This deserves unlimited frags.

Can't tell if that push was just BM or they're not wanting to give away tactics for the Taiwan match.

Somebody tell Reinforce to never call the UK England.

Neither do I. They need a proper healer. Zebbo is an excellent flex and lucio, but not a flex support.

He's apparently been wanting to be replaced by management for a while, but Tviq kept persuading them to keep him on.

Incidentally ever since dive meta came along. His Rein is one of the best in the West, his Winston unfortunately is a long way off.

Been pleasantly surprised by the USA. On paper they aren't world beater individuals but their synergy has been outstanding in every game. It's a shame they'll be facing South Korea should they win their qualifier as they could have probably done alright on the other side of the bracket. Unfortunately I can see them getting the same treatment that everyone's received when they've played SK so far. You never know though, maybe they'll surprise us all again.

The ultimate karma would be throwing to play against the UK and then losing to the UK. As a Brit that would make me laugh. Nevertheless both teams will be playing to their maximum as they're wanting to prove they're the better team.

I watched them in the streamed scrims, when they played Russia, the Netherlands and Finland.

But your points are so contradicting. You've just said that if Korea played the USA it would get lots of viewers because they're the two popular teams. Yet you've just stated that the USA matches have been peaking on average around 55k whilst Korea was having 100k. Surely if people were tuning in for the teams then they'd both have the same viewership? If people know what the result is, only the real eSport lovers are going to tune in. The playoffs will have a much higher viewership, not because of the teams, but because the games will be much closer.

From what I've seen I would say the USA seem stronger than Taiwan. Both games for both teams have been stomps though, so I suppose we really haven't been given a proper idea of the potential of either team. Right now I'd go for either 3-1 USA or 2-2, but really it could also end up being 4-0 to Taiwan.

How is it stupid lmao? Why would anyone from Korea have any interest in watching the UK vs Belgium? Korea are popular both in the West and East, which most Western countries don't have in the East. No to mention the ridiculous time zone differences. Use your head before calling someone's argument stupid.

If you know what the result is going to be, why would you want to tune in?

To be fair, the games have been incredibly boring. Constant 4-0's tend to become very stale after a while.

Israel put up a better fight than Belgium, but I think the UK are just much better than everyone in this group. Can see another 4-0 against Germany tomorrow.

2CP was a draw, there's no tie breakers in the group stages.

How does one kill Boombox as Tracer?

To be fair to Mikey, he was constantly on 100+ ping as he was playing from Europe.

What the fuck was that push.

Yeah, as I said, people in England tend to use the Union Flag much more commonly.

Kolsti for Rogue? Knoxx's rein really must be incredibly poor.

Not sure if it's player preference or not. In general people in the UK tend to use their national flags (Flags of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) ahead of the Union Flag. The Union Flag is more commonly used by the English than the other 3 nations but it isn't the flag of England, it's the flag of the UK.

Don't think any of them have been picked up by teams yet, so I'd imagine they'll still be playing together. I don't think you lose your spot just because you're not signed to a team, 123 are the obvious example.

It's time to restore the British Empire to its glory days... Through Overwatch.

If they're looking for 28 teams, I imagine they'll be a second, unless he's been told otherwise.

https://twitter.com/sammathews/status/895605533478014976

Turns out FNATIC did want London after all.

You're just the rebellious teenagers trying to do things differently from Mother Britain.

Fair enough.

It's because it's London, which is one of the biggest attractions around. Even if eSport's isn't big in the UK, they'll still get fans.

I think eUnited plan on moving the team to NA after contenders anyway. The whole London thing is because they've got 3 British based players currently on the roster.

Am I the only one who's a little skeptical about Sinatraa potentially joining NRG? Obviously he's an incredibly talented player, but I can only judge what's been said about him and that is he's one of the more toxic players within the pro community. My only concern is that if his personality is like dafran's, it could unsettle things within the team. I've watched harb's streams since October last year and every time he's queued into dafran he's been tilted by the way he acts. If Sinatraa acts the same way then surely it'll mess with the clearly high team spirit they have within the current group.

Obviously I could be completely wrong, but if they were looking for a Tracer to fill the current DPS role, I'd like them to look at Logix before anyone else, as he's a top 3 Tracer in the west (although it wouldn't surprise me one bit if Laser Kittenz sign him as they've just lost Munchkin). Either way, I hope that this is the the beginning where NRG build a roster to finally live up to their constant hype.

I don't think eUnited have anywhere near the resources needed to buy a OWL spot this season. I actually thought FNATIC might have come back into the OW scene and buy a spot in London seeing as they are a British organisation. Still, I'm glad to see there's at least one confirmed spot for Europe. Also pleased to see Blizzard are trying to sell 28 spots for the league, would make it very competitive.

Smex has an outstanding Soldier, so they should be able to deal with pharmercy far better than Russia did. Shouldn't worry about flexibility either, everyone has a really deep hero pool, Mikey's is probably the largest. Think you'll be pleasantly surprised.

It's a shame what's happened with him as he was outstanding when he first joined Misfits. He definitely got hit the hardest with the Rogue/Misfits/LG roster changes.

If Overwatch was an individual game then the Koreans wouldn't be anywhere near their current dominance. As you said coordination and team work is everything in Overwatch, and they're just so much better currently than western teams at carrying it out. I think in the west the best example would be Rogue and Misfits. Both rosters have incredibly talented players, but Rogue's coordination and team work is just so much better. I think when the meta inevitably shifts towards Rein, Zar and Doomfist, we might just see a shift in power within western teams.

You're completely missing the point. I said why do you think pro's get frustrated with one tricks in ranked, I'm not comparing ranked to pro level. What's the point in being incredible at one hero in pro level? The opposing team is just going to build a comp to shut you down, and then what do you do? You can't be a pro player and not have a wide ranging hero pool, you just won't compete with the best players. When you grasp that point in your head you'll understand why I've said that Seagull is still a top player in NA.

Tviq is the European Flow3r. They've both said themselves how highly they think of each other as their hero pools and skill levels are literally the same.

Jesus Christ you're a difficult one. Why do you think pro's get frustrated in rank games with one tricks? Because Overwatch is all about adaptability, not how good you are at playing one hero. If you have a larger hero pool, it means you're able to adapt to different situations that arise in pro matches, and means you're comfortable picking hero's which you might not necessarily always play. This is what teams look for when picking players, how well can they play different roles. Taimou has three outstanding hero's, McCree, Roadhog and Widow. He's probably the best in the world at two of them. Outside of that, then what? Neither of McCree and Widow are in the meta, and Roadhog is dead. His Soldier in Korea was outclassed by so many different players, teams who didn't even go as far as Envy. Yet you're trying to convince me that he's one of the best DPS in the world. When his hero's are meta, absolutely. When they're not, he's not on the same level as others.

His level against Russia was definitely near SDB's, and I'd have SDB as either the fourth or fifth best in the world, behind the likes of WhoRU, Haksal and Flow3r.

This is why I think you're a troll. I didn't realise Romania had become part of North America.

I agree. The only reason I feel Tviq stands out in the western scene is that his hitscan is almost at the same level as his projectile, and if you've seen his projectile then you know it's impressive. Most players don't have that kind of flexibility, which is why he stands out in the pro scene.

Common sense has prevailed.

I don't disagree with what you've said, hence why I only stated NA. Cwoosh and Shadder are EU, and the best western Genji's are EU (with the exception of Agilities). My point was that this guy is shitting on him because he's a popular streamer, and seems to think that there's never been a point where he was actually a good player. There's undoubtedly better players than him in the western scene, and that's why I said teams are unlikely to buy him out of his contract at NRG just for the popular boost as the prize pools for OWL are already high. I also never said Tviq was the best DPS in the world, but he's one of them, and the only player in my opinion near him in the western scene is AKM, Korean players outclass almost everyone else. Show me a player as flexible and as good with as many hero's as he is and I'll happily eat my words.

I don't think Arc6 are signed, neither is skipjack, so I think they can technically be picked up for nothing.

So far today you've said Seagull played in the monthly melee with NRG and still sucked (which he didnt), you've called IDDQD overrated because NRG have underperformed, you've said that having a big hero pool doesn't make you a better player, you've basically called Tviq overrated and said he's the flex player for Sweden (which he isn't, but even if he was it would make sense as he's got the largest hero pool) and you've claimed Misfits bootcamped in Korea when Rogue were there, which they haven't.

Must be a hanzo main.

Can't tell if you're trolling now or not.

Except Seagull didn't play in those matches, because he'd already left the main roster by then. You can't criticise a player when you've evidently not watched the matches. Misfits have been extremely underperforming since the roster changes, yet they've got the best DPS player in the West on their roster. Just because the teams playing poorly, does that make him a worse player?

You can't call a player with a hero pool the size which he has a "very mediocre player". He was always the stand out for NRG, even when they were playing extremely poorly. Nobody has seen him properly in the pro scene since December, so I agree with you that it would be silly to at least not try out other players first. However you don't choose your players simply because they're great with one hero but not as efficient with other, you choose flexible players, of which he is one of the best in NA. Just because he's a popular streamer does not mean you should take away the obvious talent which is there. As for the IDDQD comment, it's difficult to take you seriously with that one.

It's most definitely done to avoid offending China, as I've been taught growing up that they see it as their own territory. However, in the UK we're also told to call it Taiwan, as the people there, as you'd expect, consider it their own country. Likewise, I'm happy the site has chosen to call them by their actual name.

He's the most valuable asset in Overwatch, and so I can only imagine should they not sort out their roster before OWL, then he'd come back into the fold. More importantly, I'm not sure how many teams could afford to buy him out of his NRG contract, nor if they'd want to. He's without a doubt one of the best projectile players in NA, at the end of last year I'd of said he was the best. But with teams bringing players on board from both EU and KR, and the OWL prize pool being so high, I'm not sure teams would bring him in just for the popularity boost.