Omnic Lab: A Strategic Overwatch Podcast

In the Lab this week we have the release of Doomfist to live with all the crazy updates to ranked and a big surprise for us for Attackers having an advantage in Overtime! Last we want to make sure we highlight the big rollout for the reporting toxic players feature. News & Blue Posts: Omnic Meta: (Homepage) Console Meta Report S5 W8 Possible Junkrat changes to PTR (Source) PVPTwitch Thoughts Video Possible Roadhog change coming to PTR (Source) OWL Signings & Salaries (Source) OW World Cup LA Tickets on sale $14.99-$39.99 (Source) LIVE: Reporting & Penalty System Improved (Blue Post) LIVE: Attackers’ Advantage//Defender Respawn adjusted (Blue Post) Patch Notes: 1.13.02 - General Doomfist is now playable.  Lootbox Update!Credits instead of duplicates or more credits for when you do get duplicates New Highlight Options Top 5 Highlights available for 24 hrs or until the next patch Players can generate highlights 12s in the past from a button press command Adjusted Respawn timers as mentioned before. Custom Games & Browse User Interface CUSTOM RETICLES Options Controls Reticle Advanced Valkia Reticle Tutorial Guide Video TIE GAMES NO LONGER INCLUDED FOR WIN PERCENTAGE CALC. Patch Notes: 1.13.02 - Heroes & Bugs D.Va Defense Matrix & Genji Deflect - New sounds & VO for eating ultimates McCree - Flashbang - Stunned targets slowed more heavily (mentioned before) Reaper - Shadow Step - Sound & VO distance reduced 50% (mentioned before) Reinhardt - Rocket Hammer - Swing Speed up 10% Zarya - Graviton Surge - Now disables mobility abilities on all affected targets Bugs: Could cause UI to incorrectly indicate enemies being hit when colliding with them. Projectilesthat could pass through shields sometimes passed through other surfaces. Sometimes losing audio during matches. Sombra took damage sometimes on using Translocator. Roadhog sometimes could hook Orisa Ult Rein’s Bloodhardt, Blackhardt, & Wujing skins now have sounds that sound like Axes! Rein’s Rocket Hammer had lots of hit registration bugs, all fixed. Lucio sometimes didn’t get full speed boost when wall-riding backwards. Torbjorn sometimes could not build/upgrade the turret. Special Thanks to Diamond Sponsors & New Patrons: Awestruct, Ben W, IceWeasel, HannibalSnowden, Lisome, Magic, Michael Crits, RcCrispy, Sketchy Nonsense Podcast, Spektr, TragicZac, Trinium, & Zampano. New Patrons this week (2 NEW): Kevin S & Chris C Omnic Lab Links: Twitter, Facebook, Patreon Discord: discord.me/omniclab Email: omniclabpodcast@gmail.com Website: http://www.omniclab.com iTunes, Google Play Music, Youtube Twitch, RSS, MERCH Full Extended Show Notes Rob: Twitter, Twitch, Hearthstone Podcast: Velen’s Chosen Andres: Twitter, audioblender.studio

In the Lab this week we’ve setup the show to be a LOT more chill than normal. We’ve brought in special guest Jardio, a top 500 player and hero specialist to talk about Mei with us this week. Jardio has made it to top 10 for 4 seasons in a row (seasons 2-5) on the competitive ladder playing primarily Mei. News & Blue Posts: Doomfist Release: July 27th Doomfist - Masquerade Comic Doomfist - Motion Comic Possible Gun Cosmetics: Reddit Link Reinhardt changes on PTR Omnic Meta: (Homepage) PC Meta Report S5 W7 Going Deep: Mei with Jardio Mei Reference Source Mei's Role Hero Synergies The critical way to play: The Ice Wall Primary and Secondary Fire Positioning & Flanking Effective use of the Ice Block Blizzard (Ultimate) usage and zone control Community Fun Questions Special Thanks to Diamond Sponsors & New Patrons: Awestruct, Ben W, IceWeasel, HannibalSnowden, Lisome, Magic, Michael Crits, RcCrispy, RoadtoSwole, Sketchy Nonsense Podcast, Spektr, TragicZac, Trinium, & Zampano. New Patrons this week (4 NEW): First Last Karasu Y. Tim F Noel T Omnic Lab Links: Twitter, Facebook, Patreon Discord: discord.me/omniclab Email: omniclabpodcast@gmail.com Website: http://www.omniclab.com iTunes, Google Play Music, Youtube Twitch, RSS, MERCH Full Extended Show Notes Rob: Twitter, Twitch, Hearthstone Podcast: Velen’s Chosen Andres: Twitter, audioblender.studio GUEST: Jardio: Twitter, Twitch

In the Lab this week we’ve setup the car wash for the next installment of Going Deep for Symmetra! We have XRYZ coming in through the teleporter to help us out with some Top 100 tips, tricks, synergies, and team discussions about the hero as well! News & Blue Posts: PTR Round 2 Doomfist Rocket Punch down 20% (30m to 24m) Skyline Doomfist Primer Doomfist Seismic Slam only works on areas lower than current position. Geoff Goodman wants to change this: Equal Height or lower is desired. McCree Flashbang: slows targets significantly when they are stunned Reaper Shadowstep: VO & SFX lowered by a lot. Reinhardt Hammer: 10% Faster swing speed & more responsive Reinhardt Charge: impact now causes zero damage when charging an enemy charging Doomfist/Reinhardt but still causes knockdown effect. Zarya Graviton: Now disables all movement abilities of affect targets. This is similar to how Junkrat's trap affects abilities. Omnic Meta Update: Top 10 Hero Mains PC S5 & Console Meta S5 W6 Special Thanks to Diamond Sponsors & New Patrons: Ben W, IceWeasel, HannibalSnowden, Lisome, Magic, Michael Crits, RcCrispy, RoadtoSwole, Sketchy Nonsense Podcast, Spektr, TragicZac, Trinium, & Zampano. New Patrons this week (2 NEW): Awestruct Steven M Omnic Lab Links: Twitter, Facebook, Patreon Discord: discord.me/omniclab Email: omniclabpodcast@gmail.com Website: http://www.omniclab.com iTunes, Google Play Music, Youtube Twitch, RSS, MERCH Full Extended Show Notes Rob: Twitter, Twitch, Hearthstone Podcast: Velen’s Chosen Andres: Twitter, audioblender.studio xRyz: Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, OWCraft, OWCraft Twitter

In the Lab this week we’ve got FRESH news about Doomfist! We are going to break down the kit, talk about hero synergies, tweaks we might like to see, and even how we are looking to integrate him on certain maps and team compositions. News & Blue Posts: PTR Patch Notes: Source Doomfist Origin Story Doomfist Developer Update Omnic Meta: PC Meta S5W5 Doomfist: Names: Akande Ogundimu or The Successor Age: 45 Nationality: Nigerian Affiliations: Talon Council Membership (Leader) Reference Source Theories and interesting things: Doomfist gains ‘shields’ with his passive meaning that EMP eats them Genji cannot deflect ANY of DF abilities. Only the Primary fire. AND he takes full damage from the abilities. Sombra appears to be an extremely powerful counter similar to countering Tracer with Hack Widow and Hanzo are still very good against DF. Body & Head Hitboxes are pretty big Lucio will make his mobility even faster paced and more devastating. Ultimate can be used to fly in the air and hunter a hiding Mercy, beware! Korean Pro Article that DF is better with 2-3 tanks: SOURCE Re1nforce Article on Reddit Special Thanks to Diamond Sponsors & New Patrons: (16/25) Ben W, IceWeasel, Ike Sapphire, HannibalSnowden, Lisome, Magic, Michael Crits, RcCrispy, RoadtoSwole, Sketchy Nonsense Podcast, TragicZac, Trinium, & Zampano. New Patrons this week (3 NEW):  Martin P Carlos M Spektr Omnic Lab Links: Twitter, Facebook, Patreon Discord: discord.me/omniclab Email: omniclabpodcast@gmail.com Website: http://www.omniclab.com iTunes, Google Play Music, Youtube Twitch, RSS, MERCH Full Extended Show Notes Rob: Twitter, Twitch, Hearthstone Podcast: Velen’s Chosen Andres: Twitter, audioblender.studio

In the Lab this week we’ve gotten hacked! Fitzyhere is joining us this week for a going deep episode on Sombra. We’re super pumped to help you drop those EMP’s a bit more this week with our guest who has been in the Top 500 doing some serious damage on this hero! Omnic Meta: Hero Use PC S5W3 and Hero Impact Patch 1.11 PC Going Deep Abilities: Sombra Reference Source Thanks to Diamond Sponsors & New Patrons: (14/25) Ben W, IceWeasel, HannibalSnowden, Lisome, Magic, Michael Crits, RcCrispy, RoadtoSwole, Sketchy Nonsense Podcast, TragicZac, Trinium, & Zampano. New Patrons this week (2 NEW):  CK M Tyler B Omnic Lab Links: Twitter, Facebook, Patreon Discord: discord.me/omniclab Email: omniclabpodcast@gmail.com Website: http://www.omniclab.com iTunes, Google Play Music, Youtube Twitch, RSS, MERCH Full Extended Show Notes Rob: Twitter, Twitch, Hearthstone Podcast: Velen’s Chosen Andres: Twitter, audioblender.studio Fitzyhere: Twitter, Twitch, YouTube

In the Lab this week we’ve got a real treat for you, we’re going deep AGAIN, this time with Australia’s favorite Pyromaniac, Junkrat. We are stoked to pair this with PVPTwitch, the top Junkrat in Grandmaster rank and has hit Top500 on multiple occasions even venturing into top 100. ANNOUNCEMENTS: June Game Night -- JUNE 30th Omnic Meta: Hero Use PC S5W3 and Hero Impact Patch 1.11 PC Going Deep Junkrat Questions: What is Junkrat’s Role and what does he excel at? What Heroes are what you want to play with a Junkrat? What Heroes give you the hardest time as Junkrat? Mercam: What advantages or situations lead to Junkrat being the pick over Pharah? Reef: How does one deal with Pharmercy? Should you put Mine in your trap? What maps does he excel at? What maps does he struggle on? How does someone utilize the kit (combos)? Let’s talk about Positioning. Talk to us about effective Ultimate usage. Junkrat Community Questions: BodegaRatX: do you ever use your passive offensively? Kolorblind: What changes could be made to Junkrat to help is overall state in the meta?  CS: What is your strategy for dealing with teammates that are angry with your pick? Cyclops: How do you snipe people with mines & grenades? How can I practice this? Bioshrimp: If Blizzard allows one change to Junkrat´s ultimate, which one would it be? Allow Mercy to damage boost the Rip-tire Be invincible during RIP-tire RIP-tire can´t be destroyed. Special Thanks to Diamond Sponsors & New Patrons: Ben W, IceWeasel, HannibalSnowden, Jason A, Lisome, Magic, Michael Crits, RcCrispy, RoadtoSwole, Sketchy Nonsense Podcast, Svornair, Ike Sapphire, TragicZac, Trinium, & Zampano. Omnic Lab Links: Twitter, Facebook, Patreon Discord: discord.me/omniclab Email: omniclabpodcast@gmail.com Website: http://www.omniclab.com iTunes, Google Play Music, Youtube Twitch, RSS, MERCH Full Extended Show Notes Rob: Twitter, Twitch, Hearthstone Podcast: Velen’s Chosen Andres: audioblender.studio, Twitter PVPTwitch: Twitter, Twitch, YouTube

In the Lab this week we have our second defense hero in a row, Torbjorn for the next going deep! We have a top GM torb player DesRowFighting here with us to help strategize about the hero! Additionally, we got some cool news to cover with you all! News & Blue Posts: Destiny 2 PC Release day announced for Oct. 24th. $60/$90/$100 Price points 2 Planned Expansion Omnic Meta: S5 W2 Console Meta Torb Community Questions: MrStealYoBeef - What would you consider is the sneakiest torb turret you've ever used on an enemy team? How effective was it? SonicShadow - What made you pick Torb in the current meta where people disagree with Torb? What separates a good Torb from a bad one? How does someone use Torb on Attack? L chris L - When do you decide to throw down a lvl 1 turret asap or to strategically go for lvl 2? Bioshrimp - How do you deal with haters? InfiniteNo1 - Are there any skins that give you or turret any camo/visual advantage? Reef - How does dive comp effect your torb play? Egwollz -  Are there any specific "pro" strategies regarding utilizing and deploying  armor packs for yourself and your teammates? Switchfox - Any particular heroes that give Torb trouble in 1v1s? How much does keeping turret up 100% of the time matter? What is a good hero to duo-queue with if I want to climb as Torb? VirtualDJ - Is it worthwhile to put a turret near enemy spawn at start of match on certain maps versus having the protected turret toward the back line from the start? Tyserian - When should you treat your turret as: An Extra DPS source: putting it behind a shield (Classic Dorado First Engagement). A Back-Line Defender: placement in a protected spot that can only shoot people after they've reached a point (Numbani Point  A Small Room). Flanker’s Protection: placement where it fires warning shots and slows down common flanking routes (Volskaya Point A High Ground). Special Thanks to Diamond Sponsors & New Patrons: Ben W, IceWeasel, HannibalSnowden, Jason A, Lisome, Magic, Michael Crits, RcCrispy, RoadtoSwole, Sketchy Nonsense Podcast, Svornair, TragicZac, Trinium, & Zampano. Omnic Lab Links: Twitter, Facebook, Patreon Discord: discord.me/omniclab Email: omniclabpodcast@gmail.com Website: http://www.omniclab.com iTunes, Google Play Music, Youtube Twitch, RSS, MERCH Full Extended Show Notes Rob: Twitter, Twitch, Hearthstone Podcast: Velen’s Chosen Andres: Twitter, audioblender.studio DesRowFighting: Twitter, Twitch, YouTube

In the Lab this week we are here with non other that Scott Mercer, principal game designer for Overwatch! We have some questions ourselves and some community questions about Overwatch that we sat down with Scott to get some more insight into the game’s design! Special Thanks to Diamond Sponsors & New Patrons: (15/25) Ben W, IceWeasel, HannibalSnowden, Jason A, Lisome, Magic, Michael Crits, MILK, RcCrispy, RoadtoSwole, Sketchy Nonsense Podcast, Svornair, TragicZac, Trinium, & Zampano.   Omnic Lab Links: Twitter, Facebook, Patreon Discord: discord.me/omniclab Email: omniclabpodcast@gmail.com Website: http://www.omniclab.com iTunes, Google Play Music, Youtube Twitch, RSS, MERCH Full Extended Show Notes Rob: Twitter, Twitch, Hearthstone Podcast - Velen’s Chosen Andres: Twitter, audioblender.studio

In the Lab this week we wanted to surprise our listeners with an extra bonus show before we had our interview with Scott Mercer to give you all a bit of a double-header for content this week!! We talk about the Omnic Meta Season 4 in review and a new Overwatch website called Overtrack! News & Blue Posts: Overwatch Contenders: How did the Omnic Lab Team Do? Bonus XP Weekend WinstonsLab and Trevor May have partnered to launch OverTrack.gg API is in Closed Beta! Automated Competitive Match Tracking  - OverTrack keeps records of your competitive matches  - Skill Rating, W/L/D, Elims, Healing, Damage, Objective Time, etc. Rob Link: https://overtrack.gg/games/notrob Omnic Meta: Season 4 in Review and PC S5-W1 Special Thanks to Diamond Sponsors & New Patrons: (14/25) Ben W, IceWeasel, HannibalSnowden, Jason A, Lisome, Magic, Michael Crits, RcCrispy, RoadtoSwole, Sketchy Nonsense Podcast, Svornair, TragicZac, Trinium, & Zampano. Omnic Lab Links: Twitter, Facebook, Patreon Discord: discord.me/omniclab Email: omniclabpodcast@gmail.com Website: http://www.omniclab.com iTunes, Google Play Music, Youtube Twitch, RSS, MERCH Full Extended Show Notes Rob: Twitter, Twitch, Hearthstone Podcast - Velen’s Chosen Andres: Twitter, audioblender.studio

In the Lab this week we’re back with another Top 500 player for a Going Deep. We finally have our first Defense Hero with Bastion so we brought on Kolorblind! Hopefully we got some great content heading your well with the interview this week and an update from Andres on how Scrims are going before Season 5! ANNOUNCEMENTS: June Game Night? Blizzcon 2017 Tickets--update Scott Mercer: Principal Designer at Blizzard is joining us! June 9th at 4pm PDT//7pm EDT News & Blue Posts: WinstonsLab and Trevor May have partnered to launch OverTrack.gg API is in Closed Beta! Automated Competitive Match Tracking  - Skill Rating, W/L/D, Elims, Healing, Damage, Objective Time, etc. No longer is there a need to manually enter match data into a form or spreadsheet Per Game Tracking - OverTrack also records: Hero Swaps, Team comps for both teams, Kill Feed, Offensive/Defensive Assists, Final Blows, Objective information Omnic Meta: Season 4 Analysis PTR First Look Bastion Interview with Kolorblind! Who is Kolorblind? General Strategy Specifics and Team Composition Helps Tips and Tricks User-submitted questions from Discord Reference Links: Grant from the Intro: Twitter, Soundcloud Omnic Meta: Quick Look on One-Tricks and Console S4-W12 Special Thanks to Diamond Sponsors & New Patrons: (15/25) Ben W, IceWeasel, HannibalSnowden, Jason A, Lisome, Magic, Michael Crits, MILK, RcCrispy, RoadtoSwole, Sketchy Nonsense Podcast, Svornair, TragicZac, Trinium, & Zampano. New Patrons this week (1 NEW): Cas F Omnic Lab Links: Twitter, Facebook, Patreon Discord: discord.me/omniclab Email: omniclabpodcast@gmail.com Website: http://www.omniclab.com iTunes, Google Play Music, Youtube Twitch, RSS, MERCH Full Extended Show Notes Rob: Twitter, Twitch, Hearthstone Podcast - Velen’s Chosen Andres: soundcloud.com/iplaimusic, audioblender.studio, Twitter Kolorblind: Twitter,Twitch, YouTube

In the Lab this week is Overwatch’s 1-year anniversary event going live with some big notes! Additionally we have a TON of additional news from the last 2 weeks we want to cover and discuss some hero balance changes in the patch as well! ANNOUNCEMENTS: Game Night THIS WEEK! 8pm-11pm EDT May 26th Blizzcon 2017 Tickets--update Scott Mercer: Principal Designer at Blizzard is joining us June 9th at 4pm PDT//7pm EDT//8am JST News & Blue Posts: Destiny 2 Joins the PC Blizzard Roster End of Season 4 announced! May 29th - 0:00 UTC (May 28th 5:00pm PDT//8:00pm EDT) Free OW Weekend May 26-29 Force Gaming & some /r/overwatch mods had a Q&A with Kaplan in Manhattan: ForceGaming states: One big thing I got from today "Next year is more about refining the events that we have, rather than adding new ones" - Jeff Kaplan (Follow up Tweet) WIRED Video with a Jeff Kaplan Twitter Q&A: Full Replies Account - Cool Lore Questions answered about Mercy, Reaper, and Zenyatta. Overwatch Art Book Available for Pre-order Reddit AMA with Michael Chu Overwatch Anniversary Twitter Thank You Notes Genji says: I want to express my deepest gratitude from the bottom of my heart. // kokoro kara rei wo iu -- 心から礼を言う Hanzo says: Gratitude // kan sha -- 感謝 Overwatch Anniversary is LIVE: Overwatch Anniversary Event Announced! May 23 to June 12 Game of the Year Edition is on sale for all platforms! (Origins for around $40 but with 10 Loot Boxes) Developer Update Video and Event Trailer: Player Icons in Gold 11 Skins: Genji, Hanzo, Bastion, Soldier, Zarya, Pharah, Symmetra, Lucio, DVa, Mei. Tracer Dance Emotes Voice Lines & Sprays Filled Missing Emotes out (general boxes) “Sombra, Orisa, and Tracer are all getting brand new emotes, and Reaper picks up several new unlocks based on the infamous shrug from the recent Uprising comic.” Soft Graphical Updates (Orisa White Protector, Ana Golden Gun for Ghoul) New Game Modes: Hero Lockout, Limited Hero Pool, Tiebreakers, Hero Reveal for Elimination mode THREE NEW 3v3 and 1v1 Arena Maps Event Item Tracker! Live Patch Notes: Reference Links: Grant from the Intro: Twitter, Soundcloud Omnic Meta: Quick Look on One-Tricks and Console S4-W12 Secret link: Kanem Rider Genji Reference CoolerMaster starts an all female Malaysian OW Team! Missouri’s Stephen’s College first all-women's college to offer a competitive gaming scholarship to prospective students. The college is looking to put together an Overwatch team in time for autumn season of the Tespa Cup later this year. Special Thanks to Diamond Sponsors & New Patrons: (15/25) Ben W, IceWeasel, HannibalSnowden, Lisome, Magic, Michael Crits, MILK, RcCrispy, RoadtoSwole, Sketchy Nonsense Podcast, Svornair, TragicZac, Trinium, & Zampano. New Patrons this week: Jason A, That Dude Ryan, Michael F Omnic Lab Links: Twitter, Facebook, Patreon Discord: discord.me/omniclab Email: omniclabpodcast@gmail.com Website: http://www.omniclab.com iTunes, Google Play Music, Youtube Twitch, RSS, MERCH Full Extended Show Notes Rob: Twitter, Twitch, Hearthstone Podcast - Velen’s Chosen Andres: audioblender.studio, Twitter    

In the Lab this week we bring on another guest because we’re going deep yet again, this time with Pharah! We brought on a top 100 NA Pharah, Deathy, to help us break down learning the hero! Buckle up and put on your jet packs because we’re taking this show to the skies! ANNOUNCEMENTS: Game Night Update! 8pm-11pm EDT May 26th Keyboard Giveaway for Patrons at the game night! Blizzcon 2017 Tickets--still looking for tickets! News & Blue Posts: The Nexus Challenge - last week! Week 1: 5 Heroes Matches (AI, QP, Ranked) Oni Genji Skin, Oni Spray, Oni Icon Week 2: 5 Heroes Matches (QP or Ranked) Officer DVa Skin Week 3: 5 Heroes Matches (QP or Ranked) Officer DVa Spray, Player Week 4: 5 Heroes Matches (QP or Ranked) 10 Loot boxes (normal) Destiny 2 Joins the PC Blizzard Roster End of Season 4 announced! May 29th - 0:00 UTC May 28th 5:00pm PDT//8:00pm EDT Shorter Off-Season time than usual Overwatch Anniversary Event Announced! May 23 to June 12 Sneak Peak at 3 Arena Maps Sneak Peak at New Voice Lines Sneak Peak at Dance Emotes Skins Leak: Possible Skins Free OW Weekend May 26-29 Overwatch Art Book Available for Pre-order Pharah Discussion: General Gameplan on Pharah How to utilize mobility as Pharah (jet pack, hovering, concussive blast, rocket jumps Engaging and Disengaging with Phara When to choose Pharah/When to switch off Pharah Pharah fitting in the team com Matching up Pharah with and against other Heroes Good Hero combinations Target Priorities? Heroes that give you trouble? How do you work with your Healers? Working with Mercy Ultimate: Barrage Usage Playing Safe vs Playing Aggressive Mid-air Dogfighting Reference Links: Grant from the Intro: Twitter, Soundcloud Omnic Meta: PC vs Console Hero Use AND PC S4:W11 Roundup Secret link: 23 OW Voice Actors in real life! Bonus link: OW Yearbook Fan Art Special Thanks to Diamond Sponsors & New Patrons: Ben W, IceWeasel, HannibalSnowden, Lisome, Magic, Matt V, MILK, RcCrispy, Sketchy Nonsense Podcast, Svornair, TragicZac, Trinium, & Zampano. New Patrons this week (7 NEW): RoadtoSwole, Michael Crits, Quincy K, Randy D, Saitama, Dan, & David L Omnic Lab Links: Twitter, Facebook, Patreon Discord: discord.me/omniclab Email: omniclabpodcast@gmail.com Website: http://www.omniclab.com iTunes, Google Play Music, Youtube Twitch, RSS, MERCH Full Extended Show Notes Rob: Twitter, Twitch, Hearthstone Podcast - Velen’s Chosen Andres: audioblender.studio, Twitter Deathy: Twitter

In the Lab this week Blizzard dropped a huge PTR patch on us and we have loads of changes to discuss with you all. Additionally, Andres wants to talk about concealing and finding information in Overwatch. What aspects of the game you look to hide and find out, how to find it, and good rules of thumb! ANNOUNCEMENTS: Game Night Update! 8pm-11pm EST May 26th Keyboard Giveaway for Patrons sponsored by Scientist Svornair! Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2016 (Shipping is also free!) Pachimari Giveaway: Link News & Blue Posts: The Nexus Challenge Week 1: 5 Heroes Matches (AI, QP, Ranked) Oni Genji Skin, Oni Spray, Oni Icon Week 2: 5 Heroes Matches (QP or Ranked) Officer DVa Skin Week 3: 5 Heroes Matches (QP or Ranked) Officer DVa Spray, Player Week 4: 5 Heroes Matches (QP or Ranked) 10 Loot boxes (normal) Blizzard Makes a new esports division with their acquisition of MLG PTR Patch Notes: May 3rd: McCree Setting Not listed: Skyline Video Hanzo & Genji - Wall Climb + Arrows faster Orisa: Damage and Shield Adjustments Reaper: Reloading in Wraith form Reinhardt: Ultimate height lowered Soldier 76: Slight Gun Damage Reduction Kill Feed and Chat Window Quality of Life changes Impactful bug fixes Reference Links: Grant from the Intro: Twitter, Soundcloud Omnic Meta: S4 W10, Console Secret link: Attacking Hollywood Point B as DVa Diamond Sponsors & New Patrons: RcCrispy, Magic, Ben W., MILK, Zampano, Cody K, IceWeasel, Lisome, Matt V, HannibalSnowden & Sketchy Nonsense Podcast New Patrons this week (6 NEW): Svornair, TragicZac, Mike S, Corbnasty, Daniel C, Mark D Omnic Lab Links: Twitter, Facebook, Patreon Discord: discord.me/omniclab Email: omniclabpodcast@gmail.com Website: http://www.omniclab.com iTunes, Google Play Music, Youtube Twitch, RSS, MERCH Full Extended Show Notes Rob: Twitter, Twitch, Hearthstone Podcast - Velen’s Chosen Andres: Twitter, audioblender.studio

In the Lab today we have Emperor with us who is a GM player on the same team as Little_Menace from our Mercy episode here to help us do another deep dive for Winston! We want to ask him a lot of community questions and get some tips and tricks for the listeners this week! News & Blue Posts: The Nexus Challenge Week 1: 5 Heroes Matches (AI, QP, Ranked) Oni Genji Skin, Oni Spray, Oni Icon Week 2: 5 Heroes Matches (QP or Ranked) Officer DVa Skin Week 3: 5 Heroes Matches (QP or Ranked) 2 Officer DVa Sprays Week 4: 5 Heroes Matches (QP or Ranked) 10 Loot boxes (normal) Winston Stat Reference Winston Discussion: What is Winston’s primary role? When should Winston be picked? What are Winston weaknesses? Let’s talk about the Jump and Initiations. Listener Submitted Questions. Primal Rage Ultimate and how to use it. Reference Links: Grant from the Intro: Twitter, Soundcloud Emperor: Twitch, Twitter (merepro) Omnic Meta: S4 W9 - link Kaplan Interview about Peanut Butter Secret link: Git Gud at Winston Special Thanks to Patrons! RcCrispy: https://www.twitch.tv/rccrispy Magic: twitter.com/aBitLikeMagic Ben W., MILK, Zampano, Cody K, IceWeasel, Lisome, Matt V, & Sketchy Nonsense Podcast New Patrons this week (3 NEW): David T. - Edited to Diamond Alexa V. Robo Duck Omnic Lab Links: Twitter, Facebook, Patreon Discord: discord.me/omniclab Email: omniclabpodcast@gmail.com Website: http://www.omniclab.com iTunes, Google Play Music, Youtube Twitch, RSS, MERCH Full Extended Show Notes Rob: Twitter, Twitch, Hearthstone Podcast - Velen’s Chosen Andres: Twitter, audioblender.studio

In the Lab today we are going to finally talk about the Uprising Event, talk through some community  questions, and give our opinions on what happened with the news updates from the last few weeks! Team is Recruiting! Off Tank (Zarya, Winston, Hog) Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays 9-12 pm EST pm IplaiGames on Discord Uprising OW Event: Legendary Strat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPrS2EU7Pxo Team Comp: Bastion, Mercy, Reinhardt, Torb News & Blue Posts: The Nexus Challenge Week 1: Oni Genji Skin, Oni Spray, Oni Icon Week 2: Officer DVa Skin Week 3: Officer DVa Spray, Officer DVa Icon Week 4:  10 Loot boxes (normal) Oni Genji/Officer DVa eventually to normal Loot Crates Kaplan Blue Post 3 Maps in Development to release this year for QP/Comp modes. Skill Rating Gains/Losses Discussion Reference Links: Grant from the Intro: Twitter, Soundcloud Preachy EU Overwatch group: WolfLAN Special Thanks to Patrons! RcCrispy: https://www.twitch.tv/rccrispy Magic: twitter.com/aBitLikeMagic Ben W., MILK, Zampano, Cody K, IceWeasel, Lisome, & Sketchy Nonsense Podcast New Patrons this week (2 NEW): Matt V. & Adam L. Omnic Lab Links: *Twitter, Facebook, Patreon *Discord: discord.me/omniclab *Email: omniclabpodcast@gmail.com *Website: http://www.omniclab.com *iTunes, Google Play Music, Youtube *Twitch, RSS, MERCH *Full Extended Show Notes Rob: Twitter, Twitch, Hearthstone Podcast - Velen’s Chosen Andres: Twitter, audioblender.studio