Blizzard has had a terrible reuptation for their support of the Path to Pro tier 2 scene and yesterday they reached an all time low where an admin error put competitive integrity into question and the pro community rallied to #ContendersProtest which trended on Twitter until PathtoPro Overwatch Contenders set things right.
Sources:
Contenders teams refuse to play, host Torb and Orisa 1v1s instead. from Competitiveoverwatch
It's humanily impossible to fuck up this bad. We were told it was best of 7 A DAY before the match and both teams re-checked this fact. We asked the admins and they came back to us saying this was in fact correct. HOW.
— kraandop (@kraandopOW) July 28, 2022
Proof https://t.co/2Q7r1SH8bh pic.twitter.com/Ync44PSgBO
— kraandop (@kraandopOW) July 28, 2022
#OWSUMMERSERIES pic.twitter.com/Caz9P2ggRM
— Overwatch Path to Pro (@owpathtopro) July 28, 2022
It’s sad that I wrote about the Path to Poverty in Overwatch in 2020 and very little has changed when it comes to infrastructure or accountability. We all love Overwatch and want the Tier 2 scene to succeed but that only comes with change #ContendersStrike
— C9 JAG (@JAGCasts) July 28, 2022
— Ex Oblivione (@ExOblivioneOW) July 28, 2022
When contenders teams realize they'll be more popular if they just don't play Overwatch pic.twitter.com/B4F0fT1Qj2
— Avast (@Avast_o) July 28, 2022
Tier 2 really made a player union before OWL
— Bad Pachimari (@BadPachimari) July 28, 2022
never missin a chance to complain about ow #contendersstrike pic.twitter.com/KANLdABCpF
— danteh (@danteh) July 28, 2022
I'm really excited for the full OW2 launch on the 4th of October but worried if they come out with another beta and the new support that we have nothing on release that will still be brand new?
Do you guys want another beta or should they just go dark until release?
— Metro (@Metro_OW) July 29, 2022
If Mauga, Junkerqueen, Kanazaki fox girl, and Storm Rising omnic aren't in overwatch 2 at release its a lost cause
— Overwatch Anonymous (@OWAnonymous_) July 29, 2022
26 – Self care day 😇 pic.twitter.com/zY8cbaAdDo
— Jake (@jakeow) July 28, 2022
Live with my new glasses, what you guys think? pic.twitter.com/5HLXHI31it
— SVB (@OW_SVB) July 29, 2022
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