Ok, so I need some help. More specifically help on determining the "Health" of the Blizzard community.
As you know Blizzard is in the process of developing a game called Overwatch (It's a team based FPS for those of you who have been in a coma). Now the concerning thing is that games like Overwatch rely heavily on interaction between players perhaps even more so then MMOs due to the fact that you aren't forced to team up all the time in most MMOs, nor are you forced to fight other players. I also know FPS's tend bring out the worst in people (second only to MOBAs). It's also in closed beta, and closed betas tend to keep people on their best behavior so it's kind of hard to judge just by the beta alone.
Basically here's the kicker and the concern: This game can live or die by it's community, and changing a community takes a long time. Even more so for Blizzard in my opinion because of the sheer size of the community. There seems to be almost no time left to turn the community in any direction (for the good or the bad).
I just need some more opinions on the Blizzard community as a whole. It does look like a fun game and I really want to get Blizzard back into my good graces, but if I wind up playing with assholes 50% of the time. Well... let's just say I won't be picking it up again.
I also think I'm just gonna put in a poll for those of you who don't want to reply (I kind of had fun with the poll... sorry). I would really appreciate it if you replied to keep the discussion going, and to possibly provide examples.
TL;DR: What do you think about the Blizzard community?
As you know Blizzard is in the process of developing a game called Overwatch (It's a team based FPS for those of you who have been in a coma). Now the concerning thing is that games like Overwatch rely heavily on interaction between players perhaps even more so then MMOs due to the fact that you aren't forced to team up all the time in most MMOs, nor are you forced to fight other players. I also know FPS's tend bring out the worst in people (second only to MOBAs). It's also in closed beta, and closed betas tend to keep people on their best behavior so it's kind of hard to judge just by the beta alone.
Basically here's the kicker and the concern: This game can live or die by it's community, and changing a community takes a long time. Even more so for Blizzard in my opinion because of the sheer size of the community. There seems to be almost no time left to turn the community in any direction (for the good or the bad).
I just need some more opinions on the Blizzard community as a whole. It does look like a fun game and I really want to get Blizzard back into my good graces, but if I wind up playing with assholes 50% of the time. Well... let's just say I won't be picking it up again.
I also think I'm just gonna put in a poll for those of you who don't want to reply (I kind of had fun with the poll... sorry). I would really appreciate it if you replied to keep the discussion going, and to possibly provide examples.
TL;DR: What do you think about the Blizzard community?