A friend in a private discord server just said he has more lore than D.Va and Zenyatta and I’m just very tired.
I spent the last 2-3 months defending the writing of Retribution and talking about how solid it was, how great the characterization was, how it integrated into the larger story so well, etc.
And now I have to grapple with the fact that like ten genius scientists in humanity’s first moon colony were outsmarted and brutally murdered by a hamster.
And then the hamster fell to Australia, built a mech to fight in mech gladiator contests, won a lot, and is now “free” to roam the world.
It’s not even noon here yet, I have four hours left at work, and no way to get drunk.
This is on top of all the bs happening in the US right now.
I try not to bring real world events into my fandom blog but in all honesty, I enjoy Overwatch for its bright, optimistic future. Not necessarily as an escapism, but as a great example in a sea of “dark, gritty, brutal sci-fi” futures.
And it’s just disappointing to see them opt for what is clearly a joke character after the brilliance of characters (storywise) like Ana, Sombra, Moira, etc.
I tolerate any treatment. Like I solo queue sometimes, and I’ll put up with anything. I’ll play a game from some garbage publisher – you know, I don’t wanna name an actual publisher so let’s just make one up; let’s call it ‘Activision Blizzard’ So I’ll buy a game from ‘Activision Blizzard’ and I’ll show up at the story department and I’ll go, ‘Can we have representative heroes please?’ And they go, ‘No. The new hero is delayed nine months.’ And I go, ‘Okaaay!’ And then I go to the bathroom. And then I come out of the bathroom and I go, ‘Any updates?’ and they go ‘Yeah, we made the new hero a fucking hamster. Because we hate you. Now take this professional talent pipeline that doesn’t work, go fetch!’ And I go ‘Okaaay!’ and I go over to Contenders and go, ‘Can T2 players have livable salaries?’ and they go ‘NO!’ And I go ‘Okaaay!’ And they go, ‘You’re a Symmetra onetrick, aren’t you?’ And I go ‘Nooo,’ and they go ‘SAY IT!’ and I go ‘I’m a Symmetra onetrick!.’ And then I go over to the Blizzard Help Desk, which is an oxymoron, and I go, ‘Can I please play a video game?’ and they go ‘No! In fact, we’re gonna fill the game with boosters! And you’re gonna be stuck in queue for thirty years!’ And I go ‘Why are you doing this to me?!’ And they go, ‘Because we’re Activision Bliiiizzard, and life is a fucking nightmare!’
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