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Greetings Champions! This week we come offering an awesome interview with Frostbite Cosplay. This trio of designers and performers came on the show to talk with Ben and Shivnit about how they do business. They discussed how they got into the cosplay field, how they've navigated the growth and changes within certain games and genres, and also how they take a project from start to finish. For cosplay enthusiasts, and also for anyone who wants some evidence of the numerous opportunities for anyone interested in contributing to the esports scene, this episode is for you. https://esportsbusinesspodcast.podbean.com/ Unfortunately, today we are also announcing the departure of our first host and show creator, Ben Wiggins. While he is taking some time to focus on family and career development, the Esports Business Podcast will be moving forward, and also looking for a new host! If you or anyone you know has interest in applying to co-host with our vivacious Shivnit Sharma, please contact us at topscore.esports@gmail.com. We'd love to get to know you! Follow us on our social media accounts for updates on future content! Take this handy dandy link to get involved with all of them! https://boost.ink/wnqfwi Stay Gold Everyone
Happy New Year, Champions! After almost a year of bringing content to you, us at the Esports Business Podcast are proud to bring you this awesome interview with Drew Townley, CEO of Kairos Esports. His company is focused on the Esports marketing for non-endemic brands. Working with companies like Paysafe Card, Vodaphone, and KFC, Kairos is paving the way for a new form of marketing and outreach, one that takes advantage of the unique viewing habits of us gamers. We'll be back to you in a few weeks with more great episodes to kick off the second year of the Esports Business Podcast! Follow us on our social media accounts for updates on future content! Take this handy dandy link to get involved with all of them! https://boost.ink/wnqfwi Stay Gold Everyone
Happy Mid-Week Podcast Goodness! This week we bring to you an internal discussion with the Esports Business Podcast team. Ben and Shivnit were joined by Jared, the shows producer, to talk about how they find a way to consistently give to esports. They open up on specific practices they've developed to enable to them to balance the things they love with the things they just have to grind. It was great to hear about the work that goes on behind the scenes here at Top Score Solutions. The team hopes to produce further episodes like this in the future, so let us know if you like it or not! Follow us on our social media accounts for updates on future content! Take this handy dandy link to get involved with all of them! https://boost.ink/wnqfwi Stay Gold Everyone
Welcome to the weekend! Today is news day at the Esports Business Podcast, with some really great topics and discussions. Ben and Shivnit are talking about Twitch numbers, sponsorship deals, and disability devices for gaming enthusiasts of all kinds. Check out our thoughts, opinions, and everything in between in this exciting episode. Follow us on our social media accounts for updates on future content! Take this handy dandy link to get involved with all of them! https://boost.ink/wnqfwi Stay Gold Everyone
Caleb (@ScifiSpeedster) is joined by Shivnit from the Esports Business Podcast to explore what it takes to run a business in the Borderlands universe. They discuss the business models of Atlas, Dahl, and Hyperion (4:52), how massively influential Dahl was on the universe (7:59), and how these fictional corporations mirror real-world companies (14:17). This is an [Expert] level episode, which means some parts of the discussion may not make sense unless you’ve played the game. Expect lots of spoilers.
Join Brontee Khatemi, Ben Wiggins and Shannon Deer for another bonus installment of Beyond Mays! The MasterCast crew talk a bit about what Esports is, as well as the origins and the business practices that are currently being implemented into the field today. Ben goes in-depth about Blizzard Entertainment’s OverWatch and mentions the significance of some of the popular competitive gaming titles like DOTA 2 and League of Legends. Be sure to tune in to Ben’s Esports Business Podcast (https://esportsbusinesspodcast.podbean.com/) as well as his Esports website for more information: https://topscoresolutions.com. Enjoy!
Andres has guest Deathblow from High Noon Podcast to talk about a new hero preview and the PTR patch notes with Rob out this week! Additionally, they touch briefly on the new map: Paris. ANNOUNCEMENTS: GAME NIGHT: 2/22 SPONSORS: Top Score Solutions - “Omnic Lab is presented in part by Top Score Solutions, an esports oriented community for business education, and analytics. If you want to develop a business, service, org, or just create content about gaming or esports, they're here to help! Their flagship podcast is the Esports Business Podcast, which you can find on Podbean and iTunes. Additionally, they run a blog at TopScoreSolutions.com and a regular "In Case You Missed It" brief news update. Be sure to check out their active Discord community if you have any questions for follow up or just talk more about esports and gaming! Don't forget all links are on their website at topscoresolutions.com." Shazear - “Hey fellow scientists! One of our patrons, Shazear, is working to staff out a new scrum team in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota and is looking to hire a Mid to Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer. You would need to have a quality engineering background that includes white box and black box testing as well as creating test automation using tools built in dot-net and selenium as well as using networking tools like fiddler, jay-meter, and postman. He'd love to work with fellow Omnic Lab folks! Ping Shazear on our discord for more information.“ Omnic Meta: (Homepage) OWL Stats Humble Bundle Monthy Affiliate! Our Affiliate Link: https://www.humblebundle.com/monthly?partner=omniclab Baptiste: Lore: Jean-Baptiste Augustin, Age: 36 Occupation: Combat Medic Base of Operations: Tortuga, Haiti (formerly) Affiliation: Caribbean Coalition (formerly), Talon (formerly) Abilities: Biotic Launcher Damage Biotic Launcher Healing Regenerative Burst Immortality Field Amplification Matrix Exo Boots PTR Patch Feb. 26, 2019 New Map: Paris (Assault//2CP) Special Thanks to Diamond Sponsors & New Patrons: Top Score Solutions, Anthony E. (SilvarLoki), Lisome, JanJinkle, Roger B., Shazear, Chrisdaplaya, TragicZac, Matthew Z., REF1RE, Brendon D., BennyNTheJets, Justin Jay Omnic Lab Links: Omnic Lab is now a Twitch Affiliate! Sub now with Twitch/Amazon Prime!Twitter,Facebook, Patreon Twitch,Youtube,MERCH Discord:discord.me/omniclab Email: omniclabpodcast@gmail.com Website:http://www.omniclab.com iTunes,Google Play Music, RSS-->Full Extended Show Notes
This week we talk about transitioning your “game sense” to the next level. We are going to transition those looking to progress to higher ranks with these tips and topics! We want to help you get a good understanding of those things after the basics. ANNOUNCEMENTS: GAME NIGHT: 2/22 SPONSORS: Top Score Solutions - “Omnic Lab is presented in part by Top Score Solutions, an esports oriented community for business education, and analytics. If you want to develop a business, service, org, or just create content about gaming or esports, they're here to help! Their flagship podcast is the Esports Business Podcast, which you can find on Podbean and iTunes. Additionally, they run a blog at TopScoreSolutions.com and a regular "In Case You Missed It" brief news update. Be sure to check out their active Discord community if you have any questions for follow up or just talk more about esports and gaming! Don't forget all links are on their website at topscoresolutions.com." Shazear - “Hey fellow scientists! One of our patrons, Shazear, is working to staff out a new scrum team in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota and is looking to hire a Mid to Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer. You would need to have a quality engineering background that includes white box and black box testing as well as creating test automation using tools built in dot-net and selenium as well as using networking tools like fiddler, jay-meter, and postman. He'd love to work with fellow Omnic Lab folks! Ping Shazear on our discord for more information.“ Omnic Meta: (Homepage) Reaper’s new kit with 1.32 Stats Humble Bundle Monthy Affiliate! Our Affiliate Link: https://www.humblebundle.com/monthly?partner=omniclab Improving Game Sense: Basics: (Just because these are basic, doesn’t mean good players have them down!) These are actually a LOT for the normal playerbase Knowing all abilities and their relative cooldowns. Knowing relative damage numbers for abilities and normal attacks. Knowledge of all sound Q’s for abilities for every hero. Deep knowledge of all the maps and zones that heroes can abuse. Hero Death, flank and count tracking. (Kill FEED) Ultimate tracking. (This extends into advanced as well) Advanced Techniques: The Daredevil tracking: Use sound queues to track things even while out of your line of sight. Create a mental map of the zone you are approaching. Listen for abilities to know when to push/dive or even use your own cd’s. Win 1v1’s through sound. Escaping getting dove by positioning & understanding enemy movements Nostradamus Predictions: Become a prophet by internalizing ability cooldowns and ult tracking properly. See abilities before the enemy knows they want to use them. Bait out cooldowns. Have counters ready The Spidey-Sense: Predicting/Anticipating when enemies are going to do something. Noticing abnormalities in movement/approaches Checking ultimates used vs unused & how close you are to an OT moment Check hero counts/missing heroes. Track returning heroes. Monitoring the heroes that are just better than the rest, anticipate them Reach Ultra Instinct: Internalize all of the above to the point of doing it without thinking. Create a pleasant atmosphere where your mind can be at peace. Feed yourself well, get some rest and train with disciple constantly. Reach Ultra instinct and become Jjonak Special Thanks to Diamond Sponsors & New Patrons: Top Score Solutions, Anthony E. (SilvarLoki), Solo (PS4), Lisome, JanJinkle, Roger B., Shazear, Chrisdaplaya, TragicZac, Matthew Z., REF1RE, Brendon D., BennyNTheJets Omnic Lab Links: Omnic Lab is now a Twitch Affiliate! Sub now with Twitch/Amazon Prime!Twitter, Facebook, Patreon Twitch, Youtube, MERCH Discord: discord.me/omniclab Email: omniclabpodcast@gmail.com Website: http://www.omniclab.com iTunes, Google Play Music, RSS-->Full Extended Show Notes
This week Rob is hosting without Andres this week, however Switch and Top 500 PS4 player CS join him this week to talk about PC & Console differences, similarities, and dispelling myths! ANNOUNCEMENTS: GAME NIGHT: 2/22 SPONSORS: Top Score Solutions - “Omnic Lab is presented in part by Top Score Solutions, an esports oriented community for business education, and analytics. If you want to develop a business, service, org, or just create content about gaming or esports, they're here to help! Their flagship podcast is the Esports Business Podcast, which you can find on Podbean and iTunes. Additionally, they run a blog at TopScoreSolutions.com and a regular "In Case You Missed It" brief news update. Be sure to check out their active Discord community if you have any questions for follow up or just talk more about esports and gaming! Don't forget all links are on their website at topscoresolutions.com." Shazear - “Hey fellow scientists! One of our patrons, Shazear, is working to staff out a new scrum team in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota and is looking to hire a Mid to Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer. You would need to have a quality engineering background that includes white box and black box testing as well as creating test automation using tools built in dot-net and selenium as well as using networking tools like fiddler, jay-meter, and postman. He'd love to work with fellow Omnic Lab folks! Ping Shazear on our discord for more information.“ Omnic Meta: (Homepage) Reaper’s new kit with 1.32 Stats Humble Bundle Monthy Affiliate! Our Affiliate Link: https://www.humblebundle.com/monthly?partner=omniclab Ashe scope sensitivity Adjustments! Click this calculator link Console vs PC Questions Difference or Myth? (Console vs PC) Heroes X, Y, Z are stronger on Console Some Comps aren’t good on Console Console players aren’t as good at the same rank on PC Diamond console = Gold PC mentality Game sense transfers from Console to PC Game pace is slower on Console Aim assist makes Console easier Blizzard doesn’t balance for Console play Console play is more toxic Console players are all young players who can’t afford a PC What things should be known for improving on console? How is the toxicity on Console? What statistical trends mirror PC play? What statistical trends are in different? Any trends or differences that could be relevant to monitor? Top tips for improving on Console? Game settings or peripheral recommendations for building muscle memory? Control Freaks PS4 Control Freaks XB1 Thoughts on platform cross-play being enabled in the future Special Thanks to Diamond Sponsors & New Patrons: Top Score Solutions, Anthony E. (SilvarLoki), Solo (PS4), Lisome, JanJinkle, DurandaL, Roger B., Shazear, Chrisdaplaya, TragicZac, Matthew Z., Connall M., Brendon D. Omnic Lab Links: Omnic Lab is now a Twitch Affiliate! Sub now with Twitch/Amazon Prime!Twitter,Facebook, Patreon Twitch,Youtube,MERCH Discord:discord.me/omniclab Email: omniclabpodcast@gmail.com Website:http://www.omniclab.com iTunes,Google Play Music, RSS-->Full Extended Show Notes
This week Andres & Rob are back at it with the Map Mastery to visit Busan! This time we have returning guest ChipSa to help us talk all about this map and what compositions, approaches, and good tactics are when playing on Busan. ANNOUNCEMENTS: GAME NIGHT: 1/25 SPONSOR: Top Score Solutions “Omnic Lab is presented in part by Top Score Solutions, an esports oriented community for business education, and analytics. If you want to develop a business, service, org, or just create content about gaming or esports, they're here to help! Their flagship podcast is the Esports Business Podcast, which you can find on Podbean and iTunes. Additionally, they run a blog at TopScoreSolutions.com and a regular "In Case You Missed It" brief news update. Be sure to check out their active Discord community if you have any questions for follow up or just talk more about esports and gaming! Don't forget all links are on their website at topscoresolutions.com." Omnic Meta: (Homepage) Humble Bundle Monthy Affiliate! Our Affiliate Link: https://www.humblebundle.com/monthly?partner=omniclab Busan: Downtown Outside area with very tall high grounds near spawn areas Low ground for point with low cover Odd shaped high ground Mega Health Pack near a pillar just off point Large area near point to be knocked off Busan: Sanctuary Odd sightlines Point slightly raised in a courtyard with a large central drum for cover Lots of interesting health pack locations Mix of enclosed and open areas for vertical sky box Busan: MEKA Base Fully enclosed map A wrap around high ground Low point is where the point is located Kill zone just off the side of point Lots of staircases both large and in small flanks Special Thanks to Diamond Sponsors & New Patrons: Top Score Solutions, Anthony E. (SilvarLoki), Solo (PS4), Lisome, JanJinkle, DurandaL, Roger B., Britmus, Shazear, Chrisdaplaya, TragicZac, Matthew Z., Connall M., Brendon D. iTunes Reviews: (3) Sharkstef15 (USA) Jan 18 Plumzc (UK) Jan 23 Oatmeal~The Fatty (USA) Jan 20 (Matt Z) Omnic Lab Links: Omnic Lab is now a Twitch Affiliate! Sub now with Twitch/Amazon Prime!Twitter, Facebook, Patreon Twitch, Youtube, MERCH Discord: discord.me/omniclab Email: omniclabpodcast@gmail.com Website: http://www.omniclab.com iTunes, Google Play Music, RSS-->Full Extended Show Notes
This week Andres & Rob are back at it with another duo show to talk all about how playing at different ranks changes what expectations players may have for your play and how to improve. We also talk at length through what we value in hero mastery and what the meta means. ANNOUNCEMENTS: GAME NIGHT: 1/25 SPONSOR: Top Score Solutions Omnic Lab is presented in part by Top Score Solutions, an esports oriented community for business education, and analytics. If you want to develop a business, service, org, or just create content about gaming or esports, they're here to help! Their flagship podcast is the Esports Business Podcast, which you can find on Podbean and iTunes. Additionally, they run a blog at TopScoreSolutions.com and a regular "In Case You Missed It" brief news update. Be sure to check out their active Discord community if you have any questions for follow up or just talk more about esports and gaming! Don't forget all links are on their website at topscoresolutions.com." Omnic Meta: (Homepage) Humble Bundle Monthy Affiliate! Our Affiliate Link: https://www.humblebundle.com/monthly?partner=omniclab What is Meta? What is meta? What meta means at different ranks. Interpretation of what is good for you at your rank. How does playing meta help or hurt you Playing what you want has value Hero Mastery matters Playing 100 hours doesn’t make you an expert, but… Lowering hero pools have value Learning the game faster by lowering variables. Special Thanks to Diamond Sponsors & New Patrons: Top Score Solutions, Anthony E. (SilvarLoki), Solo (PS4), Lisome, JanJinkle, DurandaL, Roger B., Britmus, Shazear, Chrisdaplaya, TragicZac, Matthew Z., Connall M. Omnic Lab Links: Omnic Lab is now a Twitch Affiliate! Sub now with Twitch/Amazon Prime!Twitter,Facebook, Patreon Twitch,Youtube,MERCH Discord:discord.me/omniclab Email: omniclabpodcast@gmail.com Website:http://www.omniclab.com iTunes,Google Play Music, RSS-->Full Extended Show Notes
This week Andres & Rob take a long look at the big news for the week. We cover the Bastet Ana event, Hero rebalances on PTR Jan. 7th, 2019, and talk all about the new Armor in the game. ANNOUNCEMENTS: GAME NIGHT: 1/25 SPONSOR: Top Score Solutions “Omnic Lab is presented in part by Top Score Solutions, an esports oriented community for business education, and analytics. If you want to develop a business, service, org, or just create content about gaming or esports, they're here to help! Their flagship podcast is the Esports Business Podcast, which you can find on Podbean and iTunes. Additionally, they run a blog at TopScoreSolutions.com and a regular "In Case You Missed It" brief news update. Be sure to check out their active Discord community if you have any questions for follow up or just talk more about esports and gaming! Don't forget all links are on their website at topscoresolutions.com." Omnic Meta: (Homepage) Humble Bundle Monthy Affiliate! Our Affiliate Link: https://www.humblebundle.com/monthly?partner=omniclab Ashe scope sensitivity Adjustments! Click this calculator link News: BASTET Ana event! NEW Bastet Written Lore segment Jan. 8 - 21 Win 9 total games for all in-game rewards: Icon, Victory Pose, Skin 2, 4, and 6 hour viewing twitch drops for select streamers for 5 total sprays FRAN & Emongg doing streams for the new Bastet Event Jeff Kaplan appeared on the streams! Armor & PTR: PTR Changes Link Jan. 7, 2019 Known Issues list updated to 1.32 Armor Explained by OW Central CompOW Subreddit post from ClumsyLi Armor now reduces damage differently -3 dmg per “tick” of dmg now on PTR -5 dmg per “tick” of dmg previously Also, this change means that anything 6 dmg and below per dmg source will be half. Before the threshhold before dmg was halved was 10 (because of the -5) So the calculations reduce dmg done to Armor targets by half, until the dmg exceeds 6. This is most noticeable on units with machine guns and shotguns using many shots in quick succession or lots of pellets spreading in a single shot. Brigitte - Rally - Duration of the effect down to 30 sec. DVa - Defense Matrix - Cooldown between uses increased from 1 sec to 2 sec. Reaper - Shotgun/Passive - Lifesteal increased from 30% to 50% of dmg dealt.(edited) Lifesteal Gif example New Killfeed updates Special Thanks to Diamond Sponsors & New Patrons: Top Score Solutions, Anthony E. (SilvarLoki), Solo (PS4), Lisome, JanJinkle, DurandaL, Roger B., Britmus, Shazear, Chrisdaplaya, TragicZac, Matthew Z., Connall M. Omnic Lab Links: Omnic Lab is now a Twitch Affiliate! Sub now with Twitch/Amazon Prime!Twitter,Facebook, Patreon Twitch,Youtube,MERCH Discord:discord.me/omniclab Email: omniclabpodcast@gmail.com Website:http://www.omniclab.com iTunes,Google Play Music, RSS-->Full Extended Show Notes
This week Andres & Rob start off the new year of 2019 talking about our goals for the coming year, things we want to see in Overwatch, and overall just how we want the show to get better in the new year! ANNOUNCEMENTS: GAME NIGHT: 12/28 Coverage SPONSOR: Top Score Solutions “Omnic Lab is presented in part by Top Score Solutions, an esports oriented community for business education, and analytics. If you want to develop a business, service, org, or just create content about gaming or esports, they're here to help! Their flagship podcast is the Esports Business Podcast, which you can find on Podbean and iTunes. Additionally, they run a blog at TopScoreSolutions.com and a regular "In Case You Missed It" brief news update. Be sure to check out their active Discord community if you have any questions for follow up or just talk more about esports and gaming! Don't forget all links are on their website at topscoresolutions.com." Omnic Meta: (Homepage) Switch Visits ATL! Humble Bundle Monthy Affiliate! Our Affiliate Link: https://www.humblebundle.com/monthly?partner=omniclab Ashe scope sensitivity Adjustments! Click this calculator link News: Suspected balance patch to come soon. Ellie controversy. YourOverwatch Main Video SecondWindGG’s TwitLonger Slasher’s Twitter coverage (first tweet) Reddit Thread coverage Aspen from C9’s Twitch Announcement Jayne’s Twitch Highlight explaining what he thinks is “why” from SW Overwatch League is preparing to start again. Goal setting: Overwatch Goals Personal Goals Podcast Goals Special Thanks to Diamond Sponsors & New Patrons: Top Score Solutions, Anthony E. (SilvarLoki), Solo (PS4), JanJinkle, DurandaL, Roger B., Britmus, Shazear, Chrisdaplaya, TragicZac, Lisome, Matthew Z. Omnic Lab Links: Omnic Lab is now a Twitch Affiliate! Sub now with Twitch/Amazon Prime!Twitter,Facebook, Patreon Twitch,Youtube,MERCH Discord:discord.me/omniclab Email: omniclabpodcast@gmail.com Website:http://www.omniclab.com iTunes,Google Play Music, RSS-->Full Extended Show Notes
Hello everyone! Top Score Solutions is super excited to bring you guys a podcast focused on bringing business and sports management principles to the esports world. Our host, Ben Wiggins, brings to the table multiple masters degrees in Sports Managment and Business Administration and experience in esports analysis and coaching. He's perfect for interacting with our myriad of guests that range from TSS employees to university professors. Enjoy!