While we still believe that this is the right thing to do for the team, the game, and ultimately the players, we get the emotions being shared today. “ In the meantime, I want you all to know that we understand what’s happening on the forums. This CM and Jodie (a new Community Manager) has been gathering feedback about how the Overwatch players feel right now, and will send it forward. Fast forward to 2021, and it’s indefinitely delayed.ĪndyB, one of the Community Managers for the Blizzard forums spoke up about this delay. So, to have people not focus on something so negative, Overwatch 2 was announced. He was banned at the time from Hearthstone for being pro Hong Kong during a Grandmasters event. Quite a few people suggest that it was only announced to pull eyes away from the Hearthstone drama with Blitzchung. Overwatch 2 did not need to be revealed back in 2019 in the first place. Many players are rightly upset about this news. Like all things on a forum, this kicked off a heated debate. This player said they lost hope, and have given up after the news of the Overwarelease date. Blizzard has an army of fans and so many of them were excited about the forthcoming Overwatch 2.
An apologist is someone who often makes excuses for, or defends something no matter what. A lengthy thread, titled “ As a former apologist, I have lost hope” ultimately had a dev response in in.
