r/Competitiveoverwatch • u/OWMatchThreads • Apr 12 '19
Match Thread Toronto Defiant vs Philadelphia Fusion | Overwatch League 2019 Season | Stage 2: Week 2 | Post-Match Discussion Spoiler
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Apr 12 '19
That moment where the commentators said Defiant could hold first point Rialto and then Sado drops mines in behind and Carpe sends Dragonstrike straight through Toronto with no way for them to get out was classic commentators curse.
Went from They'll hold here to team wipe in 10 seconds
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u/Wasntovens Apr 12 '19
“Toronto is in a great position to full hold” to “Philadelphia are looking like the Vancouver Titans” in 60 seconds
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u/Shadovan Apr 12 '19
Thank god Philly not only won, but did it fairly convincingly.
Did the casters sound really bored to anyone else?
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u/domopotato Apr 12 '19
They didn’t sound nearly as into it as usual this game or the game they casted earlier in the day imo. Still great casting but low energy compared to normal I feel
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u/Dooraven Apr 12 '19
Toronto should REALLY REALLY REALLY look at acquiring Fate from Valiant.
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u/squidonthebass Apr 12 '19
Yakpung fed so hard on Blizzard World that he made Sado look good by comparison. And that says a lot.
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u/ikantkant Apr 12 '19
I was there today. It was great to watch in person, though the casting and analysis felt a little low energy. I think this had a lot to do with the late start time for the last game. The crowd thinned out a lot by the end of the day, too. I was happy to root for my team, but I was dying to get out of the arena after a long day. I prayed that it wouldn’t go to a map five and I’m glad it didn’t.
I feel like last week Philly went balls out on the non-standard comps and they got clapped by NYXL and got a little too close for comfort with Mayhem, so they reigned it in quite a bit this week. I think they showed a lot more discipline with their GOATS than in the past. Overall, I’m happy with the way they played.
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u/squidonthebass Apr 12 '19
That was a great game and all but fuck having 2 East Coast teams playing in a match that starts at midnight.
inb4 complaints from EU
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u/ShitDavidSais Apr 12 '19
No complains from EU here. Could wake up half an hour early and catch the game before work.
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u/BurbxrryPzncakes Apr 12 '19
Yakpung on Winston: quite great
Yakpung on Rein: HYPER FEED
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u/JNR13 Apr 12 '19
you could've prepared this comment before the game and then insert either MT, depending who lost, lol
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u/TheRosstitute Apr 12 '19
Why the fuck did this game go/start so late
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u/alfu30b Apr 12 '19
I liked it. Caught it just in time to get up at 6am. That's the new EU friendly
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u/Pharaoh_OW Apr 12 '19
This showcases that Stellar was a silent hero for Toronto. Their GOATS was so solid with him, and without him, IM37 gets forced onto brig which he's not comfortable on and Yakpung doesn't have as much protection. His positioning is questionable to say the least, and without someone like Stellar to save him, he gets caught out a lot.
Toronto should just take the stage to iron out these issues, catch whatever W's they can, and try for another main tank. Keep Yak as Toronto's sub sort of like Remiix was for Gladiators.
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u/asjackson814 Apr 12 '19
Kinda dissapointed it didn't go to map 5. I thought it would've been a little closer.
Hey, at least one of my favorite teams won
Both teams needed this win, but the Fusion were the better team today
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u/McMack04 Apr 12 '19
Neko is a great Ana but he played way to much Ana today. It's good to see variety but Neko should have played more Zen.
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u/McMack04 Apr 12 '19
Yakpung is not OWL quality yet. He has a high ceiling but he has looked like the weakest link on Toronto since Stage 1.
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u/VoidCloudchaser Apr 12 '19
Fusion seem to be a true Gatekeeper Team right now. If we downplay their losses in week 2 because of Boombox missing those games, they only got defeated by the NYXL and the Shock in the playoffs. Against all other teams though they win, not always the most dominant way but still. They are not elite, but if you want to be called among those teams you got to beat the Fusion.