It’s a really easy fix
- Base hero pools on OWL pickrates
- Limit hero pools to Masters/GM/Pro games. (I.e. Both teams on ladder need above 3500SR average)
- Possibly announce bans an additional 1 week in advance of them going into effect, so that you reduce burnout on the OWL teams and staff.
(Such that you end up knowing the current weeks bans and the next week bans at the same time)
There’s a full 2 weeks before the ban goes into effect for a week