Them Betas!
On Monday I was able to finally read more into the Overwatch new progression system and unlocks. While I must say I am intrigued, I am also not impressed.... mostly cause I don't have beta access. In some ways it feels like they are rehashing old progression systems and making them look new. At the same time, any opinions on game balance can't be derived from reading articles and patch notes. The new maps sound cool and hope they bring some more depth to the game, along with the new game mode. Once I get the chance to play I will have a more informed opinion.
As of late that has become my mentality towards all games. Until I have had a chance to test or demo the game, I will reserve judgement and even hype. Lately, too many games have failed on their delivery in my opinion. Closest one to mind is Destiny. This game was overly hyped and it ended up just being a big let down. It improved by a slight margin when Taken King expansion came out. In the end, it felt like Destiny 1.0 was a beta.... a very long beta. Don't get me wrong, Destiny is fun when played with friends and other people. However, to me, Bungie did an extremely poor job of making the game social. You have to go outside the game in hopes of doing raid content or find teams for PvP. All of these coupled with a lacking story until the first major expansion.... hence, my recent stance to test or demo games first.
Which bring me to the Division beta. I have been keeping a watchful eye on this game in hope that it will be good and be the nice blend between shooter and RPG I have been looking for. I was unable to get into the Closed Beta cause I didn't preorder. From the few streams I managed to watch during the Closed Beta, I did like what I saw, including the PvP. This will probably be one of those games where Harley won't play with me due to the style of the game. The one good thing though, with the open beta, I will get my chance to test both Xbox and PC. This will allow me to see if my current computer can keep buggering on and hold together just a little while longer. I hope Division lives up to the hype, but it is a matter of wait and see.
Time to be Badasses!
Hopefully tonight, Harley and I will be able to push beyond greater rift 50 and get higher on the leaderboards. She doesn't care much for that, but I like to be competitive. I honestly like the changes they made for Season 5, along with the new zones. I just hope Blizzard doesn't get too laxed and keeps pumping out the content.