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191 - Omnic Lab: Following Up & TTK

191 - Omnic Lab: Following Up & TTK

This week we’ve got a BIG update on the game about the crowd control changes hitting the live game, hero pools being removed from Diamond and below, and the hosts talk all about Following up on damage in Overwatch!

GAME NIGHT: 5/29/2020

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190 - Omnic Lab: Crowd Control & Communications Wheel

190 - Omnic Lab: Crowd Control & Communications Wheel

This week the lab talks through some new experimental card adjustments to crowd control and a big update coming to the communication wheel.

GAME NIGHT: 5/29/2020

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189 - Omnic Lab: Refining Hero Pools

189 - Omnic Lab: Refining Hero Pools

 

This week the lab talks about a slew of updates to hit the game. Echo is now live, hero pools adjusted for a new month of competitive, and map pools are done away with for now!

GAME NIGHT: 4/24/2020

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188 - Omnic Lab: Multitasking in Comp

188 - Omnic Lab: Multitasking in Comp

This week the lab talks about multitasking in the game, what to learn and improve by paying attention to more than one thing in the game!

GAME NIGHT: 4/24/2020

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187 - Omnic Lab: Pharah Week + Echo Adjustments

187 - Omnic Lab: Pharah Week + Echo Adjustments

This week Andres and Rob are back to talk all about the new hero pools going on in ranked that Blizzard has adjusted! Also we have some more updates on toning down Echo on the PTR as well! We are going to chat about some other miscellaneous things in our games as well!

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186 - Omnic Lab: Echo Announced!

186 - Omnic Lab: Echo Announced!

This week Andres and Rob return! All new announcements this week came in that Echo is now on the PTR as Hero 32 with all her new kit! We’ll be breaking down her abilities this week, what we’d like to see adjusted, and a few more bits of information about the development cycle!

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185 - Omnic Lab: Hero Pools Digest

185 - Omnic Lab: Hero Pools Digest

This week Andres and Rob return! Andres is back from feeling sick and moving apartments in a crazy week! We have a LOT to catch you all up on, so buckle up as we talk balance, hero pools, the Archives event, skins, and MORE.

GAME NIGHT: 3/27/2020

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184 - Omnic Lab: 3-2-1 Experiment Card

184 - Omnic Lab: 3-2-1 Experiment Card

 

This week Andres and Rob are back to talk about the brand new experimental card that dropped this week and the whole plethora of new stuff in the card for balance changes. We’ll give you a quick news update on the hotfix this week plus the new Mardi Gras event too!

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183- Omnic Lab: OWL S3 Starting Strategies

183- Omnic Lab: OWL S3 Starting Strategies

 This week Andres and Rob talk all about the opening weekend of the Overwatch League team strategies. We talk compositions, counters, and map picks! 

 

GAME NIGHT: 2/28/2020

WEBSITE: 2020-02-22 16:00:54 +0000 UTC View Post

182 - Omnic Lab: Hero Pools & Balance

182 - Omnic Lab: Hero Pools & Balance

This week, Andres returns! And with his return, we finally talk through all the madness of Hero Pools, what it means for comp, and how they’re running it in OWL. We have some major updates on PTR for balance and workshops as well so let’s get into it!

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181 - Omnic Lab: Quality Assurance in Gaming

181 - Omnic Lab: Quality Assurance in Gaming

This week, Rob brings long-time supporter Shazear to talk about his specialty: Quality Assurance. This field of work includes a lot of key information about discerning how Blizzard releases pretty much anything! We’re going to see how to connect the dots on some things under the hood that may b...

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180 - Omnic Lab: 3-2-1 & Lunar New Year 2020

180 - Omnic Lab: 3-2-1 & Lunar New Year 2020

 

In this episode we discuss the new insight from Jeff Kaplan on how they are experimenting with different iterations of the game. In this case: Three DPS, two Supports, and one Tank has been their latest experiment!

GAME NIGHT: 1/31/2020

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179 - Omnic Lab: Patch & Power Creep

179 - Omnic Lab: Patch & Power Creep

This week, Andres and Rob give you the rundown of the first patch in 2020. This patch includes Baptiste, Doomfist, DVa, Hanzo, Mei, and Orisa. We’ve also got some stirring about “Power Creep” on the forums as well as a quick heads up on the new map pool for Season 20.

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178 - Omnic Lab: Tank Talk with Enz

178 - Omnic Lab: Tank Talk with Enz

This week, Andres and Rob talk with GM Dutch streamer Enz. Enz is known for his high tier play on the tank role with multiple T500 finishes, but has achieved GM on all 3 roles in the new system. He currently streams games on the EU ladder! 

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177 - Omnic Lab: Atlanta Reign's Danny Berger

177 - Omnic Lab: Atlanta Reign's Danny Berger

This week, Andres and Rob interview Atlanta Reign Content Director Danny Berger! We talk about his influence in Overwatch and esports, have an interview with him, and kind of his thoughts throughout the Overwatch League so far and what horizons we have coming with season 3.

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176 - Omnic Lab: Christmas Patch!

176 - Omnic Lab: Christmas Patch!

This week, Andres and returning guest KarQ dive into all the changes the new patch has brought. With barriers being less permanent we are seeing some new heroes rising up to the challenge. Tune in to learn all about the new meta evolving this season!

GAME NIGHT: 12/27th

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175 - Omnic Lab: Not Taking Damage

175 - Omnic Lab: Not Taking Damage

 

Rob and Andres are coming back from thanksgiving this week to talk about the art of NOT taking damage. It might sound self-explanatory, but there is a lot that goes into avoiding as many threats as possible!

GAME NIGHT: 12/27th

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174 - Omnic Lab - 4vs4 Deathmatch

174 - Omnic Lab - 4vs4 Deathmatch

In this episode we explore all about 4v4 competitive death match. An mode that sometimes flies under the radar, but nevertheless great in building team synergy and mechanics! 

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173 - Omnic Lab: Barrier Nerf Patch

173 - Omnic Lab: Barrier Nerf Patch

This week, Rob and Andres have a discussion on the lastest PTR and patch to hit live servers. Catch this episode jammed packed with new changes that are bound spice up the meta!

GAME NIGHT: 11/29th

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172 - Omnic Lab: Blizzcon & Overwatch 2 (OmnicNoon)

172 - Omnic Lab: Blizzcon & Overwatch 2 (OmnicNoon)

 

This week, Rob and Andres have the hosts of High Noon on the show for our annual Omnic Noon show! This time we’re discussing everything Overwatch 2 and Blizzcon.

GAME NIGHT: 11/29th

WEBSITE: 2019-11-11 18:32:12 +0000 UTC View Post

171 - Omnic Lab: "Horror" Games

171 - Omnic Lab: "Horror" Games

This week, Rob and Andres talk through the new how to diffuse issues when you get those “horror” Overwatch games in ranked or any game mode.

GAME NIGHT: 11/29th

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170 - Omnic Lab: Blizzcon Predictions

170 - Omnic Lab: Blizzcon Predictions

This week, Rob and Andres talk through the new Halloween Terror Event and dive into the blizzcon preview before we finish up with predictions!

GAME NIGHT: 10/25th

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169 - Omnic Lab: Overwatch vs Life Balancing

This week, Rob and Andres talk through the News about HK, how to balance life and Overwatch, and even touch an email for the week!

GAME NIGHT: 10/25th

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168 - Omnic Lab: Coaching with IoStux

168 - Omnic Lab: Coaching with IoStux

This week, Rob and Andres sit down with guest coach IoStux to discuss how coaching and training can vastly improve your game. We discuss everything from mechanics to game strategy, and even personal care.

GAME NIGHT: 10/25th

WEBSITE: 2019-10-07 15:12:33 +0000 UTC View Post

167 - Omnic Lab: PTR vs Barriers

167 - Omnic Lab: PTR vs Barriers

This week, Rob and Andres sit down to run down the new PTR adjustments coming your way soon in October! We talk all about how the possibility to the Barrier Meta may see a shift coming up!

GAME NIGHT: 9/27th

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166 - Omnic Lab: Support - Know Your Role

166 - Omnic Lab: Support - Know Your Role

This week, Rob and Andres try at the final part of “Know Your Role” this week by covering supports! We’ll be defining different types of support styles and the different strengths and abilities of the different support heroes!

GAME NIGHT: September 27th

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165 - Omnic Lab: Torbjorn 2.0 with Fuey500 & Chro (Going Deep)

165 - Omnic Lab: Torbjorn 2.0 with Fuey500 & Chro (Going Deep)

This week, Andres & Rob are joined by top 500 Grandmaster and well known Torbjorn connoisseur, Fuey500l! In addition, another streamer joins us to help us out with the one and only Chro! Join us for this deep dive with Fuey of one of the most misunderstood heroes in the roster!

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164 - Omnic Lab: Tank - Know Your Role

This week, Rob and Andres try at the next edition of “Know Your Role” this week by doing tanks! We’re going to talk about two categories to put your tanks in, and talk a lot of synergies and counters.

GAME NIGHT: August 30th

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163 - Omnic Lab: DPS - Know Your Role

163 - Omnic Lab: DPS - Know Your Role

This week Rob and Andres explore the world of DPS! With role queue out, it is one of the best times to learn a role to it's fullest. Tune in for an in depth talk on what it takes to play the flashiest role in Overwatch!

GAME NIGHT: August 30th

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162 - Omnic Lab: Cooldown Management

162 - Omnic Lab: Cooldown Management

 

This week, Rob and Andres talk all about ability cooldowns and managing your timers. We break down learning innate timings, sound queues, looking for opportunities, and how to synergize with cooldowns this week!

GAME NIGHT: August 30th

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