Since the Overwatch League introduced eight new growth groups for season two, there’s solely been one query on everybody’s thoughts: what colors will they use? At first, it appeared they had been all going to be duds, falling again on the ocean of blues and reds already dominating the matches. The Chengdu Hunters did one thing fascinating with their yellow package, however nothing can match the newest announcement: Hangzhou Spark and their child pink.
Back when the growth groups had been first introduced I wrote: “I find it very unlikely that any of these new teams will unseat the Shanghai Dragons as my favourite, but I’ll reserve judgement until I see their player acquisitions, logos, and most importantly, colour schemes. The first team to deck themselves out in pink like top Korean team Runaway will be a strong contender for my undying support.” Honestly, I wasn’t actually anticipating somebody to take me up on the provide, however I’m very glad that Hangzhou did. (Please be aware that this isn’t a dedication to supporting them over Shanghai. I can multitask.)
It’s not simply the colors (although they’re, once more, excellent). The Spark have gone all in on a cutesy social media presence, introducing members of their crew with emoji and loads of exclamation marks:
Here is our PINK coach crew!!! ヾ(◍°∇°◍)ﾉﾞ
?Mask was the top coach of X6-Gaming. Sup7eme was the top coach of Team Seven, and YinDong was the top coach of LGD Gaming. Welcome to our Spark household! pic.twitter.com/P4ORGkIfyL— Hangzhou Spark (@Hangzhou_Spark) November 16, 2018
It’s a wise technique. Though many followers select “local” teams, any alternative about who to cheer for is generally arbitrary. Teams which might be samey in model and who don’t have a definite voice on social media are liable to get neglected. But the Spark are additionally filling a distinct segment for the various followers who simply aren’t that within the instructions that many groups select to take their branding, whether or not that be normal trash talk or, within the case of the latest video put out by growth crew Paris Eternal, weirdly celebratory of “empires” and “conquerors”.
The Spark are exhibiting some promise as a crew already – they haven’t introduced many gamers, however they’ve signed prime Chinese tank Xu “Guxue” Qiulin, who was a key half in crew China making it to second place within the World Cup. But no matter their precise efficiency, they’ve already succeeded in making themselves stand out, and that’s a great way to promote these extraordinarily cute shirts.
Some outfits simply provide you with that additional…spark, you already know? #noleaks pic.twitter.com/estIAtYI00
— Soe Gschwind-Penski (@Soembie) November 16, 2018
And don’t get me began on skins for my Overwatch heroes. No one can inform me that this isn’t the very best search for Reaper.
