>The game is in a very bad way which shouldn't come to a shock to a anyone
>Barely anyone playing is buying the battlepasses but the press at bringing back the very profitable lootboxes is seen as too negative to risk but was considered
>The development is ultimately in a state of choice paralysis. The higher ups do not want to spend much money on a game they have already written off as a failed venture at trapping habit forming personalities in a digital storefront ecosystem so things people on the team want to do to fix the game are considered too expensive or would take too much time before a potential but not guarantee'd payoff
>The game will be going on Gamepass. Something that in the industry is considered something of an "Elephants Graveyard" where failed games are sent to turn one last potential profit before they die
>The team has actively been downsized multiple times since release
>Its effectively just used to train up people before they move on to make cash shop items for Diablo 4 or World of Warcraft or something on other teams
>Its now openly talked about in the office that the game "might not be around in its current state for much longer"
>There have even been questions from Ybarra about a "Overwatch Classic" or simply rebuilding Overwatch 2 as Overwatch 1 again.
>The game was changed from a fun game casuals loved to dying on the altar of esports. It wasn't the first game Blizzard has done this to, it won't be the last. Theres been some rumblings across teams that there are questions about the "esports potential" of "Odyssey". Yes they want to try making a survival crafting casual game an esport. Whatever that implies
TL:DR the games in trouble but that shouldn't shock you. What should is how mismangement has lead to those making the choices to give up on this former darling already.
The joke of ASShomosexualS monetization scheme by adding new chars, but none of them are attractive like LoL's.
MOBA monetization doesn't work because Overwatch is like Team Fortress 2 and so you are supposed to have access to all characters.
This is the exact opposite of everything they said at blizzcon
wouldn't be the first time they've lied at blizzcon
>Crops never lie to there customers
Oh you!
>blizzard is full of shit
oh my, call the presses
>The game will be going on Gamepass
Why would they put a f2p title on gamepass?
Because this thread is a doomer wish fulfillment creative writing exercise and anon doesn't even know the business model of the game he's talking about.
Maybe to lure potential consumers, since the gamepass has a large library, with a large base consumer as well.
>Overwatch classic
are they genuinely retarded? everything they’ve done so far could’ve just been done in patches with the original build. no one is going to come back to “”””classic”””” because OW1 was left to die with the excuse that they were working on OW2. the only thing that would maybe revive the game is going completely back to OW1 build and adding everything they added to OW2 to OW1 besides the battlepass garbage. they spent too much time trying to do esports bullshit and balancing around the pros as well they would have to get rid of that shit
>game was changed from a fun game casuals loved to dying on the altar of esports
many such cases
who gives a shit?
Overmeme is dead.
WoW is dead.
>Source: My Ass
Why do you type like an ESL
shit larp breh
Why wasn't Odyssey at Blizzcon?
Will OW2 return to 6v6 with ingame obtainable skins from lootboxes like OW1?
Microsoft won. Metzen won.
Are ya winning, son?
>putting a free game on gamepass
That's a 250 iq move
I assume it'd be something like League of Legends/Valorant which is also free and on game pass which gets you stuff you otherwise have to pay for, e.g. character access which would fit OW2's model.
I don't doubt Overwatch is gonna be on gamepass the same way League and Valorant are, where you get an xp boost and access to all characters as long as you're subscribed. Rest of the post is retarded.
WoW is going the same route too post Dragonshite
>valve does nothing for 15 years
>tf2 is still alive
>blizzard tries to make their game better
>it dies to death
Maybe rwalker is on to something here
>tf2 is still alive
what the FUCK is wrong with this cat
She's there without a drink and not enjoying herself.
>>tf2 is still alive
TF2 is a rundown mental asylum being run by the inmates and will only get worse if they keep adding those rushed vscript gamemodes every update
>Have a little Overwatch info as a treat
did not ask
want some real overwatch info? overwatch 3 is releasing Q1 2024, overwatch 2 will be shutdown then and you need to buy overwatch 3 again with a monthly goypass, $40 skins not included
good, no squishy f2p players that cannot aim!
Overwatch 3 2026
I lived OW but quit long ago before release of OW2.
For me, i`ll return if the return to state of game before role picks and allow community content, specifically maps and skins
The main gripe for me was lack of new good maps. Playing same stuff over and over just got too boring. CS and UT became huge by community content. Now companies try to make closed infrastructure games and wonder why people are quiting and constantly complaining about lack of content.
It's pretty obvious that Blizzard don't want another Dota/Dota 2 situation on their hands again.
half of these things don't make any fucking sense
overwatch 2 is literally overwatch 1, there are no additions to the game that make it any different lmao
everything is paid content in ow2 compared to 1, and its downsized from 6v6 to 5v5
right, blizzard out of the kindness of their hearts are going to go back to giving everything away for free
>games pretty much the same
I would love to ask blizzperson what exactly they spend on that whole time? None of the new things promised for ow2 made it into the game and were cancelled. So what the fuck they did for two+ years?
>So what the fuck they did for two+ years?
The stuff that was cancelled.
>So what the fuck they did for two+ years?
4+ hours a day of sexual harassment training and not stealing breastmilk from the company fridge
Overwatch 2 is Overwatch after you remove the fun out of it.
>bringing back the very profitable lootboxes is seen as too negative to risk but was considered
They aren't even considering that as an option because the game will automatically be banned in a number of countries around that world.
>The game will be going on Gamepass
It's a F2P game retard.
Why would you even make up such a bullshit post like this without doing any sort of research?
>Yes they want to try making a survival crafting casual game an esport. Whatever that implies
My guess is battle royale mode if it's a multiplayer game or speedrunning if it's a singleplayer game. No I didn't care enough about the latest blitzshart flop to find out any information about it thanks for asking.
Just sell official OW porn.
People will buy
its actually astonishing how blizzard managed to fuck up every single game they have and always without fail make the wrong decisions time and time again and learn nothing from the experience. its impressive how incompetent they are and absolutely nothing will change. any other company would have shuttered ages ago but blizzard still persists. like some sort of zombie.
It's one of the few games that make me angry because fun isn't part of the gameplay loop.
I miss 2016.
>Legion.
>Overwatch before major patches overfill it with shit characters.
>TF2 got the Jungle Inferno.
>I could make my Alex Jones Joke in Trade Chat without getting banned.
This company has been coasting on World of Warcraft ever since 2004
They haven't had one big success ever since
It astonishes me how many free passes this company is getting.
every time a diablo releases it sells tens of millions
No it doesn't
No it wasn't
No-one gives a fuck about Warcraft
Overwatch was very successful in the beginning, it was only later when Fortnite swallowed up the multiplayer shooter audience and blizz started focusing on esports that it went to shit. The glacial update pace and indecisiveness on what to do with the game after launch is what did it in.
I want a single player game set in the WoW universe. Either during Vanilla or between Vanilla and Warcraft 3.
>God of War(the good ones) gameplay with combos and spells.
>Classes.
>Party System that can let your friends drop in and control either local or Online.
>Armor system as complicated as Morrowind.
Would be great, have Team Ninja make it, so the combat is the best in the industry
If any Activision-Blizzard reps actually see this thread/Bobby Kotick searches mentions of his name, just have Treyarch reskin CoD Zombies Outbreak from Cold War mode and, voila, instant fucking PvE mode.
anyone playing is buying the battlepasses
Bullshit
I hate ow2 and 5v5 specifically, but -- almost zero lobby waiting time. battlepass is not necessary and if you play dailies (~3 rounds) you can finish it(and open new heroes) in a 4 weeks. comp is sweaty but qp is not qp from ow1 times, its sweaty too, light version.
I deeply respect Kaplan, but his obsession with owl and poe was a mistake.
I would like to see in a future Overwatch classic. like in state before ow2 trial. I'm even willing to pay subscription for it 🙂
Not even the coomer pandering is going to save this game anymore.
Good riddance. As an ex-hots player I can't wait for the day they announce maintenance mode on this pos game that got killed hots axed.
Blizzard is so fucked up that I could believe they want to double down on the esports thing. This could all be bullshit, but I believe it because Blizzard has proven time and time again that they're scumbags who are out of touch. Only a company as fucking retarded and in their own bubble like that would believe every game should have an esports potential.
>be d.va main
>only play d.va
>like 400 hours in the hero
>ow 2 comes out, tells me my role isn't allowed anymore
>cant play d.va in a 5v5 enviroment because of the shitty rock paper scissors design
I'm not paying $25 for a shitty kpop skin for a hero I can't play anymore blizzard.
I hate the forced roles. Takes away from the fun.
>promise feature
>lie about it for years
>keep lying about it post release of the sequel
>um actually we're not doing it anymore heres a PAID PvE campaign (these events used to be free in ow1)
>"how come players aren't spending anymore????"
Only way I'd go back is if the entire Overwatch development team including the higher ups and upper management walked out on stage and begged for forgiveness for this.
Fuck Blizzard. Fuck Overwatch. Its getting what it fucking deserves.
>f2p game on gamepass
>The game will be going on Gamepass
Yeah this is fake, f2p game on gamepass makes no sense, what a homosexual.
Let's say I believe you, got any info on the Diablo or Wow team?