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05-10-2017, 11:40 PM
Blizzard's 'Overwatch' League is scaring off esports teams
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The Overwatch League is already casting a shadow over the competitive Overwatch scene, causing organizations to drop their Overwatch teams as the dawn of Blizzard's ambitious esports league approaches.
In the past week, five esports team organizations have an**unced that they have either dropped their Overwatch rosters indefinitely or stopped looking to fill their incomplete rosterCompLexity Gaming (http://complexitygaming.com/articles/news/press/4788/complexity-overwatch-an**uncement) and Team SoloMid (http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sprlfe) both specifically mentioned the Overwatch League as a reason why they were done with the competitive Overwatch scene. At least for the time being.
Blizzard is modeling its Overwatch League after more traditional sports leagues like The NBA or NFL where teams are tied to cities (although the Overwatch League is global) and team owners have to purchase franchise spots if they want to compete. It's angling itself to become the preeminent competitive league in Overwatch, but it's proving to be a bit too big for traditional esports team organizations to find their way into. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/05/10/overwatch-league-impact/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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The Overwatch League is already casting a shadow over the competitive Overwatch scene, causing organizations to drop their Overwatch teams as the dawn of Blizzard's ambitious esports league approaches.
In the past week, five esports team organizations have an**unced that they have either dropped their Overwatch rosters indefinitely or stopped looking to fill their incomplete rosterCompLexity Gaming (http://complexitygaming.com/articles/news/press/4788/complexity-overwatch-an**uncement) and Team SoloMid (http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sprlfe) both specifically mentioned the Overwatch League as a reason why they were done with the competitive Overwatch scene. At least for the time being.
Blizzard is modeling its Overwatch League after more traditional sports leagues like The NBA or NFL where teams are tied to cities (although the Overwatch League is global) and team owners have to purchase franchise spots if they want to compete. It's angling itself to become the preeminent competitive league in Overwatch, but it's proving to be a bit too big for traditional esports team organizations to find their way into. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/05/10/overwatch-league-impact/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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