OWL Predictions / Rumors

Haven't found too much information out there so I'd like to consult the over.gg brain trust. What will Blizzard's OWL will be like? How will it impact the world?

Please post sources with links if you have any good info. Otherwise you can feel free to post fake news or idle fantasies here too.

My predictions:

• The current pro teams and management have been in close touch with Nate Nanzer behind the scenes and are keeping things under wraps (NDA-enforced) to make the OWL launch (big announcement in July / August) as hype as possible
• OWL will be so well-designed and well-produced (think weekly LAN matches with OGN production except partnered with ESPN or something) that within a year it will cause OW to explode in popularity and make OW blow up as a mainstream phenomenon
• OW will be very successful financially and everyone currently involved in the OW esports community, from players and coaches, to casters and analysts, and even twitch chat mods will take advantage of new business opportunities to become new esports millionaires
• My favorite pro player Barndon "A_Seabull" Learner will become a household name and will be on a box of Wheaties after getting invited to the White House to teach President Trump how to improve his Genji

Yup, I think you're pretty much right here. I think they will advertise it on TV, I think the very first match will have an insane amount of viewers. I don't think seagull will be a "household name" but based on the way teams are set up and that all of the matches will be on LAN (I think? Didn't blizz say tht?) people will feel more engaged and more likely to care about who the players are, not just stats associated with an alias.

My favorite pro player Barndon "A_Seabull" Learner will become a household name and will be on a box of Wheaties after getting invited to the White House to teach President Trump how to improve his Genji

trump lasting that long is probably the least likely event to happen in your post

Trump is a bronze hanzo main

game dies faster than owl starts smh

Seagull doesn't play in OWL S1

I predict Monte and DoA will cast...

...but the pair will be split asunder when DoA pursues his dreams of competing and successfully traverses the Combine to be signed by the Albuquerque Albatrosses

Imagine the day when Blizz finally reveals the details? Discussions are going to go CRAZY...

Personally, I would like to see some sort of challenger series like in APEX and LoL. Give more people a chance to compete.
Also, a slow introduction to foreign talent, give NA something to root for before the Koreans invade

I hope in challenger so i can see european team :)

I hope challenger can just be grassroots tournaments with Blizzard help so we can still have some NA production, chill casting, not-super-serious tournaments.

good ideas keep em rolling

I found this recent article but it seems like mostly old news

interesting that OWL is still hiring - over.gg staff get in there!

https://www.pcgamesn.com/overwatch/overwatch-league-teams-cities-dates

Seems like a lot of real OWL news lately but this thread seemed like the right place to share this epic prediction :D

75,000 professional-level Overwatch players means up to 12,500 professional-level teams so next year OWL could make up to $62.5 billion

https://twitter.com/JustinWong/status/861729850192572416

62.5 billion dollar major

Looking into this later. :)

very negative account! sad!

https://twitter.com/SurvivorOW