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Overwatch is a team-based multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. It was released in May 2016 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Players on a team work together to secure and defend control points on a map.
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Overwatch Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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yaboi🔞
(@YaBoiArtwork) reported
Overwatch design is self-defeating because of one simple thing; You can change heroes. Simply forcing people to lock in their hero would remedy so many of the issues it has. Don’t even get me started on their ults [Push Ult to win fight!]
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Kronman
(@Kronman590) reported
@AnthonyGriffion @MKH2K9 @cursedsirkai I guess you havent been playing overwatch since 2018 because every new hero has been fkn broken.
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DislexicPotato🎧
(@DislexicPotato) reported
@ConnahDC_ @SkillUpYT Facts, if PlayStation has such an issue with Cod becoming an exclusive then they should create their own competitor. Games like Overwatch, Valorant, Apex and Splatoon have proven there is still room for new shooters to breakthrough.
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MilkTeaWayGalaxy
(@MilkTeaOrbit) reported
@_AstralTraveler @theMoneyFolder They will be in Overwatch 2, yeah. They couldnt figure put any of the many easy ways to fix double shield, so they just removed a tank and called it an upgrade.
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Matt
(@DoubleEm08) reported
Shoutout to @Stylosa for always being skeptical of monetization and the cost to reward scale in Overwatch. One of the few streamers who didn’t blame players for simply wanting cosmetics (never a real argument) and keeps discussing the issue of greed and pay to win.
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Serenitynow
(@Seren1tynow) reported
@Javion_OW So since no one can freely swap its a non issue. But in overwatch when the game was fundamentally created around counter play and freely swapping. Why would you lock a hero behind any type of wall. It means **** all if it’s on “free track” tons of people don’t play the game 24/7
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Norma
(@Tamaromarou) reported
@Stylosa I understand what you mean but come on Overwatch 1 was essentially a failure as a live service. The Lootbox model was atrocious and they need some kinda way to monetize the game as long as the base game and all the characters are free there’s no issue.
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Lityhm
(@rhythmations) reported
@bcnnyluv NO, WE HAVE BIGGER PROBLEMS ON OUR HANDS THE QUEEN DIED AND THE PROBLEM IS THAT I DON'T PLAY OVERWATCH
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Tecycdan
(@Tecycdan1) reported
@lilfroginachair @magerolls18 @DonavonMcdowell Every. hero. based. game. makes. you. buy. heroes. It's not a problem in League, it's not a problem in valorant, it's not a problem in paladins, it's not a problem in Apex, but all of a sudden it's a problem in OverWatch?
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Alana
(@enjeeuu) reported
How to fix overwatch: remove sombra
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Annie Jump Cannon
(@JumpCannon) reported
@RoadRunner_ow @Spex_J The issue is that there are hero swaps mid-game in Overwatch that are absolutely crucial. In other games, such as Valorant, Apex, etc. there are no hero swaps. Playing/switching counters is imperative and putting one potential counter behind a lock is bad.
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sev⁷
(@KAlT0KlD) reported
@JustMuffler @yoonsfairee @OverwatchNaeri Yeah you see in 2020 I only played overwatch a little bit bcs that was the year where I obsessed over other games and then 2021 my pc broke so I couldn't play that's why I first said one year bcs I was only thinking abt my pc being broken
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kris
(@swaqqyy_) reported
this thread is gonna inflate my ego, but before i mute this, please just know that allowing blizzard to lock broken dlc heroes behind grindwalls is a terrible move for a game like overwatch :)
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MilkTeaWayGalaxy
(@MilkTeaOrbit) reported
@remeweds Yes, you're right. It does have balancing problems. That is a big part of the problem. Overwatch likes releasing new heroes ridiculously over powered, and people will lose because they dont have them.
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juno
(@junogotchi) reported
@demargoated ALWAYS broken on release i remember echo day everyone was on twitter threatening to go to overwatch hq and do smth drastic if they didnt nerf her LMFAOOO
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NoPulseGames 🇺🇦
(@NoPulseGames) reported
@trans_gurl666 @Skestina @Spex_J That don't matter. For Overwatch that model just doesn't work because unlike Paladins, Rainbow Six, and Valorant, you can change your hero mid game. Look at WarZone. Every season the new weapon is broken, and doesn't become well known for a month or two because not many people
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aldan
(@TaxiGuy9422) reported
and it doesnt help that - im not in the mood to play it cuz of the issues with the game - overwatch has taken up my gaming time now
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☣︎
(@gripsdiffed) reported
who is behind this **** show of a marketing strategy (or lack thereof) of overwatch 2 @PlayOverwatch @Blizzard_Ent ??! please fire them immediately and hire me instead. I can fix this.
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MystWolf101
(@MystWolf101) reported
@SkyDeadBolt @SirT0rtuga @FroggerOW No. Just, no. The characters being free isn't the issue. Having to grind to get the characters in the first place is. This isn't Valorant or Apex. You shoudn't have to grind to get the character in the first place. That works for other games, but not Overwatch.
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LimeChip 🎧
(@FishPaste00) reported
@ActualCastle He clearly said the new Overwatch heroes will be unlocked through the battle pass, not the old ones. Plus, the new heroes are still free so I don’t see the problem
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GuniGhost
(@GuniGhost) reported
@HVyper_ Overwatch isn’t valo. I play valo I understand how it works. The issue is why they are doing it now when it has been free since launch of OW 1. If your idea is stop the saturation at lower ranks you do what Valo does and lock it from comp. Choring your player base now is stupid
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Jep
(@Jepjepjepje) reported
@DVADigital323 @SaltagreppoD2 @AKissFromRose If im remembering it correctly he compared it to the live service aspects not the actual gameplay. Look at overwatch, a game that tried to do the mmo holy trinity and see how well that turned out
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Common sense.
(@Mgarcia_100) reported
@_J117_ @STAGEBLOQ @JoeyPWilliams The problem is Microsoft now has a **** ton of activision and Bethesda games. Overwatch, Skyrim, fallout, doom, crash, Spyro, etc.... All of those franchise's were multiplat and now they can be taken away from PlayStation players. That just sucks..
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Glamour ******* pissed off righta?
(@GothicCentury) reported
@LegaronCork @lts_Toko @FroggerOW Okay so anothet game pretty similar to overwatch: paladins it also has the hero be buyable, However hero swapping isn't a thing no issues arize The issue is because overwatch's cast internally aren't all that complex and instead can be swapped Issue arises from the hero swapping
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Cyberstarnova
(@ethunderx) reported
@ReaperII7 @JayWood2010 Well not really after all COD isn't really all that. I mean COD only became popular because of BO zombies. Spyro and Crash haven't been that relevant in years, Diablo should've just stopped at 2, and Overwatch is okay. WOW is probably the biggest IP and most relevant AB even has.
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₆⁶₆
(@gearfivekay) reported
@OverwatchNaeri i don’t think the devs thought about this. i think they were trying to take the apex approach but the problem with that is overwatch is a meta, team based game unlinke apex which is pure skill.
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Melty Pilled
(@WEEZERFANSADLY) reported
@Phage___ No way man in a game like overwatch you need to have all the characters available 😭 you are constantly switching mid game it’s not like valorant or league where you pick a char and stick it out I am not playing ow 2 if this becomes a problem
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Evelaraevia
(@evelaraevia) reported
@SamitoFPS The biggest issues I see is that this feels scummy to their CORE fan base who is having to adjust to a ton of changes. Plus, the people who knew of Overwatch and didn't want to buy it at $20 will likely have a low retention/pay rate since they didn't like it enough to pay the $20
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マディ🦋
(@Madyelizaa) reported
Decided I would play dps comp on my alt but every single game there’s a cheater and sometimes more than just one ? Jesus overwatch fix your ******* game @PlayOverwatch
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Izzy
(@angry_izzy) reported
@AshamanX @Spex_J @Dorwulf I can hear the raging kids being like "pick character x" because character x is totally op but alas, i didn't have time to play and don't have it so now i have a disadvantage. But oh wait, that will never happen, i mean overwatch never had any balancing issues whatsoever.