So we're still in FPSWatch

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@Cameron-22892

Almost 6 months ago I made this thread trying to highlight the problems of the new direction of the game.

And you know what? It’s gotten even worse.

With every tank nerf, the problematic damage output in the game becomes clearer and clearer. HanaSolo puts it perfectly:

@HanaSolo-11721

TTK is extremely quick for tanks, and near instantaneous for squishies. Duels are basically decided by who can get off two body shots first.

This makes poke extremely dangerous and shields a necessity. Since even shields die so quickly now, closing distance is almost impossible, rendering short range heroes (particularly “off-tanks”) obsolete and making mid-to-long-range hitscan much more reliable for securing kills.

The result is an ordinary shooter game that favors consistent headclicking over clever ability management.

FPSWatch does not feel like Overwatch. We’ve strayed too far into the FPS category, and too far away from MOBA. If I wanted a generic, low TTK shooter I’d play CoD or Apex.

Overwatch has always been about abilities, ultimates and strategies. Stop pushing Overwatch into something it never was.

The TTK is far too low. Damage output is too high with the constant nerfs to tanks and supports since role queue was released.

This thread is silly beyond belief.

• First of all, with all the unique abilities in this game you are truly disconnected if you compare this game to a generic FPS. Especially considering new non-FPS heroes like Moira, Brig, Ball, Echo, Sigma etc.
• Second, TTK isn’t that different compared to Overwatch on release and Blizzard only rightfully toned down the healing creep which was a pretty significant and obvious problem.
• But mostly, Overwatch was announced as a shooter. Now I know most of you MOBA people want it to be a MOBA and falsely claim Overwatch being a MOBA as an absolute truth, but at its core Overwatch is a shooter and nothing you will do or say will change that. Btw, here’s the Overwatch announcement and Jeff Kaplan introducing a

“team based, multiplayer shooter”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8PlemnS9SE&t=41m0s (41m0s)