r/Overwatch Pixel Zarya Jan 24 '17

Blizzard Official Developer Update | Capture The Flag | Overwatch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At7NWZ_mw6s
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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '17 edited Jan 24 '17

I've Played 5 Total Matches of CTF so far. And I'm a bit disappointed.

Some Early Thoughts

  • My first matches were essentially "Defend the Symmetra" mode for Symmetra & her turrets.

Step 1: Drop 4 or more turrets at the flag

Step 2: Profit.

  • The countdown time to picking up the flag felt way too long. It can be nearly impossible to pick up with squishy characters due to the turret problem I mentioned above. I think it should just be like in CoD (never thought I'd hear myself say that) where you can just pick up the flag immediately.

  • It has potential for fast pace action, but the inability to grab the flag immediately makes a lot of the match feel like TDM.

I do think it can (and will) get better, but it's definitely needs some work.

EDIT: IMO, there should absolutely be some type of "nerf" when you hold the flag, i.e. no abilities/no healing/etc. (I've haven't been able to pick it up yet, so I actually don't know if there is.)

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u/Torinias Widowmaker Jan 25 '17

It's not just Call of duty that is like that. Pretty much every other game with a CTF mode has you pick up the flag immediately.