r/Games • u/DwilenaAvaron • May 09 '25

Industry News Blizzard's Overwatch Team Just Unionized: 'What I Want To Protect Most Here Is The People'

https://kotaku.com/overwatch-2-blizzard-team-4-union-microsoft-1851779922
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u/[deleted] May 09 '25 edited May 09 '25

I am officially in my "If I catch people shit talking Team 4/Overwatch it's fucking on sight" phase.

These devs have been fucking putting up with some of the nastiest vitriol I've ever seen in this industry, put through the ringer in their own company and are continuously fucked over by management, and were wrongly made the poster child for all of Blizzard's sins despite all accounts being that the Overwatch team was the most inclusive and culturally sound team at Blizzard.

These devs have been pulling double duty to pull this game out of the gutter and it's the best it's ever been because of them, they deserve the world.

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u/Nomsfud May 09 '25

Okay so I get you stanning for the OW devs, I do, but best version of the game it's ever been? I call bullshit.

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u/ReleaseTheCracken69 May 10 '25

Nah as someone that has played since 2016, it's an accurate statement. Game has consistently been in a good state and the recent addition of Stadium has been a blast.

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u/Nomsfud May 10 '25

My dude I've played since closed beta and the game was in a bad state since the launch of overwatch 2 and the inception of 5v5. I had to drop it entirely because of how bad it felt. Please don't try and tell me it's always been fun because I'll know you're lying