Tag: Overwatch Minus Overwatch

I Simulated The Overwatch League 2019 Grand Final Two Million Times. Here’s What Happened.

~ mellopanther

As the host of Overwatch Minus Overwatch on the Unlocked app I need to make sure my mathematical game is the best it can be, but there’s a limit to what I can do, both in terms of skill (I do this as a hobby) and resources (I’m only one dude with a consumer PC and limited free time). These limits have prevented me from doing more complex modeling or things like Monte Carlo simulations. However, being that the Overwatch League Grand Final is on Sunday and I had a 10-day vacation in front of me, I decided to put in the extra work and simulate the potential outcomes when Vancouver and San Francisco meet once again, this time for all the monies.

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ERRATA: Overwatch Minus Overwatch Episode 1

~ mellopanther

As part of Pop Ramen’s Unlocked channel, I’ve decided to share my love of Overwatch-flavored math. Overwatch Minus Overwatch is planned to be a twice-per-stage broadcast applying the same nerdy effort that I’ve used in articles previously here.

My debut episode at the start of week 1 went off with one hitch. I screwed up my math. The Binomial model I used to predict all the games fell apart because I realized how screwed up and complicated it was. As such, it was sacked midway through Week 1’s action and this info about the new model will replace it.

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