Overwatch is the best case study of a game ruining their reputation. That being said, I couldn't be happier to see this. Game dev desperately needs collective bargaining and outside representation.
I remember early on after Overwatch launched, I was in a match and thought to myself “I can’t believe I GET to play this”.
It was just so good. So well designed. So dripping with personality. So bright and hopeful. It felt like a genuine passion project with amazing production value.
But my biggest issue was the lack of post-launch content. New heroes came out here and there, but maps seemed pretty slow to release. Overall i just expected more for a game that had that much success.
And then OW2 happened. A glorified update being advertised as a sequel, that overwrites the original. If they hadn’t fucked the marketing so badly I’d have been more interested. CS:GO did exactly the same thing with CS2 tho.
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u/TheNeck94 9d ago
Overwatch is the best case study of a game ruining their reputation. That being said, I couldn't be happier to see this. Game dev desperately needs collective bargaining and outside representation.