Overwatch - How it Feels to Watch a Game you Love Decay

[@Legend-of-Kai]

Hey guys, bit of a different video here. It's one I've been tossing around for months now and I guess I finally cracked and felt I needed to get it out there. I appreciate those of you who have given it a watch regardless, it's certainly more raw than my usual upbeat stuff. Update - Looks like we finally got some of our wishes with the latest dev post. Fingers crossed!

[@arandomname3575]

Ok

[@lumirairazbyte9697]

Even if Blizzard reintroduces 6v6, the potential returning players may not stick around for long. They may have a sense of “Nostalgia”, but they will eventually play something else or take new responsibilities as they grow up. Think about what happened with World of Warcraft Classic: It had a resurgence of players but eventually the playerbase became the same as before.

[@graysonwells21]

Can you tell me what songs were used in the video? Wanted to give a few of them a full listen

[@Creamsicles]

@@graysonwells21you could try using Shazam or look for a browser extension that can identify music if you’re on a browser

[@Criticalthinker1010]

What do you think about marvel rivals ???

[@caiacw]

Overwatch used to be one of my favorite games and I spent entire hours on it every day. It’s what helped me through middle school and high school, as I was in a terrible place in that period and this game was my only escape from reality. I don’t cry easily, but I cried when they revealed that they wouldn’t have released the PvE mode anymore. I had looked forward to it so passionately that this was my last straw to consider Overwatch actually dead. All I could feel was disappointment. I have so much nostalgia of the first Overwatch, the one and only Overwatch. I’ll forever treasure my memories of it dearly.

[@milesrodger3724]

God I miss peak Overwatch. Got me through college

[@k.2167]

as a tf2 fan i miss it to

[@chewiephasma3378]

Man Im about to start going through college and I wish there was something as special as OW1 rn to get me through it.

[@bismarckus5745]

Tf2 was so good. I got rid of my computer before the big changes to the different kits came in. I think only Soldier and Sniper had them at the time. Maybe another idk. But OW really scratched that itch. Before tf2 the closest to that experience was Return to Castle Wolfenstein MP. It's weird how the games we play carry nostalgia for the age we were.

[@samirbhatia5211]

That’s pretty sad

[@BootyMan64]

Real

[@Hilversumborn]

I’ll admit, I never played or was a fan of Overwatch. But I can’t help but feel bad for the fanbase.

[@camrendavis6650]

As a Paladins fan...f**k 'em!

[@ShafikKrissoondatt]

​@@camrendavis6650your game lacks more soul then overwatch does, both games are shit

[@travisabr1294]

They bitch about everything no matter what.

[@dziosdzynes7663]

overwatch fans are mostly gays so you shouldnt feel bad for them

[@hexit7777]

@@ShafikKrissoondattpaladins is what overwatch wishes it was

[@NefertitiAphrodite]

Overwatch lived for so long without updates because of how strong the community was, people interacted with eachother in games alot with voicelines and that, and because of the respect the devs had for fans doing fun things like penguin mei, the game pretty much was built on community, their mistake was destroying that.

[@berthenge]

This gets overlooked a lot. Say anything in chat now and you get banned. Nobody has any conversation now. It's used for comms ping doesn't cover mostly likely cheating.

[@itzcuzimbatman7876]

Guess I'm a masochist, give me back my Temple of Anubis, Volskaya, Hanamura

[@stelliana_vkei]

Just play arcade lol

[@FTX4816]

They were nessicary skill checks

[@creeperstkoed6282]

As someone who started in season 5 of ow1 and still is grinding and playing in ow2, it hurts to go back and watch old overwatch clips I miss ow1 so much :(

[@LynetteTheMadScientist]

Overwatch was such an important feature of my life. I was obsessed with it for 2 years. I met my husband on that game. We dressed as Reaper and Mei for our wedding. And now everything about it from lore to gameplay is just painful.

[@shooshiwhooshi8736]

I'm still having loads of fun with the game. I just play what I want most of the time and try my best and I'm still addicted. The thing that I hated the most with Overwatch 2 is the PvE cancellation. That really stung the most.

[@redactedusernameconfirmed]

Same, but sadly, the only new things I like from OW2 are the new heroes. Except from Mauga.

[@sir_gort]

@@redactedusernameconfirmed Personally, I despise Venture. Basically DPS Doomfist but way worse, plus the health regen passive (which should've never happened to begin with).

[@Legend-of-Kai]

From a casual perspective I still love it as well. I'm lucky to have a group of friends that still plays it to this day and we enjoy ourselves most of the time. None of us play tank anymore though LOL

[@xypher321]

hog hook+sym turrets: original microwave. ram+mauga ult combo: next gen microwave.

[@tiojosh5571]

We're lucky that we only have one tank

[@Retr0Duck]

​@@tiojosh5571 lucky? Most of the balance problems come from only having 1 tank

[@LillaVargR]

@@Retr0Ducknah it comes from the fact the overwatch team cant balance the fucking game and that we have bi seasonal patches. We had loads of balancing problems when they had slow patches in overwatch 1 to but when they sped it up to 1 patch every one or two weeks the balance was damn near perfect.

[@Jm-ki4su]

man, i loved overwatch during 16' and 17'. it's so sad seeing a game with such promise just rot away

[@KINGVAMP_954]

I will never forget building my first PC in 2018 and finally being able to boot up Overwatch. Got my first genji blade POTG that day. One of the best days of my life. Seeing the gradual demise of this game is honestly crushing.

[@Fodder_ong]

as a player since 2017, it truly is upsetting to see what can happen to one of your favorite games of all time...

[@mlgodzilla4206]

Man, even for people who didn’t play, it was something that felt unique. 2016-2017 was probably the best year to be a fan, it was new and fresh and lots of people were just doing all kinds of things with these great characters

[@RAntonio93]

This game got me through the worst depression and the pandemic. Fell in love with the 6v6 format. Would grind hours every day. Today I can barely play more than a few hours a day. Maybe I am just old, and out grew the game. But the game isn’t the same game at all

[@Oscar-b5b4x]

I can’t believe it’s almost been 10 years

[@LetsReadPodcast]

Sad part is, if they bring back 6v6, we’re just back to square one in hoping they know how to balance it. In addition to all these tanks designed for 5v5. It’s just gonna be another endless mish mash of bad decisions, completely disregarding anything their player base says and obsessing over “data”, while also trying to switch up metas to keep things “interesting”. We all see the writing on the wall and this pig has been cooked since the very beginning.

[@Mediados]

With 6v6 coming back, Overwatch just took 4 years to evolve backwards. While I want the old Overwatch, it doesn't really make what they've done with the OW2 scam acceptable.

[@hexit7777]

The people. It’s the people I met in those 4 am solo que ranked sessions that I miss.

[@MySOisaTurnip]

I feel no joy when I boot up this game, and always log off in misery. How I yearn for the days when Overwatch didn't make me wanna eat razor blades.

[@AlexandreLMB]

So don't play it? lol

[@MySOisaTurnip]

@@AlexandreLMB Haven't touched it since leaving my comment. Don't intend to reinstall anytime soon. Thanks for stating the obvious. lol

[@AlexandreLMB]

@@MySOisaTurnip You're welcome!

[@hemangchauhan2864]

I'm not a multiplayer gamer, but Overwatch was just the right game for me (at casual level). Jeff Kaplen's dev updates were some of the first direct developer communications I've seen. Also was my intro online Fandoms and Twitter. I played from 2017 to 2019 and stopped. I revisited OW1 in 2022 just before it's closure and it was so different. Jeff's departure seems to have affected the game.

[@OCPrunsthecops]

The talent Blizzard had on staff as soon as they began to leave is what weakened their IP's especially Overwatch. Kaplan qutting was a huge blow to the Overwatch community. He was the heart & brains behind it. I loved playing Overwatch with my friends. Always something to look forward to. I played Overwatch 2 maybe 3 times & they weren't even full sessions. I just didn't have it in me anymore. It felt strange. The good days were magical & they're over. Microsoft gutting all their staff especially their new IP Odyssey further kills my faith that anything interesting will come out of Blizzard new & old. My passions are something else now.

[@xEvilRaptorx]

Jeff leaving was the ultimate sign that bLizzard is dead. Whoever took over is just a Lizard dancing around in Blizzard's clothes.

[@OCPrunsthecops]

@@xEvilRaptorx Aaron Keller replaced him & yeah he's not charming @ all. He's just there like you said. Kaplan has real passion & real ideas. He's a community gamer @ heart which is what is needed for these companies. It's real sad how things have become.

[@xEvilRaptorx]

@@OCPrunsthecops even if he stayed it doesn't mean things would be better. He was fighting against the corpo greed since ow1 launched prolly. Just nice to know he didn't entirely cave and become their mouthpiece

[@OCPrunsthecops]

@@xEvilRaptorx EXACTLY yep. Blizzard is already tainted & there was no going back to the golden age. Only way to save the company @ that time is to get rid of the toxic waste garbage + Kotick in 1 stroke

[@BlazeLycan]

As a Support player who played since release, there are mainly 3 things that I dislike about Overwatch 2. 1. Lack of ability synergy. While there are plenty of ultimate combos, it feels as though there's not enough standard ability combos. Tank was always the heaviest on this, but it's rare that that even factors into my decision making or comms in OW2 these days. To some extent, this is due to the new hero designs. Kiriko's Suzu doesn't really setup another ability or capitalize from one, while Illari's abilities are almost completely defensive. But even then, there are combos that we should see more of that we just don't. You can rush amp speed a Bastion's turret form, or help your Tracer's flank by teleporting to them on Kiriko to help take down their target. But it just doesn't happen, and I think it's unironically because of the solo tank. Illari's Pylon is not really going to be used to help your Ashe's flank angle if it means you get fucked instead. Amped Speed Bastion wont matter if the tank doesn't enable it. And if I TP to my Tracer as Kiriko, you can bet that either our Tank will die, or our second Support will die. I WANT a team experience when I play, but OW2 feels a lot more like everyone is for themselves as the few combos that do exist, mostly penalizes your team more than it helps. 2. The Rank resets. I was mid-to-high Masters for years both before and after OW2. For two seasons before the first Rank reset, I had even climbed to GM3 well after many other people did during the supposed rank inflation who mostly fell down anyways by the time I got up there. With the first Rank reset, I could not break out of D5-M5 and would constantly hover on the border. My understanding is that they bothced the reset so hard, that it resulted in the entire community getting their ranks massively deflated. This is part of the reason why M3 is enough to get into Top 500 now; it's literally more valuable now. That, and probably less high tier players playing the game now. 3. The weekly challenges. If I want to complete my battle pass to 200 levels, I have to grind all the weekly challenges. Playing about ~30 games of QP, of which ~13 of them are all roles (90% Tank, 9% DPS, and 1% Support) is extremely unfun and the sheer rage of constantly playing my worst role (Tank) in a mode where people play a lot worse than they do in Ranked is probably not good for my health. It's gotten better now with less challenges total, but the most problematic ones are still around. Ffs, last I played Valorant, I could complete their weekly challenges in 3-5 games or so without suffering, and I'm ass at that game.

[@diogo763]

It's crazy looking back and seeing how many design choices other games took from overwatch, from the end screen cards, potg, menu designs and overall gameplat design. And now seeing what once was a huge influential game to not only players but the industry as a whole, be place in such a sad state

[@kemsatofficial]

The PvP was always going to be problematic, but losing the PvE is what killed it for a lot of people, specially the more casual crowd that doesn’t play Competitive Mode.

[@AlexTommo]

Don't think I'll ever experience that feeling where you load up Overwatch, a random hero will appear on the main menu and then you hear that unforgettable theme song. It would make you so hyped to play. Now the main menu is completely void of any kind of similar feeling. It's empty and I hate it.

[@musicaman8683]

The game is in a slightly better state now but I’m still pissed that they scrapped the PVE, including the rest of the story missions.

[@spew42]

Personally I find the game is still in a pretty bad place. I just don't think 5v5 works tbh.

[@kevinhardy8997]

I loved Overwatch years 1-4. Best gaming ever.

[@SweetLouPhotography]

1:36 was excited to hear the Katakuri observation haki sound here lol. Great vid, you really hit the nail on the head with this one

[@duzhidoes1111]

The story, the cinematics the investment into fun arcade events.. all traded in for expensive skins and a flailing game balance.. so sad

[@Seoul_Soldier]

I had to quit when 5 v 5 was announced. I was a main tank, my friend was an offtank brawler. Without 6 v 6 our preferred way to play the game was no longer an option. Paladins is pretty fun though, and Fragpunk is coming out soon.

[@MrFuggleGuggle]

Darn. Now I’ll never know which original character was going to be retconned as gay. Again.

[@drivers2037]

I cannot believe I miss loot boxes....

[@kevinenloe6470]

I miss overwatch one so much it hurts. Me and my friends would play all the time since 2016. Im so sad it’s gone.

[@Keldiur]

Slight correction. Bastion only had a shield during early closed beta. He also only had about 90° of movement in turret form, but corners were a thing. Release Bastion was never changed till OW2.

[@cheesykebs708]

as much as i doom and gloom over OW2 i still remember clearly why i stopped played overwatch 1, 6v6(double shield + brig) and the 2 capture point mode. My main concern with OW2 is the complete lack of lore/cinematics and the monetization/ how much more effort they put into making skins and advertisements than developing existing characters, with some recent seasons it's felt as though no real changes or advancements have been made, like we're going to a new season just to sell another battlepass full of cosmetics I wont use or notice in gameplay. it also really doesn't help when the 2nd biggest issue to the community is kiriko and mercy getting too many skins like please there are bigger fish to fry than wanting more options to waste your money

[@mewtwohavoka]

Yes, the steady decline in any sort of lore content for the heroes has been sad to watch. She’s been out for over a year now and Illari is still detached from everything else in the series. We got Lifeweaver as an expansion of Symmetra’s backstory, but nothing to actually bring either of them any closer to the main storyline. I really enjoy the way OW crafts characters, they’re so compelling to me! To have zero follow-through for most on them on any plot points is depressing as hell 😭

[@crystalfemmes7253]

Your breakdown of being an Ana player is so accurate, omg. I feel so seen. 😭 16:25

[@BakuTer]

When i played overwatch for the first time it just felt right in my hands. It was magical. Like really, i lowkey want to cry when i remmeber. I never had so much fun playing videogame before that moment. I ended up playing from lunch until morning of the next day, it scratched my brain in the most perfect spot :D Fun and pretty addicitve gameplay, cool visuals - hero desings, maps, and especially the abilities, so much stuff you could do and the gameplay just consumed me, pulled me in. I never left overwatch even tho i wish i had the strength to do it. I love this game so much from its very core and it used to make me actually happy. Just playing the game, i didnt give a shit about winning or losing, the gameplay itself was enough. Eventually i started to be really frustrated around 2020, everything was repetetive, in my head it felt like i was playing 3 matches over and over all day, my friends started leaving the game, the community got so bad. Ow 2 absolutely destroyed it for me. Like holy moly, that shit is unenjoyable. I´m still hopping on every day, searching for the same feeling it was giving me daily years ago. It´s so sad to feel how something you love is rotting from inside. It will never get better at this point and the community feels it but we just can´t let go.

[@zackftw2748]

Something else that really upset me about overwatch 2 was that they removed LFG (looking for group) I used it literally every single time I played the game

[@CoRxx9]

At 20:40 …. Did you predict Hunt Showdown 1896

[@Malxer]

Cant miss the boring wikipedia summary at the start of every video like this by every youtuber ever

[@jesusosorio3013]

Beautiful video. Thank YOU for making this video ❤

[@Legend-of-Kai]

Thank YOU for watching

[@jesusosorio3013]

@@Legend-of-Kai no u ♥️

[@adrielbearden4060]

I haven’t finished this video, but before I do I’d like to share my opinion. Honestly, I think it’s in a pretty good state right now. Last year it was pain but they’re taking a lot steps in the right direction like adding coins to the battle pass, automatically unlocking new heroes, (Juno is coming soon 👀) and they’re gonna add back 6v6. My only gripe is that the shop skins are still too much. I think if they cut the price 50% it’d be a lot better. I barely got into Overwatch 2 back in January of last year, so as a new player I can understand why people wouldn’t agree with me, but I figured I point out that I think the game feels good right now.

[@soaringfan896]

It's definitely in a better state but after playing marvel rivals with their 6v6 I instantly know that 6v6 is the right way to go. Being a tank and getting focused is not fun for anyone.

[@vitorapollinario9335]

If you barely play overwatch how do you know it is a good state? Doesn't make sense...

[@imnottellingyoumyname3050]

The game state is mostly fine with some poor recent decisions regarding tank making the game currently unfun. Generally speaking people are confusing the feeling of a bad meta with boredom from playing the same game over and over for 7 years.

[@adrielbearden4060]

@@vitorapollinario9335 bruh do you not know how to read? I said I barely started playing for the first time back in January last year. I’ve been playing it since.

[@paulatreides77]

I suspect that most people who say they like 6v6 better played in groups of 3 or more (as it appears you do), and those who prefer 5v5 are either solos or duos. I was a Tank main in OW1 and quit well before the content drought due to how bad playing Tank felt with the crappy Brig/Doom one-two punch of CC-Watch. Also, the 6v6 experience SUCKED as a solo player (on console with 0 comms), as you had little impact on plays and it often felt like you were fighting against 11 other players just to get anything done. I also suspect most OW2 players, a lot of whom are likely coming to OW2 without having played OW1 and from 5v5 games like Valorant, R6S or CSGO/CS2, likely prefer the 5v5 format just because that is closer to what they know. It also does seem like there might be more solo players in general with no group finder in-game, but that might be changing due to improvements in group play. I am not saying 6v6 will not work again (love that double negative), but I am saying it did not keep me in the game either, and everyone seems to be ignoring those heinous role queue times because of Tank players like me quitting the game en masse. I am also worried that adjustments which would need to be made to heroes like JQ or Ram, who are two of my go-to "fun" Tanks, will be too much and will make me enjoy them both much less. I am thinking most 6v6 enjoyers will ultimately bail for Marvel Heroes in a few short months and that OW2 will ultimately stay 5v5 in the main modes after a brief test of 6v6. After 3 whole seasons away from OW2 and returning to give Juno a try, I am on the verge of quitting permanently for Deadlock (and potentially Marvel Heroes) but am willing to give the 6v6 tests a try. I certainly do not know whether 5v5 or 6v6 is "better" or more "fixable," but I do know that the devs are on a Deadlock/Marvel Heroes clock that is coming close to hitting 0 and pulling a good chunk of active players away for good.

[@DigiDestined45]

I remembered playing when the game was new for a few months. But I'm not a competitively motivated person and just had it as part of a routine for a while before dropping it. For me a true PvE experience would have been what would have brought me back. But I won't now. I have to little time to dedicate to a PvP game just to lose because I can't get much practice.

[@QueenPancake-]

I want to go back, i really wanna go back.

[@yobobby9]

As a player since beta who didnt play from 2018-2023. The game since season 9 imo is in a great state, besides mauga I feel the balance is the best its been. I like 5v5 it feels more like an “esport” game than a casual game that 6v6 felt like tbh.

[@lordafrica1347]

One of my favorite memories with overwatch league is tyler 1 overshadowing it

[@Bem-0]

I had such hope, the lore was beautiful and inspiring only for it to be left to gather dust with crumbs of updates

[@gamerbeast3616]

you not very smart they dont give is crumbs of updates

[@davidgabrieltaylor]

I loved 2cp. It forced players to sync ults and get a team wipe to win. It was anti spawn camping. Also since sides switched it was fair even if it favored the defending side.

[@Rays326]

Bastion P. Shield never made it past Alpha.

[@PalaMute]

Concord is unironically way better what i can say in advance from the lengthy Concord gameplay op-ed I'm writting: the win conditions in Concord are positional awareness and aim, the win conditions in Overwatch are team play and hero match up. Any comparison between Concord and Overwatch doesn't find basis in reality. Concord is by all metrics a much more involved and enjoyable experience than Overwatch. I lost count of the times I came out frustrated from a OW match because no matter how good my individual performance was I could never make up for a bad team comp. I never had that frustration in concord.

[@ZarelidT]

It’s the realization that the player base is crap and have no idea how to play or treat others well.

[@noboty4168]

I have long given up on OW. I gave up when they brought in role queue, even. However, one thing I am grateful for are the friends I made in that game, friends I still have even though we don't play anymore. Thank you for this nice trip down memory lane.

[@AverageYTer]

What I want: Tanks - protect the team DPS - kill the enemy team Support - keep your team alive Not: Tanks that do more damage than DPS and support that are ineffective if they aren’t cycling damage with heals

[@thelastasolplayerrip7640]

The fact that I kept noticing the assets they’d reuse in newer gamemodes would really take me out of the experience of playing it. Like imagine playing the starwatch event and realizing the turrets are just reassembled torn turrets was a disappointment.

[@xViperGTR]

It hurts seeing another franchises corporate greed take down a fanbase like Overwatch. Halo has been going through the exact same thing since 343 took over and other games are experiencing this.

[@cthulu4774]

yk when they were making overwatch they said they actively chose 6v6 because it doesnt allow one player to make SUCH a big impact they can carry the whole game and still chose 5v5

[@PurpleLaundry]

This game useto be so important to me. It was my favorite game and early Overwatch will always hold a place in my heart. Made some friends and looked forward to every event. Just sad to see the greed ruin such a gem of a game.

[@chickpoon9607]

1:27 so much nostalgia, the speed boost, the brig & rein. ahh, good ol goats, on anubis

[@netovalcacer359]

I was 600+ on Ow1. I paid full price when it launched because they said 'oh it's expensive because you won't need to pay dlcs'. Then they released Ow2 free with battle pass and a hell of a grind. I didn't even bother to install it. I felt scammed.

[@lukes401k]

I want them to give us back the level borders. I was so close to the silver 4 star border. I need it. I crave it

[@Bass_And_Games]

For about a year, i played OW2 without Ramattra cause i never unlocked him through the battlepass. It wasn’t until i started grinding out my tank comp games that i got him unlocked

[@Roadhog3]

This video was really well made but you did get some things confused. Main tanks create and the space and the off tanks hold the space after that which was left out a little bit. Also you switched main support and flex support. Mercy lucio brig and lifeweaver are main supports while ana bap moira kiri zen and illari are flex supports. Main supports buff your team and provide peel to everyone else while flex supports are more focused on debuffing the enemy team. Examples of buffing are mercy damage boost and lucio speed and the peel is lucio boop brig bash and whipshot lw grip and pedal and other things. Examples of debuffing are ana nade zen discord bap immor kiri suzu. Also support philosophy has changed in ow2 to more damage oriented especially with flex supports. It started in ow1 with zen then bap, then ow2 they add kiri and illari. But other then that confusion good video 👍

[@milesboop]

I used to LOVE playing tank in OW1 so I had no problem queueing up for flex, nowadays I find myself in queue for DPS and support 98% of the time bc there's no way I'm getting dragged into yet another Maugawatch game. It literally doesn't matter what tank I pick, as soon as the other team starts losing there's always a Mauga switch and he gets non stop boosts and heals. It's exhausting when I have both supports doing their best and it's still not enough + his health just REFUSES to go down. Giving tanks more health isn't a solution to something that's been broken for AGES, if anything it just made things worse.

[@Cupidador]

your editing is insane!! great vid!

[@but1z]

Nothing hits the same as old ow

[@bismarckus5745]

Playing tank in Ow2 got me hooked on Valium.

[@kjbzabrini768]

Great video,just helped me put into words why I'm never going to touch tank again.

[@imnottellingyoumyname3050]

Or maybe you've grown naturally tired of a game you've been playing for 7 years and you're attributing that apathy to the recent changes. You all accept there were problems in overwatch. There were always balance problems that aren't any better or worse than the balance problems we have now. Your brain has had it's fill of the same game over and over and you need something new. It is that simple.

[@mh6276]

4:52, I recall using that ability of hers not to heal but to just be a flying pistol maniac (I didn't really use her as intended that much, I also didn't really play most of the heros at intended and just did my own thing and didn't really care about helping my team). It worked really well and I got play of the game one time I think.

[@sploib]

overwatch from august 2016 to sometime in 2018 was amazing for me

[@Malevolence460]

I kinda wish they would implement a notification for when your shield saves someone as a tank

[@oliviajames942]

Ive been playing overwatch since 2016 and it has never been the same. It was actually so fun and amazing back then when people weren’t afraid to just have fun with it. Now most people are just frustrated and it shows, people hardly speak because it’s so sweaty even in quick play. Sadly within the last month I’ve been playing less and less as it’s just not fun anymore with 5v5 and all the imbalances and I’m tired of paying $$ for mediocre skins 😢

[@nerdingout3560]

I remember during the pre role que days i got stuck on support because no one ever wanted to play it

[@HobRoss]

Welcome to tf2 man separated by games United by lazy devs and shitty companies

[@PracsoGamings]

I miss my tank duo

[@xypher321]

ow1 kept me up for hours nigh after night, me and my brother runnin hog rein with me tryna get picks with hog while he guards the team. now its babysitting simulator, cuz if you get even slightly aggressive the infants behind you will all die and you will suddenly become responsible for all of life's atrocities to them xD

[@72launchpad]

They still have 2CP it is called assault maps. They now have 5CP which is just horrible to play.

[@omeganeoz]

The reason why i cant wait for marvel rivals, it truly brings me peak overwatch vibes. Watching the downfall of overwatch feels the same as marvel and starwars

[@LilKulture]

Been playing since season 3 of overwatch 1 🤦🏽‍♀️ nothing will ever feel as hype as throwing a DVA bomb behind the enemy team and having your rein shatter them all, leading to a 6K. Then hearing the “Shatter Bomb” character interaction right after. We really had it all

[@CheatingZubat]

Peak Overwatch was SO MUCH fun. The first game I ever pre-ordered, I have the Soldier 76 statue and everything.

[@AMACarter]

Goats was absolute peak overwatch and you cannot change my mind

[@antusFireNova]

15:25 yo f zero gx ost

[@lumirairazbyte9697]

KZbinrs saying “dead game”, for the sake of viewership, is the most pessimistic trend recently. However, it seems like every Online game (or Live-Service game) is ALWAYS heading to decay, 3-5 years in their lifespan. WoW has been in a decaying state since Cataclysm, so is Minecraft, LoL, TF2, Destiny, Fortnite, and now Overwatch. A “live service decay” is completely inevitable, not matter how much publishers/devs/community wants to avoid it. When the “good old days” were gone, people would question the game’s survival until the end of time. Is like fireworks in very slow motion.

[@Hilversumborn]

“A firework in slow motion” aka a candle.

[@giftig9329]

Minecraft?

[@L1ghtJump3r_]

Immortality abilities and aoe healing killed the game

[@spinnerleex]

Campaign mode was such a missed opportunity to build further into the lore and world of Overwatch.

[@junkoenoshima4457]

they should just add both, Modes for 5v5 and Modes for 6v6 and then let the players choose which one will be more their favorite

[@Sukarettoroz]

I have 9.2k hours. I started in gold in overwatch and peaked 3700, and i just don't wanna play anymore. My favorite heroes are useless without a pocket mercy or nano, and tank is beyond unfun. I miss the ball players. I haven't seen one in a ranked game since I started Ow2. It's truly sad how far it's fallen.

[@ARStudios2000]

Not gonna lie that whole segment past 0:40 was hilarious

[@noliferetiree1354]

T500 being in masters on pc is insane to me. I would joke about the game being dead because t500 was 3900 on console. So seeing it be even lower on pc now gives a much more real perspective to just how dead the game is. I was t500 for 5 fkn years. Crazy to see this game fall apart.

[@joecantina7580]

I miss playing tank but the pressure is just too much. I cant even practice a new tank because the enemy will insta counter or my team will throw in QP if we aren't steam rolling.

[@yuri990]

You have to remember that competitive was not in the game on release of OW 1 that came 4-6 months after.

[@mattvang3439]

People say the peak of Overwatch is gone but not my peak. I’ve been playing more Overwatch than I ever did nowadays

[@evenglare]

Early in the video you say that you played tank almost exclusively in overwatch 1 but then later in the overwatch 2 part you said you played Flex mostly in overwatch 1. Which is true?

[@realsanmer]

Another problem OW2 has that no one talks about is its requirements. I've been locked out of trying OW2 because my PC isn't strong enough to run it- the worst part is that it could run OW1 relatively well. As for bad metas like GOATS or Double Shield, maybe a way to diminish their impact could be nerfing the shields' health if two shield heroes are picked at the same time; not a massive nerf, but enough to make the comp riskier.

[@Megggazap]

What they could do is just rework the way Sigma’s barrier functions. If a character is able to create a barrier and still do everything else that they normally can (Sigma / Past Orisa) it breaks the game (with 2 tanks). If a character is shielding / blocking damage, they shouldnt be able to shoot normally. Dva and Rein do that, and Zarya’s barrier is much smaller and attached to a single target

[@Bavdingo]

Living the downfall has been emotional. Game still has my heart tho

[@hterramae]

I'm a very casual player. I've never been too interested in the competitive side of multiplayer games like this Nothing wrong with it, just not my thing Overwatch is a game I hold very dear to me, and it saddens me to see the sequel be what it is To me, the horrible implementation of the battle pass and the horrendous prices for the skins killed my enjoyment At least in Overwatch 1 if I dedicated a couple hours a week during an event, I could get a couple of cool skins without having to pay for anything In Overwatch 2? You get nothing if you don't put money in

[@gamerbeast3616]

nothing wrong wth the battepass and prices are fine

[@aidenmeislitzer7774]

@@gamerbeast3616bro it took them almost 2 years to add premium currency into the battlepass… that’s waaaaaay too long

[@OGGMagnus]

I miss 2 CP

[@kozytime3232]

Yep captured it well. Just remember everyone the moment some big publishing Corp decided profit > entertainment your game goes down in quality till it does every time.

[@emanuelcano117]

I stopped playing overwatch for years due to the military and I will say at launch OW2 put me off when I got back into it but I’m having a lot of fun again best way to do that is just to not hear the negative or care really