In the Lab this week Andres and Rob invite CANAS1AN on the show for the much needed update to the Going Deep series to cover Zarya! The heavy lifting power tank in the new meta since Brigitte hit the live servers. Heads Update: Game Night -- June 29th SPONSORS: Top Score Solutions Ben aka “INeedPeeling” is offering free business consulting in the eSports field. If you are aspiring to coach, starting a team, developing an app or service, trying to boost your subscriber base, or just want to work in eSports, you can visit his website at topscoresolutions.com, get him on Twitter @topscoreEsports, or join his Discord server. Ben has a Masters in Sport Management, Finance and Data Analytics as well as experience in sales, marketing, and company development. His services are free, and they will stay that way as long as demand allows it. Omnic Meta: (Homepage) May 31 - Ana/Hanzo/Brigitte Changes Analysis OWL Recap now up on it’s own feed! Brief Interview with CANAS1AN Tell us about yourself, what your gaming background is, etc? What are some of your current aspirations (streaming, Contenders/OWL) What brought you to the tank role? Zarya Mastery: What roles does Zarya fill or what is his job in a game? Basically, what is the core to the hero for Bronze to Gold (players of all SR are struggling with this, not just sub plat) to grasp for improvement Can we chat about positioning and how to use your position/presence and movement to maximize damage and pressure? Let’s talk about using Self Bubble and Allied Bubble effective use. How do we pair these together, and keep our team alive? What exactly does the bubble do, what debuffs does it clear off? Practicing Energy Management. How do you set this up for practicing, what do you do to warm up? Let’s be sure to cover general survival tips. How to do we get the most out of weaving primary and secondary fire? Proper timing for Graviton Surge breakdown When to use, where to be, who to prioritize Building Ult tips General Use Comboing with teammates How Map Dependent is Zarya? Now let’s work on proper engagement and disengages. Now let’s talk synergies and matchups. What heroes do you need to be careful of for being countered and others that you really think are great/necessary for your comp. Blue Posts & News: PTR Patch Notes June 5 Symmetra Rework Offense & Defense Category collapsed to “Damage” Symmetra moved to new “Damage” category “Combat can now be heard 25% further away” Moira Nerf: Fixed a bug that prevented Moira’s Biotic Grasp from damaging barriers Fixed a bug that caused Moira’s Biotic Grasp’s beam to disappear when attaching to barriers from certain angles Fixed a bug that allowed Moira’s Biotic Grasp to heal targets behind an enemy barrier (Healing Primary Fire no longer penetrates barriers) Orisa Buff: Ultimate cost reduced by 15% McCree Buff: Deadeye: Range increased from 70 meters to 200 meters Doomfist Buff Meteor Strike: Bonus movement speed increased from 150% to 200% Passive: Shield gain increased from 30 to 35 for normal abilities Misc: More Hit registration bug fixes Horizon Lunar Colony Rework! Career Profiles can now be private/private to teams Endorsements LFG System (Role selections) Special Thanks to Diamond Sponsors & New Patrons: Aiden C, Ben K, Britmus, Chrisdaplaya, DurandaL, GingerSasquash, GoldenSoldierA, GreatRootBear, JanJinkle, Jeff D., Lisome, Neverclutch, Raegh, Roger B., RickyTicky, Shazear, Terry F, TopScore Solutions, & TragicZac. New Patrons this week: HellaNorma & Ansh P Omnic Lab Links: Omnic Lab is now a Twitch Affiliate! Sub now with Twitch/Amazon Prime! Twitter, Facebook, Patreon Twitch, Youtube, MERCH Discord: discord.me/omniclab Email: omniclabpodcast@gmail.com Website: http://www.omniclab.com iTunes, Google Play Music, RSS -->Full Extended Show Notes Rob: Twitter, Twitch, Velen's Chosen Podcast, Concept Craft Podcast Andres: Twitter, audioblender.studio, soundcloud CANAS1AN: Twitter, Twitch, YouTube