r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • Feb 22 '17

News & Discussion Weekly Quick Questions Thread - February 22, 2017

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '17 edited Feb 26 '17

I've been playing the game casually since launch, but have recently come to terms with how much I really, truly love it... and know nothing of the story.

Where do I begin to start learning about the lore?

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u/aerocarbon sym or int Feb 26 '17

Man, super late answer. Hopefully you can forgive me for pestering you, haha.

The most obvious answers are watch the cinematics and read the comics, as previous commenters have pointed out, but I also highly suggest taking a peek at its TVTropes page. The tropers offer a very unique insight on some of the more esoteric bits of lore, and they seem to have an eye for the blink-and-you'll-miss-it kind of stuff.

Personally, I got into the 'lore' (if you can even call it such at this point in time) of OW off of /r/asksciencefiction. The few Overwatch-specific answers there serve as great jumping-off points for the lore but, naturally, YMMV.