What Is The WORST Designed Building In Overwatch?

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[@bigfudge2031]

It may not be wheelchair accessible, but it isn't even accessible. Blizzard discriminates against everyone equally.

[@alp6502]

That's progress!

[@blank1873]

Then again it would be safe to assume that wheelchairs got advanced enough to climb stairs

[@guacabolee]

​@@blank1873Overwatch wheelchair users get doc oc tentacles

[@MrGrombie]

To your first point, city architects use facade walls like this to hide things like subway tunnel exits. It's actually quite common. The only reason why you don't see it more, is because they did their job that well. When you know what to look for, you will start to see them everywhere.

[@Gamed-dd7tj]

it might not be intentional but Lijiang tower being built like that could be an epic setting for some kind of dystopian capitalistic society where the top brass live on towers that are legitimately inaccessible unless you have access to some sort of flying vehicle. Its nice, its secure, and it reminds the lower classes of their place. perfect

[@tau-5794]

So just modern China?

[@nanes9914]

@@tau-5794 are there buildings in China that are only accessible via flying vehicles?

[@GabrielWB]

Route 66 The secret hideout of the Deadlock gang isn't exactly "secret" if it has a two lane asphalt road leading right to its front door. Illios Well Which gluesniffing city worker approved the plan to have a GIANT PIT in the middle of the village plaza without any safety features. Also what is the point of that gaping hole? Tourism?

[@alp6502]

Actually giant well? For giants or since it's Greece, the titans

[@canineatnight6026]

You woud think that thehy add railing. But I guess it make the wells in india more safer

[@dsvd4727]

Ilios well is just a 300 reference, nothing far out about that one

[@p3mikka]

As a Lucio player I hold quite a grudge against some buildings in this game.

[@no_name6540]

Especially the newer maps

[@ccricers]

Ironically the Paraiso map is one of the least Lucio friendly maps, it does not lend a great variety of rollouts.

[@Camenye]

11:38 I find this part so funny bc you were so focused on the error space of that gap that you completely ignored or just didn’t notice the giant fucking entrance behind the ship

[@kafyr22]

Bro has not yet seen the king's row "chimney" 💀(its near 1st deffender spawn exit)

[@UrsaJeager]

The tower is featured pretty heavily in the Thoughtless Gods short story where Wrecking Ball infiltrates it and it’s all the more funny after watching this video that he CLIMBED the exterior of the tower to get up there.

[@mareksusicky]

Flying cars! In the world of overwatch there are flying cars though, no? So maybe they were paranoid about espionage, because it is called control center. So the area is accessible only via flying out and in, and not pesky elevators or stairs. The people working there were rich enough to own flying car, and maybe other lower paying jobs like janitors had company cars provided to them as benefit to work in control center.

[@guacabolee]

This is a good worldbuilding solution!

[@leptonlord2791]

you should check out the little kitchen in the spawn of hanaoka, there isnt any room behind the counter so you would have to be literally flat stanely to fit in there. bugs me so much

[@cia4u401]

I know the lore is basically nonexistant for this game and the community doesn't care for it at all nowadays but the wheelchair is a lore nod to Dr Chao who's the CEO of Lucheng Interstellar and have created the moon and martian bases. She uses a wheelchair because she's spent so much time in low gravity without taking meds that would stop her bones and muscles from atrophying. As to why she has a photo of winston it's probably a nod to her situation, she's concerned about the ape revolution that happened up there and how "they're building something" according to the short novel Thoughtless Gods. Also all of this information is revealed to the public by Hammond in the novel too iirc. As for the floor not having any doors it's probably an oversight but considering this is the tower of one of the biggest companies in the setting and seeing how basically every single car showcased in game flies I'd guess you don't really NEED another way to get up there if you're cleared to go. It'd be stranger if the CEO's wheelchair didn't fly at this point too. None of this matters mind you. It's pointless lore that will never get any real resolution and all of which has been written over the years by people who no longer work at Blizzard. But hey! We had such fun memories! Like seeing a character answer Winston's recall for the 11th time! :^)

[@jugheadgreen7291]

I'll make a fake head canon and say the wheelchair room may be Dr. Winston's family or partner. May not even exist, but it's probably one of the only ways I could convince myself that someone who is not Dr. Winston himself would have a picture of him with Winton.

[@mrmintymayhem]

If you get a koth map on deathmatch modes the ships don't appear and instead there's actually buildings in place of the ships (also there is deadass flying cars in over watch just play Midtown and look up)

[@heinrichkrull2523]

Somethings on New Junk City Near team 2's back spawn the benches near the cliff are breakable boards on top of Car Batteries. Many of the Health packs have artwork done near them to represent them. A video Idea you could do is rate maps on how assessable they are to people with disabilities.

[@HolidayGamer305]

5:18 wait if everyone left for some lore reason for player to battle here, then the wheelchair should be gone because who ever uses it should have left with it

[@group555_]

easy, they aren't fully wheelchair bound, this was an emergency evacuation and going back for their chair was the less safe option.

[@mrmeme4203]

This video made me realize something very weird about the world of Overwatch. So why are wheelchairs still a thing? Hear me out… Number 1: Why not get robot legs? Advanced prosthetics are commonplace in the world of Overwatch so it’s not like how prosthetics are super expensive or the technology isn’t really for them to be super common like it is for us. So in a world where they are regularly available and highly advanced, why wouldn’t people use them over wheelchairs, especially this scientist? Number 2: Why aren’t there hover chairs? Hover technology is even more commonplace than prosthetics in Overwatch with every car hovering instead of driving. So why aren’t there hovering wheelchairs? I mean think about it having hoverchairs would be way more practical than having wheelchairs, I mean you wouldn’t need to worry about stairs or ramps as you could just hover over them.

[@lavaanaconda968]

If you break both your legs, would you rather have a wheelchair or get both legs cut off and replaced with cybernetics? Hover chairs though? Those do make sense.

[@mrmeme4203]

@@lavaanaconda968 I mean cybernetics are very common and healing (assuming that the healing abilities are somewhat accurate) should be able to fix broken bones with the tech that they have.

[@tau-5794]

You don't even need to replace the legs, you could just get an exoskeleton to go over top of them to assist with mobility. My guess why wheelchairs still exist is because Blizzard still wants the appearance of inclusivity, and that means representing disabilities which, in the context of the setting, should basically not exist anymore.

[@lavaanaconda968]

@@tau-5794 That's actually the better solution tbh. We have Bap exoboots, so something that assists walking rather than jumping is definitely possible.

[@joeburch6754]

I'm not the only one noticing the bullshit architecture of Overwatch. KEEP NOTICING. DON'T SEE THINGS FOR WHAT THEY ARE, FRIENDS.

[@BeenBaag]

kings row. the mini room on first push has fake windows on one of the exterior walls and they clearly have depth. they have lights on and there is no space for lights!

[@moniker2804]

Lijang tower reminding me of that Dark souls room with 2 tiny doors and a giant cart inside.

[@nogunk147]

The maps in this games make me feel eerily uncomfortable when you really think about them. They are all cityscapes in what should be densely populated civilian zones yet theres nobody to be found. Whats even more bizzarre is that you and 9 other people are just running around with guns and IEDs/explosives in these civy centers like nothings off putting about that. Are there no people around because of you? Are they hiding from what is essentially domestic terrorists?

[@tristencox5914]

I'm not sure about all the maps, but mercy does have a voiceline where she mentions not to injure any civilians, implying they're not just going to currently occupied areas

[@nogunk147]

@@tristencox5914 i think you meant the areas are occupied otherwise why would she make a note to be careful not to hurt civilians. i just think the settings are off putting when compared to most fps games where you fight in some abandoned warzone or an industrial area.

[@tristencox5914]

@nogunk147 you're right, I said occupied instead of unoccupied, that's on me

[@dsvd4727]

No, empty map in garrys mode isn't the scariest thing in existence, neither is overwatch maps, it's are probably simulation or shit like that, blizzard never elaborated on the context of why game is even happening Le liminal space was only scary for children

[@stanlevi2927]

I would love more vids covering the architecture and cool places in the maps!

[@KingKuron_]

So not only is Lijiang Tower completely inaccessible without some kinda aircraft, THE WHEELCHAIR IS IN A ROOM THAT IS NOT WHEELCHAIR-ACCESSIBLE?? 😂😂😂

[@Zwizard247]

It seems like they of course had no coffee shop where the noodles shop is in Toranto during their testing phase. Of course when they saw it might be weird or bad to peak around the wall corner there and didn't feel fun they remove the walls and place a food joint to help fix that problem but forgot that they already placed another existing food joint just on the other side.

[@HELLO_ow]

i think tracer flies the jets, it has her name on the sides of them

[@stormRed]

From now on every time I'm on a dropship map I'll think "ok which one of these 5 characters drove us here..." And hope to god that it's not Junkrat.

[@Batnano]

"overwath" lithan tower"

[@strawberrana]

It could be designed for individuals to fly their cars up, dunno where they'd park though. Now the arcade version, I have no idea how that could possibly work lol

[@brohnor_6342]

The level desing its just like blizzard, preatty on the outsid empty in the inside

[@joaovictorpessoaqueiroz4783]

Now im curious to know what is the BEST design building in overwatch 🤔... that might be an idea for another video!

[@Hiro_Trevelyan]

I'm pretty sure it's Athena piloting the drop ship

[@salefolt]

hi!! would you mind letting me know the music used in this video? thank you -JUGANDO CON SALE FOLT

[@palea1335]

the pilot for the aircraft could just be an AI with a set path, with advanced detection systems for wind and other unforeseeable conditions to make emergency adjustments, preventing the aircraft from crashing into the building. not saying it's not a terrible idea lol, but ow2 is set in a world wayyy further ahead of us in technology, an AI piloting an aircraft makes sense imo. still stands as a very stupid idea and a weakpoint to the building, considering Talon could just mosey on over, bump the ship a lil, and boom! greatest tragedy since the last civil war in the owverse.

[@maya4good]

7:49 W mic bump

[@dlanor15]

Our children's AI-infused brains will be disappointed by this one day 😔

[@SkyBorik]

yapping king

[@christofthedead]

are you saying Li-zing instead of Li-jiang? Why

[@hoodsquigga1168]

What if that was where the moon landing was staged? :)

[@Froschi2000]

10:17 Overwatch 9/11

[@Speedm-12]

Did you have a Cold when you record this you sound sick an not the God tried

[@wesleytucher6332]

I mean Overwatch takes place in the future sooooo…

[@dreamieDPX]

LOVE the video, and questions on the map geometry realistically, but please get to your points faster, and dont delay your words so much, talk faster please, i had to put it on 2 percent speed 😭😭

[@Crimpleyy]

PLEEAAASE pronounce words correctly

[@realget1322]

phở hải quỷ

[@BaNNDoG25]

Pls do your research before making a video. It's unwatchable at some points. Especially the lore parts

[@AdhvaithSane]

[Hooks you] Huwah he ha 🪝 _Eat, thisss_

[@Killallmangahaters]

very funny silly video. i feel likle these things aren't acknowledged much, so its a unique idea