AndyB

AndyB



14 Oct

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The servers will come down for a restart 2021-10-14T13:00:00Z. The downtime is estimated to take 1 hour.

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It’s everyone’s favorite time of year; Samhain is here!

We had a bit of an odd start this time due to an issue with the way the game handles events; for some mysterious reason, we’re noticing some of the automated triggers aren’t going off when they should be this year, and upon investigation it remains unclear why this appears to be the case. Anyhoo, Agartha’s all dressed up for the occasion with seasonal raid encounters along with seasonal missions, cosmetics, and a bunch of stuff on sale.

Now, the sorta weird part; Daily Login rewards for the event are currently not popping and after Aeryl played with some system clock shenanigans, it looks like the login r...

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13 Oct

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    AndyB on Forums - Thread - Direct

Hiya Booka.

We’re aware of the bug with Valk and are working on a fix for a future update.

Unfortunately I’m not prepared to comment about your Switch performance issues, however I can certain pass that feedback along to the team.

Thanks for reporting!


12 Oct

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Hey all,

We’re aware of this issue. It will be addressed in an upcoming update.

Sorry for the inconvenience. I feel your pain since I use this Highlight myself.

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Overwatch Retail Patch Notes – October 12, 2021

A new patch is now live on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch. Read below to learn more about the latest changes.

To share your feedback, please post in the General Discussion forum.
For a list of known issues, visit our ...

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Just to manage expectations: no, that is not confirmed, alluded to, or even coyly winked about in my post.

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Hi there Jesterskull,

Skins team ≠= Hero Design and Balance.

Two completely different teams, two completely different disciplines.

Also, about Bastion…

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Generally speaking, our updates these days go out at 11:00 AM PDT/PST. Sometimes may vary, but it’s fairly consistent.


09 Oct

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Enjoy the VODs everyone.

Just to drop a reminder: everything you’re seeing is in development and highly subject to change. Please use that knowledge to help inform how you all participate in this conversation.

Looking forward to your thoughts and feedback


08 Oct

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Servers are back up.

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The servers will come down for a restart 2021-10-08T13:00:00Z. The downtime is estimated to take 1 hour.


07 Oct

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06 Oct

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Hiya folks,

Thanks for all of the information provided in this post. We’re currently investigating and working on fix for a future build.

If I’m able to update with an ETA, I’ll do so at a later date.

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Hi there Darkot. I saw your response in the previous post and made note of the feedback.

In the interest of transparency in my process: I generally tend to avoid communicating solutions to the dev team. Your breakdown of the root cause of concern (the change in detection radius may be confusing and could be better communicated) is exactly the kind of feedback that’s most useful. It’s clear, concise, and to the point.


05 Oct

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TBH I don’t know our plans for the tutorial in OW2. I can certainly pass this sentiment along to the folks who would make those decisions.

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I hear you, and I want you all to know I’m registering and taking note of this sentiment.

To manage expectations: I’m not ready to discuss changes or updates to the Support...

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Personal take here, but I don’t usually conflate popularity with efficacy. While tank and support may not be the most popular roles, one could argue that they’re very impactful in any given match.

There was an article I read years ago that summed up a lot of the “why’s” for why folks play DPS roles in class based games. Not everything is applicable (the article was written about MMORPG gameplay), but the fundamental motivations remain true:

  • Players love to see big numbers. The dopamine hit and instant...
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I can’t speak for Super or Space, but to me it felt more like they were referring to the fact that Damage heroes have a more noticeable impact on the outcome of the map, and that the potential for an individual to “carry” a team is higher in 5v5.

A common point of feedback I see from damage players is that they feel as though they have minimal impact on the outcome of a match. Especially in the current meta, it can be frustrating when you feel as though you spend most of your resources chewing through double barriers.

They both pointed out that the absence of a second tank (and minimizing the possibility for this particular ...

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I won’t assume to speak for anyone else, but I get why folks would use other games as a frame of reference when explaining how certain aspects of a given game feels. It’s a common lexicon that we all (mostly) understand. Personally, I play many of the games in a similar categories to OW (Paladins, Apex, COD, etc), so I understand where the comparisons are coming from.

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Hey all,

You know, it’s honestly our fault if you feel that you didn’t find the help you needed or the exposure/promotion you wanted for your mod, and we’ll take responsibility for that if you feel slighted in any way. We’ll be more mindful of spotlighting mods in the future - it can sometimes be a delicate issue since a large portion of our playerbase (e.g. console players) simply don’t have access to mods and can cause a little friction on social media - but we’ll do what we can.

Now, that said, I will have to remove the link that references direct messages with one of our developers and antagonizing them; we understand you’re frustrated, but we have to ask you to refrain from placing blame or attacks on folks like Rob, whom have been instrumental in the cultivation of the entire modding community. Blame me or someone instead :stuck_out_tongue:...

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