goodness posted:

I haven't heard/read anything about this game. From the brief video I watched it seems like a TF2-like but with a refreshed roster/maps/etc.

Is this supposed to be really good?

Thoughtless posted:

Yep, whole team.

Ddraig posted:

Overwatch reminds me of the early TF2 when it was actually balanced and each character had clearly defined roles and you didn't really have to wonder what type of bullshit you would be up against today.

In Overwatch, when you see a hero you instantly know what they can do and how they're going to play and you don't have to wonder "What particular brand of bullshit is this class running?"

Willie Tomg posted:

It was fantastic in its day. When you had a 12v12 of generally competent players like almost always happened on the LCs and Reddit servers it was fire. and then:

Poopy Joe was a Monkeynaut who tragically died in an explosion shortly after his rocket took off, due to a lack of Australium fuel. This was caused by Mann Co. in their unsuccessful attempt to rid themselves of weapons involved in a Senate investigation. Mann Co. took no blame for his death, and actually created commemorative plates that remembered Poopy Joe and America's dream of conquering space and Florida. These plates were actually hints of the then-upcoming WAR! Update, depicting the Eyelander, Equalizer and Buff Banner's bugle.

During the ARG leading up to Meet the Pyro, new information came to light concerning the death of Poopy Joe. According to leaked pages from Saxton Hale's Senate Hearing, Poopy Joe's rocket seems to have used a fuel source of solid australium. Saxton Hale was present at the launch facility when Poopy Joe and his rocket were prepared for launch to follow the successful launch of Vladimir Bananas. Hale stole the entire australium supply and replaced it with defective suitcase explosives. Once the rocket hit ignition phase, the entire bulk of suitcase bombs detonated simultaneously, causing the rocket to crash, killing Poopy Joe. Mann Co. then covered up the entire incident, denying all knowledge of it. The new Special Delivery map Doomsday has the player transport an Australium suitcase into Poopy Joe's rocket, re-enacting the piece of history. Unfortunately, the rocket crashes almost immediately to the tune of a warning bugle.

RIP tf2. You were the best part of the orange box. You don't owe anyone a drat thing. Rest easy, now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XimRzoie80k

YoshiOfYellow posted:

lol if you didn't spring for the Origins edition for the sweet, meaningless digital loot

Ulvirich posted:

I'd rather spend a twenty on random boxes than a spread of skins I don't particularly like, or extra bits for games I will not be playing after Overwatch is released.

KodiakRS posted:

quote:

It’s not just the in-game graphics I’m talking about, it’s how Battleborn presents itself at every turn. The title screen is an ugly collage of all the characters, put to shame by other games who have made similar-looking splash screens from League of Legends to Overwatch. Once you load in, the game’s prologue is an oddly animated cutscene that looks like a low-budget Gorillaz music video. But then sometimes in other missions, it shifts into a frame-by-frame animation with more shading where characters talk to one another. Sometimes it does cutscenes in-engine. There’s really no consistency at all.

Even the fonts of the menus feel like sand in your eyes. They mix one that’s cartoony and Borderlands-ish with…Arial? I think? It’s not Comic Sans, at least, but it’s just…not good. And as you navigate the hero list and see characters with twig-arms and shrunken heads or ugly power armor, it’s like the exact opposite of the feeling joy you get from looking at the cast of Overwatch or seeing a freshly designed DOTA or League champion.

Willie Tomg posted:

side note: lol that Forbes is the grown-up video games journalism publication in 2016

Zorodius posted:

I had some fun with Borderlands, but it really should've at least randomized the enemy spawns a little bit

Ulvirich posted:

I want to see a advert from Gearbox with Battleborn and them trying to persuade people from not playing Overwatch. Something along the lines of "Why play this (heavily implied) shallow game when you can be leveling up and getting LOOT that affects your gameplay style?!"

Then a comparison of unit sales for both titles.

Adonis Gunther posted:

Not surprised. And that's like asking Satan to protect your babies. (Sorry Gaben!)

Axel Serenity posted:

i didn't think S.K. could even get PornHub because it was banned or something

Help Im Alive posted:

Why are people so obsessed with overwatch beta player death statistics

I've never seen this with any other game

foutre posted:

^^^ I actually like Tank and Support the most, especially Lucio/DVa/Symettra, mostly because my FPS mechanics are kind of garbage.

HardDisk posted:

man how lucky it is to hit that post button just when you croak

Lprsti99 posted:

Solution: play Roadhog and clown on the enemy squishies with hook into a headshot

RC Cola posted:

Same. Off work at 5:30, ready to play by 6.

Knifegrab posted:

I for one am looking forward to playing this video game once my work obligations have concluded. It indeed was a fun game during the beta and I hope the trend of fun and good times continue into launch. Empty quote if you agree.

Knifegrab posted:

We. Are. Enemies.

exquisite tea posted:

GlitchThief posted:

I like zaphod's posts

net cafe scandal posted:

It's working for me, restart Battle.net.

net cafe scandal posted:

I made this post as a troll but I got in imemdaitely after lOL.

Melanion posted:

I've been loving the hell out of some Mercy but the classic healer's trope of relying on your team not to suck is in full force. I do enjoy killing so many Edgy McReaperfaces with my little NES blaster; seems like there are tons of people who despite probably playing video games all their lives have not yet learned that shotguns are a close range weapon.

You only start getting credits to unlock specific cosmetics once you've gotten enough random items that the RNG begins repeating itself, yes? I want that green skin for her so badly.

Dias posted:

God, I swear the people playing at launch are dumber than the ones playing during beta.

Ashtarath posted:

Being playing since launch and having a blast, level 10 already. Its fascinating jumping between gibbering idiots and hyper competent team mates as the matchmaking works itself out.

BARONS CYBER SKULL posted:

Oh WHAT?

redweird posted:

Yeah Reaper is a big one. Double Widowmaker/Hanzo is also another bad omen

Kai Tave posted:

Probably dumb question, is all the jerky character animations and people blipping around a result of my own connection sucking, Blizzard's servers being overwhelmed, or both? I don't remember it being this bad when I was playing Vermintide and given that this is a fast-paced shooter I'd like to be able to hit what I'm aiming at rather than watching someone teleport five feet to the left every time I pull the trigger.

Also I suck at Bastion for such a supposedly OP character, I'm not bad with Torbjorn though.

net cafe scandal posted:

I realized why McCree is so fail - he's the only cahracter in the game without any mobility abilties or self heals so to make up for it he has an instant 1v1 fight win button combo. He is a fraud, and his belt buckle is probably the worst art direction choice in the game. I have no respect for him

Soothing Vapors posted:

2+ widowmakers is how I know the next 5 minutes of my life are going to suck

net cafe scandal posted:

I played an AI match to test graphics stuff and its cute that the bots say gg at the end of the match.

SiliconX posted:

I hate all you guys for getting actual decent stuff out of loot boxes. I opened up 9 last night and the best I got was the pink skin for Mei (who I don't even play). I didn't even get any victory poses or emotes or voice lines or anything like that. All sprays and player icons. The one epic I did get was currency.

I just know I'm going to have to buy loot boxes