Last week, the Overwatch League came to an end, which spoke volumes about the future of the franchise and the sport.
Amid this uncertainty, tongues are loosening, allowing those involved to be more open with their experiences and stories they’ve heard since OWL began in 2018.
Fresh off his sixth winning season, Florida Mayhem General Manager and President of Esports for Misfits Albert “YesIt took to Twitch for a so-called “lekathon.” It was a tongue-in-cheek series during which yeHHH talked about behind-the-scenes information about the last six years of professional Overwatch.
No new season information.
With the emotional send-off of the Overwatch League at the forefront of everyone’s mind, yeHHH shared that he has no new information about the future of Overwatch esports.
During a quarterly earnings press release, Activision Blizzard revealed that it plans to offer Overwatch League teams a termination fee of $6 million USD per franchise if it is unable to secure sufficient support for a new operating agreement. in.
Since then, the league has reached out to third-party tournament organizers to plan the future of the sport, with no concrete plans announced yet. As yeHHH pointed out, there are still a number of steps to take before we can make more confident predictions about the future of Overwatch esports.
“I honestly don’t know. All I’ve heard are rumors about what might happen after OWL. But the league is not dead yet. There needs to be an owner meeting, a proposal needs to be made on what the OWL looks like, and the owners need to vote on whether or not to stay in the OWL.“
The general manager shared, “Nothing like that has happened yet.Asked about his thoughts on the new system, yeHHH was humble in his ability to offer concrete ideas for a task as complex as a new competitive format.Once we know what happens, I’ll have tons of ideas.“
Six years and six hours of backroom chatter
For over six hours, yeHHH sat down with many prominent figures from the Overwatch League with his chat cycling, such as former Dallas Fuel player Brandon “Seagull“Laurend, stopping to add to the conversation.
Mostly, the newly crowned champion talked about the history of his franchise and his path to success, revealing behind-the-scenes information about the team’s decision-making process during his career.
In addition, he tackled some of the most prominent rumors of the past six years, including some recent behind-the-scenes topics such as the Los Angeles Gladiators’ post-midseason elimination and the Scream Meta before the season’s playoffs. , which led to Lee’s controversial pickups “WhoRU“Seung Joon and Shin”Bernar“C won.
On competitiveOverwatch subreddit, users added their own summary of the six-hour series. The broadcast is available on VOD. yeHHH’s Twitch channel. yeHHH joined Florida Mayhem as an Overwatch analyst and worked his way up the ladder, later becoming the franchise’s general manager.
Under his leadership, the franchise went from one of the most impressive performers in the first two seasons to champions in the most recent season, showing incremental improvement season after season after taking over.