… I tried describing Hazard to DALLE, and it turned out like a slightly younger Rein wearing Hazard’s gear.
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now that i wanna see
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I wouldn’t say it is AI it feels more like if they now use their “Diversity Space Tool” that they did show in 2022.
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“socioeconomic background” 
so important for hero shooter game, this explain why last 10 heroes are cringe asf
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This has been memed a lot, but I can actually see how this could be a helpful thought experiment for a designer in the conceptualization phase.
I always felt detached from Hollywood’s vision of what is “relatable”, because it was all written from a very narrow perspective.
The “Home Alone” house felt like a mansion to me as a kid. When Frank Grimes called the Simpson house a “palace” and questioned how Homer can afford to live like that, I thought “Huh, now that you mention it…”
When satire is the most relatable form of entertainment… well… Just pretend that train of thought arrived at a profound station.
Anyway, decades later corporate media is still largely out of touch. But no, giving every “white guy” a prosthetic limb is not the solution.
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Worst design in the game, looks like some dev’s/artist’s gay bara fantasy.
i dont even think is ai, is just the most lazy and incompetent design, making the most generic cyberpunk character ever, uuu a robot arm, uuuu grafitti, uuuu metal pieces on the face, uuuu a rebel. on these times ai can do better
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You can use AI to just generate an absolute ton of general concepts and then just pick and choose anything interesting that the algorithm pukes out.
But the end product is all done by hand.
Maya for the animation (probably). 3dsmax for modeling. Industry standard stuff. AI modeling is… abysmal. You might spend more time fixing the meshes and uv maps than what you save in modeling it yourself.
Honestly, the design reminds me more of heroes like Mei, Genji, Queen, Winston, and Doom.
- Spike Wall = Mei
- Wall Climbing = Genji, Hanzo, Kiriko
- Weapon = Queen
- Jump = Winston
- Block = Doom
I thought he was meh until I remembered he was Scottish and realize his design/colors is inspired by the thistle plant, which is kinda cool.
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Good news! We’ve got a new Overwatch hero: Symbra!
https://i.imgur.com/MeglBvo.jpeg
Edit: Alright, I asked for a tank and I kinda wish they actually did use AI… I mean yeah, it’s basically just Genjihardt, but still.
https://i.imgur.com/HBtnsoy.jpeg
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They have similar detail levels, they just follow a singular theme.
Where as Hazard is punkguy, cyborg guy, and crystal guy all mashed together.
There is definitely something uncanny about him, i really dislike his design.
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Something about him just doesn’t mesh properly. It’s really hard to put my finger on it (I’m not a specialist in art or design in the slightest) but it all just feels a bit… off.
the thought really went doing the DVD logo bounces inside their head.
Not to rain on someone’s parade but … if its so easy to get something like that with AI , how is no one of the “complainers” doing anything better?
Also AI “work” is basically a mix done fast of things that already exist , that they used to train the AI with so … good luck with that.
PS: LOL @ people expecting fully unique designs like Ball in every release.
“Looks AI generated” is the new “I don’t like it”
They didn’t even fire anyone from the hero design team lol.
He looks similar to other heroes because they’re all designed with the same tool. You really haven’t noticed that literally every female character looks similar, too?
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Well, idk where the ideas of Hazard looking like Hazard emerged for sure, but a lot of its designs and what “Phreak” is seems to be pushing from pre-2016 era designs, so far even as Project Titans scrapped designs.
xx9 - 9999 posts - 9m ago
nice
Edit: Aaaand it’s 10m ago now. Was great while it lasted, though!
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How come no one saw OW1 Doomfist in Venture yet?