Overwatch

agnes · 5 May 2016 at 13:31

AStaley said:
Have this pre-ordered, but can't decide if I want to play the beta or keep it as a totally fresh experience for when it is released in a couple of weeks time. Game looks like so much fun.

I'd strongly suggest playing it. Tactically, you won't get an advantage simply due to no upgrades, only skins. And you can sample heroes. Which people can do when the game comes out.

I'd play early simply as it's just good fun. No point in denying your self that.

Barry_H · 5 May 2016 at 14:04

It's fun for sure, but my beta download must be bugged.

Everyone else seems to have a Team Deathmatch splash screen at the start, and not an objective-based one, like mine. :mad:

uncle_rufus · 5 May 2016 at 14:16

If it's anything like TF2 then just find a group who want to play the objective and absolutely wreck face... That's how you "mold" the playerbase into not treating it as a straight deathmatch game over time

Barry_H · 5 May 2016 at 14:28

Aye, I guess it's only beta, and it will be a free-for-all for a while.

Radec · 5 May 2016 at 15:23

Only thing irritating me are the people who think heroes might need balancing.

valkia · 5 May 2016 at 15:28

Radec said:
Only thing irritating me are the people who think heroes might need balancing.

Yeah, every hero is great in the right hands. If someone is playing a hero incorrectly vrs someone who is playing a hero correctly, they'll claim a balance is needed.

llamadal · 5 May 2016 at 15:36

So many idiots in this game, not playing objectives and trying to death match.

Had a game with 3 snipers on a king of the hill map

Bennie-Mac · 5 May 2016 at 15:40

I find it funny the amount of people who whine in the chat about "So no-one is a healer then? Noobs!" meanwhile they are the 3rd Soldier 76 on defence or some such nonsense.

Everyone has the ability to switch hero, if it means that much to you, press H and do it yourself there champ.

Sega Mega Dave · 5 May 2016 at 16:01

Radec said:
Only thing irritating me are the people who think heroes might need balancing.

For public matches having a bastion, reinhardt and a healer is insta win. Not seen the combo lose.

Also of course heroes need balancing, they will constantly need balancing like in every game like this, as they're far from perfect currently.

imginy · 5 May 2016 at 16:03

Game plays well on my 280x haven't done benchmark but it hasnt dropped below 60 on epic

chris-82 · 5 May 2016 at 16:18

imginy said:
Game plays well on my 280x haven't done benchmark but it hasnt dropped below 60 on epic

same here,i was pleasantly surprised.

Mynight · 5 May 2016 at 16:24

Sega Mega Dave said:
For public matches having a bastion, reinhardt and a healer is insta win. Not seen the combo lose.

Also of course heroes need balancing, they will constantly need balancing like in every game like this, as they're far from perfect currently.

To be fair I've wiped out a fair few of that setup playing the missile woman.

One strat we played with was 2 healers, 2 tanks and 2 bastions. Shields kept swapping out when down.

They couldn't get out of spawn

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TriedandTested · 5 May 2016 at 16:28

It it normal to go 20-0 on your first game?

Next match someone had a killstreak of 40.

Mynight · 5 May 2016 at 16:29

TriedandTested said:
It it normal to go 20-0 on your first game?

Next match someone had a killstreak of 40.

Testing out their hacks already

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Sega Mega Dave · 5 May 2016 at 16:44

Mynight said:
To be fair I've wiped out a fair few of that setup playing the missile woman.

One strat we played with was 2 healers, 2 tanks and 2 bastions. Shields kept swapping out when down.

They couldn't get out of spawn .

Personally though i dont see the fun in that? It's what will bring this game down if people dont try and counter such picks which knowing how pub games go they wont.

Mynight · 5 May 2016 at 16:56

Sega Mega Dave said:
Personally though i dont see the fun in that? It's what will bring this game down if people dont try and counter such picks which knowing how pub games go they wont.

It's definitely not something to repeat.

Spawn camp is kinda boring.

Cern · 5 May 2016 at 17:17

Just had a look at Overwatch beta and my initial impression was that TTK is insanely low. Gameplay seems focused on learning each Hero's main method for cheesy kills and rinse and repeat, respawning if someone pulls theirs off on you first. I guess because it's open beta everyone is just playing it like a death match which doesn't help, but gameplay seems somewhat aimed at the attention deficient.

TriedandTested · 5 May 2016 at 17:47

Mynight said:
Testing out their hacks already .

It was me that went 20-0 on my first go with the cowboy character.

Dont know if the guy was hacking, but we had them pinned in a bit.

Biggler · 5 May 2016 at 18:01

TriedandTested said:
It it normal to go 20-0 on your first game?

Next match someone had a killstreak of 40.

I went 35-0 on my first game

I was dead chuffed with myself.... then I realised I was playing against bots!

imginy · 5 May 2016 at 18:28

The ping is pretty high in this game 110ms

Anyone else have same problem?

In other games im normally below 20

Edit: seems to have sorted it self out it running under 20 now