Most of the press reviews are mediocre to average? How is that “the next best thing”?

Oddly enough, as a for-profit publication, Kotaku pays writers for EVERY article they write!

But we aren’t talking about every game, we’re talking about Overwatch, which is a hugely successful PvP-only game where the developers are trying to get you to stick around. It’s designed to be a hobby unto itself, something that players always return to like LoL or CSGO or Fortnite.

Eh, I think it’s more the illusion of hype because the devs haven’t said much about the game for so long, until the past month or two with tons of footage and previews and whatnot. So there’s a lot of chatter and coverage from the press...but the majority of people seemed skeptical it would be particularly good.

Yeah, that’s what I meant by “medium scale non-indie games.” AA games, perhaps?

I totally agree about the overthinking thing. I enjoyed the 3 or 4 matches I played a on Switch, but every time I died I was thinking, “But how am I going to get better?” Like, beyond simply getting more experienced and spending more time with the game, I wasn’t sure what I should be focusing on/thinking about to…

I feel like the community’s reaction to 5v5 was overblown. Like, I understand the reaction from pros and content creators, because this is their actual livelihood... But for Joe with 2500 SR—hell, even for most GM players—the rage and judgment feels mad premature.

Uh hard disagree. Perhaps most games of this size, made by a team of this size, are this buggy... But the bulk of indie games I play (or even medium scale non-indie games) don’t have a crash an hour. And other reviews suggest this isn’t a problem exclusive to Zack.

It’s nothing new—dps has always been the most popular role.

Wow. Sucks for tank players in OWL, and tank was crazy competitive already.

I mean, they didn't—he left of his own accord. Though I'm sure the league was happy to see him gone once Cleo posted her story.

So, to clarify, this punishment is simply for failure to cooperate, not for the assault—Riot suspended their investigation because law enforcement has become involved, which I think makes sense. 

It feels like you’re saying “next gen” consoles should be able to do... everything? Just because they’re called next gen?

PRESS SNEAK FUCK

Yeah, I don't care about the game at all, but that sounds like a pretty big plot point to spoil lol

I hope you’re being sarcastic lol

Oh yeah, I know it probably literally *needed* to be that big haha. I consider us all blessed that we didn’t get something like the dev kit:

Not to mention fuel costs. The heavier an aircraft is, the more fuel it needs, which in turn increases the weight further, so you need even more fuel... 

But for whatever reason, it's $5 more expensive 😑

After getting a PS5 digital myself, it looks a lot nicer than I thought it would. Horizontally, especially, the curves look really nice and it doesn’t look quite as imposing—almost tasteful!