It's awfully quiet around here ヽ༼◉_◔ ༽ノ

I’ve noticed that after all the streamers and content creators went over to Marvel Rivals, there’s not a whole lot of “Nerf this” or “this character is broken” discussions going on anymore.

It’s actually kind of concerning how little “balancing” criticism there is when it’s not being parroted from a streamer or content creator. Here’s an honest, genuine question. Can people even think for themselves?

You know what’s also kind of extremely concerning? I think the developers have been listening to parroted information that’s been coming from the top 1% of players since the game’s inception and I think they’ve been using that information like it’s a hot topic for the majority of the community.

Streamers and content creators are not mediums that can be used for the community’s sentiment; it’s actually quite the opposite. The community is entirely reactionary towards the streamers and CCs, but almost everything they do, and showcase cannot be replicated by the majority of us, i.e., the 99%.

It’s just strange to me that the only time we actually see legitimate “balance” changes that aren’t just tweaking tiny numbers is when some content creator makes a 30-minute video yapping about said thing.

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Which streamer yapped for the S9 watermelon bullets and big hp bars? Can’t remember

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Yeah, I don’t think there really was any other than maybe a couple of streamers yapping about how Widow was too oppressive because of the enlarged hitboxes and, funnily enough, just recently.

Widow’s Kiss

  • Scoped shots no longer benefit from global projectile size increases.

I mean, you can’t make that up. :sweat_smile:

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Poom, I noticed that there is just less going on in general. Back in my day, P.M. (pre-Mahvel), people used to have fruitful discussions. And now it is just people pretending to have fun as Doomfist juggles them and weirdos who believe this is the Mahvel forum. It’s tragic.

I can. And I say it’s time for Genji buffs.

I believe you are correct and that’s what I have been crying about for a really long time.

But I am a spirit medium. I spoke to Overwatch from the afterlife and it told me to move on and be happy. Marry Reed Richards!

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Interest for the game is at an all time low right now, with Rivals dominating the space.
Regardless, I still see plenty of “nerf x hero” posts.

Furthermore, I’m sure many are just waiting for S15. Nobody knows what to expect.

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Yes and others hate it like the plague

With a content creator you at least have some backup

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Because not only did the streamers leave, a lot of the rank and file players did as well. Suspect MAU is WAY down for Overwatch.

Which make sense. Not only is there a new game in the genre:

  1. It avoids some of Overwatch’s early mistakes.
  2. It has the early Overwatch feel that many people have missed.
  3. It has a better content release cadence.
  4. It has eternal battle passes.

There’s some landmines waiting for the other game. Will be interesting to see if they avoid them.

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I suppose it partially has to do with the fact, that the streamer viewers would like to echo a change, that satisfies the streamer, so that the watched/streamed gameplay improves, and as a small bonus they complain less about an issue.

It’s a bit concerning, what if some OW streamer complains about Hulk being strong and Blizzard picks up the stray signal and nerfs Rammatra or something?

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I want to see what OW does with S15. The suspense is killing me. :skull:

I want OW to succeed but I don’t want to expect too much. But this next season is important. :crossed_fingers:

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My Sistah Spice said that if this season is not ground breaking that we are done with Overwatch. She is not giving me much of a choice. It sounds like it is up to her.

:muscle: :skull:

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(1145) Adam Warlock Flying Meme (HD) - YouTube
I kind of get the feeling that’s going to be me rushing back to MR after experiencing the patch.

But hopefully, it ends up being good, though. :pray:

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If next season isn’t groundbreaking, I’m afraid there might not be much to come back to.

If the next season isn’t stellar, Bliz might as well throw in the towel, if they’re not willing to be competitive in the face of Mahvel.

I don’t like to talk like this about 1 of my favorite games, but if team4 can’t pull off an awesome season now, they’re not able to. Simple as.

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It’s funny how things turn out

I’ve sorta been saying all this on “my stream” for weeks, even months now :rofl::+1:

I am genuinely in the top 1% of people who love this game, how could I possibly know? I’ve. Been in the top 1% of everything in my life, and I love playing Overwatch, so if I’m not 1% I’ll make sure I am :+1:

As crazy as it all sounds, the only reason it does sound crazy is because I am very crazy. It’s why I’m the 1%. I do stuff people only dream about (I can even prove it). It’s even why I started streaming because I thought people wanted to know what it was like to be a 1%er. Cos how many streamers are 1%?

Not intended as promotion as there is no mention of my channel name :pray:

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The reason I haven’t been making “remove Widow’s oneshot” posts isn’t because there aren’t any streamers demanding it - it’s because I’ve been playing something else that doesn’t have anything on Widow’s level. You’ve gotta believe me, OP! :sob:

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I wish my friend would come to Rivals. I don’t know how many more games of Classic I can stomach.

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They’re already hitting those balance issue landmines, that game is a mess. Biggest reason I’ve dropped it, all the volatility is irritating.

Post your channel name, coward. I want to watch a child of Charles Manson play the game.

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As it is my teachings I always hide clues and give hints

It’s got to do with my name :wink:

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Could this be considered a work around thus making me not cowardly?

don’t forget the answers are in the clues G

That last hint/clue has too much meaning and ambiguity :rofl: I usually try with JumpingBeans101 on every platform I play but it’s shortened here. Fun fact, I included "101"on my name when online gaming first started, and why did I put 101? Because I like teaching and I like to school people :rofl:

Also raises another topic I’ll post seperately

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Ooh, I cannot wait for that juice. I gave you a follow from the stream that you were totally not promoting.

Also, I imagined you with a powdered wig. I did not expect Nu-Metal Australian.

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Ow hasn’t put out anything major yet, MR is spitting news every other week.

Whenever the big the OW announce roles out in a week or so, expect a jump back while the news roles in.