The Plat Player's Perspective

Hey everyone, it's Proilios  again, and today, I'm pleased to be presenting an article about one of the best play-by-play commentators in the professional Overwatch scene, Seth 'Achilios' King. I'm stoked to be able to write about Achilios ; I love his casting style, and find his energy and enthusiasm extremely contagious. His ability to keep up with the pace of every team fight he's casting, and break down plays in every corner of the spectator screen is second-to-none. Most of you are already familiar with his work, but how much do you know about his   journey to being such a proficient and well-known caster? I'm guessing not a lot, so with great pleasure, I'm about to share his story with you. As a kid, Seth was very fond of video games. He used to get them as a reward for getting good grades, so that he could play them on the weekends after his homework was done. He started off as a console player, but slowly got into PC gaming, thanks to...

Hellllllo guys, my name's Proilios , and today, I'm bringing you the second part of OverSimplified, courtesy of educational streamer and YouTuber, SVB . A grandmaster-level main tank player, co-host of the 'Group Up!' podcast, and a well-reputed gentleman, SVB  is easy to come to admire once you check out the vast array of well-constructed, relatable, and appropriately-granular content he puts out on his YouTube channel. He's devoted to educating the community about Overwatch, and once you step into his world, your perspective of the game changes forever.  If you pay enough attention, you start thinking like SVB , start playing like SVB , and maybe start your intros like SVB too, I don't know (*breaks eye contact*). Alright, a brief introduction to OverSimplified as well, for those who are new here. 'OverSimplified' is the educational section of 'The Plat Player's Perspective', with special guests taking centre stage in each episode, and shar...

Hey everyone, hope you and your loved ones are safe and sound. This is Proilios , and yes, it's been a crazy few weeks with the coronavirus situation getting more and more severe around the world, but I'm optimistic we'll get through it. We have to. At times like these we feel really disconnected with the outside world, but connected at the same time, especially if we're gamers. I think a lot of people underrate how much we can help, support and encourage each other by being connected via video games, which are safe spaces for many of us, and I hope we can use this medium to be there for each other during a time when there's so much pain and suffering throughout the world. I think now more than ever, we need to, in the words of Jeff Kaplan, "Be nice to each other", so let's try and do that, yeah? Over the past month or so, I've had a new blog post concept in the works, which shaped up to be a 4th section of The Plat Player's Perspective, call...

In the second season of the Overwatch League, we saw a wide array of players from a broad spectrum of teams show off their skills in many different ways. Some of them got the opportunity to do so quite often, being fielded regularly over the course of multiple stages, but there were others who didn't see the same level of playtime as their cohorts, and were instead guarded; held on to by their teams' coaches for very specific purposes; being utilised right when their skill sets were required. One such player was Nathan ' frd '  Goebel, who is an off-tank player for the Atlanta Reign, and he's going to be the featured personality in today's chapter of OverAchievers. Before I begin though, I wrote about the Reign's flex support,  Dogman , last week, so if you missed that post, do give it a read as well. Alright, now let's talk about how frd 's story began. Nathan Goebel began playing video games at the mere age of 3 on his first console: the Ni...

When you think of a professional player, be it in eSports or regular sports, what about them is the first thing that pops into your mind? I'm sure your answer will probably be either one of the titles they hold, a fantastic play they made during a match, or maybe even the team they're on; at least that's generally how I  remember players. For instance, when I think of Sinatraa , I think of his OWL  and  World Cup Championships, when I think of Profit , I remember his Tracer 6k against the Philadelphia Fusion in the OWL Season 1 Final, and when I think of JJonak , I think of the NYXL, who are almost like a single unit while playing on stage rather than a group of 6 players. However, when I think about Dusttin 'Dogman' Bowerman, the first thing that pops into mind is " KRUISE IS A FEEDER! "...that's probably because that was the first time the 21-year-old flex support stood out to me amongst the rest of the players on the stage, but I believe it could a...

Have you heard of the Word-Association Game? It’s a two-player game, where one person says a word, and the other says the first word that comes to mind when they hear that word. For example, I could say sky , and you could say blue ; I could say gaming , and you could say PC ; I could say India , and you could say…? No matter which word you’re thinking of, I’m pretty sure it isn’t eSports . You must have something like spices , culture or history in mind, because yes, ‘India’ is not a name that usually pops up when one talks about eSports. It is a country mostly known for its deep-rooted history, diversity in cultures, amazing food, and of course, Bollywood, our film industry. Welcome, everyone. I am Pratyush ‘Proilios’ Panshikar, and if you haven’t guessed already, I’m from India myself, which is why I’m very excited to bring you all this article today. It’s been 3 long years since the Overwatch World Cup first began, and each new edition has always brought with it a long...