Watchpoint Radio – Overwatch News, Discussion, and Community

Follow Watchpoint Radio – Overwatch News, Discussion, and Community
Share on
Copy link to clipboard

Watchpoint Radio is Mash Those Buttons weekly podcast dedicated to Overwatch and its community. Join us as we talk news, gameplay, strategy, events, and what’s going on in the community.

Mash Those Buttons


    • Jun 26, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 29m AVG DURATION
    • 181 EPISODES


    Search for episodes from Watchpoint Radio – Overwatch News, Discussion, and Community with a specific topic:

    Latest episodes from Watchpoint Radio – Overwatch News, Discussion, and Community

    #162: Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2019 134:36


    This is it. The final episode of WPR. Jaa is joined by Kinder and Bob to talk about their favorite moments, their thoughts on the future of Overwatch and Overwatch League, and a bit more.

    SE: Team Building

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2019 62:37


    Deathblow from High Noon Podcast joins Jaa to talk about team building in Overwatch.

    WPR Community #6: 2-2-2 Locked Role Queue Debate (w/ WoodTierGuru)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2019 62:31


    WoodTierGuru makes his second appearance on a WPR Community episode, and this time comes to debate Jaa on 2-2-2 Locked Role Queue. You all know Jaa's stance, but WoodTierGuru is here to talk to us about the other side.

    WPR Community #5: Phish75

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2019 60:11


    Welcome to another WPR community episode. This time community member Phish75 comes on the show to talk about Bronze and his love for the Bronze community!

    #160: The Replay Crusade Has Ended

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2019 61:31


    After three years, the Overwatch team has finally brought replays to Overwatch.... Almost. The new replay system is in the PTR, along with buffs, nerfs, and the first changes to competitive assault in a while.

    #159: Radio Silence

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2019 98:57


    Blazzin Bob joins us as we discuss the year 3 anniversary, lack of developer update, reports that 2-2-2 isn't coming to stage 3, and more.

    #158: ...And Now We Wait

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2019 59:40


    Archives came and went with a whimper, and now we wait to see what the Overwatch team has to offer for the year 3 anniversary event. We also discuss upgrades to the Workshop, as well as Blizzard not showing up to Gamescom 2019.

    #157: Power to the People!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2019 81:27


    The Workshop on PTR, what Overwatch can learn from the APEX ping system, and how to not tilt your main healer when you're gold Zen.

    #156: Patiently Waiting

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2019 64:27


    With the event being a bit lack luster, the community is patiently waiting some of the teased features that Jeff Kaplan recently talked about it. In the mean time, we talk about if mechanical skill should trump game sense, and what a community appreciation event would look like and which event needs to go.

    #155: Don't Get Mad. Get Good.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019 59:36


    It's been a while, but Jaa is running this show solo. He talks about the even we've all been waiting for: Storm Rising! He also discusses some things Jeff Kaplan talked about on stream, and what we can expect in the coming months, as well as more talk on game sense and reading a play before it happens.

    #154: Storm on the Horizon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2019 86:00


    Storm Rising revealed, why 2-2-2 locked comp won't fix Overwatch, picking characters in low tiers, and more.

    WPR Community #4: Denz

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2019 53:45


    Community member Denz joins us to discuss what it's like playing Overwatch in Korea, and talk about Overwatch's inpact in Korea.

    #153: Less Organized, More Charming

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2019 55:51


    Jaa's out on this one, but Kinder and Dude talk Baptiste in comp, how the latest patch is effecting the meta, and more.

    #152: Shadow Step Express

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2019 96:32


    More PTR changes are on the way and toxicity is down! We dig into that, why pro's shoot Zarya bubbles, and what a 2-2-2 role queue might play like with our special guest Ramses. We also have a special announcement!

    #151: Buffs on Buffs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2019 84:01


    The looming changes we've been talking about for weeks are finally live. We discuss what you can expect next time you load up Overwatch, climbing and learning at the same time, developing game sense, and more.

    #150: The "P" is NOT Silent

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 64:54


    Even the Overwatch team can't decide how to pronounce Baptiste. As of this recording, it's officially pronounced with the P. We discuss the dev Q&A that brought forth that revelation, PTR updates, carry fatigue, and more.

    WPR Community #3: WoodTierGuru

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2019 50:33


    On this community episode WoodTierGuru joins us to talk about the competitive mindset that allowed him to climb the ladder.

    #149: The Damage Meta

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2019 80:21


    Along with Baptiste we see a lot of buffs incoming that will pump damage through the roof. Is this because the Overwatch team is trying kill GOATS? Or is it because Blizzard is trying to woo players back with more efficient (and fun) DPS play?

    #148: Catching Up With the Community

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2019 73:57


    This episode focuses our recent community feedback. We'll discuss new hero ideas, six stacking, using stat's properly, Baptiste synergies, and more.

    #147: The "P" is Silent

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2019 99:03


    Big show this week as Hero 30 has been revealed: Baptiste! In addition to our new support character there are a TON of updates to current characters on the PTR. We discuss this and what we see in the future of Overwatch on this episode.

    #146: Overwatch and Beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2019 95:10


    It's been a rough week for Overwatch and Blizzard. First Apex Legends comes out of nowhere and draws a lot of attention from the player base, then Blizzard is hit with layoffs. We discuss both and also some community feedback.

    #145: Its Called an Atrium

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2019 82:36


    Last week Blizzard suprised us with a new map, as well as made adjustments to health priority. We also get into a discussion about stats, and if they would help or not.

    #144: I'm The Captain Now

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2019 58:24


    This episode is Jaa-less, so Kinder is the captain now! Kinder and Dude talk upcoming buffs to help against armor, playing together as a team, and Kinder's experience in The Watchers tournament.

    #143: Fozzie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2019 84:47


    We talk about the upcoming Lunar New Year event, free coaching, a good tournament mode idea, and how to pick your main.

    SE: Kinder Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2019 26:49


    Kinder wasn't able to make it to our normal episode, but he had a few stories to tell.

    #142: 90% Jaa, 0% Kinder, 100% Dude

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2019 70:49


    Shows late, Jaa's sick, Kinder is MIA, and not much going on in Overwatch this week. That's ok, though. We still have a show to do! We discuss climbing your rank by playing your rank, personal gains vs SR gains, and what role SR would look like.

    #141: Surprise Surprise

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2019 92:53


    Two surprises from the devs this week! We got a new Ana challenge that came with a short story, and we got some incoming balance changes via PTR. We also discuss if CTF didn't get a fair shake and more.

    #140: The Gangs All Here

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2019 103:26


    First episode of 2019, but we're giving Kinder and Ben a chance to give their thoughts on 2018. We also dig into why playing online can't be fair, and discuss hero bans in competitive.

    #139: Thanks for 2018!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2018 102:05


    This is the final WPR for 2018, and we end it by talking about this year in Overwatch. Once we look back, we realize the game didn't have many feature changes, but new characters and balance changes affected it in a big way.

    #138: Watchers Brawl! [/w Refused from The Watchers Community]

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2018 100:12


    https://soundcloud.com/mashthosebuttons/watchpoint-radio-138-watchers-brawl-w-refused-from-the-watchers-community

    #137: You'll Miss Brig When She's Gone

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2018 89:21


    Winter Wonderland is here, and with it arrives major nerfs for Brigitte and Doomfist, and Bastion got some unneeded buffs. We also dig into the #ReworkMercy movement and talk about the key to bringing Mercy back (spoiler alert: it's not increased healing).

    #136: Kinder's Guide to Gold

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2018 75:47


    Little news to discuss, but luckily (for us) Kinder dipped back into gold this week and did an analysis of the biggest issues he sees in that rank. Additionally, we discuss if being good at your character is enough to climb SR on it's own.

    #135: Welcome to the B.o.B. Meta

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2018 105:04


    Ashe is live in comp and the B.o.B. meta has arrived! Well... maybe. We discuss that, Hammond's low pick rate, a new idea for a competitive mode, and break down Fuey's defense of one-tricks.

    #134: If You Love It, Let It Go.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2018 98:35


    This week (like every week) we discuss the state of Overwatch, which became a huge topic last week since a few ex-professional players are finally seeing what it's like to be a regular Overwatch player. Instead of just talking problems, we discuss solutions as well.

    #133: Goodbye Bob. Hello B.o.B.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2018 92:34


    This is episode is the final episode for our friend BlazzinBob. But as one Bob leaves, another B.o.B. joins the fray. Ashe is now live, as well as character balance, and there are some upcoming updates as well.

    #132: So... Blizzcon was a Thing.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2018 98:29


    Blizzcon has come and gone, and with little news on the future of Overwatch. We discuss the latest cinematic, the newest character Ashe, and some other tidbits of information we learned from Blizzcon.

    Blizzcon 2018: Out of Season April Fool's Spectacular

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2018 103:57


    As we expected, Blizzcon 2018 was a bit of an off year.

    blizzcon blizzcon 2018
    WPR Community #2: BendersGame27 and MistaBlue22

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2018 80:09


    On this community episode we have BendersGame27 and MistaBlue22. BendersGame came on to discuss how Blizzard can help new players better, and MistaBlue wanted to discuss the similarities between Overwatch's growing pains and other popular games.

    SE: Pre-Blizzcon 2018 Hype!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2018 107:41


    Jarret from WPR joins the WoW! Talk! gang to discuss expectations for Blizzcon!

    talk hype blizzcon jarret wpr pre blizzcon blizzcon 2018
    WPR Community #1: Fynflood and Wildthane

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2018 71:55


    In our very first community episode we welcome Fynflood and Wildthane!

    #131: No New WPR This Week

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2018 6:14


    This recording is to inform the community that there won't be a new WPR this week. Instead we will be releasing one of our community episodes in it's place. See you next week!

    #130: Saving Mercy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2018 76:05


    Mercy isn't in the strongest place right now, but that doesn't mean she needs buffs. We discuss what could help Mercy be more useful in the current game. We also discuss whether Bastion needs to be reworked, if you should listen to one-tricks for balance, and more.

    #129: It's Time to Get Involved

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2018 82:50


    Halloween Terror 2018 has landed with no surprises, even though the community appears to be surprised that there is no surprises. Also, expected character balance dropped with a surprise Doomfist nerf. Additionally, we talk about the best way to handle the current meta and competitive mode.

    #128: "Fixing" Overwatch for Everyone

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2018 107:44


    We quickly cover the little we know about Halloween Terror and then pick up where we left off last week, talking about how to "fix" Overwatch, as well as address lingering problems for color blind players, and talking about maining heroes in Season 12.

    #127: Buff Daddy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2018 103:29


    The long awaited Torbjorn rework changes are here!... Almost. The new Torb is on the PTR along with another round of character balance. Additionaly, we dive into the Pursuit and Visor bans put in place by the Overwatch team.

    #126: Working as Intended?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2018 77:06


    Last week Patch 1.28 got damage and abilities working as intended for many characters, just in time for the community to discover some new Brigitte tech that's definitely not working as intended. We discuss that, and two console specific issues: aim assist and group comms.

    #125: What Hamster?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2018 84:50


    We pick up this week where we left off last week: how Hammond has effected Overwatch competitive play. We also dive into McCree and where he is right now, as well as discuss a little target priority 101.

    #124: Season 12 Opener

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2018 109:40


    Competitive Season 12 is here, but not much has changed. We discuss our placement experiences and the big differences we are noticing between higher and lower ELOs. We also discuss problem facing top tier players that are placing at the highest range of SR and also the new healer meta.

    sr opener elos competitive season
    #123: Saving Gold

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2018 118:58


    While Gold was never the pennacle of game play in Overwatch, over the past few seasons it has definitely been getting worse. In this episode we discuss what Blizzard can do directly to help improve play in lower tiers.

    #122: More Than a D.Va

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2018 93:56


    The show is a day late this week because we wanted to see what Blizzard had in store for Gamescom. As expected we got an Animated Short about D.Va as well as a new map. We also discuss Rienhardt fixes on the PTR, as well as game sense.

    #121: Who's Doing the Killing Around Here?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2018 94:10


    Last week we forgot to mention that Hammond was in comp, and this week we discuss the effects of that. Additionally, we talk about Bastion still being an F-tier hero but not getting any love from Blizzard (which we are ok with), and then discuss who should be doing the killing on the team.

    Claim Watchpoint Radio – Overwatch News, Discussion, and Community

    In order to claim this podcast we'll send an email to with a verification link. Simply click the link and you will be able to edit tags, request a refresh, and other features to take control of your podcast page!

    Claim Cancel