Though the way the leaker describes it makes it sound more like a 3rd person MOBA than a hero shooter.
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That's unfortunate that it's not a genre you personally are interested in, but it is a popular genre and Valve is a business. Just because it's not to your tastes doesn't mean it's a waste of their talent.
Oh absolutely. I'm not conceited enough to imagine Valve is developing games for me or that I'm entitled to anything. Just venting my personal disappointment with their choice. I still consider them the cream of the crop in game and hardware development.
I'm just curious why Valve looked at the oversaturated hero shooter market (seriously, we've had failures 8 years ago now) and said "Oh yeah, let's devote our resources there"
edit: Like, I seriously can't understand it. Not even Blizzard is coming out unscathed from Overwatch 2.
Overwatch 2 didn't fall because it's a hero shooter
this is where you say "It failed because...."
My assertion was that it was an imperfect hero shooter among many hero shooters. The more competition, the harder it is to enter a game.
Gestures broadly
Not really my responsibility to make an argument for you. Of all the reasons Overwatch 2 might not have performed well, it being a Hero Shooter doesn't have any strong evidence and you didn't provide anything showing that was the reason.
One could argue Overwatch 2 being a Hero Shooter is why it didn't perform worse than it already has, given its problems.
Here you go. Reasons the hero shooter aspect is not working.
Blizzard's Approach To Balancing in Overwatch 2 is Not Working
Overwatch 2 Cancels PvE Hero Mode, Reveals Seasons 5-7 Roadmap
Overwatch 2 players demand “faster” balancing fixes as ‘one-shot’ heroes run rampant
Overwatch 2 Is Failing Its Way Into Reinventing Overwatch 1
Overwatch 2 support role feels stale and needs a shake up, say fans
Overwatch 2 Dev Team Calm on Declining Player Engagement
Blizzard is bad at balancing the game - could be true of any game, doesn't have to be a shooter
Blizzard cancels promised mode - Blizzard being bad at design and following through on promises.
See 1.
Forcing a game to become the sequel, not making meaningful changes other than monetization
See 1
Blizzard made a bad game
None of these are a result of Overwatch 2 being a shooter, and all of them are a result of Blizzard being shit at making quality games, caring about players, and following through on promises. So thank you, you have done a fantastic job demonstrating that Overwatch 2 being a shooter is not the reason it didn't perform well.