Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
I would recommend looking up the term ironic as nothing about that statement is ironic.
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Overwatch has 7 million+ players
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wipeout364
Member
Clearly you haven't been reading many overwatch threads.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
The statement coming from the source it came from was ironic.
Worry about support all you want, that's fair.
Calling it niche though is a real stretch. It's the most approachable and friendly shooter in years.
backflip10019
Member
Well deserved. Congrats Blizzard.
Check their Cs Twitter feed. They acknowledged being down for hours. It was global afaik.
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
Again no it wasn't because I don't have a grudge against any games.
you don't need to check back to know the game will have a extremely healthy userbase for several years.
FacelessSamurai
..but cry so much I wish I had some
I have a feeling this game will have longs legs. Wouldn't be surprised if it's also discounted on the Blizzard Store and on Xbox Live / PSN by Christmas to get even more sales this holiday season.
Leafhopper
Banned
orthodoxy1095
Banned
I never said you had a grudge. I highlighted a particular sentence. You calling out someone else's "schtick" is just hilarious. You have one of the most well-known schticks on this forum.
civilstrife
Member
If Overwatch is casual, TF2 is too.
jediyoshi
Member
Let's ask Hearthstone.
It has casual appeal but it also has high level appeal so I think it will stay popular nicely.
Not really. I have seen a lot of pro matches already.
Interfectum
Member
Arkeband is pro player, he's mastered OW already.
Spacecowboy77
Member
Well deserved, game is a blast
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
My schtick usually involves confronting driveby posts with a well articulated one accompanied by links to back up the points being made if you look at the posts I typically reply to in topics, (usually ones not involving humor). You don't know what irony means.
Steve Youngblood
Member
I don't really know what this is all about and I don't really care. But can we knock it off with this stupid pissing match in here?
"All according to blizzkaku."
Translator note: blizzkaku isn't a Japanese word and this is a bad joke.
Samurai G0SU
Member
Ill add to this number soon on pc. 
excited.
excited.
EatinOlives
Member
That was actually one of the constant criticisms being thrown around TF2 as well.
This game ain't going anywhere for a long time.
I believe this number doesn't include the WoW pass nor the Korean sales
Diablo 3 was more than 7.7 million after the first week combining it all
Seeing the support the other games get (Diablo 3 with its big patches and seasons every 3/4 months, Hearthstone and its 786 expansions, HotS with new heroes every 3-4 weeks and a shocking amount of new maps) is super exciting for someone loving OW right now.
AdventureRacing
Member
As are LoL, heartstone, COD, GTA and most of the biggest games. It has enough depth to still be interesting to top players. The fact that it's accessible is a good thing for its longevity not the other way round.
Empty Space
Member
Maybe at release, but now with all the various weapons that do different things and in some cases completely change a character I think TF2 is probably one of the most complex shooters on the market. Mind you there's nothing wrong with casual I mean WoW was casual relative to most of it competition, and it became the mmo gold standard.
Longevity will depend far more on the level of post release support the game receives than any other variables at this point so it's best to wait and see how Blizzatd handles that before making predictions either way. But one thing is for sure it's off to one helluva great start.
1st Course
Member
Allegedly it sold 1m in China in 2 days
https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/737665445583564800
edit: details from reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/...manently_banned_1572_players_in_china/d3su5jc
https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/737665445583564800
edit: details from reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/...manently_banned_1572_players_in_china/d3su5jc
Darkstorne
Member
How!? If it was F2P like Dota 2 I could understand but... for a game that plays like many F2P MOBAs, sells cosmetics like F2P MOBAs, but launches at $60?
That is an insanely impressive achievement, and I'm now worried that I'm missing out on something amazing, at the same time as feeling lucky I've avoided a new strain of crack.
That is an insanely impressive achievement, and I'm now worried that I'm missing out on something amazing, at the same time as feeling lucky I've avoided a new strain of crack.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
It is not a moba.
game's been out for 10 days now, c'mon it's not a moba...
I doubt anything f2p out there plays or looks or feels as good as this btw. People like to say the game has little content now, but when you look at everything closely, each map and each hero, a lot of work went into them to make them feel, look and sound as good as they do, far more than just good enough you would get elsewhere or not even that.
I doubt anything f2p out there plays or looks or feels as good as this btw. People like to say the game has little content now, but when you look at everything closely, each map and each hero, a lot of work went into them to make them feel, look and sound as good as they do, far more than just good enough you would get elsewhere or not even that.
Well there is your reason it will stay high like... League of Legends, CS:GO, Hearthstone... all games that are casual.
lolno
Darkstorne
Member
I haven't played it, so I wouldn't know. From what little I've seen it looks like a first person spin on MOBAs. Which is awesome. Mutiplayer Online Battle Arena seems to describe Overwatch perfectly. It's objective based, like MOBAs, and it's all about team makeup and hero picks.
It's not a moba, from playing. There's no lanes or spawning NPCs etc. It's just PVP. It's basically Team Fortress 3. It is a really really good, casual game - which is why it will do well.
Darkstorne
Member
Awesome, thanks for explaining =) Sounds like a really good mix of some popular MOBA elements and classic FPS PVP. I'll have to pick it up when it goes on sale one day. I enjoyed TF2 a lot but always wanted more MOBA-like character variety.
Wafflecakes
Member
Hopefully it will have long legs like most Blizzard games.
As much as I enjoy the modes we have, I would like some more variety.
As much as I enjoy the modes we have, I would like some more variety.
Felix Lighter
Member
I can't believe even Blizzard anticipated that kind of start.
kraspkibble
Permabanned.
awesome! i enjoyed the beta and will pick the game up at some point. got a few more games to focus on then i can spend all my time playing overwatch.
Eh, it's not really MOBA at all. A lot of the character variety just replaces load outs in your typical shooter. The biggest two things the game does differently are a) throws team death match out the door, meaning they can balance characters for team-based game play without having to worry about them being viable in TDM. This is basically most of the support characters who without question win or lose the match. Also b) Blizard's legendary MMR. A total casual being able to jump in and go 50% win rate is huge. I mean you can't sit back and let your team do all of the work and expect to win, but if you are trying your hardest Blizzard's MMR algorithms seem to do a great job of keeping skill sets relatively even on both your team and on opponents.
I guess the only real MOBA-like thing is part A. That they can have characters that support. Well, and the game is very much "the right tool for the right job". One of the hybrid maps we had an amazing game with no tanks on the assault and we capped in less than two minutes. Then after we capped we switched out to three tanks and ran non-stop to the end. This game is all about the team, which is definitely more MOBA than typical shooter I guess.
Three of their last four releases have been
Hearthstone
Reaper of Souls (aka D3 2.0)
Overwatch
Even Heroes has been relatively well received and has generated it's own strong following.
Their only "dark years" arguably were 2003-2010 where the only thing they released was WoW and expansions for it. But even then... You have 10M paying subs a month... You have to support them.
Edit - oh obviously D3 launch was THE dark year.......... I have blocked it from my memory. But they redeemed themselves for that with the brilliant RoS reboot.
fluffydelusions
Member
On PC at least, being a Blizzard game means it will be popular for a LONG time.