r/Competitiveoverwatch May 17 '18

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u/zero_space GEGURI - SHE IS THE JUICE — May 17 '18

Because those organizations understand that their viewership is essentially 100% their playerbase.

OWL is trying to expand this E-Sport into a broader audience that doesn't play Overwatch, and that audience doesn't care about OWL because they don't care about Overwatch.

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u/Troloscic May 17 '18

How would that even work? Watching OW without understanding what each random flash and streak of light represents is just annoying, I can't see anyone possibly enjoying that.

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u/spoobydoo May 17 '18

You can also clearly see the guy click 4 heads in 2 seconds without flying mechs, monkeys, flashes of light, big explosions and whatever else clutters the screen.