Episode 22 - Orgs, Rosters, and Rumors, OH MY!

HCS Pro Talk

Hello everyone and welcome to episode twenty two of HCS Pro Talk! In this weeks episode, Will and Josh bring you the latest news stories, scrim and tournament recaps, and we FINALLY HAVE SOME ROSTERS TO TALK ABOUT!

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

Community Play Date

• What: Playing Halo 5 with the HCS Pro Talk community! We will be playing the new Forge maps that are going to be included within the HCS 2018 season along with the new settings. Once that is complete, we will continue playing Halo 5 via different playlists.
• When: Friday, June 1st 2018 at 5PM CT
• How to Join: Add Will (MrMayhem922) and myself (JKFireinsomniac) as friends on Xbox Live. If we do voice chat, we will decide whether it is via the console or Discord. If you are able to join in on the fun then let us know your gamertag and we will be sending game invites out.

News

• MCC Intelligent Delivery System Announced - https://twitter.com/ske7ch/status/998698726901170176
• Matchmaking Feedback Update - May 21st - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/58b8518e005f432381ab99fbcaf931e0/topics/matchmaking-feedback-update-%E2%80%93-may-21/7d3f6e81-5f9e-44f7-b5cf-30f85d13f320/posts?page=1
• Baby J Retires From Competitive Halo - https://twitter.com/BxbyJ_/status/998699288388685829
• Team Beyond Acquired by Logitech and Astro Gaming - http://teambeyond.net/logitech-acquires-beyond-entertainment/
• Esports Open Tour Announcement - https://twitter.com/EsportsOpenTour/status/1000187261311385600
• Microsoft Store Summer Series 2v2 Tournament Information - https://twitter.com/HCS/status/1000161295465787392 - https://smash.gg/league/microsoft-store-halo-summer-series/details
• Spectator Tickets for HCS New Orleans Available Now - https://twitter.com/HCS/status/998987103517069312
• Halo 5 User Created Content Outage - https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1000328469673213952
• Halo Community Update - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/duty-in-battle
• H2A Forgetacular Submission Thread is Live - https://twitter.com/ForgeHub/status/999745293095784448
• Anniversary Throwback is Back Within Halo 5 - https://twitter.com/Halo/status/999726287131369472
• Female Pro League Halo 5 Community Tournament Announced - https://femaleproleague.com/halo-5-community-tournament-hosted-by-mlgqueen-veronickuhhh/

Europa Halo Champions League

• Division 1 - https://www.toornament.com/tournaments/1239577665900609536/stages/1239624996753514496/groups/1326620411056340992/
• Division 2A - https://www.toornament.com/tournaments/1239577665900609536/stages/1326622016504176640/groups/1352547763885203476/#structure
• Division 2B - https://www.toornament.com/tournaments/1239577665900609536/stages/1326622016504176640/groups/1352547764019421360/#structure

Team Respawn Halo Wars Championship League Results

• Bracket - https://teamrespawn.challonge.com/TRMay

Breaking The Clutch Halo Wars Championship League Results

• Bracket - https://breaking-the-clutch.challonge.com/BTC_eLeague_May_Round2

Pro Battle League

• Philadelphia Forge VS New York Titans (1st Series) - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/20689 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybpadjmRLdc&feature=youtu.be
• Philadelphia Forge VS New York Titans (2nd Series) - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/20693 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=022cKjG1Trc&feature=youtu.be
• Dallas Stampede VS Austin Royals - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/20694 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENhnT7wFG6U&feature=youtu.be
• LA Legion VS Seattle Stryker - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/20865
• Houston Vipers VS Dallas Stampede - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/20861
• Seattle Stryker VS San Jose Edge - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/20863
• Current Standings - https://www.battleleague.com/2018-season-stats

Shoutouts

• Thank you to all of the listeners and followers of the show!

Community Creations

• Halo Ship Size Comparison - https://twitter.com/IGN/status/999368618050809856/video/1
• Civil War Picture - https://twitter.com/TheSkits94/status/999223670689038336/photo/1
• Chief VS Locke - https://www.reddit.com/r/halo/comments/8mpmvp/chief_vs_locke/?st=JHQEE1OH&sh=36fa612b
• Meme Monday - https://www.reddit.com/r/halo/

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