Episode 26 - 2018's Stage 3 Finals
Sat, May 12, 2018
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Stage 3 has come to its close, and while the title matches themselves weren't quite as dramatic as we might have hoped, the last week leading up to it was one of the best we've seen in the league yet!
Stage 3 has come to its close, and while the title matches themselves weren’t quite as dramatic as we might have hoped, the last week leading up to it was one of the best we’ve seen in the league yet!
Boston managed to become the first team to ever go undefeated in a stage, Shanghai stole a map point off the Excelsior, and much more added to a very dramatic conclusion to the stage.
But the most shocking news came out right after the title matches, with not one but two team major team coach changes announced completely out of left field.
We also discuss Brigitte’s nerfs, Blizzard’s agonizingly slow process for iteration, and Ana’s unexpected but phenomenal buff.
Come join us as we take one last look at stage 3 of the 2018 season before we look forward to the stage 4 and the upcoming season playoffs!
This episode was produced by Eric Saupe and Ashton Herrmann, and audio editing and mixing were performed by Ashton. You can find us at mekacast.com for show notes, blog posts, and links to our social media channels and Discord.
Show Notes
Introduction
News
- Rudesim shows off motion-controlled Lucio - Reddit
- Kyky goes to Houston Reddit
- Geguri says she doesn’t need a better team - Twitter
- Dva’s OP - Reddit
- Ster on PTR testing and rollouts - Twitter
- Related to patch notes below, but Kaplan answered a bunch of questions on forums - Reddit
- Boston Uprising Coaching Update - Boston Uprising
- SBB is the best player in the world - Twitch
Patch Notes and Balance Changes
- Season 10 has started - Overwatch Blog
- Standard - May 3, 2018 Patch Notes
- In Giphy - /u/itsjeyang
- Mostly the same as last episode’s PTR notes
- Hanzo rework hands-on experiences?
- PTR - May 3, 2018 Patch Notes
- Added notes to the player behavior warnings that account closure is now possible if poor behavior persists”
- Ana buff - increased magazine size plus shots now pass through fully healed heroes (can also self-ult in deathmatch)
- Brigitte’s nerf - Rally reduced to 100 max armor; shield bash cooldown increased from 5s to 6s
Feature
- Stage 3 - Week 4
- Ashton’s Highlights
- Eric’s Highlights
- Stage 4 Title Matches - OverwatchLeague
- Shanghai to face off against the Fuel again next week!
Concluding Remarks