if devs don’t even read their fanbase feedback only listening to that Private Discord Players…then why this forum even exist in the first place ?
i know this place is just like every day is on Fire and the fire become even bigger when new Balance Change dropped and reading it every day just make you feel become even more toxic than before
but there is actually few good post about people’s opinion on certain balance change and few fun post about OW1 or OW2
and the one they listen is just ‘’ I hate support/tank can you nerf them dev ? im streamer/pros your games will die if someone like me leaving this game ‘’ like wait what ? they’re just like 5% of the overall playerbase while we’re the 95% why devs even listen to their suggestion ? because they know how to play ? look i love this game this is my first blizzard game i don’t want the game dead just because some streamer/pros’s egoistic request
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There’s a lot more sophisticated tools that they look into to determine if a hero is over performing in their respected roles rather than looking at what the vocal minority think of the game balance.
Obviously pro players’ opinions are also taken into account because Overwatch’s health is tied with the e-sports scene.
However, the forums’ opinions and suggestions have been taken into account, for example the Genji deflect hit box nerf 2 years back was due to a Thread on these very forums.
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I mean, do you have proof they aren’t reading here?
illusion of community, better to have people whine here then somewhere else where they dont have full control over narrative
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for people to: roast genji mains, say how the game is not balanced,complain about how ___ is too powerful and blizzard should nerf him/her,complain about open queue or role queue and roast blizzard for nerfing or buffing different characters, i think the only good discussion is the workshop discussion for workshop fans because the community can actually help them with their problems
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Entertainment and sometimes to get a free idea or something but mostly Entertainment I would say 
Well if you took time and read the first default Blizzard pinned article in the general discussion section they tell you the purpose of the forums.
Also im genuinely curious as to where you get this information from
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this forum is the proof.
people saying certain ‘’ balance changes ‘’ is very bad but they still keep it and start ignoring those people for month/year until they realize it was wrong thing and finally do something after a month/year
It doesn’t mean they don’t read, it means they’re not listening.
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To get feedback, no matter how crazy it is, that dosen’t mean that the changes to the game will came from forum topics. Devs decide.
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We just have to bring this thread to main page and devs will read it
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well that is good if they did use this forum to get feedback so they know that ‘’ change ‘’ is mistake and they avoided to make the same mistake in the future
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I feel in fairness- The devs have listened to this community numerous times in the past, including recently.
They just dont always agree with the community.
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Well the forum is a meme of its own… for all of the wrong reasons that is.
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Before we had proof:
Then they added a private profile option for the forums and now most of these developers hide their profiles. 
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i forgot dev ‘’ Feedback Thread ‘’ Exist back then
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The thing is with the pros and streamers, is they’re just superior to us in every way.
They’re stronger, smarter, faster and more popular than your average forum go-er.
Did you know Samito can bench 280 when a moira main isn’t watching?
Every gaming GOD has his kryptonite and Samitos is moira unfortunately.
If it wasn’t for Moira mains our PRINCE wouldn’t be prematurely malding so hard rn, smh. 
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Let’s not forget how role queue was a very hot topic on the forums for a couple years, with many people just asking to try it out.
Although, I think it’s kind of unsettling how the most popular thread on the forum, with over 12,000 replies and 2000 likes, is a thread about how Mercy needs a rework and it’s been completely ignored.
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s’ok we got reddit and trustpilot if we want truth of how people feel about Blizz 