so overwatch = fps MOBA? with some TF2? - blizzard does UT?? http://kotaku.com/blizzard-announces-overwatch-1656048978
http://eu.battle.net/overwatch/en/ website live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYC44YPb_5k ^^ intro movie
I actually think it will be really fun. It reminds me of a mix of TF2 and unreal tournament. I can't wait for the full game!!!
It's interesting to me that when a company succeeds with a product beyond a certain extent, it's assumed to be a cynical moneygrabbing exercise (rather than an honestly good product with broader-than-normal appeal). Besides, I don't think record sales are a safe bet yet. Blizzard's WoW playerbase are loyal just to that game rather than the company itself (unlike, say, Apple fans, whose affection transfers to new products and ideas easily) and actually have very little time for additional new games. So Overwatch's success will probably depend on how many TF2 players it can seduce away.
Not been keeping up to date with the Q&As but has there been any mention of the intended monetisation model yet? Got to wonder if they'll go the same way as HotS.
I disagree many WoW players are loyal to Blizzard rather than just WoW. Just in my guild we have at least 3 Blizzard titles per player (230 players) Being a Mix of WoW, Starcraft, Diablo, Hearthstone, HotS. So loyalty to WoW isn't quite correct if you roll those results out over millions of players. We have to have somthing else to play while we wait for new content.
Man, that takes me back. I remember and I feel your pain, bro. It's funny how, even after all these years, I still miss Warcraft. It's like a crazy, vindictive Ex who was really hot and great fun to be around. You know, crazy, and so bad for you - but still fun. But...crazy, so you made the right choice in staying away. But...also really hot... *ahem* anyway, isn't the TF2-like market pretty much saturated? I don't play many of them now but it seems like there's a total flood of colourful online team-based PvP shooters. I wonder whether this one will have anything to help it stand out (the trailer just looks like TF2 with different models to me).
I didn't intend to come across as cynical. They're releasing a lot of fantastic looking games in the foreseeable future and deserve every success.
Nothing implied, it's just a common assumption that I used your comment to springboard into attacking ^^ There are some video game franchises (Call of Duty and Battlefield are the forerunners) that are openly cynical attempts to maximize profit by rehashing known points of appeal. Blizzard, for their successes, often get mistaken for such a company, despite being one of the most innovative and creatively independent forces in the market, with huge, unrestrained visual design and writing departments doing legitimately brave and interesting things. In fact, I'd be interested to have a go with Overwatch, despite not finding TF2-like shooters interesting in themselves, just to observe all the little design touches and artistic flair that Blizzard games are always inevitably full of.
SC2 was released 4 1/2 years ago ; its exp pak was released over 18 months ago and likely will be 2 1/2 when LoTV comes out (which will make SC2, 5 1/2). in that time? there has been COD: BO , MW3 , BO2, Ghosts and now Advanced warfare + all the paid for DLC (wasn't it 20 pieces for MW3?) associated with those 5 BF 3 was 2011 , with 5 exp paks (DLC) same with BF (2013) again with 5 exp paks. cant say blizz move quickly - but when do they release bug filled shite with raging about it on day 1 (other than D3 server crushing from all the log ins - that's hardware though)
Well, unless you count all the hunters, druids and paladins crying that the new patch has broken their arena setups or nerfed their favourite ability But if we take that seriously as criticism, everything Blizzard have ever made or updated has been broken, so let's not.
Blizz games are so we'll play tested that bugs are not the issue. There hardware just can't cope with day 1 gaming as 4-5 million people spam a server. Look at WOW at the min with wod launch servers are broken due to numbers. All major release memo or big online games suffer this sort of day 1 issue though.
