Episode 20 - The Stage 2 Title Matches
Thu, Mar 29, 2018
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OWL 2018, Stage 2 has come to an explosive end, and this episode's all about the excitement of the final games leading up to the title matches and the surprising final showdown between the Fusion and the Excelsior.
OWL 2018, Stage 2 has come to an explosive end, and this episode’s all about the excitement of the final games leading up to the title matches and the surprising final showdown between the Fusion and the Excelsior.
We also talk “avoid as teammate,” Brigitte on standard servers along with a slew of balance changes that just hit the PTR, including nerfs to D.Va, Zenyatta, and Moira.
This episode was produced by Eric Saupe and Ashton Herrmann, 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
- The OWL Rulebook - RLewisReports
- Geguri has arrived in LA! - Twitter
- Pine’s break - Compete
- Sinatraa’s OWL debut - Twitter
- Dallas’ OGE suspended for 4 games - OverwatchLeague
- Undead’s letter - Twitter
Patch Notes and Balance Changes
- March 20, 2018 Update - Blizzard Forum
- Brigitte live!
- Ult charges in team view
- Overwatch Update - PTR - March 24, 2018 - 1.22.0.0.45104 - Blizzard Forum
- “Gameplay Sabotage”
- Mei’s buff
- Zen’s nerf
- Double-click to pick
- Competitive is removed from the game during patch - Reddit
- Developer Update | Avoid as Teammate | Overwatch - YouTube
Feature
- Ashton’s Thoughts
- Fusion beat the Gladiators 3-1, then 3-2 against Valiant to nab #3 title spot
- Dallas goes 3-2 against NYXL
- Uprising vs. Gladiators
- Eric’s Thoughts
- Houston right in the middle
- Dallas figuring it out
- Stage 2 Title Matches
Concluding Remarks