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

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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No, This Isn’t an Overwatch Blog Now

Every so often, I find myself realizing that I haven’t updated the site in a while. Part of that, unfortunately, is my nature. MelloPanther Productions isn’t part of my regular routine, and there’s still not really space to insert it neatly into my work/life balance (though that may change this year). However, between work, (lack of) cons and now having a paid game show gig I’ve started watching Overwatch League with more reckless abandon. I like sports very much, and while I still have no real desire to pick up the game, the way OWL is presented is very compelling and it scratches my math itch, so I’ll occasionally post here to scratch that itch. It’s a better use of the space than what it was doing previously, which was nothing.

That being said, I still continue to use this site as a central point for all of my convention comings and goings. Just because I’m going to be out of action until the fall (though I’ll probably be working with Megaroad at Otakon) doesn’t mean I have other things to do. After another successful run of programming at Tekko, Pop Ramen has officially joined the content farm at Unlocked and it’s only a matter of time before I start trying to infiltrate our channel with some of my content. As a side effect of this, I’ve also decided to dust off my more personal Twitter (which was only actually being used to access MikuMikuDance content…don’t ask) and start throwing in some musings that aren’t big enough for blogs.

In summation, the spring and summer may be slow on the convention side, but it’ll be busy on other fronts. I know I want to have another OWL article to put up during All Star Not-Actually-On-A-Weekend (which will be less mathy, I promise) and more will come as it is available and inspires me to post. Thank you for your continued support.