Overwatch 2 on Steam (real)

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I would consider it review bombing it if were a standalone final product like most single player games, but nowadays you can’t consider ow2 anything other than a live service and invested players have finally been given an opportunity to voice their displeasure en masse without fear of having their accounts closed and having feedback instantly deleted, which has been the standard damage control practice whenever things get out of hand.

It’s like with the video streaming platforms, they’ve grown so much not because of the amount of content they have to offer, but by selling you the sheer convenience of not having to bother searching for movies, finding appropriate subtitles and making sure downloaded content is up to a certain standard of quality.

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How so? I´m still just a the beginning of my first game and trying to get all the details fo the combat system and exploring!

I´m rather sure their ad budget to be larger than any dev budget at this point.

Got an e-mail from ActiBlizz for a survey, and while i cant share details as to the agreement i had to click, the questions and formulations of these sounded desparate as hell to me personally. These games are quite definitely not where they wanted them to be nor going in that direction (monetary of course, i do not think they care for anything else currently).

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This is the first time I’ve heard surveys coming with a NDA. Throw us a bone, nobody is going to know!

That aside, despite the 9% positive rating, OW2 is a huge financial success on Steam. Applying the old adage: it’s easier to scam people than convince them they’re being scammed.

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I speedrun Act 1 in 4 hours or less, did you know you can finish it in 10 minutes~ at the cost of skipping everything?

I played Early Access I have an advantage. :joy:

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Well that explains a lot, i rather prefer to get every sidequest done and all explored :grinning: Preferences i guess.

Me too but skipped out early as has become tradition with Larian games (DOS,DOS2) to play the first game together (aka i cant go further in my solo game than the co-op one), and i didnt want to know too much so it´s a shared experienced discovering it all.

Was the first one i ever got, so no idea about it, but it clearly said no details, no screenshots and so on.

I did, and this is literally a Blizz forum :open_mouth:

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I think in difference the main quest line of Act 1 hasn’t changed when moved from EA to release, at least from what I seen, they reworked a side quest, reworked an entire character to be far written and even the voice actor for that character which doesn’t considerable play relevance, and they balanced the item purchases and made some things far less frustrating while also adding ritual casting (casting said spell out of combat cost nothing).

So your knowledge isn’t really lost, I haven’t finished the game yet in my first playthrough, as I am now currently in Baldur’s Gate itself but I am taking it slower because of so much to see, and well far difficult battles.

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Very off in this topic but now that I’m into GW2 a lot, chasing the carrot of getting ascended, reading a wee bit about WoW, comparing it to WLK and retail, I had a flash: WoW is not an MMO.

GW2 is cooperative, so it’s worth helping each other, and there are lots of carrots to encourage roaming (such as gathering the ascended crafting mats, which are actually lots of basic mats), so there are lots of difficult creatures out there, and lots of multiplayer activity. Take it to eleven with following the event timer or Boss Blitz.

WoW has some of those, like world quests, and some rares, but.
Even more importantly, being anywhere of its world is useful, so players can randomly go places and have fun. No need to get bored of the ever shrinking pool of relevant dungeons or raids.

Technically, WoW is an MMO but it’s competitive, and it automatically evolves into a lobby which renders Heroes or DotA2 or OW2 an MMO as well. Many players are playing it online, in instanced parties.

(I’m happy with the status quo. It means more people will play GW2 and I can have fun. Does any of you play it? I’m in dire need of a friendly environment to start dungeoneering, I mean fractals. Loving my core fire-water-air celestial elementalist, great for roaming and general support, also much stronger than my ranger ever was.)

There was a another comment above about the monthly fee, which I also commented on funnily. Just wanted to add that I have no issue for continued payments, I paid for each GW2 expansion, even though I’m thus far just playing core.

Same with TSC, I play the content I purchased years ago, I was overly eager back then, but it’s kinda fine because I can play it now.

The difference with WoW is, on top of paying twice (expansion and sub), it’s time window based. Even if you just want to play 3 hours here and there, you need a sub.

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We all know the reason why.

With the decisions made I would not even consider it review bombing at all, especially as there are a lot of reviews that are not just blurbs but written by disgruntled players.

Also, what is the opposite of review bombing? Remnant II’s score is way higher than it deserves due to people making dumb positive reviews for it. It’s overall inferior to the previous entry.

If there is one thing Diablo 4 has inspired me to do, it is fire up Grim Dawn once more. working on a shaman/occultist (conjurer) build from a guide written by someone I swear by. If anyone is interested, google ‘Sir Crunchybones skelemancer cabalist’. Should be right at the top of the search. Very good guides with many easy for beginners or fools such as myself.

Funnily enough, the build scratches my WoW Unholy Death Knight itch. DoTs, dots everywhere, big two handed smacker, tank like a boss, and a sprinkle of undead minions.

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steam put overwatch in my queue

you bet your belly I instantly pressed ignored and went about my day

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I love this game! I also like the game its engine is built on, Titan Quest. That game didn’t have as much replay value as GD, but my gosh, it looks glorious. The ancient Greek, Egyptian, Chinese and Roman settings were beautifully realised, likewise the sound design.

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So how does it work, game launches and you still need to login through a blizzard account?

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do you think I installed it?
I suggest you think again

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My brother in law badgered me into trying it on his laptop a few years ago. I was a bit reluctant at first but then…600 hours later lol.

Added Titan Quest to wish list. I love finding hidden gems.

You see that there is going to be a Titan Quest II?

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Titan Quest is on steam, grab the “Immortal Throne” expansion if you can. The game is far from perfect, I think having to manually pick up gold is my biggest gripe with it!

OMG, no I didn’t, thank you so much for letting me know. My husband would introduce me to various games, now that he’s gone I’m not as up-to-date on new releases.

It looks interesting, and I’m pleased they kept it set in antiquity, that was the biggest draw for me.

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Thank you for the info and I am fine with a game having its flaws so long as it is compensates by being fun. I primarily use steam with the battlederp app being the anomaly.

Left 4 Dead 2’s goofy butt is my most played game despite its simplicity, frustrating base team A.I, and notorious hit boxes. So I am fine with a game being derpy.

I haven’t watched any of the videos for it as I just knee-jerked added it to my wish list. I figure if it is anything like Grim Dawn I am more afraid of it sucking up too much of my time as opposed to being a disappointment.

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Only recently have I seen ANY ads in public view. AKA: DA STREETZ

What were the questions? I’m sure they go along the lines of market research to see what they will need to excrete to get the most money.

I know… and I’m annoyed.

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Yep. They explicitly said when it was reported that “no those are just icons for the shop, we have no plans to sell the currency”. I guess their plans changed, right? :roll_eyes:

To be fair, I don’t really care if they do sell the currency since I have no interest in participating or buying it BUT it’s the endless amount of shyster–isms they are pulling day after day as if nobody will ever notice. It’s like they can’t just do honest business, they have to make money by fooling the gaming equivalent of heroine addicts into giving it to them.

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Did you ever play the first Guild Wars?

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Aphandra posted a week or so ago, that they had quit Hots and the forums for the foreseeable future, they are missed.

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