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The Toronto Defiant, following the initial reveal of their branding, has announced six of the players that will be competing under their banner in the second season of the Overwatch League: Offtank Kang-jae “Envy” Lee Off-healer Se-hyeon “Neko” Park DPS Lee “Ivy” Seung-hyun DPS Lee “Stellar” Do-hyung Main tank Jo “Yakpung” Gyeong-mu Main support Go “Aid” Jae-yoon The team will be coached by ex-Spitfire coach Beom-joon “Bishop” Lee. Both Envy and Neko competed in the Overwatch League’s inaugural season for […]
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Special merch. An all-Korean roster. Slick content production. During the inaugural season of the Overwatch League, it was to the New York Excelsior that such features were ascribed. Now, however, there seems to be a new challenger to what is essentially the clout throne, bearing similar attributes to the two-time stage champions: the Toronto Defiant. With a gritty introduction video, an intimidating style, and a talented roster to boot, the Defiant have established a solid presence in the scene before even […]
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Earlier today, the Overwatch dev team’s Geoff Goodman announced a series of changes to the ever-controversial hero, Brigitte (aka Brig). Included in the changes were: a Shield Bash damage nerf, being reduced from 50 to 5 (!); a reduction to her Inspire passive, from 1.5 seconds to 1, along with an increase in its longevity, expanding from 5 seconds to 6; and an increase in her E-ability healing from 80 to 100. Overall, her support aspect was buffed, while her […]
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With about 2 months to go until the inaugural season (or preseason, at the very least) of the Overwatch League, two cities are now able to lay claim to their own personal teams: the Shanghai Dragons, which coincided last week with the San Francisco area’s roster reveal, and now, the newly announced “Dallas Fuel.” The Dallas slot was acquired in late September by prominent esports organization EnVyUs; EnVy, which also boasts of an impressive array of rosters in Overwatch (duh), […]
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It seems like California really does know how to party. On September 28th, the first round of players selected to champion their regions in the upcoming Overwatch League were revealed. DPS mains Jay “sinatraa” Won, Dante “Danteh” Cruz, André “iddqd” Dahlström, and Andrej “Babybay” Francisty; tank mains Matthew “super” DeLisi and David “nomy” Ramirez; and support mains Daniel “dhaK” Paz and Nikola “sleepy” Andrews will all be playing under the banner of the yet-to-be-named San Francisco Overwatch team, owned by […]
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On August 20th, the second set of matches of Overwatch Contenders Season One began. After an extremely eventful and entertaining first day of play. The remainder of the eligible teams faced off against one another to secure early leads in their respective regions. In the European division, Singularity challenged Season Zero’s second-place squad in 1-2-3, while Bazooka Puppiez squared off with Gamers Origin. Meanwhile, in North America, Kungarna and the Five Hour Energy © Detroit Renegades battled, followed up by […]
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Fans’ anticipation for Overwatch Contenders Season One has finally been sated with the competition’s beginning on August 19th. The initial Season Zero was solely used to determine the teams involved in the new Season One. The inaugural season will take place over the course of about five weeks. This time does not include playoffs. Eight of the very best teams from Europe and North America will face their regional opponents. They will determine who will get the crowns of the […]
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The competitive Overwatch community has been digesting the massive output of information surrounding the upcoming Overwatch League for quite some time now. However, since the reveal of the first seven teams to be entering the League, along with their ownership groups, the flow of details regarding the rest of the League’s stricture, player compensation in particular, has stagnated. Potential team members have been left in the dark when it comes to what they may be earning as a salary, let […]
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