SVB's Group Up

Timestamps

0:00 Introductions

3:34 General Mauga Thoughts

12:15 Mauga In The Metal Ranks

17:05 Mauga Decides Compositions, Not Supports?

21:10 Mauga's Balance

32:00 Is Mauga Pay To Win?

55:45 Anti-Nade & Other Support Abilities

1:12:00 Can We Find Harmony Between The 3 Roles?

1:32:00 What We Lost & Gained From OW1 to OW2

1:44:15 Hero Bans & Other Format Changes

2:05:05 Winter Wonderland

2:21:00 Concluding Thoughts

Timestamps

0:00 Introductions

02:00 Mythic Skins: Getting Worse?

07:45 Winter Wonderland Pass Criticisms

12:30 "We Want To Make Heroes Free On Launch"

19:55 Quickplay Leaver Penalties

22:30 Who Is Quickplay For? Who is Comp For?

27:50 How Do The Devs Reflect On 2023 in Overwatch?

32:30 How Does OW Stack Up To Its Competitors

37:40 Biggest Successes & Failures

44:00 What Can We Expect From Collabs in 2024

47:15 The Steam Launch

51:00 PvE: What Is Happening?

57:50 Workshop & Future Map Editors?

1:00:40 The Vision For OW The Franchise

1:02:50 Console Overwatch Issues

1:06:40 What Can We Expect From 2024?

Timestamps

0:00 Opening Thoughts

7:00 Mauga

34:10 QP & Leaver Penalties

46:35 Counter Swapping

1:11:20 The Shop & Scummy Practices

1:24:22 Potential Hero Bans

1:37:40 Season 8 Patch Notes

2:47:10 Weapon Skins

2:55:05 Hero Mastery

2:59:40 Season 8 Releases

3:07:30 Concluding Thoughts

Timestamps

0:00 Introductions & Opening Thoughts

10:18 Support & The Recent Nerfs

50:15 Roadhog & The Need For Tank Ability Mitigation

1:10:30 Fundamental Format Issues?

1:19:10 OW's Balance Vision & The Death of OWL

1:36:55 The State of DPS & Role Passives

2:07:10 Respawn Timers

2:22:22 Concluding Thoughts

Timestamps

0:00 Introductions & Opening Thoughts

17:50 Mauga

52:00 Venture & Space Ranger (Next Two Hero Releases)

1:06:30 Communication & Dev Feeling at Blizzcon

1:15:12 K-Pop Collab & PvE News

1:35:15 New Competitive System

2:05:14 New Clash Game Mode

2:22:50 World Cup

2:37:20 The Future of Overwatch eSports

3:00:14 Concluding Thoughts

Timestamps

0:00 Opening Thoughts & General S7 Feelings

25:35 Balance & The Recent Developer Blog

1:16:00 The Microsoft Takeover

1:47:40 K-Pop Collaboration

2:00:30 The Upcoming Competitive Rework

2:24:10 Blizzcon & The Next Tank Hero

2:34:40 Concluding Thoughts

0:00 Opening Thoughts

8:15 DPS Is The Weakest Role?

16:40 Is Balancing The Issue?

39:20 Role Passives & The DPS Passive

47:08 What Is a Healthy State for DPS?

58:30 Sombra

1:16:48 Hitscan (Sojourn, Soldier, Widow, Ashe & Cassidy)

1:28:30 Bastion

1:41:48 Junkrat

1:51:27 Echo

1:57:31 Genji

2:04:50 Hanzo

2:11:30 Mei

2:20:31 Pharah

2:28:28 Reaper

2:36:30 Symmetra

2:43:09 Torbjorn

2:49:50 Tracer

2:57:45 Concluding Thoughts

Timestamps

0:00 Introductions & Opening Thoughts

17:50 Support in The Betas vs Now

30:55 Design of New Supports vs Old Supports

1:09:30 Mercy

1:21:40 Zenyatta

1:30:00 Moira

1:45:00 Illari

1:57:01 Ana

2:14:25 Baptiste

2:27:55 Brigitte

2:34:55 Kiriko

2:45:30 Lifeweaver

2:58:00 Lucio

3:08:40 Concluding Thoughts

Timestamps

0:00 Introductions & Opening Thoughts

6:38 Is Balance The Problem?

28:58 The Impact of Support & DPS On Tanks

50:35 The Identity of Tanks in OW2

1:05:00 Roadhog

1:18:15 Wrecking Ball

1:36:24 Reinhardt

1:56:00 DVa

2:09:40 Doomfist

2:23:19 JunkerQueen

2:28:39 Orisa

2:35:16 Ramattra

2:42:18 Sigma

2:51:02 Winston

3:01:38 Zarya

3:09:00 Concluding Thoughts

Timestamps

0:00 Opening Statements

15:04 The Power of Tank Combos

1:06:20 The Impact of 5v5 on DPS & Supports

1:09:25 Impact of 5v5 on Matchmaking

1:18:31 The Design of Tanks in 5v5

1:31:15 Impact of 5v5 on The Average Player

1:57:44 What Would Be Easier to Fix? Counterwatch or 2 Tank Synergy?

2:40:24 Balancing 2 Tanks vs 2 Supports

2:57:46 Concluding Statements