The Plat Player's Perspective

If you are someone who even mildly studies Overwatch, you know that every meta in the game is shaped primarily by its tanks. For example, Dive was really popular back in the day, since Winston's mobility and D.Va's high-range Defence Matrix were quite powerful. Right now, we've got Double Barrier, since Orisa and Sigma can fight together at midrange and provide multiple layers of protection to their teammates. Before this we had Bunker, since Orisa and Roadhog's Halt-Hook combos were easy to land and were also highly rewarding; I'm sure you get the gist. Last week, I wrote an article about my thoughts on the latest PTR patch, which nerfs barriers to a significant extent. This week, I thought I should look deeper into the upcoming tank meta, and see what the Overwatch community thinks will happen to our tank pool when the PTR patch is moved to the live servers. For that purpose, I created and posted a survey on Reddit and a few Discords I'm part of, and have

A great someone once said, "Too much of anything is a bad thing", and that's a saying we can apply to all aspects of our lives. As Overwatch players, especially, we understand this statement far too well. Too much sustain leads to a Goats Meta, too many barriers lead to a Double Barrier Meta, and so on and so forth. All things considered though, it is very tricky to balance games. There are thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of factors to consider when you make even the slightest tweak to even a single hero's abilities, and even when you make the necessary changes, things may not always turn out as you expect. Because of this risk factor, developers first upload seemingly-positive balance changes and feature updates to the Public Test Region, also known as the PTR, where players can try these upcoming changes out and share their feedback. I'm one of these patch-testing players, and I love trying out new balance changes and trying to predict what the meta w

It's been a minute since the Overwatch League's second season concluded with the dominant victory of the San Francisco Shock. Since then, we've entered the off-season, where teams re-evaluate their player contracts, and make roster moves to prepare for the ensuing year of play. Welcome to The OverSeer , a segment of my blog that will discuss Overwatch's professional scene, mainly involving the Overwatch League. If you're wondering why I deserve your reading time with respect to Overwatch eSports, well, I'm a big fan of OWL, and I've been studying it as well as Overwatch in general in great detail this past season. I had begun sharing my thoughts on the pro scene and the meta on Medium, but I didn't get a big audience there due to the platform's exclusivity. On Blogger, I'm certain that my posts can reach a wider audience and help me spread knowledge about the game more easily. Before we begin, please note that the opinions I share on this bl