During Week 3 on Saturday, In what should have been a 3-0 victory for Dallas Fuel against Florida Mayhem, many recall the C9 moment where they got off the point during overtime.  It shocked the spectators and commentators alike:

But before that, Dallas ran a surprise Mei-Bastion composition which led many fans to mixed reviews:

Some were more critical than others. For instance, known esports pundit, Slasher,  was convinced this strategy was the result "questionable" coaching and nothing more than a "weird comp".

However, Overwatch Coach, Jayne, offers a different, more nuanced explanation, arguing that the Mei-Bastion composition can be a strong counter to the current anti-dive composition.

And there seems to be some merit to this idea. For example, it seemed to be a success early on, with Florida being forced to fall back. 

But once Mei gets sniped, everything changes. Expertly and humorously put by Jayne in his analysis:

“The best-laid plans will always fall from a widow bullet in the face.”

It’s difficult to say where the fault lies. Mei was sniped because Reinhardt’s barrier goes down, but  Reinhardt needed to drop the barrier in order to make the jump. On paper, the strategy seems like a sound decision, but leave it to a player like Logix to thread the needle and exploit a vulnerability the rest of us might miss.

- A memorable play

When risky plays are successful, they are remembered and celebrated.  When they fail, it’s easy to remember what went wrong and even accuse the team who dared to experiment with not taking things seriously or trolling.  Once again, the words of Jayne conclude the situation nicely:

“Maybe it was a decent strategy but we’ll just never know because Logix shot Rascal.”