The consequences of Titan 's cancellation also led into creating a narrative of an optimistic near-future setting for the game, taking place some decades after the formation of the peacekeeping Overwatch team, created in response to a robotic uprising known as the Omnic War. Many of Overwatch 's early assets were borrowed from Titan to obtain a proof-of-concept to greenlight further development. After most of the rest of the team was transferred to other projects, the remaining team members, led by director Jeff Kaplan, came up with the concept of a team-based shooter that borrowed elements from other online shooters like Team Fortress 2 and multiplayer online battle arenas. The development of Overwatch started in the fallout following Blizzard's decision to cancel continued development of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game Titan around 2013. Since release, Overwatch has been both critically and financially successful, with a player base of 35 million players as of October 2017. The game supports casual game modes as well as ranked competitive play. The game, while having several different play modes, generally features two teams of six players each, selecting pre-made heroes from the game's roster, to either attack or defend various objective points on the game's maps. Overwatch is available now on PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.Overwatch is a team-based first-person shooter developed by Blizzard Entertainment and released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in May 2016.
Kaplan has yet to discuss his plans, but wherever he goes he'll have an army of dedicated players anxious to play his next game. As confusion over his departure from Blizzard wanes, excitement over where Kaplan may go next grows. That said, Kaplan has clearly created a following not just within the Overwatch community but in the broader video game fandom. Those comments will hopefully provide the team with a healthy source of inspiration for the time being. Half of every comment is thankful to Kaplan specifically, while the rest describes how much they love Overwatch and what the game has meant to them. There's no better evidence of the Overwatch community's support of the development team than the comments in Kaplan's Reddit posts.
That said, the Overwatch community at Reddit and beyond is clearly behind the Overwatch 2 development team's efforts even with Kaplan's departure. The community does what it can to stay energetic about the sequel and the current state of Overwatch, but the quietness can be frustrating. Blizzard's been surprisingly lacking in transparency with regards to the development of Overwatch 2.
This is a situation that no one likely wanted, but that all involved will have to make the best out of.įor the time being, unfortunately, there's little to be done within the Overwatch community. It's in that context that Kaplan meant that the Overwatch team needed its community. The user said that Kaplan's departure would have to be "heartbreaking for the morale of the OW team" and that they don't need negative attitudes on top of dealing with the transition to a new team leader. RELATED: Overwatch Director Jeff Kaplan Becomes an Actual Character in Parody VideoĪ Reddit user would later be quoted by Kaplan as capturing the sentiment he was going for. They are wonderful, caring, brilliant people and they need you right now." His final message reading, "Please take care of the Overwatch team.
But as special as it was to the Overwatch subreddits, it was Kaplan's closing sentiment that most resounded. Overwatch players on Reddit have long been some of Overwatch's most vocal advocates, and fans of Kaplan especially. Kaplan may no longer be a part of Blizzard and the Overwatch team, but on Thursday he decided to take the time to thank one of Overwatch's most active communities. Yet as one last good deed on his way out, Kaplan's asked the Overwatch community to continue supporting the developer, who need their backing more than ever. Now Jeff Kaplan, Overwatch's game director, has left Blizzard, leaving many feeling out of sorts. Overwatch 2, however, doesn't appear to be releasing anytime soon. To start, while Overwatch remains distinctly popular, Blizzard appears to have dropped all content plans for the game in favor of the development of Overwatch 2. Overwatch is currently in a challenging place.
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