Hi! Finally going to see some Brigitte in OWL. I didn't watch much of Stage 3 so can anyone tell me why people are upset over the patch they chose for Stage 4?
The patch for stage 4 has unnerfed Brigitte which lasted for only 3 days. People don't like that. It also means no new Hanzo.
It's not the current live patch, but from what players and casters have said it allows for more variety so its probably for the better.
NY = Zen
Outlaws = Junkrat
Gladiators = Monkey
They know what they're doing.
Damage bosted hanzo storm arrows can do oneshots kills, so i believe it was a reasonable choice D: he is basically the only viable dps right now(for higher ranks as far as overbuff tells)
While I don't like Stage 4 using an old patch, I do think it will play better than the live patch in this current instance.
Live patch of Rein/Zarya/Brigitte/Hanzo/Mercy/Zenyatta, and basically nothing else, would have gotten boring very quickly. Basically just one team grav bomb+dragon strike team wipe followed up by the other team doing the exact same thing. Rinse and repeat.
Think watching NASCAR "He's making a left turn! He's making another left turn!". "Grav bomb into dragon strike team kill! Look, a grav bomb dragon strike team kill right back at them!"
Live patch of Rein/Zarya/Brigitte/Hanzo/Mercy/Zenyatta, and basically nothing else, would have gotten boring very quickly. Basically just one team grav bomb+dragon strike team wipe followed up by the other team doing the exact same thing. Rinse and repeat.
Think watching NASCAR "He's making a left turn! He's making another left turn!". "Grav bomb into dragon strike team kill! Look, a grav bomb dragon strike team kill right back at them!"
Sucks it'll have unnerfed Brigitte but anything beats the new Hanzo in his current state. I'm excited for tonight's games!
That's pretty much what Stage 1 was like, with OP Mercy.
"This team got a pick here, and here comes the res for him. Now the other team got a pick, and here comes the res for that. Okay, now this Mercy popped their Valk and getting another few resses in and OH MY GOD A RIPTIRE KILLED THE OTHER MERCY and that means the other team is going to win the fight."
That makes sense, Tracer tracking skills translate pretty well to Zarya and a lot of offtanks were Zarya players before DVa was basically required. I'm really curious what Houston is going to do since Spree is on the team for his Zarya, so what is Linkzr going to do? They're seemingly banking on Jakerat and Jake does also play Hanzo. Pre-rework Hanzo isn't quite the same threat against Widow so maybe she could still work despite the Rein/Tank heavy build?
Geguri Zarya is what we all
Oh yeah they nailed it. It's just awkward now with Jehong as a main tank. And lol Rascal the Sombra is gone. Mei would've been better.
i think linkzr is supposed to be a really good hanzo so i'm sure they'll run it on some maps. he's more versatile than jake too, if they're doing single-dps comps then flexibility could be a big plus.
Linkzr does have a better Hanzo, they ran him on Kings Row in previous stages but other than that Linkzr's hero pool doesn't really work in this meta. Genji gets duffed harder than Tracer and McCree/Widow means sacrificing shield breaking in the hopes of getting a pick. Jake can play Junkrat, which admittedly could be a toss up of whether or not it's a liability with Zarya in play and Pharah against pre-rework Hanzo. Both of those also have better synergy with Rein and Zarya.
Brigitte shield bash coordination with Widows would be some hype shit though.
It really has, huh. Funny how still kind of feels like it just started and people were questioning just how successful it would be. I mean, I love Overwatch and I didn't expect to become as invested in the league as I am. What a ride this has been so far.
Full strength JakeRat, new support for one of our strugglers, FCTFCTN and Spree time to shine. 9-1.
It's going to be weird watching Muma and Coolmatt not be in 95% of our compositions. I still think they play a lot, at least Muma will. I don't know who else is in Coolmatt's hero pool.
Silkthread Brigitte most likely
also Blizz World is a heavy widow map so S4
Surprised they're both sticking to Widow on this last part of the map. It feels like a game of chicken.
womp womp
womp womp
