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Is Overwatch casual-friendly?
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Demoskinos
Member
I mean you can have fun if the game manages to match you against equal level skill people. But people saying it is casual are only telling half the story here. It is but this is also a game where learning character counters is a must. You'll think Bastion is great until you come across a good genji and continually get stuffed....ect...ect...
Execution wise the game can be played on a casual level. But you absolutely do need to know character counters and actually use a bit strategy.
Execution wise the game can be played on a casual level. But you absolutely do need to know character counters and actually use a bit strategy.
Damn dude, I'll take that as an answer. I've tried to get into it a few times but I can never figure out how it works.
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Play the damn tutorial.
Play 5 matches with a champion to get to know him.
Go to op.gg and pick a build
Play the damn game like every other casual then
League is way easier than Dota 2
ViewtifulJC
Banned
if LoL is too confusing, never touch DOTA 2
The most casual-friendly moba... Until HotS came out at least.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
It's exactly like Dota2. Any serious LoL player will tell you that those games are basically the same with no difference whatsoever.
mcz117chief
Member
there are like 5 buttons in the whole game lol. You make it sound needlessly difficult.
Tertullian
Member
I'm gonna choose to believe this is satire.
Anyway, the game is obviously casual-friendly. I have no idea what any of these other people are on about. You can waltz into Quick Play, pick an easy character like Roadhog or Mercy or whatever, try to play the objective, and contribute just fine and get a 50/50 win rate no problem.
Derp.
OP. Overwatch is very easy to pick up and play. It's also really fun, even if you're losing. On the flipside the skill ceiling is pretty damn high, combine this with the sheer variety of playstyles on offer and you'll find that it'll keep you playing for a long time.
Myself, I've become jaded with FPS over the past few years, the same mindless military shite all the time. This game has been a breath of fresh air. I wasn't even hyped before it came out, it wasn't on my radar, but I haven't been able to stop playing since May.
People really can't see it? I mean I already know most would disagree but you can't at least understand where I'm coming from? Angry Birds is free and I might have sunk tens of hours into that during lunch breaks etc. but I still wouldn't pay for it.
As someone who bought it for the Halloween update and because the characters seem really fun and cool (aka a casual), fuck no. There's a lot more complexity to it than I realized going in and if you want to do well, I imagine it requires some considerable investment / the ability to play with friends. Otherwise it's just not very fun.
Tertullian
Member
If you sunk dozens of hours into Angry Birds and freely said that you "love" it, then why the hell would you not be willing to pay for it, if (counterfactually) it cost money?
You're one of those people who leave Steam reviews that say "Played this game for 1000 hours with my friends, got super into it. It's complete garbage; don't bother with it."
KLoWn
Member
If the game was fun enough for you to play over 200 hours then you've got your moneys worth, even if you for some reason don't think so yourself.
I completely ignore these kinda of reviews. They are completely illogical.
moba vs fps
lol is not casual friendly at all you have to learn tons of meta shit or the game becomes unplayable
overwatch you can pick up right now and get potg with some random ult
You're making this to be bigger than it is. I don't feel really strongly about the whole thing. Don't read too much into it and try to make assumptions what kind of a person I am because of this. I've never done what you described.
Who said I didn't get my moneys worth? I got my moneys worth. I got it for 30e.
Psychoward
Banned
What? Why wouldn't someone buy it over $30?
Because they looked at the value proposition and decided that for them, as individual, it might not be worth more than that. I agreed but I'm not saying OP shouldn't buy it for more than 30 bucks because OP might look at the value proposition differently.
Chaos2Frozen
Member
Given the impressions I've heard I do believe it's a game that less FPS-oriented players can get into and have fun.
But what I've never heard specifically is what happens if the character you're interested in turns out to be hard to use? lol. Like I want to play as Genji but I know he requires a decent amount of skill to play and I have very little competitive fps experience.
But what I've never heard specifically is what happens if the character you're interested in turns out to be hard to use? lol. Like I want to play as Genji but I know he requires a decent amount of skill to play and I have very little competitive fps experience.
Yeah don't listen to this guy.
KLoWn
Member
You agreed with the guy who said it shouldn't be bought for $30, that kind of implies that you don't think your 200 hours was worth that amount of money.
*Edit*
Actually, I just saw that he said it shouldn't be bought if it was over $30. But it doesn't really matter. If you buy it for $60 and get 200 hours of playtime then you've still gotten your moneys worth.
Absolutely this.
Well yeah the game is very causal friendly in my opinion so don't be intimidated. You learn the ropes very quickly.
Tavernacle12
Member
The only learning curve is in regard to some of the more unique characters. Most of the cast is pick up and play. I rarely play online shooters and within an hour or two I was having a blast with D.Va.
Arthr2ShdsJcksn
Banned
One of the most casual games ever... even in competitive. Just mute everyone all the time and have fun.
Casual-friendly is such an uninformative term though. If you're asking if you can enjoy individual matches on and off without having to play competitively all the time, absolutely. In fact they're adding more and more modes just for that sort of stuff, while continuing to tune the more serious competitive parts of the game.
If you're asking if anyone can pick it up and play regardless of FPS experience, the answer is probably no. It's a team based shooter and fundamental knowledge of playing shooters is required. If you don't learn the mechanics and characters, you're going to be dragging your team down and it won't be fun for them and it might not be fun for you either.
The difference between Overwatch and Call of Duty is that there is no character grind in OW. There are no levels with unlocks that you need to worry about so if you stop playing for a month and load the game up again, the only things which would have changed are balance updates. You won't find that everyone suddenly has all sorts of weapons and skills that you don't because you haven't been grinding.
If you're asking if anyone can pick it up and play regardless of FPS experience, the answer is probably no. It's a team based shooter and fundamental knowledge of playing shooters is required. If you don't learn the mechanics and characters, you're going to be dragging your team down and it won't be fun for them and it might not be fun for you either.
The difference between Overwatch and Call of Duty is that there is no character grind in OW. There are no levels with unlocks that you need to worry about so if you stop playing for a month and load the game up again, the only things which would have changed are balance updates. You won't find that everyone suddenly has all sorts of weapons and skills that you don't because you haven't been grinding.
Dr. Benton Quest
Banned
It's probably the most casual shooter I've ever played.
If you have played any FPS before, you'll be fine.
If you have played any FPS before, you'll be fine.
Noo the game has been more than worth the 30e I paid for it. But it's worth more now because of how much I've played it and now I can support it by occasionally buying lootboxes. I'm not saying it shouldn't be bought for more, but I wouldn't have bought it for more for what was there at the start.
The learning curve is nowhere near as steep as SFV.
Kremzeek
Member
Casual as in players not doing the objectives, like not getting by the payload at all and just running around by themselves like its team deathmatch? Sure!
I gotta say though the audio in this game is amazing- once I started really paying attention to all the sound cues and what characters say, it made me play better because the audio gives you a ton of information so it's not just blind chaos.
I gotta say though the audio in this game is amazing- once I started really paying attention to all the sound cues and what characters say, it made me play better because the audio gives you a ton of information so it's not just blind chaos.
xviper
Member
Overwatch is kinda like FIFA Ultimate team, some times you get matched against a team with the same skills or lower than yours and you will have so much fun, and sometimes they match you against a much better team than yours and the game will be frustrating as hell, especially if you're playing alone
DO NOT play competitive mode, i repeat, DO NOT play competitive mode, it's so frustrating and unfair AF
DO NOT play competitive mode, i repeat, DO NOT play competitive mode, it's so frustrating and unfair AF
Chaos2Frozen
Member
This seems more accurate; I've been wondering about what everyone have been saying about being able to just pick up and play and you'll have fun. Like I can't imagine an inexperience fps player being able to just pick up say- Zenyatta or Symmetra or any of the more unique characters and be able to use them efficiently.
KLoWn
Member
Yeah ok, I can understand that. But the game is not at the same now as it was when it came out, so in your first post of course people are going to think you're talking about the game in it's current state.
Moon_frogger
Member
Despite what people will tell you, it's pretty much classic blizzard. Accessible with depth. it's not 'casual' by any means and I always chuckle when I hear people say that.
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
There are a several characters in overwatch that don't require a ton of mechanical aiming skills to succeed with. Winston and Mercy, for example, don't really require precision to do their job. They can still be played skillfully, but these make good heroes for newcomers, something that some other FPS games may lack. Also since you can change characters on the fly, it's not intimidating to try out new heroes.
Newtype-001
Member
Play in quick play for practice against real people or go into training and fight bots.
I mean practicing or just playing the game is how you usually get better in any game.
Looking/watching guides online also helps
Strangelove77
Member
Very casual friendly. Depending on your character you don't even have to aim very well. You can be a healer or set up traps or carry a shield to help others out. There's enough character variety that you'll eventually find someone you like.
I've played over 200 hours and done nothing but quick play by myself and had a blast. The gameplay is just incredibly fun and even if you lose you still progress and get experience for loot boxes. It's rewarding.
I've played over 200 hours and done nothing but quick play by myself and had a blast. The gameplay is just incredibly fun and even if you lose you still progress and get experience for loot boxes. It's rewarding.
tearsintherain
Member
As a solo player I found it very casual friendly but also got bored of it pretty quickly. Competitive mode is not casual fun, I feel bad if we lose and it feels sorta like my fault so I hate playing that mode. Quick play is fun enough for a game or two but ultimately all you are really playing for are points that you can only use to buy skins, none of which I ever see on my own character except during victory poses or the opening 30 seconds of a game so I kinda feel like I am not really working towards anything.
By contrast at least with games like Destiny or Black Ops or Battlefield I always feel like every game I play is working towards something that will make my character sliiiiiiightly better, whether its unlocking a new attachment or weapon or whatever. Once I get to the point where the only thing I am unlocking is camos/cosmetics I start losing interest in a game.
By contrast at least with games like Destiny or Black Ops or Battlefield I always feel like every game I play is working towards something that will make my character sliiiiiiightly better, whether its unlocking a new attachment or weapon or whatever. Once I get to the point where the only thing I am unlocking is camos/cosmetics I start losing interest in a game.
Yeah of course the value of the game at it's current state is objectively more than it was at the start in terms of content. I'd say go for it OP. The game is very fun even if you only play a few games per day. That's what I do mostly these days with weekends being more intense with me playing with my friends. Your individual skills won't matter as much as overall team work. A good genji individual can sometimes carry a team by himself but it's pretty rare in quickplay.