In this series from GosuGamers, we are going to help introduce some of the best players that Overwatch already has to offer. Because of the arena shooter scene, many of the current top players have been competing in a variety of similar games over the years. These player profiles will provide you information on previous competitive history (including team history) as well as a short highlight of the player's Overwatch preferences. Let's have a look at world's best Overwatch team: IDDQD.
Gaming History
INTERNETHULK, always written out in full caps because reasons, is the main man behind IDDQD. A seasoned eSports athlete, Dennis used his experience to build and manage this current top team. Prior to Overwatch, HULK spent many years competing in a variety of games. He first started with shooters (Call of Duty 1 & 2), then moved to World of Warcraft during Wrath of the Lich King, eventually gained the most success until now in StarCraft 2, and also tried out and achieved some unique feats in League of Legends.
Though always only missing a little to go professional, Dennis did play for a number of teams. StarComa and coolTronik might be familiar to some of the original Call of Duty spectators, and Alien Invasion was a pretty notable German StarCraft 2 team. All of this experience is currently really paying off, and has made IDDQD both one of the most stable teams and of course the most successful team to date.
Quickfire questions:
Esports or eSports? eSports!!!
Offensive or Defensive Teleporter? Defensive. Play safe = profit!
Support is about healing or utility? Both. Personally I like shields.
Previous Accomplishments
Call of Duty 1
Team StarComa
Team Germany
- 1st Place finish in a good number of cups
Call of Duty 2
Team coolTronik
Team Germany
- Plenty of Top 2 finishes
WoW WotLK
- 3x Rank 1
- Reached highest PHD Worldwide
- Reached 2nd highest 3on3 (PPDK)
StarCraft 2
Alien Invasion (August 2010 - December 2011)
NOM Gaming (December 2011 - June 2012)
- Sennheiser Cup Season 2 #15 - 1st Place
- Incredible Panic Team League Season 2 - 4th Place
- 4PL Close Combat Cup 2011 #20 - 3rd Place
League of Legends
- World's first Challenger - Season 4
Overwatch credentials
HULKtastic (November 2015 - December 2015)
IDDQD (February 2016 - now)
- Has a 96% winpercentage
- Known for first believing in Symmetra's power
- GosuGamers Weekly EU #3 - 1st Place
- GosuGamers Weekly EU #5 - 2nd Place
- GosuGamers Weekly EU #6 - 3rd Place
- King of the Watch #4 - 1st Place
- GosuGamers Weekly EU #7 - 1st Place
- GosuGamers Weekly NA #7 - 1st Place
- King of the Watch EU vs NA - 1st Place
- GosuGamers Weekly EU #8 - 1st Place
- Metatrone Overwatch Cup #1 - 1st Place
- King of the Watch EU #5 - 1st Place
- GosuGamers Weekly EU #9 - 1st Place
While IDDQD is a team of playmakers, INTERNETHULK was one of the first players to get a lot of recognition for his support play. Particularly his dedication to Symmetra was one of the key parts to their earlier success, until all other teams realized the power of Symmetra's whole kit (shields, turrets and teleporter). Not only on defense, but on offense and even Control maps as well, Symmetra provides enough utility and shielding (especially with the recent nerfs to Zenyatta's orbs). His favorite hero however, is Zarya. Zarya has had some difficulty in competitive in the past, but whenever Symmetra isn't worth the pick HULK likes sticking to Zarya, a hero he is also very comfortable with. His preference for quirky characters like these two is going to provide IDDQD a big advantage in the future when other unconventional heroes get added to the game.
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