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[Drakron]

Have they made a skin for Zarya that fixes her hair yet?

Yes.

Still hypersexualized.

 

[Metro]

If 'following you' consists of responding to your posts in threads I'm already actively engaged in then... okay.

Nice try, but no cigar.

One example? You need to do better.

(And it is a game for weebs.)

 

[Blaine]

The majority of people who play Japanese-style games (the Japanese, for example) aren't weeaboos, and playing them won't turn a person into one; in any case, I'm certainly not going to shun incline in order to prevent vengeful stalkers from trying to stigmatize me.

However, 100% of people who played Fallout 4 for enjoyment are inarguably and unequivocally participants in and abettors of the decline of RPGs.

When it comes to multiplayer shooters, wallowing in popamole or declined developers/publishers is occasionally necessary in order to enjoy playing with friends. Sometimes that means buying a game from a distasteful developer (in this case, Blizzard), sometimes it means treading the dangerous territory of free-to-play (as was the case with Tribes: Ascend, and I don't regret that one bit), and it might even mean both.

I enjoy playing team shooters, arena shooters, and comp shooters with my bizarre collection of European Steam friends. I draw the line at anything published by EA, anything clearly console-centric, and/or anything with a low skill ceiling. Everything else is fair game.

 

[Excidium II]

Fight for your rep, Blaine.

 

[Blaine]

Yeah, he's got me right where he wants me. I'm deathly afraid someone will think I'm a weeaboo.

In any event, no sense discussing this further until it's released to the general public.

 

[Metro]

Fight for your rep, Blaine.

He has to -- no place else to go!

 

[J1M]

The majority of people who play Japanese-style games (the Japanese, for example) aren't weeaboos, and playing them won't turn a person into one; in any case, I'm certainly not going to shun incline in order to prevent vengeful stalkers from trying to stigmatize me.

However, 100% of people who played Fallout 4 for enjoyment are inarguably and unequivocally participants in and abettors of the decline of RPGs.

When it comes to multiplayer shooters, wallowing in popamole or declined developers/publishers is occasionally necessary in order to enjoy playing with friends. Sometimes that means buying a game from a distasteful developer (in this case, Blizzard), sometimes it means treading the dangerous territory of free-to-play (as was the case with Tribes: Ascend, and I don't regret that one bit), and it might even mean both.

I enjoy playing team shooters, arena shooters, and comp shooters with my bizarre collection of European Steam friends. I draw the line at anything published by EA, anything clearly console-centric, and/or anything with a low skill ceiling. Everything else is fair game.

How does this apply to Overwatch? The shooting mechanics are really poor.

 

[Metro]

Low-skill ceiling = Overwatch in a nutshell.

 

[Blaine]

If you clueless retards have a suggestion to replace my beloved space skeet, I'm all ears.

 

[Spectacle]

Is there a date for the open beta? For scientific reasons I desire to inspect the decline in person.

 

[sullynathan]

April 15th to 16th

 

[Martius]

Isnt that Doom open beta? Battlenet site mentions other date for Overwatch.
http://eu.battle.net/overwatch/en/blog/20055970

As a newly added bonus, if you pre-purchase Overwatch for any platform digitally or at selected retailers by April 29, you’ll also get early access to the Open Beta for you and a friend from May 3–4. After that, everyone will have a chance to play free during an all-access Open Beta period from May 5–9.

 

[Blaine]

Pre-ordering throws you a free Open Beta invite, too? That's perfect. I have several Steam friends I like to play shooties with, but one in particular.

Also, the supreme irony of Metro criticizing Overwatch's shooting mechanics after trying to defend his love of Fallout 4 by claiming he views it primarily as a shooter just dawned on me. That's some dank-ass chronic.

 

[Ulminati]

Waiting for it to turn f2p with microtransactions

 

[Blaine]

They'll definitely be selling skins and most likely "sidegrades" also, but before it gets out of control we'll sink 300-600 hours into the game and move on, just as we did with TF2 in the pre-hats era. The trick is to start playing immediately and get your fill before there are 5,000,000 skins and extra weapons, then get out. That stuff is added to keep people playing for years after release, but holds little to no appeal for people who play solely for the shooty bits.

I remember wiping the floor left and right with the other beta testers during the Hawken closed beta, because I'd been playing Tribes Ascend and Quake Live extensively that year and had plenty of "twitch skill" to rely on, whereas the controls and environments were new to everyone. Sadly Hawken wasn't that great, but the mech cockpit/jumpjets gimmick was novel while it lasted.

I also remember the month when TotalBiscuit reviewed Tribes Ascend and thousands of scrubs flooded the public games. It was a complete slaughterhouse, and I felt like a rocket-powered butcher, gleefully blowing them up by the bushel. Normally it's boring to fight people who are too far below your own level of skill and experience, but there were just so many of them.

 

[abija]

Low-skill ceiling = Overwatch in a nutshell.

You are confused. It's low-skill floor (what's required to have some fun), the ceiling (even just mechanical) is quite high.

Pre-ordering throws you a free Open Beta invite, too? That's perfect.

"As a newly added bonus, if you pre-purchase Overwatch for any platform digitally or at selected retailers by April 29, you’ll also get early access to the Open Beta for you and a friend from May 3–4. After that, everyone will have a chance to play free during an all-access Open Beta period from May 5–9."

 

[GrainWetski]

Low-skill ceiling = Overwatch in a nutshell.

You are confused. It's low-skill floor (what's required to have some fun), the ceiling (even just mechanical) is quite high.

Compared to what? Halo 5?

 

[abija]

Compared to somewhat similar games I played (quake, tf). It's not like UT (some iterations) and Tribes but high enough pros won't be ever in danger of reaching it.

OW is the game TF2 could have been if Valve gave a fuck (and asian art direction).

 

[Blaine]

I really doubt that most of the peanut gallery here understand what a skill ceiling actually is.

A high skill ceiling allows you to play for hundreds or even thousands of hours; the more you play, the better you get. You will notice yourself improving in skill and experience with each passing week. This will happen more quickly if you play with a mindset of conscious analytical self-improvement, identifying areas where you're lacking and purposefully challenging yourself to improve those areas (rather than taking shortcuts or avoiding problematic mechanics/situations, for example), and such a mindset is also necessary to avoid plateaus and stagnation. Team cooperation is also a factor.

No, TF2 and presumably Overwatch don't have the highest skill ceilings in the realm of shooters. The average character movement speed/mobility isn't as high as I'd like, nor are the hitboxes as small as they could be, there doesn't seem to be an immense emphasis on predictive aim/target-leading (though it's no hitscan fest, from what I've seen), and the amount of health available even to light characters is relatively forgiving.

However, creating a shooter with a very high skill ceiling is no great feat, in and of itself. Someone could probably do it in a weekend speed-development contest. Very fast movement, small hitboxes, slow projectiles, and Escher-like level designs would be sufficient.

 

[pippin]

http://studiofow.tumblr.com/post/132737142524/i-know-overwatch-isn-t-finally-released-but-when

Am I reading this properly? Are porn creators getting triggered?

 

[Cyberarmy]

Am I reading this properly? Are porn creators getting triggered?

Future!

 

[Metro]

Low-skill ceiling = Overwatch in a nutshell.

You are confused. It's low-skill floor (what's required to have some fun), the ceiling (even just mechanical) is quite high.

Pre-ordering throws you a free Open Beta invite, too? That's perfect.

"As a newly added bonus, if you pre-purchase Overwatch for any platform digitally or at selected retailers by April 29, you’ll also get early access to the Open Beta for you and a friend from May 3–4. After that, everyone will have a chance to play free during an all-access Open Beta period from May 5–9."

You seem to be confused. I've played the game, have you? Skill-ceiling is low. Just like HoTS.

 

[Gerrard]

http://studiofow.tumblr.com/post/132737142524/i-know-overwatch-isn-t-finally-released-but-when

Am I reading this properly? Are porn creators getting triggered?

"Artists" of any kind are always the biggest drama queens.

 

[pippin]

http://studiofow.tumblr.com/post/132737142524/i-know-overwatch-isn-t-finally-released-but-when

Am I reading this properly? Are porn creators getting triggered?

"Artists" of any kind are always the biggest drama queens.

Fuck them. They did that Bio Infinite thing long after Ken had asked people not to create Liz porn. I don't get why they wouldn't do Overwatch porn. The game's practically asking for it.

 

[Hoaxmetal]

http://studiofow.tumblr.com/post/132737142524/i-know-overwatch-isn-t-finally-released-but-when

Am I reading this properly? Are porn creators getting triggered?

"Artists" of any kind are always the biggest drama queens.

Fuck them. They did that Bio Infinite thing long after Ken had asked people not to create Liz porn. I don't get why they wouldn't do Overwatch porn. The game's practically asking for it.

http://studiofow.tumblr.com/post/141867175619/leeterr-vintemart-a-reaction-to-tracer-pose

It’s Blizzard, what did you expect? Jeff Kaplan is constantly apologizing for every little thing in the game. I wonder how the people working for him must feel to have such a whimpering beta leading the project. I mean, I’d be pretty ticked off if my dev leader was such a pussywhipped doormat.

-DC

Just doing proper journalism