Mobius and pet octopus
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More like criminals.
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Rumor: New Overwatch hero unveiling on Monday, likely Sombra (support sniper) [Nope]
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More like criminals.
Shake Appeal
Member
Yes.Reaper's a villain?
The other heroes that are villainous/troubled/misguided are Junkrat, Roadhog, Widowmaker, Hanzo, and Symmetra.
LurkerPrime
Member
Overwatch's lore is... oddly interesting. It's nice that Titan is finding a home.
Oooh, that makes more sense.
Thanks!
Oooh, that makes more sense.
Thanks!
Newtype-001
Member
Hypee
The Omega Man
Member
Have I got the hero for you.
I'm only half joking.
High-noon every day all the tiem
GearDraxon
Member
Just give Mercy a sniper rifle
problem solved
problem solved
Alex_Mexico
Member
So a Mexican Sniper hero that has nothing to do with Lucha Libre references? I'll drink to that possibility!
Omega Kirby
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The Omega Man
Member
Noice!
Where did you get it from?
Give me the freaking new trailer already Blizzard pls understand
Novel Mike
Member
Announcing a new hero (which will be free remember) just as the game is launching is a really smart idea. Tells people getting into the game right away that constant content is coming and that the game will keep evolving and changing.
Now I want a D.Va short.
Now I want a D.Va short.
Didn't expect such an early preview of one of the new heroes so soon, even back when I read the French theater confusion some weeks back.
If this does turn out to be real, I guess it could be a DMR-type of sniper to fit in-between Widowmaker and McCree/Hanzo's single shot speeds. Being able to fire faster at the cost of accuracy.
I rather wait for facts though, so I'll see what Monday's short brings.
If this does turn out to be real, I guess it could be a DMR-type of sniper to fit in-between Widowmaker and McCree/Hanzo's single shot speeds. Being able to fire faster at the cost of accuracy.
I rather wait for facts though, so I'll see what Monday's short brings.
Angelus Errare
Banned
Ohh man Sombra sounds cool af.
I also cannot WAIT for the little witch girl
That's Mercy
RecRoulette
Member
Guessing if there's a new teaser it would be debuted at the big theater thing happening Sunday right?
lets bring this down alá D & D Alignment
Genji - Lawful good.
acts as a good person is expected or required to act. He combines a commitment to oppose evil with the discipline to fight relentlessly. He tells the truth, keeps his word, helps those in need, and speaks out against injustice. A lawful good character hates to see the guilty go unpunished.
Mccree - Chaotic good
acts as his conscience directs him with little regard for what others expect of him. He makes his own way, but he's kind and benevolent. He believes in goodness and right but has little use for laws and regulations. He hates it when people try to intimidate others and tell them what to do. He follows his own moral compass, which, although good, may not agree with that of society.
Pharrah - Neutral good (She is a tricky one)
these characters value life and freedom above all else, and despise those who would deprive others of them. Neutral good characters sometimes find themselves forced to work beyond the law, yet for the law, and the greater good of the people. They are not vicious or vindictive, but are people driven to right injustice. Neutral good characters always attempt to work within the law whenever possible, however.
Reaper - Chaotic Evil
does whatever his greed, hatred, and lust for destruction drive him to do. He is hot-tempered, vicious, arbitrarily violent, and unpredictable. If he is simply out for whatever he can get, he is ruthless and brutal. If he is committed to the spread of evil and chaos, he is even worse.
Soldier: 76 - Chaotic good
strong individualists marked by a streak of kindness and benevolence. They believe in all the virtues of goodness and right, but they have little use for laws and regulations. They have no use for people who "try to push folk around and tell them what to do." Their actions are guided by their own moral compass which, although good, may not always be in perfect agreement with the rest of society.
Tracer - Lawful good
A lawful good character acts as a good person is expected or required to act. He combines a commitment to oppose evil with the discipline to fight relentlessly. He tells the truth, keeps his word, helps those in need, and speaks out against injustice. A lawful good character hates to see the guilty go unpunished.
Bastion - True neutral
A neutral character does what seems to be a good idea. It doesn't feel strongly one way or the other when it comes to good vs. evil or law vs. chaos. Most neutral characters exhibit a lack of conviction or bias rather than a commitment to neutrality. Such a character thinks of good as better than evil-after all, she would rather have good neighbors and rulers than evil ones. Still, she's not personally committed to upholding good in any abstract or universal way.
Hanzo - neutral evil (again tricky)
The neutral evil is an unscrupulous, self-serving character who is only out for himself. Power, glory, wealth, position, and anything that will make his life more comfortable is his goal. It matters not who gets caught in the middle, as long as he comes out smelling like a rose. This person will lie, cheat, and kill anyone to attain his personal goals
Junkrat - Chaotic Evil
The major precepts of this alignment are freedom, randomness, and woe. Laws and order, kindness, and good deeds are disdained. Life has no value. By promoting chaos and evil, those of this alignment hope to bring themselves to positions of power, glory, and prestige in a system ruled by individual caprice and their own whim. The chaotic evil creature holds that individual freedom and choice is important, and that other individuals and their freedoms are unimportant if they cannot be held by the individuals through their own strength and merit. Thus, law and order rends to promote not individuals but groups, and groups suppress individual volition and success
Mei - Lawful good.
already explained
Torbjörn - Chaotic good.
already explained
Widowmaker - Lawful evil.
A lawful evil villain methodically takes what he wants within the limits of her code of conduct without regard for whom it hurts. She cares about tradition, loyalty, and order but not about freedom, dignity, or life. She plays by the rules but without mercy or compassion. She is comfortable in a hierarchy and would like to rule, but is willing to serve. He condemns others not according to their actions but according to race, religion, homeland, or social rank. She is loath to break laws or promises.
D.VA - Chaotic Neutral (tricky)
A chaotic neutral character follows her whims. She is an individualist first and last. She values his own liberty but doesn't strive to protect others' freedom. She avoids authority, resents restrictions, and challenges traditions. A chaotic neutral character does not intentionally disrupt organizations as part of a campaign of anarchy. To do so, he would have to be motivated either by good (and a desire to liberate others) or evil (and a desire to make those different from himself suffer). A chaotic neutral character may be unpredictable, but her behavior is not totally random. She is not as likely to jump off a bridge as to cross it.
Reinhardt - Lawful good.
already explained
Roadhog - Chaotic evil
already explained
Winston - Lawful good.
already explained
Zarya - Neutral good.
A neutral good character does the best that a good person can do. He is devoted to helping others. He works with kings and magistrates but does not feel beholden to them.
Lúcio - lawful Neutral
Such a character thinks of good as better than evil-after all, she would rather have good neighbors and rulers than evil ones. Still, he is not personally committed to upholding good in any abstract or universal way.
Mercy - Lawful good.
already explained
Symmetra - Lawful evil.
already explained
Zenyatta - Lawful good
already explained
please correct me if I'm wrong.
well, Reaper is Mexican-American and doesn't have a Luca Libre outfit (yet).
Angelus Errare
Banned
I was hoping this would be the next hero
Knowing Blizzard, she'll probably do finger snaps and say shit like: "Oh no you didn't!", "Giiiiiiirl!"
😐
D.va works for the Korean military, not sure you could her nuetral.
I wasn't saying he didn't. I'm well aware of Reaper's alts. Also notice the 'yet' in paranthesis.
I was just agreeing with you while making a sarcastic joke.
IIRC, early on they kept deflecting questions about more heroes because "they really liked how the 21 play right now" but it wasn't something they were leaving off the table. Since then, they've said they're now open to the possibility and that new heroes and maps post launch would be free.
Even if it was a mistranslation that's a lot of evidence pointing to the same hero in the OP, if not Monday then it's definitely coming sometime down the road.
Hard to tell online. My bad!
LurkerPrime
Member
Obeying the law and being lawful don't necessarily go hand-in-hand, particularly for Lawful Neutral. Their "law" can be an unbreakable code of honor or something along those lines, rather than the laws of the land.
Dunno much about Lucio though so I can't speak beyond that.
It'll be interesting to see how true they hold to the free post-launch content stuff. Everything they've said has been "switching heroes is part of the game," which suggests heroes will always be there, unlocked. But they could easily take a TF2 approach down the road and release "variants" or something with slightly different skills, which is what TF2 did with weapons.
supaflyryguy
Member
I like the idea of a heal blocking dart, as it would be a hard counter to Mercy, which is cool.
He may as well have been a sniper prior to his meganerf.
That said, a lot of characters have insane range without major damage dropoff. Zenyatta and Genji being the two primary ones.
SkullHydra
Member
Isn't Sombra basically confirmed to be Pharah's mother at this point? That is, as long as Sombra is the woman in the old Overwatch photo.
Dr. Buni
Member
I hope she (Sombra) is Pharah's mother, her design is so damn good.
We will get more, but obviously the roster will never be as big as, say, moba rosters. I am saying this because there are people hoping we get one new hero each month, like we do in Heroes of the Storm and I somehow doubt that will happen.
What's wrong with a snazzy catrina inspired charro outfit? That looks pretty cool and im speaking as a Mexican.
I want the skin too!
I was just agreeing that they'd assuredly make a lucha libre skin for Reaper at some point in a joking fashion.
I don't recall him having some super important code of honor though, and again, he's using stolen tech to fight for other peoples' homes. That's about as Chaotic Good as you can get.
Plus, his main rival, Symmetra, is Lawful as hell and order vs chaos is their theme.
We don't really know if she's Pharah's mother; it's a guess based on Sombra seeming to be a sniper, Pharah's mother being a sniper, and Pharah's mother being the only founding member of Overwatch who's not playable. Seems very likely.Isn't Sombra basically confirmed to be Pharah's mother at this point? That is, as long as Sombra is the woman in the old Overwatch photo.
I'd be happy if it was Pharah's mother, since we don't have any older woman in the game and she's probably at least 50.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
It's gonna be fucked up sniping your own kid. Or the shippers shipping her and Mercy. Or shipping her, Mercy, and Pharah.
2 weeks? it launches in less than 1 week
LurkerPrime
Member
Oh right yeah, good point. If he's doing it for the sake of good then that would be more appropriate. LN is more about rules above all else as I understand it.
Completely forgot the Robin Hood aspect that was mentioned.
Less than a week before, and as mentioned it serves to show people that the game will be supported with free content post-launch. Pretty clever, imo.
We already have Hanzo and Genji committing fratricide on a daily basis.
Dr. Buni
Member
Shippers and porn/hentai fanartists already do plenty of fucked up things (both literally and figuratively), so nothing will change.
Also I am used to relatives killing relatives because of Mortal Kombat (X in special).
One of the dev updates had them talking about considering customizable "loadouts" where you could alter your abilities if you wanted (after unlocking them), but they scrapped it because they said it made it hard to know what a character was capable of at a glance when there were variants running around, and the game is already very fast paced. There's also the fact that people can switch at any time, which made even more things to keep track of because you have to know all characters and all variant possibilities which they said was too much.
I could see some restricted ones coming out in the future though, like maybe variant 1 or variant 2 and those are your choices (no "customizing"). It would still be difficult to convey which is which though.
The Omega Man
Member
She might not rock it as well now since 30 years have passed.If the character is Ana (Pharah's mom), I hope we get this as an alternate costume for her (assuming that picture in the OP is her default costume):
I mean, the fact both snipers we currently have under are under the Defense bracket by default seems reason enough. Support bracket is lacking and a sniper could fit that mold relatively easy.
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