Overwatch patch nerfs must-pick heroes
Blizzard’s first-person shooter released their new retail patch notes that are looking to end the current Overwatch meta as fans know it. The new hero updates allow players to stray away from the 100 percent pick rate heroes that dominated Overwatch and their competitive ladder the past two ranked seasons. As players theory-craft and discover […]
League of Legends Season 10 Meta: Champion spotlights
League of Legends Season 10 is now underway. The LPL is already active, and the LCS and LEC begin this week. League’s meta evolved over the preseason and the best champions already separated themselves from the rest. The general meta is very quick and volatile. Top champions can either do large bursts of damage or […]
Dota 2: The Outlanders meta
Ever since the release of Dota 2’s latest Outlanders update, playing the game has been an ongoing rollercoaster for players. Neutral items are inconsistent and randomized, reworked heroes are game-breaking win solutions and the two new heroes are unbalanced in the best way possible. However, after a barrage of patches and changes to the game, […]
LoL Worlds 2019 Meta report: Quarterfinals edition
With the Worlds 2019 Group Stage behind us, it’s time to look at how the tournament Meta has developed over these past two weeks. There is no shortage of games to analyze, with 50 being played in Groups. Worlds 2019 is now the most champion diverse Worlds ever, at a whopping 96 unique picks. That’s […]
LoL Worlds 2019 Meta report: Group Stage edition
Worlds 2019 Group Stage kicks off soon and the champions brought to battle are on everyone’s mind. So far in the Play-In stage, 80 unique picks were present in just 43 games. Even so, the most important picks still dominate the meta. Pantheon was banned for 42 of the 43 games and is the only […]
Overwatch patch 1.41: Sigma nerfed, Dive buffed
Overwatch released a new patch to their public test servers this Tuesday. The patch included a vast amount of hero changes and needed bug fixes. Many of the changes are directed at addressing community outcry against the current double barrier meta. Shield meta damaged, but not broken: Adding Sigma to high-level play has resulted in […]
How did Sigma reshape the Overwatch meta?
Just a few short months ago, it looked like the popular three-tank, three-healer composition known as “GOATS” would dominate the metagame forever. Blizzard finally nixed this by enforcing two-tank, two-healer, and two-damage hero team comps. Shortly after, they released hero number 31, Sigma, into the game. Sigma’s introduction to the game made an immediate […]
Pros, Cons, Thoughts on Apex’s Solos and Iron Crown Event
Apex Legends has once again come to the forefront of gaming since Respawn launched Solo Mode and The Iron Crown event. New Solo Mode Previously, games of Apex Legends consisted of 20 teams of 3. Solos, as the name suggests, is a 60 person free-for-all mode. The objective of the game remains the same: be […]
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