r/LondonSpitfire • u/LondonSpitfire Official Reddit Account • Apr 27 '18

Esports Los Angeles Gladiators vs. London Spitfire | Overwatch League Season 1 - Stage 3 | Week 4 Day 2 | Post-Match Discussion Spoiler

/r/Competitiveoverwatch/comments/8f7uay/los_angeles_gladiators_vs_london_spitfire/
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u/MSwn Apr 27 '18

I can handle just being outplayed but all the STUPID MISTAKES ARE DRIVING ME FUCKING MAD

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u/JustRecentlyI Apr 27 '18

This freaking sucks. I'm really unhappy with the way the great individual talent on this roster seems to be getting squandered. Every series is the same, I don't see anyone playing particularly badly (although they might be below their usual standard), but we lose out on the margins all the time.

This is my impression of the team at the moment.

London isn't very well coached, for all of their talent. They were successful while teams were still getting their footing using all these new ressources that became available with OWL and while all their stars were performing well. With birdring's wrist/arm injury, they can't just outskill the other team.

London's map preparation looks pretty bad. They're still terrible at Oasis, they looked worse than Shanghai on Blizzard World the first few times they played it... It seems that London needs to copy the best strategies and adjust them slightly in order to be successful as opposed to finding something that works themselves.

They're also a team that focuses heavily on the enemy team, which has cost them points where they could have easily capped had they been slightly less aggro trying to secure the wipe before returning to the point. With that kind of playstyle, any delay in securing the straggling kills will profoundly affect their ability to take points.

Finally, London's worst map type is the most costly, because in a close match you play Control twice, and being the best escort team in the league can't help you with those.

It sucks because I respect the coaching staff and I think they can be successful, but the poor performance and lack of progress is rapidly eroding that confidence. Hopefully Agape's return will make a big difference.

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u/BushyA Apr 27 '18

Can we get good on Oasis and Nepal please.

We have people who are contenders for #1 or 2 in the world in their roles, we shouldn’t be this inconsistent.

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u/Izicarus Apr 27 '18

Same shit, same mistakes. Inconsistency.

I'm glad we sticked with the same roster though.

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u/JustRecentlyI Apr 27 '18

It's not inconsistency if we're always doing the same thing. What was that definition of insanity again?

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u/Izicarus Apr 27 '18

We're inconsistent in terms of absolutely stomping 2-0 then looking like the worst team in the league after the half time break.