🐟 Devs, can please get a name for the Shadowy Omnic?

[Cthuwu-1178]

Can we just not have another “MYSTERIOUS NEW CHARACTER, OOOOOOOOOOO.”

We got two new ones in this event alone. We’ve seen Sojourn’s face before but really she’s just another distraction from a lack of lore. The new omnic? I couldn’t care less about who that is. I’m still wondering what Echo is about. I’m still wondering about literally every single story arc they’ve started but instead of finishing them, they just start something new.

It’s boring. Characters are meaningless. Then there’s the four token gay characters. Emily and Vincent were only created to make Tracer and Morrison token gays. The way Overwatch handles “diversity” by only creating tokenism is quite astonishing, and even more so when you start to look at how they’re praised for it.

Gameplay has been on the decline for a long time, story has never been actually told… I’m actually quite disappointed in what Overwatch became.

It had such potential.

[JakuNonon-1876]

That was in reference to Doomfist

[JakuNonon-1876]

Whoever he is, I feel that he has strong ties to Null Sector, if not directly involved

[musa93p-2158]

probably ANUBIS
new talon tank

[MossMMMM-1399]

I just hope we don’t have to wait too long to figure out who he is.
Hopefully he’s the next hero.
Or maybe we could get a comic when the event ends, explaining what happened after the mission

[Doomfish-21368]

For now just assuming this: 🐟 (spoilers) Voltikko coming to Overwatch?!?!? (Fan Hero Incoming?)

Till more evidence is given.

[PoetPix-1768]

I’m assuming its reaper because around this time he betrays overwatch and “disappears.”

[Doomfish-21368]

That makes no sense at all.

Clearly not Reaper.

(You might has well said Mei.)

[sourmoth-1880]

So we have darthbot, Soujorn, Maximillian as POSSIBLE new heroes (not saying some of them are likely but it’s POSSIBLE) and this makes me anxious because I’m still waiting on Junkerqueen and Echo

[sha-21480]

Could be Hakim.

[Jerant-1609]

Then there’s the four token gay characters. Emily and Vincent were only created to make Tracer and Morrison token gays. The way Overwatch handles “diversity” by only creating tokenism is quite astonishing, and even more so when you start to look at how they’re praised for it.

So if they aren’t inclusive, they are bigots, separatists, Trumps, racists, sexists, homophobic, etc. If they are inclusive, it’s tokenism and not implemented properly.

Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. Right?

[AkaiEngarde-1459]

In the stream Jeff said hes definitely an omnic

[Jerant-1609]

Maximillien, no. He doesn’t get his hands dirty, and fighting doesn’t really fit his persona.

Unless they can make a hero that lets them control multiple bots from a bird’s eye view ala Starcraft.

[Doomfish-21368]

There are other ones too… but… I mean come on.

[idSurge-1468]

Darth Omni

I’ll accept it, book it.

[idSurge-1468]

We got two new ones in this event alone. We’ve seen Sojourn’s face before but really she’s just another distraction from a lack of lore. The new omnic? I couldn’t care less about who that is. I’m still wondering what Echo is about. I’m still wondering about literally every single story arc they’ve started but instead of finishing them, they just start something new.

It’s boring. Characters are meaningless. Then there’s the four token gay characters. Emily and Vincent were only created to make Tracer and Morrison token gays. The way Overwatch handles “diversity” by only creating tokenism is quite astonishing, and even more so when you start to look at how they’re praised for it.

Gameplay has been on the decline for a long time, story has never been actually told… I’m actually quite disappointed in what Overwatch became.

It had such potential.

What if I told you…that those ‘distractions’ are what Blizz calls Lore?

I mean Sojourn? Thats your ‘where is my Black Female’ that people cried about 6+ months ago, no wait, it was when Ashe was released! So there you go. Now we have one.

Echo? Sure, cool, new hero eventually. Fine. Darth Omnic? Love it. I want more heros, if thats as deep as the lore is going to be? Fine. Its a PvP Shooter, what the hell do I care if Tracer sleeps with chicks? Completely irrelevant to me. You want to call Soldier Gay? lol I dont care. Nothing in game says ‘look at me I’m gay’ it says ‘look at me, I’m a patriotic lifetime soldier trope!’.

Just fix the ACTUAL GAME. Stop ruining hero’s, and give me new ones and new maps.

Thats it.

FIX

THE

GAME

[Cthuwu-1178]

So if they aren’t inclusive, they are bigots, separatists, Trumps, racists, sexists, homophobic, etc. If they are inclusive, it’s tokenism and not implemented properly.

Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. Right?

I’m sorry, where in my post did I say any of that?

[Doomfish-21368]

We need something before this discussion turns out of hand.

[Cthuwu-1178]

What if I told you…that those ‘distractions’ are what Blizz calls Lore?

I mean Sojourn? Thats your ‘where is my Black Female’ that people cried about 6+ months ago, no wait, it was when Ashe was released! So there you go. Now we have one.

Echo? Sure, cool, new hero eventually. Fine. Darth Omnic? Love it. I want more heros, if thats as deep as the lore is going to be? Fine. Its a PvP Shooter, what the hell do I care if Tracer sleeps with chicks? Completely irrelevant to me. You want to call Soldier Gay? lol I dont care. Nothing in game says ‘look at me I’m gay’ it says ‘look at me, I’m a patriotic lifetime soldier trope!’.

Just fix the ACTUAL GAME. Stop ruining hero’s, and give me new ones and new maps.

Thats it.

FIX

THE

GAME

You do know there’s an entire lore writing TEAM for Overwatch right? And you do know that they have literally nothing to with how the game plays. Right? Like if the writing team developed the worlds lore, it would have no effect on how much the actual gameplay gets updated and balanced. Right?

The idea that just because you have no interest in the lore should mean that no one else should care about it is stupid. You don’t care. Cool. Other people wanting more lore has no impact on you, and it has no impact “fixing” the game.

So please, stop conflating two very separate and unrelated issues.

As for

What if I told you…that those ‘distractions’ are what Blizz calls Lore?

…there was once a time where Blizzard was known for their lore. It’s a complete 180 from who they used to be. Don’t assume to think it’s always been in the terrible state it is now.

Hell, they even cancelled the Overwatch graphic novel that by all accounts was a finished product ready to go to print.

[ĿȀŖǠǂ1ǾǂƑPŜǃ-2660]

His name is “new anchor tank”.