Alright, let’s talk about this OWCS Major Dallas thing, you know, the computer game thingy. My grandson, he keeps jabberin’ about it. Says it’s a big deal, like bigger than that time the Johnson’s cow got loose and ran through the whole dang town.
So, this here Overwatch Champions Series, it’s like a big fight, but on the computer, see? Not like them wrestlin’ matches on TV, but with little fellas shootin’ and zappin’ each other. They had this big to-do in Dallas, a real big shindig, they call it a “Major.” My grandson says it was at some place called DreamHack, sounds fancy, huh? Probably got more lights than the county fair.
This here “Major” thing, it was the first time all them computer fellas got together in one place to fight it out. My grandson, he told me there were eight teams, the best of the best, he says. They come from all over, like them fancy folks that come to the city for the horse races. Teams with names like “Crazy Raccoon” and “Team Falcons.” Crazy Raccoon, can you believe it? Sounds like somethin’ that’d get into my chicken coop.
- What is OWCS Major Dallas? Well, it’s a big computer game fight, like I said. The best players in the world, or so my grandson tells me, get together and see who’s the best. They shoot and zap each other with all sorts of made-up weapons. It’s a real hoot, apparently.
- When did it happen? This Dallas fight happened at the end of May and the beginning of June, right around the time I was puttin’ up my tomatoes. May 31st to June 2nd, to be exact. My grandson nearly missed his chores watchin’ it.
- Who played in it? Like I said, eight teams. The best of the best, they say. My grandson keeps talkin’ about Crazy Raccoon, them fellas won the whole thing. Beat Team Falcons, apparently. Good for them raccoons, I guess, always makin’ trouble in my garden, might as well make trouble in a computer game too.
It’s a fast game, this Overwatch. Lots of action, my grandson says. Faster than a greased pig at the county fair. He keeps yellin’ about the “meta,” whatever that is, and strategies and all that. Sounds complicated, like tryin’ to fix a tractor with nothin’ but a rusty wrench and a prayer.
This whole esports thing, it’s new to me. Back in my day, the only fightin’ we did was with our hands or maybe a good ol’ broomstick. But these kids, they got their computers and their fancy games. And this Dallas Major, it was a big deal for them. My grandson was glued to that screen, watchin’ them little fellas shoot and zap each other. He even tried to explain it to me, but it’s all just a bunch of noise and bright lights to me.
They even got folks writin’ about it, you know, like them newspaper fellas. They talk about the best players, the best teams, and all that. My grandson, he reads all that stuff online, on some place called Reddit, I think. He showed me pictures, lots of fellas sittin’ at computers, lookin’ real serious. More serious than a preacher on Sunday mornin’.
Anyways, this Overwatch Champions Series Major Dallas was a big to-do, that much I know. My grandson was happy as a clam, watchin’ them computer fellas duke it out. And Crazy Raccoon won, those crazy critters. Makes you think, huh? Even a raccoon can be a champion, these days. And that’s about all I know about this here Dallas Major thing. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I gotta go check on my chickens. Those raccoons are probably plottin’ somethin’.
Overwatch 2 is the game they played. They had a tournament in Dallas that was offline. Blizzard and Faceit, whoever they are, put it all together. It was a big deal for those computer game fellas, an “S-Tier” tournament, they called it. Probably got fancy prizes, too, maybe more than the blue ribbon at the pie contest. My grandson said somethin’ about Faceit postin’ on somethin’ called “X,” like a letter, I reckon, but on the computer. All these newfangled contraptions, makin’ my head spin.
They got folks talkin’ about who’s gonna win and all that, making “power rankings,” sounds like weighin’ a prize hog at the fair. My grandson read ‘em all, I bet, before that thing even started. Then, after it’s all over, they’re still yappin’, sayin’ this one was good, that one wasn’t. Just like folks talkin’ ‘bout the weather, except about computer games. Anyway, they do say this here Dallas Major was the first big one for this new Overwatch thing, so I guess it’s somethin’ special. And that’s the long and short of it, as far as this old lady can tell.
