Overwatch League the Vancouver Titans scandal

The stars of the Overwatch are leaving…. Again. After MVP sinatraa moved to Valorant, now a whole roster has to say goodbye probably, because Vancouver Titans has completely dismissed his team. What’s behind the big Overwatch League scandal?

In a “letter to the fans”, Vancouver Titans has announced that they are firing their Overwatch roster. And it’s not that this team was bad or mediocre. It was one of the favorites of the league for 2020, managed to get wins and success in the last tournaments. So how did it come to this?

Once upon a time there was a small team in Korea that had 19 wins in a row…. Their team chemistry used to make the roster glide through Overwatch Contenders like a frenzy. They soon rose to the top, and even though the Korean team lost the 2019 Grand Finals, it quickly became clear that they were a force to be reckoned with. And the Titans organization, which is run by the same owners as the Vancouver Canucks field hockey teams, saw that as well. So the Korean roster was signed by the US company, with nasty consequences.

Disputes over contracts, a planned strike by the team, poor housing conditions…. All this destroyed the motivation to play. What really led to the team’s expulsion is not entirely clear. So the players are virtually on the street, yet they seem to feel liberated, a Titans player at that:

We can only hope that the team will soon find an organization they feel more comfortable with. And not only for the players, but also the Overwatch League should not lose such talents in its competition – after sinatraa has just said adé.

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 Halloween Horror.
  • Justice rains from Above: Only Mercy and Pharah playable.
  • 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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