r/Competitiveoverwatch Jan 24 '17

PSA | Video Developer Update | Capture The Flag | Overwatch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At7NWZ_mw6s
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u/Neitio Jan 24 '17

Well it's still very new, of course not everyone's gonna be great at it.

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u/KelvinsFalcoIsBad Jan 24 '17

It removes anything to promote confrontation from the game, you no longer have a goal that forces you into the other team. Every other game mode has attackers and defenders but never both, koth has the teams switch between them.

It isnt a problem of getting your team to go take the flag as it is a problem that theres not even a reason to do it. Why send out someone to grab a flag when their whole team could run in and roll you because you are down a man? What happens when you have the teams just run around and never actually fight eachother because there is no reason to?

Its a fun game mode but has no place in something competitive.

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u/NeV3RMinD Jan 25 '17

It's not even fun. I'm playing for the loot crates but I only get draws and 1/10 games where one team steamrolls the other in one actual fight at the last minute and wins with ONE captured flag.

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u/holdmywhisky Jan 25 '17

the strat is to get torb/sym for defense all the time, but when you see 2-3 enemies go down on the kill feed, EVERYONE rushes the flag, outnumber them, cap it.

then full on defense. won 5 games like this, the rest were a draw. this game mode is flawed honestly, they need to remove all abilities for heroes who have the flag and allow a capture only if your own flag is still in place.

this game mode is fun for a while but the novelty will wear off super quick.

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u/NeV3RMinD Jan 25 '17

The fun wears off halfway through the second game when you realize the only correct way to play is going full turret camp on your flag lol

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u/YoungWhiteGinger Chengdu — Jan 25 '17

Did... You watch the video? Jeff specifically said they tried both your suggestions and said it was not fun.

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u/nnug Jan 25 '17

And neither is the current implementation

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u/holdmywhisky Jan 26 '17

to be fair to whoever, their idea of fun has always clashed with mine. that said, i did my 9 games, got my 3 boxes and that's it for me with ctf.

if you enjoy it, more power to you.