Plat Chat - Overwatch

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0:00 - Intro 4:00 - Hundreds of Activision Blizzard employees stage walkout 15:27 - Overwatch Patch Buffs Genji, Soldier 76 35:23 - Six teams are 1-1: who's best of the pack? 51:10 - Is Atlanta Reign the best team in NA? 1:02:26 - Is Washington Justice the most disappointing team in 2021? 1:16:00 - Seoul Dynasty starts 2-0 with bunker comps 1:25:32 - Is Shanghai sandbagging or struggling? 1:37:56 - Are Philadelphia Fusion BACK? 1:45:10 - Are NY Excelsior a Countdown Cup contender? 1:51:10 - Plat Chat Pick'ems! Top 5 Matches of the Week 2:08:30 - Bren's Player of the Week

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0:00 - Intro 1:35 - Appeal of OW 5 years later 7:40 - Will OW2 recapture the public? 14:00 - Rewards in PVE 26:01 - Splitting development time between PVP and PVE 29:52 - Was the content drought worth it? 34:39 - Monetization in OW2 48:48 - Is 5v5 actually the future? 57:35 - Transformation of the Tank role 1:12:18 - Overwatch League impact 1:23:59 - Meta predictions for 5v5 1:26:17 - Will Seagull main Sojourn? 1:36:24 - Potential of Push 1:43:40 - Changing the core of the game 1:48:00 - Lessons from other shooters 1:53:58 - Release date and leadership speculation 2:04:06 - OW2 Balance Speculation

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0:00 - Intro 8:43 - NYXL says goodbye to Ivy 17:04 - Spark changes coaches AGAIN 23:55 - Travel to Hawaii: NA copium or valid criticism? 37:40 - Dpei rails community for 5Head analysis 50:30 - Shanghai Dragons: the best team of 2021 1:01:30 - Shanghai vs Shock for GOAT franchise 1:10:20 - Dallas Fuel's downward trajectory - should we be worried? 1:27:53 - Is Chengdu a legitimate contender or a meta team? 1:39:19 - Leave for MVP 1:46:02 - Did Ga9a do enough for ROTY contention? 1:49:18 - Coach of the Year 2021 1:56:39 - Plat Chat Power Rankings 2:26:00 - Stage Power Rankings 2:28:10 - Bren's Player of the Week

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0:00 - Intro 7:26 - Gladiators' 2021 so far 13:07 - Dealing with pre-season expectations 17:53 - How Moth changes the game 25:47 - Coaching and playstyle adjustments 31:45 - What is different from 2020 Gladiators to 2021? 35:30 - Meta experimentation on live 39:29 - Space's many Tank duos 48:12 - Challenges of integrating MirroR 52:57 - Moth and Skewed alternating playtime 58:20 - Shot-calling and leadership in Overwatch 1:11:45 - Getting kevster to LA 1:17:10 - Gladitaors Summer Showdown 1:27:32 - Who will win Summer Showdown? 1:31:46 - End-of-season goals and plans

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0:00 - Intro 2:03 - Battle for Texas 8:50 - Thoughts on APAC? 11:03 - Meta changes so far this season 18:00 - Houston's shot-callers19:29 - Beating Shock 27:00  - What's different this year? 33:24 - coolmatt, Harsha, and Junkbuck 36:49 - Previous Houston teams 40:20 - Coach and Player Jake 47:08 - Going 9-1 in the first half 54:00 - Houston's new roster 1:01:49 - Strength of Schedule 1:11:23 - Where's the ceiling for the Outlaws?

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0:00 - Intro 5:39 - Dot Esports: DoJ inquiry into OWL salary cap 17:17 - Atlanta vs. Dallas goes the distance 30:13 - Can Houston make it to Hawaii? 42:09 - Is Checkmate on main tank the right move? 59:37 - 2021 Gatekeepers: The Washington Justice 1:10:49 - Is Shanghai the best team in the league? 1:20:31 - Who should Philadelphia field?  1:31:30 - Does NA have the better read on the meta? 1:42:25 - Plat Chat Pick'ems! Top 5 Matches of the Week 2:01:24 - Bren's Player of the Week

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0:00 - Intro 9:09 - Outlaws release Hydration 14:49 - Cross-Play is officially live 33:27 - Experimental Patch nerfs(?) hitscan 48:10 - Jon Spector speaks on OWL viewership 1:13:34 - Striker retires; Ans joins SF Shock 1:24:10 - Shock go 1-1 1:41:39 - How did Gladiators get reverse-swept by Paris? 1:50:45 - Can Boston or Paris make the Summer Showdown? 1:58:11 - Mayhem extend losing streak to 5 2:15:43 - Can Sparkr help find London their first win? 2:24:23 - Seoul dominant in Week 1 openers 2:32:48 - Is 5-5 Chengdu overrated? 2:40:00 - Pie Crafting showdown champion 2:46:29 - Kalios reportedly joining NYXL 2:51:40 - Takoyaki leaves Hangzhou Spark 2:54:58 - Plat Chat Pick'ems! Top 5 Matches of the Week 3:10:05 - Members Q&A 3:26:53 - Bren's Player of the Week