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GreatScawt
May 28th, 2016, 05:08 PM
Pretty hooked on this game. I think it will require a lot more adjustment for me. I'm not completely used to this style of gameplay. But it's so much fun. Also, uh.. infuriating at times.

Here's a game I had today. Notice the timer at the top... we just barely go into the capture zone before it hit 0 (meaning we, the attackers, would lose). We capped the point and proceeded to steamroll through. I had a healer on me for a lot of the game who was huge. We protected each other and opened the capture point up. Awesome feeling.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJbMOzdb6co

Cam
May 28th, 2016, 06:16 PM
I played the beta... for a few hours. The novelty wore off fast. :shrug:

thesameguy
May 28th, 2016, 06:27 PM
Interesting. I have read nothing about this game, only seen the ads. It's not what I expected!

Alan P
May 28th, 2016, 06:30 PM
In this day and age it's inexcusable, but the game doesn't support 21:9 ratio resolutions. Which means a 'no buy' for me.

Also, some people need to get out more and meet a real girl. Or boy. http://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-porn-is-being-forced-offline/

And having looked out of morbid curiosity, there is actually some out there!

MR2 Fan
May 30th, 2016, 10:00 AM
In this day and age it's inexcusable, but the game doesn't support 21:9 ratio resolutions. Which means a 'no buy' for me.

Also, some people need to get out more and meet a real girl. Or boy. http://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-porn-is-being-forced-offline/

And having looked out of morbid curiosity, there is actually some out there!

Rule 34

Kchrpm
September 1st, 2016, 10:17 AM
Free to play on PS4 and XBox One next weekend, Sept. 9-12: http://www.polygon.com/2016/9/1/12754416/overwatch-free-weekened-dates

novicius
May 19th, 2017, 10:02 AM
I got the itch to check out Overwatch again today.

Every time I think about checking this game out on Xbox, I watch some vids:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtf9i81QHJM


That looks far more cartoony (and generally clunky) compared to any old sub-par Xbox One Destiny match:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62NGMcZuYks


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw9xklNKA8U

Destiny, while being colorful, feels great and looks realistic. Love it!

Overwatch? No sale. :down: #deleted

GreatScawt
May 19th, 2017, 11:31 AM
I mean... I feel like you're comparing apples to Jolly Ranchers. Different premise, different gameplay, different artistic style, not everyone has sprint as an ability and a double jump... but if it's not your thing, it's not your thing.

Godson
May 19th, 2017, 11:53 AM
I've been playing very regularly on PS4.

Just started playing as zarya, and I am getting pretty comfortable with her as a character.

My favorite characters are Roadhog, Zarya, and Genji.

I like genji because he is can flank really well.

novicius
May 19th, 2017, 12:06 PM
I mean... I feel like you're comparing apples to Jolly Ranchers. Different premise, different gameplay, different artistic style, not everyone has sprint as an ability and a double jump... but if it's not your thing, it's not your thing.
They're both FPS games, how thin of a hair do we need to slice? ;)

But I hear you, Destiny action is certainly slower by comparison and there is no team-building per se (tho' Destiny Fireteams are highly varied in abilities, of course).

When I look at the vids (for Xbox), graphically it's not blowing my skirt up. The action looks extremely quick to me, a very colorful, bright & fast twitchfest. Cartoony. Almost Street Fighter-y -- and I do not say that disparagingly! The art style of Overwatch is very attractive!

But I love my sci-fi/fantasy gritty realism, so... yeah. Not for me.

Godson
May 19th, 2017, 12:16 PM
Having played both back-to-back, o rewatch gameplay is actually smoother. A solid 60fps. Destiny feels dated by comparison.

novicius
May 19th, 2017, 12:24 PM
The Overwatch vid the movement is *fast*. Jumps are really, really high -- amplified by the climbing. Frentic.

If they offer another demo weekend I'll try to check it out but I'm still waaay too suspicious and skeptical that I'll like it to buy it. :erm:

Godson
May 19th, 2017, 12:32 PM
Only two characters can climb. One can fly, outside of that, most are pretty well 'grounded'

Kchrpm
May 19th, 2017, 12:37 PM
If you want gritty realism, do not play Overwatch. It is not gritty or realistic. One character heals nearby teammates by playing sweet music.

Cam
May 19th, 2017, 01:03 PM
Meh, comes down to preference. I gave it a try and was not interested. *shrug*

Godson
May 20th, 2017, 07:10 AM
It took me a while to enjoy it.

Yw-slayer
May 21st, 2017, 05:17 AM
Meh, comes down to preference. I gave it a try and was not interested. *shrug*

So, DELETED.

Kchrpm
July 6th, 2017, 10:59 AM
Doomfist is finally official! He's a melee focused attack hero, and it seems his passive ability is to charge up a personal shield when he punches people. NEW MAIN.

Kchrpm
July 18th, 2017, 03:50 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn288pQ1CQE

Kchrpm
August 10th, 2017, 12:17 PM
Lucio Ball coming back, and deathmatch (FFA and team) coming to Arcade game list.

Godson
August 10th, 2017, 12:39 PM
I'm done with this fucking game.

Kchrpm
April 18th, 2018, 09:50 AM
I've been lamenting the lack of a healing tank in the game for a while, and then Blizzard introduces Brigitte and I'm just... she's fantastic.

Not only is she a healing tank, she has a toned down version of several characters.

- She grabs the most from Reinhardt, which makes sense as she is his squire. She even has some skins that are similar to his armor. She has smaller versions of his shield (just slightly larger than her body), a similar melee-only weapon (less damage and range), and rockets on the back of her armor which she uses for an offensive move, the shield bash, which is very short range but keeps her shield up and has no delay

- From Torbjorn, her father, she gets the ability to provide armor for teammates, but in a totally different way: you get a target reticule over a teammate and throw a homing projectile that heals and/or provides armor depending on their current health. It has a 5(?) second cooldown, but it's great for armoring someone up before a fight and topping them off afterwards. It's like a combination of Mercy, Torbjorn, and Ana.

- Her other healing ability is like Lucio's, in that it has a circular area of effect and can be used to self-heal, but it is only activated when you are dealing damage with your melee weapon

- The aforementioned shield bash doesn't just do damage, it also stuns the enemy very briefly. The stun time and effective area are smaller than McCree's stun, but still very effective. Combined with the wide range of the melee attack and the strength of the shield, you can successfully one-on-one most heroes by stunning them, then circling erratically, bringing up the shield of they line you up and then bash/stun again. It takes long enough for a second enemy to easily down you, but you should hopefully have support of your own nearby.

- Back to Lucio, she also has her own booping attack, but it is a slower moving, straight ahead projectile, like Roadhog's hook.

- Her ultimate is like her dad's, boosting her speed and ability, but in her case it boosts her area-of-effect health/armor ability, giving stronger effect without needing to be meleeing anything.

I have been having a great time playing as her. She can get eaten alive in big, wide open spaces, where she can't shield from more than one direction, but in tighter or funneled areas, and with support, she can take on almost every role.

Godson
April 18th, 2018, 12:40 PM
A lot of people are saying she is op right now.

I feel like Zarya is utterly useless now.

Kchrpm
April 18th, 2018, 08:40 PM
Zarya has been useless outside of Total Mayhem for, like, ever.

Godson
May 15th, 2020, 09:34 PM
I downloaded this again, enjoyed it for about 3 weeks, and I remember why I fucking hate it so much.

There is no skill based match making. When it is possibly an even setup, you are stuck hoping the opponents don't have a Smurf on their team. It's exhausting. Each time I play it, I end the night frustrated, even after a win. It never feels rewarding. You never get anything worthwhile for your time invested into he game.

It's the same thing, over and over, hoping a shitstain with a fake account isn't going to completely annihilate you and your team.

Kchrpm
May 16th, 2020, 03:15 AM
My experience (on XBox and Switch, PC may be different) is that there are times when there are lots of high level/smurf/whatever accounts roaming around and taking my lunch money, and other times where I can get in a number of really fun, competitive matches. As for not getting anything worthwhile, I have an emote for Brigitte where a big fluffy cat shows up and Brig gives it a big squeeze, so you are incorrect.

Godson
May 16th, 2020, 10:26 PM
I'm deathly allergic to cats.