Comment on Images leak of Valve's next game, and it's an Overwatch-style hero shooter

• Peffse@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  this is where you say “It failed because…”

  My assertion was that it was an imperfect hero shooter among many hero shooters. The more competition, the harder it is to enter a game.

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  • CileTheSane@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    this is where you say “It failed because…”

    Gestures broadly

    Not really my responsibility to make an argument for you. Of all the reasons Overwatch 2 might not have performed well, it being a Hero Shooter doesn’t have any strong evidence and you didn’t provide anything showing that was the reason.

    One could argue Overwatch 2 being a Hero Shooter is why it didn’t perform worse than it already has, given its problems.

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    • Peffse@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Here you go. Reasons the hero shooter aspect is not working. Blizzard’s Approach To Balancing in Overwatch 2 is Not Working

      Overwatch 2 Cancels PvE Hero Mode, Reveals Seasons 5-7 Roadmap

      Overwatch 2 players demand “faster” balancing fixes as ‘one-shot’ heroes run rampant

      Overwatch 2 Is Failing Its Way Into Reinventing Overwatch 1 Overwatch 2 support role feels stale and needs a shake up, say fans

      Overwatch 2 Dev Team Calm on Declining Player Engagement

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      • CileTheSane@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        1. Blizzard is bad at balancing the game - could be true of any game, doesn’t have to be a shooter

        2. Blizzard cancels promised mode - Blizzard being bad at design and following through on promises.

        3. See 1.

        4. Forcing a game to become the sequel, not making meaningful changes other than monetization

        5. See 1

        6. Blizzard made a bad game

        None of these are a result of Overwatch 2 being a shooter, and all of them are a result of Blizzard being shit at making quality games, caring about players, and following through on promises. So thank you, you have done a fantastic job demonstrating that Overwatch 2 being a shooter is not the reason it didn’t perform well.

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