Now We'll See Who Really Loves Mercy
Jaa's missing this week, but Bob is picking up the slack and Andres from Omnic Lab is here to help! Let's talk community update, recent Mercy and Junkrat nerfs, and some Overwatch League....
Deathblow from the High Noon Podcast joins us this week to discuss the long-awaited Cosmetic update, Blizzard World, and more!
The long-awaited cosmetic update finally arrived and ended up surprising Jaa with extra skins he did not expect. Five new emotes, five new epic skins, 12 new legendary skins, and four new highlight intros are now available PERMANENTLY for all Overwatch players to get in loot boxes.
Along with the cosmetic update, Blizzard World also arrived. Players are still getting used to all of the pathways, and Blizzard continues to add complexity to their maps.
xQc has been suspended after some unsportsmanlike behavior on Twitch. Jaa, Bob, and Deathblow discuss what this means for xQc, and also, how Overwatch League players need to proceed going forward.
Jarret is Executive Director as well as one of the founding members of Mash Those Buttons. He plays all types of games, but tends to lean more toward FPS, Stealth, and Combat games.
IT System Engineer by day, avid gamer by night! Bob has been gaming his entire life and first started standing on a chair playing the arcade version of Super Mario Bros. Now he plays all kinds of games but focuses mainly on Overwatch.
Arriving on the Nexus: The Leusinia, Angaran diplomats, & an angry Firefighter terrorist. Departing the Nexus: sickness!
What makes fighting games unique, the impact of modern trends, and the significance of community and representation within the genre.
Rounding up the second 7.2 Live Letter preview and patch notes just prior to release.
Jaal doesn't want Ryder to kill Akksul, but maybe Ryder has an itchy trigger finger. And by Ryder we mean Nick.
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