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it'll be like 6 or 7 months no?
''surely nyxl will stomp chengdu''
starting in april?
Rumoured to be yeah
April was the rumoured delayed start I think
Not sure it was OW2, I think it was more Covid
They want to try make homestands plausible
So OW2 is just a plus of them delaying then
6 months to prepare but im willing to bet boston is still gonna be garbage
I heard it was because of OW2 with covid being done being a bonus
Huh
OW2 would be a stretch unless Blizzard launch the game in like February
Alright
no way Boston suck again, they'll pick up some good talent and have a good coaching staff to build it up with
unlike Mineral
They released Mineral I think right?
He moved into another position in the org
he knows how to win but not how to get there
Wait
good for GM
I thought I saw a LFT post or something from him, or was that someone else
no way Boston suck again, they'll pick up some good talent and have a good coaching staff to build it up with
@silk frost bro don't even lie to yourself, they'll pick up some godlike talent, trade him 2 weeks into the season and pick up a gold player to replace him
either that or boston signs a pedo again pog
they wanna win this year
wanting to win is the first step out of 20th
But what matters is the drive to win
Yeah
Hopefully they do well
Im just sad for boston
It used to be funny
i want people like myunbong to succeed
Ah it was Mentalist I saw LFT, not Mineral
but the org just doesn't care at all
they'll find some pog hidden talent and the coaching staff will be good
as long as they get a promising 2nd assistant coach they'll be potentially good
Chex has potential, if they play him on heroes he's good at and not force him to play everything
it'll be so easy to be mid tier with budget paris, houston, potentially bad toronto, maybe meager london, and gameplay challenged chengdu
at least above 3 teams
yeah
ameng is gonna come back to owl after having hunted bumper for his tank skills
LAV/ATL have potential to be bad too
has LAV even made any changes
yeah they dropped mcgravy, gig, and apply
all LAV did was ditch some players so far. They're likely still on a budget
they just need a strong OT and they'll be good
I just wanna know who's picking up jhong
it's weird how such a wanted player
has been lft for such a long time
Perhaps he's not as wanted to teams as people think
Barely any teams have streamers now
If OWL had sense, they'd make him part of broadcast team
or content team at least
The year is 2020 and I am writing a TwitLonger about the Paris Eternal situation
Read: https://t.co/GXWYAzpqWO
216
Not sure if that got posted yet, but interesting read
And then you apply that to every team
You understand why players are getting dropped by the dozens
yeah
How are DM Esports faring through other avenues/programs?
They don't seem to exist on liquipedia, although the eternal seem to be the only OWL team with a team in another game that isn't the COD league, but they go by c0ntact gaming there
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yeah I saw them stacked AF
Has a team in contenders ever had 3 ex-owl pros?
He has one
hes resigned to houston no?
houston re-signed him
Oh god
stupid teams are dropping a bunch of players
Overwatch 2 should be free
1: teams going more budget due to the increase of covid19 and further decrease of economy
2: players can choose to go to other teams or ask to leave , so they may not be getting dropped
3: teams releasing players doesn't make them stupid
Also you're already getting half of OW2 free with the new pvp engine so dont complain about that
what a genius these teams MUST be stupid there couldn't POSSIBLY be ANY reasoning as to why they dropped their players
totally not just a lack of critical thinking skills on your end
This man got ratioed hard
Hmmm
So paris are left with fdgod and xzi
Whats the plan
drop them and build up with plats
Yeah
uprising was a top 20 team this season
A great rival in seasons past, it's time to see how he does playing with us instead of against us...
Give a warm welcome to @Mano_OWL, joining Fusion for the 2021 Season!
*Pending League Approval https://t.co/IcW4D1o8be
BRO
Bro
Man
Mano over Sado?
Its fake
Woman
WHAT THE MCFUCK
Mcduck
Mano gonna be benched if he's not better than Sado
Its so weirs
WHAT
seeing mano in philly of all teams
Sado getting traded dude
I think with nineK coaching
Mano is better
Or will he
*be
Wait
If sado is traded
Where would he go
Or is he staying
Fuel
Fuel Sado
Wtf is this offseason
Sado HanBin Sp9rk1e Diem Doha Fielder rapel
Imagine
This weeks platchat is gonna be insane
Mmmmmmm mano to nyxl
Mmmmmmm
This feels like a downgrade tbh
Sado seemed better on orisa
Interesting
I think mano and sado are overall on the same level
Yeah
But i think mano can do more than sado can do with philly supporting him
Probably makes him better
Was alarm being fed as many resources as Jjonak?
NineK is gonna take this team to the next level
I think they are now gonna be even better at rein comps
Since mano is some freak beast
And if they released Sado, many teams are in need of a MT
Yeah
mano under ninek coaching is scary
But who has the cash? Fuel.
Probably
true
Ill see myself out
they need a good projectile
and unleash their FURY
Comedy at its finest
If fusion pick up rascal
They have the money
And rascal being rascal fusion would do anything to get him i think
rascal on 4 teams?
seems like the former london bench like to jump around
its weird to think rascal was a benched player now
Profit was a starter so makes sense
Wait
What if
Rascal to seoul
Profit rascal
what
No thats too much power
I know
except echo
Ivy is FA right?
literally just covers everything
profit fits is fine
I think seoul dont need much at dps
they need a dedicated off tank
yes
they are resigning tobi
if they are signing
jehong
because im pretty sure they are going together
ngl
Wait so philly didnr re-sign Ivy
They have to have something up their sleeve
Eqo is FA
His option was declined
Ill check Ivy's contract status
So
He's still in talks with fusion for 2021
But is looking at other opportunities
He's probably getting re-signed
god damn, imagine Mano-Fury Carpe-Rascal Alarm-Funnyastro coached by NineK. What a team
and still manage to get only second place
true
That would actually be the saddest thing in OW history
not gonna overhype this team
they had a near perfect season last season and still lost in every tournament they went in
If you have ninek
this is ninek 2nd HC position i believe
keep in mind he wasnt coaching paris that was rushes job
ninek was coaching for paris
he wasnt
rush was the HC at the end of the day
ninek was supposed to be a HC for paris, but rush came in
rush was hc, but ninek was also coaching paris
and even then they still struggled
struggled how?
just because teams got shock pieces doesn't mean they instantly become top tier
??????
im just saying people gotta temper their expectations of what philly can do
holy shit Mano is hugeeeeeeee
yea he's a big man
Psst, you want some leaks?
I called Mano to Fusion, and now I'm calling Fearless to Dallas
bro no
But really mano and fury?
Hmm
I thought Philly is more aggressive?
And nyxl less?
Any main suuport philly can pick up and is better than astro?
just because teams got shock pieces doest mean they instantly become top tier
@balmy wolf exactly my point, the pieces are dropped from a championship team aren't all like decay or NineK
If we're going to see fearless on the Fuel
There's going to be lots to look forward to
Also MCD to Spark and Jerry to NYXL
JJonak has been trialing for Spark, Charge, and Dynasty
Yup
Oh, and Glister is gonna go to Justice
Based on what, again?
just ask a some t2 players about trials they've been doing recently
Those same leaks that gave us mandu to Charge last year or Nero to Glads?
i remember we saw trial pics of birdring on glads and people were iffy on it
Although Shu to Glads is holding up quite well now
its only been like 2 weeks and this off-season is hella better than last year
It does
the shu/moth duo is an old one
Better in what way? The power shift or bigger name players being traded?
i'd say this year holds the strongest lineup of rookies we've seen in a while
china, KR, and even EU t2 players all have amazing players waiting to get picked up
How many rookies are being traded, I'd have to list them out really
I agree season 3 with what little we got midseason it was a splash at the start of the season
Making up for no new franchise slots to work out the Homestand model with all 20 teams
NYXL become apacs ATL
The new spark training facility looks amazing
Yee
I like that kind of aesthetic though so its good
They probably needed the upgrade after this season playing matches out of the teams' training facilities. Home stands coming back when covid clears up would be nice too
Just realized the Philly frontline is Mano Fury now
Jesus Christ
Talk about goated
Ye. Team Korea frontline!
I think their 2018 roster???
I forgot who played with Carpe tho
Yeah, Mano was 2017 and 2019
Philly really need a star Flex dps
Rascal is the only one at that top level
so maybe him
Ivy is a really good flex dps doe
I guess if they can sign rascal sure
Or maybe they go for Pelican
Pokpo to Dallas? That man was wasted in Reign
Rush can him unleash his full potential
Man's Winston is cracked
So Fusion to run two MT and two OT, or do we see somebody leave
If anyone leaves sadly I think it’s most likely poko
Probably
Poko could maybe join spitfire?
Plus poko has previous synergy with Benbest and SoOn
probably getting dropped cause paris is going budget
they can't afford a top player like poko
I can’t see paris dropping their french players
That would lose them a large chunk of their fanbase from France
I could see them picking up contenders eu players
And dropping xzi
But if they drop the french players they lose the popularity
Regardless of money they do all they can to keep players like benbest and fdgod
Yeah you’re probably right
But they already released the top players like sparkle@and hanbin
So maybe that’s all the budgeting
Cut costs on the expensive korean players and do everything in their power to keep the french players
And build a team with 6 players
SoOn Nico Benbest and FdGod of course to start
What
Then they might pick up poko with the money they earned from playoffs
Contract expiring and free agency does not mean they are off the team
why would xzi and fdgod stay on a team where they're getting minimum pay when they can get a good chunk of money on a diffferent team
no
paris is broke
dallas is rich
dallas is owned by envyus
envyus is a massive or with tons of cash
paris did make some good cash
but they probably had to spend that on the players they had
Dallas don't have an infinite source of money.
not infinite, but waaaay more than the other teams
If you want that, you go to Boston :p
Just that Boston aren't putting any money in to the franchise anymore, they seem to have decided to leave it for dead.
boston gave up
I mean
My best guess for bostons reputation is for new players to start out in owl and then move on
the money in owl is just dumb
some teams have so much cash
and others can barely have contenders players
How dumb? That's how it works
Every major league has rich clubs and less rich ones
But that’s not the case with this team because I personally don’t think any player on uprisings current roster other than myunbong would get signed to another team
idk i just don't like how dallas is gonna keep buying full teams until it works out
this is attempt 2 now
They never bought full teams
Except envy in S1
But they already existed as a team before owl
they're picking up most of em rn
also mano to fusion pog
he leaves the team that always chokes for the team that always ends at #2
The team that used to always end at #2
After shock releasing rascal and dragons releasing diem if fusion keep their current roster this is the year they get a title
wait i just realised nyxl has no tanks at all now
Well yeah nxyl are gonna be rebuilding their entire roster
But weirdly enough as a fusion fan I’m not that hype for manos arrival
Sounds like I’m high I know but hear me out
Sado has performed out of his mind this season, playing far above everybody’s expectations
Making a name for himself as one of the best main tanks in the league, maybe even the best in some cases
He played way better than mano this season imo
Plus you have the synergy with sado and the team
So I feel that fusion got mano as a spare for when they need to play a more passive composition
If they use him as a full on replacement for sado I think that it will either be one of the best or one of the worst decisions made in esports
Not saying that mano is bad but compare his season this year to sado with team synergy thrown in the mix and it’s not really rocket science as to why sado would be the better choice for the starting position
I feel that mano himself would’ve been a good pickup for dallas if he’s wanting a starter position
Maybe even guangzhou if they’re planning on releasing rio
But that’s not happening and we can only wait and see wether this pickup will be the next starter or the next chipsa
Xzi to uprising
Xzi to fuel
If Fusion are smart, Mano grinds Ball/Rein, Sado grinds Winston/Orisa. Rein was a weak point in Sado's game play and this fills the gap
If they keep both that's a potent tank line
If Philly really want to win, keeping both would be best
Sado can play aggressive, Mano passive. Dependant on meta, having options would be great
Noooooooooo
Rip
The translation says they're aiming to be back in 2021
"We'd like to thank the many people who have loved and cared about ELEMENT MYSTIC from 2017 to 2020.
After a final esports competition at the end of the year, ELEMENT MYSTIC's PUBG, LOL, and Overwatch teams will be going on a short hiatus."
(Part 1/5) https://t.co/H2H7qkKoPO...
For full translation thread
i really hope SF shock find a good healer that could replace moth but moth going means twilight gets to play more and it means we will be seeing the shock playing the ana more often
No
It doesnt
If moth leaves they need a new main support
Not a flex support to start playing mercy and lucio
Yeah lol
Goodbye element mystic, see you soon
2020 keeps on taking
At least they'll be back
If they completely left esports
That would've been depressing
Mandu, Slime or FDGod seem the likely choices
I think it's unlikely, but always a possibility. Depends how mixed Shock want to remain
Super has slandered LJG so much
he did
"O2boss"
lmao
gonna change his name to "ParisEternalBoss" or "VancouverTitansBoss"?
"newyorkexcelsiorandxl2academybossona2-way"
noob
Verbo's back boiiis
verbo is alive?!
whos that
yeah
yeah he was immortals with Fate, Envy, and Agilities
He was the MS before they traded for custa
he was pretty good in Apex
Wow, I don't remember him lmao
damn I guess I am old
Doesnt Verbo retired and reappear every few months
not really
he left valiant, went to skyfoxes a month later, after a while became a manager, then left, the a large break happened, and now we're here
yeah he was immortals with Fate, Envy, and Agilities
@silk frost you forgot kariv. XD
and GrimReality
time to go another round in NA Contenders
uh oh
I didn't forgett kariv, just didn't mention
Damn aspen is literally top 10 now in ladder, I wonder if she just hasn't been good enough in tryouts for league or at least an academy team
since I know league is her end goal
or maybe she wants to wait and see what happens with finnsi
Hasn’t she been on pretty meh teams
Like I don’t know if she is good or bad I just know the teams she’s on are all meh
Doge was relatively good at one point
Doge was stomping
Tf
(THREAD)
I was listening to a VOD of Mano's stream today, and he talked about the moment in the NYXL vs SF Shock match where Saebyeolbe held Fl0w3R's hand... It's been bouncing around my head for quite a while so I'll post the translation below: https://t.co/8M9FOyUn0e
140
817
This is a fucming
moment
dropped mandu
Yea
Pain
What if
Mandu went to Dallas
Or maybe Boston
I’d be really okay with either
Mandu joins myungbong
Wild prediction here
Crusty knows potential when he sees it
He will acquire Mandu
idk
Twilight
myunbong > alarm
True
Myungbang
I'd say Twilight is best
his Moira and Ana are definitely #1, his Zen is top 3, his bap is okay,
only argument is Alarm because Alarm is more flexible
Myungbong is a more offensively good ana but his bap and moira are solidly worse than Twilight imo
If viol2t had a good ana he would be #1 i think
Best zen and bap in the league i think
stats wise viol2t has a top 5 ana
however people circle jerk that he doesnt have a good ana
granted its not something we dont see a lot, but hes worst hero is still better than the majority of the league
Fielder > jjonak
On ana. Zen is comparable.
Is Anamo really better than Mandu?
Anamo is a safe reliable bet if you're nyxl. Mandu probably has more potential, but seemed to also be a bit more risky
Nah I think we all know that viol2ts ana is good, it's just that twilight is on his team
I could see jjonak leave nyxl. Being fed up
I could see surefour going to London as a player or content creator given how long he was on c9
Doubt its as a player, he probably wants to retire and london wants EU players
Titans are probably paying minimum salaries, so chances are they're gonna wait it out a while before signings
No point rushing to get people at 50k. Wait a few weeks/months and then have your choice of the desperate remains
Imagine being vancouver rn
Or a vancouver fan
Literally every other team has a better chance of winning something than you
even boston?
Ye
They re-signed myungbong
Thats better than anything vancouver could do tbh
And they have Fusions and punk
Not insanely good
But fine
Lmfao that's facts
No matter what for titans half of your team is like mediocre at best
Could be worse, could be a Paris fan
im a shanghai and Houston fan
jjonak is better than fielder on ana imo
yeah I mean we've only seen fielder on 200 ping and he looks clean so he's probably a nut on low ping
either that or he's so used to high ping he just flops l0l
I mean it was a joke but if he's actually so used to playing on high ping surely it would take time to adjust to low ping again
considering it's such a big difference between 200 ping and lower ping
I mean cmon you're already pretty insane on 200 ping
yeah he's a fucking nut rn
Its worse if your a s1 boston fan
I meant in the off-season after season 1
When they signed c-hex and blasé as their dps duo
yeahh
I don't think c-hex is that bad
he's probably like below average
but not horrible
atleast they're looking better than the titans this offseason
i like the dragons
Season one boston was the best they were. They had striker, and Gamsu-Note in a dive meta
And neko and kellex on their best heroes
shame he was a fuckin degen
Who?
Why not, if philly gets rascal and mandu, they have all korean
You're competing against an established top lucio
Shock dont have a lucio
Why are we assuming Sado is leaving
astros brig and bap arent the best
If Philly are willing to run Poko/Fury all year, they'd be happy to do Mano/Sado
Im not assuming im just thinking whats phillys plan for him
Sado plays a lot more aggressive than Mano
Like in game leaders, but there is no reason to have sado in when mano is better
Hopefully NineK sorts that out
I'd almost say you could pair them up, Sado/Fury for hyper aggro metas, and Mano/Poko for more defensive ones
Mano is very aggro...
Have you seen s2 nyxl
Like watch mano on rein and ball
Mano can switch his entire style to fit anything
Mano isn't a big playmaker at all, even Super said so lately
There is no reason for Sado when Mano is there
Super isnt the fucking gold standard for ideas
Mano is a play maker on rein
Not everything he says is correct
Perhaps, but he's also the one who's played against Mano and knows MT better than allof us
Remember when he said Viol2t is the best player in the world?
Yeah
when hes not even the best support?
Who are you putting over Viol2t on support?
Twilight
Really huh
Nah
or alarm
For Ana maybe, but thats it
If its not Ana
Becuas of moira and ana
Then just no
Because
Yeah moira too
Viol2t is far better on Zen/Bap/Moira than Twilight
But his zen bap
Honestly just fucking insane
I’d say Viol2t Bap is even to Twilight
They are definetly comprable
You just got very diff play styles
If twilight was better, he'd have played finals
Not true, they ran zen for finals
Viol2t is so insanely good at zen
and Viol2t has a better zen
Not running him is a throw
Twighlight is still on the same level
Yeah
Viol2t just has the edge on some heroes
Yall are also sleeping on alarm
And twighlight has the edge on others
I like Alarm on Ana a lot
Who is very comprable in all of these characters
Alarm has been freakish
Alarm is good, again best on Ana. His Zen isn't at Viol2ts level
Talking pure stats, Viol2t and twilight are the best
on Zen
With alarm next
and then Jjonack
jjonak
I assume Shu and Izayaki fit in somewhere next
yes
Yeah
with bdosin and crimzo
Remember when Dallas had really bug scrimbuxs
I just think you could keep Sado for Orisa/Winston metas and Mano for Rein/Ball. Have them split focus and specialise more
Big
So
on ana, top 10
Crimzo sucks
Lol
At the end of the season
Are you a fanboy
Crimzo is ok, but he's probably not good enough to secure a top team
Im talking pure stats
healing and damage
I doubt he'll even be in OWL next year unless he's willing to join a budget team
Toronto may sign him as the token canadian I guess
His stats are genuinley top 10
his stats are probably padded
And thats just a fact
He farms stats
he's okay
If he was on a better team then everyone would be hyping him up
Yes
Crimzo is crimzo
yeah I don't know about that
At the caliber of play that we see at the Overwatch League, each player plays an important part in a team's failure or success. While some players are pulling off flashy plays and making it into montages, there exist micro-moments that can go unnoticed, but nonetheless are sti...
he's just pretty mediocre
Crimzo sucks
Yeah
Thats months old
Okay?
From like may
so?
yeah that doesn't invalidate it
Ever heard of improvement?
didn't you say he was top 10 in stats
@trail perch make a list of your top FS
Ok
lol
not even close
ROTY
Crimzo ain't getting on a top team this year. If he was top 10, he'd likely be joining one
Built different
he should've gotten ROTY
True
just stolen from him
Crimzo ain't getting on a top team this year. If he was top 10, he'd likely be joining one
@weak bolt yeah
yeah I think he's a great pickup for a team that aren't willing to spend much on a FS
Twilight, viol2t, alarm, izayaki, shu, jjonak, fielder, creative, bdosin, crimzo, myungbong
top 11
you put myunbong below crimzo
Im not gonna even think about thag
is that in order?
myunbong > alarm
yes
lol
crimzo 14th highest healing for Ana in S3
What is this man doing
That's out of 23 Ana
How many flex supports?
Ye
wait send me link for stats I cant find it
Yeah FS is a stacked role
Crimzo at 8.4k HP/10, and Fielder at 12.2k HP/10
myunbong was clearly better than alarm in contenders
it's just tragic he landed in boston tbh
Glads pull a fast one and get their hands on molly
Roolf is at 10.2k HP/10 and you can bet Titans need just as much healing as Fuel
For Lucio?
carcar
Ye
Btw
Crimzo is the 3rd worst Moira fo rhealing
Only beat Kyo and Highly per 10 mins
Kyo
That dude didnt even play for most of the season if im not mistaken
set it to only support characters
and the entire season
Crimzo rates very consistantly on the top end
Honestly Crimzo's stats look like he's inflated his offensive stats because Dallas were awful
O
It do be like that
Seems like ur just a lunatic high korean simp
Crimzo
But yall just arent listening to facts
their really aren't any good western flex supports
@trail perch nah im just not stupid lmfao
Sleepy 
yes
What stats of Crimzo should we be looking at?
I looked a thealing per 10
There are plenty of good non-korean flex supports
He's 3rd from bottom on Moira
your just wrong
molly is asian it counts
How
I'd say he or roolf has to be considered good
crimzo is above jjonak
Am i at all wronf
Ripa is very good
Well that's a bloated stat if there ever was one
Everyone knows Jjonak sucks at Moira
Are people trying to use stats to prove the skill of a player
I was using jjonak as a benchmark
I mean Crimzo was a decent player for the Fuel
crimzo was okay
He's not bad
Just nothing special


