Dovetail’s Overwatch

A place for me to talk about Overwatch

[sayasurprise]

Attention everyone! Do you wonder how will you ever survive to February 14th without OWL? Are you going through pro Overwatch withdrawal? Do you want to know who to hype next signing season?

Contenders Season 3 starts this weekend (17/11/2018), with staggered starting dates all through the next 2 weeks for different regions.

You can find the full schedule for the season here, and the website has all other info about contenders. I suggest checking out the participating teams for each region as there have been some changes!

All regions are streamed here, but for China and South America the English cast is kindly provided by broadcast.gg. There are other channels streaming every region in a variety of languages, you can check liquipedia to find the full list for each region.

I hope you’ll have fun checking out the wide world of T2! It might not be as polished and glitzy as OWL, but sometimes magic happens.

[dovetailow]

Hey it’s been a while but uh I’m rooting for South Korea for the 2018 Overwatch World Cup. I know everyone says another Korean win would be boring but uh... Carpe. I feel so bad for Carpe he’s my favorite player and he’s placed second too many times he deserves a W okay? He got second in Contenders Season One on Faze, second in the Overwatch League playoffs on the Philadelphia Fusion, second in the Widowmaker 1v1 All Star bracket. The only thing he has come in first in that I know of is the Incheon qualifiers of this year’s World Cup. So yea I’m not really rooting for SK it’s more like I’m rooting for Carpe.

[dovetailow]

I don’t know why I ever think solo queue competitive will be okay. One toxic player really can ruin a game. I know it’s hard not to be frustrated when losing, I’m very guilty of this as well, but you can’t take that out on your teammates. If you think there is a problem with the team you should speak up right away, but do so in a way that is at least somewhat respectful. Insulting your teammates without offering any solution isn’t a good way to get someone to do what you ask of them. If you think you could fill a role better than your teammate, or if you simply want to play a hero without breaking your team comp, try saying “Hey, I’m not really comfortable on this pick, would someone else be confident filling it so I could swap?” Almost every time I’ve said this to someone they’ve been willing to try something else, and if they said no then they were calm about it, because I didn’t insult them, I just asked if they were good at something else. Insulting someone’s skill, or directing slurs at them, or telling them you will throw if they don’t do what you want is never going to get the result you want from it I promise. You can be frustrated, that’s part of life and sometimes it’s warranted, but bringing your teammates down will only make things worse and get you reported. I know how hard it is not to rage, I used to do it all the time, but I guarantee you that if you try to be kind, respectful, or even just decent to your teammates they probably won’t be toxic towards you, and maybe they will be more receptive to what you have to say

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Overwatch League Roster Changes

While all the roster changes of off season are happening me and my friend @soonow created a document that will have all the roster changes on it !!! We will update as news is dropped by the organizations and once new teams and rosters are announced they’ll also be on here! Please share with others as we worked really hard on this !

here!

[phillyfusion]

This is a really good resource to keep up with the current rosterpocolypse.

[dovetailow]

All Star Widow 1v1 Finals

Okay ngl I REALLY wanted Carpe to win, and I’m sure to a lot of people he was the favorite but Surefour did play really well. The score was 9-6 but the individual rounds were often a lot closer than the score would let on. I gotta give props to Surefour for his great play and I really gotta give props to him for such humility! In the post game interview he said Carpe is still probably the best hitscan in the league, and that he felt surprised that he could actually beat Carpe today. Honestly there’s so much more humility in this league than I expected. As much as some of the players like to put on a show for the crowd a lot of them are really humble and respectful to each other.

[dovetailow]

All Star Weekend Talent Takedown

A serious analysis of that mess??? I don’t think so. Really though that game was just fun all around. The smack talk was fantastic even if Montecristo had to be on the winning team. Those Dva bombs from Semmler in game 2 were pretty massive though. The commentary aided by Custa and Bischu was great, and honestly the whole thing was a blast. If you haven’t been watching the All Star Weekend I seriously recommend it. It’s been a blast so far.

[c9lul-archive]

jjonak blessed 

[phillyfusion]

Carpe siphoning off MVP energy from jjonak

[dovetailow]

Sorry did you mean Carpe transferring his MVP energy into jjonak?

[puptum]

some character ability interactions in overwatch

my twitter here

[nerdskii]

@kingdbxo

[dovetailow]

We out here. I’m so excited!

[dovetailow]

Fusion v Excelsior Semifinals Day 3

Wow. What a game that was, and what a display from the Fusion. The Fusion played so well today they really earned their spot in the finals. It’s not like NYXL we’re playing poorly either, Fusion just brought it to them. Carpe and EQO have always been very good, and the tanks and supports really stepped up their game for the playoffs. Despite being on top of the league all season, NYXL won’t be playing in the finals. I don’t think it would be fair to say they’re a worse team though. NYXL didn’t get worse, Philly just got much better. Congrats to the Philadelphia Fusion and London Spitfire for making it to the Grand Finals!

[dovetailow]

Fusion v Excelsior Semifinals Day 1

Wow. Nobody saw that coming, a 3-0 from the Fusion to start the semifinals strong. I do think that 3-0 doesn’t really do the match justice, as a lot of the wins from Fusion were on the backs of massive clutch plays from, well everyone on the team. Of course Fusion has to play very well to keep up with NYXL in the first place. NYXL played well sometimes but it felt like they were playing into Philly’s aggressive chaotic play style a bit too much. Overall a very exciting match though, despite the one sided score the maps were kept fairly close. If you’ve read some of my posts before you know I’m rooting for Philly but if today is any indication either way it will be close.

[dovetailow]

Gladiators v Spitfire Playoffs Day 3 Match 2

Wow. London wins six consecutive maps to reverse sweep the entire series. I don’t think anyone expected that from London but they pulled it off with some nice aggressive play and some really clutch plays from really everyone on the team. LA really fell off their groove today and London came back to form in a big way. Again congratulations to both teams for making it as far as they have, and congratulations to the London Spitfire for making it to the semifinals.

[dovetailow]

Gladiators v Spitfire Playoffs Day 3 Match 1

Spitfire completely turned it around from Wednesday. A 3-0 sweep really doesn’t leave much for me to say I think London is just stepping up in a major way. We’ll have to see if LA can turn this around.

[dovetailow]

Fusion v Uprising Playoffs Day 2 Match 2

Yknow Philly has claimed to be a second half team similar to their ball sport counterparts and I think they substantiated that claim today, second half more like second match. Philly looked pretty bad that first match but the second match they came out swinging. They caught Boston off guard with incredibly aggressive play and Boston cracked under the immense pressure the Fusion put on them for longer than the Uprising could sustain. EQO got player of the match for a very good reason, he played incredibly well on such a large suite of heroes. Fusion packs such incredible firepower and when they can put the coordination in to back that up they really can beat any team. If the Fusion can keep this up then their match against NYXL will be something to behold. Shoutout to Boston they are certainly no slouches and really put on a good show today, and I would never detract from that. Congratulations to both teams for giving the audience such a good series, and congratulations to the Philadelphia Fusion for making it to the Semi-Finals.

[dovetailow]

Fusion v Uprising Playoffs Day 2 Match 1

Philly played a lot of those maps sloppy. There’s no way around that and when you play against a team like Boston you have to bring their A game because Boston plays so clean. Boston did what Boston does best and Philly couldn’t keep up with that. I think Boston made excelent use of Tracer to draw attention and split the team, and then collapse on one side before taking the other. If Philly wants to advance to semifinals they need to find a way to deal with that and to deal with Boston’s polished play style. If Philly can’t brute force this then they’ll need to clean up their act.

[dovetailow]

Gladiators v Spitfire Playoffs Day 1

Honestly not too much to say about this match. Gladiators brought it, Spitfire didn’t. It’s a shame really to see London struggle as much as they have since around Stages 3 and 4. I did have my doubts about iRemiix but he played well in Fissure’s stead. That King’s Row first point attack from LA was absolute filth. It worked so perfectly I was so impressed. Props to LA but I sincerely hope the next match between these two teams is a lot closer than it was today.

[dovetailow]

OWL MVP Announcement

I should start off by saying that Jjonak absolutely earned this award. Without a shadow of a doubt he is an excellent player who adds so much to his team. But I do stand my ground in my view that Carpe should have won the award. I talked a lot about it in my other MVP post but to sum it up I don’t think anyone adds as much to their team as Carpe does. I do recognize though how many absolutely stellar MVP candidates we saw in the Overwatch League this season, and really the debate on who should have recieved this award could probably last until Season 2. I gotta emphasize that I don’t think Jjonak is undeserving in any way, he absolutely earned his title by playing so well so consistently throughout season one, helping NYXL on their way to their number one spot in the overall standings. Congratulations to Jjonak, the deadliest Zenyatta in the league, for receiving the Season One MVP award.