Episode 26 - HCS 2018 Gamebattles Begin!

Hello everyone and welcome to episode twenty six of HCS Pro Talk! In this weeks episode, rosters have been locked for the upcoming Gamebattles tournaments leading up to New Orleans so we have a lot to talk about! Will begins his journey within Halo 3, we have some news to discuss, and scrims/tournaments to recap. Finally, we discuss the poll results of the Sprint VS No Sprint in Halo debate along with posing a new question.

Thanks for listening and as always, links to everything discussed within the show is included below for your viewing pleasure.

News

New Legendary Crate Announced
https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1009487542268416003

Halo 3 Throwback Playlist Back Within Halo 5
https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1009876549930139648

MCC Insider Flight 2 Recap
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/mcc-insider-flight-2-recap

Community Update
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/to-infinite-and-beyond

HCS 2018 Season Online Format and Dates
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/hcs-2018-online-play-and-format

Scrim Recap

Reciprocity VS Heart of the Cards
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8703

TOX VS Renegades
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8704

Crowd Pleasers VS Hennything’s Possible
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8705

Fung Four VS Elevate
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8706

Lux Gaming VS Berserker Gaming
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8707

Online Warriors VS Placeholder
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8708

TOX VS Heart of the Cards
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8709

Elevate VS Hennything’s Possible
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8710

Lux Gaming VS Crowd Pleasers
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8711

Mock-It Esports VS Authority EU
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9706

Online Warriors VS Express Yourself
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9707

TOX VS Reciprocity
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9708

Renegades VS Elevate
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9709

Lux Gaming VS Crowd Pleasers
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9710

Express Yourself VS Placeholder
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9711

Mock-It Esports VS Online Warriors
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9712

Reciprocity VS Heart of the Cards
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9713

Crowd Pleasers VS Elevate
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9714

Tournament Recap

Halo Wars Champions League
1st Place
Mike Beaston
Halo lootbox
Limited Edition (1/200) Halo Wars 2 poster signed by 343 employees
A balance change request for the game

2nd Place
Almirante99
Halo lootbox

Bracket
https://breaking-the-clutch.challonge.com/HWCL_Spring_Invitational2018

Notable Information
Mike Beaston won two, back to back, best of seven series to be crowned the champion

Astro Spartans June $500 Halo 5 FFA Results
1st Place
King Urbn

Bracket
http://teambeyond.net/forum/tournaments/groupings/128-astro-spartans-500-halo-5-ffa-620-800pm-est/round1/

Europa Halo Champions League
Champions Bracket Round 2
Aerox VS Invalid White
4-0 - Aerox

Champions Bracket Round 3 (Semi-Finals)
Mock-It Esports VS Old Mates
4-0 - Mock-It Esports

Aerox VS Skitlite
4-2 - Aerox

Pro Battle League
Champions Bracket Round 1
LA Legion (4) VS St. Louis Sentinels (5)
Game 1 - CTF on Coliseum
3-2 - St. Louis

Game 2 - Slayer on Plaza
50-35 - St. Louis

Game 3 - Strongholds on The Rig
100-56 - St. Louis

Game 4 - Oddball on Eden
200-46 - St. Louis

Series Score
4-0 - St. Louis
Stats - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/21854
VOD - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FbQcPNL6Ek&feature=youtu.be

Atlanta Zenith (3) VS Philadelphia Forge (6)
Game 1 - CTF on Coliseum
3-1 - Atlanta

Game 2 - Slayer on Plaza
50-42 - Atlanta

Game 3 - Strongholds on The Rig
100-86 - Atlanta

Game 4 - Oddball on Eden
200-171 - Philadelphia

Game 5 - CTF on Truth
3-2 - Philadelphia

Game 6 - Slayer on Refuge
50-38 - Philadelphia

Game 7 - Strongholds on Empire
100-25 Atlanta

Series Score
4-3 - Atlanta
VOD - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQLWNzsWVUg&feature=youtu.be

Wisconsin Fury (2) VS Denver Rangers (7)
Game 1 - CTF on Coliseum
3-0 - Wisconsin

Game 2 - Slayer on Plaza
50-46 - Wisconsin

Game 3 - Strongholds on The Rig
100-64 - Wisconsin

Game 4 - Oddball on Eden
180-160 - Wisconsin

Series Score
4-0 - Wisconsin
Stats - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/21667

Pro Battle League News
Pro Battle League Partners With LindaX to Launch Cryptocurrency
http://www.battle7oken.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DQrzK0IiRg

LATAM Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap
1st Place
Tecnology
$350
2000 Points

2nd Place
Berserker Esports
$150
1200 Points

3rd/4th
Against the Wind
800 Points
Bracket - https://bit.ly/2lu7fkV

ANZ Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap
1st Place
Eazy Trip
$500
2000 Points

2nd Place
Please Not Easy Trip First Round
$250
1200 Points

3rd/4th
Reload Esports
800 Points

Mortal Gaming
800 Points
Bracket - https://bit.ly/2Kh8gLi

EU Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap
1st Place
He Misses The Backsmack
$750
2000 Points

2nd Place
Choc’s 2K Team
$250
1200 Points

3rd/4th
Pete is Tan
800 Points

Pirates
800 Points

5th/6th/7th/8th
Invalid
600 Points

Mock-It Esports
600 Points

Express Yourself
600 Points

Final Stage
600 Points
Bracket - https://bit.ly/2MlXgcK

NA Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap
Important Series
TOX VS Team Reciprocity (Semi-Finals)
Game 1 - Strongholds on Eden
100-15 - Reciprocity

Game 2 - Slayer on Truth
50-41 - Reciprocity

Game 3 - Oddball on Echelon
176-125 - TOX

Game 4 - CTF on Refuge
2-2 - Tie

Game 5 - CTF on Refuge
3-1 - Reciprocity

Series Score
3-1 - Reciprocity
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9724

Splyce VS Renegades (Semi-Finals)
Game 1 - Strongholds on Eden
100-36 -Splyce

Game 2 - Slayer on Truth
50-45 - Renegades

Game 3 - Oddball on Echelon
190-118 - Renegades

Game 4 - CTF on Refuge
2-1 - Splyce

Game 5 - Slayer on The Rig
50-36 - Renegades

Series Score
3-2 - Renegades
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9726

Team Reciprocity VS Renegades (Grand Finals)
Game 1 - Oddball on Fissure
179-138 - Reciprocity

Game 2 - Slayer on Plaza
50-35 - Reciprocity

Game 3 - CTF on Coliseum
3-2 - Renegades

Game 4 - Strongholds on Plaza
100-28 - Reciprocity

Series Score
3-1 - Reciprocity
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9729
VOD - https://bit.ly/2KgMIhV

1st Place
Team Reciprocity
$1,500
2000 Points

2nd Place
Renegades
$500
1200 Points

3rd/4th
Splyce
800 Points

TOX
800 Points

5th/6th/7th/8th
Fortnite Time (Str8 Rippin)
600 Points

Elevate
600 Points

Heart of the Cards
600 Points

3 Old Men and a Moose
600 Points

Bracket - https://bit.ly/2MVwsRS

Should Sprint be in Halo? - The Results

https://twitter.com/HCSProTalk/status/1009634825710469120
Out of 115 votes…
30% Sprint
36% No Sprint
31% Increased default speed
3% Other

Shoutouts

Moses FPS because of everything that he does for the community
https://twitter.com/Moses_FPS

Razd up Ice
For the idea on creating the Xbox Club for HCS Pro Talk. This will be a great way to get everyone together for upcoming community playdates as some listeners do not use Twitter or Facebook.

Christian aka @Xbl_Numbers_v3
For recommending the hitmarker topic on the show!

Halo Podcast Evolved aka Blogging Evolved aka @BlogEvolved on Twitter
For creating a brand new lore section over on their website! Check it out at the link included within the show notes and follow the podcast on twitter!
https://www.halopodcastevolved.com/lore
https://twitter.com/BlogEvolved

Community Creations

Wonderboy Breaks Down HCS Refuge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKf3oxxGPR8

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