#overwatchies

[pinacoladamatata]

praying this baby griffon reveal means the warden succeeded and is home safe now 🙏

[three--rings]

So it's time for my "alt-right dudebro gamer" Dragon Age opinions.

(Note: I'm a 45 year old womanesque queer person who mostly plays indie and Japanese games.)

(To further my cred I was super excited to meet and hear Karen and Patrick Weekes talk about this game in development at Havencon a couple years ago...it's a small queer con in Austin.)

Dragon Age is my all-time favorite game series. I adored Inquisition, though DA2 has my favorite characters overall.

My opinions about the gameplay reveal are:

The environments and background graphics and effects look awesome.

The character design still bugs me quite a bit. The faces, ESPECIALLY the female faces look Disney/anime/Overwatchy in structure. The textures looks a lot better in game than in that trailer. I miss my Not Particularly Pretty Female Characters. They have sameface now.

There's something off in the lip syncing. Mouth animations looks weird. I can't define it more than that but I noticed it with multiple characters and it through me out.

Varric's hair annoys me SO MUCH. Someone pointed out he looks like Blackwall and now I CANNOT UNSEE.

The structure of the game/quests/whatever looks fine, this reminds me of all the moments running around Haven at the beginning of Inquisition. Some of my least favorite moments, but yanno.

The combat. I'm very worried about the combat.

I am 45 years old and I have arthritis in my hands from gaming and knitting. I gave up knitting to keep gaming. I cannot play some action games. Like Hades, I tried but simply couldn't continue more than an hour because of the pain. And that's with my hands in good shape these days.

Some action games I can play, but only on easy, and sometimes only if I limit my playtime. This is simply a reality I've had to get used to, but it does kill me sometimes.

Do you know how enjoyable it was to pick up Baldur's Gate 3 and be able to put it on a higher difficulty, to be able to actually struggle through combats and have to use tricks and my brain and try and fail and do it again, all without worrying about my hands? Makes me think I need to replay Origins again.

So I'm concerned. The combat in this game is focused on attack type, dodging, parrying, countering (according to bioware)....all stuff that requires quick and frequent button mashing, which is what I can't do. So I'm looking at a game that I can probably only play on easy and maybe even not then? In my favorite game series.

The question we don't really know is how different it will be from Inquisition, and I find it hard to tell from the footage since we can't see what buttons are being pressed. But I'll say that while I love it, Inquisition was the game that first hurt my hands. It made me aware of the problem and made me have to start limiting my activity.

IDK . I just hate the idea that devs have that turn based games can't do well and are inherently not exciting.

Fucking Solas motherfucking killed Bianca! That was the first time in these reveals I've been 100% reacting as a fan. NOT BIANCA!!!! HE MUST DIE!

Oh I did like the Rook in the gameplay and his face looked good. Again I feel like it's the character design and not the engine that is the problem.

As for the plot, it's interesting that Solas has gone from Main Antagonist to Opening Antagonist and I wonder if he's actually going to transition to an ally later in the game to undo whatever the fuck has gone wrong in this clip.

I do still have some worries about the writing. "She's greatest detective ever and she has a lead on Solas." So do you think that lead is the giant glowing thing in the middle of the city spitting out demons? Did you need a great detective?

And basically nothing I've seen so far has super MOVED me, as someone with serious connections to this world and the characters, other than the fucking Bianca moment. I'm hesitantly curious about some of the new companions. And if the griffon thing had come at a moment other than me going WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH THIS? in the trailer I may have been a lot more excited.

So yeah, call me a hater or whatever. But that trailer reveal CRUSHED me emotionally. I was so depressed the rest of the day Sunday. These are my true reactions to the gameplay footage today. I don't have an agenda, other than I want the game to be good and I want it to do well and my confidence in EA and Bioware is at a very low point.

I've tried to keep a realistic mindset this whole time, but keeping in mind HOW MANY PEOPLE have left Bioware, how few OGs are left, the constant turnover in leads, the game being scrapped and redone like twice from scratch. And the game industry as a whole at this time, I have to be somewhat skeptical in general.

I'm not a skeptic overall, I was both a Cyperpunk 2077 enjoyer (but not apologist) and a Starfield defender and frankly there was a lot less reason to be skeptical of those games before release. So am I going to say "well I've been a Bioware fan since KOTOR 1 released, so I'm gonna hype it up and not point out flaws I see?" No. I'm going to be honest.

I'm not a casual Dragon Age enjoyer. I can't react casually to this stuff.

Will I play the game? Almost definitely, but am I going to wait till the release reviews? Probably.

[tethrras]

ok last thing i have to say about the dragon age trailer from sunday but the thing about it is like. i honestly couldn't care less if it was overwatchy or not grimdark or serious because in a fucking miserable industry it's nice to think the people designing the trailer might've had some fun doing it and got to be a little silly or unserious

[possuminnit]

overwatchis going to make me learn how to draw mecha

[kiruvry]

I NEED TO KNOW MORE ABT THE MIITOPIA PLAYTHROUFH

HIIII!!!!! OKAY OKOK

just to start with its just like. my teammates that are overwatchy and stuff because i hardly think id have enough people to work with if i made npc smth from ovw 🤨 but what i do have is uhh!!

jack, gabe, ana, reinhardt, cassidy, genji, moira, angela, torbjörn, lena and then winston for the horse LMFAOOOO

the blackwatch team were supposed to be the ones i had in realm of the fey rather than neksdor but i remembered you only get the tank job in realm of the fey so i had to swapsies 🤨

OK SO LJKE. OK.

im at the point in the game where ive just gotten to peculia and like. have just gotten to the darker lord yk 🤨

- jack is the main hero, i play him as a stubborn chef (grillmaster76 reference 😨) but bc of the yk . main hero thing he's swapped jobs to being a thief with the neksdor crew (i missed gabe) and was a warrior with the realm of the fey crew B)

greenhorne

- gabriel i played as a stubborn thief, moreso because you can't get the vampire job until way later on but also like ?? i dunno man!! i kinda fucked with it so it's staying

- ana i chose to be a kind mage i think . i was gonna make her cool originally but i kinda enjoyed the little quirks w the kind personality 🤨 mage i chose for reasons not even i really know ?? i was definitely tempted by the sleep tight skill i think LMFAO

- reinhardt i play as an energetic warrior, for like. obvious reasons id hope FGAHGSJAHDJAF

neksdor

- cassidy i played as a laid-back popstar, for genuinely no other reason that nothing else fit and i really wanted his hat 😭 also i thought itd be so funny to have him of all people be the like. relationship fixer 💀

- genji i played as a cool imp i think . ya. i would've gone warrior with him because of the sword but i really did NOT wanna repeat jobs it makes me so 😿😿AUEEUUgh repeating them so i ended up going with imp for him ?? it's really funny to be honest 😭

- aaaand moira i played a cautious scientist :] cautious not so much because it matched personality wise but moreso for the quirks that it has, i felt they'd be fitting !! reasoning for the scientist job though i think is obvious HSJAHAJAJ

realm of the fey

again this was supposed 2 be the blackwatch folks but i had to swapsies bc im crazy picky with my jobs 😿 ueueue

- mercy i played as a kind cleric, kinda because like. Woah. The Healer . but also the opportunity for the resurrection ability with angela gawddamn ziegler of all people is way too good to pass up on 🤨

- torbjörn i think i made a stubborn tank?? my friend violet suggested the tank job for him and it made me giggle bc it reminds me of his turrets HEHAGSGAJSJSF i also thought itd be really funny for him to straight up launch teammates

- tracer i chose to be an energetic cat i think . YA . energetic because like. this is lena oxton we're talking about . and i think i went with the cat job because of it's like. IDK it feels fast/agile and the claws reminded me a bit of tracer's double guns so 🤨

for non teammates i don't have many npcs who are ovw folks, but the process behind deciding the first dark lord was really funny HEHAHAHAJAJ

legitimately my train of thought was like... who in overwatch is just incredibly pathetic . nobody came to mind. thought harder. reach an epiphany.

and then we got here <3 (mii by @violetspark14 btw !!! they're fucking CRAZY)

and great sage ramattra followed shortly after, i think it's the way they dress + the staff and sorta the general vibes of the sage?? IDK. i remembered i had to assign a mii and like.

(VINE BOOM)

(AGAIN, MII BY VIOLET :] they're responsible 4 theeee ramattra + maximilien + torbjörn miis :])

you can't see everybody here properly but!!! the gang :]

and of course i can't just NOT let you all see this video when i managed to capture it in time ❤

[overwatch-aim-trainer-wor5a]

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⭐ ⏩⏩⏩️ DOWNLOAD MOD - LINK 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Kes veel ei teadnud, siis Overwatchi tuleb Overwatch Workshop. Overwatch Workshop: PMAJellies' OW Aim Trainer (Code in desc). Youtube Channel dedicated to online competitive Overwatch. Loose SR, not your mind! Check out the Top 5 Overwatch Workshop Aim Practice right now! El Workshop de Overwatch tiene un millón de funciones y un jugador creó el siguiente mapa en el que podrás mejorar tu puntería rápidamente. En Overwatch 2 tienes la opción de crear partidas personalizadas. Estos son algunos códigos del workshop para usar los aim trainers. Steam Workshop: Tabletop Simulator. A list of useful tools for making things in/playing Tabletop Simulator. I've also included backgrounds. I had an enemy walk by 2 people on overwatch. stop right infront of one of them and shot them in the head to near death. instantly made me.

[voxxian]

hi dis my first time actually sitting and drawing in like 2 years im p stoked abt that i guess

[smallhatlogan]

trying to mix futuristic and medieval-ish aesthetics in a way that’s immediately obvious without looking tacky is a struggle and I cannot think of any take on this combination that I particularly like (aside from the ones where the medieval influence is so subtle that you don’t think of it) but I’m determined to be the person who gets it right

[nesskain]

A&A - Illustrations. I decided to put the comics on hold (forever probably) since I feel like there’s nothing really special about the story. I’ve been quiet this year, just travelling and visiting USA. But hopefully I’ll come back to drawing very soon !

Edit: don’t get me wrong I enjoy my story, but I’m looking to go back to my roots than something overwatchy.

[catgirlforeskin]

only if you’re one of those girls who gets really horny when other girls don’t use deodorant

how do i get good dick. where do i go for this

[galaxytanartsu]

wanted to do some mercy fanart!! I see mercy as a doctor who comes into work in leggings cause she works out in the morning and after work

[lo-yuzu]

Snow Crash

A Design Project I did for one of my finals at FZD School of Design. This is based on Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash novel. Really tried to push an Overwatchy aesthetic. I super had fun with this.

[nitewrighter]

55. Meihem if you please

55. True Love’s Kiss

I love writing earnest dialogue for these two. It’s such a fun challenge.

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They sat next to each other, Junkrat in an almost child-like cross-legged position, and Mei hugging one knee close to herself, watching as the factory burned in the distance.

“Snow Pea?”

“Mm?”

“You aren’t... mad at me, are you?”

“Um,” Mei adjusted her glasses slightly, “I’m... still processing.”

“I really didn’t mean to blow it up--” Junkrat started and Mei gave him an incredulous look, “I’m serious!”

“Jamison...” Mei started, trailing off.

“I know the mission was just to shut it down! And I tried! believe me, I did! Things just...” his voice dropped a little, “Escalated.”

Mei heard the creak of his prosthetic knuckles tightening with his grip on his ankle as he stared at the flaming factory. 

“You really mean it, don’t you?” she said, quietly.

“‘Course I mean it,” Junkrat said quietly, “...I’m starting to get the feeling people only put me on missions because they need something obliterated.”

“It,” Mei chuckled, “Is sort of your thing.”

“Well yeah but... Jamison Fawkes is more than a one-trick pony, you believe that, right Frostee-Freez?”

“You have--er-- many admirable qualities!” Mei offered, not really sure what to say.

“Like what?” Junkrat said quietly.

Mei hesitated for a few seconds.

“I--I’m not asking you to butter me up or anything! I just---I really did try, this time,” Junkrat glanced off, rubbing the back of his neck, “Tried to be... an Overwatch agent, y’know? Like toaster-face grandpa or Death-From-Above, or the perky arsed can-opener.”

“Jack, Pharah, and Genji?” Mei quirked an eyebrow.

“Right! Them!” said Junkrat, “Everyone takes them all serious, but me...?” he trailed off a little, “I mean, I don’t blame them--things... get foggy for me, and they speed up and they slow down and then by the time I can make sense of anything, at least three things are on fire.” He huffed, “So... I guess they’re right to just... see me as shit-hitting-the-fan blow-it-all-to-hell guy but...it still... I mean I watch you and how much you care and it makes me want to...” he scoffed and shook his head, “You don’t need this. Just forget I said anyth--”

“You’re brilliant,” the words bubbled up out of Mei and Junkrat looked at her with genuine shock and incomprehension for a few seconds before Mei swallowed hard and looked up into his eyes. “You see things no one else sees, you--you take things in and you spin them around and you spit them out in a way that can turn any situation around--and when.. when nothing makes sense, when everything’s falling apart, the one person who seems to be able to push through it is you. You can just... “ she made a pressing together motion with her hands, her fingers crooked and clawing, “Condense everything and barrel forward.”

“Well.. yeah but... that’s all just instinct,” said Junkrat, looking back at the factory fire, “Like, any of the... agents who actually had their shit together in my situation... they’d do better shit! They’d like... create clean water with like... the-the hyperpornics!”

“Hydroponics.”

“Yeah, that! Y’know, something! They’re all that Overwatchy ‘better world’ shit.”

“But you know the world at its worst,” said Mei, “You grew up in the world at its worst. And you know how to survive it.”

“Well obviously,” said Junkrat, “We wouldn’t be talking, otherwise.”

Mei gave a short snort.

“But y’know you...” Junkrat looked at her and then trailed off, “You survived too. Except it wasn’t people blowing themselves to shit like with me... it was people being forgotten.... everything ending in the cold and the nothingness because people didn’t give a shit. And... and you pulled out. You built things and you pulled out! And... I want that. I want to be like that. The idea of being more than a scorch mark on this world--that--that I lived, and I struggled, and I tried, and I gave a shit.” He huffed. “That’s what terrifies me about you, Snowpuff! I didn’t give a shit about so much shit! And now I give so many shits about different shits and it drives me crazier than I was before!” his arm flung out in the direction of the burning factory, “Do you know how many chemical particulates that fire is throwing up into the air right now!? Do you know how many penguins that shit is probably killing!? I’m asking because I don’t, but I assume it’s at least several!”

“You... you read that paper I sent around about the aerial chemical particulates?” Mei said quietly.

“‘Course I did! I mean, I had to read like... five other stupid things to understand it, and I needed a dictionary for a bunch of stuff, and I fell asleep three times--But look, you’re not listening. The penguins--”

Mei tackled him in a kiss. She wasn’t sure if it was the shock of the gesture that made Junkrat more or less go limp or her own enthusiasm that made him smack against the ground with her force, but she didn’t care. 

“Mm--!” his lanky leg and peg leg scrambled against the ground as she caught herself and broke away, inches from his face, her breath huffing against his mouth. He propped himself up on the elbow of his prosthetic arm, her weight still bearing on him, but he didn’t seem to notice. His eyes were staring at her, staring into her, searching, and at the same time there was a heartbreaking confusion in his expression.

“Uh...inhale too much smoke, there?” Junkrat said, a little dazed. 

“M-maybe,” Mei said. She nearly moved to get off of him, but paused as she felt his organic hand tuck a stray lock of hair behind her ear.

“...I... have also inhaled a lot of smoke,” Junkrat said slowly, “Probably.”

“...probably,” said Mei before letting herself collapse onto him, his head jerked up to meet her, his lips closing on hers and his body flinching tight in an embrace around her. Tight, and loving, and terrified and sweet. The white-knuckled instinct and affection of survivors who had just found supplies caches and would be damned before they let them go.

 And all the while the factory burned in the distance.

[secrets-of-forgotten-fruit]

thinking about the difference between risk of rain calling its PCs "Survivors" instead of something overwatchy like "Heroes." They're like, two opposite ends of a spectrum of presuppositions. "Hero" comes with all these presuppositions about morality and is largely 100% prescriptive/narrative/myth-making, whereas "Survivor" makes no presumptions about morality, and is largely descriptive/the product of experience.

[nerdeas]

F**kin Overwatchies

[kinsbin]

I NEVER POSTED THIS EITHER WOOPS - this is a small gift I drew for @just--kay! Because Overwatchi Selfship Solidarity is my thing and anyone who loves my BFF Lucio is -chefs kiss-