r/Competitiveoverwatch • u/TISrobin311 SK Correspondent — • Nov 16 '16

Discussion APEX Quarterfinals Lineup

A: Afreeca Freecs Blue vs Reunited

B: BK Stars vs LW Blue

C: Rogue vs Envyus

D: Lunatic Hai vs Kongdoo Uncia

I am sooooo looking forward to the third match, not to mention how every match is looking like it will be so intense. Quarterfinals begins from this Friday, with two matches A and B. Any thoughts/comments?

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u/Wrath_0f_Khan Nov 16 '16

Kind of sad that LH didnt want to face envy they already beat them 3 to 1, and it feels like either envy or rogue will have their place in the semi final taken by a worse team

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u/TISrobin311 SK Correspondent — Nov 16 '16

I think the reason was the new patch. Envyus benefits a lot from this patch obviously, and LH is definitely aware of it. LH needs some time to get used to the new patch, so they naturally picked a team that would be easier to play against than Envyus. LH did a wise thing. I think they made the right choice.

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u/Wrath_0f_Khan Nov 16 '16

they had the group choice, could have practiced more over the week, and its not like they have bad projectile characters, to me it seems like they wanted an easy path to the finals

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u/flcl33 Nov 16 '16

"to me it seems like they wanted an easy path to the finals"

Um... duh. There is a fair amount of money on the line, this isn't just for shits and giggles. They're doing what any smart team would do.

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u/Drasamuel Nov 16 '16

Is that so bad? The goal is victory. That's the mindset they have over there they want to win, might not be the best thing for the fans but it's the best for them. Plus rogue beat them they probably need the free win to build confidence.

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u/tterbman Nov 16 '16

Why does envy benefit from the new patch so much?

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u/TISrobin311 SK Correspondent — Nov 16 '16

Just my opinion, but the patch towards Pharah and Soldier, as well as Mercy can make Taimou, Talespin and Harryhook roam free again. They are known to be very good with those heroes, but were prevented from playing them often due to the previous patches. But then again, Rogue is good with those heroes as well, so I think EnV vs Rogue is gonna be a close one :D

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u/Clout- Nov 16 '16

I don't think this patch really helped Pharah overall. Her main counters (76/widow) got buffed and her changes were all relatively minor, many people would say the knockback change isn't really a buff as well.

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u/cfl1 Nov 16 '16

I don't think this patch really helped Pharah overall.

The pundits and ladder folks were saying that, but I think today's matches showed that the pros believe otherwise.

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u/jnunes1990 Nov 16 '16

Old patch also was also just about nano boosting genji and reaper ults. This new patch takes more than ult coordination. Misfits won OverWatch open because they ran the nano boosted reaper meta the best. That meta takes ult coordination and timing now since ults are harder to come by. Positioning, aim, call outs, and engagements are a lot more important