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Overwatch Sombra ARG - No one is ready for Sombra [Up2: New Model Leaks]

Now
Let's slow our roll for a bit
I think the events of the update that will include Sombra might also including new maps and other new things that might actually push the story forward in a way
 
Okay I figured it out. This is what happened:

- Countdown ends
- Leaves new clue pointing to Bastion
- Something is supposed to happen on the Bastion page on the OW site
- Everyone hammers the site to see what's up
- Site goes down

GJ BLIZZARD!

I'm not even sure anything is actually wrong with the Bastion page. Someone posted that static image but people tried to point out the same last time around the countdown ended and that's just a video effect they've always used.
 
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Edit: Source http://us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20748794686
 
The source code for amomentincrime has: <!-- v1.4.0.2.324?? -->

Current Build is: 1.4.0.2.323

No use trying to poke around in game until today's patch goes live. Don't believe random rumors on the internet about glitches and the like, at least not until we hit the specified version :p.


Also, the PTR is currently at 1.4.1, so it has been updated, yet is just not live.
 
People, stop posting the nonsense from that old as hell Battle.net forum thread. That's weeks old and is just cluttering up the thread even more.
 
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This is old. It's what lead us to amomentincrime.com in the first place.
 
this arg had been REALLY good if it didn't last for a hundred years too long



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it's a timer i think, also old af
 
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There's not even any discovery too it. Just "here's one thing, now here's a countdown, now here's another one, and another, GOOD JOB you still get nothing."

that's actually the most annoying thing about it, cannot believe blizz fucked up this bad

sombra better be insanely good
 
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Holy shit this has to be one of the worst ARG ever.

Seriously. ilovebees this isn't.

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A winner is you.
 
As I get older I rarely ever dream but I actually had a dream last week about playing Sombra. Got hyped that today was the day, what a let down.
 
that's actually the most annoying thing about it, cannot believe blizz fucked up this bad

sombra better be insanely good

We've gotten way more of an idea of what/who sombra is from data mining updates than we have from this 2+ month old ARG.

The only information we know about Sombra from this ARG is she is a Hacker and she speaks spanish. THE END...
 
It's going to be awful if they wait till Blizzcon.


I bet Sombra will "hack" the event and show up.

Waiting until BlizzCon would be an absolutely stupid ass PR move on Blizzard's behalf, but with that said, we did get this "ARG" which has been nothing but rubbish, so I wouldn't be surprised if they did do that.
 
I'm not even sure anything is actually wrong with the Bastion page. Someone posted that static image but people tried to point out the same last time around the countdown ended and that's just a video effect they've always used.

Yup, it's probably that image of S76. Been there for a while on all characters.
Can't hurt to try to "fix" the image again though.
 
I hope everyone boos them when they finally reveal Sombra at Blizzcon.

Overextended ARG with absolutely nothing else to offer than mindless and slow countdowns will blowback on them and on Sombra. I imagine quite a few OW players will be over Sombra already when this joke ends and they bother to show / release her.
 
They haven't even had like a snippet of her gun or abilities at the end of an arg hunt. Just another stupid clue. Blizz really burned us with this one.
 
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