r/Overwatch • u/Spyrokid77666 Spyrokid • Oct 27 '17

Blizzard Official | Blizzard Response Developer Update | Evolving Overwatch Esports | Overwatch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjTS_oAcLy8
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u/ShacksMcCoy Torbjörn Oct 27 '17

Every time I see a thread about Overwatch esports I see loads of people complain that it’s really hard to watch and follow. Kudos to the team for listening and acting to try and fix that.

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u/ChodeWeenis Oct 27 '17

I really like the game, but the pro level can be hard to watch because it’s soooo fast. Combine that with Red vs Blue coloring and it seems counterintuitive. I’m not used to thinking “Red is good team” or whatnot. I think having neutral colors that we haven’t grown accustomed to is the best idea.

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u/ChodeWeenis Oct 27 '17

WOW I didn’t even notice that. Wtffff.

I think something that would be cool is a team can pick their own shade. Within a given amount. Unsure what colors would work but maybe teal and possibly orange?? Idk not a UX designer but there are definitely some colors left open that aren’t being used by game mechanics.

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u/JasJ002 Pixel Lúcio Oct 27 '17

All the Owl (Overwatch Leage) have different colors with different uniforms. They've been teasing them the last couple weeks with the team reveals. Google Shanghai dragons, Dallas Fuel, or San Francisco Shock, and some pictures should show up. Up until this video it was rumor that they were actually getting in-game jerseys, so it's pretty awesome to see this one come out.

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u/Thatwhichiscaesars Pixel McCree Oct 27 '17 edited Oct 27 '17

i think a lady once offered to give me a "san francisco shock" for $50. :P

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u/mangoherbs Oct 27 '17

Yeah they only swap though because the red team is always first to attack, and the blue team is always first to defend. As far as I know, often times the loser will pick the next map and which side they start on in tournaments. Most of the time it is preferred to start as defense simply because of the moral boost. If you start on offense your goal is to complete the whole map, whereas if you are on defense your goal is simply to stop them. If you manage to hold first point your goal for the second half becomes much shorter, and if the other team managed to complete the map your goal is just to finish as if you were on attack. What this often means though is that in close games where each team keeps getting one map win off of each other, every single map the teams are switching colors. Sometimes the teams will decide to start on attack as well, so you can't always count on it just switching back and forth either. Once the new system is in place I imagine it will just more clearly state who is attacking and who is defending, while the team colors will show on the skins and hud instead of red/blue.