Around the Watch Episode 20 with Bishop: "Kaiser will be our Main Tank for Cloud 9...Hype!!"

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00:00:00 Welcome, Bishop!

00:01:00 Kakashi Cosplay??

00:02:10 C9 Kaiser!

00:03:45 Adjusting to American life

00:05:00 The history of Bishop

00:11:15 Balancing work life with professional gaming life

00:12:15 Leaving Kongdoo and joining C9

00:15:00 The Eye of the Kaiser: what does Kaiser bring to C9?

00:18:00 The challenge of creating a new roster for C9, how much power does Bishop have?

00:19:30 Are Korean players jumping to move to NA lately?

00:24:30 How does Bishop keep control of his players / maintain his authority?

00:25:45 What defines success for this new C9 roster?

00:28:45 How important is roster stability to success in Overwatch?

00:30:00 What kind of lineup style does Bishop prefer?

00:34:00 Thoughts on Apex’s brackets/format and the Group of Death that happens every season

00:35:45 Thoughts on NA’s intense dislike of 2CP maps

00:37:00 What goes into coming up with new strategies in Overwatch?

00:39:00 Is the meta fresh, or stale?

00:40:00 Is the rise of the more “creative” lineups like triple-support an extreme reaction to the rise of meta Dive comps?

00:45:30 How Lunatic Hai are dealing with D.Va at the moment

00:47:00 Sombra discussion

00:49:30 How often do hard-swaps to comps happen, in response to opponent comps?

00:51:00 Fluff questions: What is your favorite hero to watch someone else play?

00:52:45 Fluff questions: What one thing would you change about Overwatch?

00:53:45 Listener questions: How can spectator mode be improved?

00:56:45 Listener questions: If Sombra could counter-hack hacked health packs, how would that change the landscape of Overwatch lineups?

00:57:40 Listener questions: Did you buy a lot of grapes for Kaiser?

00:59:30 Listener questions: What is Aim Hero and why does Xepher use it to improve?

01:01:00 Listener questions: How much does the team exercise?

01:03:00 Is there any worry to be had about the future of the Western tournaments?

01:04:00 Listener questions: When to / when not to play Widowmaker?

01:06:30 Listener questions: What is your dream team for South Korea in the World Cup?

01:07:30 Thoughts on how C9 will be disrupted due to World Cup country obligations?

01:10:15 Listener questions: Predictions on the upcoming Rogue vs Lunatic Hai matchup

01:14:15 What is Bishop looking forward to most at TakeTV?

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