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On October 26 2015 00:13 crappen wrote:
Just saw 1 week old betafootage, and man, this game looks awful in every aspect of what first impression can give. I think I was hoping for something in lines of UT or Quake.
One wonders why someone would ignore all promotional material for a game for over a year, which has shown since Day 1 exactly what kind of game it would be, and then bitch that said game does not meet some fictional creation he's concocted.
Might as well complain that the game isn't a Blackthorn or Rock 'n Roll Racing sequel.
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On October 26 2015 04:11 WolfintheSheep wrote:Show nested quote +On October 26 2015 00:13 crappen wrote:
Just saw 1 week old betafootage, and man, this game looks awful in every aspect of what first impression can give. I think I was hoping for something in lines of UT or Quake.
One wonders why someone would ignore all promotional material for a game for over a year, which has shown since Day 1 exactly what kind of game it would be, and then bitch that said game does not meet some fictional creation he's concocted. Might as well complain that the game isn't a Blackthorn or Rock 'n Roll Racing sequel.
I also love that he assumes that game like UT or Quake would have the market appeal that Blizzard is shooting for.
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I'm surprised at the amount of continued hype surrounding this game. What makes people interested in this game over TF2? - to my eyes it looks lackluster in comparison. It reminds me of Heroes of the Storm compared to Dota 2.
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thats because people have different interests and things they like. For example Heroes is awesome for me, right size of the heroes etc.
In LoL everything is a bit to small scaled for my taste, though their hero introductions are awesome. And I just can't watch Dota2 without thinking "Hey they really improved those Warcraft 3 generic Models".
TF2 is also nothing of interest for me. Generic Rocket Guy ... Sniper guy etc. Done that enough. The fanmade movies are amazing though, but I got bored really fast watching it.
In comparsion, a Dwarfen Mechanic without a drop of patience. Or a maniac that seeming loves to combine different parts of a car with bombs.
I doubt I will play Overwatch though unless there is also a ping system, voice chat doesn't work well with a Person that isn't able to talk. But their character design is really cool nontheless. And the mobile defense maps are awesome with the overtime mechanic.
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On October 27 2015 05:21 126Q;A1 wrote:
I'm surprised at the amount of continued hype surrounding this game. What makes people interested in this game over TF2? - to my eyes it looks lackluster in comparison. It reminds me of Heroes of the Storm compared to Dota 2.
At the moment there are arround 10 Moba-Shooters in procution. From Overwatch to Dirty Bomb, they just pooped all over the place as developers hope to find the "next LoL". So as these games pop up, there should be people wanting to play them and hype them.
And as Blizzard is famous for coping all the good stuff into one game, they get some hype. For me it is just some comic shooter with usless moba elements.
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Still fail to see how Overwatch is anything like a Moba. Apparently giving classes a few skills in a FPS makes it a "Moba-shooter". Team class based shooter's was a thing way before Moba's existed.
Dirty bomb is nothing like a Moba either.
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On October 27 2015 07:40 Reaps wrote:
Still fail to see how Overwatch is anything like a Moba. Apparently giving classes a few skills in a FPS makes it a "Moba-shooter". Team class based shooter's was a thing way before Moba's existed.
Dirty bomb is nothing like a Moba either.
I assumed it was the 3-normal skills 1-ultimate that made it moba-like.
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On October 27 2015 05:21 126Q;A1 wrote:
I'm surprised at the amount of continued hype surrounding this game. What makes people interested in this game over TF2? - to my eyes it looks lackluster in comparison. It reminds me of Heroes of the Storm compared to Dota 2.
Well for one, TF2 is old. And heroes with abiltiies, including ultimates, in addition with them adding new heroes over time. That's makes it a lot more interesting than Valve adding new items in TF2 that are always terribly balanced.
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The ongoing team of the thread are seems to be people asking why people are hyped for a TF2 clone and others asking for another Quake/Unreal. And personally I don't know why people are so excited for all these glorified Doom Clones.
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Come on, let's be real here: the Overwatch hype is mostly because it's a Blizzard game, if it didn't have the Blizzard brand it would probably fall into obscurity like many others.
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On October 27 2015 05:21 126Q;A1 wrote:
I'm surprised at the amount of continued hype surrounding this game. What makes people interested in this game over TF2? - to my eyes it looks lackluster in comparison. It reminds me of Heroes of the Storm compared to Dota 2.
Because these days TF2 is total nonsense. Ever since they started bulk adding game-changing weapon drops the game has been a hot mess. To say nothing of the total lack of self-control Valve has had with adding cosmetics in TF2. Compare and contrast with the rather more restrained way they've added DOTA2 cosmetics, being careful to typically try to stick with hero-specific styles. And they're pure cosmetics, not game-influencing items.
On topic: Holy hell, Blizzard actually got their act together and got something done EARLY for once? When did I cross into an alternate reality?
Not that I'm displeased of course.
Also fairly good news that voice chat is going in. I don't find it to be all that necessary for DOTA-like games such as Heroes of the Storm but for an FPS its pretty critical even in a pub unless you literally don't intend to talk to your team. I bought a new headset recently specifically because of getting into CSGO, but until that I had no reason to replace my aging PC350.
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On October 27 2015 10:49 johnbongham wrote:
How to get the beta?
Prolly like most Blizzard games you can sign up to be in the pool for Beta testers through the battle.net page.
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Good luck getting into beta, fam.
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waiting for the beta! Gl to all of you!
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wonder if this will be like LotV beta where no one gets to play until like 7 PDT
that's 22.5 hours from now if you don't want to convert timezones
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I wouldn't be surprised if it takes a while before they send them out. Either way, good luck to everyone who signed up. Today's the day of disappointment.
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Lots of random haters in here... Overwatch is a big deal because it's Blizzards new IP. They haven't added to their gaming arsenal for soooooo long. Finally here is their addition after a scrapped project Titan.
Yes, it looks and plays like TF2. So what? TF2 was really enjoyable. Now I get to have it with blizzard graphics.
I've played Overwatch and it's very fun to play. Controls are responsive, maps are colorful, and plenty characters to try out.
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The artwork is absolutely amazing. If this had been an MMO like it was originally planned I would have loved it.
As an FPS this just doesn't make the cut. There are tons of great FPS games out there and without the MMO part this is just a ok-ish FPS where 90% of the hype comes from the fact it's Blizzard.
This game will be like Heroes of the storm to the MOBA genre. An ok-ish game but nothing compared to the big boys. I'll give it a try when it comes to PS4.
Have fun everyone and good luck getting into beta.
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