Into the Iris - An Overwatch Podcast

Ya boys are back. Did you miss us? We've got a brand new, dramatic fanfic radio play free, carrot munching free episode, it's ALL GOOD, ALL GRAVY Unless you're one of those people what make cheats for Blizzard games, if that's the case you better open the piggy bank cause Blizzard is coming for YOU. Also some pretty big news about Overwatch League and the casters involved. ALSO MOST IMPORTANT IT'S TIME FOR THE UPRISING. We're gonna go back in time to learn some Overwatch history and that learning will involve shooting waves and waves of robits in their faces. Do you like blowing up Bastions? Would you like to blow up MULTIPLE BASTIONS. Have we got some good news for you. Contact us: email: overwatch@trinityforcenetwork.com twitter: @tfintotheiri Outro song: Gorillaz - 'Let Me Out'

ORISA IS HERE. Everyone's favorite horse/tank/robot/best friend is finally live and we've got some things to say about her. This is essentially a hero breakdown where we cover her kit, her interactions with other heroes and how we think she should be used. It's a learning experience for all of us ya know? Let's learn together. Also, Lucio got some HUGE changes which we're gonna go over. Has our boy dropped from 100% pick rate? Should he still be your go to Support to learn? Find out here. Also. A quick aside. You'll notice somebody on this show is very clearly eating. Not just eating, but eating carrots, a food known to be HECK OF LOUD. Am I gonna name names? Yes I am. It was DJ. OUR GODDAMN AUDIO GUY WHO SHOULD KNOW BETTER WAS EATING CARROTS DURING THE SHOW. Shame him. Publicly. Repeatedly. Harshly. Please. Nothing else has worked, maybe humiliation in a public setting will teach him. I'm at my wits end.  Contact us: email: overwatch@trinityforcenetwork.com twitter: @tfintotheiri

Guess what everybody. We finally have somebody on this show who's good. IT'S A CELEBRATION! Top 500 support, Zzyzx joins us on this episode to help us AND YOU get better at support. If you love that role you need to listen to this one. Even if you don't you should listen anyway! Cause he's a top 500 player! He can't NOT help you get better, right? Right. You'll learn positioning, how to play into the meta, how to maybe play outside the meta? And how to just. Play. Good. And stuff. We briefly talk about Orisa but we're gonna cover her in depth on the next show cause she'll be live by then. So fear not! You can find everything zzyzx at: https://twitter.com/zzyzxtv https://www.twitch.tv/zzyzxtv Check him out. He's a good dude. Contact us: email: overwatch@trinityforcenetwork.com twitter: @tfintotheiri

A NEW CHARACTER IS IMMINENT! Or is it...characters?? PLURAL?? We don't know for sure. What we DO know is speculation is running rampant on this episode of Into The Iris regarding Efi and Doomfist and how god amongst men Terry Crews fits in to this whole thing. So exciting! We've got some good ideas. Or at least, we have some ideas. We also dive back into Punch's Email Corner. He hath blessed us with a bounty of emails. May he live forever. And also an email from someone not Punch! There's so much to love here. Also Hank is back. And will continue to be back. We can't get him to leave so he might as well just join the show right?  Oh also, DJ had some unfortunate audio problems this episode. Sorry! We'll try to have it all worked out by next episode we promise.

Everybody has regrets. I don't care who you are, at some point you've done something you wish you hadn't. If you're lucky, it's something small. Something unimportant. Something that bothers you more than it does anybody else. You'll occasionally remember it with chagrin, you'll feel bad. You might silently curse yourself for poor decisions you've made, or you curse fate for foisting some misfortune upon you. But then you move on. You forget. Life goes on. But maybe it's not something small. Maybe it's not something easily pushed aside or dismissed. Maybe it's something that affects you every day, it's a regret that shows its ugly face so often that even if you manage to shove it aside momentarily to grasp onto some fleeting feeling of happiness, the regret smashes it's way through your defenses like a malevolent, poison filled Kool-Aid man determined to make you miserable, to make sure you cannot EVER forget what you've done. It's a regret you know you'll have to live with for the rest of your days and you know, you KNOW that not until you finally slip into the silent nothingness of the grave, will you finally be released from your burden...  Anyway, we let Hank on the show... Contact us: email: overwatch@trinityforcenetwork.com twitter: @tfintotheiris

Snaggle is out of the bag and back running the show this week. Just in time for  THE YEAR OF THE ROOSTER We're covering the holiday event including skins and the new capture the flag mode! There's a whole lot of great in store for everyone who loves the game. Not only that but some patch notes including a DVA nerf. Mojo is very happy. For once. But he'll still probably find something to complain about. Punch's Email Corner is brief but it's here. Get it! Contact us: email: overwatch@trinityforcenetwork.com twitter: @tfintotheiris

HELP I NEED HELP THIS IS SNAGGLE, LANZO'S GONE MAD, HE KNOCKED ME OUT AND STUFFED ME IN A BURLAP SACK AND NOW HE'S TAKEN OVER THE PODCAST DON'T BELIEVE WHAT HE SAID, I'M NOT AWAY, HE DID THIS TO ME THANK GOD HE DIDN'T TAKE MY PHONE I CAN TRY TO GET SOMEBODY TO HELP ME PLEASE I HOPE SOMEBODY READS THESE PODCAST NOTES WHY AM I NOT JUST TEXTING OR PHONING SOMEONE? WHY AM I DOING THIS THROUGH THE PODCAST NOTES? UH THAT'S A REAL GOOD QUESTION...I GUESS THAT PROBABLY MAKES A LOT MORE SENSE. LIKE THIS TAKES FOREVER TO DO THROUGH A PHONE AND IT'S REAL UNRELIABLE I GUESS I WASN'T THINKING. UM. OK YEAH I'M GONNA PHONE SOMEONE. I GUESS. WOW, I FEEL KINDA DUMB.  Contact us: email: overwatch@trinityforcenetwork.com twitter: @tfintotheiris

We're back from holidays and we're a hot mess. The hottest of hot messes. We start the show twice. TWICE. WHO DOES THAT? Mojo's dog pukes all over the place. Snaggle's internet dies near the end.  Hot mess. But we manage to make it a good show none the less (minus Mojo complaining as per usual). We discuss the new map Oasis and how we feel about it. We also dive back into Punchinello's Email Corner! And we have emails from people other than Punch for the first time! But also we have emails from Punch. Cause it's his corner. It's a great start to 2017. Great? Well, good. Well...solid...well...it's a start. It's a real start. ps. some slight echo-y issues to the audio, it's not bad but we apologize. Song: Noise Pollution by Portugal The Man Contact us: email: overwatch@trinityforcenetwork.com twitter: @tfintotheiris

After a week off we're back and we're not the only one that's back. We've got a Lanzo here to give us a hand again. There's a lot to talk about and it all comes back to Punchinello (co-host on the Trinity Force Podcast) He sent us an email. Then he sent us more emails. A million emails. Or less. But they're all dealing with current important subjects (mostly) so let's cover them! Also Snaggle needs to find a new place to rent after some things go down on this episode. Canadian igloo law is a harsh mistress.  Contact us: email: overwatch@trinityforcenetwork.com twitter: @tfintotheiris

There's a lot going on in this episode. First of all we've got Lanzo from the TForce GG show to give us a hand, and after a brief check in on how our games have been going and a few news items, we dive right in...or should I say, charge??? INTO THE REINHARDT HERO BREAKDOWN! We cover every aspect of the big guy from his kit, to how to best use what he brings to the table to help your team win. Also what NOT to do. And there's a number of things to NOT do when playing Reinhardt. Trust us.  Also SOMEONE. WILL. DIE. Ok well not die, but somebody disappears. You need to listen to find out who. Also we finally get an email! But Snaggle doesn't realize it until the very end so. We'll have to answer it next week. Sorry Punch. Forgive us.  Contact us: email: overwatch@trinityforcenetwork.com twitter: @tfintotheiris

Do you play Overwatch? Do you like Symmetra but wish she was a little more fun to play? Do you wish you could use her more often without getting flamed by your team? Do we have good news for you! Symmetra is getting a huge update! New abilities, bigger weapon range, DOUBLE ULTS! IT'S GETTING CRAZY UP IN HERE. All that and you get to listen to DJ slowly dying! I mean...I guess that's not great. But. He's here and that's something right? That shows dedication.  Contact us: email: overwatch@trinityforcenetwork.com twitter: @tfintotheiris

Didn't get enough Sombra? Neither did we! We ran over her kit last week BUT THERE'S MORE TO LEARN. What can she hack? What CAN'T she hack? We run down every hero in detail and how she interacts with each one so you'll be prepared both to play as and play against the sassy latina hacker.  Also Rudeism is up to his usual tricks, Pharah gets a boost...uh...boost. And our best Mojo impressions. He's not here, but you'd barely miss him.  Contact us: email: overwatch@trinityforcenetwork.com twitter: @tfintotheiris

Blizzards worse kept secret has finally been revealed. SOMBRA IS HERE! She's here and ready to hack everything. Yes, even you. We discuss her kits (awesome) her design (fantastic) and discuss how we think she's going to affect the game (disruptive!) That's not all that came out of Blizzcon though, there's also the soon to be added Arcade and, what might be the biggest news, the introduction of the Overwatch League. Blizzard is getting crazy ambitious and crazy invested in Overwatch as an esport and we couldn't be more excited.  Contact us: email: overwatch@trinityforcenetwork.com twitter: @tfintotheiris

Blizzard has graced us with PTR changes and you're gonna wanna buckle up sister, cause there's a lot of em. We briefly cover some fun stuff like a dude what plays the game with crazy controllers like a nerf bow, and Jeff Kaplan gives Mojo a reason to yell about gatekeepers again. Then it's on to the PTR discussion. Do you think D.Va could use a buff? Blizzard does. Does Mojo agree? He'll tell you. And he won't stop telling you. For about an hour. Other heroes get some nerfs and buffs and berfs and we cover everything that's been revealed thus far. Some big changes. You'll wanna hear em.  Contact us: email: overwatch@trinityforcenetwork.com twitter: @tfintotheiris

DR. JUNKENSTEIN IS COMING FOR YOU! Do you have what it takes to survive? We're all about the Halloween event this week, all the fun goodies and the new Brawl, Dr. Junkenstein's Revenge. Do we like it? Do we hate it? Spoiler, we like it. After that we get a little more serious. It's time to talk about toxicity. Being that Overwatch is an online multiplayer game, it's a thing that we have to deal with unfortunately. How do you deal with it? How do you keep from being toxic? Give this a listen maybe we can help. Bill and Ted said it best. Be excellent to each other. Contact us: email: overwatch@trinityforcenetwork.com twitter: @tfintotheiris

I'm not gonna make any Junkrat puns. I will not. I already made one in the subtitle and that was too much. I wish I could tell you we got through the podcast without any. I wish I could. But I cannot. This IS the Junkrat Hero Breakdown. If you love the explosives obsessed nutso from Australia like we do, this is the episode for you. We breakdown his kit and all the tips and tricks you need to get the most out of him. When to use him, how to use him. All that good stuff. We also cover the Halloween event rumors...which...I mean...that stuff's out now by the time you listen to this (that Mercy skin omg)so...diminishing returns on that stuff, but hey it's still your favorite Overwatch podcasters talking about it so that's still great right? Right? Contact us: email: overwatch@trinityforcenetwork.com twitter: @tfintotheiris

WE'RE MAD AS HELL AND WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT ANYMORE We're peeved this episode. So peeved. And this time it's not DJ's fault. We're all about discussing things that make us go grrrr in this game. But there's a positive spin to it! We need to talk about things players do wrong, in order to talk about what you should do right, right? Right? Not only that, we've got a special guest! Cargen from Tforce GG is joining us to lend his podcasting and Overwatch expertise. Fun AND informative! Contact us: email: overwatch@trinityforcenetwork.com twitter: @tfintotheiris

What does one say about this episode. It is both the best of shows, and it is the worst of shows. I'm just gonna give it to you straight. After we briefly talk about the viability or need of a minimap for Overwatch, we dive into Lucio. We've spent enough time telling you how great he is, we might as well lay out why, right? We cover everything from the basics and the numbers involved, all the way to tips and tricks to maximize your play and to help carry your team to victory.  On the other hand, there are puns. So many puns. DJ puns. Drake related puns. I'm just warning you now what you're in for. If you don't unsubscribe after this episode, we love you. We'll always love you. ALSO WE FINALLY HAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS! We'd love to hear what you think! Contact us: email: overwatch@trinityforcenetwork.com twitter: @tfintotheiris

3 is your lucky number this week. Snaggle, Sloth and Mojo are hear to help usher you into Season 2 or Competitive Play. We cover the second part of PostiveNonsense's Reddit thread aimed at new players and break down some basics to help you climb in ranked play. You gotta learn the fundamentals! That's what every coach will tell you! So basically we're like coaches. I feel like somebody should be paying me.  Contact us on Twitter @tfintotheiris

SEASON 2 IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER!! Are you ready? No? Well that's fine cause we're here to help! Episode 6 is aimed at newer players and all about ranked play. We've got some real great basic tips and tricks to help you start your climb. You gotta walk before you can run, right? And you gotta run before you can wall run into dragon strike wipe a team #JustGenjiThings. Definitely don't miss this one. Before we get into that we discuss some of our experiences with the PTR changes including Hanzo and Mei and what we think of the new map Winstons Jungle Gym aka Eichenwalde. Also, DJ continues to infuriate Snaggle. What else is new?  Thanks to MOARNial for our intro/outro music! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciA-SxFhIMQ Contact us on Twitter @tfintotheiris

I can't deal with Djaxes anymore. He's a non stop disruption and he's bringing this podcast down. He must be purged. PURGE HIM. What was I talking about again? Oh yeah Overwatch. Big PTR changes this week to a number of heroes, ESPECIALLY that damn ninja. Always hoppin about. Wiping my team. Is Genji dead after this change? Will these changes make it to live? Who knows! But we're gonna talk about the current state of the game. There's also a brand new map! Eichenwald is on the PTR and it looks amazing. Watch the video footage then listen to us talk about it. That's the only way to be ready.  Also if you're the type of jerk who loves typing EZ your days are numbered. NUMBERED. Contact us on Twitter @tfintotheiris

THE END IS NIGH! Season 1 is drawing to an end and the gang checks in. Some are happy with where they are. Some are not. The only way to find out who is to listen. There will be a quiz after. (no there wont) All ends mean new beginnings and Jeff Kaplan (aka Jeffy Kap, aka JK, aka Ghostface Drilla) has been nice enough to fill us in on the changes coming for season 2. We get down and dirty with what that'll mean for the future of ranked play so you'll wanna pay attention. Spoiler: NO MORE COIN FILP! Also on this weeks edition of Mojo's Info Wars we discuss the incoming wave of gatekeepers. Real? Not real? Only you can decide.  Contact us on Twitter @tfintotheiris This episodes bonkers intro song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAZfMwUZDZk

It's time to strive for greatness during the all new, totally not trademark violating Summer Games event and Into The Iris is here to help. We're all about Lucio Ball. We're all about limited availability loot box items. We're all about putting shame aside and paying to try to get that sweet sweet Murica Mccree. Ok maybe there's a bit of shame... We're also all about breaking down the Season 1 rewards as it draws to a close and getting on our ranked grind. We get into who we've been using and how you can gain levels. Also Mojo is pissed. He's PISSED. Keep a look out for his upcoming petition to get that animated spray. We cover the important issues here at ITI. Don't ever say we don't.  Also Shaq again. Cause he's Shaq.  Contact us on Twitter @tfintotheiris

Into The Iris is back and we've got good news! The cowboy has been hit with the nerf bat! His reign of terror is over! That's not all, Ana gets a bit of love to improve her playability and we discuss how we feel about her now that we've had some time to play as everyone's favorite Sniper Mom. She's gonna teach you damn children how to behave. Blizzard's also gonna teach you some manners as they've rolled out another wave of bans for all those dirty no good cheaters. Why not laugh along with us at their pain! They have it coming. We also get into the nitty gritty of how to improve your aim which is kinda important seeing as how it's sorta the basic mechanic for literally everything that happens in Overwatch. From using custom games to make in provement, to browser based apps, we're gonna turn you into an MLG360noscopepro. Maybe. Contact us on twitter @tfintotheiris

PODCAST INCOMING IN 5...4...3...2...1 The Trinity Force Network is proud to present Into The Iris, the only Overwatch podcast you're ever gonna need. We're here to help you and ourselves get better at the game while having a good time doing it. We hit the ground running with our first episodes and it's a doozy. Ana is live! The first new character to be added to the game. We also discuss the rest of the hero changes in this patch, both the good (Zenyatta, Dva) and the bad (BUFF MCCREE WHAT ARE YOU DOING BLIZZARD?!?!?!) All that and Shaq. Cause it's Shaq.    Contact us on twitter: @tfintotheiris