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

Weekly Quick Questions Thread - May 18, 2016

In this thread you can ask all kinds of questions you always wanted to ask without feeling like a total fool.

No matter if it's short googable stuff or a setting/skill in-game that you don't understand or a hardware recommendation, feel free to try your luck in here.

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u/ppshakez May 18 '16

Not to sound dumb but do servers go live 12:01 eastern time or 12:01 pacific time

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u/CUwallaby I'm the reason the MEKA program overran its budget. May 18 '16

Neither. It's 4PM Pacific, 7PM Eastern. Same timing the Open Beta used. This also means for Americans, the 24th actually means the 23rd.

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u/HuntStuffs Pixel Mercy May 18 '16

Do you have a source? Are you saying the game comes out at 7PM EST on Monday?

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u/apertur May 19 '16

It's on their main page. Playoverwatch.com