Welcome to another episode of OWL Playbook. In this episode, we'd like to highlight the importance of crucial hero adaptation that can give you the winning edge in any Overwatch game. This time around, we will be taking a look at Reinforce's pick for one of the best rounds of strategic Overwatch, featuring the Philadelphia Fusion and Atlanta Reign as they show their game / sense expertise playing Sanctuary on Busan.
With S1 of the Overwatch Contenders starting soon, we take a look back at one of Immortals’ cleanest plays during the NA Grand Finals of Season Zero.
Tarik, as both an in-game leader and entry-fragger, has defined C9’s style more than any player in the team. We take a look back at the roots of this aggressive style in Optic Gaming, and see how Cloud9 maximizes on the opportunities it opens.
Footage from: ELEAGUE Season 2, CS_Summit 2, Cloud9, ELEAGUE Major 2018, ELEAGUE Road to the Boston Major
Written by Max Melit
Without a doubt S1mple is one of the greatest AWPers in CS history, especially in the category of "aggressive AWPers." We take a look back at the some of the best aggressive AWPers (Pasha, JW, KennyS, FalleN) who have pushed the meta forward, shaping the game that S1mple now dominates.
Footage from: Valve, IEM Katowice 2016, ESL One Cologne 2014, Gfinity Spring Masters 2, ESL ESEA Dubai 2015, Na'vi, DreamHack Masters Marseille 2018, Snipe2DieTV - CS:GO Channel, Team Virtus.pro, MantarayCSGO, Fnatic
Photograph from HLTV.org
Written by Max Melit
When Ninjas in Pyjamas got Eliminated from the ELEAGUE Atlanta Major qualifier in 2017 a lot of people thought Cologne 2016 would be the last time we’d see NiP at a Major. Well thanks to a lot of hard work and some new players in the lineup, NiP just clawed their way out of the qualifiers and plowed through the New Challengers 3-0, securing their spot in the Legends stage. We take a look at how NiP took down Astralis in an insane quadruple OT to advance to the New Legends Stage.
The finals of the FACEIT Major we're expected to be a clash of titans as the #1 team Astralis took on the #2 team Na'vi. Unfortunately Astralis made quick work of the CIS team, winning 2-0. Given how dominate Astralis was, we wanted to take a closer look at the match, specifically on Na'vi map pick Overpass, and see where it went wrong.
Footage from: FACEIT Major: London 2018, Na'vi
Do we need Tracker's Knife? Meteos goes over the item's removal, who it buffs, and how it's affecting the game as a whole.
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Locodoco breaks down his pick for the best toplaner in NA: Hauntzer.
The new Essence Reaver is making big waves on the tier list. In this guide we'll explain how to play the biggest Essence Reaver abusers, some champs that should only build it sometimes, and a few champions that really need to be careful with the item.
*Essence Reaver will receive a hotfix *today* changing Passive buff duration from 8 to 6 seconds, and Attack Speed from 30% to 50%
*Getting Essence Reaver in Kai’Sa’s AP build also gives her enough stats to upgrade her Q
One feature that separates Counter-Strike: Global Offensive from other first-person shooter Esports is its in-game economy. Here's a quick guide on how it works, the strategies it opens up, and what to pay attention to while watching a broadcast.
