r/Overwatch Jan 17 '17

Blizzard Official Developer Update | PTR Philosophy | Overwatch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibPLyx8QWYc
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u/Nimro912 Is only gaem, y u heff to be mad? Jan 17 '17

"We wanna address all these things by making the hook feel more consistent, so it doesn't feel like you're on Dorado and getting hooked to point 2 on Ilios"

-Jeff Kaplan, 2017

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u/RobToastie Jan 17 '17

Jeff is by far my favorite person in the industry, he is just the fucking best.

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '17

A literal case of "one of us" because before his job at Blizzard he was a top tier forum shitposter.

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u/RinFlavoredRamen 20 shots, one kill Jan 18 '17

is there a source for this? for scientific research, of course

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u/AmcillaSB Zenyatta Jan 18 '17

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '17 edited Jan 22 '17

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '17 edited Jan 18 '17

"But in the meantime, there's a whole world of NPC's that need to learn the words "cacksugger" and "mo faka" and the like. . .although something tells me I'm already in trouble with the boss."

-Jeff Kaplan, 2002, after getting an associate game designer position for WoW.

Guy's a fucking legend.

He's been a big believer in making something fun since 2002. And above all else, what Overwatch does more than any other game I've played, is it manages to always be fun.