In the Lab this week Andres is out watching the OWL Stage 1 finals in Burbank, CA while Rob’s here to deliver the show! This week he brought in 2 Diamond patrons for the show to discuss Viewing Party community building in New York for the OWL, Overwatch personal progression talk,and the news on the Year of the Dog Patch that just launched!

Heads Update:

• Game Night -- Feb 23th, 2018
• Omnic Meta: (Homepage)
• Clipped Wings: Mercy Patch Changes
• OWL Recap now up on it’s own feed!

 

Special Thanks to Diamond Sponsors & New Patrons:

• (13/25) Chrisdaplaya, Good Apollo, GoldenSoldierA, GreatRootBear, Kippppp, Lisome, Magic, JanJinkle, RickyTicky, Shazear, & TopScore Solutions, TragicZac.
• New Patrons this week:
• Secondguess
• Erik E.
• Ben K. - Diamond

Patrons intro: JanJinkle & GreatRootBear

• Tell us a bit about yourself & what brought you to Overwatch.
• What heroes you like to play & what platform do you play on?
• What OWL team/players do you like?

NYXL Viewing Party Organizer: Rich aka “GreatRootBear”

• Tell us what you do for the NYXL Viewing party.
• What sparked your interest in organizing the viewing parties?
• Tell us the story of your journey so far in making this event a regular thing.
• How, if at all, has the team helped out with events?
• What’s next for the venue itself and expanding your reach?

Duo-Queue & Progression Mind-set

• Duo Queuing “What I learned”
• Self-reflection (Mental & Game Reviewed)
• Value of having a “Cooldown” after comp.
• Motivating/Coaching yourself & partners
• Communication evaluating
• Player Progression vs Rank
• Making Tilt work for you

Blue Posts & News:

• Year of the Dog Event
• Year of the Dog Patch Notes
• Sombra Major Changes
• Mei Icicle Change
• Waypoint Opacity Indicator adjustment

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Rob: Twitter, Twitch, Velen's Chosen Podcast, Concept Craft Podcast
Andres: Twitter, audioblender.studio, soundcloud
GreatRootBear: Twitch, Event Twitter, Venue Twitter, Discord: greatrootbear#7710
JanJinkle: Twitter, Twitch, Discord: Jan Jinkle#0439