The weakness of XL2’s ‘protect-the-McCree’ composition was, according to Fusion University’s Elk, a very analytical player and in-game leader, a lack of win conditions compared to Sombra-Doom. London demonstrated an effective anti-GOATS in the OWL S1 finals versus Philadelphia Fusion on Volskaya. The traditional triple-triple composition includes three Tank heroes and three Support heroes: Reinhardt, Zarya, D.Va, Brigitte, Lucio, and Zenyatta. The answer was a slower playstyle which revolved around landing a discord orb on the enemy Reinhardt before rushing him. What would Seasonal play look like in World of…, What type of heroes I, your friend who isn't bad at…, What I, your friend who is terrible at Overwatch,…. With all 12 Overwatch League teams’ coaches scrambling to find a useful composition to incorporate Brigittes heavily loaded kit, Aero struck gold. By leaving comments on this site you agree to follow our commenting and community guidelines. Former pro and current analyst Scott “Custa” Kennedy joins KariV on support alongside their 2019 Valiant squad, including DPS Kyle “KSF” Frandanisa and off-tank Indy “Space” Halpern. For all its downsides, players still had fun running directly into an enemy team and beating them up with an overpowered Brigitte and speed-boosted Reinhardt. He summoned 2018 Los Angeles Valiant members Ted “Silkthread” Wang and Christopher “GrimReality” Schaefer back to the Overwatch scene for this tournament. After first [point] it usually comes down to ‘do we mirror or counter here,’ and that's basically the entire meta. He is known for his skill in micromanaging his team to maximize the main tank-centric playstyle of GOATS. Overwatch League teams took notice, and occasionally utilized this composition in season 1 playoffs, but not to the extent that the tier 2 scene saw since even with incremental Brigitte nerfs hitting live every month.
One of Fortnite’s newest items, The Atlanta Reign is bidding farewell to frd, Dogman, Erster, Pokpo and Saucy. The North American Contenders Season 2 finals between XL2 and Fusion University this September showed just how capable the Sombra-Doom composition was against lesser forms of anti-GOATS (McCree or Pharah or a combination of the two), as well as how inadequate alternative forms of anti-GOATS were fared GOATS itself. Nevix will be joined by former Los Angeles Valiant support Stefano “Verbo” Disalvo in addition to the Noble players. Gator has since joined the Atlanta Reign and will be playing in OWL S2.
Instead of building a team from scratch, he’s decided to call up most of the roster from North American Contenders team Noble to hash it out in the Throwback Tournament arena.
With the inception of Brigitte into the meta, and the Open Division team, Goats, popularizing their comp, the meta in Overwatch has changed drastically as compared to previous seasons. I am sad to say but playing counter comp takes WAY more effort than just playing goats and playing for time due to its power in sustaining and being able to stall. Triple-triple is just another version of that in the game’s current meta. Players and coaches would use terms like ‘DOATS’ (dive GOATS) or ‘FLOATS’ (flying GOATS) to describe the Winston variation. GOATS began seeing the most variations in the 2018 world cup, with Zenyatta often taking the place of Moira or Ana, or monkey taking the place of Reinhardt. Their convincing victory and 1st place finish in the BEAT Invitational’s 4th season tournament that same week, the tier 3 team’s run in Open Division served as an effective proof-of-concept for now dubbed ‘GOATS comp.”. Once expected to be a top 3 team in the Overwatch League, the Dallas Fuel faced a series of challenges leading them to a disappointing first three stages. XL2 managed to later retake with their McCree composition, which resulted in FU swapping to GOATS. In the past, the game has rewarded teams for stacking high-health tanks with rapid-healing supports like Ana and functional supports like Lucio or Zenyatta, who can speed boost and damage boost their teammates respectively. Having left stage 3 with only a single victory, the Dallas Fuel’s successful use of Brigitte to enable triple-support surprised every other OWL team, with the team going 6 and 4, making the stage’s playoffs. London Spitfire tank Shin “Bernar” Se-won and Vancouver Titans support Carson “CarCar” First are back with their main tank for this tournament. As a token of respect, Kruise has also invited former Paris Eternal support and local Portugese representative Luís “Greyy” Perestrelo to join the Brit squad. For most players, this change of pace was welcomed. Houston Outlaws DPS duo Jeffrey “Blasé” Tsang and Dante “Danteh” Cruz have also been invited to the Fusion University reunion. Defiant DPS Brady “Agilities” Girardi has managed to assemble a throwback Overwatch League squad with a few surprises mixed in. GOATS, or triple-triple is safe, practiced, and the most efficient use of the game’s heroes and mechanics. Now we can fast forward to 2018. If you are not familiar with the comp, the heroes played are usually Reinhardt, Zarya, Dva, Brigitte, Lucio, and Moira with some variants depending on the team. Use in-depth search to find exactly what you are looking for. This was accentuated by the weakness of dps ultimates such as high noon, death blossom, tactical visor, barrage, or pulse bomb against GOATS, a comp which could easily stun, eat, trans, or sound barrier their way out of most ults. Graceful: "Depends, sometimes you try to run counter comps (Doom Sombra or some sort of variation) but most teams tend to go for the goats mirror cause it's more consistent. Alex is also an Overwatch and CoD expert. Damage heroes typically have low health, but deal high damage. Various professionals have aired their frustrations with Brigitte and her capacity to enable GOATS, which may be to some an inherently frustrating composition to play against. Change your language by using these codes: Fortnite: K1nzell Claims His Second DreamHack Europe DreamHack Online Open Championship, Fortnite: Epic Disables New Witch Broom During DreamHack Finals, Overwatch League: Atlanta Reign Releases Half Of Its Roster. Defiant flex support Park “KariV” Young-seo assembled an all-star team of Overwatch League pros, many hailing from his former team, the Los Angeles Valiant. Overwatch has three roles that define broad attributes about the heroes: Damage, Tanks, and Supports. All matches will be aired on the Defiant’s official YouTube channel.
As a veteran of the competitive Overwatch scene, DPS Lane “Surefour” Roberts has a lot of friends he can call to arms.
While GOATS dominated EU and KR contenders games, NA contenders saw a mix of GOATS and Sombra-Doomfist instead. Overwatch PIT Championship - North America Season 3: 0 : 3 $2,500 2018-05-29 1st: Minor: BEAT Invitational - Season 4: 3 : 0 $3,000 2018-05-27 1st: Minor: Open Division 2018 Season 2 - North America: 4 : 2 $0 2017 2017-06-19 2nd: Weekly: Academy Gaming Overwatch Weekly #56: 1 : 2 $0 Kruise may have assembled the Brits, but DPS Thomas “zYKK” Hosono took on the responsibility of organizing the Frenchmen. I feel enabled in this meta for sure, since I get to play a lot of heroes depending on our strats (specifically for 1st points) since that's where you get to put strategies in action more or less. And so, what is the current state of GOATS in professional play? In Seagull’s recent video where he airs frustrations with GOATS, he mentions how these two dps are the only viable solution to the tanky strategy. GOATS, or triple-triple comp was made popular by the Overwatch Contenders team of the same silly name, but its roots are in the game’s very design. With OWL Season 2 on the horizon and the t2 scene pushing the meta forward, I decided to interview Graceful, a highly talented player currently on EU team Young and Beautiful.