Episode 12: "Winston was the first hero I ever played"

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- 00:00:20 Intros - say hi to Jake from LG Evil

- 00:01:00 The Origin of the name "Jake"

- 00:02:40 Jake's gaming background

- 00:04:00 The history of team "Bird Noises"

- 00:06:00 The similarities in comms and game pace that Overwatch shares with TF2

- 00:07:30 Jake's hero pool, how he came to the heroes he plays today

- 00:11:30 Is there a secret to reflecting Gravitons?

- 00:15:00 Undocumented changes to Genji?

- 00:16:30 Should Blizzard be more forthcoming even with minor, undocumented changes?

- 00:17:45 The journeyt from Bird Noises to Hammers to LG Evil

- 00:20:30 What was the turning point for your team when you noticed you were able to stand up to the best of NA?

- 00:21:30 How the team works together in practice and scrims

- 00:22:15 Jake's take on LG Evil's performance in the Carbon Series

- 00:24:15 Quick interlude where Jake talks about how good Selfless.Dafran is at Soldier 76

- 00:27:00 What was going on with the Pharah v. Pharah duels against Immortals?

- 00:30:00 What went **right** for LG Evil in Carbon Series?

- 00:33:00 LG Evil's odd peak during the Tank Meta

- 00:35:15 Jake's take on the upcoming Lucio changes

- 00:36:30 Jake's take on Orisa

- 00:36:45 Jake's take on the state of hero releases in Overwatch

- 00:39:00 More thoughts on Orisa

- 00:41:00 Just how overpowered **is** Reinhardt?

- 00:43:00 Are there any other heroes Jake has identified as in need of nerfs or buffs?

- 00:44:00 Surprise: Junkrat

- 00:47:00 Are some heroes just meant to teach new players how to play the game?

- 00:52:00 More Orisa discussion

- 00:52:30 Will Blizzard add more ultimate choices to single heroes like Symmetra?

- 00:53:30 How to make Reaper more viable?

- 00:59:00 "Spell cast" ultimates vs. "Hero Improvement" ulimates -- which is better?|

- 01:02:00 The uniqueness of Overwatch Heroes

- 01:05:00 2CP Maps -- where to go from here?

- 01:7:30 Question from live chat: "What's a better name, Rob420 or Coolmatt69?"

- 01:08:00 "Have you been following any of the Korean matches going on?"

- 01:08:45 "Will the entire LG Evil team be finished up with graduation by the time OWL launches?"

- 01:10:00 "Have you considered playing in Tespa?"

- 01:11:00 "Are you a better Genji than Shadowburn?"

- 01:14:45 "Has the baton been passed from Super to you, as the main focus of the lineup post Tank Meta?"

- 01:16:30 "How much team support do you receive / share with LG Loyal?"

- 01:21:45 Signing off

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