No, I don't actually think that this is a 5-star game, but I play it so much that you'd think I do.
Pros:
+ Very polished in terms of character models, sound and visual effects, artwork, animation, etc.
Cons:
- Not very polished in anything else:
- Map design is generally pretty poor, as I am unsure anyone likes most maps apart from King's Row and Lijiang Tower
- Hero balance is even poorer because they cannot make up their mind if they want to be a casual or competitive game, so it ends up being neither
- Hero designs (referring to their kits) have become increasingly uninspiring and over-tuned, and they keep creating characters that exacerbate existing chronic issues (i.e. burst healing and damage, tank counter-picking, ultimates with limited counterplay potential, and the list goes on)
- Monetization
- Souvenirs (who asked for these, and does anyone even use them?)
- Over-promising and under-delivering (sometimes never-delivering)
- Could not balance 6v6 so they tried to mask it by forcing 5v5 and called it Overwatch 2
- The general player base is miserable and therefore makes everyone else miserable
Overall, I think most people still playing Overwatch are here because at its best, it is a game unlike any other. Unfortunately, it has not been at its best for years now, and the negativity surrounding the game is a direct result of the developers' lack of transparency, poor treatment of its communities (pros, streamers, competitive players, and casuals), and inability to understand the fundamental potential of their own game.
Pros:
+ Very polished in terms of character models, sound and visual effects, artwork, animation, etc.
Cons:
- Not very polished in anything else:
- Map design is generally pretty poor, as I am unsure anyone likes most maps apart from King's Row and Lijiang Tower
- Hero balance is even poorer because they cannot make up their mind if they want to be a casual or competitive game, so it ends up being neither
- Hero designs (referring to their kits) have become increasingly uninspiring and over-tuned, and they keep creating characters that exacerbate existing chronic issues (i.e. burst healing and damage, tank counter-picking, ultimates with limited counterplay potential, and the list goes on)
- Monetization
- Souvenirs (who asked for these, and does anyone even use them?)
- Over-promising and under-delivering (sometimes never-delivering)
- Could not balance 6v6 so they tried to mask it by forcing 5v5 and called it Overwatch 2
- The general player base is miserable and therefore makes everyone else miserable
Overall, I think most people still playing Overwatch are here because at its best, it is a game unlike any other. Unfortunately, it has not been at its best for years now, and the negativity surrounding the game is a direct result of the developers' lack of transparency, poor treatment of its communities (pros, streamers, competitive players, and casuals), and inability to understand the fundamental potential of their own game.