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Many times success is quantified. How many viewers, how much money, or how many people attended are things that are thrown out after a major event to determine its success. But what isn’t looked at is the success of an event through the intangibles that make an event great. The Midseason Madness was a success…
The L.A. Gladiators have announced on Twitter that they have parted ways with rookie main tank Young-hun “MuZe” Kim and two year flex DPS Gia Huy “Chris” “MirroR” Trịnh. Both players have posted a Looking for Team Tweets which can be found here and here. Though MirroR did not see much play time as the season…
As the Overwatch League ends its fourth season, many teams will be looking to make moves in order to either completely rebuild or bolster their team for 2022. This is especially true with the game moving over to Overwatch 2. With 20 different teams and over 200 potential players in the Overwatch League it is…
The Overwatch community this past weekend was treated to an appetizer for the upcoming Overwatch League Season thanks to the SteelSeries Invitational. Four teams (the London Spitfire, Paris Eternal, Boston Uprising and the L.A. Gladiators) competed in a best of three single elimination bracket in which the Gladiators were victorious. This is the second preseason…
The Gladiators have announced on Twitter that they have signed Min-seok “skewed” Kim. Skewed comes from team OZ Gaming in Korean Contenders and has been with the team since the November 11, 2019. He is a flex support player specializing in Zenyatta and Ana. His most recent accomplishment was a 9-10th place finish for Overwatch Contenders…
A patch has been added to Overwatch’s experimental mode. The heroes affected are Baptiste, D.Va and Reinhardt. Both tanks have received buffs while Baptiste has received nerfs. For a full breakdown, visit the Play Overwatch Website here. Buffs D.Va Mech Armor/Health has been redistributed from 200/400 to 300/300 Reinhardt Base Armor increased from 200 to…
As the Overwatch League ends its third season, many teams will be looking to make moves in order to either completely rebuild or bolster their team for 2021. With 20 different teams and over 200 potential players in the Overwatch League it is hard to track what every team and player is doing. Luckily, The…
In a nail-biting five map series, the Shanghai Dragons were able to fend off the Seoul Dynasty and clinched the first Seed to the Overwatch League´s Grand Finals. The match was more than just entertaining. Seoul forced Shanghai to improve throughout the series and to adapt to Seoul´s unique playstyle. In the end, both teams…
The Gladiators gave it their all, but their season comes to a close in the North American tournament. Each battle over the weekend was tough, but what direction was the team headed at the end of the season? Reviewing Week 31 Toronto Defiant On Thursday, two matches took place to decide who continues their season…
The Gladiators finish the season on a three-game stretch. Each opponent is considered tough coming into the final leg of the season, so how much fight is left in the purple and black? Reviewing Week 29 Florida Mayhem (16-6) The Mayhem are a formidable team this season, and they certainly gave LA a run for…
With five games remaining, the Gladiators played two this week and managed to win both of them. They return to .500 in their win percentage as a result. Reviewing Week 28 Dallas Fuel (7-10) LA’s game with Dallas was short and sweet, but also satisfying, with all the thrills happening at the very start. Dallas…
The Los Angeles Gladiators come into the second to last tournament of the season with still a lot to prove. The team managed to play two feisty games this weekend, looking to find their footing before they fight to continue their season later in the month. Reviewing Week 27 Toronto Defiant: 8-12 The Toronto Defiant…
Nearing the end of the season, the Los Angeles Gladiators face the only team they’ve yet to play in the North American region, the Florida Mayhem. This was a week for LA to rebound, but their efforts come up short against another well-oiled machine that left no room for mistakes. Reviewing Week 26 Florida Mayhem:…
Week 25 was a tumultuous week for LA, facing two elite teams back-to-back. Winning both these games had been unlikely for them, but the goal for the weekend was rather to find their footing so they can hopefully finish out the season strong. Reviewing Week 24 Philadelphia Fusion: 17-2 For this match, Mirror moved over…
After a week of rest, the Overwatch League returned to action as the playoffs creep closer. Your LA Gladiators’ next opponents were the Vancouver Titans, a fresh, young team with immense shoes to fill following a falling out of the team’s previous established players. Reviewing Week 24 Vancouver Titans: 4-9 LA did not have the…
The Overwatch League community was treated to the Summer Showdown Tournament during America’s Fourth of July weekend. The Gladiators were given the privilege to choose their first opponent, but they bit off more than they could chew by picking to face the hungry Justice for a third time. Reviewing Week 22 Washington Justice: 3-13 This…
Now that the Summer Showdown qualifying rounds are over, it is time to do another stonk report. This will be a different stonk report from the previous ones. Instead of doing individual stonks, the teams will be ranked in groups by how reliable and consistent they are. Instead of the change in stonk value, it…
The Los Angeles Gladiators were at it once again, this time versus the Houston Outlaws. Last week was very satisfying against the Atlanta Reign, but it was a different story here, largely in part due to Tracer specialist Danteh. This was the same difference maker when the Glads played Houston last year, with Danteh being…
The Los Angeles Gladiators were at it once again, this time versus the Houston Outlaws. Last week was very satisfying against the Atlanta Reign, but it was a different story here, largely in part due to Tracer specialist Danteh. This was the same difference maker when the Glads played Houston last year, with Danteh being…
Now that the second week of Summer Showdown is over, there is time to account for what happened across the league. More specifically, it is time to look at the perceptions of players, teams and how the league has changed through the 2020 OWL Season. After all that has happened this year, stonks are very…