Welcome to On The Point, where one casual player and one expert talk all things Overwatch! We have a heavy focus on Overwatch League while it's in season, with match recaps, team statistics, and plenty of Opinions; we also talk meta development, new character releases, merchandise, and whatever otheā¦
This episode was recorded on Monday, July 15th, 2019 (and uploaded within the week). We talk about the last two weeks of Stage 3 and the Stage 3 finals, and boy is everything a DOOZY. Lots to talk about here, in terms of gameplay and also updates. Overwatch League is nothing if not crazy, y'all. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthepoint/support
Believe it or not, we recorded this episode literally an hour before Fissure announced his retirement. Go figure. We're back after a long vacation, and boy has *everything* happened while we were gone! The Outlaws beat the Shock, the Valiant beat the Titans, Boston starts getting their mojo back, and Florida even scores a win! It's been a crazy few weeks, but we're here for it. Also, we want to know what your personal OWL MVP skins would look like - tell us in the comments! (Originally posted June 27, 2019.) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthepoint/support
It's the Season 2 Stage 3 lead-in episode! We discuss Pride celebrations and team trades, pickups, and releases, as well as make predictions for the upcoming week. Plus, an announcement and a special guest! (Originally uploaded June 6, 2019.) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthepoint/support
We've got a double episode for you today! We cover the Season 2 Stage 2 Finals, and we talk about All Star Week! We have a glorious upset during the finals, and we have some pretty glorious play during the All Star Week play, including the most fun Widowmaker playoffs we've seen and a round of All McCree All The Time, which I adore. (Originally posted May 26, 2019.) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthepoint/support
We're heading into the stage 2 finals, and we have a few things to say! Let's talk about Trill finally coming into the League, what self-care you should perform when your team goes 0-7, and Justice reverse-sweeping Boston! (Originally posted on May 9, 2019.) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthepoint/support
It's been a heck of a weekend - the very first Homestand weekend, actually - and we're here to talk about it! Also on the docket are roster changes, drinking games, and the best slew of nicknames we've heard in a good long while. The list of links is as follows. Gandalf video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n8c-... List of Chinese fan Overwatch nicknames: https://www.reddit.com/r/Competitiveo... No Spoilers Endgame OWL Tweet: https://twitter.com/SFShock/status/11... MizLiz's drinking game: https://dotesports.com/overwatch/news... (Originally posted on May 2, 2019.) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthepoint/support
Dammit, CJ, that was a great segue. Join us for a discussion about Stage 2 Week 3! We talk about the streak-ending talents of the Atlanta Reign, the longest Overwatch League match in the history of ever, and anime dubs. No, really. (Originally uploaded on April 26, 2019.) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthepoint/support
HOLY COW THE VALIANT WON YOU GUYS ALSO THE BATTLE FOR LA WAS AMAZING And also some other teams played some really great matches! But y'all know what my priorities are here. (Originally posted on April 19th, 2019) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthepoint/support
We're back with Stage 2 Week 1 talk! We have a summary of this past week's games, including the Shock's explosive performance, Boston's dual reverse sweeps, and Guangzhou's power outage; we also talk predictions for next week, as well as the current state of OWL news (Fischer, Mayhem, and Bearhands, oh my). We top it off with anticipation for the Overwatch: Storm Rising event and some speculation as to who Sojourn. Take these ingredients, add tangents and puns, and you'll have the latest episode of On the Point! (This episode initially uploaded on April 11, 2019.) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthepoint/support
(This episode was recorded on 4/3/19.) Let's talk Stage 1 Finals! The Seoul Dynasty definitely became bracket busters for a lot of people, but it turns out some of our bets were still on point - Force of Nature for the win! We've got an in-depth breakdown of the final Titans vs Shock match, as well as a rundown of the finals in general and a summary of the week's trades and roster moves. Also, so many jokes, and occasionally yelling at airplanes in the background. Join us for some good times! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthepoint/support
It's the Overwatch League Season 2 Stage 1 Week 5 recap! We talk playoff standings, predictions as to who we think is going to win it all (no prizes for guessing, as it's a bit of a coin flip and we both have a bias), in-depth discussions on potential Baptiste-inspired meta shakeups and changes coming to Stage 2, and some reminiscing over old Overwatch plays. We have good times with this game, y'all. (Originally released on March 21, 2019) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthepoint/support
We're going weekly (as much as we can), so let's talk Season 2, Stage 1, Week 4! We've got a recap of our predictions, along with a "batting average" thanks to CJ, as well as a postmortem of team performances and some of the wilder matches of the week, including Shanghai's matchup against Dallas and their map 5 victory over London, the Gladiators' surprising 4-0 over Atlanta, and the surprising map 5 that nobody was expecting to see between Vancouver and Chengdu. There's also a good amount of GOATS and meta talk, as well as some finals predictions, so tune in and let's chat Overwatch! This episode sponsored by Fred's BS! Use code onthepoint to get 20% off your order! https://www.fredsbs.com/ Katie: @Kiaxet | CJ: @the_rage_nerd | @OnThePointPod --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthepoint/support
We're three weeks into the Overwatch League season, so let's talk about standings and team comps! We also make predictions as to Season 2 Stage 1 Week 4, talk about the abysmal quality of Fanatics fan merch, and do a deep dive on the state of the Overwatch League fandom as it stands right now. This episode sponsored by Fred's BS! Use code onthepoint to get 20% off your order! https://www.fredsbs.com/ Katie: @Kiaxet | CJ: @the_ragee_nerd | @OnThePointPod --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthepoint/support
We're back, y'all! This was going to be a quick rundown, but when you have almost two dozen teams to talk about, there's really no such thing as "quick." But hey, we have fun! We also cover the Ellie controversy, Bastet, and the upcoming potential PTR changes. This episode sponsored by Fred's BS! Use code onthepoint to get 20% off your order! https://www.fredsbs.com/ Katie: @Kiaxet | CJ: @The_Rage_Nerd | Podcast twitter: @OnThePointPod --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthepoint/support
It's a little bit of recap, a whole lot of community talk, and unbridled glee over A PINK TEAM this time around! We also go into publicity videos and memes, because really, that's half the fun of getting to know the teams. This episode sponsored by Fred's BS! Use code onthepoint to get 20% off your order! https://www.fredsbs.com/ Katie: @Kiaxet | CJ: @The_Rage_Nerd --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthepoint/support
Today's episode is a full-on recap of the Overwatch World Cup 2018 finals! We break down the highlights of the matches - and we each definitely have favorites - talk about the fact that the League really needs to discover colors that aren't red and blue, read off our Overwatch League wish lists, and demand that B.O.B. ...well, do something! This episode sponsored by Fred's BS! Use code onthepoint to get 20% off your order! https://www.fredsbs.com/ Katie: @Kiaxet | CJ: The_Rage_Nerd --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthepoint/support
We're back! We've got quite a bit to cover in this pre-BlizzCon episode, including player changes, the color reveals for Toronto Defiant and the roster reveal for Atlanta Reign, and our World Cup predictions, and boy, do we have a lot to say about all of the above. Thanks for joining us! This episode sponsored by Fred's BS! Use code onthepoint to get 20% off your order! https://www.fredsbs.com/ Katie: @Kiaxet | CJ: @The_Rage_Nerd --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthepoint/support
We're back! Today we talk about signings (there are a lot of them and there are about to be a whole lot more), the World Cup - including the USA vs Canada match, Bangkok highlights, and predictions for Paris - and ongoing support balance in Overwatch and how it changes the meta. It's all very news-heavy and all worth talking about. :D This episode sponsored by Fred's BS! Use code OnThePoint to get 20% off your order! https://www.fredsbs.com/ Katie: @Kiaxet | CJ: @the_rage_nerd | @OnThePointPod --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthepoint/support
Katie and CJ are back! We're talking about Overwatch League releases and signings: from London Spitfire keeping everyone to Shanghai Dragons and Florida Mayhem cutting nearly everyone, there's a lot of releases to talk about and strategies to theorize over! We also give our wish list regarding the eight new OWL teams confirmed and talk a bit about World Cup standings. The interview with FCTFCTN and Bani is here: https://youtu.be/RPGIIJUwqz0 NOTE: I had my schedule mixed up: the watch party is Saturday, but the USA/Canada match is on Sunday. Additionally, we finished recording this literal hours before the Valiant announced their release list, so that'll be covered next episode. Thanks for listening! This episode sponsored by Fred's BS! Use code onthepoint to get 20% off your order! https://www.fredsbs.com/ Katie: @Kiaxet | AJ: @The_Rage_Nerd --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthepoint/support
Welcome to On the Point! We're a podcast for all things Overwatch, with a heavy focus on Overwatch League. Episode Zero is an introduction to us and our hosting styles and dynamic. (It's also a bit of a test run for our recording setup; settings will be tweaked for further episodes.) Welcome and enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthepoint/support