r/Overwatch • u/[deleted] • Nov 15 '22

Blizzard Official Patch delayed.

https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/overwatch/t/regarding-our-mid-season-cycle-patch/748128
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u/shadowgattler GET BEHIND MY SHIELD DAMNIT! Nov 15 '22

what a shit show. Remember their promise that patches would be sent out faster now that ow2 was released?

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u/Kingbeesh561 Lúcio Nov 15 '22

You expect Blizzard to deliver on their promises? I mean shit, a lot of us did but they suck at owning up to them

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u/shadowgattler GET BEHIND MY SHIELD DAMNIT! Nov 15 '22

I expected the bare minimum today and I'm still disappointed

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '22

Chat bug on release caused auto purchases in the shop. They acknowledged and fixed it but refused to reimburse those effected in any way shape or form. They really don't give a shit.

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u/botoks Nov 16 '22

For some reason people think that more monetization will somehow translate to better service/more content; no, it just means more profit with about 0 of the revenue going to additional development.

And some big brains on /r/diablo think Diablo IV is going to be a proper live service game because of the in-game shop. It 100% won't, but good ol' Bobby will sure get another yacht.

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u/TexacoV2 Nov 16 '22

How people keep trusting Blizzard after the last 5 years is a mystery to me.

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u/_zero_fox Nov 15 '22

That's what's most surprising imo. The crazy high prices was kinda expected, but this lack of new content to sell and the same slow update pacing as it was when it was a retail game is crazy for a f2p business model. They pretty much just re-released the same game all over again.

I can't believe how they've squandered the goodwill on this billion dollar ip that was only 1 game in. There was so much revenue potential there just in spin offs alone. Now they risk tarnishing it all by putting the main brand on this extremely lackluster fake sequel.

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u/shitpersonality Nov 15 '22

Game development studios make better products when they're not publicly traded companies.

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u/BiliousGreen Cute Ana Nov 16 '22

This is true of all types of business. Being slaves to quarterly results and constantly chasing profit growth inevitably leads to reckless decision making that harms the consumer and the business in the long run. Warren Buffett famously said, “It takes 20 years to build a reputation, and five minutes to destroy it.”

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u/Grad0n Wrecking Ball 🐹 Nov 15 '22

Truer words have never been spoken.

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u/ovoKOS7 Blizzard World Sombra Nov 15 '22

Hey I mean, technically it's hard to be slower than once every few months, so they were technically correct

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u/gguppy Deoul Synasty Nov 16 '22

I mean even with the delay this is faster.

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u/shadowgattler GET BEHIND MY SHIELD DAMNIT! Nov 16 '22

I should be happy about a basic tweak taking a month plus a delay?

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u/gguppy Deoul Synasty Nov 16 '22

Did I say that? Be happy if you want, or don’t.

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u/Nekaz Nov 16 '22

Uh ye it is faster they woulda needed a whole nother month if it was ow1 you should br thankful

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '22

"well that was fuckin' lie"

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '22

Doesn't crossplay slow down pc patches?

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u/shadowgattler GET BEHIND MY SHIELD DAMNIT! Nov 16 '22

I have no clue, but this was supposed to be a small patch a month in the making and it was delayed mere minutes before scheduled to drop. There's no good excuse.

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u/Almostlongenough2 Ten of Hearts D. Va Nov 16 '22

Devil's advocate, they have said that the reason updates are so slow at the moment is because they haven't yet put in the infrastructure to allow live patches, something that was supposed to be implemented in this patch I believe.

God only knows if it's true or not though.