Overwatch is a Global Hit with 7 Million Players. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160602006554/en/
Neat.
To put this in perspective, Diablo 3 sold 6,3m units (Sold, not played) in its first week.
Blizzard makes magic happen again
Imagine what would happen if they didn't screw up Diablo 3's launch!
Official PR: http://blizzard.gamespress.com/OVERWATCH-IS-A-GLOBAL-HIT-WITH-7-MILLION-PLAYERSAND-COUNTING
Overwatch is definitely doing well, but I don't trust Blizzard's numbers. These are the same people who claimed Hearthstone had like 12 million players or something because they included people who were signed up for the game (Which was everyone on battle.net) rather than people who had actually played the game.
Honestly do you guys this game will last as long as say, TF2?
Or do you think it'll die within a year, or even a few months
There's absolutely no fucking way that out of 9 million beta players, 7 million paid for this turd.
Then again, there isn't anything worth playing on consoles these days, maybe it did stunningly there.
>>339747582
I think it will only last a few months, don't screencap me on that though because I have no idea what I am talking about I'm just personally bored with the game right now and am assuming everyone else will be by then too
>>339747582
Can they make new hats?
>>339747582
TF2 was something pretty special, I don't know if anything will match that for some time. but I get the feeling that there's enough momentum behind this to keep it popular for a couple years anyway
and realistically, considering how most MMO playerbases work, that's probably all they're aiming for
I'm sorry, I'll just be playing the better game.
>7m PLAYERS
That's the number you report when daily users and/or sales are low.
High bets on this including free open beta players.
>>339747582
it depends really if the june update is jamed pack i'll have months but if it just focuses on its comp scene it wont last very long
>>339747764
But they aren't pulling MMO players. Most mmo players I know need progression or goals to play a game. The others just want to RP but aren't autistic enough to do it outside of a video game.
>>339747480
When will this meme end ? They include players who bought the game and played it. If a 13 year old tells you on 4chan that they include all logins + sign ups + 9 billion people, they're lying.
>>339747924
>High bets on this including free open beta players.
Open beta players were 9.3 million so no
>>339747973
>They include players who bought the game and played it.
>Source: My Ass
how do I get better at hitting Genji's shurikens?
I'm calling bullshit.
What i want to see is the drop off. How long has it been? A week and a half? I want to see how many people are actually commuting to it about a month from now. Two months even.
Mark my words, this is typical Blizzard fare. A flash in the pants hypenado that will eventually turn itself into the new MGS5/Tortanic once its drones finally settle down.
>>339747480
(Quoted from the article)
>Since launch, players have swapped heroes 326 million times and teamed up to deliver 11 million payloads to their destinations on the battlefields of tomorrow.
>11 million payloads
Let's say that the offensive team on payload missions has a 50% win rate across all games. If half the games are payload missions, that means that there were 44 million games of overwatched played.
If there are 7 million Overwatch players right now, that means that the average Overwatch player has played 6.3 games on matchmaking.
Please tell me if my math checks out. There are only two game modes on normal match making right?
>>339747582
It has basically none of the tools for longevity that TF2 had, and is definitely absolutely going F2P before the 2 year mark.
Personally I give it 6 months to a year, at best.
>>339747582
too many things factor in a game dieing or not.
every class based game will have balance issues and depending how quick blizzard patch and fix stuff is important. secondly how fast they add more heroes and maps. then you also have to factor in if other games are dieing and playerbases switching to the next best thing. right now riot is fucking up huge time and league's casual playerbase will most likely go to overwatch or cs:go.
got to wait at least a month or two and see how blizzard handles updates.
>>339747582
Only if they update it with a lot new content. Considering how they do that with all of their games I would expect it to have a long life.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9aMpjYFaTk
THE FINAL VERDICT IS OUT
BLIZZDRONES ON SUICIDE WATCH!!!!
>>339748226
Doing the average for these kind of things isn't a good idea. There's always tons of outliers that heavily effect the average in vidya.
So is blizzard going the route of expansion packs, microtransactions, or just free content added?
>>339748214
learn to aim
dont be afraid to use fan of blades
>>339748132
>putting more trust in a 13 year old 4chan memer than in Blizzard themselves
>>339747582
Only way this will die if they royally fuck it up.
Royally meaning they don't at least communicate with the people, few updates, not substantial updates, etc.
People said Hearthstone is dead, but I don't see that until now and that game has been out for at least 2 years now.
>MFW Neogaf is already on damage control trying to claim that Uncharted 4 will still be best selling physical game of May
>lose connection at least once during every gaming session
Anybody else with this problem? This doesn't happen with any of my other games.
>>339748770
You can't ignore HotS though
>>339747582
tf2 was put on life support and lost the charm over time.
I think overwatch is really good and shouldnt be forced with skin sheckles and hats. A couple maps would boost its life length tho
>>339748534
All post-launch heroes, maps, and modes are free. I guess paid loot boxes subsidizes the production of additional content.
>>339748881
That NPD thread is hilarious for it.
>>339748226
Your math is shit. You're just taking random numbers and throwing them together without even thinking.
>>339748534
There are already microtransactions. You can buy loot crates that has random shit in it, which is dumb because you can unlock everything eventually anyway.
I am assuming there are also going to be cosmetics you can only buy
>>339748894
Nope
>>339746586
D3 was pc only at launch tho
>>339748901
Blizzard fucked this up. They still released this knowing they will NEVER EVER take the crown from LoL and Dota 2. Fucking retarded on their part.
With this game, they right now are the only ones doing it. Yes I know about TF2, but people don't see it that way now.
>>339747687
The game is phenomenal, of course its going to do well. The real question is if it can stay popular for as long as TF2.
Jesus
This game must ve had a big marketing budget, it sold fucking 7 million in its first week thats CoD tier
I kinda want to buy it but I'd love to see something like a Capture-the-Flag mode.
Will the Origin Edition always be available, like a Deluxe Edition, or is it more like a preorder thing that will go away eventually?
How do we fix the players ? Every match I play, there is a bunch of retarded shitters, and I swear to god i'm pretty sure this is their first fps.
Will Blizz introduce ranks or things like that ?
>>339748881
>best selling physical game of May
but it literally will be, who even bought overwatch on console
>>339749246
>Capture-the-Flag mode
Would be total bullshit with a hero like Tracer.
>>339748894
Servers run flawlessly for me excluding the 20hz tickrate bullshit. Aside from once in the beta where myself and my friends all got hit by a huge lag spike at once I've had a consistent and low ping.
>>339749267
the point is that sonygaf is going to say UC4 sold the best in their irrelevant charts
>>339749209
Had less marketing budget than Uncharted 4. Sold Three times as many copies. 3.3 million on PC alone.
>>339749267
The growing stack of Uncharted 4 used copies littering your local gamestop will give you your answer.
People still doubted. I don't know why.
The fact that a whole lot of people were sperging about them waifus and shit, and that's coming from Blizzard, a very popular company, already sealed this as a game that was going to be very popular.
CTF will suck in this game.
>>339749290
Why is that? I have no clue how Tracer works.
>>339749290
>no abilities or passives or auras can be used while moving with the flag
there, fixed
>>339749290
I'm pretty sure Tigole specifically ruled it out citing this exact reason.
>>339748214
right click
>>339749021
>Random numbers
What numbers are random? I even said in my post that the numbers were taken from the article itself. Or are you unable to understand that one times one half (The chance you get a payload map) times one half (The 50% win rate) is why I multiplied the 11 million payloads by 4 to get 44 million games?
>>339748214
Close range M2
Long range M1 they dont have fall arc so aim straight
Try to get close with m2 most of the heros the heros will drop low enough to be finished with shitf so you can get the cooldown back
>>339749106
The could've competed for the crown, the problem is that HotS balance updates are complete shit, and most of the content, like maps, is half-baked garbage.
>Join a Quick Play match
>4 Reinhardts and a Genji
>On offense on a payload map
>I can't leave or I won't get shit for exp
>>339749406
>CTF
Wouldn't Tracer win in like 5 seconds?
>>339746408
Yeah I think I'm done with video-games
>>339747582
It won't last as long 100% because of no custom maps or community servers. That is literally why TF2 existed
People will get bored of these Blizzard maps within a month, and while the characters are good the modes and maps are awful.
>>339749635
bye
>>339749562
that's a bastion's dream team if you add mercy
>>339749562
>They could have competed
Not really. They wouldn't even dent against the two.
>>339749624
I forgot to quote the guy who said he wanted to see CTF here. And yes Tracer will just easily win this.
>>339749532
Because the chance to get a payload map isn't 50% at all, and the chance to be escorting the payload, by extension, doesn't have a 50% winrate. You're just making a shit-ton of assumptions based on a rounded number.
>>339748423
The only real variable that could be different is the win rate on payload maps, which Blizzard wants to be 50% but most likely isn't. Payload isn't ridiculously favored towards the offensive or defensive teams so it's safe to say that the average amount of games an overwatch player has played is 6 or 7 with the numbers we're given.
>>339749463
That takes away the entire core of the game.
>>339748320
>blizzard
>ever fixing balance issues
They're just going to cycle through 2-3 heroes at time, wank them for a while and nerf them to oblivion,
>>339749770
What's the chance to get a payload map then?
>>339749441
Tracer basically gets 3 blinks with low cooldowns and can revert to a spot where she was 3 seconds ago, she could effectively grab the flag and be gone before you even see her.
>>339749290
ban tracer from ctf mode
>>339749562
Just play a hero you want to get better at or your favorite hero until you lose then.
>>339749637
I'm sure Blizzard will do things to continue whoring the game out to the masses.
>>339749463
and no one will want to play the game mode because you literally cease to be a character with the flag
No one buy tanks can hold the flag, and even then it makes tanks useless
I heard the next hero will be a support sniper.
Someone who has played this kind of games explain how the fuck does that work.
>>339750076
Sniper in TF2 can be used as support with Jarate technically
>>339750076
Maybe they can designate an area to drop a big aoe heal?
>>339747582
If they keep adding maps and heroes every month it might last a few years
>>339750276
>Designated healing area
So they're making another Indian support?
>>339750076
Syringe gun sniper that heals friendlies and poisons enemies?
>>339750076
I just hope Blizzard isn't retarded and releases 4-5 new heroes at once.
We did it, bros
We killed TF2
>>339750508
That'll be fun to balance
>>339750541
TF2's numbers haven't budged since Overwatch released though.
TF2 isn't exactly that popular anymore m8, it has an average of 50k players at all times.
>>339750541
good job killing an almost decade old game
>>339750581
If they release one hero at a time everyone is going to pick him.
>>339750076
I only heard it as a rumor and that it's Sombra. Pharah's mother or something.
>>339750541
TF2 killed itself.
>>339750818
That's a good point. They'd need to release one in each class, probably
>>339750876
Sombra isn't going to be Pharra's mother. Sombra is clearly mexico/spain-related, as it's a spanish name.
>>339750541
It's like bragging that teenager came to a man who has suffered PTSD from all the horrible experiments they made on him and then knocked him down from wheelchair and stomped on him and bragged about his strength.
>>339751113
Are you blind, have a look at her eye in the art
>>339751121
You were/are a fucked up teenager anon.
>>339751241
The art is of Pharah's mother, and Pharah's mother was a sniper, but there's no reason to think that the new character will be Pharah's mother. Isn't she dead? Everyone talks about her like she's dead.
>>339751241
That art doesn't go with Sombra's art though, it's just some shit someone threw together because all three photos have sniper rifles/hoods.
>>339750876
mfw she snipes her daughter of out the sky
>>339747924
No, they would just hide the actual numbers and say "A lot of people are playing our game" if there was no one playing.
Or "It's doing better than X!"
Something that is just a fucking blanket descriptor since they don't want to be liable for blatantly lying but still want to put a good spin on it.
>>339747582
I'm a little bored of it now honestly
I played to level 34 or so in the beta though so that might be why.
Hardly touched it in its current state, it's real disheartening to never get elite skins when in the beta I had tons even for my mains.
>>339747924
Probably less than 1% of console players shared their OW copies. This distinction doesn't really matter.
>>339751526
Honestly, this.
The fact that they reported it means they are actually happy about the results.
Don't forget the cheaters who were banned actually bought the game again thinking they are safe.
>>339748684
>f2p game
>purchase
>>339746408
They defenitly hit the jackpot.
Now, let's see if they can exploit it properly.
>>339746408
>7 million players
There was 9 million players during the open beta
>>339747880
>>339751818
>Something free is more popular than something that isn't.
>>339752004
Can someone explain why this game failed this bad?
I don't think it's just because of OW.
>>339752004
That's what you get for screwing over DNF and A:CM Randy, you goddamn hack.
>>339747582
It won't last as long because there's no custom servers or server browser. Depending on how fast they roll out updates and how good they are, it could last a lot longer than people expect though
>>339751818
>the free beta had more people than the game you have to pay for
whoa.... blunder of the fucking century....
http://www.wired.com/2016/05/overwatch-the-rare-positive-shooter/
>>339752158
Because it's shit and not F2P like the concurrence.
You literally pay to grind like a motherfucker
>>339752158
Little marketing
Little hype
Overwatch completely overshadowed it
>>339752158
A number of factors and bad marketing
I personally didnt try it cause fuck gearbox and fuck mobas that arent Dota 2
>>339751818
that's 2 million BR's and poorfags that aren't playing the game, thanks to the paywall.
Good attempt, though. You get points for effort.
>>339752261
>troll free
Come on now.
I joined a game and a premade of 3 on our team refused to leave the spawn until someone picked zarya or something.
>>339749903
she returns to the first blink, which is overrided if the cooldown for that blink returns, then it goes to the next farthest blink
>>339752158
It looks like garbage. I don't mean the gameplay, I mean the aesthetic. I don't like anything about it.
>>339749246
>>339749290
They said the don't plan on CTF specifically because Tracer and Genji would be too powerful.
>>339752619
>Aesthetic
Understandable really. Mercy, D.VA and Hanamura stage are the reasons why I checked out the game in the first place.
>>339752619
The UI is a goddamn mess too.
And what's the best selling platform version
Because I promise you it's not PC
>>339753051
PC has the $40 version.
>>339746408
>game has 7 million players
>queues still take 2 minutes at max
What the hell Blizzard
>>339752158
It isn't just because of Overwatch, but Overwatch certainly didn't help.
It's mostly because it's bad. The UI is an abomination that looks exactly like that parody image from a few years back with the fingerless glove meter. Even without Overwatch it wouldn't have done well, but Overwatch being a similar game that came out at roughly the same time and also wasn't shit is why Battleborn died instantly
>>339753051
it's PC
>>339753203
Depends on your level. Sweet spot right now seems to be around 20-30
>>339752787
Yeah, OW has a great aesthetic. Everything about Battleborn, especially voice acting and character design, just seems amateurish in comparison.
>>339753051
It is PC.
Blizzard audience is mainly PC.
IT WAS SUPPOSED TO FAIL
TEAM FORTRESS 2'S REIGN WILL NEVER END
YOU'LL REGRET THIS
>>339747582
Its Blizzard.
There are still patches for Diablo 2 coming out.
This game will be around for a looooong time, they are not known to let a working franchise die just like that.
>no server issues outside of a 13 minute late start and some minor disconnect problems on the first night
people still shit on D3 years later for its server problems but nobody seems to care when a company pulls off the impossible
>>339753542
it's been dead for a while now champ
t. primeval warrior
>>339753051
it was estimated at 3,3mil on pc a week ago or so
by the guy running steamspy
if i had to guess, it might be 50 50
Ok honest question.
Hearthstone has been out for 2 years. It must have been a success for Blizzard right? Are the patches/updates still constant for that game? I have no idea as I don't play it.
If yes, then Overwatch, as popular as it is right now, will have the same prioritized support. Am I right on that?
>>339753929
yes to both
>>339753929
Hearthstone seems to get a pretty big expansion every few months
>>339746408
>7 million players
I want to believe this but somehow am having a hard time not believing it. Remember these are numbers that at anytime blizzards PR department can fabricate to make the game look like its selling well.
I also don't believe theres enough longevity to keep the game alive as long as TF2
>>339753929
>Am I right on that?
I hope so.
Blizzard was in need of new IPs after Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3 "failure".
They won't let go easily unless they're retarded.
>>339753656
This honestly surprised me. I was able to play the game after just a few minutes. I really thought that it would takes hours before people could get in and play the game properly.
>>339753656
It's about time somebody did it right. Everyone should be able to anticipate problems and act proactively by now.
>>339753929
HOTS has had a pretty steady stream of stuff too
they said specifically they have a lot lined up for OW over the summer but who knows what's coming. It's been actually a long time since any content was added in the beta
>>339753756
Man what happened with TF2? I came back to playing it after Overwatch beta just to see how it was after all these years and it feels like shit. What did they do to it? Everything feels so off and nerfed to shit. I can't even build a sentry as engie anymore.
>>339754063
Eh, I personally know like 20 people who bought it. I've never known so many people who bought a game at release.
>>339754139
>>339753929
well cardgames require very fast updates to keep players interested, it might be different. Though with 7 million players blizz would be retarded to not keep rolling out new content, at least with new skins.
>>339752004
Considering the last DLC just released, these numbers are pretty awful for TW3.
>>339754302
Look at the image again.
>>339754139
New Weapons fucked up the whole system and Hats brought in the worst of the worst people to play a video game with
>>339754256
From what was said though, they said that they won't be rolling out heroes weekly or even monthly. It will disrupt the balance of the game easily they said. Which I actually agree with.
I think though like you said, it will be about the skins and modes that will have the constant updates.
![e29acfb08f02979122b338d5f801dbff[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/j4Xz6Cg.png "e29acfb08f02979122b338d5f801dbff[1].png")
>>339753542
>>339753756
This is the second most butthurt I've ever seen TF2 fans. First being pic related.
>>339748226
There's cart push, and point capture but your numbers assume 50% even distribution or that even 50% of matches are cart push which is not the case. Still it's probably true that most players have only done a few dozen matches with the more hardcore playing much more often as the minority.
>>339754496
>tfw I idled a lot and still got one of these
>>339754302
It's The Witcher 1 you blind buffoon.
>>339754496
I'm glad that its dead retard
Did Blizzard mention any new game modes that there going to add. What are good ones anyway?
>>339754571
>tfw havent played in a while
>come back and get one of these
>banned from all my favourite servers because everyone else cheated
>>339746408
>Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements: Information in this press release that involves Blizzard Entertainment's expectations, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future, including statements about Overwatch, including with respect to its features and gameplay, are forward-looking statements that are not facts and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause Blizzard Entertainment's actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements set forth in this release include unanticipated product delays and other factors identified in the risk factors sections of Activision Blizzard’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to Blizzard Entertainment and Activision Blizzard as of the date of this release, and neither Blizzard Entertainment nor Activision Blizzard assumes any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements believed to be true when made may ultimately prove to be incorrect. These statements are not guarantees of the future performance of Blizzard Entertainment or Activision Blizzard and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond its control and may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.
>>339752305
This is it basically, you can move anything now if you get the media talking about it. That is how marketing works. Overwatch has been incredibly well marketed to us and more specifically the mainstream media. The diverse characters, the bright vibrant colors. There is where the game has sold, the gameplay, the objectives and the maps, nobody cares.
The fake outrage of the Tracer pose was a deliberate part of that, it was manufactured from the beginning to generate controversy, a one they could fix, address and look good doing so.
>>339750541
>TF2 was already dead after it went F2P
>DotA 2 is slowly dropping to its base fancucks now
>>339753051
Guess what faggot, its PC
>>339754165
And i personally know 4 of my 100 friends on steam got it. who knows
I dont trust any blizzard numbers since they're just there to appeal to investors
>>339746408
>implying people are not already getting bored of OverHype
>>339750541
Tf2 playerbase has been stagnant for the past 5 year
Not even overwatch budged it.
>>339752275
>concurrence
Slavshit spotted. You wanted to say "competition" you mongoloid.
>>339755086
>DotA 2 is slowly dropping to its base fancucks now
This is actually wrong. Did you see the reports? Almost all of the popular game saw a drop in users when Overwatch went to open beta. Guess which game stayed the same? Dota 2. It already has jokes that those that play that game don't even know other games exist.
>>339755404
Im checking the tf2 charts on steam charts and im not noticing a dip during the 24th.
>>339751659
I CAN'T FIND THE SOURCE BROTHER
>>339755404
I guess technically true since DotA 2's trajectory for the last few months has already been downward.
> those that play that game don't even know other games exist.
That's why they're fancucks, too, like the TF2 players.
>>339747687
7 out of 9? I can believe that many people decided that they wanted to buy this came
>>339756009
I came many times and I haven't even bought this game yet.
>>339755086
Dota will never die unless a superior MOBA happens, which will be never. You will never break the ruskies and Peruvians from dota, it's like an infestation of roaches.
>>339753051
>what's the best-selling platform version
>of a Blizzard game
>that has a $40 on PC
>and is an FPS, which is best on PC
>>339755818
I feel really bad for knowing exactly what program was used to create this, and which two pictures were used in the program.
>>339756423
Reason it wont die is engrained in its dna.
Dota has weird mechanics that make it noob unfriendly. It would be suicide for devs to implement in a new moba. These mechanics are fun as hell once you understand the game.
That and the pay model for Dota 2 required alot of capital. You have to remember for 2 years in the beta the game made 0 dollars
>>339749290
this makes me angry, they could just change whoever holds the flag into a flag holder hero with unique abilities and it's just like a payload map except the payload can go any route it wants and use abilities. Such an easy fix.
>>339757517
there is just no other game like dota. At least, nothing as streamlined and perfected over 12 years like dota. League is a dumpster of bad balancing and riot fuckups and every other dotalike has died or is some weird spinoff like smite.
>>339747582
All they need to do is pull a league of legends. New skins and new characters every now and then. New maps and new modes.
You know what would be a fun game mode? Think like invasion from Halo 3 but more lore based. Like a season of lore progression played out by the players where which ever side (Overwatch or enemies of Overwatch) will determine the path the lore goes on. This would push for more content, maps, and game modes.
Does anyone have a picture of Zaryas ingame midnight skin? I heard they change the way theg gun looks but i cant find a picture of it anywhere
i dont play MOBAS, can someone explain whats up with the "riot is fucking over their playerbase" stuff?
If Im using a VPN do I want a higher line speed or a lower one?
>>339758287
league player here, Riot has been going downhill balance wise since beta.
First it was releasing a new hero every 2 weeks for 2 years just to match dotas roster. This of course led to horrendous balance issues for 2 years as the rate of new heroes expanding and them not being able to balance the older heros on top of that.
Secondly it's because the game was built on a bad engine (Adobe Air) and thus it has a lot of shitty bugs and stuff over the years that crippled their ability to program new stuff (they STILL can't program multi unit control properly).
Then third they got bought out my Tencent, and thus the games quality decreased dramatically simply to appeal to the lowest common denominator and sell skins.
>>339758719
thanks, although i dont see how casuals would care about those issues all too much if it worked till now
