thoughts from a pc -> switch player
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Are people playing Overwatch on the Switch? No one is talking about it.
- Thread starter Derktron
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Played nearly an entire match today where the characters and weapons never loaded in. We were all orange orbs firing at each other and trying to push a payload.
Think I'm done with this version.
Think I'm done with this version.
I honestly can't tell if posts like this are serious or if they're some sort of parody, meant to make fun of dumb people.
Yeah, I hesitate to describe it as lag but don't know how else to accurately represent it. It feels very sluggish/muddy to me in docked. Whereas in handheld it's very snappy. When I first fired it up (docked) I thought to myself there was no way I could play it and get any amount of enjoyment and was pretty bummed till I tried it handheld and got a completely different impression.
Give it a shot maybe you'll feel the same way.
Absolutely, it's a game changer in my opinion. Ability to use gyro controls and finer aiming outweighs the 30fps "issue" which you will forget about after playing a few matches. Handheld visuals are the same as in docked mode, so the game also looks really beautiful while keeping all of the effects and physics.
I don't think you will be disappointed!
Honestly I wasn't that interested in it in the first place because as a general guideline I try and avoid playing games that I have to pay for and then deal with lootboxes and the like. But Blizzard's Bootlicking and that by all accounts it's a mediocre port sealed the deal.
1. It's 30fps
2. I have it on PS4 and PC
3. I let my Nintendo online sub lapse
And most importantly
4. Fuck Blizzard
2. I have it on PS4 and PC
3. I let my Nintendo online sub lapse
And most importantly
4. Fuck Blizzard
Thing is I heard in a review that recentering your reticle with gyro controls is a pain in the ass, that it's nothing like splatoon. Do you think it's not an issue?
Is this a parody thread? Literally all anyone talks about on this forum is the switch. Even in non switch topic, or there's a switch topic for everything.
Not at all, it seemed weird the first time I got into a match and after that I set L3 as a reset button, but I ended up never using it. It became natural for me to adjust it with analog sticks without even thinking about it and I really find the movement tracking more accurate in OW than Splatoon 2.
Man game has changed a lot since I last played it (right around when hacker girl released). Feels bit more casual friendly on switch since the lack of voice chat I don't feel weird for not talking to team mates. Just won my 9th game and unlocked a Halloween skin for junkrat.
good port, playing in portable mode.
good port, playing in portable mode.
People drive me crazy with how they talk about this port (and half the Switch ports in general TBH). Like they're obviously not going to be the best versions of respective games and that's never what they were meant to be, but people have to have their performance moment of "Why would you play an inferior version of a product" when people that would be playing such ports don't care on the same level as they do. Overwatch on Switch was never going to be a competitive bastion, and there is plenty of fun to be had just playing Overwatch and not taking it super seriously. Turns out, people can enjoy a 30 FPS title just fine when they're being hyper competitive about it all the time. Turns out people like portability and comfort sometimes more than they enjoy the graphical powerhouse nature of a stronger console. Like seriously, 30 FPS may not be acceptable for you, but it's not some objective statement.
I also really shake my head at people holding up Paladins at 60 FPS like it doesn't make an absolute ton of sacrifices to get there that people would criticize Overwatch for just as much. Paladins can be inconsistent with it's frame rate, has other loading issues, and takes a really massive hit in its quality of visuals and resolution to get a "technically 60 FPS." I also shake my head when people seem to push the idea this should have crossplay... Have you all ever played Fortnite in crossplay against console players and especially PC players on Switch? It's absolutely awful having to deal with that. It's a nice convenient feature for some I admit, but it also could potentially cause more problems in the long run.
It's fine to be angry at Blizzard for their stance on Honk Kong and bowing down to China and it's fine to just not like Overwatch, but I feel like this port has been largely mangled by people who were never interested in it in the first place and want to take shots at Blizzard and all of their output right now as opposed to talking about its actual quality and content.
I also really shake my head at people holding up Paladins at 60 FPS like it doesn't make an absolute ton of sacrifices to get there that people would criticize Overwatch for just as much. Paladins can be inconsistent with it's frame rate, has other loading issues, and takes a really massive hit in its quality of visuals and resolution to get a "technically 60 FPS." I also shake my head when people seem to push the idea this should have crossplay... Have you all ever played Fortnite in crossplay against console players and especially PC players on Switch? It's absolutely awful having to deal with that. It's a nice convenient feature for some I admit, but it also could potentially cause more problems in the long run.
It's fine to be angry at Blizzard for their stance on Honk Kong and bowing down to China and it's fine to just not like Overwatch, but I feel like this port has been largely mangled by people who were never interested in it in the first place and want to take shots at Blizzard and all of their output right now as opposed to talking about its actual quality and content.
Most people who had any interest in Overwatch would have already bought it on PS4/XB1 or PC. The main audience for Overwatch on Switch would therefore be people who only owned a Switch or people who played mostly on the go. I can't imagine that's a massive market.
What version does this bring it to? I don't seem to have a patch
Not to mention that executives pay attention to things like controversies. They might not be aware of the actual opinion customers have on their games, but you can bet they know when a company has acquired a bit of a black cloud.
