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Posted: 5/5/2016 2:12:43 PM EDT
Anyone play the overwatch betas so far? I'm looking forward to playing in the open beta this weekend.
gonna download it tonight when I get home. 
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Posted: 5/5/2016 5:40:59 PM EDT
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Generic arena shooter #5937385949285
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Posted: 5/5/2016 6:29:52 PM EDT
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Generic arena shooter #5937385949285 No thanks. idk, Trust me, i'm about as burnt out on shooters as one can get... But this one looks interesting. I've watched a bit of video going through the classes and the gameplay - there's a lot of neat stuff in there. Some of the classes look like a lot of fun to play, and it looks like you'll need to be able to adapt and change classes on the fly to manage through the matches. It looks a lot deeper than TF2. |
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Posted: 5/5/2016 6:29:54 PM EDT
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I'm still surprised they're selling it for $40 when their main competitor is free.
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Posted: 5/5/2016 6:31:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm still surprised they're selling it for $40 when their main competitor is free. |
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Posted: 5/5/2016 7:02:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: which is? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I'm still surprised they're selling it for $40 when their main competitor is free. |
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Posted: 5/5/2016 7:09:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Generic arena shooter #5937385949285 No thanks. It's about as "arena shooter" as Evolve was. |
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Posted: 5/5/2016 7:11:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm still surprised they're selling it for $40 when their main competitor is free. It's a completely different game. The only reason it's compared to TF2 is that people think that the obvious objective system, that TF2 didn't make but people think it did, is similar. It doesn't play anything at all like TF2. |
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Posted: 5/5/2016 7:13:44 PM EDT
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The game is great. Currently my wait time for matches is about 10 minutes due to my MMR (high). Most people get in to matches within seconds.
The game is the best Blizzard product they've released in years. It dominates D3, SC2, Hearthstone, and HoTS (the only game I've genuinely liked that they've released since WC3/D2).
It is 100% worth your time to try the beta. It is a massive success. |
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Posted: 5/5/2016 7:16:07 PM EDT
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The game is great. Currently my wait time for matches is about 10 minutes due to my MMR (high). Most people get in to matches within seconds. The game is the best Blizzard product they've released in years. It dominates D3, SC2, Hearthstone, and HoTS (the only game I've genuinely liked that they've released since WC3/D2). It is 100% worth your time to try the beta. It is a massive success. i'm glad they're match making off of MMR - more games need to start doing that. it's been massively successful for Rocket League. |
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Posted: 5/5/2016 8:20:48 PM EDT
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Generic arena shooter #5937385949285 No thanks. been playing arena shooters for almost 13 years... this one is different. It's as fast paced as TF2, tribes, UT, etc etc, but as deep as a 3rd person MOBA. The amount of balance and polish they put in is nuts. I have yet to see a single hero that made me say "yup, that's OP" |
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Posted: 5/5/2016 8:34:14 PM EDT
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been playing arena shooters for almost 13 years... this one is different. It's as fast paced as TF2, tribes, UT, etc etc, but as deep as a 3rd person MOBA. The amount of balance and polish they put in is nuts. I have yet to see a single hero that made me say "yup, that's OP" Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Generic arena shooter #5937385949285 No thanks. been playing arena shooters for almost 13 years... this one is different. It's as fast paced as TF2, tribes, UT, etc etc, but as deep as a 3rd person MOBA. The amount of balance and polish they put in is nuts. I have yet to see a single hero that made me say "yup, that's OP" this shift is taking forever. my buddies are reporting they're thoroughly enjoying it so far. can't wait to get home. |
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Posted: 5/6/2016 12:43:35 AM EDT
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Awesome game! Will buy.
Pharah is my go to right now. |
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Posted: 5/6/2016 2:48:55 AM EDT
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The game is great. Currently my wait time for matches is about 10 minutes due to my MMR (high). Most people get in to matches within seconds. The game is the best Blizzard product they've released in years. It dominates D3, SC2, Hearthstone, and HoTS (the only game I've genuinely liked that they've released since WC3/D2). It is 100% worth your time to try the beta. It is a massive success. I find that really really really hard to believe... ETA: downloading now. ETA2: Fun and an interesting take on the arena shooter; however, like Titanfall and Battlefront, it's seriously lacking in content (yes I know it's a beta but there's not much missing from the full game) |
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Posted: 5/6/2016 9:23:50 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I find that really really really hard to believe... ETA: downloading now. ETA2: Fun and an interesting take on the arena shooter; however, like Titanfall and Battlefront, it's seriously lacking in content (yes I know it's a beta but there's not much missing from the full game) Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: The game is great. Currently my wait time for matches is about 10 minutes due to my MMR (high). Most people get in to matches within seconds. The game is the best Blizzard product they've released in years. It dominates D3, SC2, Hearthstone, and HoTS (the only game I've genuinely liked that they've released since WC3/D2). It is 100% worth your time to try the beta. It is a massive success. I find that really really really hard to believe... ETA: downloading now. ETA2: Fun and an interesting take on the arena shooter; however, like Titanfall and Battlefront, it's seriously lacking in content (yes I know it's a beta but there's not much missing from the full game) I disagree. It has more maps than most fps do at launch. Certainly more than anything that has come out recently. The game is also $40. |
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Posted: 5/6/2016 1:19:28 PM EDT
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I disagree. It has more maps than most fps do at launch. Certainly more than anything that has come out recently. The game is also $40. It could have 100 maps at start and I would still think it's lacking content. The biggest reason: no progression system or end-goal; all abilities, skills, weapons, and characters are unlocked from the start. You essentially experience the entire game within the first 5 minutes of playing, and there's nothing to entice you to keep playing except a little level number next to your name or a chance at a random cosmetic item for a random character. |
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Posted: 5/7/2016 1:10:49 AM EDT
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Spent a few more hours playing on both PC and PS4 today.
I had some pretty epic moments playing as the healer Mercy. I managed to revive my entire team at once and get the Play Of The Game with it. Also played as the big robot tank with the hammer and shield (sorry I forgot his name), and standing on top of the car with the shield proved to be an unstoppable tactic that was pretty intense. I'm not much of an assaulter but I do enjoy playing as Tracer sometimes. Her rewind ability really throws your enemies off, and her warping ability makes everything a lot more fast paced. Maybe I'll pony up the cash for it. I'll admit that it's a lot of fun, but I do hope that there's a lot more content. |
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Posted: 5/7/2016 1:39:20 AM EDT
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I've been having a lot of fun playing McCree.
The game is like a combination of TF2 and Dirty Bomb with moba characters. I would buy it for $20 |
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Posted: 5/7/2016 1:52:50 PM EDT
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Spent a few more hours playing on both PC and PS4 today. I had some pretty epic moments playing as the healer Mercy. I managed to revive my entire team at once and get the Play Of The Game with it. Also played as the big robot tank with the hammer and shield (sorry I forgot his name), and standing on top of the car with the shield proved to be an unstoppable tactic that was pretty intense. I'm not much of an assaulter but I do enjoy playing as Tracer sometimes. Her rewind ability really throws your enemies off, and her warping ability makes everything a lot more fast paced. Maybe I'll pony up the cash for it. I'll admit that it's a lot of fun, but I do hope that there's a lot more content. New maps and characters will be free, and it's blizzard, they're really good with supporting their games pretty much forever. |
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Posted: 5/7/2016 3:34:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It could have 100 maps at start and I would still think it's lacking content. The biggest reason: no progression system or end-goal; all abilities, skills, weapons, and characters are unlocked from the start. You essentially experience the entire game within the first 5 minutes of playing, and there's nothing to entice you to keep playing except a little level number next to your name or a chance at a random cosmetic item for a random character. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I disagree. It has more maps than most fps do at launch. Certainly more than anything that has come out recently. The game is also $40. It could have 100 maps at start and I would still think it's lacking content. The biggest reason: no progression system or end-goal; all abilities, skills, weapons, and characters are unlocked from the start. You essentially experience the entire game within the first 5 minutes of playing, and there's nothing to entice you to keep playing except a little level number next to your name or a chance at a random cosmetic item for a random character. If you need a carrot on a stick to get hours from a video game then maybe you shouldn't be playing that video game. Fun is the only reason to play a game. Character progression would kill the game. It's meant to be fair and even for all players. Sprays, skins, emotes, victory poses, highlight animations... all unlockable. They also removed ranked play because the feedback they got on it was not good. They'll be releasing it at some point after launch. Like I said, if fun isn't the reason you're playing a game then maybe you shouldn't play it. I have a blast playing offensive Torjborn. |
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Posted: 5/7/2016 7:05:00 PM EDT
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This game is awesome. Reaper is my jam.
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Posted: 5/7/2016 7:18:44 PM EDT
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If you need a carrot on a stick to get hours from a video game then maybe you shouldn't be playing that video game. Fun is the only reason to play a game. Character progression would kill the game. It's meant to be fair and even for all players. Sprays, skins, emotes, victory poses, highlight animations... all unlockable. They also removed ranked play because the feedback they got on it was not good. They'll be releasing it at some point after launch. Like I said, if fun isn't the reason you're playing a game then maybe you shouldn't play it. I have a blast playing offensive Torjborn. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I disagree. It has more maps than most fps do at launch. Certainly more than anything that has come out recently. The game is also $40. It could have 100 maps at start and I would still think it's lacking content. The biggest reason: no progression system or end-goal; all abilities, skills, weapons, and characters are unlocked from the start. You essentially experience the entire game within the first 5 minutes of playing, and there's nothing to entice you to keep playing except a little level number next to your name or a chance at a random cosmetic item for a random character. If you need a carrot on a stick to get hours from a video game then maybe you shouldn't be playing that video game. Fun is the only reason to play a game. Character progression would kill the game. It's meant to be fair and even for all players. Sprays, skins, emotes, victory poses, highlight animations... all unlockable. They also removed ranked play because the feedback they got on it was not good. They'll be releasing it at some point after launch. Like I said, if fun isn't the reason you're playing a game then maybe you shouldn't play it. I have a blast playing offensive Torjborn. This. It's an arena shooter. Everybody wants something with division or destiny progression now, look how that turned out. Leave it the hell alone... there is a reason why TF2 and CS have been running basically forever now. |
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Posted: 5/7/2016 9:06:40 PM EDT
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If you need a carrot on a stick to get hours from a video game then maybe you shouldn't be playing that video game. Fun is the only reason to play a game. Character progression would kill the game. It's meant to be fair and even for all players. Sprays, skins, emotes, victory poses, highlight animations... all unlockable. They also removed ranked play because the feedback they got on it was not good. They'll be releasing it at some point after launch. Like I said, if fun isn't the reason you're playing a game then maybe you shouldn't play it. I have a blast playing offensive Torjborn. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I disagree. It has more maps than most fps do at launch. Certainly more than anything that has come out recently. The game is also $40. It could have 100 maps at start and I would still think it's lacking content. The biggest reason: no progression system or end-goal; all abilities, skills, weapons, and characters are unlocked from the start. You essentially experience the entire game within the first 5 minutes of playing, and there's nothing to entice you to keep playing except a little level number next to your name or a chance at a random cosmetic item for a random character. If you need a carrot on a stick to get hours from a video game then maybe you shouldn't be playing that video game. Fun is the only reason to play a game. Character progression would kill the game. It's meant to be fair and even for all players. Sprays, skins, emotes, victory poses, highlight animations... all unlockable. They also removed ranked play because the feedback they got on it was not good. They'll be releasing it at some point after launch. Like I said, if fun isn't the reason you're playing a game then maybe you shouldn't play it. I have a blast playing offensive Torjborn. This is one reason why I stopped playing the Division. I'm so tired of grinding. |
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Posted: 5/8/2016 12:15:38 AM EDT
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If you need a carrot on a stick to get hours from a video game then maybe you shouldn't be playing that video game. Fun is the only reason to play a game. Character progression would kill the game. It's meant to be fair and even for all players. Sprays, skins, emotes, victory poses, highlight animations... all unlockable. They also removed ranked play because the feedback they got on it was not good. They'll be releasing it at some point after launch. Like I said, if fun isn't the reason you're playing a game then maybe you shouldn't play it. I have a blast playing offensive Torjborn. I agree with you 100%. Sadly, the industry doesn't, and according to the pretty much every multiplayer game topping the popularity charts this year and last, the majority of the player base doesn't either (although maybe subconsciously). |
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Posted: 5/8/2016 3:11:08 PM EDT
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100% agree. I always liked the old Game Pro "Fun Factor" rating. That's why I e been playing TF2 since 2008.
I feel OW is a very very worthy successor to TF2. I'm loving it. I've settled into a very nice niche of Reinhardt for escort matches, Bastion or Torbjorn for defensive matches, and Junkrat for pretty much anything else. Offensive Junkrat is loads of fun to play! |
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Posted: 5/8/2016 6:20:14 PM EDT
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100% agree. I always liked the old Game Pro "Fun Factor" rating. That's why I e been playing TF2 since 2008. I feel OW is a very very worthy successor to TF2. I'm loving it. I've settled into a very nice niche of Reinhardt for escort matches, Bastion or Torbjorn for defensive matches, and Junkrat for pretty much anything else. Offensive Junkrat is loads of fun to play! I keep saying whatever character is my favorite then I do well with another. I feel they're all extremely viable in the right hands... except for zenyatta (sp?), I have yet to finish a game with him, post nerf he is borderline useless. |
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Posted: 5/9/2016 1:36:35 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I keep saying whatever character is my favorite then I do well with another. I feel they're all extremely viable in the right hands... except for zenyatta (sp?), I have yet to finish a game with him, post nerf he is borderline useless. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: 100% agree. I always liked the old Game Pro "Fun Factor" rating. That's why I e been playing TF2 since 2008. I feel OW is a very very worthy successor to TF2. I'm loving it. I've settled into a very nice niche of Reinhardt for escort matches, Bastion or Torbjorn for defensive matches, and Junkrat for pretty much anything else. Offensive Junkrat is loads of fun to play! I keep saying whatever character is my favorite then I do well with another. I feel they're all extremely viable in the right hands... except for zenyatta (sp?), I have yet to finish a game with him, post nerf he is borderline useless. If you play him like a sniper he's very strong. |
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Posted: 5/9/2016 11:50:54 PM EDT
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If you play him like a sniper he's very strong. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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100% agree. I always liked the old Game Pro "Fun Factor" rating. That's why I e been playing TF2 since 2008. I feel OW is a very very worthy successor to TF2. I'm loving it. I've settled into a very nice niche of Reinhardt for escort matches, Bastion or Torbjorn for defensive matches, and Junkrat for pretty much anything else. Offensive Junkrat is loads of fun to play! I keep saying whatever character is my favorite then I do well with another. I feel they're all extremely viable in the right hands... except for zenyatta (sp?), I have yet to finish a game with him, post nerf he is borderline useless. If you play him like a sniper he's very strong. That's what I've been seeing, hang back, launch grenades, throw a charge at anybody's face that gets too close |
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Posted: 5/10/2016 12:12:59 AM EDT
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Really enjoying it
I'll end up buying it this week or next probably... the beta has been great |
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Posted: 5/10/2016 3:33:02 PM EDT
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I keep saying whatever character is my favorite then I do well with another. I feel they're all extremely viable in the right hands... except for zenyatta (sp?), I have yet to finish a game with him, post nerf he is borderline useless. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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100% agree. I always liked the old Game Pro "Fun Factor" rating. That's why I e been playing TF2 since 2008. I feel OW is a very very worthy successor to TF2. I'm loving it. I've settled into a very nice niche of Reinhardt for escort matches, Bastion or Torbjorn for defensive matches, and Junkrat for pretty much anything else. Offensive Junkrat is loads of fun to play! I keep saying whatever character is my favorite then I do well with another. I feel they're all extremely viable in the right hands... except for zenyatta (sp?), I have yet to finish a game with him, post nerf he is borderline useless. I agree with you guys. I really enjoy Reaper, Pharah, Bastion, Rienhardt, McCree, and a few others. each class has their awesome moments. |
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Posted: 5/10/2016 8:07:11 PM EDT
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Went ahead and preordered it. Here's to hoping the full game has additional content otherwise I'll be bored in a couple weeks of playing.
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Posted: 5/10/2016 9:46:06 PM EDT
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Went ahead and preordered it. Here's to hoping the full game has additional content otherwise I'll be bored in a couple weeks of playing. it's gonna be a good game - the depth of strategy involved in balancing/countering squads should lead to a lot of replayability. |
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Posted: 5/11/2016 1:47:56 AM EDT
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Went ahead and preordered it. Here's to hoping the full game has additional content otherwise I'll be bored in a couple weeks of playing. They said they're going to be pushing out maps/heroes aggressively, I'm guessing we'll see a couple of new modes, maps and heroes this year. Other than that sort of stuff, maybe cosmetics, I don't see much new "content". It's a shooter you're supposed to pick up and blast away with. I mean, TF2, counterstrike, etc are still fun and they didn't really have massive overhauls. As long as they keep the shooting mechanics tight and keep it balanced this will be a fun game. really hoping they really flesh out the competitive features |
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Posted: 5/12/2016 11:19:59 PM EDT
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well, caved in and threw down a preorder today. 12 more days...
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Posted: 5/13/2016 2:22:10 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/13/2016 4:17:21 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/13/2016 6:52:05 PM EDT
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This game looks like typical quality Blizzard work. Will be getting it after it comes out. Passing on Doom now for this. (PC of course
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Posted: 5/13/2016 8:22:37 PM EDT
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This game looks like typical quality Blizzard work. Will be getting it after it comes out. Passing on Doom now for this. (PC of course )the beta was an absolute blast. i haven't had that much fun with a shooter since borderlands. (not that it's really anything like borderlands), but it was just a blast to play. the matches are short and sweet, the characters are all awesome if you know how to use them - there's really a nice balance to the heroes right out of the gate, i'm sure they'll tweak things, but it played really well so far. |
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Posted: 5/14/2016 6:46:40 AM EDT
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I almost puked when I saw the characters "bio" on the blizzard website.
One character is an advocate for climate change. The other for social issues. Lúcio is an international celebrity who inspires social change through his music and actions.
Lúcio Correia dos Santos grew up in Rio de Janeiro, in a poor and crowded favela that was hit hard by the financial upheaval following the Omnic Crisis. As Brazil began the long process of recovery, he wanted to find a way to lift the spirits of those around him. He found his answer in music and its power to bring people together and even help them forget their troubles, if only for a short time. He performed on street corners, in block parties, and as he got older, at a string of legendary underground shows. But Lúcio's close-knit community was thrown into chaos when the multinational Vishkar Corporation secured a contract to redevelop large tracts of the city. Lúcio and his neighbors had been told that the development would improve their lives. However, that promise never became a reality. Vishkar imposed controls on the residents in the name of building a more orderly society: enforcing curfews, cracking down on what the company perceived as lawless behavior, and exploiting the populace as a cheap labor force. Lúcio wouldn't stand for it. He stole Vishkar sonic technology that had been used to suppress the people, and he converted it into a tool to rally them to action. In a popular uprising, they drove Vishkar out of their neighborhoods. Lúcio's leadership made him a star overnight and a symbol for positive social change. His music skyrocketed in popularity. Whereas he had once performed locally, he was now filling arenas across the world. With his newfound fame, Lúcio realizes that he has an opportunity to make a difference and change the world for the better. Mei is a scientist who has taken the fight to preserve the environment into her own hands.
Though many blamed the planet's escalating, unexplained climate phenomena on the advent of new technologies, the rapidly growing omnic population, and drastically increased consumption of resources, the true cause remained unknown. To find a solution, Overwatch established a series of eco-Watchpoints at remote, critical locations worldwide. Mei-Ling Zhou was a member of this multiyear initiative. A peerless climatologist, she had introduced cutting-edge innovations in the field of climate manipulation that protected at-risk areas in Asia and beyond. She was assigned to the program's monitoring station at Watchpoint: Antarctica when disaster struck: a sudden, catastrophic polar storm battered the installation and cut it off from the outside world, leaving the facility damaged and the scientists stranded. As their supplies dwindled, they entered cryostasis in a last-ditch effort to survive until a rescue attempt could be made. But that rescue never came. It was years later when the team's cryogenics chamber was finally discovered. Mei, still in hibernation, was the only survivor. The world Mei awoke to had gone through considerable changes: Overwatch was no more, the serious climate issues had worsened, and none of the eco-Watchpoints were in operation. Any clues that they had uncovered were lost. Mei has decided to continue her work on her own. Equipped with a portable version of her climate-manipulation technology, she travels around the world, hoping to re-establish the eco-network and track down the causes of the threats to the planet's ecosystem. |
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Posted: 5/14/2016 7:21:10 AM EDT
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I almost puked when I saw the characters "bio" on the blizzard website. One character is an advocate for climate change. The other for social issues. Quote HistoryQuoted:
I almost puked when I saw the characters "bio" on the blizzard website. One character is an advocate for climate change. The other for social issues. Lúcio is an international celebrity who inspires social change through his music and actions.
Lúcio Correia dos Santos grew up in Rio de Janeiro, in a poor and crowded favela that was hit hard by the financial upheaval following the Omnic Crisis. As Brazil began the long process of recovery, he wanted to find a way to lift the spirits of those around him. He found his answer in music and its power to bring people together and even help them forget their troubles, if only for a short time. He performed on street corners, in block parties, and as he got older, at a string of legendary underground shows. But Lúcio's close-knit community was thrown into chaos when the multinational Vishkar Corporation secured a contract to redevelop large tracts of the city. Lúcio and his neighbors had been told that the development would improve their lives. However, that promise never became a reality. Vishkar imposed controls on the residents in the name of building a more orderly society: enforcing curfews, cracking down on what the company perceived as lawless behavior, and exploiting the populace as a cheap labor force. Lúcio wouldn't stand for it. He stole Vishkar sonic technology that had been used to suppress the people, and he converted it into a tool to rally them to action. In a popular uprising, they drove Vishkar out of their neighborhoods. Lúcio's leadership made him a star overnight and a symbol for positive social change. His music skyrocketed in popularity. Whereas he had once performed locally, he was now filling arenas across the world. With his newfound fame, Lúcio realizes that he has an opportunity to make a difference and change the world for the better. Mei is a scientist who has taken the fight to preserve the environment into her own hands.
Though many blamed the planet's escalating, unexplained climate phenomena on the advent of new technologies, the rapidly growing omnic population, and drastically increased consumption of resources, the true cause remained unknown. To find a solution, Overwatch established a series of eco-Watchpoints at remote, critical locations worldwide. Mei-Ling Zhou was a member of this multiyear initiative. A peerless climatologist, she had introduced cutting-edge innovations in the field of climate manipulation that protected at-risk areas in Asia and beyond. She was assigned to the program's monitoring station at Watchpoint: Antarctica when disaster struck: a sudden, catastrophic polar storm battered the installation and cut it off from the outside world, leaving the facility damaged and the scientists stranded. As their supplies dwindled, they entered cryostasis in a last-ditch effort to survive until a rescue attempt could be made. But that rescue never came. It was years later when the team's cryogenics chamber was finally discovered. Mei, still in hibernation, was the only survivor. The world Mei awoke to had gone through considerable changes: Overwatch was no more, the serious climate issues had worsened, and none of the eco-Watchpoints were in operation. Any clues that they had uncovered were lost. Mei has decided to continue her work on her own. Equipped with a portable version of her climate-manipulation technology, she travels around the world, hoping to re-establish the eco-network and track down the causes of the threats to the planet's ecosystem. I mean, it isn't the best ever, but it does fit the overall vibe of violent power ranger/captain planet/etc that the game has going with the characters. Not my favorite, but I'll take it any day over the same boring super soldier genetic experiment gone wrong bullshit. There is also hero specific dialogue depending who is on your team (load up reaper and mercy for instance) |
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Posted: 5/14/2016 8:30:32 AM EDT
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I mean, it isn't the best ever, but it does fit the overall vibe of violent power ranger/captain planet/etc that the game has going with the characters. Not my favorite, but I'll take it any day over the same boring super soldier genetic experiment gone wrong bullshit. There is also hero specific dialogue depending who is on your team (load up reaper and mercy for instance) Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I almost puked when I saw the characters "bio" on the blizzard website. One character is an advocate for climate change. The other for social issues. Lúcio is an international celebrity who inspires social change through his music and actions.
Lúcio Correia dos Santos grew up in Rio de Janeiro, in a poor and crowded favela that was hit hard by the financial upheaval following the Omnic Crisis. As Brazil began the long process of recovery, he wanted to find a way to lift the spirits of those around him. He found his answer in music and its power to bring people together and even help them forget their troubles, if only for a short time. He performed on street corners, in block parties, and as he got older, at a string of legendary underground shows. But Lúcio's close-knit community was thrown into chaos when the multinational Vishkar Corporation secured a contract to redevelop large tracts of the city. Lúcio and his neighbors had been told that the development would improve their lives. However, that promise never became a reality. Vishkar imposed controls on the residents in the name of building a more orderly society: enforcing curfews, cracking down on what the company perceived as lawless behavior, and exploiting the populace as a cheap labor force. Lúcio wouldn't stand for it. He stole Vishkar sonic technology that had been used to suppress the people, and he converted it into a tool to rally them to action. In a popular uprising, they drove Vishkar out of their neighborhoods. Lúcio's leadership made him a star overnight and a symbol for positive social change. His music skyrocketed in popularity. Whereas he had once performed locally, he was now filling arenas across the world. With his newfound fame, Lúcio realizes that he has an opportunity to make a difference and change the world for the better. Mei is a scientist who has taken the fight to preserve the environment into her own hands.
Though many blamed the planet's escalating, unexplained climate phenomena on the advent of new technologies, the rapidly growing omnic population, and drastically increased consumption of resources, the true cause remained unknown. To find a solution, Overwatch established a series of eco-Watchpoints at remote, critical locations worldwide. Mei-Ling Zhou was a member of this multiyear initiative. A peerless climatologist, she had introduced cutting-edge innovations in the field of climate manipulation that protected at-risk areas in Asia and beyond. She was assigned to the program's monitoring station at Watchpoint: Antarctica when disaster struck: a sudden, catastrophic polar storm battered the installation and cut it off from the outside world, leaving the facility damaged and the scientists stranded. As their supplies dwindled, they entered cryostasis in a last-ditch effort to survive until a rescue attempt could be made. But that rescue never came. It was years later when the team's cryogenics chamber was finally discovered. Mei, still in hibernation, was the only survivor. The world Mei awoke to had gone through considerable changes: Overwatch was no more, the serious climate issues had worsened, and none of the eco-Watchpoints were in operation. Any clues that they had uncovered were lost. Mei has decided to continue her work on her own. Equipped with a portable version of her climate-manipulation technology, she travels around the world, hoping to re-establish the eco-network and track down the causes of the threats to the planet's ecosystem. I mean, it isn't the best ever, but it does fit the overall vibe of violent power ranger/captain planet/etc that the game has going with the characters. Not my favorite, but I'll take it any day over the same boring super soldier genetic experiment gone wrong bullshit. There is also hero specific dialogue depending who is on your team (load up reaper and mercy for instance) I might pick it up, but I got Battleborn and that has gone down as the shortest lived 60 dollar AAA game I've ever played. Its not a bad game, I just don't want to play it, I don't know why. |
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Posted: 5/14/2016 2:30:10 PM EDT
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I almost puked when I saw the characters "bio" on the blizzard website. One character is an advocate for climate change. The other for social issues. Quote HistoryQuoted:
I almost puked when I saw the characters "bio" on the blizzard website. One character is an advocate for climate change. The other for social issues. Lúcio is an international celebrity who inspires social change through his music and actions.
Lúcio Correia dos Santos grew up in Rio de Janeiro, in a poor and crowded favela that was hit hard by the financial upheaval following the Omnic Crisis. As Brazil began the long process of recovery, he wanted to find a way to lift the spirits of those around him. He found his answer in music and its power to bring people together and even help them forget their troubles, if only for a short time. He performed on street corners, in block parties, and as he got older, at a string of legendary underground shows. But Lúcio's close-knit community was thrown into chaos when the multinational Vishkar Corporation secured a contract to redevelop large tracts of the city. Lúcio and his neighbors had been told that the development would improve their lives. However, that promise never became a reality. Vishkar imposed controls on the residents in the name of building a more orderly society: enforcing curfews, cracking down on what the company perceived as lawless behavior, and exploiting the populace as a cheap labor force. Lúcio wouldn't stand for it. He stole Vishkar sonic technology that had been used to suppress the people, and he converted it into a tool to rally them to action. In a popular uprising, they drove Vishkar out of their neighborhoods. Lúcio's leadership made him a star overnight and a symbol for positive social change. His music skyrocketed in popularity. Whereas he had once performed locally, he was now filling arenas across the world. With his newfound fame, Lúcio realizes that he has an opportunity to make a difference and change the world for the better. Mei is a scientist who has taken the fight to preserve the environment into her own hands.
Though many blamed the planet's escalating, unexplained climate phenomena on the advent of new technologies, the rapidly growing omnic population, and drastically increased consumption of resources, the true cause remained unknown. To find a solution, Overwatch established a series of eco-Watchpoints at remote, critical locations worldwide. Mei-Ling Zhou was a member of this multiyear initiative. A peerless climatologist, she had introduced cutting-edge innovations in the field of climate manipulation that protected at-risk areas in Asia and beyond. She was assigned to the program's monitoring station at Watchpoint: Antarctica when disaster struck: a sudden, catastrophic polar storm battered the installation and cut it off from the outside world, leaving the facility damaged and the scientists stranded. As their supplies dwindled, they entered cryostasis in a last-ditch effort to survive until a rescue attempt could be made. But that rescue never came. It was years later when the team's cryogenics chamber was finally discovered. Mei, still in hibernation, was the only survivor. The world Mei awoke to had gone through considerable changes: Overwatch was no more, the serious climate issues had worsened, and none of the eco-Watchpoints were in operation. Any clues that they had uncovered were lost. Mei has decided to continue her work on her own. Equipped with a portable version of her climate-manipulation technology, she travels around the world, hoping to re-establish the eco-network and track down the causes of the threats to the planet's ecosystem. zomgz my safe space i'm triggered. who the fuck cares? Quoted:
I might pick it up, but I got Battleborn and that has gone down as the shortest lived 60 dollar AAA game I've ever played. Its not a bad game, I just don't want to play it, I don't know why. I'm a huge gearbox fan, but I had zero interest in battleborn - it's a completely different game. much more a MOBA - and Overwatch is an arena shooter. Overwatch is probably the most FUN i've had playing a shooter since my first spins through borderlands 1 and 2. |
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Posted: 5/14/2016 4:30:48 PM EDT
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That's what I've been seeing, hang back, launch grenades, throw a charge at anybody's face that gets too close Quote HistoryQuoted:
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100% agree. I always liked the old Game Pro "Fun Factor" rating. That's why I e been playing TF2 since 2008. I feel OW is a very very worthy successor to TF2. I'm loving it. I've settled into a very nice niche of Reinhardt for escort matches, Bastion or Torbjorn for defensive matches, and Junkrat for pretty much anything else. Offensive Junkrat is loads of fun to play! I keep saying whatever character is my favorite then I do well with another. I feel they're all extremely viable in the right hands... except for zenyatta (sp?), I have yet to finish a game with him, post nerf he is borderline useless. If you play him like a sniper he's very strong. That's what I've been seeing, hang back, launch grenades, throw a charge at anybody's face that gets too close |
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Posted: 5/14/2016 4:59:16 PM EDT
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I keep seeing advertisements on TV for this game, yet they're always CGI cutscenes and such; no gameplay.
The gameplay is the most amazing part of this game... Why wouldn't they showcase it? |
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Posted: 5/14/2016 5:02:31 PM EDT
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So will there be an "Arfcom Bliz ID page" for overwatch?
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Posted: 5/14/2016 9:09:06 PM EDT
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I keep seeing advertisements on TV for this game, yet they're always CGI cutscenes and such; no gameplay. The gameplay is the most amazing part of this game... Why wouldn't they showcase it? Imagine showcasing counterstrike or team fortress gameplay in a TV commercial... doesn't really translate well |
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Posted: 5/16/2016 4:51:39 AM EDT
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So apparently Overwatch porn is a thing.
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Posted: 5/16/2016 3:00:32 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/16/2016 7:09:01 PM EDT
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The SJW in this game is annoying between changing tracers outfit because booty is bad appatently to the backstories on some of the characters.
I want to like this game I really do but they are making it hard to do so. |
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Posted: 5/16/2016 7:21:00 PM EDT
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The SJW in this game is annoying between changing tracers outfit because booty is bad appatently to the backstories on some of the characters. I want to like this game I really do but they are making it hard to do so.
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Posted: 5/17/2016 12:40:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The SJW in this game is annoying between changing tracers outfit because booty is bad appatently to the backstories on some of the characters. I want to like this game I really do but they are making it hard to do so. Dude, the game exists in a world where the moon is colonized, an ape can speak, dragons fly out of arrows, robots are gods and religious leaders, and a woman is stuck in and out of time. The game also features ruthless murderers, ex soldiers, ninjas, mech suit using starcraft players, lava drinking dwarves, and a dude who uses his own explosives on himself to travel. And you're upset about the incredibly racist climatev scientist character? |
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