Overwatch League Stage 2 Officially begins February 21,2018
The Overwatch League, the first major global esports league with city-based teams, was designed to celebrate the best of the best in the hit Blizzard Entertainment title Overwatch. Our goal is to create the world's premier esports league, where teams and players thrive for years to come.
PRESEASON
Dec. 6 – 9, 2017
The preseason kicks off with a series of livestreamed exhibition matches featuring all 12 teams at the Blizzard Arena Los Angeles on December 6–9. After that, teams will have until Opening Day on January 10 to prepare themselves for competition.
REGULAR SEASON
Jan. 10 – June 16, 2018
Matches in the Atlantic and Pacific Divisions will play out live from the Blizzard Arena each Wednesday through Saturday. Though the season is divided into four stages, wins and losses will count towards teams' full-season records and all-important seeding for the postseason. On the last Saturday of each stage, the top teams will compete for hefty bonuses and the title of stage winner.
POSTSEASON
June 17 – July 28, 2018
After Stage 4 finishes, top finishers in each division will prepare for the championship playoffs, which run from July 11–22. The grand final on July 26–28 will determine which team will be crowned the first Overwatch League champions, claiming glory, the Overwatch League trophy, and a USD $1 million bonus.
ALL-STAR WEEKEND
Aug. 10 – 12, 2018
After the rush of the inaugural season championship, the Overwatch League will kick back for a weekend of festivities as the community's favorite players face off in unexpected challenges.
Stage 3 Changes
- Sombra
- EMP
- No longer blocked by small objects (e.g. sign posts)
- Hack
- Now goes on a 2-second cooldown when interrupted by damage
- Now more consistently interrupted when targets break line of sight
- No longer gains ultimate charge from health pack healing
- Cast time reduced from 0.8 seconds to 0.65 seconds
- Now disables the following abilities:
- Genji—Cyber-agility
- Hanzo—Wall Climb
- Pharah—Hover Jets
- Lúcio—Healing Boost and Speed Boost (turns off current song entirely), Wall Ride
- Mercy—Angelic Descent
- Now goes on a 2-second cooldown when interrupted by damage
- Machine Pistol
- Machine Pistol spread reduced from 3 to 2.7
- Opportunist
- Enemy health bars are now visible when health drops below 100% (formerly 50%)
- Her ability to detect enemies through walls at 50% or less remains unchanged
- Enemy health bars are now visible when health drops below 100% (formerly 50%)
- Translocator
- Duration increased from 15 seconds to 20 seconds
Doomfist- Hand Cannon
- Ammo recovery rate increased from 0.8 seconds to 0.65 seconds per bullet
Mei- Endothermic Blaster
- Freeze (slow) duration increased from 1 second to 1.5 seconds
- Weapon alternate fire ammo cost reduced from 25 to 20
There are a number of bug fixes that you can look at, the top 3 patches should be patches going into stage 3.
https://blizztrack.com/patch_notes/overwatch/44022 - EMP
Stage Final Changes
- The top four teams will now qualify for the Stage Playoffs, expanded from three teams.
- While the top-seeded team at the end of each stage no longer has a bye into the title match, they'll now have the benefit of selecting their first-round opponent. They could choose to match up against any of the lower seeds, and they will play their chosen opponent first on Stage Finals Sunday. This choice will be announced once the four participating teams are confirmed and the No. 1 seed is locked in—which may not happen until the very last day of the stage!
- Stage-only map differential.
- Stage-only head-to-head result.
- If two teams are tied in record and map differential without having played one another during the stage in question, qualification/seeding will be decided by a single tiebreaker match, with format and scheduling details to be determined.
- Weekday matches now all start at 4 p.m. PST
- Saturday matches now start at 1 p.m. PST
- Stage Finals move to Sundays at 1 p.m. PST
- 1st Map (Assault) - Volskaya, Temple of Anubis
- 2nd Map (Hybrid) - Blizzard World, Numbani
- 3rd Map (Control) - Illios, Nepal
- 4th Map (Escort) - Route 66, Junkertown
- Tiebreaker Map - Oasis
Credit to liquidpedia.net for the the rules breakdown / Transfer Window.
- Regular Season - January 10th - June 16th, 2018
- Matches in the Atlantic and Pacific Divisions will play out live from the Blizzard Arena each Wednesday through Sunday. Though the season is divided into four stages, wins and losses will count towards teams' full-season records and all-important seeding for the postseason. On the last Sunday of each stage, the top teams will compete for hefty bonuses and the title of stage winner.
- Stage 1 - January 10th - February 10th, 2018
- Stage 2 - February 21st - March 25th, 2018
- Stage 3 - April 4th - May 6th, 2018
- Stage 4 - May 16th - June 17th, 2018
- All matches in the Regular Season will consist of four-map sets
- Each Stage of the Regular Season will have its own 8 map pool.
- Matches in the Atlantic and Pacific Divisions will play out live from the Blizzard Arena each Wednesday through Sunday. Though the season is divided into four stages, wins and losses will count towards teams' full-season records and all-important seeding for the postseason. On the last Sunday of each stage, the top teams will compete for hefty bonuses and the title of stage winner.
- Regular Season - January 10th - June 16th, 2018
- The top team in each Division, and the next top 4 finishers from the entire league, advance to the Championship Playoffs in July
- The top seed from each Division will receive a first-round bye.
- The top team in each Division, and the next top 4 finishers from the entire league, advance to the Championship Playoffs in July
The Transfer Window is defined as the period of time in which Teams can complete trades involving other Teams and/or sign new Players. The Transfer Window is the only time in which these changes can occur following October 30th, 2017.
- The Free Agent Signing Period will open on January 22nd, 2018.
- The Trade Window will open on February 11th, 2018.
- Newly acquired players may be added to a team's active roster beginning February 21st, 2018, the first day of Stage 2.
- The Transfer Window closes on April 3rd, 2018, and rosters will lock for the remainder of the season and playoffs
To be considered part of Overwatch League, you must go participate in the Overwatch Contenders. To be part of the Overwatch Contenders the current Overwatch League Teams will field for new talent. The teams are called academy teams. More information regarding this will be added soon.
Overwatch Contenders Starts March 11th.
Official Overwatch Contenders site - https://contenders.playoverwatch.com/en-us/
Aleksi " Zuppeh" Kuntsi - Support
Sebastian "Zebbosai" Olsson - Support
Joonas "zappis" Alakurtti - Flex
Kevin "TviQ" Lindström - Offense
Jeong-Woo"Sayaplayer" Ha- Offense
Tim "Manneten" Bylund - Flex
Andreas "Logix" Berghmans - Offense
Johan "CWoosH" Klingestedt - Flex
Sung-Hoon "aWesomeGuy" Kim- Tank
Matthew "super" Delisi - Flex
Nikola "sleepy" Andrews - Support
Jay "sinatraa" Won - Offense
David "Nomy "Lizarraga Ramirez Osmar - Tank
Andreas "Nevix" Karlsson - Flex
Grant "Moth" Espe - Support
André "iddqd" Dahlström - Offense
Daniel "dhaK" Martinez Paz - Support
Dante "Danteh" Cruz - Offense
Andrej "BABYBAY" Francisty - Offense
Minho "Architect" Park - Offense
Namju "STRIKER" Gwon - Offense
Mikias "Snow" Yohannes - Support
Lucas "NotE" Meissner - Tank
SeHyun "Neko" Park - Support
Stanislav "Mistakes" Danilov - Offense
Kristian "Kellex" Keller - Support
WooYul "Kalios" Shin - Tank
YoungJin "Gamsu" Noh - Tank
Jonathan "DreamKazper" Sanchez - Offense
Connor "Avast" Prince - Support
Alexandre "SPREE" Vanhomwegen - Flex
Shane "Rawkus" Flaherty - Support
Austin "Muma" Wilmot - Tank
Lucas "Mendokusaii" Håkansson - Offense
Jiri "LiNkzr" Masalin - Offense
Jake "Jake" Lyon - Offense
Russell "FCTFCTN" Campbell -Tank
Matt "Coolmatt" Iorio -Tank
Matthew "Clockwork" Dias - Offense
Daniel "Boink" Pence -Support
Christopher "Bani" Benell - Support
WonHyeop "Arhan" Jung- Flex
Simon "Snillo" Ekström - Offense
Georgii "ShaDowBurn" Guscha - Offense
Su-Min "SADO" Kim - Tank
Gael "Poko" Gouzerch - Flex
Alberto "Neptuno" González Molinillo - Support
Joseph "Joemeister" Gramano - Support
Hong-Jun "Hotba" Choi - Flex
Joona "fragi" Laine - Tank
Josue "Eqo" Corona - Offense
Jeong-Hwan "DayFly" Park - Support
Jae-Hyeok "Carpe" Lee - Offense
Isaac "Boombox" Charles - Support
Seung-Hyun "WooHyaL" Seong - Flex
Janghyun "TiZi" Hwang- Tank
Jun-Young "Profit" Park - Offense
Jong-Seok "NUS" Kim - Support
Dong-Eun "Hooreg" Lee - Offense
Hyeon-Woo "HaGoPeun" Jo - Support
Jae-Hui "Gesture" Hong - Tank
Jun-Ho "Fury" Kim - Flex
Won-Sik "Closer" Jung - Support
Ji-Hyeok "birdring" Kim - Offense
Seung-Tae "Bdosin" Choi - Support
Joon-Hyeok "ZUNBA" Kim - Flex
Jae-Mo "ZepheR" Koo - Flex
Seok-Woo "Wekeed" Choi - Offense
Jin-Mo "tobi" Yang - Support
Je-Hong "ryujehong" Ryu - Support
Sang-Beom "Munchkin" Byun - Offense
Jin-Hyuk "Miro" Gong - Tank
Dae-Kuk "KuKi" Kim - Tank
Gi-Do "gido" Moon - Flex
Byung-Sun "FLETA" Kim - Offense
Jin-Woo "Gambler" Heo- Support
Benjamin "Unkoe" Chevasson - Support
Son "OGE" Min-Seok - Tank
Timo "Taimou" Kettunen - Offense
Dong-Jun "Rascal" Kim - Offense
Brandon "Seagull" Larned - Flex
Ponghop "Mickie" Rattanasangchod - Flex
Jonathan "HarryHook" Tejedor Rua - Support
Hyeon "EFFECT" Hwang - Offense
Christian "cocco" Jonsson - Tank
Sebastian "Chipshajen" Widlund - Support
Dylan "aKm" Bignet - Offense
Stefano "Verbo" Disalvo - Support
Indy "Space" Halpern- Flex
Terrence "Soon" Tarlier - Offense
Sebastian "Numlocked" Barton - Tank
Young-Seo "Kariv" Park - Support
Pan-Seung "Fate" Koo - Tank
Scott "Custa" Kennedy - Support
Jun-Hyeok "Bunny" Chae- Offense
Brady "Agilities" Girardi - Offense
Jong-Ryeol "Saebyeolbe" Park - Offense
Do-Hyeon "Pine" Kim - Flex
Tae-Hong "Meko" Kim - Tank
Dong-Gyu "Mano" Kim - Tank
Hae-Seong "Libero" Kim - Offense
Seong-Hyun "Jjonak" Bang - Support
Jun-Hwa "Janus" Song - Tank
Yeon-Jun "Ark" Hong - Support
Tae-Sung "Anamo" Jung- Support
Junjie "Xushu" Liu - Tank
Junjian "Sky" He - Support
Wenhao "Roshan" Jing - Tank
Dongjian "MG" Wu - Tank
Seyeon "Geguri" Kim - Tank
Peixuan "Freefeel" Xu - Support
Zhaoyu "Fiveking" Chen - Support
Eui-Seok "Fearless" Lee - Tank
Weida "Diya" Lu - Offense
Yage "Altering" Cheng - Support
Gihyeon "Ado" Chon - Offense
Jun Woo "Void" Kang- Flex
Lane "Surefour" Roberts - Offense
Ted "silkthread" Wang- Offense
Jonas Samuel "Shaz" Suovaara - Support
Luis "iRemiix" Galarza Figueroa - Tank
Joao Pedro "Hydration" Veloso de Goes Telles - Offense
Chan-Hyung "Fissure" Baek - Tank
Aaron "Bischu" Kim - Flex
Benjamin Ville Aapeli "BigGoose" Isohanni - Support
Jun-Sung "Asher" Choi - Offense
Where To Watch // https://www.twitch.tv/overwatchleague | https://overwatchleague.com/en-us/
What If I Missed The Livestream // The matches will be archived on the official website and the Overwatch League twitch channel.
Download The App // Blizzard released their official Overwatch League App. Very similar to what you see for espn and the like, the app provides you to check on your favorite teams, get live content such as such as scores and news. Set alerts and notification of when games go lives. You can also live stream, view VODS, and much more. Check out the app today!
ios: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/overwatch-league/id1244902791?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo=4
android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blizzard.owl
Place Your Bets // Not really. Just for fun. Sign up and join the league. Pick the team and score. See how you stack up with other people in the group! https://highnoonpickem.com/#/ViewLeague/kUvHw6fswm6wEqXfOVpu (Thanks TWrecks310 )
How To Support Your Favorite Team // In the near future blizBliz will update to allow us to purchase OWL skins which uses a different currency than the in-game one (aka real money). This will allow the money to go straight to your team. You can also buy physical gears from the official blizzard store - https://gear.blizzard.com/us/esports/overwatchleague
Overwatch League Skins are live on PC/PS4/XB1
100 Tokens = USD $4.99
200 Tokens = USD $9.99
400 Tokens = USD $19.99
900 Tokens = USD $39.99
2600 Tokens = USD $99.99
Twitch.tv posting - Overwatch League Cheering and League Tokens FAQ
What do I need to do to earn League Tokens while watching Overwatch League on Twitch?
- Connect your battle.net account with your Twitch.tv account.
- Please note, Xbox One® and PlayStation®4 system players must also have their Xbox Live or PlayStation®Network account linked to their Battle.net account. Follow these steps to do so
- Watch on twitch.tv/overwatchleague
- Watch the Overwatch League on Twitch all season long to get one token for every complete game you watch. Each match between two teams includes at least four games, and there are three matches every night… That's (*counts fingers*) at least 12 tokens if you watch an entire night of OWL.
- Overwatch League Skins earned from Cheering are added directly to your Battle.net Account after you have linked your Battle.net account to your Twitch account.
- You can see the emotes you have unlocked on your "Loot" tab on twitch.tv/overwatchleague. They will be available immediately for use in chat on Twitch.
When Overwatch League Cheering starts on the 21st of February, there will be a tab below the video player on the Overwatch League channel where Cheers and unlocked loot will be tracked.
Will the regional Twitch Channels of Overwatch League support this program?
Overwatch League Cheering will be available on the main English channel, as well as the Korean and French channels. It will unfortunately not be available on the Chinese and Taiwanese channels this season.
How do I Cheer for Overwatch League teams on Twitch?
Click on the Overwatch icon at the bottom of the chat window, select the team's logo, add the number of Bits you want to use and a custom message to Cheer them on.
Can I use the regular Cheer command (e.g. cheer100) on the Overwatch League Channels?
No, regular Cheers won't work on the channels. You can Cheer for any or all of the 12 teams competing in the Overwatch League using their team-themed Cheermotes.
Do the teams receive any financial support from Bits Cheered on Overwatch League?
Overwatch League Cheering is part of a larger partnership between Twitch and Overwatch League that supports the League and players as a whole. Your Cheering helps support this partnership, rather than the teams individually.
Updated: https://overwatchleague.com/en-us/news/21497938/watch-overwatch-league-get-league-tokens
You can watch on overwatchleague.com, twitch.tv or mlg.com to earn your League Tokens.
https://overwatchleague.com/en-us/news/21497938/watch-overwatch-league-get-league-tokens
Overwatch League viewers, start your streams. As of today, fans who watch Overwatch League matches can earn League Tokens, which can be collected and redeemed for Overwatch League in-game items.*
To earn one (1) League Token per map win, start by logging in to your Blizzard Battle.net account and linking it with your account on Twitch.tv, MLG.com, or overwatchleague.com.** Each time a map concludes during a live broadcast, eligible viewers will earn a League Token. Also, a percentage of lucky fans viewing the live broadcast when a match ends will be awarded 100 League Tokens, enough for a home-team skin of their choice!
Twitch.tv viewers:
- Create or log in to your Blizzard Battle.net account.
- Link your Twitch account to your Battle.net account.
- Be watching live when a team wins a map!
- Create or log in to your Blizzard Battle.net account.
- Link your MLG account to your Battle.net account.
- Be watching live when a team wins a map!
- Create or log in to your Blizzard account on www.overwatchleague.com.
- Be watching live when a team wins a map!
- Register here and answer a skills test to become eligible.
FAQs:
I've earned tokens and/or been told that I've won but the tokens are not showing in my Overwatch game—why?
If you're playing Overwatch on Playstation or Xbox then please check that your PlayStation® Network or Xbox Live account is linked to your winning Blizzard account.~ Follow these steps to do so. Once this has been done then the tokens will appear in-game.
I'm buying the Overwatch game next week, does this mean I've lost my earned tokens/prize skin?
Not at all. Once you have the game, then please connect it to your winning Blizzard account (and, if playing on Playstation or Xbox then ensure your PlayStation® Network or Xbox Live account is linked to your Blizzard account). Once this has been done then the Tokens will appear in-game.~
If there's something that's missing or an issue, DM me or @ Me .
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