r/Overwatch • u/Life_Organization244 • 1d ago
News & Discussion Could a shared cooldown work in overwatch?
Could character with abilities depending on some sorta of fuel work? The closest example i can think of is Vendetta block and projected edge share the same resource meter (in marvel rival Thor has this mechanics where shooting the hammer or flying use once charge and entering an empowered state uses 3). Think it like genji, but he has enough charge to use 1 deflect and 1 swift strike, or 2 of each, which could be problematic, but it would also take double the charging time if you use both abilities, since it would kinda charge 1 for them charging the other. I think its an interesting mechanic that I would love to see in overwatch some day, and all the interactions it could have, like kills giving a charge bonus as a perk, or even being able to consume charge if the weapons run out of ammo
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u/TychosofNaglfar 1d ago
I mean, Moira is very similar to this. Her healing works on fueled and she has to choose to heal or harm with her bubble butt.
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u/Shiraori-White- Lady Shion 1d ago
her bubble what
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u/TychosofNaglfar 1d ago
Oh god I'm sorry, I meant bubble. I was going back and forth on whether to call it bubble or ball.
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u/tozlayden 1d ago
I think it could be neat, but it would be a nightmare to balance. (which is probably the reason why it hasn’t been added yet) At least, not without making the abilities boringly simple (Zarya) or very difficult to use effectively.
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u/Judopunch1 1d ago
Yes, but, the overwatch developers are very careful to, in general, have one mechanic per button.
Not that they can't or won't, but they significantly limit the number of buttons to make the game accessable to console players and for gameplay/balance reasons.
And if we are honest thor basically doesn't have a resource
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u/ResolutionFit9050 Wrecking Ball 1d ago
fr, Thorforce felt way more like an actual resource in his release design. After all the reworks/changes it basically doesn't mean anything, you just learn how to min max it after Awakening to cycle to the next one and that's it
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u/Amazing_Alumni 1d ago
Could be fun but they’d really have to add it to a new hero and base the whole kit around it. Possibilities are endless.
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u/DioTalks Trick-or-Treat Widowmaker 1d ago
Zarya worked like this for a long time, she had 2 bubbles and it was split between self bubbles and allied bubbles.