Episode 30 - The victorious Valiant
Wed, Jun 6, 2018
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The MEKAcast is back for our 30th episode! Even in the final weeks of this season, Overwatch League continues to surprise us as the Valiant climb to second place in the league, all but guaranteeing a top-of-division placement in the upcoming playoffs. Meanwhile, the Fuel continue to play better than they have all season and Boston suddenly can't buy a win.
The MEKAcast is back for our 30th episode! Even in the final weeks of this season, Overwatch League continues to surprise us as the Valiant climb to second place in the league, all but guaranteeing a top-of-division placement in the upcoming playoffs. Meanwhile, the Fuel continue to play better than they have all season and Boston suddenly can’t buy a win.
In the news, a community favorite player loses his spot on the Danish World Cup team for cheating during the voting period, but Blizzard’s transparency on the issue (or lack thereof) leaves much to be desired. And, surprisingly, Blizzard announces their plans to add a whopping six new teams to the league for next season.
There are just two short weeks left in the regular season, and you gotta believe we’re going to be here on the edge of our seats for every last game. Come join us!
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 and Format
Introduction
News
- Fallout 76 announcement spawns some interesting Overwatch crossover fan art - Kotaku
- xQc, Note, Mangachu, Agilities, and Surefour will be invited to join Team Canada - Jayne, Twitch
- Denmark community favorite loses World Cup spot to Xperiana - Invenglobal
- Closing line is solid: On the other hand, all Dafran had to do was not get banned from May 24th to May 31st, something that, to anyone else, would have been a very easy thing to do.
- “Dragons were there for us when no one else was” - Taimou on scrimming with Dragons
- Blizz plans to add six teams to OWL next year - ESPN
Patch Notes and Balance Changes
- Anniversary event ends next week - PlayOverwatch
- E3 discussion
Feature
Stage 4 Week 3
- Ashton’s thoughts
- Holy crap, Valiant! - OverwatchLeague
- Also, the battle for LA again
- Boston goes 0-2 again
- Eric’s thoughts
- Dallas good. Boston bad.
- Battle for LA!
- Ashton’s thoughts
Standings
- Valiant currently leading stage 4 - OverwatchLeague
- Valiant are also ranked 2nd for the year - OverwatchLeague
- Valliant also lead the PAC league for the playoffs!
Concluding Remarks