Price

Lord.Bachus

l think overwatch is quite expensive for what it has to offer, a few online battlefields, no single player...  

I think its the only game of this type that actually charges a box price for pc...


so whats the general opinion about this games price?

Deltois

No problems here.

strangepowers

$40 entry fee is right on, it's a decent game. 2K could take a hint, they are at $60 and released Battleborn on Overwatch's last beta.  

Ikisis

Xodic said:

The price will definitely drop. I think Overwatch falls behind compared to its competitors, so we will certainly see some pricing wars in the near future.

I'm a bit bias so take the above for what it's worth.

Thanks for posting that, i didnt hear about that game, but that looks amazing.
Way way better then Overwatch or Paladins (Paladins is broken clunky and pretty lame)

theNILV

Xodic said:

The price will definitely drop. I think Overwatch falls behind compared to its competitors, so we will certainly see some pricing wars in the near future.

I'm a bit bias so take the above for what it's worth.

lawbreakers.nexon.net I'm sure it's going to be a great game

Entris38

strangepowers said:

$40 entry fee is right on, it's a decent game. 2K could take a hint, they are at $60 and released Battleborn on Overwatch's last beta.  

Blizzard strategically placed their beta during the battleborn launch, it wasn't schedule until the battleborn release date was announced.

I like them both. They are both very well done for what they are. They are also 2 different games. I actually found myself enjoying Batlleborn a bit more, there's a lot more content.


Either way, they both are limited shooters and won't hold any longevity for me.

Ikisis

Nilv said:

Xodic said:

The price will definitely drop. I think Overwatch falls behind compared to its competitors, so we will certainly see some pricing wars in the near future.

I'm a bit bias so take the above for what it's worth.

lawbreakers.nexon.net I'm sure it's going to be a great game

Nexus for the most part hasn't really had a over baring cash shop in the games I've played they made.

Nothing nearly as bad as PWI or Hi-Rez with there high priced hero's and that funny thing they do where they abandon their last game for their new title and never complete or balance any of them (Tribes into Smite and now Paladins) (which is so broken its not even funny)

bcbully

Lord.Bachus said:

l think overwatch is quite expensive for what it has to offer, a few online battlefields, no single player...  

I think its the only game of this type that actually charges a box price for pc...


so whats the general opinion about this games price?

It does have an AI mode, that's single player. It's kinda like designed to get you ready to play with and against other people, you know?

st4t1ck

Lord.Bachus said:

l think overwatch is quite expensive for what it has to offer, a few online battlefields, no single player...  

I think its the only game of this type that actually charges a box price for pc...


so whats the general opinion about this games price?

to me its not much different than titanfall when it released.   no single player mode.  a few different maps with a few different game modes,   i kinda feel more variation to the characters in overwatch.

    Theres gonna be more and more FPS games without story mode if you ask me... most of there money is in multiplayer and they seem to be focusing on that

Herase

OW is a fun game, but it is lacking compared to other games coming out in the same lane as it. imho feels like a game I would play if I had nothing else to play or do, not something I would pay money for tbh.

There really isn't anything unique about it compared to competitors, the others have a little something about them that sets them apart, but OW doesn't really have anything imho. The levels, characters, design is all amazing, but nothing is really expanded upon in-game. They need to play with the hero vs villain thing more, it needs modes that are memorable, right now it's just traveling all over the world for no real reason doing king of the hill . Why am i traveling to Nepal or Numbai? Why am I holding these points? Why am I fighting other heroes? 

The game has a lot of potential, add a PvE mode or story mode or like I said, some Hero vs Villain type of gameplay, then I would happily drop money on it 

rertez

strangepowers said:

$40 entry fee is right on, it's a decent game. 2K could take a hint, they are at $60 and released Battleborn on Overwatch's last beta.  

They are two different games in many aspects. Battleborn has more versatile content for those who are not only interested in PvP but in PvE too while Overwatch is a PvP only game. Also Battleborn tries to gravitate towards a more mature audience with its sick humor (its heroes have various lines for various situations and they also interact with other heroes during gameplay) and with its funny and sometimes rude or gross taunts. Battleborn has solo/co-op PvE, progression systems and three PvP modes with 2 maps each. Only Capture mode is similar to Overwatch's game modes but even Capture mode has character progression in Battleborn. As I said they're totally different games but they share some similar features and design choices.

FYI Blizzard intentionally timed an Overwatch beta right on top of Battleborn's previously annouced launch. Even Battleborn's hero roster was known by Blizzard devs when they developed Overwatch. At the time Battleborn was announced Blizzard was just about to scrap project Titan and then they decided to develop a shooter using Titan's assets.

Albatroes

All present and future heros free plus all maps current and future will be free....yet not worth? ok.

Lobotomist

The price will not go down.

Blizzard NEVER discounts any of their games. You can wait until your hair turns gray it will still be 40$


What you prefer ?

F2P game with 20 heroes, where 2 (worst) are free and other 18 cost 20$ each, not to mention that every skin costs another 20$-100$. And matches are full of either 10 year old kids that do random shit in match because they just downloaded the game for LULZ or Pay to Win elitist that smear you with their OP payed for characters.

or

B2P game where all 20+ heroes are free, everyone is on equal ground both with heroes and skins , and you know that everyone playing is someone who invested 40$ and cares about game

Horusra

Lobotomist said:

The price will not go down.

Blizzard NEVER discounts any of their games. You can wait until your hair turns gray it will still be 40$


What you prefer ?

F2P game with 20 heroes, where 2 (worst) are free and other 18 cost 20$ each, not to mention that every skin costs another 20$-100$. And matches are full of either 10 year old kids that do random shit in match because they just downloaded the game for LULZ or Pay to Win elitist that smear you with their OP payed for characters.

or

B2P game where all 20+ heroes are free, everyone is on equal ground both with heroes and skins , and you know that everyone playing is someone who invested 40$ and cares about game

You serious Clark?

They discount their games all the time.  Winter sales, summer sales, hell Diablo 3 goes 50% and 20% different times of the year.  

achesoma

Aren't most AAA games $60 these days?  If the price of video games kept up with inflation, they should all be $100 by now.  I remember paying $30 for NES games in the 80s.  $40 is more than reasonable. 

DXSins

Jean-Luc_Picard said:

A Blizzard quality FPS which is fun to play with characters for everyone and not just the super-twitch gamers for $39.99?

Worth every cent, I even bought the Origin edition.

And the price will keep some kind of players out of the game... like e.g. cheaters. Once banned, will they pay again? I'd also rather see some immature teenage kiddies stick to the free to play options and not pollute this player base too.

So I definitely don't mind the price.

I hope that was a joke, right?

CoD the king rep of fps games with "immature teenage kiddies"... been selling year after year. This isnt the mmorpg F2P market your stepping into lol... wouldn't associate one stereotype from one genre to another. The colourful art style of Overwatch is more likely to attract parents to buy it more for their kids than a game like CoD which they been doing for years.

And keep cheaters away? Only have to look over the last couple months to know that is another fault stereotype... i.e The Division and Black Desert.

$40 price tag isn't going to keep you safe from any of those two things.

SlyLoK

Arent the maps that are released for Overwatch going to be free for everyone? Thats what needs to happen with shooters so the player base doesnt get fractured.

theNILV

SlyLoK said:

Arent the maps that are released for Overwatch going to be free for everyone? Thats what needs to happen with shooters so the player base doesnt get fractured.

maps and future heroes going to be all free. Which makes sense, They are trying to build competitive fps.

Personally i played both overwatch and battleborn quite a bit. And i'm definitely leaning towards overwatch. Battleborn is for sure more casual, chill experience, but that's about it for me. Playing overwatch just made me want to make a team and climb up the ladder, just like playing CS:GO. And that's what i'm personally enjoying about it.

holdenhamlet

Seems good to me.  After playing, I'm sure I'll get a lot of time played in it.  Sort of expected it to cost a bit more, honestly.

I'm actually willing to pay quite a bit for an online game that guarantees free updates and free heroes for all eternity.

Ikisis

holdenhamlet said:

Seems good to me.  After playing, I'm sure I'll get a lot of time played in it.  Sort of expected it to cost a bit more, honestly.

I'm actually willing to pay quite a bit for an online game that guarantees free updates and free heroes for all eternity.

$40 isnt much, im gonna buy it just because Ill get my money's worth even if i end up playing it like TF2 1 round every month or so.

(You spend nearly $20 1 person to a movie thats without snakes and thats a hour of entertainment, $40 for a game ill always have = worth it) 

Nephaerius

strangepowers said:

$40 entry fee is right on, it's a decent game. 2K could take a hint, they are at $60 and released Battleborn on Overwatch's last beta.  

Battleborn has 10x more content than OverWatch. Easily makes up for the $20 difference. Whether it's actually better or not is totally subjective.

Lobotomist

Horusra said:

Lobotomist said:

The price will not go down.

Blizzard NEVER discounts any of their games. You can wait until your hair turns gray it will still be 40$


What you prefer ?

F2P game with 20 heroes, where 2 (worst) are free and other 18 cost 20$ each, not to mention that every skin costs another 20$-100$. And matches are full of either 10 year old kids that do random shit in match because they just downloaded the game for LULZ or Pay to Win elitist that smear you with their OP payed for characters.

or

B2P game where all 20+ heroes are free, everyone is on equal ground both with heroes and skins , and you know that everyone playing is someone who invested 40$ and cares about game

You serious Clark?

They discount their games all the time.  Winter sales, summer sales, hell Diablo 3 goes 50% and 20% different times of the year.  

Not entirely serious.

I remember they came out with Diablo 3 expansion: Reaper of souls in 2014

It was whopping 40$ ! I dont think ever have any game company asked this high price for expansion.

I said : "They are probably trying to capitalize on early adopters and will reduce price to normal 20$ that is acceptable for expansions, pretty soon"

I waited around 1 and half year before they discounted it first time. Now 2 and half year after they permanently discounted it.


So let see. We are talking about expansion here. You dont need to have it to play the game.

Overwatch however is the first new IP they released since WoW 2004 , so they will probably be willing to even keep it away from discounting longer, even if it turns out to be total failure. Just to keep the appearance of unfailable Blizzard reputation. ( Its not like they are hurting for money )

So we are looking 2 years minimum wait here.



So if you decide to wait for discount you will be waiting 2 years. By than everyone will be fed up and bored and play some new VR wonder game. And you cheap Joe will be brandishing your brand new copy of Overwatch... :chuffed: 

So yea ... good luck

kitarad

Agreed Blizzard is slow on discounts.

Albatroes

I still dont get why people like to lump this game up with others like TF2/Battleborn/Lawbreakers. The one thing that this game does completely different than most (except Ghost recon or w/e that f2p shooter is) is that you can change heroes during the match after death, which completely changes how you play the game and you can have multiples of the same hero.

ceratop001

Jean-Luc_Picard said:

A Blizzard quality FPS which is fun to play with characters for everyone and not just the super-twitch gamers for $39.99?

Worth every cent, I even bought the Origin edition.

And the price will keep some kind of players out of the game... like e.g. cheaters. Once banned, will they pay again? I'd also rather see some immature teenage kiddies stick to the free to play options and not pollute this player base too.

So I definitely don't mind the price.

Captain Picard maybe he's a Ferengi...

H0urg1ass

Jean-Luc_Picard said:

A Blizzard quality FPS which is fun to play with characters for everyone and not just the super-twitch gamers for $39.99?

Worth every cent, I even bought the Origin edition.

And the price will keep some kind of players out of the game... like e.g. cheaters. Once banned, will they pay again? I'd also rather see some immature teenage kiddies stick to the free to play options and not pollute this player base too.

So I definitely don't mind the price.

I also pre-ordered the origins edition and for all of the reasons you listed.

I will also be playing Paragon and Lawbreakers.  Nothing says I have to be monogamous with my gaming time.  I'm a player's player.

Dirty Bomb and Palandins look like utter crap, so I'll be skipping those.  

Battleborn may have Gearbox's humor, which I appreciate, but holy mother of crap did they make an ugly game with a hideous, unattractive cast of weirdo characters.  Not only that, but playing the game feels like stepping into a psychedelic effects machine.  You can hardly see what's going on for all of the ability effects and floating numbers.