Overwatch classic really showcases who the og players are and who are overwatch 2 players ngl, from the way they actually play in game to even forum posts.
Also not gonna lie I really enjoy it
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You can tell who plays supports like kiri weaver etc, no silly gimmicky abilities to use now sunshine 
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For me it seems like those are the ones who just want easy win with a broken hero.
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They can still play Bastion in Classic 
I played against a full team of bastions and a mercy already . And we wrecked them big time xD
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Yes. I feel ppl who enjoy Classic didnāt play OW1 Day 1 enough for sure.
And they donāt get out of RoleQueueā¦
Cause Iām wondering what do you like about it ?
The āno limitsā mod which is still available in Arcade ?
The Open Queue format, which still exists ?
The busted abilities which got nerfed as people still cry about oneshots ?
Or just because it feels new like any event mod ?
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Huh? That literally makes no sense. I did not play enough of the first patch even though I no-lifed the game back thenā¦ And the proof is thatā¦ I still love it? You people need to work on your critical thinking skills a bit. Perhaps I loved it in 2016 and I still love it now because it is fun. Have you ever thought of that?
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So Scattershot oneshot without LoS, pentarez, Double Winston are totally fine and fun ?
The game should have never got any updates ? Rrrrrrightā¦
You know, even devs acknowledge the āno limitā format was a msitake and hell to balance.
So yeah, it is fun as Mayhem can be. Yet I doubt its what people expect when the game is sold as ācompetitiveā and people for some reason stay in RoleQueue 1-2-2ā¦
So again, what do you like about Classic ?
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Yaāll are getting supports?
Not particularly. It is fun to be the Hanzo, I suppose. Itās definitely broken, I am not going to deny that. 5 man rez is unrealistic, the Mercy sucks or is memeing if she is going for those. Uncontestable triple resurrections are extraordinarily impactful. Double Winston is easy to slaughter on this update to be perfectly honest.
I was pretty mad at the first patch so long ago. Itās not realistic for a game to have no updates and survive with such a large community for yearsā¦ But this patch has a special place in my heart nevertheless.
I hate no limits if I am being perfectly honest. The test will get better once they remove it. That being said, this is for the purists.
If people STILL believe this game is ācompetitiveā on anything other than a technically, they are lost.
The nostalgia. I love tapping into that chill energy and not caring if you win or lose. It takes me back. And also hook 1.0 is silly.
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Oh yeah , players not being able to survive just by pushing a single button
So you admit the balance is busted.
Thatās core of Classic.
Get back to OW1 marketing. It was sold as competitive.
Even the choice of 6v6 format tells they wanted a competitive game otherwise they would have allowed more formats.
So Iāll quote those words.
I donāt deny the fun coming from the mod. But I read so many people getting amazed by Classic as if it was objectively better but its not.
It doesnāt mean the current OW2 format is the best neither.
And thatās my critical thought :
OW2 is getting stuck in a boring state since S9 with Tanks either being OP or non-existing.
Classic is a new mode for a lot of people and theyāre having fun because its busted as hell and because nobody gives a try to no limit mod or OpenQueue.
So Classic a fun mode like Halloween, Battle of Gods and stuff.
So why are you bashing on it so much? If itās a fun mode to you then leave us be lol let us enjoy it, and then again why judge it in a competitive sense as well? No one is saying well balance, people who enjoy it just enjoys it cuz itās more fun then wtv currently is now
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Itās all simply for a nostalgia trip. Itās to let OG players experience it all again as a game mode for a short time and for new players to also get a chance to experience older patches too. So many people have said they wish they got to experience old Hog hook, old Cass stun, old Sym, old Torb, mass rez, etc. This is nothing more and nothing less. People donāt have to play it if they donāt want to. Iām enjoying all of the memories and laughing at how silly it was from the start. Iāve also missed how the characters sounded and Iāve missed all of their old voiceline and interactions. It all brings back a lot of memories and Iām glad Blizzard gave us this. Edit: So I agree strongly with Buddha here.
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are the og players enjoying it and new players not enjoying it?
Iām pretty sure both are just more og players then new players
Of course. Reinhardt sucks on this patch, why the hell would I defend it?
For now, they are moving it on the 14th, I believe.
What the developers want and what the community needs are two separate things entirely. Itās hard to force a competitive game.
They had a nice balance at one point, but that obviously did not last.
5v5 is more standard for competitive titles, in my opinion. This was just ripping off casual Call of Duty (whose competitive mode is 4v4, by the way).
And I love the mode because it is fun. I do not like itās balance. It is just a gimmick. Where were you crying about the April Fools balance? You were likely not doing any of that because you understood the intent.
Yeah, I have seen it too. The problem is that you are taking the Overwatch Dos haterās words at face value. They are full of it.
This is just preference based. Itās all subjective.
My critical thought is that the game needs tank players to enjoy their role to function.
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Right on. Itās definitely not for me, but Iām glad itās here for people who want to play it. Maybe Iām not OG enough, I started playing season 4, Feb 2017
Eh I just like it cuz I donāt get as frustrated playing as I do now. I feel useless in the current overwatch even when I am performing cuz every ability makes it so hard to do any lethal damage.
But overwatch classic brought that back, made me feel like Iām actually doing something
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Read your first message againā¦
Doesnāt it mean anything judgy towards players and community, hm ?
Quoting Jeff Kaplan, from Developer Update | Introducing Competitive Play | Overwatch (April, 6th, 2016) :
āCompetitive play is one of the top requested features from the communityā.
So even before the release of the gameā¦ It was meant to be competitiveā¦
But okay, not everyone plays competitive. Then what makes Classic so fun meanwhile No Limit and OpenQueue arenāt the most popular mods ?..