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Images leak of Valve's next game, and it's an Overwatch-style hero shooter (www.eurogamer.net)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by simple@lemm.ee to c/games@lemmy.world
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Though the way the leaker describes it makes it sound more like a 3rd person MOBA than a hero shooter.

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[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

this is where you say "It failed because...."

Gestures broadly

Not really my responsibility to make an argument for you. Of all the reasons Overwatch 2 might not have performed well, it being a Hero Shooter doesn't have any strong evidence and you didn't provide anything showing that was the reason.

One could argue Overwatch 2 being a Hero Shooter is why it didn't perform worse than it already has, given its problems.

[–] Peffse@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)
[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago

  1. Blizzard is bad at balancing the game - could be true of any game, doesn't have to be a shooter

  2. Blizzard cancels promised mode - Blizzard being bad at design and following through on promises.

  3. See 1.

  4. Forcing a game to become the sequel, not making meaningful changes other than monetization

  5. See 1

  6. Blizzard made a bad game

None of these are a result of Overwatch 2 being a shooter, and all of them are a result of Blizzard being shit at making quality games, caring about players, and following through on promises. So thank you, you have done a fantastic job demonstrating that Overwatch 2 being a shooter is not the reason it didn't perform well.