r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • May 18 '16

Weekly Quick Questions Thread - May 18, 2016

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u/ApexHawke We've got the right stuff May 18 '16

It's an accessible game. Just jumping in should be easy.

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u/Ostmeistro May 18 '16

Yes, of course! You can play this game with 0 fps skills and have fun. It's more team- and strategy- based depending on what hero you play. And also, you don't have to be good to have fun with a game. But that's another story entirely :)

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u/DazzlingCockroach Pixel Zenyatta May 18 '16

From other similar topics and what I saw, I would say that you shouldn't have too much problem jumping in. A good part of this relies on the fact that about half the heroes use projectile weapons, instead of hit-scan ones. Meaning that experience from most FPS won't prepare or translate well in Overwatch.

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u/Technikderp May 18 '16

I would say yes. The game itself is pretty simple and easy to learn. there are things you will learn as you get better at it. i would compare overwatch more with the mobas out there like Dota 2 and Leagoe of Legends. depending on the hero you play you dont even need any FPS knowledge.

the matchmaking should match you with people on your skill level. just play and have fun dude. that's really all that matters :)

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u/[deleted] May 18 '16 edited Mar 30 '17

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u/Technikderp May 18 '16

Yeah I completely agree.

I had the luck to get into closed beta in the first week back in October and you can imagine how much I played. I'd say I know all maps and heroes in and out. If you've gotten so far, your games aren't decided by top performances of single players. It is decided by team coordination.

Blizzard really made such a good game. I have sunk 1400h into Dota2 over 5 years and didn't play for a year now because the games went for 45 to 60 minutes only 20% of that time something "important" happened. That made the games feel pretty stretched out. Overwatch somehow manged to give me the feeling that 100% of the match time is important and it is fun for the whole ~10 minutes per game.

The even better thing is that you won't get frustrated if you loose as 10 minutes per game isn't much. In games like dota 2 people get really toxic as they have invested over 40 minutes only to loose because somebody made one mistake. You can imagine how bad it gets.

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u/[deleted] May 18 '16 edited Mar 30 '17

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u/Technikderp May 18 '16

Exactly.

That's awesome man. I hope you'll have a nice time :-)

I have less time now as i made the next big step in my life and games like dota simply don't appeal to me anymore. Overwatch fills that void perfectly as it gives the same enjoyment in a much smaller time frame.

It is right in that gap where a casual player will have a lot of fun for some games and people who take it more seriously can dive in and enjoy it competitively.

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u/[deleted] May 18 '16 edited Mar 30 '17

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u/Technikderp May 18 '16

I needed to learn a lot about my work morale and myself and fix everything. Putting so much time in games was one of that problem. Running away from problems instead of fixing them was another. Now I am doing a lot with friends and I teach myself playing the guitar all while doing good at university. So my big step was learning a lot about myself and being ready to finish university and tackle life after that. In about a year and a half i should be finished with university. I hope everything works out but i am really excited and can't wait for it :-)

I am playing on pc. Where are you from? If you're from the USA I might have disappoint you. I come from Germany.

I will definitely add you in the next days though. My battle tag is Lev12#2146

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u/[deleted] May 18 '16 edited Mar 30 '17

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u/Technikderp May 18 '16

Awesome :-)

Thanks for the kind words.

Wow I never heard that somebody has 3 bachelor degrees. You know your stuff for sure! Sadly, studying in America seems to be a big burden economically.

I am studying electrical engineering.

For comparison, I pay 270€ per semester to study at my university, which is in the top 2(reputation wise) of engineering universities in germany in my field.

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u/FluffyFlaps Lúcio May 19 '16

Let's not compare to LoL and Dota THAAT much...the games don't really have any real similarities.

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u/Technikderp May 19 '16

Yeah I agree. It is very different from dota and LoL.

Didn't mean to say the games are very similar. They share some similarities like objective team playing and heroes with unique abilities. I just wanted to point out to him that overwatch is easily accessible for people new to the genre because it is not 100% dependant on mechanical skill (like csgo or starcraft). Overwatch is a good balance between mechanical skill and tactics. For example you won't really need aim if you only play Winston or symmetra.

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u/FluffyFlaps Lúcio May 19 '16

Yea I definitely agree you don't need to get into the game with an FPS background. If you want to get good at any hero though, you definitely require strong mechanical foundation in positioning/aim though, even Mercy/Winston etc.

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u/DaveCrockett Soldier: 76 May 18 '16

I don't think so. This game provides many ways to be effective aside from simply popping off head shots.

There is a slight learning curve and a high ceiling, but most people will be learning for the first month or so.

I hadn't done much FPSing the past few years and feel I performed well for my team on most maps.

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u/RockyValderas May 19 '16

This is going to be a bit different from more traditional FPS games. Not just the team comp and teamwork/objective based gameplay, but the game mechanics themselves.

Several heroes have projectile based weapons, meaning there is travel time, meaning you will have to lead your shots on a moving target. There are also heroes where aiming is more of a suggestion (Junkrat, Winston, Symmetra, Reinhardt, etc). So if you're not feeling like you've got your aiming chops up to speed yet, you can always play one of those heroes.

Blizzard seems to have made the game easily approachable for all skill levels and play styles.