What the patch will mean for OGN APEX Season 2

A new patch means a new meta; how does this affect Season 2 of OGN APEX?

If you haven’t heard, the tank meta is over. For a full update on what the latest Overwatch patch brings to the game read all patch notes here. As part of this update Blizzard gave us the year of the Rooster event which will continue on until February 13th; more details here.

Last year during season 1 of OGN, Blizzard hit us with a patch that drastically changed the competitive landscape of Overwatch, giving us the tank meta. The timing and content of that patch was part of the reason that EnVyUs won the tournament, even after being forced to replace Talespin with Mickie. Now we have been hit by another patch in the middle of the season.

What does the patch mean for Season 2?

This patch is going to affect a lot of teams, some for the better and some for the worse. The power rankings have all changed.

Cloud9 has a better chance of winning the tournament now than they did before. Cloud9 recently signed Gods to their roster giving them 3 top tier DPS. Gods, Surefour, and Mendo. Surefour is one of the best Mccrees in the world and Mendo isn’t far behind, that’s how those 2 stack up for nearly hit scan hero in the game. And Gods is never far behind them either for DPS heroes. This patch brings offensive teams even more firepower because it reduces the effectiveness of the tank meta and brings offensive prowess to the forefront.

Cloud9 isn’t the only team who will benefit from this patch. Misfits could also see better results now. They have been struggling recently since they did their massive 3-way trade, but they have the ability to compete at the highest level, especially now when they can figure out the meta alongside other rosters. We will get to see them compete again in February when they will get to show us what they can do with the new meta. Misfits has players like Tviq who could again make use of their deep hero pools to surprise opponents.

But this patch is not all sunshine and rainbows. Some teams are going to be hurt by this patch. Lunatic Hai and EnVyUs are really going to feel this patch. Specifically, for Lunatic Hai, Ryujehong, the god tier Ana will have to take some time to adjust to this patch. Luckily for him, no APEX matches are scheduled for this Friday due to the Chinese New Year. Lunatic Hai has been one of the best teams in the world on the old patch, in large part due to Ryujehong’s stellar Ana and it will take the team some time to find the same magic when they might not get as much value from Ana.

Another team that will be hit by this patch are former champions EnVyUs. They have thrived on this tank meta, looking unbeatable. No one can argue that they are the best team in the world currently. A lot of this has to do with their team cohesion but also because who they have on their roster. They have a solid D.Va in the world (Mickie) and one of the best Ana’s in the world (Chipshajen) coupled with a god tier Roadhog (Taimou). This trio can appear unbeatable, especially when backed by other players such as Harryhook and Hulk. The meta change will force the team to take a look at their strategies and might force them to make some changes within the team. Swapping positions and main heroes, but I expect EnVyUs will still be one of the best teams in the world; despite this change.

With the patch out now, the tournament has changed; too much for us to cover every team, especially because we do not yet know how the teams are going to adapt to the new meta, whatever that meta will be. What we do know is that tanks should hopefully be less effective, allowing for DPS to resurge. This patch will favour teams that have players that can pop off and nearly single handily win fights.Teams who have those superstars are the teams that will be able to thrive during this patch.

Also, Sombra will soon become a true terror!

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