I saw a tall jogger running towards me at a surprisingly fast pace. It was none other than Poko, running laps around the studio.
Playoffs aren't about consistency -- they are about showing up and being the better team when it counts. In that regard, Fusion put on an amazing show, steadily out maneuvering NYXL at every turn.
It was assumed that Valiant's winning understanding of the meta would carry over to the semi-finals. But they ran into a brick wall named Spitfire.
Today, Blizzard released the following blog post detailing changes to the Support heroes of Overwatch. Popular supports like Brigitte and Mercy were both nerfed, with underused heroes like Ana, Lucio and Moira were buffed.
"No matter what hero I play, I feel I can outperform and bring more than what a normal player could do in the same role."
From the looks of it, the rising ticket prices show that the perceived value of attending the OWL grand finals event is increasing as the July 28th - 29th showtime draws nearer.
Today, in a blog post entitled "Our progress so far" Jeff Kaplan, Vice President of Blizzard Entertainment and Lead Designer for Overwatch shared positive statistics about the LFG and Endorsement system.
"That King's Row play on the attack -- that was our assistant coach Tim. He came up with that at 4 AM trying to sleep."
" In this meta, you must suppress their DPS players flanking ability and control them"
With 30 first-place votes and 117 points from polling, Seong-Hyun “Jjonak” Bang, the support player from NYXL that revolutionized the position has won MVP for the first inaugural Overwatch League season.
In hindsight and according to the lore, Dr. Zhang, a researcher at the colony, once complained about the usage of smaller test subjects when Hammond escaped inside the vents shortly before the uprising.
"she has infinite duration on both Stealth and Translocator, but we had to solve a couple problems that were caused by these changes."
The Overwatch World Cup is living up to its name with the announcement revealing 4 international venues that teams will travel through August 17th and September 23rd. South Korea, The US, Thailand, and France will host 6 teams each: five of them visiting and one home team.
Whatever the new hero is, assuming it might be some type of "giant mech" capable of "wreaking havoc" does fall in line Blizzard's Twitter teasers so far.
Canadian cosplayer Vicky Lau, AKA Vivid Vision recounts why she cosplays and her inspiration for the craft: "I love recreating moments in games or animes that portrays the feelings of the characters"
The All-Star Game and related events will take place on August 25-26 at Blizzard Arena Los Angeles. Details on the event – including ticketing, skill games and fan experiences – will be announced soon.
Was Hammond responsible for tampering with airlock E-35? If so, did he do it with lethal intent, or did Simon (the rebel leader) seize the opportunity and turn Hammond's possible escape plan into a murder plot?
Mercer acknowledges the "reluctance from the community" when grouping with strangers and Competitive Play are in the same sentence, but his post makes it very clear that Blizzard's math adds up and the LFG system will be a net positive for those who choose to use it.
Was NYXL sandbagging? Is it true that NYXL barely scrimmed throughout the entire stage? Whatever the case, they seemed wholly unprepared for LA Valiants confident level of play.
Ever wondered what that $100,000,000 esports investment was going to be used for? Today, during the Fortnite Pro-Am charity tournament at E3 2018, the gaming world found it.
