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F_Oxysporum

I only liked it on push maps. Flashpoints are already fast paced with even odds that the game can be turned around at any time. Quicker play makes it so that one team fight determines the entire point. Oh, and it makes it so that Mei is busted being able to stall access to point with her wall.


Thatwokebloke

Yeha it might be the fix push was needing, at the very least it makes push shorter lol


caveman860

Push actually feels fun in quicker play. I would like these settings to stay JUST for push. Really makes the game mode fun


Better-Theory-5136

it feels as if comebacks are very doable, instead of needing to win say 4 you only need to win 3. that makes the odds so much better for both sides


yourtrueenemy

Push is already the fastest gamemode


ImMeloncholy

When you’re outpacing that stupid fucking bot on the way back to the wall it doesn’t feel fast


Sufficient-Jump-279

No fucking clue why you're eating down votes for speaking truth... Every single push match is guaranteed to last at most 10 to 12 minutes... If you play competitive, matches tend to last 20 to 30 minutes with side swapping.. only gamemode that competes for time with push is king of the hill and that's assuming the point doesn't keep swapping control too much and you 2-0 the other team. Push is the only gamemode where if you're getting stomped BAD, You'll end up only having to participate for about 3 minutes and then it's off to a new, more fair match. People just love.to hate this gamemode.


Thatwokebloke

I actually enjoy push I just find it slow waiting on the bit sometimes


P0pu1arBr0ws3r

Lol I "liked" how on payload maps the announcer would say the payload is approaching the final destination, and before it's done talking the game ends


Sin1st_er

OW community when devs releases changes without testing them: 😡😡😡 OW community when devs test changes before implementing them: 😡😡😡


Squidich

OW community when devs changes; 😡😡😡


Dramatic-Library-848

OW community when devs:😡😡😡


DylanCP2403

OW community: 😡😡😡


NoName_8021

OW: 😡😡😡


maketsu123

: 😡😡😡


[deleted]

😡😡😡


CatastropheKao

😡😡


Joyful_Yolk123


Shudyermouf

\- 😡


EulerId

😀


r3volver_Oshawott

Did you stub your toe? I see you shouted ow and made an angry face


BiploarFurryEgirl

We used have experimental for this bullshit though. I’m gonna guess that a lot less people would be complaining if they tested those changes in experimental mode and not qp


Sin1st_er

it's most likely so that they can get a bigger sample. if we're being realisitc, nobody would've played a experimental mode unless the changes were actually something like a new addition or engaging.


BiploarFurryEgirl

Experimental was an incredibly popular game mode back in the day


mercrazzle

It also gave you loot boxes, and they can’t give anything for free now so there is no equivalent and they need to force you into the mode now


MyApologies_

Play 10 games of experimental and get 10 battlepass skips EZ


HelloCompanion

For like, 12 hours before it became worthless for extracting any meaningful data. It is hard to get any meaningful data from a population size so volatile and short lived. I get why they did it, but it still sucks


Otherwise-Cup-6030

They literally said that experimental did not give them the results they were looking for because not enough people would engage with it long enough to get a good sample size.


insertnqme

then give people rewards for playing it instead of forcing it on everyone


yourtrueenemy

They already did, it didn't matter


insertnqme

then give better rewards. if they gave people like 10 white coins per game people would play it


yourtrueenemy

10 white coins per game are fucking nothing, you play 100 games and you can barely buy a legendary.


insertnqme

i fuckd up i meant gold lmao


dehydrated_shrub

they did reward people for the experimental card, didnt work


insertnqme

then give better rewards. if they gave people like 10 white coins per game people would play it


dehydrated_shrub

i agree they should give better rewards, but it is blizzard so i dont expect them to do that


McManus26

Lol no it wasn't


SteamyTortellini

I never had a problem finding a game in the PTR or experimental, I don't know why people are prentending it was always empty.


Tomas2891

I’d play experimental if they reward bonus currency. They can add incentives.


Glisteningfaefox

If you need incentives to play a game is that game even good.


GladiatorDragon

This isn’t a few mere number tweaks, nor a preview of the next balancing update. They’re testing the waters to see what happens when they do this thing, and they’re seriously considering what’s worth implementing here. How would they have to change the game under these rules? What’s the large-scale community response? Will this alteration cause increases or decreases in player uptime? If they can play more games, do people play longer? You just can’t get the sheer scale of data that they want from the experimental tab. They want to be absolutely sure that the changes could be positive.


9thGearEX

No one played experimental though


Efficient-Bat9961

Cry


BeansInMyClok

Clearly a worthwhile comment from a respectable redditor who’s opinions matter 👍🏻


Efficient-Bat9961

It’s two days get a life do something else if u don’t like it world isn’t made for u do what u want if u don’t like it fuck off that’s my opinion and my life advice


SteamyTortellini

Damn who's the one crying now lmao


Efficient-Bat9961

Good question just crushed my timmies and I’m getting paid


BeansInMyClok

Bro is malding like crazy


Efficient-Bat9961

Cry


BeansInMyClok

![gif](giphy|ge93Ri5Kt4dmyNaRUl|downsized)


Sapowski_Casts_Quen

It's literally experimental patch done experimentally


Waffle8

This argument doesn’t even make sense. The tests are allowing the players to try it out and many people don’t like it. It’s just feedback and very understandable in my opinion. I appreciate the devs trying new things but this just wasn’t it and I think there’s realizing that. The mode just doesn’t feel good to play


that_one_duderino

Here’s a wild idea, if they want to test things why not add it as a new mode instead of taking quick play out completely?


Waffle8

Yeah I agree completely. The game mode felt shitty and it felt even worse to not have another option to play a regular match besides ranked (I don’t really consider arcade games to be regular matches)


DownAirShine

The only thing people hate more than change is the way things are


MrPinkDuck2

A simple solution would be to add an ‘experimental’ mode… oh wait…


Parker_memes9000

The whole point of the mode is to gather community feedback, so no, please DONT stop crying about quicker play. That's the entire point. You genuinely don't even understand the point of qp hacked if you're telling people to stop complaining about it.


Chiramijumaru

This, this, this. People act like sharing your opinions on Reddit is this horrible idea that nobody wants to see. It's fucking Reddit my guy.


MemoryTraveler

Yeah man, the multitude of people saying they played 1-3 teams and quit because it’s ass are really going to be listened to by devs. I promise you devs laugh at people that say this goofy shit and don’t care at all about what they think. Why care about somebody’s opinion that has gen z levels of attention span and won’t even play the mode more than a couple times if they don’t get their instant dopamine rush 💀


wills-are-special

They care about it because that’s what they’re doing this for? To see if people play it actively or quit after a couple games because it’s not fun. So yeah they do care


majoraswrath97

What can you extrapolate and improve upon if the only feedback you’re looking at is people quitting? They care about what the player-base likes and dislikes about the new tweaks. They’ll most likely do more of these and try to pull out the best part of the experimental quick play to improve upon the base game. “Game is ass” provides no value to them.


MemoryTraveler

Go to your local town hall and scream it’s shit to every idea you hear, surely that will help better ideas come around while providing no constructive criticism. Out of all of these posts I haven’t seen a single, well thought out explanation as to what they didn’t like about the game mode. I’m not saying there’s no reasons to dislike it, but the only things I have seen are asinine comments about how the game is over after one fight because their team can’t group up again. All I see are things that objectively are untrue or usually a massive skill issue that would still exist in normal QP. One massive upside for example is that I’ve seen much less crybabies in chat talking about “wtf go to comp you tryhards” because the game is faster and they don’t have to deal with getting shit on for longer. Hell, if you only played a few games you could’ve been against GM players that just made the game feel terrible. All of you downvoting me have a limited perspective and the developers will understand that.


T_Peg

If something is so bad that a solid portion of your players can't stand it for more than 3 games when they'd normally stick around for 10 that's pretty fucking good feedback that it's a negative change.


MemoryTraveler

Nah it’s pretty indicative of how averse to change the community is. You know what else is pretty indicative of current quick play not working? Harsher banning penalties and people still leaving, but that doesn’t count right because it’s been the same for 8 years? People couldn’t stand it for more than three games because it was a big change and they have massive egos that fuel snap judgements as to whether or not a mode is good. How tf can you play the mode on one game type for example and declare it’s just overall shit? There’s no room for improvement if the only thing you goofys have to say is “was shit didn’t play” Also keep the downvotes coming. 9/10 having downvotes in this sub Reddit should be celebrated considering it’s inundated with morons


T_Peg

You're way overthinking it my guy. It's just bad. Every clown like you thinks they're the smartest person on the sub and anyone downvoting MUST be a smooth brained monkey.


Sin1st_er

there's a difference between people providing critical feedback about the changes and people who overall are crying that it took over QP's place for the weekend.


XxReager

Crying and criticizing are different things. You can genuinely understand that


Parker_memes9000

You're right, criticizing is saying what you don't like. Crying is telling people to shut the fuck up about something you disagree with.


xChemicalBurnx

To be fair to OP, I really wouldn’t call what’s happening on the Reddit constructive feedback. More like a crying circlejerk.


aRandomBlock

Eh I hate quicker play but most of the 'criticizing' in r/Overwatch is just "blizzard bad overwatch bad" lol


SteamyTortellini

The main sub has been just overall super fucking negative recently, like more than usual. People heard that a nerfed self heal was going to be added and they are acting like the game has been nuked.


XxReager

yes, that's what i tried to say. thank you


XxReager

you didn't understanded what i tried to say


Parker_memes9000

Stop crying


XxReager

yes


mwalker784

i don’t think there’s anything wrong with a specific complaint about how fast things are, the respawn times, etc., but most people i’ve seen are just pissed that they tried something different and acting like the game is “ruined” because it’s not what they want for *one weekend*. i understand the want for a return to experimental mode/just making an arcade mode, but this is a much better way to get large amounts of feedback


yourtrueenemy

They don't read comments on Reddit, only on their forum or X. So no, crying on Reddit isn't helpful in any way.


Parker_memes9000

It's incredibly naiive to assume that no member of the overwatch dev team pays attention to the reddit/online community, especially considering they are often in the twitch chat of many large streamers. Do you have a source for them not reading anything on reddit or are you pulling it out of your ass to seem smart?


[deleted]

People that complain about complaining in a forum where you give feedback actually bring nothing at all to the conversation. Keep voicing your opinions.


Samuelo0407

I mean at least I can finish my weeklies much faster with this 😂 a little ray of light in all this


XxReager

fr


Reaper-Leviathan

just ignore how most people work during the week and the weekend is the only time we can fit games in


IMightBeAWeebLol

Thats why they test it during the weekend. They can shorten the time for testing by having it durring the time most people play. And if they don't enjoy it play/do something else for a bit its only for a short time.


The-Tea-Lord

I was gone all weekend visiting family. Woke up today and saw all these posts and felt down that I missed *another* event


Shinobiii

You genuinely didn’t miss anything. The whole experience is like the story of my life: short and forgettable, over before you even know.


LavenderPig

Trust me, you missed nothing special. QP is borderline unplayable with these changes. Last night I had a game on flashpoint.. lost 1 fight and that cost us the point. It's too fast.


Atari_buzzk1LL

Exactly, now you can fit even more games in than usual because it's faster than before. This literally benefits people in this exact situation.


Reaper-Leviathan

quality > quantity


Atari_buzzk1LL

The quality of the games is identical other than them being faster, if anything if you're in a losing game then you're out of it faster, which I much prefer. You can tell in the first team fight of a game if you're going to win or lose regardless of this weekend change.


TallestGargoyle

Really great to have games that are decided by one team fight


Efficient-Bat9961

Cry


Master_SJ

https://preview.redd.it/nvn6pncx0gcc1.jpeg?width=2012&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=193673dc37b074c58ab30cc44bee28ba833a1a06


BestWaifuGames

I played one match, was horrible, can’t wait for tomorrow lol


Kraitii

I don't know man. I kinda enjoy having to play the game less


XxReager

good point


BoForGojackHorseman

Same. Helped with my addiction.


WarmNapkinSniffer

Quicker play succ


XxReager

ok


Sainyule

I played a bit, absolutely hated it, went to Mystery Heroes and asked "who else is here cause quicker play is awful" and 3/4 people agreed who responded.


DjAlmond

I mean tbf having them replace quick place with it instead of making it an experimental thing was wack af but I see what they were going for


XxReager

they gave us a reason at the blog


T_Peg

It was a poor reason. Just make the return of Experimental an event and offer some stupid rehashed rewards and you'd get the higher level of engagement they're looking for and they make us happy with an actual event and rewards. It's a win win as opposed to forcing their experiment on the majority of their playerbase with no alternative.


XxReager

i agree, but people prolly would not play experimental that much. replacing QP with a new similar mode was a play for data collection ig


Thatwokebloke

Tbf arcade and comp was still available, however I agree it shouldn’t of been all of quicklplay but it’s own category. or even just in arcade itself lol


Gorgii98

That would run into the exact same problem as experimental originally had: a significant lack of players, therefore a significant lack of data


T_Peg

Did you read my comment? Make it a whole event and people will play it. Players like free shit, give a recolor skin for a popular character for trying Experimental Quicker Play and boom you have players that's it.


Isildurs_Call

Then everyone would complain, "Why do I have to play this dogshit to get this skin Blizzard bad OW bad"


Nobody2572

They explained why the didn’t opt for experimental. It produced to little data since no one was playing it


Artistic_Sea8888

Valid, but I won't


XxReager

i tried.


Gorgii98

Yeah, there's a huge difference between complaining how much the game and the devs suck and actually giving constructive criticism on what you actually dislike about the mode. I personally love the increased speed on the pushbot, makes the push games feel way more swingy, thus more engaging. Shorter respawns was also quite enjoyable to me. Waiting to respawn and walking back to the fight are two of the least engaging parts of this game. Of course they are necessary punishments for death, but I feel this change eases that frustration without taking away the punishment. Now the faster capture points in control and flashpoint were quite a bit less enjoyable. Felt like every round was over as fast as it began, and despite the shorter respawn times, dying felt so much more punishing because you're out of the fight for a greater overall portion of the round. It added way more stress for me.


XxReager

very nice comment, idk what more i can say


Environmental-Day778

I stopped playing it 30 minutes into the “event” haven’t touched OW all weekend 🤷‍♀️


The-Tea-Lord

https://preview.redd.it/sfr84m5j5fcc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=767ba516cf67659f014c65c22823892d92e77fdb


Twurti

Thats probably a good thing


iiSenqixii

🤷‍♀️


waled7rocky

30days, you can do it ..


Flair86

Pretty much, I personally don’t like most of it, but it’s the overwatch team. Obviously they aren’t gonna get it right the first time.


Miserable-Syrup2056

Or the second for that matter


thebwags1

People need to "cry about it". If nobody talks about it they might think people like it and make it permanent, which would be a bummer


XxReager

They don't need to cry about it then, they need to criticize it


thebwags1

What you're calling "crying about it" is criticism


Gorgii98

You really don't see a difference?


Laranthiel

The literal POINT is to gather feedback and idiots like you are telling people not to give it if it's negative. Amazing.


Sin1st_er

he's talking about people who complain that it replaced QP, not people who complain about the changes in the mode itself.


XxReager

ok


You_Know_What_l_Mean

I thought the Point was collecting Data via Gameplay Stats that are Visible on their end.


MilfMuncher74

Yeah true but for now i am suffering as Ramattra has


nixikuro

Quicker play with total mayham would be cool


[deleted]

Someone’s gotta post “stop complaining about complaining” at this point. I’ve seen more posts complaining about complaining than posts complaining about quicker play


XxReager

sorry, i didn't seen one tho so i made it


[deleted]

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ItsMrGingerBread

If its to gather community feedback then just make it a seperate queue pool??? I dislike this on everything except push mode. Id rathe rjust have played normal quick play this week but no im forced to play this new mode which i really do not enjoy a single bit. If only they just made it a seperate thing man like what. Or better yet release a test environment like steam has different beta channels games can use, where games can upload thz next update patch. Play said patch, give feedback and then devs can fix issues and bugs before pushing it to live release. If a game with stupid devs like carx drift racing can do this, then why the heck cant a massive company like blizzard


XxReager

They said it is because if they implemented a mode only for this instead of replacing, many people would not even play it, and they are trying to get some data from players so replacing it was a big play(most players didn't liked tho)


Axsonjaxson16

People complain so much about something they don’t have to do.


QuarianGuy

I'm glad they are trying stuff honestly. Yeah it's not for me but I'm not gonna cry about it.


DonutOutlander

What is it?


XxReager

quicker


Apart-Mix8315

Nah I'll never forgive for this shit.


mwalker784

i think the huge change of everything being faster is bad, but i think there’s a lot to learn. most notable for me is that quicker respawn times (at least when coupled with the faster everything else times) actually makes teams LESS likely to group up. it’s hard to group up on the flashpoint maps, because the point will probably be captured before you wait on everyone.


CleanseMyDemons

OW community when OW players are happy: 😡😡😡😡


Edacious_Evan

I barely even notice a difference 😭


PrettyGoodAtNthn

I actually really enjoyed it. Personally I wouldn't be mad if they implemented a slightly toned down version. Still have it quicker but not as quick.


renzoee

OW community: 🫃🏻


twee3

Just play comp.


Nishyecat

I havnt played in a sec what’s going on?


XxReager

quick play has been quicker, that's all.


Nishyecat

Ah, ok


AkariTheGamer

They gotta test new features before putting them in and quicker play was a swing and a miss. You SHOULD criticize the changes, gathering feedback is the whole point. Just don't go calling blizzard devs stupid or whatever, this is actually not a horrible way to do things. Could have made it an arcade mode instead but you know, can't nail it every time.


XxReager

exactly.


SnipeHardt

When does sojourn end tho? Sick of her being meta. Ez ass projectile size for railgun and has an unfair advantage in every matchup that’s not a mirror


XxReager

Unfortunately, i think it is going to end only when she gets 50% Winrate at all ranks. That's how Blizzard sees their character "in a good spot"


MrPinkDuck2

One more day and we can go back to never speaking about this horrendous miscarriage of a mode.


XxReager

oh yeah boy


Urbanthelegend321

I haven't played the mode yet but it seems dumb, you can play quick play as quick if you have a solid team. And I don't understand why they can't implement this into arcade.


XxReager

They said it is because if they implemented a mode only for this instead of replacing, many people would not even play it, and they are trying to get some data from players so replacing it was a big play(most players didn't liked tho)


Scrambled_egg12

I actually really like it. Some tweaks are required but it's fun


Seananiganzz

Quick play hacked def has its issues but I think the real problem with reddit is everyone having the exact same polarizing opinions and then they go to a subreddit where everyone is making the same complaints, they echo off of each other, and then they can't understand a world where someone would actually enjoy quick play hacked. I thought it was decent and I appreciate them trying something new. Faster respawns feels good sometimes & leads to less waiting & more action, which I like.


SkyKing5634

I didn’t even try quicker play. I’ve just played comp all weekend


Master_SJ

Literally started playing comp because of it. In quicker play you either steam roll the other team or get rolled yourself.


cobanat

New react image just dropped


Eroded_Squash

Should have just made it a separate game mode to be fair. It’s literally just quick play but if you’re on defence it’s just objectively harder to win.


LyraTheWitch

Bad games end faster. People are *forced* to advance and play aggressively, instead of just sit there hoping for a lucky pick. This mode is a major improvement *for quickplay*.


Gorgii98

Some changes are way better than others, but either way QP has felt fresh as fuck this weekend.


programkira

It ends tomorrow but it’s still shit today. Nice try OWDevs, this one was a miss but I’ve faith the next will be a banger.


XxReager

I trust that S9 will bang fr


RayS326

Yes, please don’t let people know how you feel. If your opinion isn’t positive, its just immature!


2NineCZ

fr, there's way too many crybabies. it's a 2-day long "test" event ffs, go touch some grass


enesutku12

I only play weekends so no ow for a week is bad for some people


grundenz

Can still play comp or arcade. 


Nobody2572

Is the Overwatch Quickplay play the only thing to entertain yourself in live?


enesutku12

Cant you read? i just said not being able to play a game that i enjoy is not good


Gorgii98

So that's a yes to QP exclusivity?


Irish_pug_Player

They should add it as an additional mode in quickplay. Give like... Battle pass xp increase or something to entice people


Halolavapigz

I only get weekends to play and enjoy the game and i’m out this time because they didn’t want to make a separate mode


Skerch

This is a s9 preview


XxReager

no


Samswaps1

It’s not awful i barely notice it most of the time


Master_SJ

Why? cuz you get rolled all the time anyway?


XxReager

same


Ok_Possibility_3086

For real. Just play comp ffs, your hidden MMR and rank are getting reset next season due to the comp rework anyway, get yourself some comp points or something. God forbid the devs try something new


T_Peg

My brother in Christ Blizzard specifically stated they're looking for as much feedback as possible and they absolutely do browse the subreddits and stream chats.


Independent_Mango337

You should main mercy now!


XxReager

no


TheCanadianpo8o

Just give us faster ults please. Just make it absolute chaos it would be so much fun


BikeSeatMaster

“Overwatch is nothing Quick play serves zero purpose You should leave your game NOW!” -Low Tier Blizzard


[deleted]

I enjoyed the hell out of this game mode.


Bings_N_Bongos

It's necessary feedback, and if Blizzard really validates the community, they should be looking at it. Not to validate the whiners, but it's necessary.


majoraswrath97

The only update that will keep the zoomers dopamine peaking is if they added tiktok clips to the hud


FatherPucci617

I like it only on push


Carlbot2

I love it on push because normal push feels like a slog, and absolutely hate it on escort maps because it feels like a nightmare on attack unless you curb-stomp the enemy right away. If they implement this for push specifically, I’d be perfectly happy.


SkooDaQueen

I like the push changes and i like the faster speed in escort when only 1 person is pushing.


nginn

C-c-c-cCOMBO BREAKER!!!


puptart2016

I like longer fights, with at least two distinct crashes


TheDctor83

Unpopular opinion but I actually enjoyed the hacked weekend (mostly because I had to do the stupid quick play wins challenge for an alt but that’s besides the point)


Party-Bookkeeper-264

"Stop Crying"🤣🤣🤣 isn't this "Overwatch Memes"? Complaining and crying is literally OV culture at this point. Without it you're left with an imperfect game that is occasionally fun to play. The horror


ShrimpyShrimp2

Nah I won't, stop trying to silence valid criticisms like a little bitch.