UPDATED (#4) Comprehensive QoL suggestions (non-character specific)

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Without mentioning character specific suggestions (since there are literally hundreds of threads on here for those)…what are some General QoL suggestions that would help improve game……I’ve asked variations of this question before (on old forums and Reddit and here) and have compiled the best suggestions below (imo)….trying to make this as comprehensive as possible so by all means contribute your ideas as well

Yes this is a repost (update#4) but without being able to bump it makes it hard to have actual discussion once all the complaint posts drown stuff out - so apologies

Not claiming any credit…but nice to see that several of these have made it to the game already (they are edited on here if they were)…hopefully more do too

List of what I consider to be best suggestions ive compiled (some are my own) from old forums and reddit:

-all arcade modes available at all times

do they really have to be limited?

-random skin/pose/emote/voice line option

like random intro only with the other flavor categories…I would imagine most people have many of the character traits by now…be nice to just rotate through them randomly if you wanted to…the pre-game skin menu is nice but it’s not “random”

-detailed stats/score screen viewable after match (the death match one is not what I mean) OR improved cards

a chart/screen that shows dmg done/blocked/healing (etc) for everyone…or just make the cards at end show more…I think it would help people know how effective they’re actually being if you can see how others are doing as well

EDIT - I am aware that this could lead to griefing so how about a personalized chart where only information pertaining to you is shown…how you did against each enemy or how they did against you

-stats screen ‘default’ option in character profile

an option to choose which stats are shown as the default on that screen…right now it’s set to show you the current competitive season (changed a few seasons ago)…but if you don’t play comp you have to change it every time you look to see what you actually want

-current event checklist

or perhaps move all current event items to top of their respective categories so it’s easier to see what we’re missing…but ideally it would be nice if we could just see an entire list somewhere

UPDATE - this is currently live on the ptr!! - AMEN!!

-remove no limits from mystery heroes or alternate version

my favorite game mode but 2 of some characters absolutely breaks game mode (symmetra, pharah, dva, bastion and others)…often results in most games being decided instantaneously depending on the heroes…game should be decided by the players and not by some lucky dice roll…mode would still be random without it
detailed explanation here: Mystery Heroes - hero stacking NEEDS to go

-Objective Marker Opacity

it can get in the way of what youre doing…plus i think people know where it is by now for most part - THANK YOU BLIZZ!

-Purchaseable/sortable player icons

This one is self explanatory

-larger emote/chat menu in game

more than 4 choices?

-Role select option/lfg/guild for the sake of forming groups only (not talking about role locking)

many ways to do this…discussion on its own…pls don’t have that discussion here (I consider this to be important…hence why it’s here)

EDIT - THANK YOU BLIZZ!!!

-player history indicator

prob most controversial but wouldnt mind knowing if a teammate has a history of (verified by blizz) unsavory behavior…scarlet letter if you will…might even help curb people from behaving poorly in game if they know everyone else will see what they’ve been up to….toxicity is the biggest problem with game…I don’t think you can really go too far if it will help curb this behavior and frankly public shame in gaming might just be biggest deterrent - again worthy of discussion elsewhere

UPDATE: while not the same thing…the new social features i think will partly address this aspect of the game…so its being adressed in a different manner

-Ally ULT %

how do we not have this yet? THANK YOU BLIZZ!!!

-"Practice Mode"

*a mode that’s actually called PRACTICE…I think the reason “It’s just qp” exists is because there is no place designated as a practice mode for people that (for obvious reasons) don’t want to do it in comp…ruining qp in the process…so why not actually make a practice mode…

EDIT: Ive had various versions of this but i think that moving no limits to the main menu and just calling it “practice” would actually suffice

kill feed customization

be nice to be able to modify how the kill feed looks…be it icons or names/characters/colors

achievement history

a mouseover note on achievement page that shows you your best attempt - like for orisa’s Halt state it could show you how much damage your closest attempt was

-Map Select

i can see this one being problematic but ill put on here nonetheless…an option to select map or preferred maps

-Character forums

sub-forums for each character would help clean up general forums a LOT

-Golden Gun tied to actual heroes (not comp)

many people feel as though tying them to comp was a mistake to begin with…tying them to character play time/landmarks would be a better system (imo)

-Remove enemy ult charge from kill cam

why is this even a thing…a reward for dying? Realistically no one want REALLY this…it’s nice if you’re the dead guy but if you’re the one with the ult waiting for right opportunity you don’t want enemy getting a warning just because someone died

-Event end timer

similar to competitive season timer in game letting you know when season is ending…a timer for events…there’s is always anxiousness on players parts as to whether or not they should buy items or attempt to get more boxes…the confusion has led to missed opportunities before

-Endorsements in Arcade

you can be any of the 3 types of endorsement categories in those game modes as well…not sure why you cant give those out there

by all means help make the game better if you have ideas (custom games and deathmatch in particular as i barely do either)

Your Thoughts?

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I will quote myself from an older post I made regarding map avoidance, as I still believe it’s a pretty good idea.

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agreed! … will add in (if not now for the next one as its the first reply :stuck_out_tongue: )

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There would be no players in any of them, if they were all available.

I would never play Mystery Heroes anyway, if No Limits was always available.

Sort-able yes, but purchasable no.

This invalidates everyone who earned one in comp. This doesn’t matter to begin with.

I think this is more of an oversight or a bug.

The rest I more-or-less agree to, or missed.

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I believe that in-game currency is implied in this case. Not cash. That would be terrible.

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sorry yes…in game currency…25g perhaps

well only blizz would know for sure as theyre the only ones with the numbers…and if its just not doable then so be it

going forward…if you got em already w/e…but i personally think it would be a better system and we know Jeff regrets the system as is so id be curious to see how he would feel about this type of system

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Just to be clear, I’m okay with some sort of overhaul. I’d prefer MORE cosmetics for weapons, like maybe purchasing access to the other weapon colors of the skins themselves. As these skins and models are already in the game, I don’t see any issue with this.

Example:
Roadhog’s Pigpen skin’s gun and hook, being used on the Bajie skin.

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More crosshair colors and the option to change player name colors.

I have terrible eyesight and it can be really hard for me to see people’s names or my crosshair against certain maps.

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you guys just did filters for the hero gallery…this would work for player icons also…almost there blizz! i have FAITH!!

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hey you got your wish with the color blind settings!! (sorta)…

i was going to add that in the next time i redid list but blizz got to it before then