Tempo Storm releases roster, DreamKazper still contracted

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:candle:

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meh.. professional ow in 2017? didn't u hear? blizzard killed the game.

"Dont worry OWL will make it all okay" yeah for the 500 viewers in 2019.

https://twitter.com/itsGamerDoc/status/889274060068323330

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here's a version with proper linework http://i.imgur.com/tBMK3SW.png
actually seeing what's left now there's a big chance we aren't gonna get bingo, eunited is probably the best bet for not buying into owl

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Softwhisper why do you even post here?

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https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/enhanced/webdr02/2013/1/15/16/enhanced-buzz-1434-1358286336-6.jpg?downsize=715:*&output-format=auto&output-quality=auto

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE

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https://gyazo.com/54c5b564b5e2be777274da86d5c57936

a truly flawless predictor, called the next two teams to fall, my eyes are opened

wait

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And people will still try to defend this dying esports

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Honestly I think we'll have to hold our breaths until the OWL launches to be able to truly pronounce this a dead or dying eSport. Note that I'm not claiming that the league will "save us all", but since this seems to be a case of "eggs almost all in one basket" I think it would be prudent to make the assessment after said basket has been put on the table. Broken or rotten eggs will be much easier to see at that point.

I don't think I'm being blindly optimistic here, I prefer to exerciser caution when ringing the victory or doomsday bells, specially with the lack of concrete information we've been plagued with for a while now.

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another one bites the dust...

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2easy journey never end

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called it. i mean its reynad too

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:candle:

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#BENCH

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blizzard doing what they do best, kiling their own game cuz of greed for $$$$$

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Where is robokun? Waiting for another comment on how Overwatch is officially dead because a tier-3 (maybe tier-2) team dropped their roster

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If you think Overwatch isn't dying just because teams are dying then I don't where you've been

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"Another one" -DJ Khaled :candle:

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RiP in Pepperonis

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Here I am Pixelfish, there you are expecting OWL to be the dogs bollocks based on the fuck all information you've had thus far, I'll leave this for you to look at;

https://twitter.com/itsGamerDoc/status/889274060068323330

Also never said OW was dead, pretty sure dead and dying are two completely different words, or at least they are to me. Can't quite grasp the concept people have insisting OW isn't "dying" with all these teams disbanding but hey ho. Let's see what OWL will bring when it starts, might have 4 actual teams in it with the rest being a bunch of free agents, sounds fun right?

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I mean it isn't really dying, there are just no tournaments currently because blizzard told everyone to wait for the owl and are currently doing the world cup. Also there aren't many people that are willing to throw 20mill into an unproven concept of the league so that's why teams are dropping out, if we had as many lan tournaments as cs or other esports i'm sure the numbers would be much better.

also please use this version, it's much better :/ - http://i.imgur.com/tBMK3SW.png

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Yes! My arch nemesis Robokun has returned. I now summon my ally KuroiRyuu.

In all seriousness though, the whole bingo thing is kind of stupid. Did you really expect Tempo Storm to live on much longer after their contenders performance? This is kind of a resurgence period for Overwatch where a massive pool of free agents are available, and, OWL owners will make new teams out of them. It's kind of like one era is ending, and a new one is beginning, and I think it's good for the scene. Sounds like fun to me! It'll be great to see new rosters with old faces and new faces.

Until next time, Robokun. You're the yin to my yang, the Joker to my Batman, the Mendo to my ZP.

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That's the thing though, how interesting will it be watching a bunch of free agents from NA/EU playing against the 3 best teams in the world in LH, EnvyUS and Rogue, do you honestly think the OWL will have a winner outside those three? yet if teams had stayed together and practised like fuck who knows?

Maybe watching Rogue vs an absolute clusterfuck of a lineup involving people from NA, Asia and Eu in the same team is interesting but to me it sure ain't, that's my problem with OWL, if it was like 99.99999% of every other LAN/league every other e-sports title has had fair enough but no, Blizzard have to be retarded and do something completely stupid to bring in as much money as possible.

But hey if it's fun to you and everyone else then fair play, what's fun to me is seeing established teams facing off against each other, how much of an advantage will those 3 I mentioned have over everyone else? HUGE.

When I say dying I mean the fact all the online leagues/tournaments have ceased and we're left with what, half a dozen orgs nowadays, to me that's dying yet doesn't mean it's close to death it just ain't alive as it used to be when we had so many orgs and online matches happening quite often.

Also couldn't care less about the Tempo Storm lineup, hell I'm glad they disbanded because that Twoeasy is an absolute tosser of a guy and doesn't deserve to be on a team, hope nobody picks him up for OWL.

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Can't say I don't fully agree with you on some points there, considering that at the moment Rogue, LH and Envy aren't even in the league which is odd to me.

One thing to note is that teams like Rogue have shown that they're mortal if you look at their close calls against Arc6 and IMT, not to forget their latest trip to Korea. I take the last bit with a grain of salt because of the general condition they had to compete in, but in the end results do speak for themselves. Same thing with LH and Envy losing to KDP. Teams that can challenge them can be made and the gap does seem to be closing as team skill, instead of just individual, increases.

I do agree that the org situation isn't the best but other than a few outliers most of them were teams that wouldn't have been able to compete with the best so it was likely to happen. That or the org itself didn't have the backing to afford an OWL spot.

Obviously there's not much i can say about Blizzard's way of approaching the league, it's way out of the realm of what I understand enough to theorize about so any claims I make would be nothing more than hot air. As i've said before, the esports scene could very well be dead on it's feet because of how they've decided to go about it but it also could be part of their plan, I truly dunno.

Note sure about TwoEasy, I haven't been following hims so the only information i usually get about him as more to do with his notoriety and the negative connotations associated to him. Not enough for me to form an actual opinion but regardless, I'd rather more talented players get their chance if they can do well enough to earn it.

On that note the Bingo Card, while being good fodder for naysayers or jokesters in general isn't something I take at face value or am offended with. It's a reminder of the souls (teams) we've lost in battle...WHAT IS DEAD MAY NEVER DIE...uh herm. I'm not doe eyed and full of hope, nor am I panicking and expecting it to fail, but that's how I prefer to frame things.

Your mileage may vary.

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wow what did I do

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I'd like to see a Robokun/SoftWhisper team up as well.

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Trashing 2easy in 2017 smh

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Lol why u being mean to TwoEasy he's done nothing wrong.

That's also a lot of 9s.

You also make it sound like OWL is a one-time tournament- we've been around for literally a year, you really don't think that rosters will eventually mesh in the future and become established? Just like the beginning of every other team in every sport ever?

Also, EnVyUs, Rogue, and lunatic hai haven't yet been confirmed to be in OWL yet, so that's just another small "fact" of yours that is wrong. Immortals and Misfits (along with NRG 2-man) are the current established rosters, and I'll imagine they'll split the ratio of already existing rosters and new rosters down the middle.

Pleasure as always.

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Idk reddit says 2easy is quite t0x1c and Reddit is always right

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damn shame, this was a team with a ton of potential

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tempo to pick up fnrgfe

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do people not realize that OWL is going to have cheaper cities available eventually and all these orgs will buy back in and sign full rosters at that time?

No point paying 6 players and coaches 4-6k each a month when there aren't any tournaments, your team isn't in contenders or players in world cup and you don't have popular streamers.

Save the money now and reinvest later and teams will be able to pick and choose the players they want rather than signing full rosters.