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Thinking it Over
by Yiska
Thinking it Over is a short take podcast series in which Yiska, the host, dissects topics around the Overwatch competitive scene.
Episodes
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Thinking it Over: An Element of Irreducible Rascality
In the lecture "the game theory of ethics" Alan Watts talks about the Element of irreducible Rascality, the British philosopher describes a known facet of every person's character. Carl Jung called it the Shadow, Judaism calls it the Yetzer Hara, in Christianity it's "let him who is without sin...
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When the "Best" teams are Gamblers
The confirmation of another severe meta change late in the season gave rise to another round of fallacious arguments which build on a fundamental misunderstanding of what makes teams the best. The argument "The best teams should be able to adapt to every single meta" does not hold up.
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Atlantic Takeover & a niche for T2
Last weekend I was fortunate enough to attend the Atlantic Showdown in Krefeld, Germany. I share my experience with the event and what kind of niche for T2 presented itself for a more attractive future for Tier 2 Overwatch.
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The Workshop & a sign of crowdsourcing
With the announcement of the powerful tool "workshop", Blizzard allows the community to creatively impact how and what is played within the framework of Overwatch. What are the benefits and is this a sign of more to come?
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Thinking it Over: What playing Overwatch feels like (to you)
Mind map: https://coggle.it/diagram/W_05p8k8l8ao3fjx/t/the-overwatch-experience Two weeks ago I asked for people their feedback on Twitter on the things they liked about the game and the things that infuriated them. While the specific issues were very diverse, the underlying patterns were very...
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Thinking it Over: Offtanks rated by the community
Thanks to everyone who participated. I hope it was an enriching experience as it was for me. If you want to improve your ability consider clicking some of the below mentioned (re)sources and reiterate to make them part of your thought processes. ----------- Specific play bias The pull of the...
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Thinking it Over: How do YOU rate players?
This might very well not be your cup of tea. I will rework the content of this video in the usual approach tomorrow. Questions: Think of an offtank player that you think is top 3 in the World at the role. Got one? Okay. Give a percentage, how certain are you of your answer? If you can, remember…
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Thinking it Over: Your perception is the best feedback
On November 15th, former pro player and streamer Seagull made the video "the state of Overwatch" which at the time of this recording has reached almost 700k views. It has rippled through the community and was the #1 post even on the main subreddit for several hours. It kickstarted a discussion...
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Thinking it Over: The level of play will explode in season 2
For the last couple of months, both teams and the league itself have been working on improving the formula of the Overwatch League and as the result are now being revealed to us, I feel confident in saying that Overwatch League Season 2 will see an explosion of level of play on average across all...
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Thinking it Over: How good is Atlanta Reign?
Atlanta Reign is one of the first expansion teams that have given us a structure that could be a fully fledged expansion team, considering they have the minimum player amount of 8 and have a full coaching staff. They have set on a path of high-risk with potentially medium to high reward. The...
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Thinking it Over: Streaming consciousness
With yet another incident happening in the Overwatch scene and yet again on streaming platforms for the whole world to see, it made me think of the nature of the streamers experience. These thoughts aren't there to rationalize the entire Dafran situation in particular, nor are they even really...
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Thinking it Over-The ambiguity of language in Overwatch
Overwatch has a relatively short history and thus less sophisticated language and yet overwhelming complexity. Where is the enemy? What comp do they run? What style do they play? What's their role?
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Thinking it Over: Scrims mean jack
As harsh as it sounds, the mantra of "I scrim, therefore I go ham" is the esports equivalent of the concept put forth by the French philosopher Rene Descartes "cogito ergo sum" which might be better known to you as "I think therefore I am". It serves as an axiom, a premise or starting point for...
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Thinking it Over: Lessons and reaffirmations from the World Cup
The 3rd annual OWWC concluded at Blizzcon this weekend. Here's a list of the exciting occurrences that were either reaffirmed or brought up at the event.
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Thinking it Over: Why GOATS is healthy & keeps the family happy
Overwatch ranked as well as cooking for a family is a chaotic experience. How does GOATS help with both exactly?
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Thinking it Over - Contenders - One size fits none Part 2
Now that the dust has settled on the announcement of the changes towards contenders season 3 as well as the following season going into 2019, I thought it was a fair time to address them, now that we have had a night to sleep over them.
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Thinking it Over - Contenders - One size fits none Part 1
Now that the dust has settled on the announcement of the changes towards contenders season 3 as well as the following season going into 2019, I thought it was a fair time to address them, now that we have had a night to sleep over them.
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Thinking it Over: A selection of the best retired players in Overwatch history
As we recognize timeframes we could legitimately call "Overwatch history" and the first players retire, I try to capture their greatness in time.
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Thinking it Over: Fl0w3R - The Golden Child
He was promised. During APEX Season 2 & 3 and especially the world cup he mesmerized. It seemed that only his body could set him limitations. Now he's old enough and he's signed. Fl0w3R - The Golden Child.
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Thinking it Over: Systems, trajectories & which criticism shouldn't sting
My recent reading of "Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones" informed some of my recent insights which I will take to heart when evaluating myself and especially the potential of teams going into season 2.
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Thinking it Over: The ultimate veterans - Week 1 Pro players still in OWL Part 2
As the old guard is fading out slowly, some still maintain an iron fist on their position in the Overwatch League. (Part 2)
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Thinking it Over: The ultimate veterans - Week 1 Pro players still in OWL Part 1
As the old guard is fading out slowly, some still maintain an iron fist on their position in the Overwatch League.
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Thinking it Over: Putting a measuring stick to the Toronto Defiant
I muse on the unreleased roster of the Toronto Defiant, disregarding that the leaked roster might not be the one they end up with and entertain the thought experiment. Audio quality might be lower in this one as filesize limitations required me to compress. Apologies.
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Thinking it Over: Too young for OWL - Giants in the distance
The Overwatch League has an age limit of 18 which must be met to a certain date. This leaves out some of the best players in the world. Who are they and what does it to Overwatch as a competitive field?
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Thinking it Over: The endless off-season & finite suggestions
Working off of the feeling that the off-season feels too long, I first make the comparison to other American sports leagues and then suggest fitting void fillers for the Overwatch calendar.
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Thinking it Over: The exponential impact of replays
With Blizzard announcing the ability to watch the OWWC finals at Blizzcon from different player perspective, and that the ultimate goal would be to create replays from this feature, I argue that the introduction will be a tool with exponential value.
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Thinking it Over: The story of Winston's Lab
A bit of background on Winston's lab and a short summary of the many gifts that Winston's Lab provided to the Overwatch competitive community and what an effort it was to get there.
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Thinking it Over: SF Shock - A hybrid roster with ambitions
The San Francisco Shock has augmented their roster in the off-season and, with the assets they have, should be gunning for a playoff spot next season.
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Thinking it Over - Perfect(NYXL) vs Pragmatic(Fusion) Overwatch
Thoughts on one spectrum of approaches to Overwatch gameplay between pragmatism (here: Philadelphia Fusion) and perfectionism (here: New York Excelsior).
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Thinking it Over: The nature of upsets
A Bayesian outlook on upsets, what conclusions should be drawn and which language should be used to describe them.
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Thinking it Over: You don't want the "truest" observing
Observing in a way to most likely catch the actual highest impact moments would be boring to watch.
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Thinking it Over is a short take podcast series in which Yiska, the host, dissects topics around the Overwatch competitive scene.
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