Omnic Lab: A Strategic Overwatch Podcast

  In the Lab this week Andres and Rob run a fun casual show with Overwatch Trivia to celebrate 100 episodes with some folks from the community game night. Rules are stated at the top as we jump right in! Be sure to stick to the end to hear some clips from our friends and listeners! Game Show Rules & Participants: Lifeline: Bonus Question to answer if you miss, Topic: Omnic Lab! 5 Questions Prize: $10 Bnet balance Order: Raegh: Shoutout to his TB Discord friends! Bob: Watchpoint Radio & Twitch Neverclutch: Twitter & Twitch RedFlair: READ THE LORE :) Deathblow: Highnoon Podcast + Twitter (Deathblow’s Twitter) Chrisdaplaya: Glass Blowing Instagram   Heads Update: Anniversary Game Night -- NOW SPONSORS: Top Score Solutions Ben aka “INeedPeeling” is offering free business consulting in the eSports field. If you are aspiring to coach, starting a team, developing an app or service, trying to boost your subscriber base, or just want to work in eSports, you can visit his website at topscoresolutions.com

In the Lab this week Andres and Rob review the last 2 years of Omnic Lab Hero guides and promote the big bang of shows next week. We’re going to go through a short tip that we learned from each episode of the hero guides and even weave in some other highlights mixed in. Heads Update: Anniversary Game Night -- Apr. 27 101 with a bang, give-aways, contests, patrons, hype! SPONSORS: Top Score Solutions Ben aka “INeedPeeling” is offering free business consulting in the eSports field. If you are aspiring to coach, starting a team, developing an app or service, trying to boost your subscriber base, or just want to work in eSports, you can visit his website at topscoresolutions.com, find him on Twitter @topscoreEsports, or join his Discord server. Ben has a Masters in Sport Management and business and marketing experience. His services are free, and they will stay that way as long as demand allows it. Omnic Meta: (Homepage) Head on over to keep up with the latest meta trends plus many more insightful articles, all

In the Lab this week we’ve got another entry into our Map Mastery series. This week RossianSpy is back with us to help us talk about the Horizon Lunar Colony and how to make your strats go to the moon! Heads Update: Game Night -- Apr. 27? SPONSORS: Top Score Solutions Ben aka “INeedPeeling” is offering free business consulting in the eSports field. If you are aspiring to coach, starting a team, developing an app or service, trying to boost your subscriber base, or just want to work in eSports, you can visit his website at topscoresolutions.com, find him on Twitter @topscoreEsports, or join his Discord server. Ben has a Masters in Sport Management and business and marketing experience. His services are free, and they will stay that way as long as demand allows it. Omnic Meta: (Homepage) Head on over to keep up with the latest meta trends plus many more insightful articles, all backed up by real data! OWL Recap now part of Discord! Come join the team on the new dedicated channels to communicate with the hosts

In the Lab this week we’ve got Strat Brewing yet again on the topic of the art of teaming up! Icysorrow, moderator in the Omnic Lab Discord and Melarina, host of The Cavlary and OWL Recap join Andres to discuss teaming up with others. Watch the VOD here: https://youtu.be/q2GtLblaEis Heads Updates: Game Night -- Apr. 27th (tentative, unconfirmed) Overwatch League Stage 3 has begun! SPONSORS: Top Score Solutions Ben aka “INeedPeeling” is offering free business consulting in the eSports field. If you are aspiring to coach, starting a team, developing an app or service, trying to boost your subscriber base, or just want to work in eSports, you can visit his website at topscoresolutions.com, find him on Twitter @topscoreEsports, or join his Discord server. Ben has a Masters in Sport Management and business and marketing experience. His services are free, and they will stay that way as long as demand allows it. Omnic Meta: (Homepage) Head on over to keep up with the latest meta trends plus many more insightful art

  In the Lab this week we’ve got Strat Brewing yet again on the topic of burnout! We also recap the game night from March 30th, some of the plans for future game nights, and wrap up the show talking PTR and blue post updates! Heads Update: Game Night -- Mar 30th RECAP SPONSORS: Top Score Solutions Ben aka “INeedPeeling” is offering free business consulting in the eSports field. If you are aspiring to coach, starting a team, developing an app or service, trying to boost your subscriber base, or just want to work in eSports, you can visit his website at topscoresolutions.com, get him on Twitter @topscoreEsports, or join his Discord server. Ben has a Masters in Sport Management and business and marketing experience. His services are free, and they will stay that way as long as demand allows it. Omnic Meta: (Homepage) PC Meta Report: Mar. 22, 2018 OWL Recap now part of Discord! Come join the team on the new dedicated channels to communicate with the hosts and the community! Special Thanks to Diamond Sponsors &

In the Lab this week PVPTwitch joins the Lab again this time we’re talking Map Mastery again! Now we dip our toes in the realm of KotH, King of the Hill, or Control with Lijiang Tower! Buckle up for coverage on the Garden, Night Market, and Control Center located in China! Heads Update: Game Night -- Mar 30th SPONSORS: Top Score Solutions Ben aka “INeedPeeling” is offering free business consulting in the eSports field. If you are aspiring to coach, starting a team, developing an app or service, trying to boost your subscriber base, or just want to work in eSports, you can visit his website at topscoresolutions.com, get him on Twitter @topscoreEsports, or join his Discord server. Ben has a Masters in Sport Management and business and marketing experience. His services are free, and they will stay that way as long as demand allows it. Omnic Meta: (Homepage) PC Meta Report: Mar. 22, 2018 OWL Recap now part of Discord! Come join the team on the new dedicated channels to communicate with the hosts and the commun

In the Lab this week Andres and Rob are back with another entry into Strat Brewing. This time around we want to talk about having a rough time playing in ranked especially with tilt. After we want to talk through “Flow Theory” which is the mental state of “Getting in the zone” to help combat tilt! Heads Update: Game Night -- Mar 30th SPONSORS: Top Score Solutions Ben aka “INeedPeeling” is offering free business consulting in the eSports field. If you are aspiring to coach, starting a team, developing an app or service, trying to boost your subscriber base, or just want to work in eSports, you can visit his website at topscoresolutions.com, get him on Twitter @topscoreEsports, or join his Discord server. Ben has a Masters in Sport Management and business and marketing experience. His services are free, and they will stay that way as long as demand allows it. Omnic Meta: (Homepage) The New Sombra 1.20 Analysis OWL Recap now part of Discord! Come join the team on the new dedicated channels to communicate with t

In the Lab this week Andres and Rob invite special streamer guest ChipSa on to talk about his specialty Doomfist! Additionally, we want to cover some of his insights on why Sombra is taking the top tier play by storm and some tips for both to improve your game! Heads Update: Game Night -- Mar 30th SPONSORS: Top Score Solutions Ben aka “INeedPeeling” is offering free business consulting in the eSports field. If you are aspiring to coach, starting a team, developing an app or service, trying to boost your subscriber base, or just want to work in eSports, you can visit his website at topscoresolutions.com, get him on Twitter @topscoreEsports, or join his Discord server. Ben has a Masters in Sport Management and business and marketing experience. His services are free, and they will stay that way as long as demand allows it. Omnic Meta: (Homepage) The New Sombra 1.20 Analysis OWL Recap now part of Discord! Come join the team on the new dedicated channels to communicate with the hosts and the community! Brief In

  In the Lab this week Andres and Rob invite Foo to the show to discuss Moira Hero Mastery! He is a GM player and coach for Wawa’s Bootcamp to help us out. Additionally we have the end of the show dedicated to discussing Hero 27: Brigitte! Heads Update: Game Night -- Mar. 30th SPONSORS: Top Score Solutions Ben aka “INeedPeeling” is offering free business consulting in the eSports field. If you are aspiring to coach, starting a team, developing an app or service, trying to boost your subscriber base, or just want to work in eSports, you can visit his website at topscoresolutions.com, get him on Twitter @topscoreEsports, or join his Discord server. Ben has a Masters in Sport Management and business and marketing experience. His services are free, and they will stay that way as long as demand allows it. Omnic Meta: (Homepage) OWL Recap now up on it’s own feed! Special Thanks to Diamond Sponsors & New Patrons: Ben K. Chrisdaplaya, Good Apollo, GoldenSoldierA, GreatRootBear, Jeff B., Kippppp, Lisome, Magic,

In the Lab this week Andres and Rob invite Rammy to the show to discuss Lucio Hero Mastery! We did a VERY outdated show without an expert and wanted to continue revising our guides in the future so we brought on a GM Lucio (hit T500 before & top 10 in Sept. 2017) player to help us out! Heads Update: SPONSORS: Top Score Solutions Ben aka “INeedPeeling” is offering free business consulting in the eSports field. If you are aspiring to coach, starting a team, developing an app or service, trying to boost your subscriber base, or just want to work in eSports, you can visit his website at topscoresolutions.com, get him on Twitter @topscoreEsports, or join his Discord server. Ben has a Masters in Sport Management and business and marketing experience. His services are free, and they will stay that way as long as demand allows it. Omnic Meta: (Homepage) PC Meta Report 2/08/18 Console Meta Report 2/15/18 OWL Recap now up on it’s own feed! Brief Interview with Rammy Tell us about yourself, what your gaming bac

In the Lab this week Andres and Rob invite KickedTripod of OWL Daily Show to talk strategies from Stage 1 Playoffs and finals as well as look to analyze some of our expectations moving into Stage 2 for strategic developments with the new patch at the top levels of the game. Heads Update: Game Night -- Feb 23th SPONSORS: Top Score Solutions Ben aka “INeedPeeling” is offering free business consulting in the eSports field. If you are aspiring to coach, starting a team, developing an app or service, trying to boost your subscriber base, or just want to work in eSports, you can visit his website at topscoresolutions.com, get him on Twitter @topscoreEsports, or join his Discord server. Ben has a Masters in Sport Management and business and marketing experience. His services are free, and they will stay that way as long as demand allows it. Omnic Meta: (Homepage) PC Meta Report 2/08/18 “The biggest changes after the patch is to the Support meta, which has shift from Mercy to Moira. Moira is more frequently being p

In the Lab this week Andres is out watching the OWL Stage 1 finals in Burbank, CA while Rob’s here to deliver the show! This week he brought in 2 Diamond patrons for the show to discuss Viewing Party community building in New York for the OWL, Overwatch personal progression talk,and the news on the Year of the Dog Patch that just launched! Heads Update: Game Night -- Feb 23th, 2018 Omnic Meta: (Homepage) Clipped Wings: Mercy Patch Changes OWL Recap now up on it’s own feed!   Special Thanks to Diamond Sponsors & New Patrons: (13/25) Chrisdaplaya, Good Apollo, GoldenSoldierA, GreatRootBear, Kippppp, Lisome, Magic, JanJinkle, RickyTicky, Shazear, & TopScore Solutions, TragicZac. New Patrons this week: Secondguess Erik E. Ben K. - Diamond Patrons intro: JanJinkle & GreatRootBear Tell us a bit about yourself & what brought you to Overwatch. What heroes you like to play & what platform do you play on? What OWL team/players do you like? NYXL Viewing Party Organizer: Rich aka “GreatRootBear

Time Stamps: Map Mastery: Temple of Anubis 00:15:35 Mercy & Junkrat Nerf Discussion 00:50:30 In the Lab this week we’ve got another entry into our Map Mastery series. This time around we bring back a returning guest Skyline to talk about Junkertown! So buckle up as we talk all about this map and a few of the meta changes at the end of the show! Heads Update: Game Night -- Feb 23rd? Omnic Meta: (Homepage) OWL Recap now up on it’s own feed! Twitter Main Feed Special Thanks to Diamond Sponsors & New Patrons: Chrisdaplaya, Good Apollo, GoldenSoldierA, GreatRootBear, Kippppp, Lisome, Magic, JanJinkle, RickyTicky, Shazear, & TopScore Solutions, TragicZac General strategy for Payload & Junkertown Key Map elements to look at Team composition considerations Point A: Attackers Defenders Point B: Attackers Defenders Point C: Attackers Defenders Blue Posts & News: Mercy & Junkrat changes are now LIVE. Notes from OmnicMeta MERCY- Win rates have fallen -6% on average across all tiers, putti

In the Lab this week we’re kicking off a new series called “Strat Brewing” where Andres and Rob break down key strategies that come up throughout the year for when guests aren’t on the show! Additionally this week’s topic is going to be called Reading a Battle! TIMESTAMPS:  NYXL vs SEOUL Discussion 00:10:17 STRAT BREWING - Reading the battle 00:20:38 Heads Update: Game Night -- Jan 26th Recap Omnic Meta: (Homepage) PC Meta: Jan. 17th 2018 OWL Rankings: Computer Generated (S1:St1:W2) OWL Recap now up on it’s own feed! Twitter Main Feed Aidmaro’s Twitter SPONSOR: Top Score Solutions Ben aka “INeedPeeling” is offering free business consulting in the eSports field. If you are aspiring to coach, starting a team, developing an app or service, trying to boost your subscriber base, or just want to work in eSports, you can visit his website at topscoresolutions.com, get him on Twitter @topscoreEsports, or join his Discord server. Special Thanks to Diamond Sponsors & New Patrons: Chrisdaplaya, Good Apollo, Go

Map Guide Starts at 00:07:55 In the Lab this week we’ve got our first show in a new category: Map Mastery! We’ve brought back Jardio to the show to help us break down Temple of Anubis! Jardio is a frequent Top 500 player known for his Mei and Tracer prowess. Heads Update: Game Night -- Jan 26th Omnic Meta: (Homepage) PC Meta: Jan. 17th 2018 OWL Recap now up on it’s own feed! Twitter Main Feed Aidmaro’s Twitter SPONSORS: Top Score Solutions Ben aka “INeedPeeling” is offering free business consulting in the eSports field. If you are aspiring to coach, starting a team, developing an app or service, trying to boost your subscriber base, or just want to work in eSports, you can visit his website at topscoresolutions.com, get him on Twitter @topscoreEsports, or join his Discord server. Ben has a Masters in Sport Management and business and marketing experience. His services are free, and they will stay that way as long as demand allows it. Special Thanks to Diamond Sponsors & New Patrons: Chrisdaplaya, Good

  In the Lab this week we’ve got another new topic hitting the books for our strategy focus this week: Shotcalling! We brought in a GM specialist, Baemax to help us out with the topic this week. INTERVIEW STARTS AT 00:04:36 SHOT CALLING GUIDE STARTS AT 00:18:00 Heads-Update: Game Night -- Still looking for a date Podcasting Apps: Overcast//Pocket Casts Omnic Meta: (Homepage) OWL Recap now up on it’s own feed! Twitter Main Feed Aidmaro’s Twitter SPONSORS: Top Score Solutions Ben aka “INeedPeeling” is offering free business consulting in the eSports field. If you are aspiring to coach, starting a team, developing an app or service, trying to boost your subscriber base, or just want to work in eSports, you can visit his website at topscoresolutions.com, get him on Twitter @topscoreEsports, or join his Discord server. Ben has a Masters in Sport Management and business and marketing experience. His services are free, and they will stay that way as long as demand allows it. Special Thanks to Diamond Sponsors &

In the Lab this week we’ve got a very cool topic of Advanced Aiming for you to break down in techniques, movement, theory, and practical tips on how to improve. We’ve pulled a guest from Reddit who plays at a Grand Master level and wrote a high-quality Aim Theory article for Competitive Overwatch subreddit Daniel aka Burdock. Interview Begins at 00:05:30 Heads-Update: Game Night -- Still looking for a date Podcasting Apps: Overcast//Pocket Casts Omnic Meta: (Homepage) Console Meta: Dec. 14th 2017 OWL Recap now up on it’s own feed! Twitter Main Feed Aidmaro’s Twitter SPONSORS: Top Score Solutions Top Score Solutions: One of our longtime Patrons, Ben or “INeedPeeling” as he’s known on Reddit, is offering free business consulting in the eSports field. If you are aspiring to coach, starting a team, developing an app or service, trying to boost your subscriber base, or just want to work in eSports, you can visit his website at topscoresolutions.com, get him on Twitter @topscoreEsports, or join his Discord server

  In the Lab this week we chose to do an end-of-the-year special featuring...you guys and girls out there that wanted to voice your opinions on what you learned this last year with the Omnic Lab! So you’re in the driver’s seat this week so let’s learn what the community is improving on! News & Blue Posts: Game Night -- DEC. 29th Review Omnic Meta: (Homepage) OWL Recap now up on it’s own feed! Twitter Main Feed Aidmaro’s Twitter Seaon 8 is now OUT: Good luck! Community Lessons: Aidmaro (Juston from OWL Recap): Geoseay KawaiiGenju NeverClutch Bioshrimp BlazzinBob Nerfanatic Queen of Salt Zapdosequis (Emily) Chipmunk2353 Shazear Walrus YangXiaoLong KeylimeKangaroo GreatRootBear ShadowJesus Switch Anstapa087 Raynorwilky L Chris L Tips from the Hosts: Knowing what each hero does optimally with their whole kit is important for everyone, not just the hero you play.  Don’t use do ANYTHING without vision of what’s going on. Don’t burn a Zen or Mercy ultimate just to speed to the point without seeing anything

  In the Lab this week a good podcasting friends joins us this week to talk about climbing from Silver to Diamond. Appa comes from Hearthstone as a top player in the esports scene and has attempted transitioning to Overwatch to compete in a different game! News & Blue Posts: Game Night -- DEC. 29th Omnic Meta: (Homepage) Console Meta: Dec. 14th 2017 OWL Recap now up on it’s own feed! Twitter Main Feed Aidmaro’s Twitter Sombra & Bastion “Toast” Victory Poses not in Lootboxes PTR Patch changing movement & Acceleration Silver to Diamond Progress: Basics: The core of Overwatch - Moba at heart disguised as FPS Much faster pace than MOBA Constant team fight I usually play in like 3-ish hour sittings, sometimes multiple times a day Putting in the hours Good practice is important. Don't form bad habits Watch streams, ask for help, get coaching Advanced Roles: Hero Switching Hero tracking, skill tracking and looking for openings. Learning your matchups. Self-Imposed Rules: My biggest self-imposed rul

  In the Lab this week we finally come to circle back to do a strategy revisit on some of the key moments in OWL Pre-season, cover the 2017 Winter Wonderland, Season 8 competitive changes, and also a new PTR patch coming up! News & Blue Posts: Game Night -- DEC. 29th Omnic Meta: (Homepage) Console Meta: Dec. 14th 2017 OWL Recap will be moving to it’s own home. Overwatch League Skins & Tokens Starting in early 2018 the home uniforms for the 12 OWL teams are added. You can “acquire these for any hero” and will provide monetary support for the league League tokens only used for in-game OWL content. You can buy whichever team skin you want. Every Player will have enough tokens for 1 OWL skin in the first month Opening OWL week starts Jan. 10th Season 8 Changes - Scott Mercer Limit on the max SR difference between the highest SR & lowest SR player on the same team. “During the month of December we will be quietly testing the effect of more restrictive SR limits to both match quality and queue time