Albino_Yeti
Member
Nice try Blizzard, but I still hate Mei with every fiber of my being.
Snowball deserves a non demonic friend.
Snowball deserves a non demonic friend.
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New Overwatch Animated Short: "Rise and Shine"
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She's used to hellfire I'm sure she'd be fine with a little cold.
rochellepaws
Member
Mei is an absolute cutie, not sure how anyone could hate her!
Gentleman Jack
Member
She's one of the top 3 reasons 2 CP maps are garbage to play on attack.
Dark Ninja
Member
Scrubbed through it. Saw it involved Mei and closed it.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
I'll need to watch this later. Mei is my favorite.
Orochinagis
Member
So huh, what kind of info she gathered those 9 years to be super important? I didnt understand that part pretty well, just climate changes?
Overwatch, obviously.
They also brought some of the cinematic models, and the whole process of repurposing the in-game assets for the CGI shorts was quite fascinating. It was a great talk, and I think the whole process was recorded and is on the GDC website. Check it out.
I was confused on that point, as wasn't it a given that the majority of the info that research point collected over the years was mostly lost?
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
How a Hero is Mei'd?
AbortedWalrusFetus
Member
Mei has rapidly been gaining most of my playing time over the last few months. She's just got so much damn utility and survivability and is super fun to play with. The biggest challenge was finally getting used to the timing of her projectile. Frankly, playing Mei with a D.Va partner is some of the most fun you can have. Just defense matrix them in the face while they get frozen, it's glorious.
Angelus Errare
Banned
Given the stance of the current administration, I imagine she might be in a future where yet another Trump like person was elected which automatically elevates Mei to "our last hope" type hero lol
But why tough?
Anyways, I liked that one a lot! The Plan mei have been the better short to me, but this one isn't far behind!
Let's just hope the next one isn't too far away
What did he mean by this?
Member
Man Winston is stupid
MHWilliams
Member
So, likelihood that the anomaly and one of her dead comrades leads to another character?
Honestly, I just look at all these shorts and trailers for new characters. Junkertown's Queen? New character. Mei's dead friends, new characters. MORE NEW CHARACTERS!
Honestly, I just look at all these shorts and trailers for new characters. Junkertown's Queen? New character. Mei's dead friends, new characters. MORE NEW CHARACTERS!
Orochinagis
Member
You mean OW, those guys made an expedition and forget about the crew for 9 years?
But everyone died on Mei's group, at least the JT queen is alive
There's no way she didn't know her dear robot friend, Snowball, had rechargeable batteries and would be fine if the batteries drained. Also, there's no way she didn't know the lab had solar panels.
pinkurocket
Member
I'm glad it's Mei that got a short.
She's a nice character.
Story is a bit weak besides the emotional tugs.
She's a nice character.
Story is a bit weak besides the emotional tugs.
Nah, people are going to whine against a certain hero, for whatever reason. Pharah/Mercy, Bastion (during the games launch), Roadhog, etc.
The list goes on.
What anomaly are they talking about in this? Has it been referenced before? Like MHWilliams, I often assume details like that are hinting at future characters or shorts. Maybe the anomaly is Talon related?
If she's only been asleep 9 years, that really changes things. I thought Overwatch folded a long time ago.
If she's only been asleep 9 years, that really changes things. I thought Overwatch folded a long time ago.
XANDER CAGE
Member
pinkurocket
Member
I'd go back into cryostasis if I were her.
MrPing1000
Member
Pretty good, but her reaction to finding out all her colleagues were dead was weirdly unemotional. She reacted with more anguish when her AI with a rechargeable battery powered down.
Still Mei is the best.
Still Mei is the best.
Well, they do say that the evilest of villains do have the most tragic of origin stories after all... /sarcasm
Still, if you had to cover heroes with the tragic back stories, you can go wrong with Mei. Unlike the other heroes who got to see the fall of Overwatch (only ones I can think of that didn't were Bastion for being decommissioned for so long and Orisa for being built after the airport skirmish), Mei got a triple dose of "Screw you" in the form of finding out that Overwatch fell apart during the nine years she was frozen, the base is basically barren and no one knew that there was one survivor, and because of that barren status, she was the only lucky survivor as the rest sadly died while frozen.
Overall, this is definitely one of the best shorts we've gotten just in terms of story telling. The others were good too in their own rights (Junkrat's for comedy, Sombra's for the action, etc. etc.) but this one does tug at the heart strings a bit to see how much Mei lost.
Still, if you had to cover heroes with the tragic back stories, you can go wrong with Mei. Unlike the other heroes who got to see the fall of Overwatch (only ones I can think of that didn't were Bastion for being decommissioned for so long and Orisa for being built after the airport skirmish), Mei got a triple dose of "Screw you" in the form of finding out that Overwatch fell apart during the nine years she was frozen, the base is basically barren and no one knew that there was one survivor, and because of that barren status, she was the only lucky survivor as the rest sadly died while frozen.
Overall, this is definitely one of the best shorts we've gotten just in terms of story telling. The others were good too in their own rights (Junkrat's for comedy, Sombra's for the action, etc. etc.) but this one does tug at the heart strings a bit to see how much Mei lost.
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
Lmfao
ubersticky
Member
Starts a comp match. Bitches choose Widow and Hanzo immediately.
Pharrah is the worst gaming character ever for me. No respect for that piece of trash or the people that play her.
Pharrah is the worst gaming character ever for me. No respect for that piece of trash or the people that play her.
Leafhopper
Banned
I complain about them both if it makes you feel better. Although Mei I feel like is fine. Doomfist just has his cooldowns that are way too low.
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
Same lol, I love The Thing!
yeah but blizzard
(see; reaper, ana, genji)
she could've just been sad he was powered down and left her alone and not mourning his permanent death forever, you realize
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
Mei is fantastic since her powers have so many uses for different scenarios. Maybe if entire teams wouldn't focus on the frozen woman in the middle of their camp they'd see the rest of my team coming in to wreck their shit. ¯\_(ツ
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_/¯They should change her projectile. Freezing her opponents so she can drive a spike into their head is a little... antithetical to her good nature. That aspect always weirded me out. I think for the most part Overwatch does a good job matching how a hero plays to their personality, except when it comes to Mei.
Like instead make them ice balls or something.
Like instead make them ice balls or something.
Sir Griffith
Member
Not bad, but where's my damn Zarya short!
But the lab had solar panels.
Leafhopper
Banned
Deep down they know how sinister she actually is.
Yep, like DC rebirth bringing back old characters
"hey, do think this guy is cool? yes? no?"
"yes? new character"
Yes, instead of Mei giving them a quick and painless death with an ice spike she should literally bash their heads into craters with balls of ice.
DerekOfTheDykes
Member
To be fair, if you think about the logical consequences of all the weapons, almost EVERY hero is too brutal for their nature.
Winston's weapon should logically flash-fry people into blackened messes, Pharah should be leaving behind bloody chunks, Tracer's pistols should turn someone into a mess of swiss cheese, etc. Even that cute ice gun would logically kill someone near instantly if you froze them in a block like that.
You just have to kind of not look too deeply into any of it if it doesn't show in the game. Mei isn't driving ice spikes into people's brains, the icicles just splat apart on people and make a meter go down.
Zarya is getting a comic that takes place sometime after the Infiltration short, with Katya called a meeting with Zarya to plan a retaliation against Sombra and her blackmailing antics.
It's a start.
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