I dont like developer silence

[HealBus-11939]

I really hope this top secret stuff is worth it

Vishkar Corp. figured out how to properly measure a curve

Ask him about that

[Thee-11825]

which basically means diablo mobile, theyre done in terms of content for ow. not trying to be mean but its true. this game went from game of the year to a slight disappoint two years later.

[Meowjoker-1311]

Uhmm…
Can you make a Developer Update with you wearing a reindeer or a santa hat?

That would be really nice…

[Sinzh-1450]

hey… sorry!

we don’t like being silent… that’s not our intention. we’ve been trying to show up more on various streams (we have our creator’s residency now here at Blizzard where streamers hang out with us) plus we did a bunch of streams at Blizzcon. maybe you missed those?

we’re also in a bit of a “head’s down” mode trying to get a lot of work done. we also had a few people traveling over the thanksgiving holiday (we’re based in the US) and took advantage of the slow week to allow developers to work on whatever they wanted. the end result was pretty cool. we explored new game modes, new features and new engine tech. it was all really rough but some of the prototypes will actually turn into features someday.

i guess, mostly, we don’t have a big newsworthy thing to announce or talk about right now so we’re more focused on “getting stuff done” rather than anything else.

roughly, this is a sample of some of what we’re working on:

–top secret stuff i’m not allowed to talk about
–hero balance (i actually think we’re in a better spot than these forums will have you believe)
–quality of life features (UI updates etc)
–new hero prototyping and development
–new game mode prototyping (don’t expect to see these soon)
–feature development
–ongoing event support (skins etc.)
–more top secret stuff i’m not allowed to talk about
–top secret stuff i’m not supposed to talk about

Hey I know you guys think streaming is the hot new thing for a reason. But we still have print media because it works better over the long term.

edit to add: most of the time, if I can’t get information from you guys over a medium that does not require audio, I don’t get the information because when I have audio… I am playing the game.

[Ephraim-11147]

–top secret stuff i’m not supposed to talk about

You’re not SUPPOSED to talk about but “it”. But from your wording it sounds like you can, it’s just that you won’t

[Silawatsi-1430]

Thank you so much for visiting these forums to talk with us! Hearing even a little bit about what’s going on behind the curtain has reset my salt levels completely

we’re also in a bit of a “head’s down” mode trying to get a lot of work done. we also had a few people traveling over the thanksgiving holiday (we’re based in the US) and took advantage of the slow week to allow developers to work on whatever they wanted. the end result was pretty cool. we explored new game modes, new features and new engine tech. it was all really rough but some of the prototypes will actually turn into features someday.

That sounds really cool! I hope you had lots of fun with your game jam! (that’s what it’s called, right? Did I get it right??)

Even if it’s just as vauge as this post, I hope that you might consider coming to the forums more often. I really enjoy hearing these human stories about you guys (the overwatch dev team), because it reminds me that you’re not a faceless corporation for me to shake my fist at; you’re a group of people doing their best and working hard every day.

You guys rock!

[Amido-1550]

top secret stuff i’m not allowed to talk about

9999999999999 videos on YT telling about it and wander lies xD

[Hyphen-21921]

All i want for Christmas is
R E P L A Y S and S C O R E B O A R D

[Krojack-1117]

Everyone see this. We won’t see anything again for 2 months from now. Enjoy this one post while you can.

[Hypercype-1308]

Thanks for letting us know Jeff.

[Sinzh-1450]

I don’t blame them for avoiding the forums, it’s so toxic and mean.

If you looked at the top threads right now there’d only be a few positive ones, but even those are riddled with negative comments because we can’t have nice things on here

All that aside, they do developer updates and just did a livestream… they aren’t silent

And streams are useless to people who don’t have the time to sit around waiting for 30 minutes to hear a sliver of information that would take them 10 seconds to read.

[Healer-11864]

Am I the only one who is appalled at the lack of proper capitalization?
It’s not that big a deal, but… do you have a shift key Jeff?

You must because you capitalized US and UI…

It baffles my mind.

[Prisinence-1109]

If only they added an ideas/suggestions section to the forums so that they didn’t get lost as often…

[Healer-11864]

If only they added an ideas/suggestions section to the forums so that they didn’t get lost as often…

That would be opening pandora’s box.

[Prisinence-1109]

At least it would be easier to differentiate between the different kinds of posts. Too many good ideas currently get lost in the abyss of… Everything else.
I mean, look at all of the miscellaneous threads.

[Alexisǃ-1278]

hero balance

should we expect any junkrat changes soon? specifically buffs

[MizuKun-11878]

–hero balance (i actually think we’re in a better spot than these forums will have you believe)

Casually slides Bastion onto your desk

[FinalPixel-11920]

gotta say, i havent heard of petulant before

[Reaper-112201]

Reaper?

[ĸǞŊŦǾĸĬŊŦƐ-1365]

Please revert slam distance nerf on Doomfist Jeff, I beg of you!