Episode 13 - D.Va's retcon, Geguri gets a "foreign" gig, and OWL week 4
Thu, Feb 8, 2018
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Overwatch lead writer retcons D.Va's illustrious StarCraft career, the Mayhem welcome Zappis to the team, and Geguri announces she's signed with a "foreign" team, but who could it be? We also talk this week's balance changes, including the long-awaited Mercy and Junkrat nerfs, and make our predictions for the Stage 1 title matches.
Coming down from the highs of OWL 2018 week 3, we see the return of 4-0verwatch, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty to talk about!
Overwatch lead writer retcons D.Va’s illustrious StarCraft career, the Mayhem welcome Zappis to the team, and Geguri announces she’s signed with a “foreign” team, but who could it be? We also talk this week’s balance changes, including the long-awaited Mercy and Junkrat nerfs, and make our predictions for the Stage 1 title matches.
We’ll just… leave this over here!
This episode was produced by Ashton Herrmann and Eric Saupe, and audio editing was performed by Ashton. You can find us at mekacast.com for show notes, blog posts, or links to our social media channels.
Show Notes
Introduction
News
- Micahel Chu, OW lead writer, says D.Va was never a StarCraft Pro - Twitter
- Clarification on Battle.net
- Sorry, Razer - Razer
- Geguri has accepted an offer with a “foreign” team - Twitch Reddit
- Overwatch Contenders gets a cool new logo - Twitter
- Mayhem announce they’ve signed Joonas “Zappis” Alakurtti - Twitter
- Spitfire and Dynasty come to the defenses of the Dragons on Twitter
Patch Notes and Balance Changes
- January 30, 2018 Patch Notes - Battle.net
- 4K support for Xbox One X
- Junkrat and Mercy nerfs are live
- Initial impact of nerfs
Feature
OWL Week 4 Review - OverwatchLeague
Ashton’s Highlights!
- The return of 4-0verwatch
- The Valiant steamroll the Fusion
- Spitfire sweep the Dynasty
- Outlaws vs. Dynasty - Just all of it!
- Jeez, Fleta! - Twitch
Eric’s Highlights
- Uprising go 4-0 against LA
- Outlaws vs. Dynasty - The streak is over
- Uprising go 4-0 against LA
Week 5 Predictions
- Stage 1 title matches - who’s it gonna be?
Concluding Remarks