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Emnjay808
United States10665 Posts
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada17685 Posts
"Jeff Kaplan’s beard progression has been reset" i guess Kaplan was growing his "release candidate milestone beard". it'll be hilarious if he starts growing another beard and people begin using that as a clue that the game's release is imminent. | ||
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Dangermousecatdog
United Kingdom7084 Posts
On February 12 2016 04:07 JimmyJRaynor wrote: its in my first couple of posts on Feb. 12 ; i answered it myself when i found Blizzard's quote about "a near future earth". the actual year #s in the lore are congruent with Blizzard's descriptive terms. So basically you have a hard on for actiblizzard and you'll lose all cognitive functions. | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada17685 Posts
On February 13 2016 03:53 Dangermousecatdog wrote: So basically you have a hard on for actiblizzard and you'll lose all cognitive functions. Blizzard writes the lore. | ||
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yookstah
Australia655 Posts
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aksfjh
United States4853 Posts
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thePunGun
598 Posts
On February 15 2016 12:42 aksfjh wrote: I really want some sort of punishment for game leaving, like a timeout or something. It might reduce the number of times I solo queue into a game that has 1 minute left with 3 new players joining in... I'm sure whoever wants to leave the game, will just leave... Sadly a punishment will not change that. But in my experience new players join rather quickly... | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada17685 Posts
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Velr
Switzerland10922 Posts
On February 15 2016 17:32 thePunGun wrote: I'm sure whoever wants to leave the game, will just leave... Sadly a punishment will not change that. But in my experience new players join rather quickly... Just lock them out of joining another game for 15 minutes. Congrats leaving is fixed. | ||
Valiver
Caldeum1977 Posts
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ZasZ.
United States2911 Posts
I find myself with balance complaints, but since I am so new I tend to chalk that up to inexperience rather than game balance. I like to think a lot will change before release, but given that Spring 2016 is their timeline that's probably not true. Like many others, the biggest weakness IMO is game mode variety. So far the number of maps seems to be adequate, especially if they add more over time, but the game modes are very similar for the most part and not very inspired. Given all that they have done creatively with the character designs, it's a little strange that the game modes are so bland. I had this problem with Dota2 as well, but my biggest struggle so far is identifying strong team compositions and specific hero counters. Aside from Reddit, are there any good places to find discussion of Overwatch strategy? | ||
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imJealous
United States1382 Posts
On February 12 2016 16:43 Emnjay808 wrote: Im sad the Reaper skins are so ugly. Surely blizz can do a lot of a better job than making non-canon skins like League... sigh... What? The Mariachi skin is awesome! Regarding the discussion about timing out early leavers... Evolve put in a 60 second time out and that alone had a noticeable impact in that game... You might be surprised how much that little psychological incentive can make a difference. | ||
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HammerKick
France6190 Posts
it's the engineer dwarf, torbjrorn The turret has an instant reaction to anyone coming in his sight, and his range is absurdly long to the point that it can be in range of a widowmaker trying to snipe it from afar. What do you think? | ||
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Valiver
Caldeum1977 Posts
On February 16 2016 04:57 HammerKick wrote: got the beta, the game is fucking amazing, but I have one issue it's the engineer dwarf, torbjrorn The turret has an instant reaction to anyone coming in his sight, and his range is absurdly long to the point that it can be in range of a widowmaker trying to snipe it from afar. What do you think? It's very strong but possible to counter with a shielding tank mainly. Also if they place it around a corner or behind something you can sometimes hit the barrel of the gun and kill it. | ||
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Tenks
United States3104 Posts
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Tenks
United States3104 Posts
On February 16 2016 04:57 HammerKick wrote: got the beta, the game is fucking amazing, but I have one issue it's the engineer dwarf, torbjrorn The turret has an instant reaction to anyone coming in his sight, and his range is absurdly long to the point that it can be in range of a widowmaker trying to snipe it from afar. What do you think? Yeah I think the turret is a tad strong. People will bring up various reactions but almost all of them require a bit of coordination. And thats great. Torb isn't overall too strong but he does require certain responses which makes him very strong in pubs. Heroes that require the opponent to do something specific always can feel pretty strong in pub environments. | ||
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FeyFey
Germany10114 Posts
Would go with a bit of damage falloff. But the Dwarf is damn strong atm. Close Range the dwarf is a killer. Long Range the Turret. And well Ult makes both go insane. Also Green Skin op. Super well hidden in the bushes. Overall I think Torbjorn was a bigger Pub Stomb before, and I think he is fine atm. Turret maybe a bit to good against certain Heroes, to weak against others. | ||
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FFGenerations
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yookstah
Australia655 Posts
On February 16 2016 02:03 ZasZ. wrote: Well, I finally got into the beta when it reopened and I have to say I am pleasantly surprised by Overwatch. It was fun to watch streamers and the like, but I haven't been sucked into an FPS since CS 1.6 over 10 years ago and I didn't expect that to change here. I was wrong! It's a lot of fun and I find myself wanting to get good, which is something I've only experienced in the last 5 years with SC2, Dota2, and Rocket League. I find myself with balance complaints, but since I am so new I tend to chalk that up to inexperience rather than game balance. I like to think a lot will change before release, but given that Spring 2016 is their timeline that's probably not true. Like many others, the biggest weakness IMO is game mode variety. So far the number of maps seems to be adequate, especially if they add more over time, but the game modes are very similar for the most part and not very inspired. Given all that they have done creatively with the character designs, it's a little strange that the game modes are so bland. I had this problem with Dota2 as well, but my biggest struggle so far is identifying strong team compositions and specific hero counters. Aside from Reddit, are there any good places to find discussion of Overwatch strategy? It's not just because you are 'inexperienced'. Balance is terrible atm - I preferred last beta tbh. My problem with the game is my potential enjoyment of it. For me, games that are challenging are what I find the most fun, and right now (and looking at it in the future at this rate), this game isn't super challenging. | ||
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Enox
Germany1667 Posts
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