Episode 22 - OWL 2018 Stage 3, Week 1
Sat, Apr 14, 2018
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Stage 3 is here, and the OWL drama keeps coming! In this episode, we talk about Widowmaker duel stats, EQO's suspension for account boosting, and the shocking allegations levied against the Uprising's DreamKazper that he solicited nude pictures from an underage fan.
Stage 3 is here, and the OWL drama keeps coming! In this episode, we talk about Widowmaker duel stats, EQO’s suspension for account boosting, and the shocking allegations levied against the Uprising’s DreamKazper that he solicited nude pictures from an underage fan.
We also chat about behind the scenes development news, like the fact that D.Va makes everything hard for the devs, and she wouldn’t have it any other way. We talk Archives event skins, too, and finally recap the first week of stage 3, which saw Geguri’s thrilling debut with the Dragons, even if the team couldn’t muster their first victory.
Of course, she’s just getting warmed up.
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
- Reddit user /u/zeftorias tracks OWL Widow duels - Reddit
- Agilities’ public reprimanding - Compete
- Blizz says queuing by hero roles is complicated - Kotaku
- Discussion - is this even a good idea?
- Fusion suspend EQO - Twitter
- Blizz announces the Overwatch league All-access Pass - Twitch
- Blizz wants to teach AI to punish jerks online - Kotaku
- D.Va makes everything hard for Overwatch devs - Kotaku
- Silkthread joins the Gladiators - Twitter
- Boston responds to allegations that DreamKazper had sexual interaction with a minor - Twitter
Patch Notes and Balance Changes
Upcoming PVE mode is called Overwatch Retribution, revealed by Kaplan at OWL - Twitter
New comic - Retribution - Blizzard
Feature
Stage 3, Week 1 reactions
Ashton’s highlights
- Geguri’s debut was awesome even if Shanghai got worked
- Ado’s great! But Shanghai’s still struggling
- Valiant sweep Dynasty
- Shock vs. Gladiators
- London loses both games!?
- WTF, Outlaws?
Eric’s highlights
Standings
- NYXL, Valiant, Uprising
Concluding Remarks