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I love overwatch. I still play it almost daily. But blizzard has killed every ounce of excitement I had for O2.
Im not playing Overwatch 2. Im so done with these games companies bullshit.
Im switching to pc next year (wanna mod the heck out of Skyrim & Fallout 4) and im gonna start buying my old consoles ie snes, nes, megadrive, gamecube, original xbox etc.
They “pledged” OW1 & OW2 would play alongside one another.
Will levels reset? Like will everyone be starting over on OW2 “bronze lvl 1” ?
Hopefully it flops for being half a game.
I played OW regularly until The Great Tank Nerf of 2019. I had played from the very start though, and I still play from time to time, participated in the PC only beta for OW2… can't say I like the changes, but that's more to do with the hero pool still DRASTICALLY favoring Damage characters over everything else.
When they changed team building so you can't have duplicates on the same team (e.g. not allowed to have two Mercys or 3 Soldier 76s), they created a "No Limits" mode so you could still do that funky stuff, just not in competitive play.
When they created the Role Queue, they also create an open play mode that allows you to use whatever combination of roles you'd like.
As long as the OW team does something similar, allowing for "Classic Overwatch" play… a lot of their changes won't be a big deal. If they outright refuse to do that though, it will 1000% affect the game's future success.
I really like the 5v5 it is a lot more fun. The fact of the matter is that it is a lot more fun. I have played Overwatch AFTER playing Overwatch 2 and it is a lot less fun. I understand that some people play with friends but this is what Overwatch really needs. 5v5 is a lot more fun.
The 5v5 thing – Has NOTHING to do with balance. They think it will make the game easier to watch as an esport. That's it. The whole sequel is just trying to get some buzz going around the game again because all its been doing recently is losing players and losing viewers; it didn't have many of the latter to start with. Which is also why they're going to lengths to not split the player/viewer base so you will be forced into OW2 like it or not.
You can call me cynical but even the PVE stuff – it's just to string people along. Because during that year they're going to be like "ooo it's coming, keep your eyes RIGHT HERE because it's coming" but the fact is that if it doesn't hit the correct metrics that they want then that PVE mode will vanish like a fart in the wind.
I was into the game at first, now I just find it occasionally diverting. Everything they've said will be a part of of OW2 could have been a balance patch rather than a "whole new game", and shifting to 5v5 just doesn't interest me. I liked the synergy that happened between tank players, now that's been taken away while playing support becomes much harder with one less player to protect you. As a casual player, this turns me off.
Thats the price of live service and online only games, but online only is so great…riiiight… proof that online games are NEVER owned by you as the player, no matter how much money you waste on it, and why I don't buy or spend money on online only games, sucks to be you if you wasted money on it. XD
That said, I won't pay for the same game twice, remasters or remakes or the dumb "definitive editions" they're all the same experience. You're a special kind of fool for paying for a rehash that you already have the original of, looking at you minecraft bedrock and Elder Scrolls. You can't release a proper version of your game the first time around, that is your fault, not the consumer's.
Personally, I'm more into PvE, rather than the ego stroking try-hard toxic fest that PvP always turns into. Hearing overwatch having pve got my attention, but I stay skeptical and it seems to have been a good idea to stay skeptical.
This game has been dead to me for like a year now . I'm Honestly not interested nor hype for this game.
Never cared about overwatch . But doesn’t surprise me blizzard screwing a fan base over again
This isn't new information.
This game could have literally been a 20 dollar update…
the Overwatch®: Legendary Edition is Included in the overwatch 2 watchpoint pack for 39.99
They didn't lie at all, we knew this was happening.
Frankly 5v5 is significantly better for multiple reasons.
1. Queue times cut in half by default, since you need 1 tank per 2 DPS rather than 2 per.
2. 2 or more tanks is just kind of an oppressive way to play, there's too much defense or disruption going on. Playing as Widow and facing against a Rein can be a struggle already since people will cover behind him, but when you put a 2nd tank like Winston or Ball, and then a DPS like Genji, you don't get to play.
3. Tanks are much more enjoyable and varied in OW2. The difference between Orisa in 1 vs 2, is night and day and is much more engaging to both play as, play with, and play against.
People going against 5v5 is like being anti vaccine
It's more of a realaunch
Money money money money…..monnnnayyy
I haven’t been here to whatculture since I lost my old account more than a year ago.. it honesty brought a tear to my eye to see Scott is still here and even more so when he confirmed JULES is still here!
You are a cheating channel. Why did you deceive me. I complain to Youtube admins.
I am appalled there are actually people here defending this. There is NO excuse for outright deleting a PAID retail game and forcing everyone to migrate to an unproven sequel. I will NEVER buy another Blizzard game in my life if they do this, it is the ultimate betrayal and f4ck you to anyone who bought the game and supported it with hundreds-thousands of dollars in lootboxes, cosmetics etc. You cannot DISABLE a game in order to force everyone to play the sequel. That is not how the market works. You have to CONVINCE people to play the sequel through the normal means, not render its predecessor which is literally an entirely different game as a launcher application for its sequel. If OW2 is a sequel (which I is) and own game, then you can't simply apply it to the original like it's an update. This isn't like an MMO where you know the servers ARE the game and most likely the SERVICE that the game is will eventually end; this is a $60 retail game with mechanics/balancing/modes which not only are fully it's own but which can literally be played against AI at the very least and should, given it has 40 mil player base, be able to keep it's online servers online given it is still ludicrously popular. Blizzard is just trying to white wash the constant failures and dissapointments of the first game (great as it is) while simultaneously using the dirtiest, scummiest, cheapest tactic possible to immediately harvest as many players from OW1 as possible at launch so the game has a shot of being taken seriously in the competitive scene again (it won't be, and if it does will only last weeks to a few months just like OW1).
I am so fucking pissed and things like this make me want to walk away from games altogether. It is a dirty evil industry with the most callous disregard for its customers and even the integrity of the products themselves it makes me sick.
Hopefully there will be enough blowback to change their minds but I'm not seeing remotely enough yet. Wake up. This is in NO WAY acceptable. If you love the game like I do you cannot be for this.
They’ve stated plenty of times ow1 will turn into ow2.
Blizzard LIED?!? To their fans!?? About important game mechanics and player expectation as a whole!?! They completely disregard the opinions & wants of the people that allow them to provide for their families?!? They insist on strong-arming their audience and controlling what a product is, even after the consumer has paid for promises & requested original material?!?!?
I am totally blindsided and taken aback by these farfetched & slanderous accusations.
Next thing you're going tell me is that they went back and retconned almost a decade's worth of lore inorder to shoehorn a DreamWorks movie referance into the main content of one of their flagship IPs…
That would never happen, right?
They didn't lie ow 2 is a different game but we are getting upgraded for free. The graphics, engine, the way heros play, modes have all changed so yes its a stand alone game just we are getting it for free
Im sure 6v6 will be in the arcade