Thoughts On Overwatch?

[Deleted member 58254]

I thought the first overwatch was a lot more fun than 2
Also, Overwatch 2 didn't allow an artwork section on the steam page because they didn't want it to be spammed with hentai which is just really funny to me
My favorite character design wise is Tracer and Reaper
My favorite character to play is D Va

 

[moonbits]

I loved Overwatch but it tried too much to appeal to tryhards/meta losers and it ended up stripping most of the fun. Those first 6 months of the original's release will always be dear to me.

I was really good with Dva.

 

[ciro64]

I liked playing as tracer the most. Secondarily I used Mei and Dva. But I never got good at it then got bored of the game. I'm way more into TF2.

Also, Overwatch 2 didn't allow an artwork section on the steam page because they didn't want it to be spammed with hentai which is just really funny to me

Lol lmao

 

[Sunnyside]

Lost potential. They had all those awesome character designs and did nothing with them. And of course they also gradually stripped all the fun out of the game after launch. At least it was fun for a short amount of time.

Favorite character to play: Zenyatta.

 

[JackNoir413]

i played it because i had a friend who liked it. i absolutely hated the game and im talking about the first one i seriously didnt like it. i dont like hero shooters but i seriously didnt like OW.

HOWEVER, thanks blizzard for the girls models i am very thankfu for them especially the brigitte one i wil forgive blizzard for everything if they keep releasing female characters.

 

[RetroLuvr]

I've never played the game but everyone I know who has played Overwatch talks about the game the same way smokers talk about cigarettes so I have a low opinion of it

 

[ciro64]

Lost potential. They had all those awesome character designs and did nothing with them.

The character videos were fun. They should have made a full movie when the game was still relevant.

 

[RanmyakuIchi's icon RanmyakuIchi RanmyakuIchi]

I loved it a ton at launch. The first few months of the game were some of the most fun I've had with an online shooter. Then they slowly stripped away all the fun in the name of "Meta" and I slowly lost interest. The idea that I can't play the character's I enjoy because someone else already picked them? Miss me with that.

 

[AznableBoar]

I really enjoyed overwatch on release and mainly felt that the game was aimless after it recycled the first halloween event. As for overwatch 2, the fact that the costumes were put behind microtransactions was a bummer as well as the fact that every skin they released really didnt match up to the quality of the skins in the first game. Not really playing it much these days and all I can really give it props is that the shooting feels good...

 

[Abecero]

I share a similar experience to most here, I got the game 'cus I had some friends that played it, despite me generally not being into FPSes and not being much good at them either, lol, I had quite a bit of fun starting out, until I got to the higher levels of skill players which I just couldn't keep up, plus the whole constantly messing and changing the characters to focus more on the Esport/meta stuff than actually making the game fun. Plus also Actiblizz being a godawful game company too.

As for like a "main", the char I had more fun with was Junkrat, lol. I dunno what it is with grenade launchers in FPSes, but I can do some serious skill shots with them, like bouncing them grenades off the walls and ceiling to nail a guy on the other side of the map or what. While if you ask me to snipe someone, they could stand still in front of me, and I'd still miss them, lol.

 

[bubbyrude]

i played it way too much until they released 2. i did stick with it for a while after but it was only getting worse for me. i will still reinstall it on rare occasions but it's usually gone after 2-4 games.

 

[Deleted member 259254]

I liked playing the first edition when it came out, then I dropped it after a few months. I liked Lucio and Dva

 

[Sunnyside]

The character videos were fun. They should have made a full movie when the game was still relevant.

Oh for sure, the videos were great. They just never went anywhere with all the lore they were teasing. There was so much potential there. ActiBlizz built a great foundation and then kinda just sat and watched it print money.

 

[gwardojones]

Didn't play a lot of it, but friends convinced me to get it and I quickly learned that everyone holds the darkness in their hearts at bay until they turn on Overwatch.

 

[Nidstang]

I really enjoyed it and sunk a ton of hours into it when it first came out. Then they started patching the game and rebalancing constantly in an attempt to appeal to pro players exclusively, and I got sick of trying to relearn my favorite heroes all the time. I especially hated how they nerfed Roadhog and Symmetra. The Mercy rework was the last straw for me and I dropped it shortly after. My mains were Dva, Roadhog, Symmetra, and Mercy - and they all got heavy reworks.

Haven't even tried Overwatch 2.

 

[destinyduelist]

Guy who bought Overwatch 1 here. I loved it. I loved everything about the first game. I loved all the heroes and all the updates.
Overwatch 2 isn't a new game, yeah we know, and I hate it. I hate everything about it. All the problems from the first game are STILL present in the major update from 2's release. It's still just as if not even more greedy than the first game now. The balance is absolutely abysmal and it feels like the balance team don't even play the game. I hate the new lore especially Kiriko, it all feels so boring and rehashed and again stuff like Kiriko's lore is so abysmal and retcons the entire Hanzo Genji storyline which was maybe my favourite in the first game.
In fact, Kiriko is everything wrong with the game for me right now. Unbalanced character, way too many cosmetics, the lore is abysmal, the character acts differently ingame, in her lore and in her art pieces. The devs have no idea what they even want these characters to do or who they want to be. It's all out the window right now.
Genuinely Juno is the only character in recent memory that was even slightly well done in my opinion in terms of character writing.
As for the gameplay, they've been slowly improving but it took wayyyyyyyy too long for them to realise that things needed to change. Unfortunately its too little too late now with the new competition. Not to mention it's competition (Marvel Rivals) is steadily dropping in player count too.
Its sad to see her go, really, but Overwatch is done. I hate to be one of those overdramatic people but it really did have a great run and for a while was the go to hero shooter. Unfortunately just like every other forced esport game it was bound to die eventually. I'm surprised it lasted as long as it did. And I'm sure there will always be a dedicated playerbase that loves it and chases digital memories just like Team Fortress 2. I should know, I'm one of those TF2 players.

 

[Soma_Shotgun]

My story isn't much different from others.
Got burnt out from Team Fortress 2 and kinda hated the changes Valve made to the game so Overwatch felt like a breath of fresh air. However, Overwatch is a lot more limited compared to TF2. For example, rocket jumping in TF2 is such a deep mechanic on it's on while in Overwatch, you just press shift as Pharah. So the game ended up not having that much longevity for me.

My other main gripe was the push for Overwatch league. All the balance changes and new heroes started focusing on competitive meta. Might be a hot take but Overwatch isn't that much of a good comp game. It's confusing to watch and balancing the hero roster for comp is a nightmare.

And thirdly they slowed down on new content to focus on Overwatch 2. I was kinda hyped for PvE but we all know how it turned out.

So yeah, I loved Overwatch but looking back on it I would like to get back some of my hours I've wasted on the game. Insane how much of a phenomenon the game was and Blizzard fumbled the bag so hard that the game became kinda cringe.
Actually nowadays, I find most modern multiplayer games kinda cringe. Only online multiplayer pvp game I play to this day is TF2. Other than that I play some PVE with the boys like Vermintide 2 or Deep Rock Galactic.

 

[Elwiwi]

Thicc ice lady is hot

 

[bjork]

I like the designs and the idea, but randomly getting yelled at by the Overwatch Rain Man that seemed to pop up in every match I played, really put me off the game. Like, sorry I'm not level 700 or whatever, fuckface. You had to learn how to play too at one point.

 

[Questless Knight]

my taught on oversnatch is the first game was rather decent not my type of game. I did try it but man being base camped was pain in the ass and not fun what so ever.

Then he idiots at blizzard had the high on cocaine idea to make a squeal NO one asked for with heavy focus on loot boxes and other shit + going FULL dei trash on it.

Then a few sad pathetic people working on the game is trying to shit talk marvel rivals saying the only reason people like it is thanks to gooners and Asians like the only reason it´s popular is thanks to chines players and horn dogs....


Honestly I hope the game goes under because rather than adding things players asked for or trying to make the game more fun they rather focus on more dei and insulting people.

But then again Blizzared turned to shit the day Acitivions got them.

 

[bjork]

You seem angry

 

[Dyne]

My thoughts on Overwatch are "probably fun if you like that kind of game. I've never played it"

 

[Soma_Shotgun]

Thicc ice lady is hot

fugtrup bros where u at

 

[KenaiPhoenix]

Overrated, and hard carried by the good will of everyone to Blizzard and the animations.

Like many I played when OW1 launched. As an hero shooter, probably the best, but thats not too much. It is more class based and it doesnt have a "kill all lobby" button, which is nice.

But thats is: meta changes, greedy monetization and how it impacted negatively the gaming world with the lootboxes and the trend of "hero" shooters. Yeah, im not a fan.

 

[dr grim]

still play OW2 from time to time but OW1 was much much better in my opinion.