Overwatch 2's PvE Hero Mode Is Being Scrapped, Blizzard Explains What Happened and Why
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Game director Aaron Keller and executive producer Jared Neuss discuss why the eagerly-anticipated mode will no longer be released and the future of Overwatch 2.

So glad I never spent money on this past buying the first game—not only do they treat their employees like dogwater, they can't even squeeze out the big thing that justified Overwatch 2*

  • Aryuproudomenowdaddy [comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    The Blizzard way was to keep games out of public view until they were ready to be seen and to release them only when they were as close to the ideal vision as they could possibly be. That isn't the way anymore--not for Overwatch 2 anyway.

    When was the last time they didn't shit the bed with a release?

    • GarbageShoot [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Diablo 4 was pretty well-received, as far as I know, though obviously Diablo Immortal was a catastrophe.

      • UlyssesT
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        9 days ago

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      • Aryuproudomenowdaddy [comrade/them]
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        2 years ago

        I mean, I'd hope that the first act of the game looks good. Usually things don't start looking threadbare until the latter half. Overwatch was the first release in years that wasn't plagued with issues. SC2 was fine I think?

        • ssjmarx [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          SC2 was good when it came out and STILL has a big active playerbase thanks to the PvE "Allied Commander" mode (people also play the PvP ladder but its fallen off a lot harder). Blizzard should have learned from that game that there's a huge market for people who want to play these kinds of games but who don't want to constantly do stressful ass PvP, but I guess they didn't learn that.

          Starcraft: Remastered was really well received too, but WoW 3 Remastered was a dumpster fire on release IIRC.

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          9 days ago

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          • Owl [he/him]
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            2 years ago

            They did a good corruption plot in SC1 and then a serviceable bog standard fantasy version with WC3 and then forgot how to tell any other plot and just had repeated corruption/redemption arcs to fill in SC2

      • Waldoz53 [he/him, any]
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        2 years ago

        diablo 4 isnt out for another 2+ weeks though, besides these open betas theyve had, so they could easily fuck it up