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The game is sorely missing casual streetwear skins. But instead of having a three-week event, they should just have casual Fridays when such skins can be won.
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Bolivar posted:Now that there aren't really any relevant holidays in any part of the Overwatch world for a while, I guess it would be best if they would just have their next events be something completely different. Such as a spring event with all those great skin ideas that don't fit any holiday theme, and then of course bikini skins for Mei & Co. in June. Yeah I'm definitely guessing at least one event that's either a made-up holiday (celebrate the end of the Omnic crisis with robot costumes!) or just a general season thing.
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Feb 1, 2017 14:14
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I'm guessing we might get some Easter outfits. It's easy bait for a bunny D.Va or something. I am curious where they're going to go for the inevitable summer set for the boys. I guess Junkrat and Roadhog will get something (or maybe they'll get winter outfits, that'd be hilarious) but not sure if they'd actually do swimwear for someone like McCree. I don't really think they'll go into speedo territory, so maybe they'll just stick Hanzo in boardshorts and call it a day.
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Feb 1, 2017 15:08
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Supercar Gautier posted:The game is sorely missing casual streetwear skins. But instead of having a three-week event, they should just have casual Fridays when such skins can be won. Yeah we've been waiting for that afro Lucio for ages.
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Feb 1, 2017 15:11
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Bolivar posted:Yeah we've been waiting for that afro Lucio for ages. Give us 70s throwback event. Lucio in an afro, 76 in bellbottoms, Reinhardt in whatever dads wore back then.
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Feb 1, 2017 15:13
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ApplesandOranges posted:Give us 70s throwback event. Lucio in an afro, 76 in bellbottoms, Reinhardt in whatever dads wore back then. I'm seeing a McCree in fringed leather and I love it.
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Feb 1, 2017 15:18
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ApplesandOranges posted:Give us 70s throwback event. Lucio in an afro, 76 in bellbottoms, Reinhardt in whatever dads wore back then. And there ought to be something for Torbjörn when you google image search for "Swedish 70s bands" such as:  or 
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Feb 1, 2017 15:22
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ApplesandOranges posted:Give us 70s throwback event. Lucio in an afro, 76 in bellbottoms, Reinhardt in whatever dads wore back then. I want a Baywatch Reinhardt skin.
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Feb 1, 2017 15:49
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Supercar Gautier posted:The game is sorely missing casual streetwear skins. But instead of having a three-week event, they should just have casual Fridays when such skins can be won.
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Feb 1, 2017 16:41
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RBA Starblade posted:I want a Baywatch Reinhardt skin. I'd love a Magnum P.I. skin for McCree.
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Feb 1, 2017 18:10
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Bastion: The A-Team Van (in ult form). Little bird has a large gold chain. Reaper: Jeannie from I Dream of Jeannie (because of the teleport mostly)
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Feb 1, 2017 18:32
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Genji would be the 6 million dollar man. With the sound every time he jumps.
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Feb 1, 2017 18:38
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Did they fix the D.Va fall through the world bug on 3v3? Also, we need "Radical late 80's/early 90's X-TREME COOL" skins complete with horrific color schemes as alternate versions. Sunglasses for everyone! Leather jackets with pointy shoulders! Gnarly hair styles! Hammer pants for Lucio! Actually just a Lucio M.C. Hammer skin would be cool with me too. Imagine a Rob Leifeld styled S76 and Reinhardt...
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Feb 1, 2017 19:09
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ToastyPotato posted:Imagine a Rob Leifeld styled S76 and Reinhardt... How will they keep the ankles and wrists hidden in 3d?
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Feb 1, 2017 19:51
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Twibbit posted:How will they keep the ankles and wrists hidden in 3d? Permanent little dust clouds and debris of course!
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Feb 1, 2017 19:57
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Events are transparent manipulative poo poo designed for idiots to play their game more (without making the game better) and/or give them even more money. Too bad it's easier than just making a better loving game and having timely balance changes. I like how the first event was designed to be especially lovely so the player base would accept slightly less lovely events.
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Feb 1, 2017 21:21
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 I haven't spent any money beyond the initial purchase of the game and have quite a few really unique skins that I love. Every skin I have purchased with their currency has been earned from loot boxes and duplicates.
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Feb 1, 2017 21:30
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Feb 1, 2017 21:31
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Duck and Cover posted:Events are transparent manipulative poo poo designed for idiots to play their game more (without making the game better) and/or give them even more money. Too bad it's easier than just making a better loving game and having timely balance changes. I like how the first event was designed to be especially lovely so the player base would accept slightly less lovely events. You are pretty loving stupid thinking art and silly side game modes really detract from the balance team.
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Feb 1, 2017 21:38
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Kashuno posted:You are pretty loving stupid thinking art and silly side game modes really detract from the balance team. You're being slightly uncharitable to him here, I think -- although I get it, it's Duck and Cover. Blizzard does in fact use really good presentation and gambling-like mechanics to keep people hooked to the game, while simultaneously making questionable, over-compromised "try to please everyone" gameplay that probably wouldn't keep people hooked indefinitely by itself. It's not a question of one taking away from the man-hours of the other, it's a question of everything about the game being aimed at retention, sometimes to the detriment of design.
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Feb 1, 2017 22:02
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Also LOL at Blizzard having some mythical dedicated "balance" team when they released a patch where D.Va fell through a map 50% of the time or more and didn't immediately hotfix it. I'm sure they have people listed as working in certain areas, but they are most certainly not dedicated to making sure anything actually works before they upload it. This past patch really made it seem like the OW team is kind of a bunch of friends pretending to work while they collect a paycheck from the big corporation that is too busy counting money to notice. And I actually like the game. But let's not rush to be hyper defensive of Blizzard here.
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Feb 1, 2017 22:10
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I don't think they care that much about the arcade mode tbh. hell you can still stack 6 defense matrix's in no limits
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Feb 1, 2017 22:13
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Many developers have long since abandoned getting gamers to play their games by focusing on making solid balanced game it simply isn't nearly as effective as shiny baubles. See fps adding rpg elements, gambling, daily rewards. Free to play crap is still effective in a full priced game. The thing is they kind of have to if they want to maintain their community. Events make games feel fresh, which is necessary to compete with new games. (well good gameplay can sort of) (which will have similar gameplay/balance). Gamers are easy to manipulate but they have a tendency to want to play the new hotness. It'll be interesting to see how effective these events will be in the long run since these events are just bundles of skins. Oh an event... so uh more skins? Yep. My favorite part of this newest event? The death log improvements.Kashuno posted:You are pretty loving stupid thinking art and silly side game modes really detract from the balance team. They do in a way but you're clearly thinking it's a direct simple thing and thus aren't really worth discussing if further with. Duck and Cover fucked around with this message at 23:20 on Feb 1, 2017 |
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Feb 1, 2017 22:15
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They actually removed the arcade and comp modes from the ptr right before they closed it, if they keep that change (which imo is good bc the ptr population is always small and doesn't need to be subdivided into all the various modes), then they won't have ptr players picking up on weird ecopoint glitches like that And Dva falling through a map has nothing to do with balance changes
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Feb 1, 2017 22:16
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Manatee Cannon posted:I don't think they care that much about the arcade mode tbh. hell you can still stack 6 defense matrix's in no limits Well yeah that's a bit different than having a character basically be unplayable because they clip through the world though. Unforeseen balance problems in no limits isn't a bug like that is. turtlecrunch posted:They actually removed the arcade and comp modes from the ptr right before they closed it, if they keep that change (which imo is good bc the ptr population is always small and doesn't need to be subdivided into all the various modes), then they won't have ptr players picking up on weird ecopoint glitches like that Well they don't really want the PTR to be for actual testing anyway so that makes sense. Actual testing means more real work, and that's no fun.
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Feb 1, 2017 22:15
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Apparently this conversation was a mistake
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Feb 1, 2017 22:18
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D.Va doesn't fall through the map on 3v3 anymore, at least not on PS4.
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Feb 1, 2017 22:19
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Bug fixes and game balance are not the same things nor are they handled by the same people. Like, far be it from me to be defensive of blizzard since I enjoy their games far less than a lot of people but seriously people
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Feb 1, 2017 23:04
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events are fun
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Feb 1, 2017 23:09
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IronicDongz posted:events are fun
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Feb 1, 2017 23:11
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Please, it's obvious that a single temporary bug is a revelation of their true role as minions of The Beast. Every fortnight they pace a developer's heart upon the altar to bring forth more skins in order to secure their sacrifice for Mammon. But the heartless developer does not die, no, they rise from the dead, their blood replaced with the salty tears of players suffering under the weight of a Bastion buff.
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Feb 1, 2017 23:28
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Mess with Jeff prepare for death
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Feb 1, 2017 23:37
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I'm looking forward to Bastion buffs, honestly. I think in the long run it'll promote awareness of how to counter Bastion instead of the current situation where you occasionally lose to a gimped hero because nobody's practiced against him. Although I'll be disappointed if they buff his turret form to where a pulse bomb doesn't blow him up from full health.
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Feb 1, 2017 23:38
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Duck and Cover posted:Events are transparent manipulative poo poo designed for idiots to play their game more (without making the game better) and/or give them even more money. Loss aversion is a cognitive tic that affects pretty much everyone and calling them all idiots is pretty rude, tbh.
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Feb 1, 2017 23:39
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I would kill for a normal summer skin set where Rein is wearing some kind of muscle beach tank top and Soldier is in full dad mode with jorts and sandals with socks.
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Feb 1, 2017 23:44
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Duck and Cover posted:Events are transparent manipulative poo poo designed for idiots to play their game more (without making the game better) and/or give them even more money. Too bad it's easier than just making a better loving game and having timely balance changes. I like how the first event was designed to be especially lovely so the player base would accept slightly less lovely events. The game is already good hth
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Feb 1, 2017 23:51
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Overwatch isn't good so much as it is very aggressively okay.
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Feb 1, 2017 23:52
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Tuxedo Catfish posted:Overwatch isn't good so much as it is very aggressively okay. Actually it's good
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Feb 1, 2017 23:53
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playing as dva is really fun but i get mad if i have to play anyone else
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Feb 1, 2017 23:54
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Kashuno posted:Mess with Jeff prepare for death ok now I have to go watch the video again
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