The Reign of Talon is just the beginning of Overwatch’s action-packed year. Join associate game director Alec Dawson for an inside look at how the team is integrating Hero updates, system upgrades, and social features in Season 2 and beyond.
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Lifeweaver’s getting reworked but can we see some kind of evidence that this team can actually rework him after years of changes that demonstrated no understanding of his kit #timewilltell.
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Why not just allow both teams 2 more bans slots each, it feels like with the roster increasing that’s the direction it should go but here we are with Blizzard trying to be different for difference sake.
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Pretty sure Blizzard - the team that designed his kit from the ground up - has had more time playing that character than anyone else has even before they released him - knows what they’re doing.
The question is, whether the playerbase actually understands what they need to be doing and whether they’re willing to do it. It’s usually not the character’s kit that’s at fault, but the player’s behavior and the development team’s lack of communicating their vision of the character that ends up being the problem.
Look at how many players tend to ban Domina when she’s not even that strong. We have nicknames for heroes like “Reddit Lucios” and “DPS-Moiras” and more, not because these heroes aren’t powerful or strong, but because of player behaviors that often play counter to what Blizzard’s wants them to be played like.
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You guys have been doing absolutely amazing work keep it up!
Will you consider adding a frame rate counter to the console versions so that players can evaluate any potential performance concerns as well as which performance mode will work best for them?
Also very curious to hear about the Switch 2 upgrades - I think it would be amazing if there could be an unlocked frame rate mode that would work well with the handheld’s variable refresh rate display!
I’d also love to see the Switch 2 support other advanced features such as external mouse and keyboard and FOV slider!
There are even more map voting improvements coming with Season 2. We’ve all seen those screenshots where nine people in the lobby choose King’s Row and one lone outlier brings the match elsewhere. Now, if a map wins by a certain undeniable majority, we’ll make it the winner.
One of the things I love about the current map voting system is that it gives players more of a chance to play on a certain map but the minority vote can always win!
I think I prefer how the system works currently!
Have you considered shifting the order of map votes and preferred hero selection in HB - sometimes it’s important to let the team know which hero the player is going to play as they may be strong on a particular map!
Although players will also make their decision regarding HB based on a particular map - maybe both phases should occur together in one screen although it might be a bit cluttered!
In regards to improvements to HB could you add a feature to let players “protect” a hero!
Could you consider extending the length of time April Fools mode is available since I didn’t get much time to play it between grinding for drives and Twitch OWCS drops - it looks like so much fun!
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Hero update Reinhardt with buffs to fix your game, you coward.
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Very few of their balance changes and perks have demonstrated that and anyone with any success playing Lifeweaver will tell you that. I’m a dev apologist most of the time but let’s be serious. I’ll be happy to be proven wrong!
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Communicate to the playerbase - without directly telling them - how to use Petal Platform advantageously.
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Flasheal is a mistake, you finally balanced Mercy’s pocket sustain with season 9’s dps passive and now are introducing this?
You give Reaper range volley’s for free while he’s 300hp and has lifesteal.
Can’t bring back flash stun to Cassidy’s base kit though???
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Not really sure what you’re asking because Lifeweaver’s real playerbase does use Petal Platform advantageously and in more ways than you can think of? In ways that make “you get attack speed while glued to Platform” laughable as a major perk next to Superbloom. It’s his best ability.
Part of the reason I’m wary about a rework is because the devs seem to think it’s Grip instead.
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Interest to see who gets perks integrated into their base kit. There’s several older characters who could use a boost to keep up with the new kit design style. Suspect the beneficiaries of these integrations will be a handful of the usual dev team favorites.
Sombra rework #326 incoming. LW has needed a rework sense launch. He’s never quite worked.
And expect Kings Row to be the only map in Overwatch in the near future.
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the map vote change so cringe I’m sorry. God forbid I think this map is mid and vote against it the cult!
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Rework Sigma already to remove the shield this hero kills 6v6 and 5v5 tank balance, most overkitted tank of all time
you already fumbled the Hog/ Sombra reworks
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Adding a fifth ban slot is an absolutely terrible idea
Just terrible
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What about everyone else that doesn’t play Lifeweaver?
lol, reworking Roadhog again…
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Him being a high skill ceiling hero is fine. Acquiring petal techs is no different to lucio rollouts or niche Widow spots or Maugas using charge to cross gaps
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Is it time to quit Overwatch?!
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Please don’t make sombra a flanker. There are no other mid/close range smg characters and I love playing her as a mid range more team oriented and team fight hero rather than a flanker.
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Game is in the best state it’s ever been in ngl. Played since beta.
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