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Rand Brittain posted:The main thing that makes me feel unhappy about the ranking system at this point is, well. This is basically my first FPS. After doing quick play for a while I did my competitive placement and got ranked at 40. At first, play was frustrating, but I've practiced a lot and I feel like my game has really improved. My aim is better, my tracking is better, I'm more confident in my ability to keep track of what's going on and in general I feel like my skill level has risen as a result of that practice (and by now I can use that on most of the heroes in the game). Sometimes strangers even say nice things! Other people may have also been playing this game and improving at the same time as you. "Only" rising by 3 points means you've out-improved everyone by 3 points. The rankings are relative, not absolute.
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Your competitive ranking is only as good as the genji carrying your team
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Aug 4, 2016 07:15
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Duck and Cover posted:Hahahahaha http://us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20747905428?page=7#post-134 . Scroll down for the blue post. "It seems well received." -Man swimming in money.
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Aug 4, 2016 07:45
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Donnerberg posted:"It seems well received." -Man swimming in money. I am intensely skeptical that the most vocal users of the Battlenet forums represent the Overwatch playerbase as a whole.
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Aug 4, 2016 07:55
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It's Blizzards fault that you all have terrible impulse control. Also if you like Lucioball do yourself a favour and pick up Rocket League
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Aug 4, 2016 08:08
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they should let me buy american mccree with my purple boxes from ranked
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Aug 4, 2016 08:19
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I haven't bought a single lootbox because I thought eh i'll play the game and if I play it enough, i'll unlock everything eventually. But this being limited has me wanting to spend some cash on the lootboxes. Don't know if I can resist the urge to splurge some money on it.
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Aug 4, 2016 08:26
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Sefal posted:I haven't bought a single lootbox because I thought eh i'll play the game and if I play it enough, i'll unlock everything eventually. But this being limited has me wanting to spend some cash on the lootboxes. Don't know if I can resist the urge to splurge some money on it. instead of spending money on something you may or may not like, have you considered: spending money on something you will definitely like?
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Aug 4, 2016 08:29
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if the thrill of maybe or maybe not getting what you want is what's spinning your wheels have you considered: some illicit activities? i've done most of them and they're pretty fuckin' tight tbqh free bonus: you go outside in order to do the necessary logistics to do illegal poo poo and you wind up meeting some pretty cool people doing that
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Aug 4, 2016 08:33
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I agree with Willie: commit some crimes
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Aug 4, 2016 08:37
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I haven't even considered buying another video game since I played Overwatch so really Jeff Kaplan has saved me money in the long run even if I do decide to whale. Also today in a rank 52 comp game, a guy who insta locked Hanzo on both attack and defense started calling me gook and chink because I refused to switch off of Zenyatta. We won, btw. =D
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Aug 4, 2016 08:39
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if you commit the right kind of crimes you'll "grind" enough money to get those sweet, sweet OverwatchTM loot boxes! or you could just play the loving game like some kind of *spits* plebeian. The choice is your'es, really.
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Duck and Cover posted:Hahahahaha http://us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20747905428?page=7#post-134 . Scroll down for the blue post. Noway in hell he checked to make sure he was allowed to post that. What a garbage excuse, it reads as thinly veiled "we are really sorry you saw through our bullshit so fast".
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Aug 4, 2016 09:13
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I loving hate blizzard for releasing this free content. They are such utter cunts omg
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Aug 4, 2016 09:31
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After one match yesterday someone on the other team called us a bunch of "dumb-rear end gay niggers," but then also said our D.Va was the only good player (I was the D.Va). So now I have mixed thoughts on the veracity of his claims.
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Aug 4, 2016 10:06
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I got done with a quickplay game earlier this evening with someone who tried bragging about how his comp rank was 78 "on his main" after his team beat ours while we were defending Anubis. We then wound up beating them on attack about four minutes faster than they'd managed so that was cool.
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Aug 4, 2016 10:23
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i am mad; mad about computer game skins furious
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Aug 4, 2016 11:36
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Otisburg posted:i am mad; mad about computer game skins When you reframe the issue to not actually be what it's about, which is promoting gambling to literal children, then yes, it does sound quite ridiculous. Well done.
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Aug 4, 2016 11:54
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Lucky Dips also promote gambling
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Aug 4, 2016 11:54
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Literal children, such as the posters who inhabit this thread.
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Aug 4, 2016 12:09
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But stuff like this is the reason we'll never have to pay for dlc. It's such a sweet deal, you can have other people paying for your new heroes, maps etc. without paying a single reichsmark yourself!
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Aug 4, 2016 12:32
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I don't see how this promotes gambling in any way literal children aren't the ones buying the boxes anyway since they'd probably need a parent to help them out
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Aug 4, 2016 12:39
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Still lovely to allow so many duplicates but have the duplicates turn into currency that can't be used on the stuff you get from said duplicates. Duplicates.
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Aug 4, 2016 12:41
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lol at flailing around goonishly to frame video game skins in a moral panic "think of the children" context 1910 AD: are these bubblegum "base-ball cards" promoting gambling to our children?!
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Aug 4, 2016 12:42
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The main demographic for Overwatch is 16-35 year old males
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Aug 4, 2016 12:48
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Stop defending the lovely video game company
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RBX posted:Stop defending the lovely video game company But companies have feelings too. Why you got to be mean to them?
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Aug 4, 2016 12:56
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RBX posted:Stop defending the lovely video game company I'm not so much defending Blizzard as having a laugh at the people who are just now figuring out that they leverage medical-grade intermittent reinforcement to keep nerds playing Blizzard games, and by gum are deeply upset that they won't have access to a particular pretty pretend outfit for their digital Overwaifu.
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Aug 4, 2016 12:59
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Dumped  into Summer Crates as my payment to the almighty Blizzard and received the following: - 12 themed player icons - Tracers GBR Sprinter skin - Lucios highlight intro - Mercys medic skin - Genjis skin - S76s golf pose - A couple of voice lines Not a bad haul. Still need at least one of the available two for Zarya.
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Aug 4, 2016 13:01
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I'm not defending anyone but people saying the boxes are encouraging gambling to children need to get their heads checked I'd be happy if they changed the system but lol c'mon
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OK yeah I agree.Otisburg posted:I'm not so much defending Blizzard as having a laugh at the people who are just now figuring out that they leverage medical-grade intermittent reinforcement to keep nerds playing Blizzard games, and by gum are deeply upset that they won't have access to a particular pretty pretend outfit for their digital Overwaifu. It's OK for people to call this stuff out instead of just taking it up the rear end. They could've done like everybody else and made the summer box just have summer items. They made more than enough dumb sprays for us to get as dupes.
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Manatee Cannon posted:I'm not defending anyone but people saying the boxes are encouraging gambling to children need to get their heads checked FADE UP TO: Washed-up B-list celeb tearfully and earnestly addressing the camera, a child seated at a computer behind them. "Little Tutembe desperately wants the new Zarya skin, but it's been gated behind seasonal event loot boxes. Just a buck ninety nine could help pay for the loot boxes that make all the difference in this child's life. Your generous gift will get you a picture of the child you sponsor, a personalized thank you letter, and a DVD containing their best POTGs and highlights."
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Manatee Cannon posted:I'm not defending anyone but people saying the boxes are encouraging gambling to children need to get their heads checked Lol people who want consistency in gambling regulation are actually mental amirite
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how are random skins in lootboxes any different from baseball cards or MTG booster packs or dicemasters dice or any number of other, similar pursuits where you get random rewards? or are those SLAP IN THE FACE CHILD-ENDANGERING GAMBLING as well? I need to know how deep this rabbit hole goes
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Aug 4, 2016 13:27
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but you can trade duplicates in those games and there's no initial £40 cost go back and think about your analogy
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TG-Chrono posted:Lol people who want consistency in gambling regulation are actually mental amirite It seems pretty consistent to me. Opening a pack of baseball cards isn't legally gambling either. Office Sheep fucked around with this message at 13:33 on Aug 4, 2016 |
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I was more saying that people questioning it as producing a moral panic or a possibly mentally retarded is a real dumb response. Anyway here's an actual academic article in response to a politician that brought it up in Australia regarding CS:GO etc. http://theconversation.com/games-and-gambling-xenophons-ill-judged-counter-strike-63454
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Manatee Cannon posted:I'm not defending anyone but people saying the boxes are encouraging gambling to children need to get their heads checked Literally what happened in CS:GO. Like actual kids gambling with hundreds of dollars Soothing Vapors posted:how are random skins in lootboxes any different from baseball cards or MTG booster packs or dicemasters dice or any number of other, similar pursuits where you get random rewards? or are those SLAP IN THE FACE CHILD-ENDANGERING GAMBLING as well? I need to know how deep this rabbit hole goes This thing called the internet exists now
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If you don't understand why it's lovely for Blizzard to use a model specifically designed to squeeze money out of people in a game that a lot of children play, you are probably old and going to die soon anyway. Even in your lovely baseball analogy at least those are worth something lol.
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poptart_fairy posted:but you can trade duplicates in those games and there's no initial £40 cost Not being able to trade them doesn't make it gambling. If anything being able to trade makes it more like gambling because you can trade money you gamble for goods and services. sleppy posted:If you don't understand why it's lovely for Blizzard to use a model specifically designed to squeeze money out of people in a game that a lot of children play, you are probably old and going to die soon anyway. Even in your lovely baseball analogy at least those are worth something lol. See this point makes more sense at least because it is not trying to claim it is gambling. Office Sheep fucked around with this message at 13:38 on Aug 4, 2016 |
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