I've saw so many threads and forums saying that Overwatch is dying, what do you guys think about it?
https://levelingexpert.com/is-the-overwatch-and-the-competitive-scene-dying/
I've saw so many threads and forums saying that Overwatch is dying, what do you guys think about it?
https://levelingexpert.com/is-the-overwatch-and-the-competitive-scene-dying/
I respectfully disagree. While we have seen some of the "old guard" move on from competitive OW, we are seeing increased numbers of young and hungry players from contenders move onto the scene. The launch of Valorant made it easy for people to think that the scene is dying, but I think it has been healthy for OWL to purge its less dedicated or worn out players and make way for young talent. When it comes to the money aspect of the scene, OW2 will most likely increase the attention and cashflow for the league as a whole. Blizzard has a lot of improvements to make, but I still have hope that all is not lost.
I agree, the only problem I see is that blizzard has extremely high aspirations for the league (home and away games ACROSS THE GLOBE) so it doesn't seem like it can afford to be a niche league. It feels like owl is aiming towards being the number one esport and I don't see that happening. Idk the business side, maybe I am overestimating how many viewers are required to make the league profitable.
I don’t think you can deny that the tier 2 scene is worse then it was 2-3 years ago. Owl no doubt resurrected the competitive scene in 2018 it had a lot of uncertainty before. But the tier 2 scene has been completely neglected by blizzard. The only region blizzard seems to care about for tier 2 is korea. When the owl era of contenders began most owl teams had academy teams playing but the scene quickly became unviable for orgs and now London and Boston are the only western teams with academies. The other thing is that viewership seems to be going down every season. I think their chasing money too much with the YouTube deal. Last thing is that I feel the scene is too much owl or bust. One of the key things I think the scene misses is players that make it to owl and either don’t live up to expectations or don’t really get the chance and it’s just boom their careers are over. It’s a ladder that really only goes one way. I tske logix as my big example. Didn’t do great season one on the mayhem went back down to contender, got a second chance in owl and has been great for Toronto. There’s no rebound for players and it’s unhealthy for longevity
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