Omnic Lab: A Strategic Overwatch Podcast

Discord: discord.me/omniclab

Email: omniclabpodcast@gmail.com

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Rob: Twitter, Twitch, Hearthstone Podcast: Velen’s Chosen

Andres: Twitter, audioblender.studio

62 - Omnic Lab: Going Deep: Mei with Jardio Jul 21, 2017

Show notes

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

61 - Omnic Lab: Going Deep: Symmetra with xRyZ Jul 18, 2017

Show notes

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

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60 - Omnic Lab: Doomfist Confirmed (Finally)! Jul 09, 2017

Show notes

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:

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

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59 - Omnic Lab: Going Deep: Sombra with Fitzyhere Jul 04, 2017

Show notes

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

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58 - Omnic Lab: Going Deep: Junkrat with PVPTwitch Jun 25, 2017

Show notes

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:

Discord: discord.me/omniclab

Email: omniclabpodcast@gmail.com

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Rob: Twitter, Twitch, Hearthstone Podcast: Velen’s Chosen

Andres: audioblender.studio, Twitter

PVPTwitch: Twitter, Twitch, YouTube

57 - Omnic Lab: Going Deep: Torbjörn with DesRow Jun 18, 2017

Show notes

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.

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56 - Omnic Lab: OW Game Designer Scott Mercer Interview! Jun 11, 2017

Show notes

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.

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Discord: discord.me/omniclab

Email: omniclabpodcast@gmail.com

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Rob: Twitter, Twitch, Hearthstone Podcast - Velen’s Chosen

Andres: Twitter, audioblender.studio

55.5 - Omnic Lab: BONUS: Omnic Meta & Overtrack Jun 11, 2017

Show notes

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:

Discord: discord.me/omniclab

Email: omniclabpodcast@gmail.com

Twitch, RSS, MERCH

Rob: Twitter, Twitch, Hearthstone Podcast - Velen’s Chosen

Andres: Twitter, audioblender.studio

55 - Omnic Lab: Going Deep: Bastion with Kolorblind Jun 06, 2017

Show notes

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

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Email: omniclabpodcast@gmail.com

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