In the Lab this week a good podcasting friends joins us this week to talk about climbing from Silver to Diamond. Appa comes from Hearthstone as a top player in the esports scene and has attempted transitioning to Overwatch to compete in a different game! News & Blue Posts: Game Night -- DEC. 29th Omnic Meta: (Homepage) Console Meta: Dec. 14th 2017 OWL Recap now up on it’s own feed! Twitter Main Feed Aidmaro’s Twitter Sombra & Bastion “Toast” Victory Poses not in Lootboxes PTR Patch changing movement & Acceleration Silver to Diamond Progress: Basics: The core of Overwatch - Moba at heart disguised as FPS Much faster pace than MOBA Constant team fight I usually play in like 3-ish hour sittings, sometimes multiple times a day Putting in the hours Good practice is important. Don't form bad habits Watch streams, ask for help, get coaching Advanced Roles: Hero Switching Hero tracking, skill tracking and looking for openings. Learning your matchups. Self-Imposed Rules: My biggest self-imposed rule is if we’ve already lost a fight, just don’t ult Flexibility: Allowing yourself to know multiple heroes/roles Personal examples Mentality: If you lose a game, you should always look back on the game as if the loss was your fault -  as if there is always something you could improve Don’t be afraid to admit others can be better than you, embrace it and learn from them. Dealing with Teammates: Accept that is a team game and you need your teammates. Act accordingly Special Thanks to Diamond Sponsors & New Patrons: (12/25) Chrisdaplaya, GingerSasquash, Good Apollo, GreatRootBear, Lisome, Magic, Matt R, NotMuaddib, RickyTicky, Sketchy Nonsense Podcast, Top Score Solutions, & TragicZac. New Patrons this week: NeverClutch & Raphael C. 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 Appa: Twitter, Twitch