Another game will have to squeeze out a pro to Valorant. This time it’s none other than the MVP of the Overwatch League: Sinatraa announces his retirement from Overwatch to compete in Valorant in the future.

Jay “Sinatraa” Won is the reigning MVP of the Overwatch League and Overwatch World Champion 2019, but unfortunately, he is now no longer an Overwatch player. Sinatraa has announced that he will be leaving his Overwatch team San Francisco Shock and joining the Esports organization Sentinels to turn pro in Valorant.

San Francisco Shock certainly didn’t expect this shock. They bid farewell to Sinatraa with these words:

“We appreciate the great games and personality Sinatraa brought to our community. We will miss him and we also wish him the best in the future.”
Sinatraa himself had the following to say about his retirement:

“I just lost the passion for the game. No idea what finally killed it for me, maybe it was the 2-2-2 lock, maybe it was bans, I’m not sure…. I didn’t make this decision in 1 day, it took a whole month of non-stop thinking every day and sleepless nights from all the stress.”
This is a big blow to Overwatch League, which hasn’t exactly been praised to the skies lately: Many have complained that Blizzard’s balance patches for the game’s Esports scene have come too late and too infrequently. That, along with the current Pandemic restrictions, weighs heavily on the OW League. Now, on top of that, they’re losing their most prominent player in Sinatraa. Hard times.

Sinatraa’s move is very interesting because unlike some of the other pros Valorant has signed, Sinatraa is literally at the peak of his career and is the face of the Overwatch League. One of Sinatraa’s nicknames is “Mr. 150k,” a moniker that alludes to the monthly OWL salary that reflects his worth. Sinatraa’s retirement is a big, big loss for the Overwatch League, while also showing the incredible appeal Valorant has without even being an official Esports.

Before he was active in Overwatch for four consecutive years, Sinatraa played CS:GO. So the 20-year-old should feel right at home in Riot Games’ tactical shooter Valorant. Plus, the switch will be a welcome change for Sinatraa, who has basically only played Overwatch his entire adult life so far.

Sentinels upgrade
Sinatraa isn’t the only purchase for the Sentinels, who are in the process of assembling a Valorant team – with Shahzeeb “ShahZaM” Khan, Hunter “SicK” Mims and Jared “zombs” Gitlin. This makes them the second team besides T1 to officially build a Valorant Team. Unofficially, however, there are far more teams tuning into Valorant esports: There are also reports of NRG, 100 Thieves, and Team Liquid preparing for Valorant. Given the appeal and importance the game already has, that’s not so surprising.

Overwatch

Overwatch is a computer game by Blizzard Entertainment (Diablo 3, World of Warcraft) and a first-person shooter with individual fantasy elements. The game was released in May 2016.

In Overwatch, the player must choose between 21 unique characters, which can be freely selected in a loosely held classification system (offensive and defensive class, support unit and tanks).

A character’s three to four different abilities can be controlled and activated through the mouse and keyboard. The game modes already vary from scoring points to cargo hauling. Team play is required in both modes, as each character takes on a specific role in the battlefield (e.g. heal teammates, provide backup, or secure defensive lines).

The name Overwatch derives itself from a fictional elite military unit that came together when robots tried to subjugate humanity in a near future. Individual characters are associated with this unit in the game, while others oppose it. It is not yet known whether the storyline will continue in multiplayer.

Brawl

Brawl is a game mode in which time-limited rule variations of the well-known modes are drawn. Sometimes completely new game modes are used in Brawls.

Rule variations include, for example, the restriction to certain heroes or classes, changes to the cool-down times or certain cards. New game modes that have been playable so far include a soccer game and a PvE mode.

Usually, Brawls are restarted as Brawl of the Week every Tuesday at 22:00 UTC and are then playable for a week. On certain occasions, such as – Season al events, Brawls may also be playable for a longer or shorter period of time.

The game mode is comparable to the card chaos from Hearthstone and was activated for the first time in the beta phase on March 22, 2016 through a patch.

Actions

• Arcade: More health, shorter skill and ultimate cooldowns, and faster resurrection after death.
• Girl Power: Female heroes only.
• Head’s Up!: McCree, Genji, Hanzo, and Widowmaker. Only head hits count.
• High Noon: High Noon on Route 66, only head hits with McCree count.
• Highly Offensive: Only offensive heroes. Limit is two of the same hero per team.
• Junkenstein’s Revenge: Soldier, Hanzo, Ana, Mc Cree only (1 each). The first co-op PVE mode in Overwatch. Part of the – Season al event Halloween Horror.
• Justice rains from Above: Only Mercy and Pharah playable.
• Moba Watch: Only unique heroes per team. No hero switching allowed.
• Mystery Heroes: Upon death, you will be resurrected as a randomly selected Hero.
• Overly Defensive: Only defensive heroes. Limit is two of the same hero per team.
• Show Your Support: Support Heroes only. The limit is two of the same Hero per team.
• Super Shimada Bros: Welcome to Hanamura. Only Hanzo and Genji are playable. Shorter skill cooldowns, longer ultimate cooldowns.
• Tanks A Lot: Tank heroes only. Limit is two of the same hero per team.
• The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Only McCree, Reaper and Roadhog playable.
• We’re all Soldiers now: Only Soldier: 76 playable on control cards.
• Lucioball: Lucio only: Soccer mode, 3 vs 3.
• Yeti Hunt: Five meis against a yeti that has the characteristics of Winston.

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