“Beyond map structure and season length, Contenders is also the testing ground for new ways to play. New patches and heroes are often rolled out on Contenders servers before they hit the League. If you want to get an idea of how a new hero will work or what the new meta will be after a patch, watch Contenders. Wrecking Ball saw his first Competitive game in Contenders and that GOATS team composition everyone hates started in Contenders too.”
For those of you that are still unsure about Contenders, please give this a read! It does a breakdown of what it is, how it works vs how Overwatch League does, patch differences, and tells the stories of a few of those teams including Last Night’s Leftovers, British Hurricane, Runaway, and Kongdoo Panthera.
Your complete primer to Overwatch Contenders – and why you should be watching it
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