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Overwatch Sombra ARG - No one is ready for Sombra [Up2: New Model Leaks]
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The Omega Man
Member
nope, and they won't get my money until I see the goods if any.
dave is ok
aztek is ok
This is just incompetence on Blizzard's part. A counter that doesn't move with no indication of whether the community needs to do something or not.
I don't particularly care from anything else offered by Blizzard other than OW, so I doubt I'll be getting whatever skins it is anyway. I'm betting on an orc skin for Torb.
Sombra is in overtime.
why you heff to be mad? it's only arg
Shake Appeal
Member
clockworkinyou
Banned
Stupid that Blizzard is putting energy into this dumb ARG rather than more relevant content. I guess they're trying to salvage/utilize the story of TITAN by forcing us to wait while they take forever for relevant content.
Great that I'll be waiting 3 months at a time for a character here and a map there.
Great that I'll be waiting 3 months at a time for a character here and a map there.
Gentleman Jack
Member
Clearly the counter is fueled by how many lootboxes are purchased at the overwatch shop.
SirClinksAlot
Member
Shit I was thinking I might buy a virtual ticket this year, but $40 for some skins might be too much for me. They would have to be amazing skins.
Interfectum
Gold Member
I predict letdown for sure unless Sombra is one amazing hero or "Sombra" represents a huge change in the game.
dave is ok
aztek is ok
They're not putting much energy into it, don't worry.
It's probably one dude and all he's done for the past few days is write a few lines of HTML
i'm on console. the only thing i can do is just watch gameplay.
Gentleman Jack
Member
Depends as always on how expectations are calibrated. Those who hope Sombra will release next month with more than just the standard kit of unlockables and maybe a cgi trailer are probably setting themselves up for something of a letdown.
Those who hope to be rewarded for their 'effort' in this 'arg' are almost certainly setting themselves up for disappointment.
Its not even out yet?
Shake Appeal
Member
Full release has to be soon, I'm thinking. It's another thing I hope comes out in advance of Season 2, just so people not on the PTR can learn it.
But Blizzard seem to have no problem dropping assets in the middle of competitive seasons, so... maybe it will be simultaneous with Season 2 starting?
Yeah, I forget that console players don't have access to the PTR.
Wasn't the Portal 2 ARG a let down? Can't remember exactly, but the game ended up being announced anyway in a magazine soon after it was figured out
dave is ok
aztek is ok
There were two Portal 2 ARGs, the announcement one - which was just one dude putting a few puzzles together, and the launch/Potato Sack one which was really good until the end when they realized they couldn't give the reward they intended to because of retailers so they just strung people along much like Blizzard is doing now.
I'm on PC and I don't touch Blizzards PTR's with 10 feet pole. Not fan of 200+ ms latency they give because PTR stuff is ran only on NA servers. So for me map isn't out and won't be for a while.
Lady Siara
Member
It's definitely possible. This seems like a lot of work and fanfare for merely another character. Could end up being some sort of horde mode with leveling like Mann v. Machine.
Maybe both a mode and Sombra even.
200ms ping PTR competitive > live game quick play
Alex_Mexico
Member
So I've been away... has the percentage moved at all or are we still at 5%? Do we have any clues even?
I'm not even sure of what I'm expecting. A new character would be cool, but a Mann vs Machine mode (since she's uploading something to all omnics) would be fine too.
I think I'd only be upset if this ends up being a "the true treasure was the journey".
I don't know wher you're from (EU I presume), but I'm on LATAM and we have local PTR servers - skirmishes give me 200ms, but actual matches sit at the usual 9~10ms.
So it might be an Americas thing only (can't say if AU has dedicated PTR servers too though).
Still at 5%.
I love the ARG stuff, and have no issues with Blizzard making us wait some more.
I will say this though, the whole thing needs to come to conclusion soon or people are going to look at what ever is at the end of this thing as a let down, no matter what it is.
In other words, dont build up these huge expectations without delivering because otherwise people are gonna be let down.
I will say this though, the whole thing needs to come to conclusion soon or people are going to look at what ever is at the end of this thing as a let down, no matter what it is.
In other words, dont build up these huge expectations without delivering because otherwise people are gonna be let down.
Just one map in 4 months. If they aren't going to allow custom maps they really need to churn those out quicker. Map variance is what helps keep PC shooters alive.
Chillax bro, its just a game :3
RandomHopeInc
Member
The thing is, unlike the maps in TF2 or Call of Duty, Overwatch maps are crafted to the game mode and are story driven masterpieces. They aren't the type of thing I'd like to see be made rapidly because exploring this world a map at a time is something I'm looking forward to.
Also community maps are often poorly concieved attempts at what a full fledged studio can do. Give me quality over quantity any day.
Gentleman Jack
Member
shit takes time.
dave is ok
aztek is ok
I'm not invested in Sombra, I don't really give a shit.
I just don't like awfully run ARGs that have no respect for peoples time.
Yeah, I agree with you here. While more maps is nice I never was really playing this thinking I could use more maps. Now that one is announced I'm excited though.
I'd rather have one awesome map every few months.
mmm then don't participate? it's not like sombra's release is only waiting for the arg to be "solved"
if anything i hope blizzard doesn't do another arg now
At one point devs mentioned they were working on 3-4 maps at once, but didn't expect all of them to get into the game. I guess Lucioball and upcoming map are ones that got through at the end.
But do you know know the current maps?
dave is ok
aztek is ok
I'm not participating, no one is. Because they threw a stone wall with no clues or trailheads up.
I dunno... There is a ascii skull code in A tier, but no one seems to have noticed that yet in reddit so I can't tell if it's real or fake and i don't have the tools to decode whatever that is... Its driving me mad actually...
Damn, sombra!
I'm concerned if player has played since release and is yet to learn layouts of current maps. its not like they are complex.
Not so much layouts as things like character-specific shortcuts, hidden ways to flank, that sort of thing.
backflip10019
Member
Now they're just fucking with us
5.4448% atm
H A P P E N I N G B O I Z
edit: did the Protocolo Sombra get updated too? v1.95 now.
edit2: yep, was 1.9 before.
This intern is having too much fun.
ROFL
i am peeved
backflip10019
Member
I wish they'd just stealth upload new characters and let the game do its own PR. Best strategy IMO
Dang, Blizz playin' with us right now.
Interfectum
Gold Member
5.4486%
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