We’re only a couple of days out from the start of Season 3 and there’s still even more news to discuss! On Episode 46, we cover this week’s news stories, including some new additions to the Atlanta Reign, news concerning February’s Chinesese Homestands, and more!

We go on to discuss the huge announcement of Hero Pools in Competitive and Professional Play. We discuss the huge impact this change will have on coaching strategy and team composition in 2020, and theorize some teams that may be affected. We also discuss what heroes we may see banned frequently and debate how seriously competition will be affected.

We wrap up with a quick summary of the retail patch, and compare it to last week’s ptr. We discuss the effect these changes will have for Week 1 of OWL, and theorize potential directions for further patching.

Hosts

Julian Quezada

Julian is an Overwatch podcaster and host of Push the Point. He's an avid fan of Disney movies, Star Wars, and losing SR points. You can typically find him watching/playing Overwatch, or watching Jojo's Bizarre Adventure.

Chris Lobosco

LoBosco is an esports broadcaster who has wandered his way over to podcasting. As if casting every chance he can wasn't enough, now he wants to talk about Overwatch League as much as he casts. You can hear him with Ramses on Push the Point.

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