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The Great Mauga Debate feat. Samito, Yeatle & Bogur Dec 23, 2023

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Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 3:34 General Mauga Thoughts 12:15 Mauga In The Metal Ranks 17:05 Mauga Decides Compositions, Not Supports? 21:10 Mauga's Balance 32:00 Is Mauga Pay To Win? 55:45 Anti-Nade & Other Support Abilities 1:12:00 Can We Find Harmony Between The 3 Roles? 1:32:00 What We Lost & Gained From OW1 to OW2 1:44:15 Hero Bans & Other Format Changes 2:05:05 Winter Wonderland 2:21:00 Concluding Thoughts

The 2023 Dev Debate feat. Jared Neuss (Executive Producer, Overwatch) Dec 19, 2023

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Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 02:00 Mythic Skins: Getting Worse? 07:45 Winter Wonderland Pass Criticisms 12:30 "We Want To Make Heroes Free On Launch" 19:55 Quickplay Leaver Penalties 22:30 Who Is Quickplay For? Who is Comp For? 27:50 How Do The Devs Reflect On 2023 in Overwatch? 32:30 How Does OW Stack Up To Its Competitors 37:40 Biggest Successes & Failures 44:00 What Can We Expect From Collabs in 2024 47:15 The Steam Launch 51:00 PvE: What Is Happening? 57:50 Workshop & Future Map Editors? 1:00:40 The Vision For OW The Franchise 1:02:50 Console Overwatch Issues 1:06:40 What Can We Expect From 2024?

The Great Season 8 Debate feat. Eskay, Freedo & Jaws Dec 09, 2023

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Timestamps 0:00 Opening Thoughts 7:00 Mauga 34:10 QP & Leaver Penalties 46:35 Counter Swapping 1:11:20 The Shop & Scummy Practices 1:24:22 Potential Hero Bans 1:37:40 Season 8 Patch Notes 2:47:10 Weapon Skins 2:55:05 Hero Mastery 2:59:40 Season 8 Releases 3:07:30 Concluding Thoughts

The Great Role Debate feat. Yeatle, Samito, Daniel Fenner & Spilo Nov 17, 2023

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Timestamps 0:00 Introductions & Opening Thoughts 10:18 Support & The Recent Nerfs 50:15 Roadhog & The Need For Tank Ability Mitigation 1:10:30 Fundamental Format Issues? 1:19:10 OW's Balance Vision & The Death of OWL 1:36:55 The State of DPS & Role Passives 2:07:10 Respawn Timers 2:22:22 Concluding Thoughts

The Great Blizzcon Debate feat. Emongg, Flats, Fareeha & Freedo Nov 11, 2023

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Timestamps 0:00 Introductions & Opening Thoughts 17:50 Mauga 52:00 Venture & Space Ranger (Next Two Hero Releases) 1:06:30 Communication & Dev Feeling at Blizzcon 1:15:12 K-Pop Collab & PvE News 1:35:15 New Competitive System 2:05:14 New Clash Game Mode 2:22:50 World Cup 2:37:20 The Future of Overwatch eSports 3:00:14 Concluding Thoughts

The Great Microsoft Debate feat. Flats, Samito & Freedo Oct 21, 2023

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Timestamps 0:00 Opening Thoughts & General S7 Feelings 25:35 Balance & The Recent Developer Blog 1:16:00 The Microsoft Takeover 1:47:40 K-Pop Collaboration 2:00:30 The Upcoming Competitive Rework 2:24:10 Blizzcon & The Next Tank Hero 2:34:40 Concluding Thoughts

The Great DPS Debate feat. Kragie, Fareeha, Fitzyhere & Deku Oct 14, 2023

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0:00 Opening Thoughts 8:15 DPS Is The Weakest Role? 16:40 Is Balancing The Issue? 39:20 Role Passives & The DPS Passive 47:08 What Is a Healthy State for DPS? 58:30 Sombra 1:16:48 Hitscan (Sojourn, Soldier, Widow, Ashe & Cassidy) 1:28:30 Bastion 1:41:48 Junkrat 1:51:27 Echo 1:57:31 Genji 2:04:50 Hanzo 2:11:30 Mei 2:20:31 Pharah 2:28:28 Reaper 2:36:30 Symmetra 2:43:09 Torbjorn 2:49:50 Tracer 2:57:45 Concluding Thoughts

The Great Support Debate feat. KarQ, Eskay, Bogur & Emiliath Oct 07, 2023

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Timestamps 0:00 Introductions & Opening Thoughts 17:50 Support in The Betas vs Now 30:55 Design of New Supports vs Old Supports 1:09:30 Mercy 1:21:40 Zenyatta 1:30:00 Moira 1:45:00 Illari 1:57:01 Ana 2:14:25 Baptiste 2:27:55 Brigitte 2:34:55 Kiriko 2:45:30 Lifeweaver 2:58:00 Lucio 3:08:40 Concluding Thoughts

The Great Tank Debate feat. Flats, Yeatle, Spilo & UnsaltedSalt Sep 23, 2023

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Timestamps 0:00 Introductions & Opening Thoughts 6:38 Is Balance The Problem? 28:58 The Impact of Support & DPS On Tanks 50:35 The Identity of Tanks in OW2 1:05:00 Roadhog 1:18:15 Wrecking Ball 1:36:24 Reinhardt 1:56:00 DVa 2:09:40 Doomfist 2:23:19 JunkerQueen 2:28:39 Orisa 2:35:16 Ramattra 2:42:18 Sigma 2:51:02 Winston 3:01:38 Zarya 3:09:00 Concluding Thoughts

The Great 6v6 Debate feat. Samito, AVRL, Jake & Hawk Sep 08, 2023

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Timestamps 0:00 Opening Statements 15:04 The Power of Tank Combos 1:06:20 The Impact of 5v5 on DPS & Supports 1:09:25 Impact of 5v5 on Matchmaking 1:18:31 The Design of Tanks in 5v5 1:31:15 Impact of 5v5 on The Average Player 1:57:44 What Would Be Easier to Fix? Counterwatch or 2 Tank Synergy? 2:40:24 Balancing 2 Tanks vs 2 Supports 2:57:46 Concluding Statements

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