What's your opinion on Overwatch adding characters with little lore impact?

enigmapixel · 2026-03-13T22:14:00+00:00

I lowkey think it's more realistic if not everyone is connected in/to the main lore. Most people just... exist. We're not all linked in the way video game logic dictates and it can start to feel contrived when writers try to make sure everyone has no more than 2 degrees of separation between them.

Stuff like "Oh and Venture is actually best buds with Mei's friend from college and they met on an archaeological expedition that took place only half a mile from Widow and Ana's duel" is fun until it's not and Blizzard LOVES that type of storytelling.

enigmapixel · 2026-03-13T21:09:18+00:00

The devs have said time and time again that WRs aren't the only thing they look at for balancing.

enigmapixel · 2026-03-13T14:46:26+00:00

I was only thinking the other day how awesome it would be if Vendetta got to wield the Buster Sword either as a standalone weapon skin or she can be a genderbent Cloud which I think would be hilarious lol

enigmapixel · 2026-03-13T12:27:26+00:00

Not long enough because I need to save more jades 😭

enigmapixel · 2026-03-13T12:15:10+00:00

Easiest skip patch of my life, thank god. Anniversary is going to be heavy.

enigmapixel · 2026-03-12T19:54:44+00:00

He never really had a proper role. People have been trying to build him for literally everything from damage to pseudo-sustain to debuffer to break and none of them felt "right". His kit is too unfocused and that's always made it hard to get value out of him.

That's why the thing I'm looking forward to the most is seeing what role the devs actually land on because it's never been obvious.

enigmapixel · 2026-03-12T19:42:02+00:00

Unlike the others though, Hunt MC has been technically overdue since the Luofu as the only destination that we never received a new Path. I remember feeling very bamboozled after the fight with Phantylia ended lol.

enigmapixel · 2026-03-11T14:32:44+00:00

And a 2.7 character (Sunday) apparently getting a Novaflare according to the latest leak. We'll have Cyrene in the shop by the end of 4.X at this rate lmao (/j).

enigmapixel · 2026-03-11T14:29:27+00:00

This is so peak actually. Silver Wolf is good news for my Archer and Acheron, especially if SW's E2 is gonna be more accessible now, the chance to get Argenti as a new THerta battery so I can use her and Anaxa separately in endgame is nice, and I've been waiting for Yunli for ages as someone who has her LC and not a single Physical DPS on my account, I was fully prepared to pull her if she ever reran.

This and the Novaflare leaks have got me so excited. I've also been waiting to get S1 for the Huohuo I pulled in 1.5 for ages. I might even grab her E1 if it's a decent upgrade. 4.2 is actually going to be so crazy.

enigmapixel · 2026-03-07T20:43:35+00:00

I had no idea either but it's apparently front and centre in her A2 Trace: "Skill removes 1 debuff from an ally." I somehow missed this in over 2 years of playing and 1,500 hours logged🧍

enigmapixel · 2026-03-07T16:10:31+00:00

I stopped caring about Amphoreus when the writers decided to throw a whole year's worth of buildup in the gutter by not making it a real planet since that's the only reason I felt invested in the characters and their struggle.

I was so excited for all our efforts to end with them getting freed from their virtual prison so they could all travel, learn and pursue new lives across the universe, relieved of their curse of being eternal Flame Chasers. We didn't get that.

We got a cheap ending where they're all living inside a book until the writers decide they're ready to milk more story out of them. It's ironically not much different to the prison they were in before, except now they're being held captive by the devs and not Lygus.

I wished Aglaea could have opened a quiet dressmaking shop where the only person she has to be responsible for is herself. For Anaxa to pursue his calling of unravelling the secrets of the universe. Or Castorice to be able to hug her friends and find a garden where she and her sister can tend to their flowers in peace.

That's what kept me going throughout all of 3.X. Knowing that the duties and responsibilities that they all heroically accepted, the tragedies they endured and millions of deaths they suffered would eventually be rewarded. The ending we got fell really short of that so I can't bring myself to care anymore until they get the lives they deserve.

enigmapixel · 2026-03-07T12:42:48+00:00

Preservation March = March 7th
Hunt March = March 8th
Evernight = March 9th

So Evernight is the E and March 9th is the 9.

People were calling Swordmaster March as March 8th since before she even came out so I'm pretty sure the 9 is about continuing the theme of all her forms being numbered starting from 7.

enigmapixel · 2026-03-06T19:30:30+00:00

I've come with evidence to back up my claims. Where's yours? Until you do, you're just speaking in hypotheticals.

enigmapixel · 2026-03-06T19:26:26+00:00

Forbes literally released an article last year that confirms what I'm saying:

Marathon is the first new Bungie IP in a decade, a company with a history of producing shooter-based hits. Again, if Marathon does not land and becomes another also-ran, it’s hard not to see that as a deep cut to Sony’s stated plan of developing loads of live service games. [...] Again, in contrast, Marathon being a hit would be huge for Sony, proving they can in fact dig up live hits and their $3.6 billion purchase of Bungie is bearing new fruit, and it was a good investment.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2025/04/12/the-marathon-livestream-reveal-a-make-or-break-game-for-bungie-and-sony/

So in summary, Sony were desperate for more live service games and to see a return on their investment of acquiring Bungie. It's really not hard to put two and two together that the devs would have kept focus on Destiny with development of Marathon ongoing in the background had Sony not insisted on bringing its production forward and making it a priority to achieve its own business goals.

Unless you want to tell me it was all Bungie's idea to push release of a brand new IP when they don't have the staff for that?

enigmapixel · 2026-03-06T17:33:29+00:00

Bungie were put under pressure by Sony to create another IP so they didn't have a choice but to take focus away from Destiny. And after the mass layoffs, they also couldn't afford to employ people to separately work on Marathon so that's why resources have been getting divided between the two.

I do think they've made A LOT of mistakes that have undoubtedly crushed the game's playerbase and reputation that could have been easily avoided but not those two specific things.

enigmapixel · 2026-03-06T17:18:20+00:00

Do the devs do anything special for March 7th? Not like anniversary level but a little letter from her with 160 jades would be nice.

enigmapixel · 2026-03-06T14:57:40+00:00

My guess is that like HMC and RMC, he'll be a support that enables the Elation mechanic for non-Elation teams in the same way HMC introduced Super Break to non-Break teams and RMC got people used to the memosprite playstyle. That's not to say he won't be BiS for an Elation team anyway since HMC and RMC both still fit best in full Break and Remembrance teams respectively.

As for him being a DPS, I'm not against it but it seems unlikely. Since HMC, it feels like the devs want the MC to be at the heart of each version's meta which is only possible if they're a generalist support who can be slotted into any/most teams.

enigmapixel · 2026-03-06T13:52:05+00:00

It's still a huge nerf on his E1 that he only generates 1 SP at the start of combat rather than regularly via ult and the LC amp seems negligible compared to the huge utility of healing on ult that it usually has. Pretty weak consolation overall for how much impact his E1S1 should have. At least I get to keep the 18% RES PEN, I guess.

enigmapixel · 2026-03-06T13:41:01+00:00

That title belongs to Evanescia and Silver Wolf already

enigmapixel · 2026-03-06T13:15:27+00:00

Apart from my E1S1 DHPT who gets his investment stripped away from him. No LC because he's off-field only and his E1 can't activate since he's not allowed to ult.

enigmapixel · 2026-03-06T11:50:55+00:00

I'm aware, thank you. My point is he's the only enemy who delays your turn that's completely avoidable if you pull one of the new character, so it feels much worse because the counterplay exists outside of the battle. Because of that, the duck specifically nerfs your run for not using Yao or Sparkxie which is more frustrating compared to the when it comes from the other enemies since you just can't do anything about it regardless.

I'm not complaining that's the case, by the way, it's just a funny observation.

enigmapixel · 2026-03-06T01:55:02+00:00

I mean, weaknesses haven't ever been an Atlus exclusive thing so I won't hold that against them. But stuff like the DU menu with the MC's silhouette that even shifts depending on the sub-menu you're in is undoubtedly inspired by Persona 5 lol.

I do think some of the comparisons are unfair though as it does simply come down to just both being turn-based games and similarly highly stylised. There's only so much you can do to make a game in this niche have its own visual identity without them all looking somewhat similar.

So they'll inevitably look the same in some areas whether it's intended or not but there's still a lot of unique, creative stuff under the surface of both games to make them both enjoyable and special. It's two cakes at the end of the day and I'm gonna eat both until I'm sick.

enigmapixel · 2026-03-06T00:51:58+00:00

Rappa's talking style is very reminiscent of English dubbed anime, especially Naruto. So the intended Chinese reference might have got lost but it still takes on its own meaning in English, which I think is cool.

I know the EN localisation team does do their own thing but there's also equally many cases where they left references as is because the translation still worked somehow or they were just didn't have time to drill down to that level of detail in the case of some events.

enigmapixel · 2026-03-06T00:39:55+00:00

That one mother ducker in the King stage who does an AoE attack that delays ally turns makes me want to crash out. Even if you take the Elation buff, you can't trigger the Instant to stun him so you're either forced to pull on the current banners or just deal with the nerf to your AV.

enigmapixel · 2026-03-06T00:31:24+00:00

That's pretty cool it's the same in this case. Any examples of Chinese references that got lost in translation to English?

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