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    Overwatch League - Where average players learn about stale metas

    New season starts in a few weeks. This season will have a lot more travel as every week will be hosted by a different team. Also means fewer games and games are only on Saturday and Sunday, I believe.
    Schedule:
    https://overwatchleague.com/en-us/schedule

    Worth noting, it will not be broadcast on Twitch this year:
    Activision Blizzard and Google announced today a multi-year strategic relationship to power new player experiences. Google Cloud will serve as the preferred provider for Activision Blizzard's game hosting infrastructure and YouTube as its exclusive streaming partner worldwide, excluding China, for live broadcasts of its popular esports leagues and events — including Overwatch League, Call of Duty League, Hearthstone Esports, and more.
    https://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...=eml_cleartime

    No idea how this will affect earning tokens to buy skins yet.

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    https://twitter.com/overwatchleague/...354285056?s=19

    Matches in China are postponed until April.

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    Isn't like week 2 in China?

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    I guess the actual homestands are cancelled. Contingencies were implemented and all Chinese teams have relocated to Seoul to practice and play the first 2 months at a venue TBD.

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    First matches were this weekend. NY and Vancouver came out on top with two wins each, London lost both their games, so not a great start..

    As far as I can tell, they still have no info on how to earn tokens for free going forward (some people have pointed out that it wasn't added till partway through the first season, so they could still add it at some-point this season).

    If you've got two-hundred points lying around:
    The 3-3 meta dominated much of the 2019 Overwatch League season. One of the featured elements of the “GOATS” comp included Brigitte. To commemorate that era, and have some fun with it, we’re releasing a legendary skin: the GOAT Brigitte. Get yours today for 200 League Tokens—but don’t wait, the skin will only be available until Feb. 19.
    https://overwatchleague.com/en-us/news/23303228

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    yeah no real way to get that skin unless you pony up or had shit saved from last year. Pass. You aren't getting a dollar from me, Blizzard. Find another whale.

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    London might lose this series, but that 'full' hold on Dorado was amazing.

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    In order to protect the health & safety of our players, fans, & staff, we are canceling plans to host #OWL2020 matches in South Korea in Weeks 5, 6, and 7, including the
    @SeoulDynasty
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    We’ll share more info about when and where matches will take place at a later.
    https://twitter.com/overwatchleague/...76901443674112

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    Hero bans starting for this weeks matches.

    And it's going to be a Pharah-Mercy playground

    Bans: Rein, Widow, McCree, Moria

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    Quote Originally Posted by synistar View Post
    Hero bans starting for this weeks matches.

    And it's going to be a Pharah-Mercy playground

    Bans: Rein, Widow, McCree, Moria
    I dont follow OWL, is this about OWL?

    Are bans coming to competitive for the normies?

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    Hero bans pools are coming to both OWL and the actual game.

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    Wait, pool? They're locking heroes for longer than the individual match? I'm so confused

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    As was said, weekly hero bans pools. Only for OWL for now.

    It may be part of the experimental mode in Overwatch. Just concluding its stint in experimental is 3DPS-2Support-1Tank in its current iteration. Also changing was Zarya Shield Projection was AoE, Hog Take a Breather healing teammates as well, and something with Wrecking Ball.

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    Quote Originally Posted by synistar View Post
    As was said, weekly hero bans pools. Only for OWL for now.
    Not just OWL. There are also map pools starting this season.

    https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/ov...ve-play/467937

    Current bans:
    Tank: Orisa
    Damage: Hanzo, Mei
    Support: Baptiste

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    The mei ban I'll notice. The rest? Not so much.

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    OWL back this weekend. Have no idea what the streaming arrangements are but everything is probably going to be done remotely from team houses.

    Hero bans: Sombra, Soldier 76, Winston, Lucio


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    Ban moira/anna and reinhart for OWL and let's see just how well designed this game is lol

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    I don't even play Doomfist and I want this skin..

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    I don't understand why people don't take eSports seriously.

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