I am buzzing

Blizzard could so easily subsidise a successful T2 scene but nah

LETS GO DUDE

This roster is so exciting! Can't wait to see them in action

The whole concept of their brand is that they are standing up to the world to prove that Toronto can compete just like all the other cities

Well okay that's nice great job you spent $40,000,000 on an OWL spot nice, you really showed us, very defiant of you. Now hire exclusively talent from the Toronto area and perform at a high level otherwise please rethink everything that video has just said

So aesthetically pleasing

Such a hype roster

Hahaha what an awful brand and launch video

I hope none of my favourite players sign for them I'll be disappointed

I really like the Mercy buff, it seems very fair considering the strength of everyone else right now

I am so so hyped for this roster LETS GO

INSANE DPS lineup and then throw in 2 of Europes best main tanks and Kruise oh boy it's great

This was such an amazing game, I hope this will be a repeat for the Grand Final

We all knew it already but Asking is INSANE

Sad for Leaf but also spicy in that Morning Stars is getting more and more stacked by the day

Stomped

over.gg EU is the hottest new team on the Path To Pro™

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There are no individual matchups where USA have a better player. UK are going to Kruise to a 4-0

That's so freaky, I was just thinking the same thing but about Australia. It's a shame that South Korea have effectively been given a bye to the Semi Finals

I didn't even realise I was spelling it wrong until now

👑🦀 also plays into my argument, if you want a 2nd tier Main Tank why not just stick

What about Kuki is so great?

Why not get an up and coming star?

I still don't understand the hype around signing a main tank who wasn't good enough for the #8 team when you've already got a main tank as good as Fate

Is it tho?

Team France is laughable, it's a shame that this is the headline match because it will just be a routine 4-0 for the 7Lions

After everything that's just happened do you actually expect anybody at Mayhem to be competent or make a good decision?

Oh boy let's go, I can get behind this

Only just got around to watching this match having somehow avoided spoilers

WHAT A GAME! Easily one of the best of all time

👑🦀 is finally free

For the Inbox Replies feature could you add a filter that allows you to block out all replies to a thread that you've created?

For example my replies list has been swamped by every reply to the whoru thread and I don't really want those posts there, I just want to see direct replies to comments that I have made.

Miro, Chips and now Misfits

Bye bye old OW

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How are you finding the switch from Console to PC?
Would you say 2900 on PC is the level of 4200 on console in terms of game sense?

Still waiting for an answer to the bonus question

Name your favourite (feel free to say why too):
OWL team - Philadelphia Fusion
Current non-OWL team(s) - RunAway, Winstrike, Team Envy
Pre-OWL team(s) - eUnited, Rogue
Player (only one allowed) - Boombox
Other players - Unkoe, Kruise, Ryujehong, Haksal, Effect
Streamer(s) - KarQ, Gale, Fahzix, Numlocked, Cocco (I know the last 3 are all pro but still comfy streams nonetheless)
Caster combo - UberX (Bren + ZP a close second)
Analyst duo - Bren and Sideshow
Main desk presenter - Pucket
Match - Apex Season 4 Final - RunAway vs GC Busan
Tournament - Contenders Season 0 NA, it was the first tournament I watched week after week and I loved every second of it
In-game moment - Eye of the Keiser https://youtube.com/watch?v=hUu9rvEqy2c&t=2h25m53s
Clutch moment - Carpe destruction of Boston on Lijang https://youtu.be/CZ3pnF0_82Y?t=58s
OWL entrance - Snillo Rocky

About your personal Overwatch career:
SR now - 3350 (Xbox)
SR peak - 3572 (Xbox)
SR goal for this season - 3500
Main class - Support
Main hero - Zen
Other heroes you regularly play - Lucio, Mercy, Moira
Favourite hero - Ana
Hero you hate - None
Favourite map - Kings Row
Map you hate - Dorado
Favourite game mode - Hybrid
Least favourite game mode - Payload
Best play - Actual skill: https://youtu.be/wkQsw_k8RO8 Biggest PogChamp: https://youtu.be/9m1-9Roep84
Best achievement - Making it to masters (albiet only on Xbox)
Reason why you play Overwatch - I enjoy Zen's mechanics too much
What got you into Overwatch in the first place - A friend who played it and a free weekend

About other video games:
Games you are playing at the moment - COD6 MW2, FIFA 18, Inside, GOW4
Other esports you watch - I watched GOW Anniversary religiously a couple years ago but I've not watched anything other than OW since
First game you ever played - Super Mario 64
Favourite game as a kid - Super Mario 64
Favourite game of all time - COD6 MW2
Biggest achievement in a video game - Holding a speedrunning WR for SM64 (which has since been beaten): go to Big Penguin Race if you're curious https://www.speedrun.com/sm64/Cool_Cool_Mountain#Single_Stars

About you personally (no pressure to answer any of this if you don't want to):
Age - 22
Location - Wirral, England
Describe yourself in 3 words - Nerd, Stupid, Freeflowing (it's one word trust me)
Favourite music artist - Metrik
Favourite music genre - Drum and Bass
Sports you play - I used to play football and ultimate frisbee, I've got a bad knee at the moment so I can't atm
Sports you watch - Football (support Arsenal), Athletics: I've been to quite a few big championships, I saw Bolt run his 100m Olympic Record live
Hobbies - Hiking, Chess
Weird fact about you - I'm a gluten free (not by choice) vegetarian (by choice but made before I stopped being able to eat gluten), I can barely eat anything haha
Shameless social media plugs - Twitter: https://twitter.com/Soaring_Wombat?s=09 and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SoaringWombat

I haven't seen one of these in forever and there are a few new faces since the last one so here we go, let's get to know eachother a bit better. Answer as many as you like:

Name your favourite (feel free to say why too):
OWL team -
Current non-OWL team(s) -
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Other players -
Streamer(s) -
Caster combo -
Analyst duo -
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Clutch moment -
OWL entrance -

About your personal Overwatch career:
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SR peak -
SR goal for this season -
Main class -
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Other heroes you regularly play -
Favourite hero -
Hero you hate -
Favourite map -
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Favourite game mode -
Least favourite game mode -
Best play -
Best achievement -
Reason why you play Overwatch -
What got you into Overwatch in the first place -

About other video games:
Games you are playing at the moment -
Other esports you watch -
First game you ever played -
Favourite game as a kid -
Favourite game of all time -
Biggest achievement in a video game -

About you personally (no pressure to answer any of this if you don't want to):
Age -
Location -
Describe yourself in 3 words -
Favourite music artist -
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Sports you play -
Sports you watch -
Hobbies -
Weird fact about you -
Shameless social media plugs -

BONUS - Since this is a whoru quiz, how many different heroes has he played so far in the current season of Contenders?

I'm sure I've missed some spicy questions so feel free to add any ideas you've got on to your own list of answers

I can't wait to see what he does next

Well - The site's aesthetic is so damn clean I love it

Better - More over.gg community interaction e.g. events, watch parties, games

New - Coaches get their own pages and are searchable just like players and teams

Classic EU friendly schedule

The first big news apart from Fissure, I'm looking forward to seeing all the post season moves I hope there are more around the corner

Love you Scrub, awesome read thank you

Shame

Ha yeah let's berate the author for making it easier for those that are newer to gaming

Danye is such a beast, I hope he gets himself on a top team soon

My favourite contenders team getting signed to an org is amazing news, I'll be so happy for them all if it goes through.

I know it's a little thing but I really don't like their new name, I'll keep on supporting them nonetheless though

If you're in Silver it's because you fundamentally don't understand how to play the game not because Moira is too tanky

That's a yikes from me

Loving the Reficule ridicule of robo's maths

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I'm not sure what's more upsetting, the news or the pun

That Volskaya gave me goosebumps

So I was downfragged a lot at the time for disagreeing with the hive mind that NYXL were sandbagging during stage 4, so now that some time has passed and the playoffs have come and gone for New York I ask you all the question, do you still think they were sandbagging?

The main argument was that there was no reason for NYXL to reveal strats ahead of the playoffs so instead they were simply testing other teams out to probe for weaknesses whilst at the same time giving nothing away. Does that make sense though? They knew the new Hanzo was going to be live during the playoffs, they knew that the meta was going to change quite dramatically and that old strats would be rendered useless. Any weaknesses that they discovered would also surely be spotted and fixed by the teams they played during vod review and analysis so is it even worth it to reveal the weakness during the main season?

The only reason I see as somewhat logical is that they sandbagged and didn't prepare for games in order to reduce burnout and give the team a chance to breathe. This makes sense from one perspective, the season was long and a huge grind, performing so consistently at the top for so long no doubt takes a lot out of you both individually and as a team. Was it wise to take the foot off of the pedal though? Whilst NYXL were taking it easy it seems like other teams such as Spitfire and Fusion never let up, yes their Stage 4s weren't incredible either but from what it seems, they didn't stop working hard to improve at any point and they've come good in the playoffs. I accept for both of these teams it might just be the meta but I'd also argue that the pressure that they were under during stage 4 kept them on their toes and they were able to carry that momentum forward.

All of this being said NYXL still went 7-3 in Stage 4 which is a tremendous achievement. I realise I've asked a million questions but I'll ask a few more: Do you still think NYXL were sandbagging or were the teams that defeated them actually just better teams on the day? If you do think they were sandbagging do you still think it was the correct call to make given their semi-final exit in the playoffs after a 2-0 defeat? I don't mean any of this in a "Hey losers, I was right all along" way, I'm genuinely curious. For example I'd perfectly understand if you think they were sandbagging, it was the right call and Fusion were just the better team/got lucky with the meta for the playoffs

My new Fusion jersey, snapback and glass arrived today just in time for the match tomorrow. Can't wait for another easy 3-0 and I can't wait for the final where they might play some Koreans who know what they're doing

https://youtu.be/GoFR--i_clU

For those of you that haven't seen the Jjanu 5.5k