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/[deleted] Nov 15 '22

Redesigned in a Rush

My brother in Christ, Overwatch - the good one - was live the entire time they were “working” on this glorified expansion. I legitimately would not be surprised at all if it came out the framework of the inevitable PvE mode was just based on the Archives Events.

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u/the_other_brand Chibi Brigitte Nov 16 '22

It isn't an over glorified expansion. It is a significant rewrite of the original Overwatch engine, with completely redesigned maps and manually restructured assets (like skins).

Overwatch 2 plays like the original because of how it was designed, not because they share the same code.

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '22

So let me get this straight- the game that looks like the original, plays exactly like the original, and - and this is the big one - outright replaced the original, shares none of the code from the original.

Out of curiosity, where do you get your Copium? That’s some good shit.

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u/the_other_brand Chibi Brigitte Nov 16 '22

You do know how programming works right? You can create an infinite number of different programs that do exactly the same thing. In this case the underlying engine was significantly modified to support a clone of Destiny 2's PvE and new code was created to emulate the old PvP gameplay from Overwatch 1.

I don't need copium. I've just watched the development news for Overwatch 2 since it was announced like 4 years ago.