Overwatch is a class-based, teamwork-focused FPS shooter with matchmaking and ranked play. Each class has unique abilities including game-changing ultimates. Game modes include king of the hill, territory capture with designated offense/defense sides, payload pushing, and sometimes a combination thereof.
Release date is May 24th on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. $40 on PC and $60 on console. Will have free DLC over time in the form of new classes.
Lots of skins, emotes, play-of-the-game animations, and other cosmetics are acquired by opening loot boxes that are given on account level up during play. There will be an option to purchase additional loot boxes, however, the contents will always be random.
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Wait, Blizzard made backstories and animated shorts for the characters?
Trailers and Teasers
Gameplay Trailer
Gameplay Trailer #2
Theatrical Teaser | "We Are Overwatch"
Animated Shorts Teaser
Cinematic Teaser | "Are You With Us?"
Cinematics Trailer
Ana Origin Story
Animated Shorts
Recall
Alive
Dragons
Hero
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I have no friends to play with :(
SL&ENT has you covered! Below are the list of fellow board members that want to play with you! If you want to be added to this list, just post your tag in the thread (along with which system) and I will update the OP with it. If it has been a day and your tag hasn't been added to the list, send me a PM with the info.
PC (Battle.Net Battletags)
Kibner#1642 (Kibner)
Moris#1209 (Moris)
Rob#13618 (Rob)
Lupercal#1331 (Lupercal)
dboythagr8#1979 (Smokey)
StrangePixeL#1340 (Dark Phaze)
Data#11604 (data)
LiveFeed#2454 (Facism)
xpike#11193 (Xpike)
giririsss#1849 (Giri)
hunterXero#1839 (parallax)
Freedom105#1713 (Freedom = $1.05)
Trey#11437 (Trey)
Charsace#1885 (charsace)
rossonero#21993 (rossonero)
Coler#21436 (Mr Cola)
jar155#1816 (Jeff-DSA)
Noldorin2646#1488 (HasphatsAnts)
PS4
Kikarian (Kikarian)
Smokey_Nice (Smokey)
orphicwhip (Psych)
Sitschey (Dipro)
OneTwoTee (OneTwoTee)
jar155 (Jeff-DSA)
XB1
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Credits
Frankman (trailer links)
DY_Nasty (trailer link)
Release date is May 24th on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. $40 on PC and $60 on console. Will have free DLC over time in the form of new classes.
Lots of skins, emotes, play-of-the-game animations, and other cosmetics are acquired by opening loot boxes that are given on account level up during play. There will be an option to purchase additional loot boxes, however, the contents will always be random.
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Wait, Blizzard made backstories and animated shorts for the characters?
Trailers and Teasers
Gameplay Trailer
Gameplay Trailer #2
Theatrical Teaser | "We Are Overwatch"
Animated Shorts Teaser
Cinematic Teaser | "Are You With Us?"
Cinematics Trailer
Ana Origin Story
Animated Shorts
Recall
Alive
Dragons
Hero
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I have no friends to play with :(
SL&ENT has you covered! Below are the list of fellow board members that want to play with you! If you want to be added to this list, just post your tag in the thread (along with which system) and I will update the OP with it. If it has been a day and your tag hasn't been added to the list, send me a PM with the info.
PC (Battle.Net Battletags)
Kibner#1642 (Kibner)
Moris#1209 (Moris)
Rob#13618 (Rob)
Lupercal#1331 (Lupercal)
dboythagr8#1979 (Smokey)
StrangePixeL#1340 (Dark Phaze)
Data#11604 (data)
LiveFeed#2454 (Facism)
xpike#11193 (Xpike)
giririsss#1849 (Giri)
hunterXero#1839 (parallax)
Freedom105#1713 (Freedom = $1.05)
Trey#11437 (Trey)
Charsace#1885 (charsace)
rossonero#21993 (rossonero)
Coler#21436 (Mr Cola)
jar155#1816 (Jeff-DSA)
Noldorin2646#1488 (HasphatsAnts)
PS4
Kikarian (Kikarian)
Smokey_Nice (Smokey)
orphicwhip (Psych)
Sitschey (Dipro)
OneTwoTee (OneTwoTee)
jar155 (Jeff-DSA)
XB1
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Credits
Frankman (trailer links)
DY_Nasty (trailer link)
By Hitch Go To PostWhat a lazy OPThen make your own and either start a new thread with it (and I can close or ask to have this one deleted or whatever) or send it to me and I will replace mine with it while giving you credit.
By Kibner Go To PostThen make your own and either start a new thread with it (and I can close or ask to have this one deleted or whatever) or send it to me and I will replace mine with it while giving you credit.Just teasing bruv
My OPs are a disgrace, reilo had to spruce up the DS3 one :P
Your OP is just fine Kibner. Hitch's lazy ass couldn't even bother to upload a thread cover for the DS3 thread.
By reilo Go To PostYour OP is just fine Kibner. Hitch's lazy ass couldn't even bother to upload a thread cover for the DS3 thread.Its a community effort innit
How do you guys reckon the playerbase will pan out on this? Can't shake the feeling that the console versions will be a wasteland in a couple of months, but it'll be very vibrant on PC
Cool, guys. Thanks. I will still update the OP with whatever content someone gives me. So give me any blurbs or pictures that you guys want to see in it.
By Dark PhaZe Go To Postsaw a thread on the otherside talking about rampant cheating though
shit got me shook–I've taken a couple of Hanzo shots that had me mindthrowed but didn't think anyone was immature enough to still bother with shit like that
The only thing that sucks is that people know cheating is possible and some people in pro leagues have cheated, so now every game is going to face the problem CSGO has. Everyone is so paranoid to the point that if you make one good play, you're a cheater. One game I'd have people telling me to uninstall, next game being told to enjoy my VAC ban.
You hear everyone saying CSGO has a cheating problem, but I've probably come across a handful of people to actually get banned in 2000 hours of play. There were some blatant cheaters that didn't get banned oddly enough. The thought of cheating does more harm than actual cheaters. Like I said if you make one good play everyone just assumes cheater, which more often than not leads to people just instantly giving up in R6/CS and I assume the same will happen in Overwatch.
At least with Overwatch, you can see how you died to better judge if it was hacks or skills. Definitely not foolproof, though.
I remember back when I was an admin in CS 1.6 the most difficult hackers to spot were the ones that toggled no-recoil on/off. It was made doubly difficult because the bullet hole decals in that game only lined up with where the player actually hit if it was something that was able to take damage. So seeing a suspiciously tight pattern on a random wall or some shit meant literally nothing.
I remember back when I was an admin in CS 1.6 the most difficult hackers to spot were the ones that toggled no-recoil on/off. It was made doubly difficult because the bullet hole decals in that game only lined up with where the player actually hit if it was something that was able to take damage. So seeing a suspiciously tight pattern on a random wall or some shit meant literally nothing.
Thread is a few days late smh
I played the beta in all 3 systems. PC wins for its controls, and I actually preferred the X1 version to PC, but that's most likely because the DS4 is garbage compared to the Elite controller.
Was starting to get the hang of classes, and the beta ends. I may just buy it on PC and Gamefly the PS4 version to play with people here and others.
I played the beta in all 3 systems. PC wins for its controls, and I actually preferred the X1 version to PC, but that's most likely because the DS4 is garbage compared to the Elite controller.
Was starting to get the hang of classes, and the beta ends. I may just buy it on PC and Gamefly the PS4 version to play with people here and others.
i cant make friends on pc for the life of me
love the pc version but going solo all the time in this game is going to kill me
love the pc version but going solo all the time in this game is going to kill me
By Dark PhaZe Go To Posti cant make friends on pc for the life of meKibner#1642
love the pc version but going solo all the time in this game is going to kill me
wtf is that
a vent number or something
I never learned the proper communication methods when I got into pc gaming...just plugged in a mic and went ;o/
a vent number or something
I never learned the proper communication methods when I got into pc gaming...just plugged in a mic and went ;o/
By Dark PhaZe Go To Postwtf is thatlol its how you add people on the Battle.net client
a vent number or something
I never learned the proper communication methods when I got into pc gaming…just plugged in a mic and went ;o/
By Dark PhaZe Go To Postwtf is thatRob explained above what those tags we posted are. However, the "proper" communication method on PC is entirely dependent on the community. Some prefer Mumble, some Teamspeak, but there is also Curse, Skype, Ventrilo, and countless others.
a vent number or something
I never learned the proper communication methods when I got into pc gaming…just plugged in a mic and went ;o/
Due to how the party system works in Overwatch, I think just using the in-game voice + battle.net chat is enough to get people organized and going.
I think the main 3 are now TS/Mumble/Discord. Didn't even know Curse/Ventrilo were still around.
I prefer TeamSpeak mainly because I can keep an open mic instead of using a dedicated push-to-talk. On Mumble or Discord it picks up everything, from mouse and keyboard clicks to even me taking a deep breath or sighing
In-game is perfectly fine for most games though
I prefer TeamSpeak mainly because I can keep an open mic instead of using a dedicated push-to-talk. On Mumble or Discord it picks up everything, from mouse and keyboard clicks to even me taking a deep breath or sighing
In-game is perfectly fine for most games though
Also, I got a $100 Amazon Gift Card. If I had a playable PC I'd be all over that $40 version after I buy UC4.
By Smokey Go To PostDo you need the #?Yeah, it's their way of making sure everyone can get the username they want.
I dont know what my number is, by my username on B.Net is dboythagr8
By Rob Go To PostI think the main 3 are now TS/Mumble/Discord. Didn't even know Curse/Ventrilo were still around.I bought a lifetime sub for a 25 slot ventrilo server years ago from NationVoice. The company has since changed it to a Mumble server, but I haven't had much use for it lately since many of my friends no longer play MMOs.
I prefer TeamSpeak mainly because I can keep an open mic instead of using a dedicated push-to-talk. On Mumble or Discord it picks up everything, from mouse and keyboard clicks to even me taking a deep breath or sighing
In-game is perfectly fine for most games though
Could use some trailers and links
https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/
Cinematic Trailer
Gameplay Trailer #2
"Are You With Us?"
The character specific Shorts are amazing. Blizzard has done a fantastic job of story driven character creation and fleshing backstory.
EDIT:
https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/
Cinematic Trailer
Gameplay Trailer #2
"Are You With Us?"
The character specific Shorts are amazing. Blizzard has done a fantastic job of story driven character creation and fleshing backstory.
EDIT:
By reilo Go To PostYou can embed it using {youtube}link{/youtube}. Obviously replace the curly brackets with normal BBCode brackets.Ah ok.
You can embed it using {youtube}link{/youtube}. Obviously replace the curly brackets with normal BBCode brackets.
Does the UI fade into the subconscious when you're playing?
Looks overbearing and distracting in that gif
Looks overbearing and distracting in that gif
By P S Y C H Go To PostGame i strash but kibner who did the art for the thread cover?Dunno. Got it from here during a 30 second google image search: http://www.techflow.co/beta_pt1/overwatch-game-wallpaper-reinhardt-tracer-winston-mercy-3840x2160/
I haven't linked the backstory vids because... there are a LOT. Wow I'm sudden getting very interested in this game for PS4 if I ever get one :(
EDIT: Maybe if I kill it on FanDuel this week I can get one :P
EDIT: Maybe if I kill it on FanDuel this week I can get one :P
By The Frankman Go To PostI haven't linked the backstory vids because… there are a LOT. Wow I'm sudden getting very interested in this game for PS4 if I ever get one :(If you can farm me the links, I will go ahead and put them up. I won't embed them, because I hate having to scroll through OPs that are multiple screens long to find what I want.
EDIT: Maybe if I kill it on FanDuel this week I can get one :P
Absolutely loving this game so far. I was a big fan of Team Fortress so I was always going to like this. There are a few OP characters at times such as Bastion (But this is already known by Blizzard) and players who would much rather get kills than play the objective.
My favourite heroes atm are probably Symmetra (One of the best defence characters if used right), Pharah and recently Lucio.
Feel free to add me to the PS4 list, PSN is Kikarian
That's the spectating mode UI for tournaments.
You just have the three things at the bottom.
My favourite heroes atm are probably Symmetra (One of the best defence characters if used right), Pharah and recently Lucio.
Feel free to add me to the PS4 list, PSN is Kikarian
By Hitch Go To PostDoes the UI fade into the subconscious when you're playing?
Looks overbearing and distracting in that gif
That's the spectating mode UI for tournaments.
You just have the three things at the bottom.
I like getting the retail copy of Blizzard games but $20 extra for some costumes and bonus shit for games I don't even play..
By Kabro Go To Postthis looks generic af.Try it while it's free motherfucker! :p
and its not a tf2 sequel unless it's source.
/hatin.
Yooo Genji is actually pretty fun to use. I thought he was going to be a lot harder to manage, but he's great. Waving a robotic middle finger to all Bastion users when I press E.
By Kikarian Go To PostThis guy is unreal at this gamethat teamkill wtf
https://www.twitch.tv/a_seagull
By Kikarian Go To PostThis guy is unreal at this gameOther team got to 99%, his team almost made a comeback and got it to 99-99. Other team ended up winning
https://www.twitch.tv/a_seagull
what a crazy game
By Rob Go To PostOther team got to 99%, his team almost made a comeback and got it to 99-99. Other team ended up winningIncredible match
what a crazy game
Yea, Seagull has been in the beta for a while now. His Genji is one of the most ridiculous things that I've seen in the game.
Just sent some more links your way Kibner. I can say with confidence if I get a PS4 this will be my first buy.
By Kibner Go To PostTry it while it's free motherfucker! :pNo spy and no engine no play
By Kabro Go To PostNo spy and no engine no playIt has an engie! He builds a turret, drops armor for people, and shoots magma or some shit.