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[nikos]

Editing this since it was bumped.

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Going live in 15 minutes.

I don't miss 6v6, so I kind of hope it's not that, but they've been testing different iterations of it lately so it may be related.

Hopefully this is something fresh and actually good.

Update: Trailer

 

[Pop]

Must be some new fat character

 

[Spukc]

Bisexual light trailer incoming

 

[Jinzo Prime]

Edit: nvm, I was just being mean.

 

[Loomy]

Marvel Rivals lit a fire under their asses lol.

 

[March Climber]

Must be some new fat character

Wasn't this their most recent character?

 

[TVexperto]

wake me up when theres a pve mode

 

[nikos]

Really not a fan of perks but I'll give them a chance.

 

[Jinzo Prime]

Loot boxes are back. Yay.

 

[nikos]

So many people are happy about loot boxes when it's all they were crying about years ago. They were even outlawed in some countries.

And people used to clown me for liking them.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

I see they have finally moved past the "turn the entire roster gay to save the game" strategy now that Marvel Rivals is eviscerating them

 

[nikos]

People will probably like Stadium but it's definitely not for me.

This is turning into a MOBA.

 

[Interfectum]

Which character is turning gay this season?

 

[havoc00]

Anything meaningful or should I just stick with Marvel?

 

[Interfectum]

Anything meaningful or should I just stick with Marvel?

Stick with Marvel.

 

[nikos]

I find the pronoun shit is as stupid as anyone else, but that was your main takeaway from the entire presentation?

 

[Joshmyersbv]

I saw the He/Him pronouns and my gut reaction was to immediately downvote the video.

 

[Jinzo Prime]

Marvel Rivals lit a fire under their asses lol.

They're even adding 3rd person as an option in the stadium mode.

Anything meaningful or should I just stick with Marvel?

If you like OW2 in general, the new perk system might be worth checking out; it sounds like it will change up gameplay wuite a bit. They are also working on bringing back 6v6 as a full competitive mode. Loot boxes are back, new stadium mode with 3rd person option; looks like they are trying to stay relevant.

 

[Interfectum]

I find the pronoun shit is as stupid as anyone else, but that was your main takeaway from the entire presentation?

Yes.

 

[Joshmyersbv]

I find the pronoun shit is as stupid as anyone else, but that was your main takeaway from the entire presentation?

Yes mainly because I don't take people who use them seriously.

 

[MMaRsu]

Stick with Marvel.

Any? How the fuck does that work

"You seen Judy around? Any of they ever do any work on this project?"

"I dont know, I havent seen any of they"

 

[Griffon]

Blizzard needs a purge, what a bunch of clowns.

 

[nikos]

They're even adding 3rd person as an option in the stadium mode.


If you like OW2 in general, the new perk system might be worth checking out; it sounds like it will change up gameplay wuite a bit. They are also working on bringing back 6v6 as a full competitive mode. Loot boxes are back, new stadium mode with 3rd person option; looks like they are trying to stay relevant.

What I like about Overwatch is its formula. It's fun and simple, and it can change enough to keep things interesting depending on your character and team comps.

Perks can go either way for me. I'm not really a fan of them but will give it a chance.

Stadium mode looks wild. On paper, it's something I definitely wouldn't be interested in but I'm willing to give it a shot.

Looks like people will be streaming Stadium mode at 5PM EST.

 

[March Climber]

Any? How the fuck does that work

I don't know how any works but this is how you'd word around 'they'.

"You seen Judy around? They ever do any work on this project?"

"I dont know, I havent seen them"

 

[MMaRsu]

I don't know how any works but this is how you'd word around 'they'.

Yeah ok I understand they but any just doesnt make any (lol) sense to me

Now they are just making stuff up

 

[Hookshot]

Wasn't this their most recent character?

What a porker

Has to have floating shoes so she doesn't break the floor.

 

[squidilix]

WaifuWATCH is Back

 

[DerivedDataCache]

I am SO DONE with any game made in California.
Fck your pronouns!

 

[March Climber]

Yeah ok I understand they but any just doesnt make any (lol) sense to me

Now they are just making stuff up

That's fair to say. I was always a fan of just the big three pronouns when addressing others. Anything further felt unnecessary because 'they' was meant as an all encompassing way to cover the rest, which is essentially window dressing.

 

[Neolombax]

Changes got me interested again with Overwatch. Perks is similar to Battleborn, adds some nice sense of progression in game. Though not sure in the long run how it can continue to vary the experience since its just a binary choice max 2 times per match. Stadium seems interesting, more things to experiment and customize the experience. Loot boxes will possibly hold my attention for a while.

Pretty sure this is a direct response to Rivals being extremely popular now (adding 3rd person mode made it more obvious). Competition always brings good things for consumers.

 

[havoc00]

Stick with Marvel.

Is that the professors wife or daughter?

 

[Revolutionary]

Kudos to them for reacting fairly quickly to Rivals, but Rivals is simply a better proposition right now, with established characters that comic book fans actually recognize and have previous affinity for.

Except Luna Snow - fuck her.

 

[dorkimoe]

Deadlock >

 

[GHG]

Stick with Marvel.

Every time I see shit like this it makes me wonder how did it get to this point where gaming is so full of people like this?

 

[Varteras]

Wasn't this their most recent character?

I started life as a boob dude. Then I grew into an ass man. But as I get older, I find myself more concerned on what the roof and skylight of the baby room looks like. Personally, kinda glad I skipped my foot fiend and thigh master phases.

 

[ManaByte]

Season 15 is live. Opened 6 normal lockboxes so far, just scraps.

I like the Apex style perks though. They're more fun than the ones in Apex.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

This is turning into a MOBA.

When does this mode come out?!

Edit: Season 16...in April.

 

[havoc00]

Anyone give it a shot? Thoughts?

 

[Ribi]

It was ok I guess

 

[nikos]

Played a lot today. The perks are more fun and interesting than I thought, and the abilities seem well thought out.

If you swap characters mid-match, you earn perks way faster on the new character, so you're not stuck with your initial choice. That's really good because I often switch characters to adapt to situations.

Overall the perks system is nice so far. Played a scrim while waiting in queue, which didn't have perks, and it already felt like something was missing.

 

[Griffon]

I'm not sold on those perks. It's makes it very unclear what heroes can and can't do. It's a mess. And the snowball effects it creates makes comebacks impossible in shorter game modes.

Shipping such an experimental feature right into competitive is incredibly reckless and stupid.

 

[ManaByte]

It's makes it very unclear what heroes can and can't do

Huh? They're much clearer than the ones in Apex.

 

[Griffon]

Huh? They're much clearer than the ones in Apex.

I don't play apex.

With 5 opponents choosing different perks, the game plan is much more messy than it was before.

 

[Shubh_C63]

How this doesn't have a thread or OT of its own. Somebody make one so we can laugh at Blizzard again.

They got rid of story driven mission. And then released Overwatch "2" which was actually 1.1
And now they are getting rid of the 2 and finally bringing 10 new heroes with story driven missions. Seems no well thought out plan is there.

Overwatch 2 Is Ditching the '2' Amid Launch of 'New, Story-Driven Era' With 10 New Heroes

 

[Varteras]

How this doesn't have a thread or OT of its own. Somebody make one so we can laugh at Blizzard again.

They got rid of story driven mission. And then released Overwatch "2" which was actually 1.1
And now they are getting rid of the 2 and finally bringing 10 new heroes with story driven missions. Seems no well thought out plan is there.

Overwatch 2 Is Ditching the '2' Amid Launch of 'New, Story-Driven Era' With 10 New Heroes

I think that's all the result of a lot of development trouble behind the scenes. Jeff Kaplan was in charge of the franchise, more or less, and he peaced out rather unceremoniously. I don't know if it was ever figured out why he abruptly left, but a popular theory, supported by various sources, was that he was being undermined quite a bit by ABK execs. Especially Bobby Kottick. That there was an internal power struggle that derailed Overwatch.

Kaplan wanted Overwatch to be more than what it was. He was the one who wanted PvE story missions in the first place. Execs wanted to double down on its live service multiplayer elements and monetization. Kaplan, supposedly, always hated corporate bullshit and protected his team from it for as long as he was there. But eventually the higher ups got their way and Kaplan walked away.

So now, it sounds like they're circling back to something closer to Kaplan's vision. Which is a shame it took a series of events to get back to a point we could have been experiencing years ago. And without the need for arguably one of Blizzard's best leaders to run off.

 

[Shubh_C63]

Did blizzard fired all their voice actors ?

 

[Pataponpon]

Loved everything they showed today, its nice since I started playing the game again for real last month after years haha

 

[LordCBH]

How this doesn't have a thread or OT of its own. Somebody make one so we can laugh at Blizzard again.

They got rid of story driven mission. And then released Overwatch "2" which was actually 1.1
And now they are getting rid of the 2 and finally bringing 10 new heroes with story driven missions. Seems no well thought out plan is there.

Overwatch 2 Is Ditching the '2' Amid Launch of 'New, Story-Driven Era' With 10 New Heroes

HBO Max -> Max -> HBO Max ass energy right here.

 

[The_hunter]

How this doesn't have a thread or OT of its own. Somebody make one so we can laugh at Blizzard again.

They got rid of story driven mission. And then released Overwatch "2" which was actually 1.1
And now they are getting rid of the 2 and finally bringing 10 new heroes with story driven missions. Seems no well thought out plan is there.

Overwatch 2 Is Ditching the '2' Amid Launch of 'New, Story-Driven Era' With 10 New Heroes

New characters are good looking, but not as iconic as the overwatch 1 cast. Still a step in the right direction.

A surprise from blizzard.

 

[nikos]

How this doesn't have a thread or OT of its own. Somebody make one so we can laugh at Blizzard again.

They got rid of story driven mission. And then released Overwatch "2" which was actually 1.1
And now they are getting rid of the 2 and finally bringing 10 new heroes with story driven missions. Seems no well thought out plan is there.

Overwatch 2 Is Ditching the '2' Amid Launch of 'New, Story-Driven Era' With 10 New Heroes

Laugh at what?

This the most substantial update the game has ever seen. Even bigger than the OW->OW2 release.

So many new things and people are fixated on them dropping a number. Who gives a shit about that?