Overwatch - Everything you need to know about Overwatch League Season One: Stage 2

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Overwatch - Everything you need to know about Overwatch League Season One: Stage 2

Everything you need to know about Overwatch League Season One: Stage 2

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 06:32 AM PST

Schedule

OWL Season 1: Stage 2 begins Wednesday February 21st and ends Sunday March 25th.

Changes to Stage 2

Schedule

Start times on Thursdays and Saturdays during Stage 2 have moved 2 hours later in their respective days. Stage Playoffs move from Saturday night to Sunday night.

Day Start Time Start Time
Wednesdays 4 PM PDT --> 4 PM PDT
Thursdays 2 PM PDT --> 4 PM PDT
Fridays 4 PM PDT --> 4 PM PDT
Saturdays 11 AM PDT --> 1 PM PDT
Stage Playoffs Saturdays --> Sundays

Map Order

Stage 2 changes the map order from H-A-C-E to A-C-H-E. Tiebreaker remains the same.

Order Type Type
1st Hybrid --> Assault
2nd Assault --> Control
3rd Control --> Hybrid
4th Escort --> Escort
Tiebreaker Control --> Control

Map Pool

Stage 2 introduces an almost entirely different map pool from Season 1. Lijiang Tower moves into the map rotation from the Tiebreaker map. UPDATED: Ilios will be the Stage 2 Tiebreaker map.

Type Map Map
Assault Horizon Lunar Colony --> Hanamura
- Temple of Anubis --> Volskaya Industries
Control Oasis --> Nepal
- Ilios --> Lijiang Tower
Hybrid Numbani --> Hollywood
- Eichenwalde --> King's Row
Escort Dorado --> Route 66
- Junkertown --> Watchpoint: Gibraltar
Tiebreaker Lijiang Tower --> Ilios

Patch

Stage 2 will presumingly be played on Patch 1.20.0.2, which introduces a few Doomfist buffs. This includes the patch prior (Patch 1.19.3.1) which includes several nerfs to Junkrat and Mercy. Official confirmation is needed.

Midseason Signings

Official

Player Role Old Team New Team
DDylan "aKm" Bignet DPS - Dallas Fuel
Joonas "Zappis" Alakurtti Flex - Florida Mayhem
Ha "Sayaplayer" Jung Woo DPS - Florida Mayhem
Kim "aWesomeGuy" Sung Hoon Tank - Florida Mayhem
Baek *"Fissure"** Chan-hyung1 Tank London Spitfire LA Gladiators
Gi-hyeon "Ado" Chon Flex - Shanghai Dragons
Eui-seok "Fearless" Lee Tank - Shanghai Dragons
Se-yeon "Geguri" Kim Tank - Shanghai Dragons
Junjian "Sky" He Support - Shanghai Dragons

1 As of 6:30 PM Feb 20th.

Pending

Player Role Old Team New Team
Russell "FCTFCTN" Campbell Tank - Houston Outlaws

Rumored/Unofficial

Player Role Old Team New Team
Kim "Rascal" Dong-jun DPS London Spitfire Dallas Fuel
Heo "Gambler" Jin-woo Support - Seoul Dynasty
Tae-seong "ANAMO" Jeong Support - NY Excelsior

Player Notes

The following players will reach their 18th birthday in Stage 2 and are eligible to play on that date:

Player Role Team Date
Simon "snillo" Ekström DPS Philadelphia Fusion March 2nd
Jay "sinatraa" Won DPS San Francisco Shock March 18th

xQc returns from a League- and Team-imposed suspension for Stage 1.

Overall Standings

Team Place Record Map Diff.
New York Excelsior 1st 9 - 1 +21
Houston Outlaws 2nd 7 - 3 +17
London Spitfire 3rd 7 - 3 +15
Los Angeles Valiant 4th 7 - 3 +13
Seoul Dynasty 5th 7 - 3 +9
Boston Uprising 6th 6 - 4 +10
Philadelphia Fusion 7th 6 - 4 -4
Los Angeles Gladiators 8th 4 - 6 -10
San Francisco Shock 9th 3 - 7 -8
Dallas Fuel 10th 3 - 7 -11
Florida Mayhem 11th 1 - 9 -22
Shanghai Dragons 12th 0 - 10 -30

Resources

OWL Megathread and FAQ

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Always listen to a Mercy’s instincts

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 09:36 AM PST

And that's why Pharah counters Doomfist

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 10:27 AM PST

When there's 30 seconds to go an you think it's GG

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 08:22 AM PST

Jump scare 4k

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 03:20 AM PST

I don't think you guys thought this Puppy Rumble all the way through...

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 08:51 AM PST

Sure, doggos are cute, and the event is supporting a great charity...

But how are you gonna pull this off in three years for Year of the Ox?

Where are you finding dragons in 2024?

And probably most importantly, how do you plan on legalizing cockfighting in time for the Year of the Rooster???

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A Stranger I met in OW sent me a Gaming Mouse!

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 12:49 PM PST

Here's the story behind this. I splurged quite a bit on a gaming mouse when I first switched to PC. It recently started working worse and worse, making my Overwatch experience shittier and shittier. I shied away from comp, and instead went to quick play where I wouldn't harm those with a competitive mindset. I was playing on Valentine's Day, and while it seemed everyone was in a good mood that game, my mouse had intermittent bursts where it would stop working. I then apologized, but a guy named "Kindness", funnily enough, said he recently got a raise and would send me a mouse. While I was suspicious at first, I gave him my address and waited. Today, it came in, and I was overjoyed, even though it wasn't super expensive or premium. I wanted to share the joy I felt today with you all, and hopefully inspire you all to do your own act of kindness today. And they say Overwatch has a toxic community!

Here's some proof, since it's such a far fetched story.

https://imgur.com/gallery/bJfh8

Kindness, thank you so much. Since you said you like Reinhardt, I'll make sure to mail you a rein figurine once I get the money!

Edit: only blurred out my name since it's really shit, lol

Edit 2:Meant to say PO Box instead of address, lmfao I'm not that crazy

Edit 3: He saw it!

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All but four of the dogs from Puppy Rumble have been adopted!

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 01:09 PM PST

Double Grav 5K

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 04:33 AM PST

Surpri- oh...

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 06:55 AM PST

I took the 1 year anniversary sprays and created a full deck of Overwatch playing cards

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 02:29 PM PST

https://imgur.com/a/Eehwk

Special thanks to my friend /u/whale_mail for helping me design the beck of the cards.

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In theory, this is still a support pick

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 10:37 AM PST

Thanks for sticking up for me, enemy Winston!

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 07:57 AM PST

Though my team lost the match, I just had a really nice thing happen and wanted to share the story! A premade duo started flaming me in match chat saying nothing creative along the lines of "report our ana for doing ****". Immediately, the enemy team's Winston pointed out that I slept him every time he tried to get the jump on us. Following his lead, his teammates along with the rest of my teammates, minus Dumb and Dumber, defended me, pointing out that I was on fire for most of the match and that the team needs to protect their healers.

Dumb and Dumber then proceeded to troll and throw the match. To no surprise, Dumber decided to play Genji and spammed for heals incessantly. As I said, my team lost, but I came away with a smile, thanks to an enemy Winston who was a good person... monkey... scientist? If you're out there, thanks Immortalcow! And thanks everyone who sticks up for healers!

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Overwatch Forums have moved, with a dedicated Blizz and Dev tracker function, gif support, and more!

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 12:17 PM PST

Last Known location of Overwatch heroes

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 12:02 PM PST

Dates are made on the assumtion that Winston's recall was sent out in May of 2076 (60 years from the game's release date in May of 2016). This list was compiled mostly for my own sake to track the heroes, but to also highlight how minimal the lore has been lately and how little information is given about the hero's activities. Enjoy

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Akande "Doomfist" Ogundimu – Attending a Talon council meeting in Venice, Italy, late February 2077 [Masquerade, pg 12]

Genji Shimada – Writing a letter to Mercy at the Shambali Monastery in Nepal, winter 2076 [Reflections, pg 10]

Jesse McCree – Passed out at the bar in Calaveras in the town of Castillo, Mexico, winter 2076 [Reflections, pg 10-11]

Fareeha "Pharah" Amari – Having dinner with her father in western Canada [Vancouver?], winter 2076 [Reflections, pg 10]

Gabriel "Reaper" Reyes – Attending a Talon council meeting in Venice, Italy, late February 2077 [Masquerade, pg 12]

Jack "Soldier: 76" Morrison – Stationed in the Necropolis in Egypt with Ana tracking Reaper's movements, winter 2076 [Reflections, pg 11]

Olivia "Sombra" Colomar – Being harassed by Zarya in a warehouse in Dorado Mexico, summer 2077 [Searching – pg 11]

Lena "Tracer" Oxton – Having Christmas celebrations with Winston and Emily in Watchpoint: Gibraltar, winter 2076 [Reflections, pg 12]

E-54 Bastion – Following Torbjorn in northern Sweden, spring 2077 [Binary, pg 12]

Hanzo Shimada – Buying a cake in Japan, winter 2076 [Reflections, pg 10]

Jamison "Junkrat" Fawkes – Plotting to get revenge on the Queen of Junkertown, Australia, with Roadhog, summer 2077 [Junkertown: the Plan]

Meiling Zhou – Reporting on a winter storm from an unknown location, winter 2076 [Reflections, pg 3]

Torbjorn Lindholm – 'Rescuing' Bastion in northern Sweden, spring 2077 [Binary, pg 12]

Am̩lie "Widowmaker" Lacroix РSniping rogue Talon operatives in Venice, Italy, late February 2077 [Masquerade, pg 9]

Hana "D.Va" Song – Hosting a winter-themed livestream from an unknown location, winter 2076 [Reflections, pg 3]

Orisa – Guarding the streets of Numbani, Nigeria, spring/summer 2077 [Searching, pg 4]

Reinhardt Wilhelm – Spending Christmas with the Lindholm family in Gothenburg, Sweden, winter 2076 [Reflections, pg 10-11]

Mako "Roadhog" Rutledge – Plotting to get revenge on the Queen of Junkertown, Australia, with Junkrat, summer 2077 [Junkertown: the Plan]

Winston - Having Christmas celebrations with Tracer and Emily in Watchpoint: Gibraltar, winter 2076 [Reflections, pg 12]

Aleksandra "Zarya" Zaryanova – Fighting Sombra in a warehouse in Dorado Mexico, summer 2077 [Searching – pg 12]

Ana Amari – Stationed in the Necropolis in Egypt with Soldier: 76 tracking Reaper's movements, winter 2076 [Reflections, pg 11]

L̼cio Correia dos Santos РPerforming a New Year's Eve concert in London, England, winter 2076 [Reflections, pg 7]

Dr. Angela "Mercy" Ziegler – Reading a letter from Genji at an unknown location in the Middle East, winter 2076 [Reflections, pg 11]

Moira O'deorain – Attending a Talon council meeting in Venice, Italy, late February 2077 [Masquerade, pg 12]

Satya "Symmetra" Vaswani – Attending the unveiling of a new city center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, summer 2076 [A Better World, pg 10]

Tekhartha Zenyatta – Engaging Genji in a snowball fight at the Shambali Monastery in Nepal, winter 2076 [Reflections, pg 10]

Edit: corrected spelling.

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Jeff Kaplan wants to know your favorite map. (Bnet Forums poll)

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 01:42 PM PST

Jeff links image that shows the average ELO of Overwatch players

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 05:25 PM PST

I drew Zenyatta with some Zentangle

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 06:40 AM PST

Direct links aren't allowed, so I'm hoping this doesn't get removed, here it is:

https://i.imgur.com/8iBqMW4.jpg

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It would be amazing to see them together in game

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 01:26 PM PST

All lore collected in one document, 4th version

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 04:12 PM PST

GDC: The Animation Pipeline of Overwatch

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 09:37 AM PST

I have to stop playing Competitive, I think. I just completely unloaded on some kid.

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 12:15 PM PST

I've been two or three games away from gold for the past two weeks, constantly hovering around 1920SR or so, give or take 60 in either direction. I'm sooooo close.

I don't really care about getting to gold. It's just a nice accomplishment to have. Being so close is frustrating, sure, but I lose and I get over it. I just like playing round-based play, and earning comp points because Junkrat's beachrat gun is gonna look fucking sick gold.

Anyway, it's almost all I play lately, and today I had a guy just really, really piss me off.

A good 80% of the way through the first match- Nepal Village- we've been winning pretty much the entire thing, and he starts complaining that we have a Widowmaker.

is Widow the best pick for this map? No, not really. She has a few spots to pick people on the point with significant cover (if they have lots of cover, so does she, really), but whatever. It's not a big deal, and Widow is not costing us the game- we lost because the enemy team grouped up and managed to split us off and take us down. But we played well and it was a close match.

But he begins acting like Widowmaker completely ruined the game for us. We lost because of Widowmaker. We would have won if we didn't have a widowmaker. Widowmaker is useless, the player playing her is bad, etc.

The next match starts, and he switches to Hanzo- stating outright, out loud, into the mic,

We're going to lose anyway, so who cares.

And I unload on this guy. Did you just spend half the match whining about another player and their pick, because you think they weren't contributing, and now you're over here saying you're going to INTENTIONALLY not contribute, because you think we'll lose anyway? That is griefing, that is throwing. You are exhibiting a good 3 things you can be reported for right now.

And he claims "Oh, I'm not allowed to ask people to switch? I had 4 gold medals."

You never asked people to switch! You just whined that their pick was bad! You never once said "Widow, could you switch to ____?" or anything close, just Widow sucks, Widow is ruining the game, Widow is why we're losing. You never did a single callout, never helped another member of the team with voice chat whatsoever, never even tried- all you did was whine "widow widow widow". And 4 gold medals? Who gives a fuck? How does you having 4 gold medals mean a specific other player was a problem and deserves to be treated like that?

I told him nobody wants to hear that, it's not helpful, it's annoying, and it's just plain bitching, and he repeats "I am not allowed to ask someone to switch?" and I repeat it's not asking someone to switch to whine about their pick, it's not asking someone to switch to switch characters and say you're doing so because you are no longer going to try, it's not asking someone to switch to intentionally grief the second round because you think we're going to lose! That's called throwing, and it makes you as asshole and an idiot!

Meanwhile while this is happening, I'm ranting my ass off on the point, playing while doing it, and doing a damn good job, mind you. As I yell at this guy I'm still playing my hardest, and hten I die, and I am spectating him, and he's just bouncing around between an arch, away from the team as Lucio now, and I call him on obviously throwing. He claims he's "waiting for my team, everyone was dead"- more bullshit. We were on the point, I was just there, they're dead now but they weren't while you were dicking around on purpose as Lucio.

And then he leaves the game.

I sort of apologize to everyone who can hear me, say I can't stand people like that, who just pick another player to lay all the blame on for 12 peoples actions affecting the outcome of a game, wondering out loud how someone can be so stupid that they think the appropriate response to "We barely lost the first round" is to completely start throwing. I say "now we'll probably lose for sure with only 5 people, but that's not an excuse to stop trying."

Now as a group of 5 we actually manage to take control of the point, and he joins back in, and is silent. He doesn't talk the entire time we keep control of the point and win the second round. "Oh, look at that, we won, something that definitely wouldn't have happened if someone had thrown the match on purpose."

Someone comments "We won because we got a new guy" and I say no, it's the same guy, the guy who was just trying to throw the match. I guess they didn't realize comp doesn't have backfill.

Third round goes pretty bad, not very well on our side at all, and we lose- whatever. It's a game. Losing's not a big deal. Being ridiculously disrespected by one guy who immediately gives up because he doesn't like someone elses pick is a pretty big deal, though. It's a day-ruiner. It's a game-ruiner. It's a fun-ruiner.

I would so much rather play with a mediocre widowmaker who is trying their best than with some guy who acts like this. And of course at the end of the third round he goes right back to placing all the blame on the Widowmaker even though he was intentionally throwing the second round.

Here's something: If we lost the first round with you, won the second round with you throwing, and lost the third round with you, maybe you're the problem. Asshole.

I reported him and nothing will come of it and that makes me so angry. People who play like this and talk like this and treat others in voice chat like this and intentionally throw games because they are throwing a tantrum because we lost the FIRST ROUND get to continue playing totally unchecked. It's not right. It's not fun.

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Now you see me, now you're dead

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 06:59 AM PST

I tried so hard this move with tracer to succeed it a day :) 180° Blink Pulsebomb on low hitscan

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 02:52 PM PST

Nice opening on numbani��

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 11:05 AM PST

How to stop getting healed

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 04:31 AM PST

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