05-25-2019, 01:05 AM
New Overwatch Event Makes Your Skin Choice Matter
<p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/overwatch/">Overwatch</a> League, the official competitive scene for Blizzard's team shooter, is pitting fans against each other to win the honor of topping the teams. The winning team gets to take over the official <a href="https://www.instagram.com/overwatchleague/">OWL Instagram account</a>.</p><p>From May 27-31, equip an Overwatch League team hero skin and take part in Quick Play or Competitive matches. Each match you complete earns one point for the team you're representing, and the winning team will be announced on June 3. It all works similar to <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/splatoon-2/">Splatoon</a>'s Splatfests, which tie team colors to surveys.</p><p>The announcement notes that you must complete a match for your point to register, including overtime. It's okay if you need to switch to a different hero, as long as you were wearing a team skin at some point during the match. It also doesn't matter if you're wearing the Home or Away skin. You can also contribute points on Twitter by tweeting with the #MyOWLTeam hashtag and tagging your favorite team. Blizzard promises that stage three of the event will begin on June 6, but it didn't specify exactly what that will entail.</p><p>This is run concurrently with the middle of the <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/overwatch-anniversary-kicks-off-next-week/1100-6467009/">Overwatch Anniversary event</a>, which runs through June 10. As usual that has introduced a <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/every-new-overwatch-anniversary-event-legendary-an/2900-2792/">bunch of new skins</a>, as well as other cosmetics and rotating brawls. Still, if you're a fan of the Los Angeles Gladiators or the Philadelphia Fusion, you may want to put aside your Honeydew Mei or Gargoyle Winston temporarily and support the team.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/overwatch/">Overwatch</a> League, the official competitive scene for Blizzard's team shooter, is pitting fans against each other to win the honor of topping the teams. The winning team gets to take over the official <a href="https://www.instagram.com/overwatchleague/">OWL Instagram account</a>.</p><p>From May 27-31, equip an Overwatch League team hero skin and take part in Quick Play or Competitive matches. Each match you complete earns one point for the team you're representing, and the winning team will be announced on June 3. It all works similar to <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/splatoon-2/">Splatoon</a>'s Splatfests, which tie team colors to surveys.</p><p>The announcement notes that you must complete a match for your point to register, including overtime. It's okay if you need to switch to a different hero, as long as you were wearing a team skin at some point during the match. It also doesn't matter if you're wearing the Home or Away skin. You can also contribute points on Twitter by tweeting with the #MyOWLTeam hashtag and tagging your favorite team. Blizzard promises that stage three of the event will begin on June 6, but it didn't specify exactly what that will entail.</p><p>This is run concurrently with the middle of the <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/overwatch-anniversary-kicks-off-next-week/1100-6467009/">Overwatch Anniversary event</a>, which runs through June 10. As usual that has introduced a <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/every-new-overwatch-anniversary-event-legendary-an/2900-2792/">bunch of new skins</a>, as well as other cosmetics and rotating brawls. Still, if you're a fan of the Los Angeles Gladiators or the Philadelphia Fusion, you may want to put aside your Honeydew Mei or Gargoyle Winston temporarily and support the team.</p>