned
balmy wolf
I mean
Stage 4
Like 2-3 genjis shown
The best objectively haksal
Which is the titans
But I’m not a fan of the colors
worldly cove
@trim shadow that is probably the most bullshit reason to hate him so far
worldly cove
That's irrational
worldly cove
Effect's retirement was inevitable
trim shadow
With how owl was back then yea
But with how it is now
His career couldve been saved
worldly cove
Zacharee's presence didn't push effect into retirement
trim shadow
Dudes still a nutty tracer
worldly cove
Effect's own problems were his own fate.
trim shadow
zacharees prescence was the nail that pushed effect to retirement
On top of all@he went through
worldly cove
No
worldly cove
It wasn't
Zacharee and Effect co-existed in Stage 1
Where AKM and Effect traded zarya positions
Zacharee wasn't effect's problems
trim shadow
After GF teams can sign from academy
Oct 7 academy
Oct 7 contenders*
November 11 finalization renewel or ending of current contracts
November 15 signing period till june Also Teams must have 8 players by then
Players can also discuss with other teams
worldly cove
Very cool
tawny sigil
complet mad lads
balmy wolf
I see that tracer is strong again and hope that means sbb comes back but I dont think he will
tawny sigil
nyxl is done
echo quest
Twitter
balmy wolf
Team BM Hawk's coach Defender has passed away. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Team BM Hawk and Defender's family.
More:
https://twitter.com/gatamchun/status/1156183862164295680
Twitter
trim shadow
F
gaunt acorn
tragic
pearl stratus
That's a rip 😦
I wonder what Elk will do now, they didn't officially announce him as a free agent.
But... yeah.
trim shadow
he can still talk to teams or agency's if he wants to get back to pro play
echo quest
He’s a two way
willow moon
Damn, RIP
little silo
is fuze a main support?
hidden vault
What happened to Patiphan this year?
Oh he's underage
Also sweden do not look good this year
Except for their tank line
TviQ didn't even make it lol
balmy wolf
ez be a fuckin amazing contenders player, ask for a shit load of money payout, then be a bitch and be forced off the team (force them to terminate contract), then go back to old contenders team
trim shadow
sounds about right
upper niche
Interesting the 'Fusion Uni' rule they inserted in there
sullen berry
https://twitter.com/NZOWWC/status/1156349999401226246?s=20 @gaunt acorn if you can't find us on a map, we're still on Twitter btw
balmy wolf
completely forgot colourhex is a kiwi
echo quest
Y’all heard the shit about team China?
echo quest
Twitter
willow moon
Tricky ass team
hidden vault
Why is someone from taiwan their community lead?
gaunt acorn
taiwan is china!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sullen berry
What's your point mate, this would be like if Sinatraa had bad ping playing from area 51. No meme @balmy wolf
balmy wolf
team china has a lot of ego lol
theyre the fucking worst to work with in the world cup committees
sullen berry
All the statements about Chengdu aren't fact but very plausible
balmy wolf
team netherlands is a massive 
too
sullen berry
Netherlands is a blender team alright
balmy wolf
Team Denmark are chads, Team Poland are chill, etx
hidden vault
Lol ow beacon is bullshit
Inkk made 16 points
But only 12 was translated
And towards the end points were jumbled up
.教练盖章离开直播强秀都是为了直播效果训练赛比赛都很稳。在美国就是下午训练晚上直播。
8.说他们在美国又遇到枪击案又遇到狼什么的？？？这么恐怖的
9.训练赛约的都不是阶段的对手。
These points weren't translated
16.教练一直说尽力就好。不过又说目标是四强，最终目标肯定是冠军。
Plus this
echo quest
Weren’t these the points that a lot of Chinese players were unhappy in the states
Which I totally get
echo quest
the chinese players playing here are having a bit of a tough time. there's not much entertainment, can't eat what they want, nothing to do on off days except play games
on our team, 4 or 5 people have already thought about retiring after this season, because it's too tiring playing in the states
the competition is very strong, and the pressure is high. you can see that a lot of korean players have gone home as well -- it's rough on your body, too. i can completely understand anyone who chooses to do so
might be better next year, since we'll be playing in china -- can get them physical training, they can eat the food they like, there will be friends and family. honestly it's pretty tough playing in the us
we used to go running in the morning, but there was a shooting nearby so we stopped. also wolves around, so we stopped the morning runs out of concern for the players' safety
after leaving the country you realize how nice it is in china
Was this translated as well?
hidden vault
Top 2 yes
Oh @echo quest these are good actually
It covers the point where inkk did not catch
7 9 16 are still not translated
balmy wolf
Why was there an embargo?
hidden vault
Probably embargo for announcing your final team before 29 jul
jovial fiber
hoe head
forest raven
hoes mAD
jovial fiber
forest raven
Mano gonna dunk on muma if they ever play
Just like he dunks on just about every other main tank on the planet
forest raven
That's because SK has incredible talent across multiple teams
balmy wolf
I’m surprised jjonak isnt on roster
forest raven
Jjonak chose to not participate
balmy wolf
Part of me does wish they didnt pick OWL players for the world cup cause I like seeing new blood
Also no way USA wins; they had their chance last year and they soiled it
forest raven
USA has lost in quarters all three years
balmy wolf
The bright spot of team usa is zach isnt on the team
karmic grotto
China has a great chance of winning
hidden vault
Also OWWC korea selected only 1 from each team for each category
whole isle
grucci fuel
hidden vault
Any team other then korea and china that looks great?
worn falcon
I'm not ready for Honorato memes
limber pine
imagine that
pearl stratus
Twitter
limber pine
rip elk
pearl stratus
Also RUI casually mentioning that Chengdu used to go for morning runs and stuff.
Then stopped because there was a local shooting
So he had to worry about his teams safety.
limber pine
that'll be interesting if Chengdu has to completely rebuild next season
pearl stratus
Yeah, he said 4-5 people are considering retiring based off playing solely in the US.
Just too different from home with a high stress environment.
So season 3 could either help a lot, or continue hurting
Though I'd have to assume there's a pretty decent chinese population in LA area too. I know about Korea Town etc, so I'd assume there might be a similar Chinese situation, though regional differences matter in terms of cuisine.
hidden vault
@limber pine the support player for singapore is zeonflux
limber pine
did i flub that
limber pine
F I X E D
hidden vault
Thanks sprite
sterile fox
damn is there a team russia?
pearl stratus
Yeah, sometimes they fall off balconies onto bullets though.
trim shadow
F for lullsish and ellivote
That means corey and stratus has to@break@there backs
Cause janus and sam arent gonna do shit on tank line
balmy wolf
@sterile fox yes there is
hexed nimbus
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supple prism
ANOTHER SURVEY?!?!?!
sullen berry
Different schools of study
More than half of these surveys don't ask for input from overseas
Even less so from a country that's missed out on world maps 🗺
echo quest
Someone bought Houston pog
trim shadow
The guys name is lee zieben
balmy wolf
fuck im from houston
I am also from houston
And I entirely expected a Houstonian or texan to buy the outlaws
Question now is how does this affect the team
pearl stratus
I expect Houston will be left alone based on their stage 4 results.
There will be some changes.
But I'm hoping its more organizationally.
You get rid of a few players, which you would do no matter what.
The guys a real estate developer, so he's a businessman. If it goes through and he buys the team he understands business if nothing else.
So you keep Jake, since he's the round eye face everyone knows.
trim shadow
Keep jake and danteh
Everyone else is on the chopping block
Boink is most likely to ho
Go*
trim shadow
F
trim shadow
Yea hes probably gone to
worldly cove
I updated the Reddit thread on WhoRu
trim shadow
Is it confirmed dallas is offering him?
limber pine
no
limber pine
i mean, the thread was literally based mostly on twitter follows
trim shadow
Most of the time twitter follows in other sports signify alot
worldly cove
@limber pine it wasn't mainly based on Twitter follows. You've must not have read it.
@trim shadow Nearly the whole Fuel roster have talked about him. Even Water said he's probably joined them.
Exceptions are Note, and Closer.
trim shadow
Closer is the suprise considering there both KR
worldly cove
┐(‘～`;)┌
trim shadow
But then again Whoru is known as a dva
limber pine
I did read it
worldly cove
Closer hardly streams
trim shadow
So closer probably@doesnt like him
worldly cove
That's not the conclusion.
I just said he hardly streams
@limber pine
Here's TL;DR
- water says he's joining
- Players interaction supports this
- WhoRu's enthusiasm with Dallas teammates
- WhoRu follows dallas
- buying fuel skins ect
Still nothing official however
trim shadow
I thought water was on la legion
gaunt acorn
echo quest
Will mouffin play today tho
trim shadow
Nice
night tusk
trim shadow
Mouffin is gonna rot on boston academy
night tusk
!schedule charge
!schedule
? none is working lol
I can see charge take this season. or they lose hard vs a team like titans
balmy wolf
uprising is actually 3rd in the standings in contenders rn
balmy wolf
their last game is pretty winnable since their facing glads who have been terrible this entire season
night tusk
maybe uprising should care more about their OWL team 
worldly cove
I didn't know water liked dallas
jagged crater
fortnite esports LOL
lots of money tho
they say OW has a very small competitive community relative to casual playerbase.
but fortnite is even more ridiculous
pearl stratus
@limber pine Picking up WhoRU for Dallas will go worse than Rascal. They aren't prepared for him. No one is.
trim shadow
Ya never know
empty pebble
I personally don't think Fortnite Esport is a suitable Esport, because it's a BR
And even if FWC is the most watched on Twitch now its record viewership still can't beat that of OWL (remember there's China)
tawny sigil
not to mention its fuel'd by the popularity of kids playing it... and when kids make something populare. it ends and everyone forget about it
empty pebble
LOL yeah
trim shadow
Fueld by kids? Its litterally a kids game
And what do u want investors do?
Try to blend with the younger generation
tawny sigil
anything that's fuel'd by kids got there cause of complet random luck... i dont think epic had any clue it was gonna be that popular nor did they do anything special for it. only reason it boom'd is cause ninja streamed with drake
that's the only reason ninja got so popular aswell
2 kidney stone with 1 bird
wait i dont think that's the saying
upper niche
It's a little bit more complicated than that.
willow moon
Damn, Glad Legion does NOT have good snipers have they
oak bloom
BR were the craze, Fortnite caters to the most people, Easy to run ,good for kids, dances and shit went viral
trim shadow
Pop culture*
echo quest
Fornite already peaked
Revenue is down 40%
From Last year. League still Numba 1 bois
oak bloom
Apex was so much more fun than fortnite or any other BR, It just didnt have staying power to keep people interested
wild tiger
vale pond
Apex still has a decent amount of people
It will end up like pubg and stagnate at enough players to keep it going but not enough to make any charts
it is hella fun to play tho
gaunt acorn
can we get back onto the topic of overwatch esports, please
gaunt acorn
washington is flying to australia in hopes of actually winning a game
vale pond
Very nice
Idk if this is the right place for it but since he’s technically a pro does anyone know what the fuck was up with xqc’s twitch ban?
gaunt acorn
he appealed it successfully
gaunt acorn
it was intended to be 3 days
he showed a few pixels of a dick for a fraction of a second by mistake
vale pond
smh
upper hawk
But throwing cats is cool 
forest raven
echo quest
krystal is fucked
balmy wolf
so if this is tru and does have concrete evidence, then we may see a termination of his contract very soon
wintry kraken
i laugh when i see articles about OWL losing viewership... even tho they are not giving tokens in my country, i still try to watch... but sadly, usually around 1AM i am unable to stay up for game 2 of the day :D. Or in other words, they screw every other region except US
and then they wonder why there are no viewers
supple prism
but they also do reruns and rebroadcasts
gaunt acorn
this season better accommodates european time zones than last season
balmy wolf
The Overwatch leagues are usually watched in North/South America with different time zones.
Only re-runs could acommodate other time zones.
supple prism
Twitter
gaunt acorn
so what are you proposing
they already moved the matches earlier to better accommodate european viewers
any further and you'd alienate asian viewers
wintry kraken
@gaunt acorn sat/sun yes. the workday matches still start insanely late
gaunt acorn
and make it difficult for west coast american viewers
so 2/4 days of the week are european-friendly
the other 2 days of the week are asian-friendly
wintry kraken
and this week is insalely bad
gaunt acorn
considering it's a global league, i don't know what else can feasibly be done
wintry kraken
thu/fri first games start at 01:00. sat/sun start at 00:30
actually that is the schedule for rest of the season
gaunt acorn
that's the regular scheduling
balmy wolf
there are ups and downs with this scheduling, theres really nothing they can do about it
should be better in season 3
wintry kraken
well, then they shouldn't complain about declining viewership. i am not going to watch a rerun when there are other live streams of streamers i like 😛
supple prism
umm ok
wintry kraken
watching OWL on rerun is like watching any other sports event on rerun, it's not the same thing
balmy wolf
Thats why homestands are gonna be great, then everyone has a chance to watch in at a reasonable time
echo quest
It’s hitting less peak viewership but honestly their are more viewers on average than last year
Imo
karmic grotto
"The ratio of OWL scrims in ATL Academy's schedule has slowly climbed to about 80 percent on average, and it's a really diverse mix of teams too. Nobody sets up blocks with opponents that can't put up a good fight.
It's a weird dynamic right now where Atlanta has strong practice partners for the moment and is making big strides, but closer to the gauntlet (if they qualify) when OWL is on break, the practice momentum might dissipate just when it's needed the most." -Brad
echo quest
KR is easily winning the gauntlet
forest raven
Was that ever up for debate?
hidden vault
What trifecta is complete?
hidden vault
#lf-players-na @naive wolf
forest raven
The trifecta of ultra bruh moments from owl players @hidden vault
little silo
he probably performed well in tryouts
hidden vault
Out of the 5 players he's the only hitscan
trim shadow
So carpe is scrim god
Haksal is hitscan
Well
Kinsa
Haksal has the better genji
naive garden
Bumper Hanzo
sterile fox
pepega
raw echo
Anyone looking for an overwatch teammate; female 23 nyc and I stream on twitch
wind valve
why would you type it here?
limber pine
Carpe getting on the WC team over Decay is a travesty
jagged crater
you can prob make four unique 7-man korean teams that can take first place in world cup
no big deal
too many koreans to choose from! 😃
jagged crater
i miss xqc & effect in OWL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO0AkJQQXkU
also bad timing on effect news
vale pond
oof
gaunt acorn
Twitter
limber pine
What a cluster
vale pond
Wtf
balmy wolf
Wonder if Dallas is gonna drop him as a streamer now
trim shadow
They wont
But Effect is in some hot shit
Always evaluate your lady before giving money
Now shes doing a american sjw on him
little silo
I would evaluate both perspectives before taking effects side
night gazelle
eyoo7
little silo
The man has had a lot of mental problems over the last 2 years
trim shadow
But uk when people have those issues
They seek comfort in other people
Or
Comfort in love/partners
So more then likely effect had genuine love for her
But turns out she was a worker
naive garden
She denies that. This is one of those situation where they both suck, and they should both stop airing their dirty laundry in public
balmy wolf
I would agree with Drakon here
This isnt a who’s right and who’s wrong; they both suck
naive garden
If they are smart, they will stop making public statements, but I have a feeling that they won't
little silo
effect has had multiple emotional outbreaks in the past so he probably wont stop
naive garden
That is true
and then you have the likes of r/Overwatchtmz frothing at the mouth over this, and will probably push one of them to post more dirty laundry
On another note, I saw this going around online today. Will be interesting if its true https://i.imgur.com/9IEBlIQ.png
little silo
well she is very involved in chinese LoL and chinese esports so she could have some legit sources
naive garden
I could see Krystal getting dropped in the off season
limber pine
i could see him being dropped before the season
ends
he's not even back in the US is he?
naive garden
Don't think he is
little silo
i wonder where tizi is rn
light meteor
No Chipsa or GEORGELION in the GB Overwatch World Cup squad is quite sad
gaunt acorn
naive garden
Lol, Chipsa got banned the other day
light meteor
lool he’s still better than our other dps
naive garden
I was kinda disappointed that Team Canada kept the exact same roster as last year
naive garden
Like, its a stacked roster, but it would be nice for some other people to get the chance to compete
Yeah, Korea is scary again this year
light meteor
Jjonak isn’t on the roster neither is Diem or Gesture
because they declined
the USA team is incredible too i wouldn’t drop any of them
little silo
i dont think gesture would have been on the roster because of mano
echo quest
Team USA fighting for 3rd place
balmy wolf
They dont have zach to choke again
echo quest
This year they gonna lose to down and under
jagged crater
lets think of a 2nd-4th korean team that would win the world cup anyway
vagrant niche
@limber pine
my boi
is there any way i can get info on what brand and models of mice the pros use on league?
limber pine
uh
i knew this answer
This is probably your best bet: https://prosettings.net/overwatch-pro-settings-gear-list/
little silo
The G pro wireless seems very popular
limber pine
I mean, I have a Logitech Gseries and I'm very happy with it
vagrant niche
thank you
jagged crater
i have the g305 which is like a cheaper g pro
if you dont want to spend $100+ on a mouse
sleek zephyr
Anyone watching contenders playoffs rn
gaunt acorn
yes
opal spruce
now that was an OT
vagrant niche
do yall think we are going to get that alien skin for Zarya?
gaunt acorn
who said sinatraa is going to win
opal spruce
alien skin?
opal spruce
ohhhhh
im understanding
he's got 40% of the vote on twitch
i'd be surprised if it isnt him
tawny sigil
that has to be a photoshop rightà
gaunt acorn
what?
opal spruce
yes
tawny sigil
wtf are these rules
vagrant niche
what a weird match
tawny sigil
I would call those segment
"Forcing pros to play Arcade"
pros are scared shit less of the arcade mode
any sort of coordination?... not from the staff
opal spruce
well that was something
tawny sigil
so dum
south brook
Hmm that was...not good