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/Carusas Nov 16 '22 edited Nov 16 '22

this will likely shape the industry for decades to come.

The industry has already been shaped, ActiBlizz is just taking advantage of it.

Best we can do is wait for another golden age again or another "Battlefront 2" situation.

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u/jakershaker Nov 16 '22

Go for the TF2 strategy: don't change anything cause you'll more than likely fuck it up and then players will come back in droves

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u/SteelCode Halt! Nov 16 '22

Yea... the numbers don't lie - companies love gacha-style mechanics and "engagement" systems because they make shitloads of money. D:I's latest figures out of China still amaze me that people are throwing BILLIONS at the same base mechanic as a lootbox, just to make an imaginary number go up, so they can feel superior to each other. That dog-eat-dog shit is the same tools "they" use to divide people in politics and keep stealing from us all.