EPTMyungsik to join an overwatch pro team - Page 3
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dr3am_b3ing
Canada188 Posts
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Elentos
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On October 18 2016 21:57 KeksX wrote: You really can't? >30% market share in Korea and a huge playerbase on both consoles and PC are not a good enough reason? I think what he means when he asks "why" is "Why Overwatch? Why not any other game? What makes this one so special? What draws in so many people?" | ||
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KeksX
Germany3634 Posts
On October 18 2016 23:46 Elentos wrote: I think what he means when he asks "why" is "Why Overwatch? Why not any other game? What makes this one so special? What draws in so many people?" Mhm, makes sense. Thats an interesting question, though would probably result in hour-long discussions. :D | ||
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andrewlt
United States7702 Posts
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Penev
28440 Posts
Those guys were the chosen ones :/ | ||
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Jett.Jack.Alvir
Canada2250 Posts
On October 18 2016 20:10 riotjune wrote: Overwatch is fun to play but TERRIBLE to watch, it's just a bunch of cartoon characters on adderall running around shooting each other (skycam view) Yeah watching OW can be taxing sometimes. In third person view, its hard to tell which player is doing what because its so hectic and chaotic. However, first person view can be difficult to watch also, because it can be hard to know whose pov we are watching from. Sure the name is shown, but it is where names normally are during gameplay. As an observer, looking to the bottom left corner of the screen to see the pov player really sucks. In those few seconds we look to the corner of the screen, the player could have done something really cool that we missed. I think observer mode pov should have the player's name in the top center of the screen, so when the pov changes we can easily know whose eyes we are looking through. | ||
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SetGuitarsToKill
Canada28396 Posts
Maybe Naniwa should get into OW too :p | ||
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[PkF] Wire
France24192 Posts
but gl to him seriously | ||
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Fran_
United States1024 Posts
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Luolis
Finland7083 Posts
On October 18 2016 22:45 Morfildur wrote: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/heroes/Duckdeok http://wiki.teamliquid.net/heroes/CrazyMoving http://wiki.teamliquid.net/heroes/Sniper http://wiki.teamliquid.net/heroes/Noblesse http://wiki.teamliquid.net/heroes/SCsC and for good measure, not a Korean http://wiki.teamliquid.net/heroes/HasuObs All of those, including HasuObs, have produced very good results in Heroes of the Storm. You could make a case for Elige as well http://wiki.teamliquid.net/counterstrike/EliGE | ||
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Cyanocyst
2222 Posts
Though i really don't understand OW's appeal. I rarely feel like much is achieved through skill while playing. It just feels like a bunch of random encounters, where one player has a hero far better suited for that particular instance. | ||
Poopi
France12758 Posts
On October 18 2016 23:46 Elentos wrote: I think what he means when he asks "why" is "Why Overwatch? Why not any other game? What makes this one so special? What draws in so many people?" A bit more skilled than LoL, more fun than CS:GO, young so easier to be in good teams compared to Dota 2. | ||
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Ansibled
United Kingdom9872 Posts
On October 19 2016 02:12 Poopi wrote: A bit more skilled than LoL, more fun than CS:GO, young so easier to be in good teams compared to Dota 2. Oh is there an exact ranking for how skilled games are? Maybe League is a 40, Overwatch a 50, StarCraft 2 70, that kind of thing? | ||
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Poopi
France12758 Posts
On October 19 2016 02:14 Ansibled wrote: Oh is there an exact ranking for how skilled games are? Maybe League is a 40, Overwatch a 50, StarCraft 2 70, that kind of thing? Mechanical skill that is. And yeah afaik the hardest mechanical fighting game is Super Smash Bros Melee, RTS BW and shooters I'm not sure, maybe Quake? | ||
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The_Red_Viper
19533 Posts
On October 19 2016 00:20 KeksX wrote: Mhm, makes sense. Thats an interesting question, though would probably result in hour-long discussions. :D You bring up the market share, but at the end of the day it also needs to be a successful viewing experience. I still think it fails quite hard here. (fps hard to watch in general, add to that scrappy teamfights with abilities) AFAIK the OGN league which is happening at this moment in korea has decent youtube numbers (around 20k for vods) and the live audience was ok as well (not amazing though) Will koreans actually be interested to watch that game? Who knows, the big playerbase obviously helps a ton though. On October 19 2016 02:12 Poopi wrote: A bit more skilled than LoL, more fun than CS:GO, young so easier to be in good teams compared to Dota 2. It is really hard to compare that, but i would argue that the (mechanical) skill required to play OW is hardly there for most cases. LOL > OW in that regard imo  (stupid topic though tbh, but hey  ) | ||
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Jett.Jack.Alvir
Canada2250 Posts
On October 19 2016 02:11 Cyanocyst wrote: Good luck to Myungsik. Though i really don't understand OW's appeal. I rarely feel like much is achieved through skill while playing. It just feels like a bunch of random encounters, where one player has a hero far better suited for that particular instance. Not trying to derail the thread, but OW is much more than random encounters. While there are heroes suited for particular maps, it isn't one hero that is 'far better suited'. There is a lot of depth and coordination. I won't go into any particular examples, but I think you should keep trying it to understand its depth . | ||
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The_Red_Viper
19533 Posts
On October 19 2016 02:54 Jett.Jack.Alvir wrote: Not trying to derail the thread, but OW is much more than random encounters. While there are heroes suited for particular maps, it isn't one hero that is 'far better suited'. There is a lot of depth and coordination. I won't go into any particular examples, but I think you should keep trying it to understand its depth . So much depth, which is why "beyblade comp" is so strong atm | ||
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gingerfluffmuff
Austria4570 Posts
On October 19 2016 00:24 Penev wrote: Professional esports in Korea went from awe-inspiring to dumbed-down casual over the years Those guys were the chosen ones :/ Man, this so much. Hard times for KR fanbois | ||
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jalstar
United States8198 Posts
On October 18 2016 23:46 Elentos wrote: I think what he means when he asks "why" is "Why Overwatch? Why not any other game? What makes this one so special? What draws in so many people?" IMO an esport's success is proportional to its gap between the skill floor and skill ceiling. Overwatch has a massive gap, it has a skill ceiling only slightly lower than other competitive FPSs and it has a much much lower skill floor. All Overwatch needs is a decent spectator mode (last time I watched there wasn't even a minimap) and it could be a very successful esport. | ||
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Ansibled
United Kingdom9872 Posts
On October 19 2016 03:19 jalstar wrote: IMO an esport's success is proportional to its gap between the skill floor and skill ceiling. Overwatch has a massive gap, it has a skill ceiling only slightly lower than other competitive FPSs and it has a much much lower skill floor. All Overwatch needs is a decent spectator mode (last time I watched there wasn't even a minimap) and it could be a very successful esport. I think the only thing that matters is the size of the playerbase. | ||
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