Mosaic needs to finalize their roster. I can't have any more tile puns
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| Last post: | January 30, 2020 at 12:41 AM |
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Mosaic needs to finalize their roster. I can't have any more tile puns
Another Dose of European Overwatch!:
https://twitter.com/Hunni_OW/status/949394248713035776
I'll not include the extended Eagle roster because Scrub beat me to it
Mert upstaging me in Chinese OW news FeelsBadMan
Overwatch Contenders Trials China Season 1 has just ended. The rankings are:
The top few will qualify for Overwatch Contenders China Season 1
P.s. someone edit liquipedia pls
Edit: someone already has and found a bracket NotLikeThis
Alright, as a Mercy main and after derping around a bit on the practice range and failing to set up a custom game with bots (PTR is buggy), let me enter my two cents on Mercy 4.0 (? I'm bad at versioning) (don't worry, I'm not as toxic as bnet):
I don't believe that anything can be really a nerf, just a shift in playstyle. That happened with Mercy 2.0 (the one that moved rez to an ability from an ult), and I believe that is gonna happen now.
I will address three points: Guardian Angel, Valkyrie, and potential support duos.
Guardian Angel
GA was a Mercy's only way of surviving from enemy fire, her walking in heels ain't gonna cut it in the battlefield. This thus pains me to hear that GA movement speed (including when not in Valkyrie) has been reduced by 50%. I just do not see the need of reducing the GA movement speed when not in Valkyrie.
GA has a pretty predictable straight line to her target, and the bunny hop is not something many people will use instinctively. So it's not like you can't kill a Mercy when gliding, many people have done that to me in QP. The new GA movement speed felt like the movement speed back in Mercy 1.0 (the one when rez was an ult), when Mercies (I think this is the proper plural form) were dying left and right due to them not being evasive enough. This problem is only exacerbated when heroes with high movement speeds (Genji, Tracer, Winston, D.Va) came into the meta.
Now in the first paragraph I've highlighted when not in Valkyrie, and that is because the GA movement speed in Valkyrie should definitely be reduced. Her movement speed was so fast that if you clipped the top of a door you would be basically stuck there. It was extremely hard to get used to, because none of the other heroes have that kind of movement speed for that kind of duration, ultimate or not (maybe Winston's Primal and Genji's blade comes close, but not in the duration department).
Tl;dr, they should've only reduced the GA movement speed in Valkyrie and kept the speed when not in Valkyrie.
Valkyrie
As per my opening statement, nothing is ever a nerf, just a change in playstyle. Now that Valkyrie doesn't affect Resurrect at all, it will be a dramatic shift on when Valkyrie will be used. I believe, that instead of being a defensive and reactive ultimate Valkyrie will be used as a proactive ult. In other words, you use Valkyrie when initiating a fight, instead of saving (or trying to save) a lost fight. This once again shifts when her kit is effective. In Mercy 1.0, her kit was useful in the late-game. In Mercy 2.0 and 3.0 (the one with the rez cast time), her kit was useful in the mid-game. Now her kit is useful in the early-game. This shift is less pronounced amongst aggressive Mercies (like me), and they would be more adept in adapting their playstyle to better fit the new Mercy. Perhaps this is where Blizzard wants to take Mercy.
Support duos
As I've said before, I believe Valkyrie will now be used proactively. What this means is that the team will require a second support with a defensive ult that can sustain them through heavy fire (i.e. Lucio, Zenyatta, maybe Moira). This also means Mercy/Ana will not be a viable comp. Their combined healing is too much for all of it to be used effectively. Plus neither gives a defensive ult, meaning your team can be wiped out with heavy enough fire, regardless of support ults used. Mercy/Zen is probably still as effective as before. Mercy/Moira depends on the Moira player; if she focuses more on healing, then maybe it's not viable (same reason as Mercy/Ana not being viable). I still believe in my world where Lucio/Mercy is the support meta, but a man can only dream. A tank-heavy comp would likely run Lucio/Ana, since they have more useful stuff in their kits than Mercy's (speed boost, heal-deny nade, sleep dart compared to a 30-second rez).
Tl;dr, if Mercy remains solidly in the meta (which I doubt), then Ana's not coming back anytime soon.
#ISupportLucioMercySupportMeta
Time for some girl power with Team Venus!:
So the tournament will not be streamed, but the results will be published on the weibo page.
Damn I need to get a weibo account
Edit: alright I just checked, LF Zenith, SN1, and Team Laffey have qualified for the next round robin. Scores were not announced
https://m.weibo.cn/status/FCEuB2Yfw
The teams invited are:
The format is also slightly different according to the post.
JDG, MSC, and SKG have been given "byes" in a sense. The remaining five teams go through a single round robin tournament. The top 3 from the round robin joins JDG, MSC, and SKG in another single round robin tournament. The top finishers of this final round robin qualify for Contenders
Mosaic is a Phoenix org. The original plan was to fly the team out to Phoenix and get them in the team house.
Also it was kinda a joke
A new team is out for blood: introducing the new NYYRIKKI Esports Team:
https://twitter.com/NYYRIKKIesports/status/948624531551342594
Phoenix is too hot no one wants to go there
They are apparently, I just checked
Hey guys!
So instead of posting a new thread every time a new roster is announced, I'll be posting new rosters in this megathread.
To start off, the Finnish Titans of ENCE eSports has announced their new roster:
https://twitter.com/ENCEesports/status/947874554147495936
Now anyone else can post new rosters, but I would like to clarify that please only post announced rosters, not rumours. Provide a link to the roster lineup.
I'm gonna be a bit inactive here and on Discord because I'm at a boarding school and over.gg is blocked here D:
Hey the semifinals! My take (still not at all based on the rosters):
Sejong > Beijing. Again Beijing is not my first choice for a second Chinese city. Also Sideshow mentioned me in a Reddit post (ironically about Chinese OW), so he gets my vote.
Busan > Gangnam. Busan still has great mascots, even though Gangnam is close. But Gangnam is still disqualified because Gangnam is a district of Seoul, not a city. I don't know how it got through the quarterfinals.
Also Happy New Years
https://twitter.com/dcopOW/status/947319931544014848
Sleeper Picks:
I'll just put their previous roles until Izzy actually announces the team
how dare you call haffi mid tier
Double roster announcement!
OWL Midseason Pickups
https://twitter.com/OWLMP_OW
Those Guys
https://battlefy.com/teams/5a38566d21a096038dd9cfc0
edit the first roster had a roster announcement failfish
edit2 fixed roster for those guys
edit3 roster changers for both teams
grapevine made a good point; na players trialing for academy teams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa1gev3yfzw
Also Sideshow on Shock Contenders team LEAKS
Also Mert no pun in the title babyRage
I already thought of a good one: "Squids are the new fish in the EU pond"
They actually can take the 123 spot, but only if they could retain the 123 flag meta
Keepo
Frick wasnt awake to make thread and pun title
Only Mert and I can make puns in the title
https://twitter.com/angrytitans/status/946350485732241409
Angry Titans roster:
Also I know the new roster for this team: https://twitter.com/tbasoontm :wink:
frick how do i emote someone tell me
whats with everyone and their alliterations
las vegas gamblers all the way man
I still stand by the Las Vegas Gamblers mentioned in this post
https://twitter.com/KruiseOW/status/946108834472497153
New roster:
Also, https://twitter.com/Guardians_GG/status/946119803756048385
P.s. rip reunited :candle: frick how do i emote
still no anti-spoiler tickers feelsbadman
I just thought of the Commonwealth of Independent States because they're all Eastern European
Many matches are cross division (each team plays all 5 intra-division teams and 5 cross-division teams per stage) because divisions are basically pointless this season
My list (I omitted Fusion because they didn't play in the preseason):
1: Seoul
2: Spitfire
3/4/5: NYXL (>=) Dallas (>=) Houston
6: Valiant
7/8/9: Boston (>=) Gladiators (>=) Shock
10/11: Shanghai (>=) Florida
If I were to base Fusion off their previous individual performances I'll probably put them at around Boston.
I would write down my rationale behind my list, but I'm kinda lazy. Maybe if enough people ask
That tile pun was not my best work can we get over it
The pun doesn't work man
He has his weebness power though
Doomfist vs one punch man
wait he was already in
baited mang
https://twitter.com/MosaicGG/status/944342095678058502
bad title soz
My takes, which are not at all based on the rosters:
Beijing v. Detroit: Beijing. Yiska's gonna suckle his way to victory.
Sejong v. Toronto: Toronto. You gotta trust the Shock's Contenders team.
Amsterdam v. Gangnam: Amsterdam. Gangnam's not even a city, it's a district of Seoul, so it's disqualified.
Busan v. San Diego: Busan. Their mascots are amazing.
Beijing v. Toronto: Toronto. Beijing's not the best city for the next Chinese team, it's not an economic zone. I would prefer Guangzhou instead.
Amsterdam v. Busan: Busan. Their mascots are amazing.
Toronto v. Busan: The one who has amazing mascots.
I've translated Nate Nanzer's recent interview about the Chinese OW scene.
Translation: https://pastebin.com/0xWH8vA2
I can't translate the entire interview right now, but I can translate the summary at the bottom:
Nate Nanzer's Plan for 2018:
On OWL:
On former big guy of the Chinese OW scene Larry:
I'll get to translating the whole interview once I'm on my PC
Edit: I've translated it here: https://pastebin.com/0xWH8vA2
GC Busan was always managed by BlossoM
https://overwatchleague.com/en-us/news/21353112/details-for-2018-s-path-to-pro
No pun, haven't read it, typing on mobile, but HYPE
1246, the OWPS Spring Champion, has disbanded. https://www.weibo.com/5410357858/FzMre9oiw?type=comment
Translation (thanks education system):
Unfortunately, with immediate effect the Overwatch branch of 1246 will cease operations. At the same time, we will focus more time on the club's other game branches. Over the last year, we have achieved 1st in the OWPS Spring Season, as well as 2nd in the OWPS Grand Finals among other accomplishments. We appreciate the dedication and support everyone has put. Our Summer Season roster: S1mpfall, Zod, Lando have transferred to other games while still under the 1246 banner, Luca (Xushu) has joined the Shanghai Dragons, and Samsara, Tian, and Billyo have retired. BBCat is released as a free agent. We would like to thank these players for bringing us spectacular competition and their dedication to the team. We wish them well in their future endeavours.
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