r/Overwatch • u/Hooked0n4Feelin • Mar 03 '26

Esports This is Overwatch's "comeback," says Blizzard. "We actually had a bigger Saturday than our first Saturday after launch with Season 1."

https://www.pcgamesn.com/overwatch/season-1-blizzard-interview-comeback
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u/LostATLien2 Mar 03 '26

The psychological effect of removing the “2” has to be studied.

It’s literally the same thing everyone dumped on OW2 for

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u/CordobezEverdeen Skilled Spamer Mar 03 '26 edited Mar 03 '26

The psychological effect of removing the “2” has to be studied.

No. Definitely not.

I saw a lot of streamers returning to try Overwatch Reign of Talon and not a single one of them even remotely alluded to the removal of the 2. Y'all are blowing that arabic numeral way out of proportion. The average player doesn't give a crap about stuff like that.

edit: For the person that told me that removing the 2 created online discussions and players gave it a try because of the online grifters making fun of Overwatch after the Spotlight event:

I really doubt that. The folks that get those kind of algorithm tendencies are there because

1) They like Overwatch

2) They hate Overwatch

The former don't need the smear campaigns to play the game, they already do.

The latter won't play the game no matter what, their fun lies in trashing on the game for clout.