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Overwatch League Announced
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gbpackers25
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I actually think this is really cool! This is the first step to make esports become more like an actual sport. I can't wait to see how it turns out!
Omega Kirby
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They used to the Neogaf logo colour palette
Stabby McSter
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brb registering krusher99
Mushroomer25
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Doing this through a series of city-based teams is the right move. Adding in regional loyalties gives people a team to root for, even if they're not already invested in the scene.
Holy shit this is hilarious. He's about to get memed the fuck out.
What are we looking at here? All I see are posts from 2013.
Cert.in.Death
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F*CK. YES.
LET'S GO BOYS.
LET'S GO BOYS.
Newtype-001
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Ive only watched one video on the way LoL does this stuf but it sounds similar.
Making a good job out of this is real cool and m glad theyre thinking about team and player stability.
Making a good job out of this is real cool and m glad theyre thinking about team and player stability.
Wendel Clark
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is the leader board gonna be as broken as their current rating system
and why would you build a team based on a leader board system
and why would you build a team based on a leader board system
UnitLost streaming Sombra: https://www.twitch.tv/unitlost
She has a 60 mag smg and it shoots crazy fast.
She has a 60 mag smg and it shoots crazy fast.
Good hype videos, but wew this is going to be really hard.
Riot, who has been doing this for seven years, is just now getting the point where players are compensated fairly, the infrastructure is in the place, and all of the other major decisions are starting to pay off. Valve, who has been doing this for six years, is STILL making major changes to the entire system.
Starting an entire league, with owners buying city slots, player contracts, manager contracts, combines, etc, from nothing is a monumental task.
Riot, who has been doing this for seven years, is just now getting the point where players are compensated fairly, the infrastructure is in the place, and all of the other major decisions are starting to pay off. Valve, who has been doing this for six years, is STILL making major changes to the entire system.
Starting an entire league, with owners buying city slots, player contracts, manager contracts, combines, etc, from nothing is a monumental task.
pretty done
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Not to mention Blizzard + Starcraft 2 competitive was just a colossal failure on their part.
Cert.in.Death
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PHENOMENAL. If only it weren't UnitLost, he bothers me.
But provides much needed details to her toolkit (limited inivisibility, 15 second availability for translocator, 200HP).
Also, the hack ability isn't solely reactionary, it can be used preemptively and eliminates all abilities from being used.
have you missed the past 15 years
We in there, GAF!
ayy
That said, the Overwatch League sounds pretty hype. I just wish I could get good enough at Overwatch to compete, but my focus is split between this, SFV, Smash 4, Splatoon, & KoFXIV.
Yeah, I'm super confused.
It's the same name as the battletag used in the PR video.
Guess we know who didn't watch the video! Lol, thanks tim.
Future PhaZe
Member
This is how it should work in every game
gbpackers25
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I haven't really followed esports too much. Do other leagues have teams set up by city?
They're not really doing anything new that hasn't been tried in some form before. Although production level wise, it has the potential to be the best its ever been.
A league called CGS (Championship Gaming Series) tried a lot of what Blizzard will be trying to do with Overwatch League and it was an unmitigated disaster due to various reasons and some of the people involved in it.
Generally speaking teams are just teams and can have players from around the world on a single squad, it's not unusual for people to move countries these days, but they're not defined by the country or city they come from.
Overwatch League sounds great on paper but Blizzard have massively mishandled anything related to competitive gaming. They're really going to have to prove to everyone that they can do this right.