Why is everyone obsessed with 5v5?

I am just confused why this has literally taken over the forums. It is like the only thing anybody talks about (yes I know this post is about it too, but…) Anyway, this “5v5” scenario hasn’t been confirmed to be coming to the game, yet almost everyone is acting like it is. Second, people always complain about tanks being terrible so this would mean that queues are faster because of one less tank role, which almost no one plays and also because one less person is in your game. Third, you people act like this would be the worst thing for overwatch. We really don’t have a clue how this 5v5 scenario would be played like as tanks and many characters if not the whole roster are receiving changes.

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As a 100% guarantee, no. But it’s pretty clear the devs are choosing to put their effort in that direction. I think it’s reasonable for people who do not like the idea to voice their displeasure. Feedback helps drives decision making.

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5v5 is a big change and all roles will need some changes, especially tanks. There are concerns over the shift to 5v5 and I think it is fine voicing them on the forum.

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:thinking: maybe because it will be the second biggest change to the core gameplay ever

why would they announce it then?

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yes, that is true. But we have no idea when OW2 is being released and they might test out 5v5 and realize they don’t like it and not implement it, that is what I am trying to touch on

yes this is true, but we have no clue how 5v5 is going to work, IF it is going to work.

They never said 5v5 confirmed for OW2 and if they did, which they didn’t, they have the power to retract that statement because it is their game and they decide how it will end up.

yes they have the power to retract but if they are officially announcing it and not saying if they are considering reverting to 6v6 I think its very likely it will go in the game

To be fair, what else are we supposed to talk about? The lack of updates to OW1?

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Ok I understand that. But just because they didn’t mention 6v6 doesn’t mean they won’t. Also if they don’t plan on reverting to 6v6 that means that they believe that 5v5 is as good or better than 6v6 or else they wouldn’t switch to 5v5 and stay at a 6v6 scenario

I mean… It’s not like that hasn’t been a source of discussion in the past

We haven’t had an update for a LONG time, and suddenly we get one that fundamentally would change the game if (and likely when) implemented.

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Yes, but they made an official announcement that it’s the direction they’re currently working towards. If people dont voice their concerns, how would they know that people dont like the idea? The earlier you can provide feedback on something, the more quickly they can take that feedback into consideration.

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Because the devs did in fact confirm that is the way the game is going.

That sounds like a pretty hard confirmation… The thing they haven’t confirmed is if 6v6 will even exist.

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They literally announced it will be the default mode and everything will be balanced around it, what are you talking about?

Ah yeas lets butcher the tank players even more who alreasy dont like to tank alone, most of the tank players will either got to other roles (presumably dps) or just plain leaving the game making the queues even higher than before

Because most probably is, 6v6 its a core element of overwatch that makes the game feel like overwatch and different feom Valorant,Paladins or Rainbow Six

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Aaron Keller:

“Overwatch has always been played with 2 teams of 6 players.
Overwatch 2 will be played with 2 teams of 5 players.”

https://youtu.be/uXtPqDMp8EU?t=1015

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I really doubt they’d have announced or shown it to us if it wasn’t going to be the end result. Blizzard is notoriously slow and hates walking things back, so if you saw it… that’s the way it’s gonna be. That’s the way it’s been with them for everything else, so why would this be different?

Because it’s a massive change to a game everyone on here has played for five years.

i like 5v5 and i think people are overreacting, but it’s obvious why they would be obsessed with it if they’re against it.

me? i’m excited to get season 3 dva back in solo tank form MWAHAHAAHAHAHA

who’s the filthy one-trick now? huh? who’s gonna switch to shield now? oh right YOU CAN’T!

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It’s confirmed. They’re rebalancing the entire game around this new format.

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They are going to spend the entire year balancing heroes and optimizing the engine for 5v5 lol, its 100% coming to the game. If they change plays they will have to delay OW2 for like 1 year and figure out how to prevent 60% of the playerbase from having 12 minutes queues when the game goes live.

Its the most massive change OW2 PvP is getting, everyone is going to talk about it, positive or negative.

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Because Paladins did it first!

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