OK…20k posts!..what the hell is wrong with me??? 
so i did this for 10k and i may as well do it for 20k…to celebrate reaching this “i spend way too much time on here” milestone…i give you my top 20 list of things this game (and OW2) needs that i also spent way too much time on…
i want to note that while i always try to be as objective as possible…this is in fact MY list so theres going to be some subjectivity on here…feel free to disagree
so without further ado:
Top 20 OW1/2 Game Needs
- 20 - Doomfist Cratered
starting small once again…can we make this one…you know…obtainable?
thankfully OW2 will be forcing a change here, though now i wonder if theyll even bother with achieves or if the current reward becomes unobtainable or something
- 19 - “Open All Loot Box” Button
So I dont know how “needed” this is for most people…but for someone who has played this game for a long time there is a major annoyance any time new cosmetics are added to the game and thats the fact new lootboxes get placed beneath all your older ones…this means if you want to open a new box with new stuff in it you have to open all your old lootboxes first…and if you never have any reason to be opening them (i completed gallery in like 2017) you tend to have a mountain of boxes…its not a “neeeeeed”…but a huge QOL change…i know know…just open them as you get them…but i never even look at them nowadays cause there like no need
most likely going away with OW2…so…w/e
- 18 - Increase Avoid Slots
i understand why they exist (you avoid everyone and it makes it that much harder to matchmake)…but surely we can have more slots (and i never even use them - but i know people would like this)…i see this requested all the time
- 17 - Better Cards/Scoreboard
This one is a long time community request…i would actually settle for better cards - ie more info on them would be nice…BETTER info would be nicer (like say healing received would nice)…im not super high on a scoreboard per say…i dont think its super necessary…but that would also be nice to have…though i will say that given how toxic people are (we already use the little we have as ammunition) that a scoreboard should probably be reserved for AFTER a match is completed…sorry but we dont need new things to yell at people about during a match
- 16 - Better Training Room
in short…training room sucks…it needs to be improved…hell there are many versions in workshop that you could throw on there instead
- 15 - Bring Back Event Epics
not the biggest of issues (and certainly not one for me)…but i think blizz should find a way to bring back event/mini-event epics…im fine with how the were acquired…but for some people it was literally out of their hands…saw someone just this past week whos computer basically died mid event…seems unfair to me that they shouldnt have these because of something that was completely out of their hands (and the intention was there)…especially when this same logic doesnt apply to any of the other event skins which you can just get the next year if you missed them
speaking of events…
- 14 - New Events
i preface this by saying im not someone who needs “NEW CONTENT”…i dont think the events were ever meant to be more than what they have been and i think people expect way too much out of them…but its a “new” game…it should have new events (can still keep old ones as well)
- 13 - More Arcade Slots…Why A Rotation?
i dont see why some have permanent slots and why others dont…just put them all up on there…let people play what they want to play (and i say that as someone who doesnt even like 90% of the arcade game modes)
- 12 - 6v6/5v5 in arcade
this is for OW2…the devs have said very little about what theyre going to do with arcade (since its going 5v5)…there are several concerns (mostly to do with tank impact) with regards to game modes where there arent role limits…will there be any attention given here? an OW classic perhaps? whats happening with the arcade in OW2???
- 11 - Workshop Featured More
should be noted that they recently did a nice update to workshop…but i still want to see the workshop featured more prominently as it is one of the best things ever added to the game and people have come up with incredible stuff on there…highlight a game mode here and there on the front page…or better yet…adapt them (they own the rights to stuff on there anyway) into official game modes…i always laugh when people complain about “lack of content” considering there is a literal infinite amount of it like 2 clicks away from main screen…always met with some sorry excuse about how “its not a core game mode”…well its on front page now…whats the excuse this time?
- 10 - QPC On Front Page
if OQ can be in a “comp” menu…then QPC can be in a “QP” menu…simple as that…besides itll free up an arcade slot
- 9 - OW2 BETA
self explanatory…and i know its coming at some point…but yeah…
- 8 - Harsher Leaver Penalties
Im not sure anyone really knows anything about the cheating system and if its doing anything…hopefully thats being improved…but i do know for a fact that blizz doesnt do enough to curtail people from leaving games…and by enough i really mean anything because nobody cares about the current penalty…cause its like nonexistant
why is this a problem you may be asking? you cant force people to stay or get a better internet connection…and youre right…you cant…but you also shouldnt have to inconvenience someone else with a backfill because someone left with 10 seconds left in match (especially in the age of 15 minute dps queues) - and lets be honest here, you KNOW why those people are leaving then and its not their bad internet connection (“oh no a potential L…AAAHHH”)…your selfishness should not come at the expense of someone else having a bad experience
You might say “well dont backfill then” but backfilling does serve a purpose…I always ask “why?”…and in this case its “why are people leaving in the first place?”…and yes some of it is people not wanting to waste time (which might be anything outside of a steamroll on his/her teams part)…but a large part of that is because theres little to no penalty to doing so…Im not talking life sentences here…something as little as incremental queue penalties would go a long way towards helping this behavior
- 7 - Better Stat Tracking Website (like say the OWL website)
im not going to mince words here…i think Overbuff and what the community does with it is one of the worst things to ever happen to OW…i think it has ruined the community’s view/perception of what the balance in the game is…i think it has falsely helped reinforced the idea of “meta” comps…i think it has helped foster negativity amongst the community…
but at the same time i give people a pass because - THATS WHAT WE HAVE…
and i think blizz could do a lot more to fix this issue by actually providing us with better stat tracking…whether it be in game or on a website somewhere…ive pointed out many times how much better the OWL stats page is (infinitely better even)…just give us THAT for the game itself! it would be a major improvement for the game and community
- 6 - More Objectivity From Its Community
This should go without saying but theres way too much “ME” on the forums (in general)…i doubt this will change much but it would be to the games benefit if people would look at the game as a whole and not take such myopic stances on things…its a major reason the devs stopped using forums (a recently reversed trend with Andy…but even he has spoken about objectivity already on here)
note - we can all be less toxic as well…both on here and in game*
- 5 - Monetization Catastrophe
this one is the most likely lost cause on here…because i KNOW its coming anyway…but for the love of god STAY AWAY FROM MODERN DAY MONETIZATION STRATEGIES…
i dont want to see this game go “free” to play ( 
)…i dont want to see grindy battlepasses that turn this game into a chore rather than a game…i dont want to see things locked behind paywalls (paywalls btw that are usually ridiculous - “oh look i bought 3 skins and a spray…it only cost me twice the price of a full AAA game”)…god forbid they throw in pay to win type stuff…NO! none of it!
im not gullible…ive been playing online games for 2+ decades now…i know its not necessary…i know it wont actually mean more content…i know that the only reason it exists is for you to take advantage of people and take more money…its not for the benefit of the game…just stay away from it…
they could absolutely slaughter the game in whatever other way possible/imagineable…it wouldnt get me to stop playing as fast as an overtly greedily monetized game will…
- 4 - Mystery Heroes With Hero Limits
My White Whale on here…in terms of something that is objectively game-breaking…i think this one is easily top of the ladder…ive gone to great lengths to showcase how bad it is including actually logging my games (its my most played game mode despite this)…i wont go into all the detail here cause ive done so numerous times…like say 🤦🏻♂️ Mystery Heroes + No Limits makes ZERO sense … or most recently Mystery Heroes in OW2 - Im worried
Funny thing is people get all over me for suggesting replacing it…even when i point out that i would settle for an alternate version in the arcade without the hero locking…hell we even have an experimental card now where we could test it out…or better yet make a MH card a put both versions…let people decide for themselves i dont care…
its not about fun/unfun…its about something thats game-breaking…and its been that way for 5+ years now
note - i have large concerns for MH in general in OW2…its outlined in the 2nd link there
- 3 - Need To Nail Tanks/Supports
this ties in with number 1, but if OW2 is to succeed, getting those 2 roles “right” needs to be a top priority…i have no issue with 5v5…i understand why theyre going in this direction…one of those reasons is to try help improve the tank role and make it more appealing to people who might not normally play it (requiring one allows them to add functionality to these heroes)…but if not done correctly i think it will end up hurting things…with regards to supports i think they just need to ensure that they arent being destroyed in a world without that extra safety net at their side
im talking about philosical directions here…not current numbers we’ve seen on tests (that stuff changes all the time)…
soooo…crossing fingers
- 2 - Less Issues Over At Blizz HQ
ok…covid i can understand…but is it too much to ask that you guys dont shoot yourselves in foot every couple of months…the games been delayed enough times dont you think? just a small request…
- 1 - Increased Player Flexibility
THE BIGGEST ISSUE WITH OVERWATCH and its been that way since beginning…
in a nutshell, people have always shown a reluctance to actually play “Overwatch”…we all want to play “MY Overwatch” where only specific roles are played…only specific heroes are played…we dont want to see certain heroes played…we dont want to see specific comps being played (this includes how many of each role)…etc etc etc
Overwatch was never meant to be played that way and doing so creates all sorts of issues: balance is never right, metas stagnate, finding groups takes forever (queue times anyone?), toxicity is through the roof (we all love it when something isnt working and nobody does a damn thing to change it right?)…playing against people who are trying to maximize their experience (like say as a group) is a huge problem…its why RQ never really did what it was meant to do
etc etc etc…you can literally tie this one thing to just about every major issue with the game
Overwatch is a very fun game when people actually play Overwatch…but very few people are actually trying to do that…
The MOST SIGNIFICANT AND NEEDED change to OW and OW2 is…US…the mindset needs to be changed…blizz can help a lot in this regard as well (see #3 above for example)…but it starts with the community and how it approaches the game
Honorable Mention
- Avoid Further Restrictions
i wanted to put this on here and it was in fact high on my previous list at 10k…but blizz have actually done exactly what i requested then and walked back many of the restriction based decisions they made…
they walked back map pools, and hero pools…they brought back OQ after it had been gone for a while…
im hoping they continue to do so in the future even as i see people requesting hero or map restrictions in the future…they dont actually help and just reduce variety…
- Balance and Matchmaking
Im sure people are probably wondering where Balance and Matchmaking are…as they are very prevalent in the community’s discussions about the game…
Theyre not on the list because i think theyre not something that will ever change…
balance is an impossibility…an impossibility fueled by stuff like #'s 1,6 and 7 or stuff like this ideological belief that the game isnt balanced unless all heroes have identical PR’s and WR’s…plus there is no “right” or “correct” way to balance the game…theres no way to make the game fun for everyone…
so i dont put it on there cause its not something they can logistically fix…which is why i always say blizz should just balance the game in whatever manner they think is best (which is still trying to get the heroes to playable yet close states) and hopefully its also fun…thats the best they can do…
and as far as matchmaking…i dont think people really think about what it is that MM is trying to do in this game…its always going to be “Bad”…i dont want to go into it here…but youre welcome to see my thoughts on it here (Why are you surprised matchmaking is "bad"?) if you really want to know…
anyway…thats my list…we’ll see if i make it to 30k…not sure i can come up with a list of 30 though…
