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Overwatch - Blizzard's latest game

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  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,246 CMod ✭✭✭✭Nody


    Picked up standard edition because 20 EUR for a Hearthstone card back (only other in game item I'd see regularly) is not worth the money.


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,326 ✭✭✭Zapp Brannigan


    No Mac client, interesting. Usually Blizzard are quite good for launching their games with OSX support.


  • Registered Users Posts: 27 Belox


    To tell the truth was quite surprised with the price for that game that is quite high even for standard edition! Will be waiting for Cyber Monday to order this one.


  • Registered Users Posts: 23,128 ✭✭✭✭TheDoc


    Belox wrote: »
    To tell the truth was quite surprised with the price for that game that is quite high even for standard edition! Will be waiting for Cyber Monday to order this one.

    Not really. Blizzard expansions now are going for the price of a normal game.

    Most blizzard titles now go for the €40-50 mark. And I'm totally fine with that. The quality and longevity speaks for itselves. And very few companies can stand near them when it comes to after launch support.

    You'll pay €40 for Overwatch, and that helps to pay for a dedicated post go live team who will deal with issues, balancing etc.

    I bought SC2 on release and while I didn't buy the expansions, I got a good year out of SC2, and was ridicuclous value for money. As is pretty much any WoW expansion I buy.

    I've pre-ordered the new WoW expansion legion which is coming in at the €40-50 mark, and will probably also grab Overwatch as from watching a few favourites streamers play it, looks incredibly promising and enjoyable.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,905 ✭✭✭Noxin


    Huge beta this weekend with massive amounts of invites going out.
    Check your emails.


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  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 14,681 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dcully


    Cannot wait to try this, i was hoping i could buy into the beta like they had for heroes of the storm.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,905 ✭✭✭Noxin


    Dcully wrote: »
    Cannot wait to try this, i was hoping i could buy into the beta like they had for heroes of the storm.

    Didn't get an invite for this weekend :(

    Booooooo


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 14,681 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dcully


    None here either :(


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,905 ✭✭✭Noxin


    Another wave of invites went out as beta is live again.

    Still none for me :(


  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 28,633 Mod ✭✭✭✭Shiminay


    Was watching some streams of this last night. It looks rather fun, but I know it's just going to be awful to play "public" cause the teamwork is vital.

    Definitely on my "interested" list having seen it in action. It's got a fun style and aesthetic whilst being a pretty action packed kinda game.


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  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 28,633 Mod ✭✭✭✭Shiminay


    Was watching some streams of this last night. It looks rather fun, but I know it's just going to be awful to play "public" cause the teamwork is vital.

    Definitely on my "interested" list having seen it in action. It's got a fun style and aesthetic whilst being a pretty action packed kinda game.




  • Looks like a cross between TF2 and Splatoon at a glance


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,905 ✭✭✭Noxin


    Open beta starting tomorrow. Looking forward to trying this out. Getting very good reviews.


  • Registered Users Posts: 10,013 ✭✭✭✭Wonda-Boy


    Yeah looks good, might try get it on PC as its too much run and gun for PS4 me thinks. Mouse and keyboard FTW


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,799 ✭✭✭Benzino


    Is it not starting on Thursday?


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,905 ✭✭✭Noxin


    Benzino wrote: »
    Is it not starting on Thursday?
    Sorry Thursday yea. (although it does say 12am 5th so whatever way you want to look at it. Late tomorrow night / Early Thursday morning.)


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,799 ✭✭✭Benzino


    Noxin wrote: »
    Sorry Thursday yea. (although it does say 12am 5th so whatever way you want to look at it. Late tomorrow night / Early Thursday morning.)

    Got my hopes up ha :) looking forward to it, not a lot of great FPS games these past few years, hoping it's up to the usual Blizzard standard!


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,909 ✭✭✭SeantheMan


    Noxin wrote: »
    Open beta starting tomorrow. Looking forward to trying this out. Getting very good reviews.

    Wow...what a way to try take the steam out of BattleBorn's sails. It released today !


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,784 ✭✭✭froog


    Yep looking forward to this. Tf2 is one of my most played and favourite games of all time but it's high time for something new in that genre.


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,909 ✭✭✭SeantheMan


    Is there a way to preload the BETA ?


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,905 ✭✭✭Noxin


    SeantheMan wrote: »
    Noxin wrote: »
    Open beta starting tomorrow. Looking forward to trying this out. Getting very good reviews.

    Wow...what a way to try take the steam out of BattleBorn's sails. It released today !
    Every report I've read says they are very quite different games. BattleBorn being a lot more MOBA based.
    Just similar art styles.
    They say Overwatch and Paladins is much more alike than BattleBorn.
    I've not tried BB yet so can't comment (missed the open beta).
    Paladins - I wasn't very sold on. I messing about with it on the weekend.
    Hoping I enjoy this beta for OW. If I do, I'l buy it.


  • Registered Users Posts: 12,473 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    Amazon germany still has beta codes, don't think the UK does anymore and didn't try anywhere else. PSN should also be an option but might be safer to use amazon.de

    code get's sent almost instantly.


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,160 ✭✭✭tok9


    Played 2 matched on PS4 with Reaper and Lucio.

    I have to say I had a load of fun in both matches. I'll need to play a lot more to check on balancing etc but I was generally impressed.

    It looks very nice on console and ran smoothly, I didn't notice any drop.

    Reaper is great. Just constantly going in with two shotguns. I can see it taking a while to get to grips with all the characters but I knew him (and probably Genji) would be my favourites.

    I just picked Lucio as it tells you when your team doesn't have certain character builds and we didn't have support. He did take a while to get used to, I didn't even realise I could kill people with him till late on.

    Hopefully I'll get a few games in before work in the morning too.


  • Registered Users Posts: 18,689 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    No Mac client, interesting. Usually Blizzard are quite good for launching their games with OSX support.

    Haven't Apple been pretty bad with GPU drivers (and using underpowered GPUs) lately?

    TBH I can't stand their design direction for the past few years, the machines are completely consumer-unfriendly.


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 14,681 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dcully


    Preordered on PC and got my early access keys few days ago, played a bit lastnight and this evening, game is awesome.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,799 ✭✭✭Benzino


    Thanks to OSiriS I was able to get in early. Really enjoying it so far, it's just a bunch of fun, the variety in characters is excellent, really looking forward to playing more now.


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,889 ✭✭✭evad_lhorg


    Anyone got a spare xbox code? :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,905 ✭✭✭Noxin


    Got in early thanks to OSiriS myself :D

    Day1 thought, I'm kinda meh which in turn has me very disappointed. I was really looking forward to it.
    Maybe I just haven't played it enough or am completely $hite?
    Truth be told, I'm having a bad fps day in general so that might be hurting it. Terrible in CSGO. Not great in BF4 either.
    This I started out well. Plenty of kill streaks and the first 6 games were all wins. Got a few level ups and some crate. All good. Nice to see some progression etc..
    I feel there is some balance issues to work out.
    Everywhere I look the top killer is Bastion?? (not sure if right name, robot dude who turns into a standing turret)
    Fukcer is camping in every corner.
    I played Winston a bit and couldn't get my head around him at all. His gun is muck. Extremely close range floppy dick lightning sprayer that seems to do sweet fook all. Usually by the time I got close, I was getting wrecked.
    The sniper gal I enjoyed somewhat. Although like I said - bad fps day so my aim was pretty off.
    There was some character there that I couldnt figure out how to attack with. Ít didn't seem to have one. Was using some sort of a gravity gun that said hold to charge which did nothing at all. Ran into enemies full on allahu snackbar to die asap with that one.
    Another chick I did well with was able to buff others with a shield, buff herself with a shield and had some weak attacks. Still enjoyed her.
    The engineer dude who plants a turret is op as fook. I placed that thing down and just watched the kills rack up.

    Again, like I said. Bad fps day in general. I'll be testing plenty more every day over this beta. I've not given up hope yet. :P


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,160 ✭✭✭tok9


    I like that the game ends, showing some of the top players in the match. Whether it be heals, kills or whatever. Helps get rid of the whole K/D ratio that everyone who plays online seems to care about.

    I'm not sure what the likes do after (and I don't like that you can like yourself) but it's a cool way of appreciating good play.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,905 ✭✭✭Noxin


    tok9 wrote: »
    Helps get rid of the whole K/D ratio that everyone who plays online seems to care about.

    Sadly this is still all people seem to care about. So many times people are standing off the objective trying to get kills instead of escorting.

    Worst thing about this sort of game is playing with pugs. Feel like banging my head against a wall after the last three games :P


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