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>battleborn
>gearbox getting their shit pushed in by blizzard
it's like watching the school bully get punched by the school asshole
I actually like Borderlands. Hopefully this won't fuck up BL3 too hard.
Though to be fair, it's shitty to be like "COME AT ME BRO" to the "competition". Child-like behavior, man.
>>338221803
>Child-like behavior
are you familiar with gearbox at all?
It's weird. We keep getting threads like this with people laughing at battleborn, when the only difference between it and overwatch in terms of success is marketing. They're both fucking dreadful games made for dummies.
>>338221505
Feels good man.
>>338221369
>work with a cool sophomore in highschool kid at my job
>we talk about how much we liked Overwatch
>ask him how he's hanging in there for the wait for the release
>tells me he made a grave mistake
>he bought battleborn for $30
>Says "It's trash, but it's fun"
>Have no idea what he means but he regrets the purchase anyway
>paying for 2 Call of Duty clones
You used to be cool /v/.
>tfw gearbox literally asked to get fucked in the ass by blizzard
No idea why gearbox even attempted to engage in a fight against Blizz. Two games aren't even the same genre.
>>338222268
>>338222345
it really is their own fault.
rather than distancing themselves from overwatch trying to make it's own identity with meme spouting retards that they are known for and garner boarderlands community, they try and mimic overwatch
>>338222345
>taunt blizzard on twitter expecting hot bantz and free marketing
>everyone just goes to play overwatch instead
gg gearbox
>>338222345
They couldn't afford to, or weren't willing to, market their game properly. So they instigated this "feud." They made it so every time anyone mentioned Overwatch someone else was mentioning Battleborn. They tried their best to ride the coattails of "the next big thing" to get some easy sales.
The obvious flaw in this strategy is that every time someone mentions Battleborn someone else mentions Overwatch. Pic related.
>>338222285
gearbox is a shit company. every game they make is just borderlands, and they stole money to "make" Aliens...to fund , this?
>>338222615
The games are almost nothing alike. They didn't mimic OW at all.
>>338222345
No attempt at marketing. Randy Pitchford said he relied on word of mouth to spread hype about Borderborn. It worked amazingly well as you can see.
Reminder that gearbox literally kills people.
>>338222047
>when the only difference between it and overwatch in terms of success is marketing
quality issues aside, battleborn has a much lower production budget and everything about it is rough as shit.
overwatch may be casualbait but at least it's polished enough.
>>338222878
>The games are almost nothing alike
and yet they were making heroes the focus of the game, like OW did
instead of having them being meme spouters, the only people who like gearbox
they tried to play it more serious.
>>338222878
>The games are almost nothing alike. They didn't mimic OW at all.
this fucking meme argument again
>>338221803
>Gearbox gets the right to make a game for the beloved franchise Duke Nukem
>they outsource it for pennies so they can focus on Borderlands
>Duke Nukem Forever bombs and is one of the greatest disappointments in the history of video games
>Gearbox gets the right to make a game for the beloved franchise Alien
>Randy Pitchford talks about how much he loves Aliens, how excited he is to get to work on the franchise, and all that bullshit
>they outsource it for pennies so they can focus on Borderlands
>Aliens Colonial Marines bombs and is one of the greatest disappointments in the history of video games
I liked Borderlands too, but I wish it didn't exist. The world would be better off if it didn't.
>>338223058
>and yet they were making heroes the focus of the game, like OW did
Because both MOBA's and class-based games focus heavily on characters and classes. It's a trait of both the genres.
>>338222047
Lol what a fag
>>338223323
still not enough memes for the gearbox fans.
>>338222704
>Type of game
>Not Overwatch At All
then what is it? If it's nothing like Overwatch then why make Overwatch the ONLY thing you bring up when explaining what type of game it is?
>>338222285
Blizzard has nothing to gain and everything to lose from even mentioning battleborn on their twitter.
>>338223216
>HUUR UR WRONG
>doesn't explain why
>>338223587
>everything to lose from even mentioning battleborn on their twitter.
Care to explain why?
>>338222704
This.
I would even know Battleborn was a thing if it wasnt for the whole "Battleborn vs Overwatch" thing.
>>338223297
>Duke Nukem Forever bombs and is one of the greatest disappointments in the history of video games
I thought it was good. just came out at the wrong time.
>>338221505
Blizzard may be shit from time to time but seeing randy getting fisted hard is great.
>>338222268
>clones
is having a reticule in the middle of the screen all it takes to be considered a CoD clone these days
>>338223917
>seeing randy getting fisted hard is great.
Yeah it is.
>>338222984
elaborate
>>338224107
http://techraptor.net/content/duke-nukem-dust-up-gearbox-vs-gobeille
>>338223643
>tfw battleborn has the same amount of twitch viewers as OW despite one being just replays and offline completely while the other has been launched for 3 weeks
>>338223936
thats what my friend was talking about the other day when I asked him about Overwatch.
"just another FPs"
like he's tired of them, yet he likes the EA Battlefront because you can be Darth Vader. The majority of the game is literally a same old fps just like everything else. at least Overwatch has different abilities and stuff to keep the matches interesting.
>>338222268
Don't post such a good cartoon while spouting retarded opinions anon
So if Battleborn is completely different from Overwatch, then what kind of game is it?
>>338223587
it's not a dot reply, almost no one saw it most likely
>>338224405
shitty smite clone, but in first person
>>338223761
You generally don't mention your competition when you're trying to sell a product.
Notice how Coke rarely if ever mentions Pepsi in their adds, because even saying the name "Pepsi" has an effect on people.
They don't need, nor should they, ever say the name of their competitor on their twitter, which many people see.
Now people who might have not known Battleborn exists now most certainly do, this is a win for Gearbox.
Everyone who knows about Battleborn certainly knows about Overwatch, but the inverse certainly ins't true.
Not that any of this matters, Battleborn is a huge failure and Overwatch will be a resounding success.
>>338224269
i would question his tastes if he say's he likes battlefront.
the shit is so dull after the first full match.
even for a bare bones FPS it's shit. all the guns feel the same, the matches are dull as fuck with most of the time spent either watching you ragdoll over the map to walking to the next point because the objective moved.
>>338224228
>Stillborn actually thought it could compete with Overwatch
>>338224569
>>338222878
You misspelled boredborn
>>338221369
>sjw meme company beating a non-sjw meme-company that is known for one of the most well-known games of all time
Woah, who'd have guessed. Both games are shit though.
>>338221369
> TF2 clones
I don't like TF2 why would I like it with waifus?
>>338224593
Shitlords think overwatch is a good game worth competing with
>>338224740
>non-sjw meme-company that is known for one of the most well-known games of all time
>non-sjw
>one of the most well-known games of all time
?
>>338222162
Have sex with him
>>338224740
both blizzard and gearbox are sjw companies
>>338224851
Someone offers sex?
>>338222268
>Battleborn
>Overwatch
>Call of Duty clones
Nice bait
I enjoy Battleborn. Its very rough around the edges and has a LOT of issues but it has a decent amount of depth. If it released at like 30$ or something it probably would have done better. Also have some fucking marketing and not trying to pick fights with something with ALOT more money behind it.
On the flip side Overwatch is very polished but at the same time feels very sterile. I played it for the whole open beta and felt like I learned pretty much all there is to do in like an hour.
>>338224542
agreed. I hated battlefront.
nothing like the originals. might as well replay battlefield again.
>>338223297
Uh, what? Gearbox just took 3D Realms' shitshow that Triptych had finished,, boxed it up, and shipped it to retail.
Triptych did the DLC from scratch and it came out infinitely better than the base game.
In any case, I always felt they shat out DNF to get 12 years of hype behind them, so they could actually make their own, better Douk game, but here we are 5 years later with nothing new coming down the pipe.
>>338224975
>I played it for the whole open beta and felt like I learned pretty much all there is to do in like an hour.
It's a game built around replayability like Rocket League iunno what you mean by this? "I shot some people and the match ended so iunno what else there is to do?"
Are you for real?
>>338224810
t. Randy Pitchford
>>338224926
Gearbox is a lot worse, though. And they're murderers.
>>338225225
and they are also thieves, never forget that
>>338224569
Delete this
>>338224828
WoW is one of the go-to titles people think about when you bring up a nerd.
>>338224975
>I played it for the whole open beta and felt like I learned pretty much all there is to do in like an hour.
I love this straw man.
You can see "everything there is to do" in a lot of games in a fairly short space of time, unless they somehow hide important mechanics until later on. This does not make the game any less replayable or enjoyable.
>>338222704
Lmao touche. But usually I just hear something like "rip Battleborn" when overwatch is brought up.
>>338224810
You're right Battleborn is nothing like Overwatch.
Overwatch is fun, well designed, and has great characters. Battleborn doesn't do that stupid shit!
>battleborn
>>338224975
>felt like I learned pretty much all there is to do in like an hour.
>>338224512
>You generally don't mention your competition when you're trying to sell a product.
>Notice how Coke rarely if ever mentions Pepsi in their adds, because even saying the name "Pepsi" has an effect on people.
When one product specifically calls out another, a response is justified.
>Now people who might have not known Battleborn exists now most certainly do, this is a win for Gearbox.
Show me any evidence of an increase in Battleborn sales as a direct result of Blizzard's response on twitter.
>>338224512
The Pepsi Challenge often mentioned Coke directly back in the day. They slowly phased that out, though.
>>338226190
>evidence of an increase in Battleborn sales as a direct result of Blizzard's response on twitter.
>implying those are the only factors in sales.
>a response is justified.
not necessarily. Blizzards response was excellent though. they nipped it in the bud.
>>338226349
because Pepsi was losing. they had nothing to lose by then.
tho, Coke fucked themselves up anyway with new coke. were they trying to be like pepsi with a sweeter coke?
>>338226458
>not necessarily.
>Gearbox softly taunts Blizzard on social media
>Blizzard for some reason is not allowed at all to respond
Why?
>>338222878
>Gearbox expecting positive word-of-mouth after the shit they've pulled
>>338226634
>not allowed
do you read things that aren't actually written?
or what?
Blizzard can do whatever the fuck they want. But Blizzard isn't a stupid company like gearbox./
>>338226517
BRAVO GEARBOX
>>338222704
>Haven't beaten the Saboteur
What a fucko.
>>338226591
I firmly believe that they were actually trying to pull the "make a shittier product and call it new, then make the original and call it classic to increase sales" theory.
>Public Advance-Difficulty campaign missions get added
>It's actually fucking crazy
Bitches still don't understand that flash traps and thumpers are the only way to go.
>>338226854
the conspiracy? That was a huge gamble.
but I think what it did was mask that they switched to high fructose which did change the flavor permanently in the U.S.
>>338226854
>the "make a shittier product and call it new, then make the original and call it classic to increase sales" theory.
Hey, now that you mention it, maybe that's what Gearbox is doing with Battleborn.
>>338226591
Pepsi was actually winning with the Pepsi Challenge and the "Taste of a Generation" with Michael Jackson. Coke was really behind in sales and made the New Coke because they figured people wanted a more Pepsi-like beverage.
>>338222162
Similar story with one of my coworkers, but the drip paid full price for it. Regretted buying it less than a week after release.
>>338227051
>they figured people wanted a more Pepsi-like beverage.
damn. so instead of making two products they got rid of guaranteed sales for a gamble.
now I see why soda companies are so finicky with new flavors.
>>338221505
How is it that I know this is porn off screen?
>>338224630
Isn't that from Dismaland?
>>338226976
I've never liked Coke anyway. Pepsi has been pushing "Pepsi Throwback" which has real sugar again, maybe Coke is doing something similar. They're just so behind these days.
>>338227204
Exactly. And they committed an awful market research foul when they tested New Coke with their thousands of respondents. They had people take a blind sip of New Coke and Coca Cola and see which they liked better. After a couple sips, the majority said New Coke was better. However, they didn't have them drink an entire can of New Coke or ask the respondents if they would be fine with the new flavor replacing Coca Cola. New Coke coming out was disastrous but was accidental marketing genius because everyone bought and hoarded the remainder of old Coke raising sales, people bought New Coke out of interest which rose sales, and then Coca Cola brought back old Coke which rose sales again and now Coke is on top of the soda game (but declining again because of Millennials being health conscious)
>>338227481
>real sugar
I'm trying to find out ehat kind of sugar Pepsi is using. Coke has one as well with cane and stevia (hate stevia)
so I wonder what Pepsi is using.
Soda in general has a weird flavor these days anyway. especially Coke, since the plant they use for the extract is extinct.
>>338222106
But how do those goggles stay on her face?
>>338223297
What happened to that shit where they started threatening the guy who was working on a Duke mobile collection ?
>>338223297
Don't forget
>they exploit loopholes in the contract to steal the rights to Duke from 3DRealms
>plan to use said rights to modernize Duke Nukem 3D
>>338226517
I always see this meme picture posted but not an actual picture or webm of gameplay.
I bet shitposters haven't even played the game.
>>338223553
>then what is it? If it's nothing like Overwatch then why make Overwatch the ONLY thing you bring up when explaining what type of game it is?
I sure hope you're an ESL.
>>338222047
Yea totally anon, what video games do you play?
>>338224975
I felt the same, but I need to get my friends on it which they will and play competitive mode to prolong the experience.
>>338223216
I can't wait until the mods filter the word meme jesus christ
Any of those key sites selling overwatch cheap? 20-25 is ideally the max id be wanting to pay for an online only game with no single player or local lan
>2016
>trying to defeat blizzard
I seriously hope you guys don't do this.
>>338225225
>Hammerlock is gay
>There's fuck all indication of this aside from some auidolog shit later in the game
>Axton wasn't intentionally bisexual, just a dude acting like a faggot with buddies for shits n giggles, writers decided "eh fuck it" and said yeah he's bi in an expansion after people cried about it not being overt
How is there anything wrong with this? I didn't know that Hammerlock was gay until I saw this picture and I managed to last until about level 35 when some casual buddies made me play memelands 2 with them.
>>338228862
wtf game has local lan now days that isn't over half a decade years old or game that matters?
>All those Battleborn free weekend invites e-mails begging me to play
>>338228862
Blizzard has it's own story and rarely does sales so I doubt it's going to be worth it to get a key
>>338227349
Nobody forgets Apostle's artstyle, anon
>>338228106
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENEUb7ub2PU&t=5m0s
Here you go bro
Look at how much of the screen his arm and gun take up
>>338222268
>people actually fell for this bait
/v/ is reaching new frontiers in stupidity
>>338231785
>you can see your character's head when you use the dash ability
What in the everloving fuck were they thinking?
