|| Mini Review ||
Overwatch 2, to me, was perhaps the first game I was ever hyped for. I remember seeing the trailer for it's release back in high school, and having played countless hours of the first game I was rightfully excited.
Then, years went by. Overwatch 1 was still in and did not have a major hero/map/content update in years. I fell out of playing it and thought to myself "Its alright. They're working on Overwatch 2. Maybe I'll play it when it comes out."
Then it was prereleased, and I didn't really play much of it. I went in earlier this year with a friend and saw all the cool new maps and hero changes, which got my attention. I played it for about a week, then got bored fast. It was still the same old unbalanced Overwatch 1, now with cross play that enabled keyboard toxicity, and a meta that required you to play specific heroes to win (or constantly switch until you find something that works). I've hopped in and played for a few hours with those old friends from high school, but I've never had the drive to go back.
Then I heard the news that PvE was cancelled. This, to me, was the nail in the coffin. This product, which they had been working on for years, making promises about, and completely abandoning Overwatch 1 for, was for nothing. Sure, there's been new content. But that pretty much makes up for the years of the content drought of Overwatch 1. I understand that they are still adding some material. But it feels like it will be no much more than event missions that will become stale quickly.
This descision by Blizzard to have fans pay to get early access to a free game is terrible. The "early release" seems like nothing but a farce to grab battle-pass cash. For these reasons, I vow to never play Overwatch, nor support Activision Blizzard, ever again.
In Jeff we trust.
Overwatch 2, to me, was perhaps the first game I was ever hyped for. I remember seeing the trailer for it's release back in high school, and having played countless hours of the first game I was rightfully excited.
Then, years went by. Overwatch 1 was still in and did not have a major hero/map/content update in years. I fell out of playing it and thought to myself "Its alright. They're working on Overwatch 2. Maybe I'll play it when it comes out."
Then it was prereleased, and I didn't really play much of it. I went in earlier this year with a friend and saw all the cool new maps and hero changes, which got my attention. I played it for about a week, then got bored fast. It was still the same old unbalanced Overwatch 1, now with cross play that enabled keyboard toxicity, and a meta that required you to play specific heroes to win (or constantly switch until you find something that works). I've hopped in and played for a few hours with those old friends from high school, but I've never had the drive to go back.
Then I heard the news that PvE was cancelled. This, to me, was the nail in the coffin. This product, which they had been working on for years, making promises about, and completely abandoning Overwatch 1 for, was for nothing. Sure, there's been new content. But that pretty much makes up for the years of the content drought of Overwatch 1. I understand that they are still adding some material. But it feels like it will be no much more than event missions that will become stale quickly.
This descision by Blizzard to have fans pay to get early access to a free game is terrible. The "early release" seems like nothing but a farce to grab battle-pass cash. For these reasons, I vow to never play Overwatch, nor support Activision Blizzard, ever again.
In Jeff we trust.