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Overwatch 2 PvE completely canceled after poor sales: report - Dexerto (www.dexerto.com)
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Jason Schreier's original article is here
For those who encounter a paywall, an archived version is here

The important bit in his article:

Last year, Overwatch 2 received a paid pack of three PvE story missions that sold poorly, according to people familiar with the business, which was a major reason for the cratering bonuses. In January, as part of a company-wide reduction in its work force, the majority of the team behind Overwatch 2’s PvE was laid off.
Overwatch 2 developers were informed that the company does not plan to finish any of the remaining planned PvE content and will instead double down on competitive player vs. player gameplay, according to the people familiar.

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[-] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 9 months ago

As a gigantic, avid Diablo fan who played the shit outta D2R… I had no hope for D4. I skipped it, despite all of the raucous fan praise on Reddit.

Turns out that only lasted for a month, then everyone said the game sucked. I was very unsurprised.

[-] pancakes@sh.itjust.works 6 points 9 months ago

As a big ARPG fan, I saw that coming a mile away. I never purchased it but D4 just didn't seem to have anything to offer the genre compared to the likes of PoE, Last Epoch, Grim Dawn, etc.

[-] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I just made my first Last Epoch char! I was surprised to find so many dope options right in the game. Like OFFLINE MODE, and a loot filter built in? Neat.

Grim Dawn confused me, moreso than PoE. I should try it again.

[-] ocassionallyaduck@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

It's an older Kickstart Ed title, but has good bones. It's just got some rough edges.

[-] pancakes@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

Last epoch is sick! I don't play it as much as PoE as it doesn't have the same longevity to me, but it's a wonderful game. You can tell LE devs were fans of Diablo 2/ PoE from the way it plays, but it still manages to innovate in it's own way.

I like that between LE, PoE, and GD, none of them feel like clones of each other and have enough differences that i can get a new experience from each. Although as another commenter mentioned, GD is a bit rough around the edges.

[-] Goldmage263@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

Late stage D3 is what showed me the future of Blizzard. I was surprised with the success of Overwatch, but when I learned what the pubs community was like, that surprise faded.

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