Omnic Lab: A Strategic Overwatch Podcast

By Andres G. Potdevin & Rob May

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What's Omnic Lab: A Strategic Overwatch Podcast about?

Welcome to the Omnic Lab. A podcast that focuses on the strategies inside of the game of Overwatch. We learn through trial and error in the lab, even if things get a bit crazy and blow up sometimes! We’ll brew up team composition strategies, stir in some tips to play better, and hopefully equip listeners with the instruments they need to gain a strategic edge!

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08.19.2021

This time on the Omnic Lab Podcast, Rob and Andres return to discuss some of the unrest in the Activision-Blizzard scene. Then the show transitions to talk about the game's trajectory forward, reminisce about the best parts of the game: ...

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08.19.2021 221 - Omnic Lab: The Omnic Community This time on the Omnic Lab Podcast, Rob and Andres return to discuss some of the unrest in the Activision-Blizzard scene. Then the show transitions to talk about the game's trajectory forward, reminisce about the best parts of the game: ...
07.01.2021 220 - Omnic Lab: Cross-Play and Hitscan Changes In this month's episode we discuss the new cross play feature, the upcoming changes to hit scan heroes, and the latest adventures from game night! Additional Note: Andres lost power in the beginning of the episode, but we were able ...
05.31.2021 219 - Omnic Lab: 5vs5 Discussion (OW2) The Omnic Lab crew is back to talk about all the new announcements recently live streamed by the Overwatch team. The new change to an 5vs5 format has been polarizing but it is bound to shake things up! Join us ...
04.30.2021 218 - Omnic Lab: Goodbye Jeff! This week the Omnic Lab crew is back together to discuss the biggest news coming from the Overwatch team this year: the departure of Jeff Kaplan. Join us in this episode to hear our thoughts on the beloved OW Game ...
03.24.2021 217 - Omnic Lab - The Owl Experiment In this week's episode we discuss the new experimental mode being developed by OWL pros and Blizzard staff. With tons of creative new changes for the community to try out, we are excited to welcome this brand new experimental card. ...
02.25.2021 216 - Omnic Lab: BlizzcOnline Review This week, Omnic Lab is back! We have a full digest on the things we saw about OW2 and Blizzconline 2021! GAME NIGHT: 2/28/2020 WEBSITE: http://www.omniclab.com/links PATREON: http://www.patreon.com/omniclab DISCORD INVITE: https://discord.gg/vZ26JX4 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4PNaj8fM0j5pdIaGEDrPPJ Shownotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13mDj-VIDSHF_bMrepXUlgokdXg0xz3FWtUxMIobSkNs/edit?usp=sharing PARTNERS: Humble Bundle Monthly Affiliate: ...
01.31.2021 215 - Omnic Lab: News Drought This week, Omnic Lab is back! We are going to cover the rest of January news and the game night for the month. Additionally we’ll talk through some possible projections for OW2 leaks and and what we have been up ...
01.05.2021 214 - Omnic Lab: 2021 Kickoff This week, Omnic Lab is back! In this episode we discuss the new lore pieces revealed with the new Tracer Comic: "London Calling" and what it means to the advancement of the story. Also, featuring in our creator spotlight, we ...
12.27.2020 213 - Omnic Lab: Christmas 2020 This week, Omnic Lab is back from a few weeks off. We return to fill you in on some of the news updates, talk about the game some more, and some of the development updates we’ve received! GAME NIGHT: 1/27/2020 ...
12.01.2020 212 - Omnic Lab: Priority Queue and PVE This week, Omnic Lab is back from our week off talking about the priority queue & the restoration challenge update. We dive into the possibilities of Overwatch PvE, inspired by some of the current games we are also enjoying! GAME ...
11.17.2020 211 - Omnic Lab: Blizzconline Expectations This week, Omnic Lab gets together to discuss the new Blizzard update with J. Allen Brack and prepare for what’s to come this Blizzcon. The new Blizzard CEO hints at new information for Overwatch 2 and prepares us for the ...
11.04.2020 210 - Omnic Lab: Omnic Noon 2020 This week, Omnic Lab gets together for the annual Omnic Noon for 2020! Blevins and Deathblow from High Noon Podcast join up with Andres and Rob to catch up on news and look forward to the next major features coming ...
10.21.2020 209 - Omnic Lab: The New 76 In this episode Andres and Rob discuss the new changes to Soldier 76 that have brought him to the forefront of the DPS line up. Soldier is feeling better than ever, and for a good reason! GAME NIGHT: 10/30/2020 WEBSITE: ...
10.13.2020 208 - Omnic Lab - OWL Finals 2020 Recap The 2020 OWL finals have concluded, and although it was a bumpy ride, it ended with a bang. Join Rob and Andres this episode as they discuss the end of the season and the exciting finale of Dynasty vs Shock! ...
10.09.2020 207 - Omnic Lab: Disciplined Aiming In today's episode, Rob is joined by legendary Hanzo player, Arrge. They discuss his new mantra to aiming, and how he recently reworked his technique from the ground up. A great technical episode for those looking to hone their aiming ...
09.30.2020 206 - Omnic Lab: Prioritizing Mobility This week, Omnic Lab talks about the new patch news, and the importance of considering mobility in the game when building team compositions or choosing counters for enemy teams. GAME NIGHT: 10/30/2020 WEBSITE: http://www.omniclab.com/links PATREON: http://www.patreon.com/omniclab DISCORD INVITE: https://discord.gg/vZ26JX4 SPOTIFY: ...
09.24.2020 205 - Omnic Lab: Hero Learning Strats This week, Omnic Lab talks through some community questions through learning hero tips specifically with transferable skills and strategies on how to learn the game. GAME NIGHT: 9/25/2020 (9/11/2020) WEBSITE: http://www.omniclab.com/links PATREON: http://www.patreon.com/omniclab DISCORD INVITE: https://discord.gg/vZ26JX4 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4PNaj8fM0j5pdIaGEDrPPJ Shownotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13mDj-VIDSHF_bMrepXUlgokdXg0xz3FWtUxMIobSkNs/edit?usp=sharing ...
09.09.2020 204 - Omnic Lab: Shotguns & Basics This week, Omnic Lab talks through the new shotgun updates and how the meta is shifting with all the experimental cards shipping to live from the “Scaling Power” patch. GAME NIGHT: 9/25/2020 (9/11/2020) WEBSITE: http://www.omniclab.com/links PATREON: http://www.patreon.com/omniclab DISCORD INVITE: https://discord.gg/vZ26JX4 ...
09.01.2020 203 - Omnic Lab: Power Nuke? This week, Omnic Lab super dive into the mega power nuke to hit the Experimental Card and review the game night from August 2020! GAME NIGHT: 9/25/2020 (9/11/2020) WEBSITE: http://www.omniclab.com/links PATREON: http://www.patreon.com/omniclab DISCORD INVITE: https://discord.gg/vZ26JX4 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4PNaj8fM0j5pdIaGEDrPPJ Shownotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13mDj-VIDSHF_bMrepXUlgokdXg0xz3FWtUxMIobSkNs/edit?usp=sharing PARTNERS: ...
08.24.2020 202 - Omnic Lab: What's in a Tank? This week, Omnic Lab prepares to discuss the new mega shift in meta-play around tanks with no barrier comps with new healer play styles plus the new Moira content in the experimental card. GAME NIGHT: 8/28/2020 (9/11/2020) WEBSITE: http://www.omniclab.com/links PATREON: ...
08.18.2020 201 - Omnic Lab: Roadhog Experiment This week, we hit back to the grindstone of breaking down the patches we missed in the interim period of our guests and talk through all the crazy changes coming to August’s experimental card. GAME NIGHT: 8/28/2020 WEBSITE: http://www.omniclab.com/links PATREON: ...
08.01.2020 200 - Omnic Lab: Four Years of Strategy! This week, we celebrate four years of Omnic Lab and Overwatch! We bring in our good friend DeathBlow to help us review some of the metas over the game’s life cycle and talk more about OW2 projections for Competitive as ...
07.28.2020 199 - Omnic Lab: Overwatch Looking Back This week, we’ve got a blast from the past this time discussing all the cool things in Overwatch history from someone who was there in the beginning. Please welcome Patrick Beja, the Frenchman from shows like the Instance, Pixels, Overwatchers, ...
07.22.2020 198 - Omnic Lab: Counter the Player This week, we’re going to discuss countering players today! We will discuss thinking outside the meta played, watching habits for players, repeat positions, and more! GAME NIGHT: 7/31/2020 WEBSITE: http://www.omniclab.com/links PATREON: http://www.patreon.com/omniclab DISCORD INVITE: https://discord.gg/vZ26JX4 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4PNaj8fM0j5pdIaGEDrPPJ Shownotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13mDj-VIDSHF_bMrepXUlgokdXg0xz3FWtUxMIobSkNs/edit?usp=sharing PARTNERS: ...
07.15.2020 197 - Omnic Lab: Rapid Patch Impact This week, we’re going to jump down through some of the recent patching in the game and dive through some of the new power picks to jump on ladder and grind ranks in the new season of competitive and open ...
07.01.2020 196 - Omnic Lab: The Brigitte Experiment? This week, the experimental card is back with a vengeance! Nerfs to Brigitte and Ashe, Buffs to DVa and Junkrat, plus some of what we saw in OWL with Sombra, Echo, Brigitte, and DVa all missing in the pool! GAME ...
06.23.2020 195 - Omnic Lab: Burnout Revisited This week, we are back to chit chat about a well-known topic of burnout with the games that we tend to stick to playing. We’ll break down some quick news updates and get right into what some possible reasons for ...
06.11.2020 194 - Omnic Lab: Ninjas Overload This week, we’re talking about the discounts to the game over the weekend plus the new experimental changes on the card this week! Moira and Genji are top on the discussion. GAME NIGHT: 6/26/2020 WEBSITE: http://www.omniclab.com/links PATREON: http://www.patreon.com/omniclab DISCORD INVITE: ...
05.29.2020 193 - Omnic Lab: Hero Concepts This week, we’ve decided to follow through with our ideas to come up with some hero concepts and talk about stuff we hope to see in the future! GAME NIGHT: 5/29/2020 WEBSITE: http://www.omniclab.com/links PATREON: http://www.patreon.com/omniclab DISCORD INVITE: https://discord.gg/vZ26JX4 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4PNaj8fM0j5pdIaGEDrPPJ ...
05.20.2020 192 - Omnic Lab: Hitboxes & Supports This week we’ve got news about the Overwatch Anniversary coming in just a few days, some cool information from a Workshop creator about hitboxes, and some big changes in experimental coming to supports! GAME NIGHT: 5/29/2020 WEBSITE: http://www.omniclab.com/links PATREON: http://www.patreon.com/omniclab ...
05.08.2020 191 - Omnic Lab: Following Up & TTK This week we’ve got a BIG update on the game about the crowd control changes hitting the live game, hero pools being removed from Diamond and below, and the hosts talk all about Following up on damage in Overwatch! GAME ...
04.28.2020 190 - Omnic Lab: Crowd Control & Communications Wheel This week the lab talks through some new experimental card adjustments to crowd control and a big update coming to the communication wheel. GAME NIGHT: 5/29/2020 WEBSITE: http://www.omniclab.com/links PATREON: http://www.patreon.com/omniclab DISCORD INVITE: https://discord.gg/vZ26JX4 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4PNaj8fM0j5pdIaGEDrPPJ Shownotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ntOMEyKiRGuoO87wbXtyAwgnPNgblmSn_9l1TzzKpKw/edit?usp=sharing PARTNERS: Humble Bundle ...
04.19.2020 189 - Omnic Lab: Refining Hero Pools This week the lab talks about a slew of updates to hit the game. Echo is now live, hero pools adjusted for a new month of competitive, and map pools are done away with for now! GAME NIGHT: 4/24/2020 WEBSITE: ...
04.10.2020 188 - Omnic Lab: Multitasking in Comp This week the lab talks about multitasking in the game, what to learn and improve by paying attention to more than one thing in the game! GAME NIGHT: 4/24/2020 WEBSITE: http://www.omniclab.com/links PATREON: http://www.patreon.com/omniclab DISCORD INVITE: https://discord.gg/vZ26JX4 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4PNaj8fM0j5pdIaGEDrPPJ Shownotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ntOMEyKiRGuoO87wbXtyAwgnPNgblmSn_9l1TzzKpKw/edit?usp=sharing ...
03.31.2020 187 - Omnic Lab: Pharah Week + Echo Adjustments This week Andres and Rob are back to talk all about the new hero pools going on in ranked that Blizzard has adjusted! Also we have some more updates on toning down Echo on the PTR as well! We are ...
03.28.2020 186 - Omnic Lab: Echo Announced! This week Andres and Rob return! All new announcements this week came in that Echo is now on the PTR as Hero 32 with all her new kit! We’ll be breaking down her abilities this week, what we’d like to ...
03.17.2020 185 - Omnic Lab: Hero Pools Digest This week Andres and Rob return! Andres is back from feeling sick and moving apartments in a crazy week! We have a LOT to catch you all up on, so buckle up as we talk balance, hero pools, the Archives ...
03.01.2020 184 - Omnic Lab: 3-2-1 Experiment Card This week Andres and Rob are back to talk about the brand new experimental card that dropped this week and the whole plethora of new stuff in the card for balance changes. We’ll give you a quick news update on ...
02.22.2020 183- Omnic Lab: OWL S3 Starting Strategies This week Andres and Rob talk all about the opening weekend of the Overwatch League team strategies. We talk compositions, counters, and map picks! GAME NIGHT: 2/28/2020 WEBSITE: http://www.omniclab.com/links PATREON: http://www.patreon.com/omniclab DISCORD INVITE: https://discord.gg/vZ26JX4 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4PNaj8fM0j5pdIaGEDrPPJ Shownotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vfbU--3ZTSmEXOJ87MkN1MVPhLsywoikkjduUjnsrYA/edit?usp=sharing PARTNERS: Humble ...
02.13.2020 182 - Omnic Lab: Hero Pools & Balance This week, Andres returns! And with his return, we finally talk through all the madness of Hero Pools, what it means for comp, and how they’re running it in OWL. We have some major updates on PTR for balance and ...
02.05.2020 181 - Omnic Lab: Quality Assurance in Gaming This week, Rob brings long-time supporter Shazear to talk about his specialty: Quality Assurance. This field of work includes a lot of key information about discerning how Blizzard releases pretty much anything! We’re going to see how to connect the ...
01.24.2020 180 - Omnic Lab: 3-2-1 & Lunar New Year 2020 In this episode we discuss the new insight from Jeff Kaplan on how they are experimenting with different iterations of the game. In this case: Three DPS, two Supports, and one Tank has been their latest experiment! GAME NIGHT: 1/31/2020 ...
01.14.2020 179 - Omnic Lab: Patch & Power Creep This week, Andres and Rob give you the rundown of the first patch in 2020. This patch includes Baptiste, Doomfist, DVa, Hanzo, Mei, and Orisa. We’ve also got some stirring about “Power Creep” on the forums as well as a ...
01.08.2020 178 - Omnic Lab: Tank Talk with Enz This week, Andres and Rob talk with GM Dutch streamer Enz. Enz is known for his high tier play on the tank role with multiple T500 finishes, but has achieved GM on all 3 roles in the new system. He ...
01.02.2020 177 - Omnic Lab: Atlanta Reign's Danny Berger This week, Andres and Rob interview Atlanta Reign Content Director Danny Berger! We talk about his influence in Overwatch and esports, have an interview with him, and kind of his thoughts throughout the Overwatch League so far and what horizons ...
12.24.2019 176 - Omnic Lab: Christmas Patch! This week, Andres and returning guest KarQ dive into all the changes the new patch has brought. With barriers being less permanent we are seeing some new heroes rising up to the challenge. Tune in to learn all about the ...
12.07.2019 175 - Omnic Lab: Not Taking Damage Rob and Andres are coming back from thanksgiving this week to talk about the art of NOT taking damage. It might sound self-explanatory, but there is a lot that goes into avoiding as many threats as possible! GAME NIGHT: 12/27th ...
11.25.2019 174 - Omnic Lab - 4vs4 Deathmatch In this episode we explore all about 4v4 competitive death match. A mode that sometimes flies under the radar, but nevertheless great in building team synergy and mechanics! GAME NIGHT: 10/29th WEBSITE: http://www.omniclab.com/links PATREON: http://www.patreon.com/omniclab DISCORD INVITE: https://discord.gg/vZ26JX4 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4PNaj8fM0j5pdIaGEDrPPJ ...
11.19.2019 173 - Omnic Lab: Barrier Nerf Patch This week, Rob and Andres have a discussion on the lastest PTR and patch to hit live servers. Catch this episode jammed packed with new changes that are bound spice up the meta! GAME NIGHT: 11/29th WEBSITE: http://www.omniclab.com/links PATREON: http://www.patreon.com/omniclab ...
11.11.2019 172 - Omnic Lab: Blizzcon & Overwatch 2 (OmnicNoon) This week, Rob and Andres have the hosts of High Noon on the show for our annual Omnic Noon show! This time we’re discussing everything Overwatch 2 and Blizzcon. GAME NIGHT: 11/29th WEBSITE: http://www.omniclab.com/links PATREON: http://www.patreon.com/omniclab DISCORD INVITE: https://discord.gg/vZ26JX4 SPOTIFY: ...

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