OW has the unique ability of making me absolutely hate every second of playing it, and yet I keep coming back for more. Why? I have no clue.
Anyone else have this problem?
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The highs are really high. The lows are constant. You do anything to feel those highs again, like a drug.
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pretty much happened to me with WoW, but after i dont know, 8 years or so, they ruined it so much i felt pushed away from the game…they were changing stuff and it was like they said “we dont want you here, leave!!LEAVE!!” , and i left…
same is happening here, but the thing is here i can just play another hero… to the point they ruin all heroes i like to play and im again, forced out , its kinda lame their tactic
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ow-flu will hit you once a while, It’s the reason being here and not in-game.
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Definitely. It’s because OW is such a unique gaming experience that you can’t find it anywhere else. Whenever you go to delete that headache inducing games, you remember the best of times and realize you won’t find such times anywhere else, so you don’t delete the game and go chasing those highs again.
(Only to end the night more furious than you were the day before. You just keep coming back for the pain, despite knowing how it’ll end…)
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For me everything about the game is amazing except the PvP experience. Now guess what pretty much the whole game consists of…
I really can’t wait for OW2 and its PvE.
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Tonight is the OW experience in a nutshell… I am like 2-9 or something horrible and yet I keep playing.
I am getting outplayed in ever 1v1 situation, every counter, ever map, luck is going against me every time, “favor the shooter getting shot through the wall bs”, etc etc and yet I keep pushing the button to play another match.
I have literally hundreds if not thousands of other choices from my game library.
Why.
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I feel the same. I think it comes down to this…
I LOVE the combat, heroes and their abilities, the maps, the core gameplay. Brilliant, addictive, fun.
I absolutely HATE the SR and MMR system. It seems to give you hard mode just because you’re doing well. Every single thing about it is there to say “screw you” and artificially knock you down just so you’ll keep chasing the big old SR number they flash across the screen. It makes playing this game long term feel like torture. Any random idiot can ruin YOUR SR, and Blizz will make sure you play with plenty of those, especially if you’ve won a few games. I suspect it’s rigged as hell, and actually feels unethical. I HATE it.
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Yup i have the same problem.
I go through this problem every year, but this year… I think I am finally calling it quits.
The game is just so broken right now and is not in a good spot. I could rant on about my points but I know I’ll just get flamed so I’ll leave it at that.
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I play games to have fun and enjoy myself. Hence why I keep playing OW.
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It feels good until you understand it, when you understand it, you want it to feel good again, but it doesn’t. The game had problems you can’t immediately identify, and you fell in love with that.
I’m sure others can go “well if you like games like this try Valorant! Or (x game that hardly anyone has really heard of)!” but the thing about Overwatch is its charm. Each hero made you feel powerful in one way or another at some point and other games just can’t seem to replicate that.
Other games just hand you a gun, throw some abilities in your pocket and go “go nuts kids!” like some drunk uncle who just gave his nieces and nephews some fireworks on the Fourth of July while their parents are off having some alone time.
It’s not about just giving me powers and a weapon. It’s about creating a character that feels like it belongs. Powers that make some sense in the universe they exist in. Each weapon being at least somewhat unique.
I don’t really know any game other than maybe TF2 that has managed to replicate those things.
So while the game may frustrate you and push you away, it’s also great at dragging you back and making you want more.
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Yea, I hate this game but I also love this game so much.
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I used to think the same…
…until I discovered the wretched world of Sim Racing and time attack
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The inevitability of a game with great characters and game play being so heavily team reliant that your chances of succeeding depend on the human rng factor that is match maker.
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Cause it’s a really good game…didn’t win game of year for nothing
I still enjoy it as much as I did when I first picked it up 3 years ago…mostly because I make sure I’m playing the game to have fun…avoiding comp is probably the most important part as that mode is not about fun…but I also spend a lot of time in arcade and dedicate as much time as I can to playing different heroes (as repetitiveness is major factor)
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I feel the same way. And it’s so weird.
Sometimes I hate this game. I really do. But at the same time, I’m in love with the characters, the lore, the graphics, the mechanics, the music, the voice acting… Everything pulls me back to it.
I have unistalled it several times, I have tried many other games, but I always end up coming back to this strange drug.
I think that’s what it is in the end. A drug. We choose to keep playing even though the fun factor has almost disappeared for many of us. We kinda need it?
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I don’t actually love Overwatch.
(This point it’s just a mutual friendship at best.) (But won’t be better.)
(Because I know Overwatch wants to stab me in the back…again.)
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Yes, it’s drug. Remember, WoW is one of most addictive games from same company.
It’s strangely similar with loot mechanics in MMO games, where people sometimes try for years to get lucky. Both are, basically, gambling mechanics - throw dice and see, if you got lucky? No luck? Throw again. Got lucky? Throw it to get even more(greed is a powerful thing).
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