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Andrew Rush

@TempoZP

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Freelance Broadcast Talent. Often seen on @PlayOverwatch content. For business and booking inquires email: ZP @csa .gg

Minnesota
Joined March 2014
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@TempoZP
Andrew Rush
4 years
Very happy to announce that my fifth year of casting @PlayOverwatch will be done with the @OverwatchLeague for the 2020 season! It's been a long journey to get here, but I can't wait to get started casting some of the very best Overwatch in the world alongside @jakeow .
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3 years
@EnvyJayne You're an absolute dumbass if you think that a primary game design choice for Overwatch 2 - the greater game played by millions - was influenced at all to "save money in OWL." OWL is a drop in the bucket relative to the far larger OW ecosystem.
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2 years
Figure I may as well put it out there in the open - at this moment I currently haven't received an offer for the upcoming OWL season. The particular frustrating element in the process is the total lack of communication despite being involved with OW as an esport since 2015.
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3 years
Happy to announce that I'll be returning for 2021 @overwatchleague season! Of course, I needed a new partner and there was one notable name still missing from my collection... Gotta catch em all!
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Andrew Rush
3 years
The weirdest fucking shit coming out of VALORANT right now is the idea that casters shouldn't comment on a player's personal abilities. There's no light without the dark. Casters praising you for being good only has merit if they're able to point out when you're playing bad.
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2 years
The greatest part of the weekend for me was finally seeing @Avast_o do an OWL broadcast. In the color / analysis role, I truly think he is one of the absolute best the industry has ever had. His combination of humor and high level knowledge is rarely found in broadcasting.
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Andrew Rush
3 years
No words for this. Alarm was a magnificent player that improved season after season, and lived up to the hype and beyond in every stage of Overwatch play. Far, far too young to be taken so early. My heart goes out to his family, friends and team.
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3 years
PSA to Dallas fans: The cast is still going to hype up the Shock when they're playing well. No one cares that you think it needs to be noted every 5 seconds that you think your team might not give a shit because of their current playoff standing.
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10 months
My summarized thoughts on what lead to today's unfortunate news. 5 key points that brought us here in order of importance: 1.) OW content delays / OW2 delay. 2.) Leaving Twitch. 3.) COVID during 2020. 4.) GOATs 5.) Restrictive licensing post 2017.
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4 years
The @SFShock have it all. An incredibly deep roster full of options, a top tier coaching staff, and now? Back to back championships. What a team and legacy. Incredibly well deserved.
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Andrew Rush
2 months
People don't want 6v6 to come back - not actually. They want the feelings of Overwatch circa 2016 back, and mistakenly think that going back to 6v6 will achieve that. You'd have to memory erase 7+ years of game knowledge / skill from everyone to achieve that.
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6v6 should not come back. 6v6 had a higher team-execution ceiling, but few people ever actually used it. Individual mechanics shine brighter than ever before in 5v5 and every player can make a difference without waiting for someone else to do their job first. To me, this is the
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Andrew Rush
3 years
Overwatch 2 Was actually short for "Overwatch 2 CP is gone."
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Andrew Rush
4 years
If there was a class of esports player to stay the fuck away from, it'd be the, "Good early on, Whine when grind kicks in" player. Lots of examples now of players that went from OW -> APEX -> VALORANT and did the same woe is me routine in every game.
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3 years
OUTLAWS HAVE WON A MAP 5.
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4 years
My Dad as a diehard Boston sports fan just inadvertently crushed the Uprising in casual conversation. "Yeah the Red Sox are in a bad state this year. The only Boston team more pitiful is the Uprising." Ouch.
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4 years
Something to keep in mind: Many OWL teams have tried to win with the same core for YEARS now and have failed. There comes a point where you have to blow up the roster and start anew. That's what is happening now. Top free agents will have no issue finding teams before 2021.
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Andrew Rush
4 years
A thought from a convo this morning: If you have enough money to pay for a prize pool, you have enough money to pay talent and staff. Prize pools are seen as needed because players won't play for free. The show doesn't happen without talent / staff. Fucking pay them too.
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1 year
Good news and bad news - Good news! @hexagrams and I are returning to cast some @overwatchleague this year as an unannounced duo. Starting with this round of Spring Open games. Bad news: Some very random issue (presumably a network thing) cropped up right at broadcast time.
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Andrew Rush
6 years
Happy to announce that I'll be casting Overwatch World Cup once again! Just got in to Incheon today, and looking forward to taking on the matches this weekend with @jakeow . Should be a blast!
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Andrew Rush
4 years
Got verified on Twitter. Neat! My tweets are now slightly more official - or something.
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Andrew Rush
5 years
In other news. @Avast_o and I randomly ran into @agilities @aimbotcalvin @silkthread @Grimreality and others when going for ramen just now. Avast suggested credit card roulette to decide who paid. Avast lost. Unlucky.
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Andrew Rush
3 years
Being my color casting partner is like taking up the Defense Against Dark Arts position at Hogwarts LOL. Mysterious circumstances will occur to put you in a different space within the timespan of one year - guaranteed.
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Andrew Rush
5 years
The legacy of GOATS / 3-3 will be felt for a long time after the current meta passes. The overall skill level of comp OW has been forever increased because of forcing players to value positioning and cooldowns more than ever before. This levels up players even after a meta shift
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Andrew Rush
2 years
The stats don't lie. @Outlaws are undefeated on days where I've unintentionally suffered severe bodily harm. If they lose today they will have lost every match I have not fallen down the stairs.
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Andrew Rush
3 years
Spoiler: If you're playing a new esports title and you're losing. It's not because the skill ceiling isn't high enough. It's because you aren't as good as you think you are. Get the fuck over it.
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Andrew Rush
4 years
Just a reminder on free agency - A player declaring they are a free agent does not necessarily mean that they'll be leaving the team they're on. Players can decide to go to FA to see if they'll get more money. Teams can let players go to FA if they want to try to pay less.
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Andrew Rush
4 years
I want @Gator_OW to win MVP this year. Only because his skin can be Orisa wearing socks with sandals on all four feet.
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Andrew Rush
6 years
The proper response to what happened today with Dafran is simply to react with sadness. What we lose here is the potential redemption story of one of the greatest mechanical talents to play Overwatch. Instead, we gain a reminder that the life of a pro player isn't for everyone.
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Andrew Rush
4 years
The OWL season is really coming to an end - definitely hits different when you're finally here. Super happy with my first year in OWL casting with @jakeow - looking to finish off the last day strong! Should be fantastic matches to kick off @overwatchleague Grand Finals Weekend!
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Andrew Rush
4 years
Sneak preview of this weekend: I'm swapping to contacts so I can wear glasses like these. Big thanks to our stylist Hayley for the change!
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Andrew Rush
4 years
We said going into this series that one team would have to win. That wasn't supposed to be a challenge to accept 🤔
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2 years
Obligatory it's my birthday tweet.
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Andrew Rush
1 month
This is factually untrue. If not in the letter - then certainly in enforcement. Historically, players were absolutely not banned for garden variety profanity. Gaslighting people who have played the game for 7 years at this point is an awful fucking look.
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@AlliSinned No, the filter is for those who wish to use it, but profanity has never been allowed in our games. If reported, absolutely actionable. ^PJ
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Andrew Rush
4 years
That wraps up the last cast of the season for me and @jakeow - shame it wasn't close, but watching greatness is always fun! Also.. I want to give a special shoutout to @cmjansen - one of the best people I've ever worked with and the heart behind all OWL talent. You're the best!
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Andrew Rush
3 years
Oh. So, both the WallStreetBets discord and Reddit got shutdown within an hour of each other. Surely there's no way these two events could be connected...
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Andrew Rush
4 years
Giving @SFShock a tracer meta to end the season is just unfair. There's a lot of good tracers in the League. There's only one @STRIKER_OW .
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Andrew Rush
2 years
Happy to announce that I'll be casting the first homestand in two years alongside @Avast_o ! Excited to kick off a new era of Overwatch with one of the game's oldest rivalries. See you there on Friday!
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Overwatch Esports
2 years
It's time for a good old fashioned Texas throwdown in the #OWL2022 Opening Weekend 🌵 That means bringing out the big guns - with @TempoZP and @Avast_o tracking every fiery exchange between @DallasFuel and @Outlaws !
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PSA: Putting "Twitch" or "YT" in your gamer tag does not actually drive people to your content. It just makes you look stupid.
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Looking back on it, the Selfless OW DPS frontline was one of the most stacked with natural talent in gaming ever. @dafran who remains to this day one of the most gifted players I've ever seen play an FPS game. @sinatraa who's excellence shines no matter what game he's in.
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4 years
One thing I don't understand: @ChuckECheese follows @proxywolf , but does not follow @Avast_o . This keeps me up at night tbh.
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Lets just be super clear here. @EloHellEsports has had this culture for a long time. "Helping volunteers become professionals" Is actually code for "We're going to exploit and abuse the shit out of people because we can."
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Ever just wake up wondering why @EloHellEsports are paying their casters ONE FIFTH of the standard rate to do KR/CN contenders, cucking @imAVRL out of a gig he should be a shoo-in for, and why @owpathtopro are completely cool with this? Oh just me? Cool
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2 years
Looking like a full house here in San Antonio - @Avast_o and I taking the mic soon as the @DallasFuel take on the @Outlaws at home!
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The actual MVP of the last map was the @overwatchleague broadcast for the hard curse onto the @DallasFuel . Map was over as soon as the "11 maps in a row longest streak ever!" blurb came up LOL.
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Andrew Rush
3 years
Houston feels like the most criminally underrated team in most power rankings so far. Lots of big player upgrades this year, a huge add to the coaching staff, and for whatever it's worth - good scrimbux stock. If I were asked right now I'd say they beat Dallas in the opener.
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@PlayOverwatch @overwatchleague @jakeow @hexagrams Finally, I'd like to thank @Avast_o . One of my best friends and my casting partner for the last year. Your natural talent on camera and growth has been remarkable. I can't spoil where you're going next, but I'm excited to see what you do in this upcoming year!
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Andrew Rush
2 years
Also a big thank you to all the support people expressed in the last few months. In this industry even if everything can't be responded to, it really does matter. Thank you.
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4 years
Normally waking up can be a bit of a downer if you were having a good dream. Today was the opposite - I got to wake up into a realized dream of casting @overwatchleague . Can't wait to get started tonight!
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Andrew Rush
2 years
I got a covid booster and a flu shot at the same time. This was a mistake. Do not repeat.
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5 years
In 30 minutes @avast_o and I are live with Day 2 of the @overwatchleague Community Countdown! Kicking it off with a preshow with @hexagrams and @jakeow to talk about the upcoming #OWL2019 season with some old nostalgia thrown in!
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Andrew Rush
4 years
Fun day of impromptu casting today. Finally I collected @SideshowGaming for my caster infinity gauntlet! No color caster in the entire League has been left untouched. If I get @AchiliosCasts some day, it'll be everyone period...
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Andrew Rush
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Lets go! Thrilled to announce that I'll be casting Contenders NA this season with @Avast_o . The goal? To deliver a broadcast that's both rich in pro level insight AND entertaining. Can't wait to get started. Also there's 2 duos this season.
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Andrew Rush
4 years
If a player was contracted through 2020 - they are getting their full 2020 salary. If a player has a 2021 contract - they will receive their 2021 salary next year. There is no dynamic in where teams can somehow temp cut a contracted player to deny them their full 2020 pay.
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4 years
GENJI EXISTS.
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Excited to finally announce that I'll be doing #OverwatchContenders NA! Casting every game this season with @JetSetJamerson . The team strength is stacked beyond belief, and almost every game will have serious playoff implications. Starts this Sunday on !
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3 years
@dafran @ChipSa_OW @KAFEEEEEE_OW It's not too late to come back for the 2021 season and play from NA yourself! We miss you.
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Andrew Rush
5 years
All this hype over Joker coming to Smash Ultimate. What if Blizzard and Nintendo got in on that cross promotion hype and added Brigitte to Ultimate? IT COULD HAPPEN.
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Andrew Rush
3 years
There's nothing more frustrating in casting Overwatch than giving the speech explaining that a team is playing an "Ignore the Pharah" strategy. Spoiler Alert: It rarely works. Literally goes back to 2016 and predates OWL. Ugh.
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Andrew Rush
3 years
In case you were curious, two new scriptwriters were hired for this week's OWL games. Explains all the unexpected results with no logical build up really.
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Andrew Rush
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Thank you to everyone in the Overwatch community for an amazing tribute today. From players, to casters, to fans, and the enormous amount of compassion and generosity displayed from all involved - Dennis would be proud.
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So on stream right now, @proxywolf just said that he didn't think there'd be much interest in seeing him take a trip into the Kit Kat Splash Tank. I believe otherwise. #SplashWolf Let your retweets and likes be heard.
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4 years
What the hell did I just cast.
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3 years
It's that time - regular season power rankings! Note: This is for the whole regular season. Not Week 1 (which would be different), or playoffs (which would be different). Some teams will start strong and get weaker, and some teams will play stronger in playoffs (ie: Seoul)
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4 years
I think @NYXL picking @ChengduHunters as their opponent is a serious mistake. It's like going on to a game show and opting for the god damn mystery box as opposed to the known and verified quantity. Incredibly risky.
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3 years
I'm just now recovering. What an insane fucking match. Incredible Overwatch from both ends. @ShanghaiDragons and @Fusion put on a show tonight.
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4 years
Yeah so, @ShanghaiDragons are the best team in Overwatch right now. Not really sure it's close either. Firmly believe they'd readily smash the top in NA if they keep up their current trajectory of performance.
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Andrew Rush
4 years
Well this is absolutely terrifying. Makes me think that even harsher restrictions are coming if things explode out of control in the next few days...
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4 years
The goose is loose :( End of an era for the Gladiators. Hope @BigGoose and @Shaz_OW bounce back in a big way. Too good to not keep playing.
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3 years
Something to note on Hero Pools - Historically, no meta in Overwatch stays diverse forever. Not doing hero pools now would probably have meant not doing them all season long. Then the odds of the meta being ultra stagnant come playoff time would have been incredibly high.
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3 years
You really have to respect how @KEVSTER_OW keeps the same face on broadcast - win or lose. Unshakeable mental.
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5 years
The hidden plague this BlizzCon? Chapped lips. Something in the Anaheim air or Con just boomed an astounding amount of lips. Chapstick stock on the rise.
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Andrew Rush
3 years
Super excited to get to work with @ggdoa this year! Looking forward to bringing some great broadcasts this season whether it be in NA, or more often late night in APAC! Mondatta's gold really did get more bloodthirsty...
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2 years
I think the most base takeaway I have from playing OW2's alpha is that it's a gameplay upgrade to not have to deal with things like double shield anymore. OW is at it's most fun when it's an FPS game first. 5v5 in OW2 brings the game back to more early OW vibes - a good thing.
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3 years
Something to consider on tanks being dropped from 2 to 1. It's hard to convince people to play tank in any game - not just OW. Tanking despite being very necessary just is not popular. Period. This change reflects player preference more than anything else.
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3 years
Pelican is not normally. Holy fuck.
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3 years
Rest well fallen soldier. @Avast_o
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@PlayOverwatch @overwatchleague @jakeow It's amazing to reflect on how it began in 2015. @PlayOverwatch was the first game I started as a broadcaster. It was @hexagrams and I casting weekly Overwatch before the competitive scene took form. Now going from bedroom casting, to casting live around the world. It's surreal.
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People should be excited about this. Matt's someone who knows how to judge player talent incredibly well. Firmly believe that he's going to create an Outlaws roster that's in the upper echelons of the League next year.
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Outlaws
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Please give a warm welcome to @coolmatt69 as our new General Manager for the Outlaws! We are absolutely excited to see you step into this new role. #AnteUp
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I have no words right now that can express how the news of today has hit me. Dennis was one of the most passionate people I've ever met. A cornerstone of the Overwatch competitive scene, and a guy who brightened any room he ever entered. I can't believe he's gone.
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3 years
If we take the nostalgia goggles off for a moment: The Fuel signing Pine is just odd. It would be nearly unprecedented in esports for a player to be totally out of competition for as long as Pine was, and then play at the highest level in a far tougher competitive field.
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@PlayOverwatch @overwatchleague @jakeow @hexagrams This is just the starting point for something greater. It's a dream come true to get to work with some of the best production in the world, alongside one of the best analytical minds in the game in @jakeow . I'm excited to see how far we can push our product together in 2020.
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The go to for these players? "Man, X game just isn't fun anymore. Devs please fix" The problem isn't with the game. The problem is the early advantage has dried up for these people and now its a long grind to stay on top. One that the most prolific whiners cannot endure.
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4 years
Thank you to everyone sending well wishes on the recent announcement. It's a little overwhelming to see so many friends and colleagues - some who I haven't been able to see in ages - giving their support. I might not be able to respond to everything, but thank you so much.
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2 years
Erik was one of the founders of esports in OW - being involved since the beginning in 2016. Someone who put many years of his life into building up the scene. Even setting out terms in front - it's incredibly disappointing that there was no communication to him about plan change
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Erik DoA Lonnquist
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I told OWL full season or nothing at the end of 2021 so I wasn't surprised to not get an offer, but both @TempoZP and @VikkiKitty getting the cold shoulder is sad and insulting considering their ability and time spend in the scene.
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I've watched a lot of Overwatch in 5 years. The beating @FLMayhem is putting on @BostonUprising is easily one of the Top 3 destructions I've EVER seen.
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Being a pro player is a lot more complicated and stressful than "just playing video games". Likewise with just about every aspect of esports (talent, production, management, etc) - there's a lot that goes on under the surface that people don't realize. Not everyone can handle it.
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4 years
I have gathered a bounty of Sushi for my birthday today.
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3 years
What the hell did I just wake up to. These OWL results...
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Because new games and skill cap have been a topic as of late - One of my fondest early OW memories is being at a Blizzard event, and listening to two TF2 players tell Nate Nanzer that the game was suffering because Winston was a no skill hero who didn't have to aim.
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@ChuckECheese This is what we've been waiting for.
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If you ever get upset that your favorite esports team has spent a ton of money and has gotten no results. Just remember: The New York Jets spend into the hundreds of millions every season, and still haven't been to a Super Bowl since 1969. It can always get worse.
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The real story of the 2020 Season might be that the Uprising tanked for an entire year just to inflict maximum trauma to the Houston Outlaws when it mattered most. It's the most Outlaws thing ever tbh.
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If talking about a long running narrative of a player being awesome in clutch situations while being the heart of their team is fair game... Guess what? Talking about the exact opposite should carry equal merit. Thinking otherwise is the height of hypocrisy.
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Being good at a game early is a skill that doesn't even matter much. True gods of games get decided by who can endure the grind when everyone is at a high skill level and the game is more explored. And many players flat out don't have the work ethic to stay good in that phase
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Andrew Rush
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Even if Doomfist might be in the doldrums right now, please remember to invest in the future: The "And they say" voiceline is only available during this holiday event. It's an essential piece of the Doomfist experience, and you don't want to be without it when playing him!
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So it's been awhile, but happy to finnally announce that @hexagrams and I will be casting together again at Blizzcon this weekend!
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Real reaction of @Avast_o when I told him that the Fiji water in his room was $8.00 and not in fact complimentary.
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2 years
Super happy with the day. Casting a live event just hits different. My body might be breaking down on both ankle and voice (as a result) but wouldn't trade it for anything.
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The June Joust spray should 100% be Reaper in Hawaii attire on a dance floor spinning.
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1 year
@JWantedL What made OW great in it's first two years was partially due to the fact that people were bad at the game, and bad at abusing the parts of the game that were most broken. Once that knowledge was out, it absolutely necessitated changes.
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