Hello everyone, I came across this topic for discussion,
and albeit it being almost a year ago, i personally found many points outside of league chat to be very real and relating. I dont have enough time to play alot or to do all the league stuff, but lately, over the course of the last 5 months or so, I’ve found myself in a general state of decline towards my love for Overwatch.
I started this game since Day0, Iits been so long i cant even remember if there was a beta but if there was i was in it. Im no pro at this game, and i really appreciated how i was able to just sit down and not really have to put hours into a game to play for enjoyment. I was very happy with the couple hours a day that came later in my overwatch career. It was fun, exciting, new developments. The ranking system, not so bad, but yet needed some work. They tried something, and ever since then, the whole competitive scene for me just tanked. Which brings me to my 1st point.
- Competitive Matching
A ranked game of any sort on any competitive level (I am a very competitive person, even if im not pro material), deserves absolute equality. What does this mean?
If I’m playing a match designed as a 6 vs 6, in what world, is 5 vs 6 acceptable? If there is a disconnection, and it should be able to be detected through means of dev coding, [[ Note, I know nothing of development of games so I’m taking an educated guess here but bottom line is there should be an answer that works to match what I’m saying]] the match should ultimately be voided. not just before the 1st minute. A fair match is only a fair match as long as it remains by any capacity, a fair match. There should be no SR losses, and no queing penalties for the disconnector. “POOP” happens , alright, we all get it.
[[[[ Which brings me to todays current issue, “Throwing”. We all just LOVE all those people willing to pay $40 for an account just to piss every else off in the community. Join a game, throw it into the ground, or just leave because, hey, who cares! This is creating more SR loss for serious players trying to play FAIR. We dont pay $40 to play this game and endure this kind of behavior. Its childish nonsense. Again, these matches should be null and voided. ]]]
As a person who actively uses the reporting system, I can’t tell you how many reports I’ve sent in and I’m just getting sick of having to send them in irregardless. This whole leaver or thrower crap going on is just like a virus. You think you get ahead, reporting the players, or removing the virus with a suspended account, but there’s just another person to fill in the spot, willing to spend that $40 to not care at all and ruin the experience because causing the dismay is actually fun for them and worth the payment. They just keep coming and coming.
And that’s that. Now on to my second point.
- Competitive MatchMaking
So, us players who have put in hundreds or thousands of hours into Overwatch, and may not be the blessed people to be a pro but just a standard casual player but maybe still way better then even new players, who are continuously plagued by the throwing community in Overwatch, end up indeed tanking SR so bad, that we are in silver or bronze. And then to top it off, here is Blizzard’s brilliant system at work here, you start seeing that you get queued with bunches of new players!!! Aint nothing more fantastic then getting paired with a bunch of noobs [ Hey guys, quick note for new players, we love ya’ll, we all have been new once upon a time and performed just the same (although some of you may be blessed to be a high level player at the very get go) so no offense by any means to you guys! ] and then see that the other team actually has a team full of stars or EXPERIENCE. Sorry, but as stated in point 1. , where is the equality, as so deserved, in a competitive ranking match? Oh, but the fun doesn’t stop there.
Guess what Blizzard!? Those lovely chaps that love paying $40 to just piss people off? Yeah those, guys, they have NEW “B.S” accounts, they don’t care if they get banned. And, those are considered new player accounts. So they get queued with us in silver or bronze too! “Applause”
The match making system that blizzard employs for whatever reason, in both hearthstone and overwatch to my knowledge ( these are the only two i play) both really STINK. I have never been a fan of it. You get queues that you seem over the top or with full advantage, and then you get some vice versa. You get stomped. Every once in a blue moon, you get that game that through it all you all are fighting it head to toe, and it LITERALLY feels GOOD, it soaks you with FAIRNESS and EQUALITY. Its the match that at the end of it, everyone realizes those feelings above, and acknowledges it with a " WOW guys, really good game there". Instead of your EZ GG or You’re A SMURF + HAX!!
Again, I know nothing of development, but come on, I’ve played other games and they feel nothing like the above when matched up. And so that brings me to my last point.
- Loss of INTEREST
I have a full list of friends. And of those individuals, a handful of them wont even play overwatch unless they have their certain group on. Others only will play quickplay or arcade. Some others just are out on the hunt for the next big thing to play. I myself, started playing elsewhere. I used to LOVE coming home and hoping on Overwatch, but these days… “EH.” It’s not so much all the reworks of characters and having to relearn how to play, but the constant SR punishment for B.S. is just over the top. you have to put in 6 hours a night to make that climb to the next rank on a really good night (This, I have done a couple times) all to just have it lost by bad luck or SR PUNISHMENT the next day in a matter of 1 hour. This is a joke and unacceptable. Everytime it happens, I feel such distaste for this game and blizzard. Eventually, if things don’t change, I’m just going to quit. And maybe if enough people feel the same or when they make the change, and blizzard loses its community for overwatch for the most, they will realize some of the things they should’ve payed attention to.
Hope you all found what I had to say insightful. What are some thoughts you all have on the matter? Share them, create a voice that may be heard. Thanks!