Episode 5 - "I want to know how the hell you win a game of Earthshatter chicken"

**Topic discussion Timestamps:**

- 00:30:00 Introductions -- Special guest Numlocked!

- 00:01:00 How did you get here?

- 00:04:00 Transitioning from G2 to Creation to Dignitas

- 00:08:30 From being removed from Dignitas to being picked up by NRG

- 00:10:30 A big opportunity (Apex) comes knocking

- 00:12:00 Apex went "well" (it didn't)

- 00:13:30 MLG Vegas retrospective

- 00:15:00 Shotcalling in NRG

- 00:19:00 An aside about Biotic Grenade

- 00:21:30 The Great NRG Tryouts of 2017!

- 00:22:30 How much has the balance patch impacted the tryouts?

- 00:24:00 What is the right way to build a team in Overwatch?

- 00:26:00 What are you looking for in a teammate?

- 00:28:00 Is there a budget for NRG to buy out player's contracts?

- 00:28:30 Who is NRG scrimming against during these tryouts?

- 00:29:00 Who decides who's going to make the final cut?

- 00:30:00 NRG House?

- 00:30:30 Discussing the Overwatch League

- 00:31:00 Will NRG for sure have a spot?

- 00:32:30 What is Numlocked's take on the current Overwatch Meta?

- 00:35:30 Why are Koreans running Mercy without Pharah? (no one knows)

- 00:36:00 Tempostorm's Junkrat spam comp on Hollywood defense

- 00:39:00 Is the reason the Meta is not set yet due to the quality of the teams playing? Or is it just too early to tell?

- 00:40:00 PTR hero changes on the horizon (D.Va and Bastion)

- 00:40:30 Bastion

- 00:43:00 D.Va

- 00:46:00 Does D.Va's Defense Matrix make Overwatch less exciting / watch-able?

- 00:49:00 McCree's place in the Meta

- 00:51:00 What heroes could still use some work?

- 00:52:00 Is Terry Crews actually going to be Doomfist?

- 00:52:30 Reminiscing about the Sombra ARG

- 00:53:00 Is Overwatch still fun for Numlocked?

- 00:54:00 Favorite "off-Meta" hero to play?

- 00:55:00 Earthshatter mind games -- how do they work?

- 00:59:00 Signing off!

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