In the Lab this week Andres is out watching the OWL Stage 1 finals in Burbank, CA while Rob’s here to deliver the show! This week he brought in 2 Diamond patrons for the show to discuss Viewing Party community building in New York for the OWL, Overwatch personal progression talk,and the news on the Year of the Dog Patch that just launched! Heads Update: Game Night -- Feb 23th, 2018 Omnic Meta: (Homepage) Clipped Wings: Mercy Patch Changes OWL Recap now up on it’s own feed!   Special Thanks to Diamond Sponsors & New Patrons: (13/25) Chrisdaplaya, Good Apollo, GoldenSoldierA, GreatRootBear, Kippppp, Lisome, Magic, JanJinkle, RickyTicky, Shazear, & TopScore Solutions, TragicZac. New Patrons this week: Secondguess Erik E. Ben K. - Diamond Patrons intro: JanJinkle & GreatRootBear Tell us a bit about yourself & what brought you to Overwatch. What heroes you like to play & what platform do you play on? What OWL team/players do you like? NYXL Viewing Party Organizer: Rich aka “GreatRootBear” Tell us what you do for the NYXL Viewing party. What sparked your interest in organizing the viewing parties? Tell us the story of your journey so far in making this event a regular thing. How, if at all, has the team helped out with events? What’s next for the venue itself and expanding your reach? Duo-Queue & Progression Mind-set Duo Queuing “What I learned” Self-reflection (Mental & Game Reviewed) Value of having a “Cooldown” after comp. Motivating/Coaching yourself & partners Communication evaluating Player Progression vs Rank Making Tilt work for you Blue Posts & News: Year of the Dog Event Year of the Dog Patch Notes Sombra Major Changes Mei Icicle Change Waypoint Opacity Indicator adjustment 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 GreatRootBear: Twitch, Event Twitter, Venue Twitter, Discord: greatrootbear#7710 JanJinkle: Twitter, Twitch, Discord: Jan Jinkle#0439