Midseason looking quite mad right about now. What’s the deal will the Valiant roster moves? Does Florida float in the same boat? And with this new patch, where does the meta enter full madness mode? Is the midseason format a competitive integrity issue? AVRL, Yiska and Volamel break down the Overwatch League.

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:16:56 - Marve1 to Valiant as funded out of his coworkers salaries?

00:33:45 - Vulcan's 30 days are up. What's going on with the NYXL roster?

00:49:53 - Florida flex support rumors

00:59:09 - Shock add main tank mikeyy

01:06:38 - Midseason Madness qualification rules pulled into question (+ Adam news drop)

01:40:20 - Musing on the midseason madness meta

01:57:50 - Florida Mayhem vs. London Spitfire

02:02:00 - Dallas Fuel vs. San Francisco Shock

02:09:22 - New York Excelsior vs. Washington Justice

02:12:27 - Toronto Defiant vs. London Spitfire

02:16:24 - Atlanta Reign vs. Boston Uprising

02:18:30 - Vancouver Titans vs. Los Angeles Gladiators

02:19:47 - Houston Outlaws vs. Washington Justice (with Adam tweet interjected)

02:25:47 - Paris Eternal vs. Los Angeles Gladiators

02:26:35 - Dallas Fuel vs. Atlanta Reign

02:30:58 - Toronto Defiant vs. Florida Mayhem

02:33:34 - Boston Uprising vs. San Francisco Shock

With KDG out, do the Defiant have a plan for the future? Can Dpei turn the Vancouver Titans around mid-season? And did we have our Faker all along? AVRL, Yiska and Volamel review the finale of the Kickoff Clash as well as touch base on some of the biggest roster shuffles after the league's first stage.

00:00:00 - Introduction

Are more LANs more better? What does the future of Contenders looks like? And who is taking the Kickoff Clash? Styles clash as we approach our first tournament of the season while AVRL, Yiska and Volamel wrap up Week 5 of the Overwatch League and drop their insight on who they think will be reigning victorious at the 2022 Kickoff Clash.

00:08:06 - Community update 4: Midseason to Hawaii

00:25:49 - A tribute to Dan McHugh, contenders lead + contenders system talk

00:37:35 - Recapping NA, London-Atlanta

00:59:04 - Paris gets reverse swept by Houston

01:23:17 - NA bracket predictions

01:48:55 - NA bracket Friday

02:10:09 - NA bracket Saturday

02:14:45 - NA bracket Semi finals

02:26:32 - NA bracket Finals

02:34:45 - APAC recap, SEO-SHD, HZS-PHI, CDH, GZC, VAL

02:56:22 - APAC bracket day 1

03:01:23 - APAC bracket day 2

03:10:39 - APAC bracket day 3

03:20:03 - Pondering top APAC vs top NA

03:23:30 - Wrapping up

Do the Gladiators get reversed swept a final time before going nuclear? Are the Valiant going winless? And are Philly, once again, left choking when it counts? With a super week on their hands, AVRL, Yiska, and Volamel attempt to tackle the final week of the Kickoff Clash.

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:03:29 - Seoul Dynasty vs. Philadelphia Fusion

00:12:07 - Chengdu Hunters vs. Hangzhou Spark

00:19:54 - Shanghai Dragons vs. Guangzhou Charge

00:21:34 - Chengdu Hunters vs. Philadelphia Fusion

00:25:07 - Guangzhou Charge vs. Seoul Dynasty

00:28:28 - Shanghai Dragons vs. Los Angeles Valiant

00:31:30 - Los Angeles Gladiators vs. London Spitfire

00:34:53 - New York Excelsior vs. Toronto Defiant

00:39:43 - Vancouver Titans vs. San Francisco Shock

00:40:36 - Hangzhou Spark vs. Guangzhou Charge

00:42:35 - Chengdu Hunters vs. Shanghai Dragons

00:44:04 - Los Angeles Valiant vs. Philadelphia Fusion

00:50:11 - Paris Eternal vs. Houston Outlaws

00:51:26 - Florida Mayhem vs. Washington Justice

00:54:57 - Seoul Dynasty vs. Shanghai Dragons

00:57:44 - Chengdu Hunters vs. Los Angeles Valiant

With MuZe and Finale in question, are the Defiant’s chances at the Kickoff Clash in jeopardy? With a clear line in the meta, which school of thought prevails; Winston or Zarya? And are the Philadelphia Fusion out of the circle of suck? AVRL, Yiska, and Volamel tackle Week 3 of the Kickoff Clash.

00:59:28 - Reviews: Zest & Fusion's perfect weekend, also includes talk on Shanghai

01:18:42 - Thoughts on the Spark & talk on slightly off meta picks

Does Shanghai start their season with any flaws? Is Houston in trouble with Danteh admittedly ill? And what in the world does the Chengdu Zone produce this year? AVRL, Yiska, and Volamel preview the start of the APAC region's matches while also dropping some spice on the North American predictions.

00:01:54 - Dragons-Fusion

00:06:20 - Charge-Valiant

00:12:10 - Spark-Seoul00:15:07 - Justice-Eternal

00:16:59 - Excelsior-Mayhem

0:19:06 - Fuel-Defiant

00:22:15 - Hunters-Charge

00:25:13 - Spark-Dragons

00:26:11 - Valiant-Dynasty

00:27:13 - Outlaws-Spitfire

00:33:09 - Gladiators-Shock

00:36:20 - Defiant-Uprising

00:37:39 - Charge-Fusion

00:38:50 - Dynasty-Hunters

00:41:44 - Valiant-Spark

00:46:08 - Titans-Reign

00:47:56 - Fuel-Eternal

With a 4-0 record after Week 2, the Shock looks impeccable--can they maintain Los Angeles Gladiators? Is Doomfist already dead in the water? And where does the Dallas vs. Gladiators sit in our North American rankings? AVRL, Yiska, and Volamel attempt to wrap their collective noggins around the mess that was last week.

This is the week the Shock is tested, where do our hosts think they’ll land? Are the Toronto Defiant going to stablize? Do maps really matter all that much? And is there a world where Paris levels up this week? AVRL, Yiska and Volamel attempt to read the stars as the Kickoff Clash enters its second week. Are our Pick’em busted or boomed?

Where does the Dallas Fuel sit currently after struggling immensely with the Outlaws but besting the Justice? Has the circle of suck returned with Toronto being the coin-flip? And why in gods name is London playing Reinhardt? AVRL, Yiska and Volamel break down Week 1 of the 2022 Overwatch League in all its chaotic glory. 

00:00:00 - Introduction

Yiska interviews MAG - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFakvckYcJU

Yiska interviews FunnyAstro - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhdOR28g77I&t=337s

AVRL on Ana - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOWKmHrbXeU

Clip on Yiska's DAL-HOU preview - https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxmbBUltAur0X574lxNnKA-0dg029U4vTl

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