Uploaded August 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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In this episode of The Group Up podcast, KarQ, Jake, Yeatle & SVB discuss the three roles in Overwatch in relation to one another. As well as talking about the recent patch & experimental card, we discuss larger questions on AoE healing, burst damage, chain CC & how to approach OW balancing!
Timestamps & Podcast Links below:

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
02:00 The Experimental Card Overview
03:50 Power Creep & A Step in the Right Direction
09:56 Discussing Each Experimental Change
59:05 Is Double Off-Tank The Best?
1:06:20 Will Dive Become Meta?
1:10:02 This Will Be Worst For the Metal Ranks
1:17:00 Is Main Tank Dead?
1:21:50 Is AoE/Mass Healing a Problem?
1:28:50 Burst Damage Is Not a Problem, Scalability Is
1:42:20 Balancing Should Allow Heroes to Scale
1:46:35 How To Help The Heroes Left BEhind
1:59:00 Is Chain CC Still a Problem?
2:05:00 How Do Help Tanks With CC
2:09:50 Should You Not Be Able to Pick Two Shields?
2:16:04 What Will Happen to 'Comps' In OW2?
2:25:44 Should Overwatch be a MOBA or an FPS
2:34:30 Concluding Thoughts

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