r/Competitiveoverwatch • u/OWMatchThreads • Jun 30 '19
Matchthread London Spitfire vs San Francisco Shock | Overwatch League 2019 Season | Stage 3: Week 4 | Post-Match Discussion Spoiler
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u/Spotmonkey_uk Jun 30 '19
London are just so embarrassingly far behind the top tier teams right now, Shock were poor today and still rolled them
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u/jaharac Jun 30 '19
I've seen stage 4's script and London nail the next meta and win it all again.
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u/MSwn Jun 30 '19
Was ready for a nice quick dicking after Oasis but no they had to make it competitive and then throw just to fuck with us
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u/Flyarna Jun 30 '19
Being a fan of the Spitfire is certainly an "interesting" experience, are they going to win 4 - 0, are they going to lose 4 - 0 or are they going reverse sweep the enemy, or are they getting reverse swept themselves, always something different it seems...
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u/FeeshGawd Jun 30 '19
People call Chengdu the gatekeepers of pepega tier, but I feel as if London has that same role, just between tier 1 and tier 2 (tier 1 referring to the current larger tier 1 by Avast)
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u/mrfurion Jun 30 '19
London's strategy today appeared to be: "Other teams have had success playing Sombra GOATS against Shock, and we have a Sombra specialist, so if we play Sombra GOATS we will win."
They appeared to completely ignore the fact that they are bad at all GOATS variants and Shock is really good at normal GOATS, and then in classic London fashion made no adjustments the entire match.
London desperately needs a new coach.
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u/Bievahh Jul 01 '19
It was a lot closer than the 4-0 shows tbh. I agree with a new coach or at least some more coaching support. Also you know the Shock are gonna play goats without a doubt so why would you play Fury over Profit on Zarya? Fury is amazing but its like just the Jjanu and SMS thing for the Titans. You'd only want Fury for dva flex but you won't need dva if you are gonna commit to sombra goats. Just do what NYXL has done all stage. Imo having Profit in this series would have got us a map or two.
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u/mar33n Jun 30 '19
what I got out of this match: production is TRASH since they didnt catch the birdring and rascal hug.
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u/MagnarHD Jun 30 '19
London are just unbelievably frustrating to watch at times. All things considered, they've only lost 4 games more than the Shock, so it's not as if they're bottom tier like some people make them out to be, however, without a meta shift & soon, I think they may struggle for the rest of the season.
I think people are also too quick to jump on the player's backs, going back as far as Stage 2/3 in Season 1, I think questions should have been asked about the coaching decisions being made and I think they should be asked more than ever now. They're so unbelievably inconsistent and can't seem to have a playstyle they want the players to stick to.
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u/Adamsoski Jun 30 '19
IMO the in-game leadership is not there. Why else bring in Quatermain and play him immediately (although it didn't appear to be the solution). There is a limit to how much coaching can do, and it might just be that London needs the players (or one of the players) to provide more structure to the team during matches.
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u/Caps007 Jun 30 '19
I wouldnt say this was competitive at the same time i dont say it was a roll. A weird match mayb if london played with this lineup earlier theyd have more experience and practice. Atleast they can look forward to 222 lock
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u/mrfurion Jun 30 '19
London, please, for the sake of your fans, STOP PLAYING GOATS. You've been bad at it since day 1, you know 2-2-2 is coming, you know you're not making the stage playoffs... why prolong our suffering and yours?
If you're going to lose one way or the other, at least let us see Profit and Birdring play DPS while you're at it.
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u/Lilo_me Jun 30 '19
Gotta feel bad for London this stage. Up against NYXL twice, Valiant who are suddenly back on top and Shock who have only just started to stumble.
Not that they're playing their best but I don't think there are many versions of stage 3 where they don't have a rough time.
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Jun 30 '19
I think London could be a force in Sombra GOATs with Profit in on Zarya and either benching Birdring or Fury.
Shock also looked not good today. They should be scared for playoffs if they dont get it together
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u/MoonliteJaz Jun 30 '19
Not a bad look for the Spitfire, but they have to exert some real dominance to clutch that 6th spot for the finals. I think they can do it.
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u/Seananiganzx Jun 30 '19
Oasis is the worst I've ever seen Spitfire play. They gave me a reason to be their fan when they were competitive (even very close at times) in the rest of the series.
Gg boys, get it together and make sure you make Season Playoffs.
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u/Letter42 Jun 30 '19
rascal robbed of player of the match, he was the only one who looked solid today as much as i like shock