Overwatch Open Beta Is Happening Now

filmoret · May 2016

I'm ready to check this game out and see what happens. Anyone else going to try this?

seshomaru3789 · May 2016

The open beta is going on right now.

Marelius · May 2016

Yep just logged in, install was quick.

filmoret · May 2016

Ah ok ill download it right now then

Marelius · May 2016

@filmoret You will not regret it.

Darksworm · May 2016

Very fun game, but wish I could just create a character and play that instead of hopping across so many different ones depending on the game. Feels like a MOBA in that respect.

Not sure if I wanna buy it, instead of look into Paragon, instead, since they feel/look like the same type of game to me.

I'm on the fence about the graphics style/aesthetic, personally. Rather cartoonish. Could have appreciated a bit more realism.

Also, once you go into an AI game it doesn't really give you a chance to back out. The game itself seems to assume you want to just sit there and chain run games. Only way to get out of it (on PS4) that I've seen is to long press the PS button and close the game completely!

filmoret · May 2016

Ok I just woke up and I'm ready to try this woot.

filmoret · May 2016

I have to say its fun but is it worth 60$? I not seeing that right now.

Cramit845 · May 2016

Well I am working right now so I will download and try it out later this evening. However I do worry about the following point:

filmoret said:

I have to say its fun but is it worth 60$? I not seeing that right now.

Lawlmonster · May 2016

Currently playing with extremely mixed feelings. Right now, I don't think I'll be purchasing.

Xarko · May 2016

The game is fun, but got repetitive after an hour of playing

.filmoret said:

I have to say its fun but is it worth 60$? I not seeing that right now.

I believe the basic game is 40$.

Thane · May 2016

filmoret said:

I have to say its fun but is it worth 60$? I not seeing that right now.

hehe, knew i'd say it again, so... here we go!

the 60$ version is the CE, the normal one comes at around 30ish

(or maybe 40, not sure atm and cba to check hehe)

PS: played the closed beta, and with ranked games, this one (like most blizz products) is worth it's money :>

Lobotomist · May 2016

Playing for 2 days now

Here is the review in a nutshell :

Did you like TF2 ? Did you play TF2 for over 1000 hours ?
This game is basically TF3+

So nuff said. Based on this you know all you need to know to do a purchase or not.

P.S:
Im glad Blizzard didnt go for F2P. It will keep the player base more mature.

filmoret · May 2016

Thane said:

filmoret said:

I have to say its fun but is it worth 60$? I not seeing that right now.

hehe, knew i'd say it again, so... here we go!

the 60$ version is the CE, the normal one comes at around 30ish (or maybe 40, not sure atm and cba to check hehe)

PS: played the closed beta, and with ranked games, this one (like most blizz products) is worth it's money :>

IDK with Dota, LOL, Smite, Warframe.... All of these are free and about the same quality if not better. The only thing Overwatch has going for it made by Blizzard and some people love that no matter what they make *looks at hearthstone*

AngryElf · May 2016

It's UnrealBorderStormLeagueWild. Definitely never been done before.

d_20 · May 2016

I'm going to try it. I've already got Paladins, so I want to see if Overwatch is THAT much better as some people say. I don't play these kinds of games too often, but I do like to jump in for short bursts once in a while.

Moxom914 · May 2016

would be nice if it had some sort of story campaign

Lawlmonster · May 2016

Lobotomist said:

Playing for 2 days now

Here is the review in a nutshell :

Did you like TF2 ? Did you play TF2 for over 1000 hours ?
This game is basically TF3+

So nuff said. Based on this you know all you need to know to do a purchase or not.

P.S:
Im glad Blizzard didnt go for F2P. It will keep the player base more mature.

I've logged over 2k hours of TF2, have done some competitive leaguing, and the two games play nothing alike beyond being class shooters with cartoony aesthetics. I'd argue that Overwatch plays more like a MOBA with a shooting minigame than an actual shooter, as your ability to track and land shots doesn't matter nearly as much as your ability to position yourself for objectives and knowing when to use your unique skills/ultimates: largely the reason why I'll keep playing TF2 and not Overwatch.

Cramit845 · May 2016

Lobotomist said:

Playing for 2 days now

Here is the review in a nutshell :

Did you like TF2 ? Did you play TF2 for over 1000 hours ?
This game is basically TF3+

So nuff said. Based on this you know all you need to know to do a purchase or not.

P.S:
Im glad Blizzard didnt go for F2P. It will keep the player base more mature.

This is good to know, now not concerned with trying it much at all.

Ikeda · May 2016

Install was less than 30 minutes. I'm going in. I was going to wait for the box to show up but the anticipation is killin me.

achesoma · May 2016

Darksworm said:

Very fun game, but wish I could just create a character and play that instead of hopping across so many different ones depending on the game. Feels like a MOBA in that respect.

This is the exact reason I can't get into MOBAs. I hate being forced to learn all the characters/roles and constantly swapping.

Lobotomist · May 2016

Lawlmonster said:

Lobotomist said:

Playing for 2 days now

Here is the review in a nutshell :

Did you like TF2 ? Did you play TF2 for over 1000 hours ?
This game is basically TF3+

So nuff said. Based on this you know all you need to know to do a purchase or not.

P.S:
Im glad Blizzard didnt go for F2P. It will keep the player base more mature.

I've logged over 2k hours of TF2, have done some competitive leaguing, and the two games play nothing alike beyond being class shooters with cartoony aesthetics. I'd argue that Overwatch plays more like a MOBA with a shooting minigame than an actual shooter, as your ability to track and land shots doesn't matter nearly as much as your ability to position yourself for objectives and knowing when to use your unique skills/ultimates: largely the reason why I'll keep playing TF2 and not Overwatch.

Maybe you didnt play it much ?

Most of top TF2 players agree and posted many posts on the topics.

Ofcourse its not 100% same. But that that would be ridicilous, dont you think ?

Lawlmonster · May 2016

Lobotomist said:

Lawlmonster said:

Lobotomist said:

Playing for 2 days now

Here is the review in a nutshell :

Did you like TF2 ? Did you play TF2 for over 1000 hours ?
This game is basically TF3+

So nuff said. Based on this you know all you need to know to do a purchase or not.

P.S:
Im glad Blizzard didnt go for F2P. It will keep the player base more mature.

I've logged over 2k hours of TF2, have done some competitive leaguing, and the two games play nothing alike beyond being class shooters with cartoony aesthetics. I'd argue that Overwatch plays more like a MOBA with a shooting minigame than an actual shooter, as your ability to track and land shots doesn't matter nearly as much as your ability to position yourself for objectives and knowing when to use your unique skills/ultimates: largely the reason why I'll keep playing TF2 and not Overwatch.

Maybe you didnt play it much ?

Most of top TF2 players agree and posted many posts on the topics.

Ofcourse its not 100% same. But that that would be ridicilous, dont you think ?

Played about ten hours so far, and many of those same pro TF2 players will be the first to tell you that the similarities end at the class shooter and aesthetic portions of the game. Muselk, as an example, thinks they're different enough to warrant playing both, and if you enjoy Overwatch for what it is I don't see why you wouldn't. Totalbiscuit, although not a pro TF2 player, also shares the opinion that they're somewhat the same but play very differently from one another.

Anecdotally, what I've seen has been that players who haven't spent time with Overwatch see it superficially as a TF2 clone, because of the classes and the capture-point objectives, as they haven't had an opportunity to explore the differences in the shooting mechanics. The handling and co-op team play is very different. Due to class skills, ultimates, and being more focused upon positioning and when to use these skills rather than your ability to shoot well, it feels like a shooter that's made for people who don't play shooters, whereas being successful in a game like TF2 is much more reliant upon your ability to shoot well.

Leon1e · May 2016

Lobotomist said:

P.S:
Im glad Blizzard didnt go for F2P. It will keep the player base more mature.

Just out of curiosity ... do you still believe in Santa and the unicorns?

I'm asking because judging by CSGO's community (a premium esports) you are talking nonsense.

Psyqotiq · May 2016

I'm going to try it but I'm not holding my breath. Frankly, the only game of Blizzard's I spent a significant amount of time on was WoW. As far as FPS goes, this one seems rather shallow in terms of progression.

Sid_Vicious · May 2016

I may taste it.

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