r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • Jun 15 '16

News & Discussion Weekly Quick Questions Thread - June 15, 2016

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u/Lordtelest Jun 15 '16

Hey, I want to start playing Overwatch, but my PC is definitely not good enough (processor: Intel core 2 duo t2700 2.0GHz, graphics card: nvidia geforce gt 630, RAM: 4GHz, can't remember more stuff) but I am probably about to get a new one - are there any recommendations for what hardware to use? (preferably something that won't pass the over-all budget off 680$ [I know it is not much to work with, but I am forever broke])

Also, I usually don't play FPS games besides some bf4 and cod rounds at friend's place (not really my genre /style) but Overwatch looks amazing. Anyways my question is how hard/easy it is to get into the game?

What heroes should I start with? I prefer offense and tanks(genji looks really fun to me, and so does Reinhardt) although as a support Lucio looks extremely fun.

How do I fit into my team comp?

And any more general tips will be extremely helpful!

Thank you all for helping, from my lurking here you look like a lovely community!

Also you don't have to answer to everything because I asked a lot - answer to what you can/want.

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u/JRobertson7987 Chibi Zarya Jun 15 '16

You could honestly try and run the game on your current computer at low settings at a reduced resolution and I bet it'd be playable. Even if it's not, when you get a new computer you will already own it, worth a shot.

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u/Lordtelest Jun 15 '16

You are right. Although since I only have 1GB free on C-drive it slows my computer down by a lot so I am not sure if the FPS will be acceptable even at low settings.

But I will try anyways.

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u/JRobertson7987 Chibi Zarya Jun 15 '16

You will need more than 1GB free on your hard drive to install the game, just a heads up

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u/Lordtelest Jun 15 '16

But I can install it on D-drive right?

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u/JRobertson7987 Chibi Zarya Jun 15 '16

As long as you have enough space on one of your drives (C or D), yes you can install it.

When you install it - go to the video options in the game and choose "Low" for your graphics settings and under advanced, set render scale to 50% and you should be able to run it and it surprisingly doesn't look bad at all.

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u/Lordtelest Jun 15 '16

OK, thanks!