Overwatch | The Future of Overwatch Esports
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- Опубліковано 7 тра 2024
- Welcome to the future of Overwatch Esports!
Overwatch 2 Executive Producer Jared Neuss and Overwatch 2 Esports Product Lead Bailey McCann discuss the brand new competitive ecosystem for 2024 and beyond with Soe Gschwind.
0:00 Intro
1:00 Pillars of Overwatch Esports
2:12 Introducing the Overwatch Champions Series
2:46 OWCS Details
4:31 OWCS Calendar & Events
5:40 OWCS Live Events
6:15 Outro
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Yall really had Soe introduce OW esports then fired her. Okay buddy.
This really needs more attention.
@Scriblerlus I'm watching overwatch championship series right now, she's back :)
the nerve of blizzard to post this and then not a week later lay off over 80% of their esports staff, INCLUDING SOE, is… astounding. ASTOUNDING. good things will always be demolished before theyve even begun by greedy corporations.
Using Soe to announce this and then laying her off is actually criminal. Y'all can't do anything right
Moving back to more grassroots open competition, rather than forcing OWL, is the best move forward for OW2's comp scene.
Seriously I might watch if we can get entertaining commentary like Tekken or at least some watch-alongs with streamers or UA-camrs
@@Doople that was already a thing during OWL. The problem is that OW isn’t a very interesting spectator sport and never has been, hence why it’s so often failed.
It was just scuffed companion streams with the video blocked out. Proper co-streams weren't allowed with very few exceptions.
How is this grassroots? Seems like its still going to be Blizzard in charge of its own E-Sports scene
@@WarriorDan its a very interesting spectator sport, but its hard to understand if you dont understand the complexity of it.
Giving tournaments back to the community so they can compete is a really smart move.
WE ARE SO BACK
-Flats, 2023
Only option after swindling investors for teams
Well, guess good things can never happen in blizzard
I cant believe this evil company made her do this then fired her. I will never buy a MS game again.
Rest in peace OWL you will be missed, but I’m excited to see where OWC goes!
we are SO BACK
Can't wait to see more predictions
Your earlier tweet about other esports made this possible. Undeniable skill.
This is gonna fail. Like owl😂. Pay more stop being so greedy and listen to the community not the shareholders
ty for the curse
I swear your tweet willed this into existence.
And just one week after this announcement, Soe and a slew of other major Overwatch esports figureheads and staff got chopped. What brilliant irony
This is actually huge ! And I love that it's open to anyone as it should have always been. It gives the opportunity to show new players that are extremely skilled!
Would it be possible for you guys to fix the colorblind mode and maybe make it like how the OWL and contenders "spectating" colors were? Whenever i watched the Contenders stuff i can actually see whats going on compared to how the game is for us
Man, give SA something
so glad Soë is back
aged like milk. she has been fired.
oof
Not the channel like on this, lol. To be fair it's prob the community manager who also does a great job so I hope they don't replace them with AI as well :(
@@blacxthornEaged like milk, she's back
The map of viable regions is hilarious. Europe is allowed but not Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Northern England. What’s weird is that Southern England, Wales, and Scotland are all fine. An island cluster near the North Pole is included so Santa and his elves can compete though. North Africa is fine, but everything below the Sahara is banned. The Middle East is allowed, but not Iran, Syria, or Iraq. It’s hard to see but I think Georgia is also not in. In North America, Greenland and the Northern Territories of Canada are included in case a team of walruses decide to play Overwatch, but Central America and Cuba cannot play. Almost nowhere in Asia is available to make a team, as I could spend less time talking about the countries that are able to join instead of the ones that weren’t included. Australia, South America, and Oceania are all completely excluded. Good one, Blizzard.
The map is inaccurate, go to their official blog posts and there is a complete list of countries allowed to compete. Also any player can compete, theyll just be considered "Non-Residency" players which each time is allowed to have 2 of
are you sure about Ireland, Northem Ireland, and Northem England ? Because they can play
Iran, Syria and Irak geopolitical issues. And I don't think they have money to play in video games (because of issues)
central america and Cuba doesn't have good level in Overwatch, but doesn't mean they can't
for Asia, China can play, just negociation with Blizzard and China. About NZ and AUS, they are always included in APAC, since long time ago
Recently, a tweet confirmed LATAM players are eligible to participate in NA regions
It's just the colour scheme, the shade of blue shifts and is darker in Northern England and Ireland. Those islands in the Arctic circle are part of Norway which is why they're included
oh god here we go
post watch: actually pretty excited, it sounds like we're getting a lot of the things we've been asking for for a long time. renewed support for EMEA and Japan is good to see, but it'd be nice to see some effort going into the south american region. Plenty of LANs, plenty of tournaments, it looks really promising
Despite not being happy with some parts of the current balance, this announcement is HUGE and looks to be way healthier, focusing on enabling grassroots open competition. This makes me hopeful for the future of the game, WE'RE SO BACK!
I remeber crying when OWL ended, Im glad we at least have something similar
Crying over ow is crazyyyy
@@chloewalker6090OW is some people's favorite game, and some people are passionate about it, there is no problem with that.
@@glpinhonah that's mental
LMAO
@yvettethefestiveprincess7561 Me too. In fact, I could've used some of their merch myself.
What a coincidence thats its called “OWCS” and got Faceit involved with this
Will Latam be counted as "NA" or as usual are we excluded?
LATAM folk are eligible to play in NA (NA bias means that they didn't call it Americas, lol), but all competition happens on NA servers.
RIP SA /Latam
okay but will there be cool legendary skins like the OWL skins?
who cares blud
@@SubwayLover Not you apparently, but a lot of others are
Im sure they will, thats how esports money is made. its a different department
If they're going the COD route, then yes they will and theyll be amazing.
@@SubwayLover not me. Or 75% of the player base that left and never looked back
what about SA??
our school is doing overwatch esports!
Same with my University, my team won last season 😂
I remember the good times with OWL. Good luck OWC!
The future of overwatch getting content
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Can’t wait to see where the future of OWL takes us!
When that person said hello at the beginning they sounded like those aliens from toystory saying "The claw!" 😂😂😂
The only piece of information that I think is still necessary is where the games will be streamed. Is this gonna be a dedicated youtube / twitch for this or is it not really going to be broadcast like how Flash-ops wasn't save for individual player streams and the final couple of games getting covered? idk how that'll work but I hope they follow up soon on that! Otherwise excited for the OWCS!
Open joining? Sounds fun wonder if that extends to console and involve the cgl
Thats what im trying to figure out. Is if its console available. And i cant find anything about it :(
YES! Big fan of what made OWL special but there was a lot going wrong with the ecosystem. Excited for the future of Overwatch Esports! 🔥
Hope we have the same desk crew back! I think Soe announced shes leaving though. sadge
Yeah I was confused to see her on this.
@@aaallllen she probably had some time left in her contract. She's walking after this I bet.
I'm just curious to see if it's gonna be like most other esports scenes using esport org team names instead of the weird team names they had in OWL.
Probably normal names, i think its not a franchise anymore
That would be really cool. OWL had city teams like the nba or nfl, but hopefully now they can get some real big name esports orgs
@@amgkv2.025the city names helped with establishing a fanbase. Why would I give two flying f**ks about these faceless orgs
@@RM-56personality and charm? In my Overwatch? Impossibullshit
I hope not. I rather have fun player-made team names that show their personality
LETS GOOOOOOOOOO WE ARE SO BACK
😢😅 how
@@hat4273don't ruin the moment, WE'RE SO BACK
@@Lex_en_vrai👎
sounds fun, but no brazil or south america? :/
I was always positive about Overwatch. This is a move in the right direction.
I hope that South America and Oceania get added later, after the program proves itself successful. Justice for Southern Hemisphere!!!
I think it’s a test run so basically they are gonna test it
Then if it goes well they’ll add more new regions it’s just like owl before where after s1 they started adding hangzhou and Washington and others
So yea def looking forward
we need Bren and Sideshow back
they really made the entire overwatch esports scene better
Competition needs to grow organically and this is a step in a right direction for that to happen. Unfortunately, esports was forced and grown artificially with OWL so it was never able to grow organically. Having more open competition is amazing for community for them to form their own tournaments that allows Overwatch competive to foster organically. I'm excited to see where this goes in the future and hopefully it will prosper.
I hope they make OCS skins for winning teams and players I've still got OWL credits to spend
We are so back.
Can you make old owl skins on perma sale back to the 100 credits they used to be at?
That’s an incredible idea
Rip Owl, lets hope for the best
Also ❤Soe
Zoey was fired after this announcement
@@chombex yep just saw it 🥲
To be honest, it sounds cool, looking forward to it and hope it wouldn't suck
Excuse me where I can sign up?
March seems kinda fast though, does that actually give teams and players enough time to make decisions
IM SO HAPPY AHHHHHHH
I felt like something big was missing after OWL ended. Been watching Overwatch esports since the OGN APEX days.. so.. long time fan.
I don't play OW anymore and haven't for a long time, but the esports part is what kept me in the loop for awhile. So I'm very very happy to see this coming back
I'm really excited to see what OW Champions Series will bring to OW esports and how everything will work out!
Glad you guys didn't just stop supporting the esports scene of OW like Blizzard did with HOTS in the past.
Im so happy to see this! This is exactly what we have been asking for years and then some!!! Keep up the great work and I cant wait to watch
can players in countries don't have jurisdictions eligible for competition join as non-resident players?
This format feels like competitive doubles for VGC and I'm all for it
Um guys, why is NORTH KOREA on the Asia map at 3:08? xD
So when does this new series start?
RIP Overwatch League, everyone will miss you... Right now tho, lets see how OWSC turns out!
Will return the overwatch league skins?
i have no idea, @@NwFe
Only league skin i ever got was 2018 sf shock bastion
Anyone know where to find teams to tryout for?
THIS LOOKS SO GOOD!!
Shame no south america region but oh well maybe in the future
Very intrigued to see how this goes - very happy to see Overwatch esports back in an improved format!
i've missed owl so much thank god i can watch some more competitive overwatch. also side note. i want bronze games with OWL casting
I wonder if this is a little too late; people in Korea have been saying this since the announcement of the Overwatch League.
Totally ignoring South America 😢 this is why counter strike is the most important game in Brazil into competitive scenario.
So did i get it right that now even classic e-sport clubs that have teams in for example LoL could make a ow Team?
Will it be on twitch?
I stopped watching OWL and I am excited to see if OWCS can bring back my interest!
And did I hear correctly when they said Stockholm? As someone from Denmark, that’s something I could actually see myself travel to watch! That’s so cool! :D
LATAM GG
This is huge. What inspires me is the possibility for new talent to join the broadcasts. Whether it's through co-streaming or even casting, the grassroots scene will allow more people into the E-Sports side of things.
I always felt that OWL was a closed off system with no room for new talent. As much as I love the casters and hosts over the past few years, I too want to get into Overwatch casting and coverage. With a grassroots scene, hopefully it will allow people to grow their personalities through co-streams and their coverage of the E-Sport naturally. Eventually, people will make names for themselves and maybe even cast alongside some of the veterans of the OW scene.
Again, this is huge.
So happy for Soe to be back! That alone is a huge W for all of us
How are Greenland and Iceland in the NA region though?
ABOUT TO WATCH THE VIDEO BUT WE'RE SO BACK
Will there be new teams with team colors sold in a new OWC shop??
Annnnnnnnnnnnnnd they fired Soe. GG Blizz youre trash
Okay thats good that the top competition has less offseason. How will the less top level competitions be handled? Also through FaceIT (would be nuts) or are you just focusing on the 1 top level competition and letting the game below that level die.
Why did you remove Kaliningrad from the map?
Absolutely goated, league had to end for something new to take it's place! Let's hope there is a bright future ahead for OW E-Sports!
Still missing my skins that got removed for no reason since season 2, we are going to season 9 soon......
Representation on the Team. W
Excited we move past a strict invite only league format, which can work at the top of a pyramid, but a pyramid without foundation is just a pointy rock. W on that part as well, i think. Actually knowing the language of the players might just get me watching,
Why the monotone script reading..... how am i supposed to get excited when your esports lead isnt even excited...
their "esports" lead been taking too much artificial hormones to be excited about anything.
Why are the comments turned off on the original video?
Will we be able to earn coins when we watch? Like we could with OWL?
Bring back the find a team feature. My friend literally quit because this was removed
Can't wait to see the teams that are created from this
Oh man, here we go again. I hope smarter decisions are made this time around. Apart from that, I’m hyped for it. I always enjoyed watching the league and learning from it.
WE ARE SO BARRACK
obamna
Are we back boys?
Babe, how back are we? s0
SO EXCITING
South America, Australia and others are excluded? What a disappointment, selling it as a global, inclusive competition 😢
The OWCS is looking promising.
Hope this goes strong
Soe is the only thing I like about Overwatch eSports.
What about Nori?
“OCS” sounds so much better than “OWCS”
So glad OWL died. This is much better than letting top talent languish in tier2 and being gatekept by terrible brands trying to make money rather than win. I hope the players and teams can actually express themselves so we get many intresting personalities the audience can root for
They seemed to forget the Chinese pro players tho. Do they have to compete in either KR or JP regions?
So I played comp again and apparently we can only get the Jade guns and not golden guns so we can’t get more golden gun comp points until next February I love this mode with Jade but I kinda wanna get golden guns too
Is crossplay available
2:37 why we see Genji on Hanamura ?????
was not expecting this lol
Huge news. Between this and S9, game's future looks bright. Can't wait.
Holy reading teleprompter Batman 👀🤣
I was so sad when OWL ended because i just wanted to sign up, but im so happy now!!!!
Im honestly so excited that overwatch league is coming back but what’s going to happen to the overwatch league skins?
i need that bastion & zenyatta skin…
We are so back
RIP LATAM you will be missed