![]() Coaches and players began to think what would happen to a GOATS strat if none of the heroes had access to their abilities. In comes a Challenger – SombraĮarlier this year a new strategy was introduced to try and find a way around the traditional GOATS meta that everyone was using. With the exception of occasional mind-blowing Earth Shatters or epic Graviton Surges, it doesn’t have any of the flashiness of a 1v1 Widowmaker showdown. So how do you counter a strat as challenging like GOATS? While the strat has seen teams like the Titans and the San Francisco Shock succeed, it’s not the most entertaining meta for fans. What is your favorite moment from our matches so far? #ShanghaiDrgaons #BreakThrough /fqg1rQCsor Here is a clip of using his shield to protect his teammate from getting wipe by the "Grav" and "Self Destruct" combo. When you consider that she’s got a 63.2% pick rate on all maps in the Overwatch compared to the next most picked tank, Wrecking Ball, at 11.3%, she’s one of the core heroes for teams like NYXL use in their GOATS strat for a reason. Her large health pool, DPS output and shields makes it feel impossible alongside Reinhardt and the team to pick her off. Her Self-Destruct ultimate alongside Zarya’s Graviton Surge is lethal to any team that gets caught out. D.Va is really good at catching heroes out and at dealing out a lot of damage. D.Va replaced the original GOATS strat staple Roadhog, but both function in a similar manner. One of the scariest parts of facing a GOATS meta is facing the three tanks-Reinhardt, Zarya, and D.Va. Alongside Lucio and Zenyetta, Brigitte is the third support hero that makes up the first three in 3:3 or the GOATS strat. Brigitte, the hero who helped revitalize GOATS, is also crucial in most GOAT strats because of her ultimate Rally. The speed of the execution comes from Lucio’s speed burst which allows for teams to chase after a hero without specifically running a dive composition. GOATS can only function if the team is focused on picking off single players at a time and quickly. Seo 'The Hope Destroyer" Min-Soo, gives us Map 3 and the W! #ForceOfNature #OWL2019 /pUgr1dkBPI So why is this composition so good and how do teams like the Vancouver Titans and the NYXL win so many matches with the composition? While GOATS died off to make way for a Mercy meta, it came back with a vengeance with the release of Brigitte. The lineup they used back in 2016/17 focused on Reinhardt, Roadhog, Zarya, Ana, Lucio, Zenyatta-sound familiar if you’ve watched any recent OWL? What it lacked in flashiness and damage, it more than made up for in survivability. Ninjas in Pyjamas first played around with the idea of this composition during a time when other teams were running two DPS heroes as a way to counter it. The GOATS strat was conceived pre-Overwatch League when competitive Overwatch was still in its infancy. In the second season of the Overwatch League, the meta is a strategy called GOATS and boy, do teams like the GOATS strat. It’s the most consistent strategy that is dominant over every other composition. In the Overwatch league, the meta or “most effective tactics available” currently denotes the team composition that is most commonly chosen. If you’re new to Overwatch (and esports), you might hear the word “meta” being tossed around in reference to the heroes that teams chose.
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