Overwatch 2 pro team punished for 'illegal' maneuver that even Blizzard admits was fun

pcgamer.com:

A clever play by Overwatch 2 esports team the Florida Mayhem was ruled as an 'illegal maneuver' by Blizzard over the weekend. The team surprise-attacked opposing Paris Eternal players by teleporting up and over a rooftop, and were forced to redo the round as a result. They won the match in the end, but even Blizzard admits that the banned play was fun to watch. 

The Florida Mayhem's strategy was based around Mei and Symmetra, two heroes with abilities that can help a team move around maps. At the start of the round, their Mei player put an Ice Wall on top of a nearby rooftop. Usually this isn't possible: Mei's wall normally requires solid, flat ground to be placed, but you can occasionally get it to work in some out-of-bounds parts of maps. After the Mei wall was up, the Mayhem's Symmetra placed a teleporter on top of it to bring the entire team over the rooftop, surprising their opponents and winning the first team fight with ease.

«You're not allowed to [teleport] on walls, [Blizzard] talked about this shit last year or some year. You're not allowed to do it,» David «Dpei» Pei, a former Overwatch League coach said on a stream as it happened.

The Mayhem eventually won the match, but before moving onto the next map, the Overwatch League broadcast was delayed for 20 minutes while Blizzard made the ruling. When the stream continued, it was announced that they would have to redo their attack round—which led to a win even without the creative play.

Shortly after the ruling, Overwatch League head Sean Miller said on Twitter that this rule was made clear before the season began:

«While we understand this was a fun play, the ruling here is that using a Mei wall to reach unusable locations with the Symmetra teleport is an