That was always the draw with the sequel anyway for me. I didn’t see the need to give us a whole new game and I won’t be working towards nor investing in the battle pass. I’m already irritated at the obnoxiously long time it takes to earn enough to buy a single skin. The thought of being able to play a story mode was a major appeal, and even though that was dampened by the news it wouldn’t be ready for launch, all things considered it was enough to hook me back in, at least temporar
It’s soon going to be a month since Overwatch 2 launched, and like with any class based multiplayer shooter, balancing is always being worked on. However, even though it’s not been too long since launch, players are already starting to complain that regardless of updates, certain Heroes are still imbalanced and waiting periods are too long. It has also already had its fair amount of controversy, and that’s rarely ever a good th
As for new players, they will have to complete a certain amount of games to unlock all the Heroes. The table below carries all the information on how to unlock all heroes. It also contains information on how to unlock the three new heroes in Overwatc
This is far from the first time this sentiment has been shared. Threads from the game’s launch also show players turning off chat to protect their mental wellbeing. One of these users is Capybrian, who describes disabling chat as “the best thing I’ve ever done”. The replies agree, stating that using the in-game pings is a great way to communicate without being abused in c
Others in the replies agree, and feel that switching off chat doesn’t even put players at a disadvantage. “In my experience, only about 10% of comms in Gold and below are productive callouts,” says TallAfternoon2. “The other 90% is either toxicity, or someone telling people to switch characte
There’s always Overwatch 2tactics write an article issue that comes before microtransactions for multiplayer games, and it’s one that almost every one of them suffers from – long queue times to get into games. While in the best of cases, you might not get into a game on the day it launches. Sometimes these issues can go on for months, and may require server upgra
The third point in the multiplayer game holy-trinity is moderation, especially if a game caters to minors as well as adults. Reports recently emerged that there were certain Overwatch 2 servers that weren’t moderated properly, as they had inappropriately themed custom games modes like “Sexual Assault Simulat
In the run-up to the Resident Evil 4 remake, fans have been sharing their favourite Easter Eggs online. The game was full of strange little quirks, both accidental and deliberate. After the mine cart section, there’s a skull which, when interacted with, will give you piles and piles of money. Some claim these are the takings from the enemies slain in the aforementioned cart level, others that the money was there regardless. I’m not sure if it will be back in the remake, but I’m leaning towards ‘no’ – it just seems a bit too silly for games these days to keep
Overwatch has never been known for its welcoming community. Ever since its launch in 2016, the game has amassed a reputation for having a pretty toxic playerbase, so much so that “Overwatch salt” became a meme in itself. And now with Overwatch 2 going free-to-play, many believe it’s getting even wo
Online shooters aren’t usually my thing. Overwatch having set heroes takes away from the meta and the stress of having to care about loadouts, and means you can pick to a certain extent based on personality. The reason I play as Ashe is as much because I love westerns and wry cowgirls as it is her gameplay abilities. Overwatch’s aesthetic, low barrier to entry, and quick, varied matches means it’s keeping my interest longer than other online games do. TheGamer is going to have its own Overwatch showdown soon too, so I need to keep up even if I won’t dominate the way I did on Tekken nig
Overwatch 2 is out now on all platforms, and this time, it is available for free to download and play. The sequel features significant changes from the previous title, such as new maps, modes, heroes, and much more. However, you will still have access to most of the Heroes from the previous g
Patches are par for the course in gaming these days. While your live-service behemoths are always tinkering with the meta, keeping gameplay fresh, and fixing all the bugs those first two fixes cause, even the smallest single-player titles come with constant post-launch care these days. Day one patch is now the norm, and while games like Cyberpunk 2077 which launch in historically unacceptable states benefit greatly from devs now being able to fix things in the wild, it’s unlikely Cyberpunk would have launched at all if the studio knew it would be stuck with what it had. On the whole, patches offer a safety net that’s good to the industry, but it sometimes feels like they take away a game’s personal
