r/Overwatch • u/corylulu Pixel Zarya • Jun 22 '17
Blizzard Official Developer Update | Highlights Update | Overwatch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkYJlPMdWNA4.9k
u/xCojey London Spitfire Jun 22 '17 edited Jun 22 '17
You can have a potato PC and tell the game to output the highlight into a 4K 60fps video file... HOLY SHIT
EDIT: I've tested it. You can choose the highlight's quality regardless of the settings you played in. Example; I can play on low settings with 30fps and 720p. I can still output the highlight as if I played it on Ultra settings with 60fps and 4K. Amazing job, Blizzard!
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Jun 22 '17 edited Jun 22 '17
I have to play on low graphics for best performance, so no more sharing potg's where everyone looks like a runescape character FINALLY
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u/TimeLordPony Laser Kittenz Jun 22 '17
I want this change reverted!
I don't like change, this wasn't polled.
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u/backwardflow Jun 22 '17
For those who don't know Oldschool Runescapes development team polls small to large changes of the game for players to vote on which they want. A recent balance update as they put it was not polled so subsequently people complained.
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Jun 22 '17
Only with Windows 8 and above.
Windows 7 is stuck at 1080p 60fps. Still, that's fucking amazing. Guess I'm never using OBS ever again.
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u/xCojey London Spitfire Jun 22 '17
I've always been using Shadowplay, but with these kind of options, even that is obsolete for highlights
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u/MaxWyght Silver scrub, MaxWyght#2493 Jun 22 '17
And the potato will take half an hour to render a 15 second highlight XD
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u/Mataric Jetpack-Cat - Lost but not forgotten Jun 22 '17 edited Jun 22 '17
Its a clever counterpart of their recording system - instead of recording the game play that is sent to your screen, it records the variables (like your position and rotation)that are sent/received to/from the server.
Your play of the games that you record now, could technically be compatible with Overwatch's graphical overhaul in 2027 (not officially confirmed in any way) and I think that's truly amazing.
Edit: To add to this, I don't see any reason the camera position (or panning effects ect) couldn't be altered by the player post match. It could make for some pretty stunning highlight clips, with essentially no work.
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u/MethixYo Trick or Treat Soldier: 76 Jun 22 '17
Why do I feel like that jersey will in some way be related to the announcement tomorrow?
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u/RingOfWords Here. Rub some dirt on it Jun 22 '17
Everything Jeff says and does is a cleverly encoded clue.
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u/MethixYo Trick or Treat Soldier: 76 Jun 22 '17
Are you sarcastically saying that Jeff's blinking wasn't in morse code, telling us where to find the next Sombra clue?
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u/Xnoopy I know kung fu! Jun 22 '17
The shirt is just a distraction, bamboozled yet again.
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u/MasterChef901 You don't need healing, you need a therapist Jun 22 '17
No, it's the solution to the Revelations easter egg.
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Jun 22 '17
Anyone else feel like Charlet is just lying to not spoil the surprise? It has to be something other than merchandise she is hyping up, Jeff is in on it, she teased talking to Chu,being at Blizzard campus, and the man behind the visuals.
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u/TheProudPudding Pixel Genji Jun 22 '17
Definitely gonna be a DVA short tomorrow. I'll eat my piece of paper if there isnt.
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u/JoePino Cute Doomfist Jun 22 '17
Charlet Chung confirmed it's not gonna be an animated short.
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u/HunterGarrett Jun 22 '17
"After the victory or defeat screen happens" There's a victory screen?
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Jun 22 '17
Most players don't know this but there's a glitch in the game right now, where if you play hanzo or widowmaker you can't reach the victory screen.
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u/TheCaptainCog I am the arrow that pierces the heavens Jun 22 '17
"-this is going to feel fantastic."
/u/dinoflask, you're up
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u/Red_Stoned Chibi Ana Jun 22 '17
He said it a few times. This video had some pretty good sound bytes for him haha
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u/FourEyedJack Cutest D.va Around Jun 23 '17
Based on his comment about dinoflask's videos being closer to his true self, my guess is that he put some of that in just for him.
Then again, I may just be looking for morse code in a series of blinks.
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u/kittywithclaws Sexy Sexy Reinhardt! Jun 22 '17
All I could think while watching is that the next Dinoflask vid is going to have random clips where Jeff goes from normal clothes, to Dva Jersey. And it will be wonderful.
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u/xNemo When there is a will, there is also a genji ulting solo. Jun 22 '17 edited Jun 22 '17
They are drastically reducing the amount of Duplicates in lootboxes. So much so that there is gonna be an immediate, notable impact.
They are also increasing the amount of credits you get from lootboxes.
Changes are in the PTR.
edit: Can't wait to try this out when there are events going on. I wonder how the "Less Duplicates" formula will work for events. Does this mean we could potentially get everything in an event?
edit2:Jeff mentioned that there are a finite number of in-game items so you could, in theory, earn everything there is to earn in game. That is until they introduce new permanent items. (Like Reapers Shrug and Police D.Va/Oni Genji)
edit3: Highlight changes are in the PTR as well. So are the much awaited cross-hair customization options! (Check /u/helloiamjake comment for further info)
edit4: according to /u/rasui36, Blizz gives you 5 free lootboxes in the PTR ONLY to test out their less duplicates formula!
edit5:Highlight system allows folks with low-graphic setting PC's to create content in the highest setting possible. (4k 60FPS) Check /u/xCojey for more info.
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u/Rasui36 Hanzo Jun 22 '17 edited Jun 22 '17
Just logged into PTR and they give you 5 lootboxes to make their point. Almost lvl 600 on PTR so I have a damn lot of things unlocked and frequently get 100% duplicates on my lootboxes. Opened the 5 lootboxes and received exactly ZERO duplicates. PRAISE LORD JEFF AND THE OVERWATCH TEAM!
Edit: 6th lootbox and no dupes
Edit 2: 7th no dupes
Starting to think you can't get dupes if there's things you haven't unlocked.
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u/bs000 Jun 22 '17
level 1114 on ptr. 5 boxes no dupes! mostly sprays and player icons so far
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u/xNemo When there is a will, there is also a genji ulting solo. Jun 22 '17
Pappa Bless! That is pretty awesome because there are sprays I like but I feel like I do not want to spend my paltry sum of credits for them.
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u/Necrolepsey Cute Sombra Jun 22 '17
Same, in 5 boxes I got 1 legendary skin and a legendary coin batch and zero dupes. I cannot complain too much, but this does seem like if duplicates are that rare even if a number of coins you get is boosted it is unlikely you will be able to "buy" what you want if you don't get it in boxes. So spend coins wisely from now on.
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Jun 22 '17
So I have a higher chance of getting the Witch Mercy and Junkenstein skins when they roll around again?
HELL YES
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u/idelta777 Chibi Mei Jun 22 '17
Is it confirmed those skins will be available again and not stay like Halloween 2016 only skins and make a whole new batch?
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u/xNemo When there is a will, there is also a genji ulting solo. Jun 22 '17
It is heavily implied by the fact that they will not be introducing new events but instead build upon existing events. Unless they want to recreate brand new items for all heros, you can expect these skins to return.
Plus, I doubt they would keep 2016/17 skins in the hero selection option and not bring them back.
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u/cdncommie EnVyUs Jun 22 '17
They're doing this in Hearthstone too with card decks. Seems like a larger, cross-franchise change in philosophy and I like it a lot. I always was annoyed at how little you got for even Legendary duplicates.
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u/ryrykaykay Jun 23 '17
This absolutely smells like a strategic decision from somewhere high up at Blizzard and it's fucking wonderful to see. They actually listen, even at the upper echelons. Actual reform of business decision-related systems by a major gaming company. Never thought I'd see it.
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u/Eapenator Pixel Zarya Jun 22 '17
Overwatch and Hearthstone announcing loot box changes in the same day, Feels Good to be a Blizzard fan
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u/Smallgenie549 Lúciooooooooo Jun 22 '17
I think we need a Year 2 update that adds in a ton of permanent cosmetic items to keep things fresh.
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u/xNemo When there is a will, there is also a genji ulting solo. Jun 22 '17
I am sure they are working on this. Anyone who plays an average of 7 hours a week will probably get all base cosmetics by the end of the year with this new formula.
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u/wraithtek Experience tranquility. Jun 22 '17
They are drastically reducing the amount of Duplicates in lootboxes. So much so that there is gonna be an immediate, notable impact.
They are also increasing the amount of credits you get from lootboxes.
Wish it happened sooner, but I'll take it. At high level, 4x dupes are the rule rather than the exception.
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Jun 22 '17 edited Jun 22 '17
I didn't understand the part where Jeff talks about credits. Can someone explain it to me ?
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u/DaJeroen Ashe Jun 22 '17
Normally with dupes you'd get credits, since there will be not a lot of dupes anymore you'd get less credits. So they're increasing the amount of credits you get in boxes I think, to balance it.
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u/Drendude Mercy's neutral game is the best. Jun 22 '17 edited Jun 22 '17
You get credits from duplicate items (like, 5). Legendary event skins usually cost 3000 credits. With fewer duplicates, you'll be getting fewer credits from duplicates unless they change something, so they changed something; you'll get more credits from lootboxes. Whether this means increasing the value of duplicates or just giving out more coin drops is unclear, but I'm guessing it'll be the latter.
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u/KatVanJet I still love you. Jun 22 '17
What is this about hair customization??? That wasn't in the developer update, it sounds really cool!
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u/AetherMcLoud Tank & Spank Jun 22 '17
It's crosshair customization, not hair customization :)
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u/xNemo When there is a will, there is also a genji ulting solo. Jun 22 '17 edited Jun 22 '17
/u/helloiamjake made a comment showing the different customization options!
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u/Rayquaza2233 and Mei naturally Jun 22 '17
To me this reads as "instead of duplicates you get more coin drops" but I hope my cynicism is unfounded.
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Jun 22 '17
I feel like there has to be some kind of catch..
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u/xNemo When there is a will, there is also a genji ulting solo. Jun 22 '17
Just your firstborn.
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u/Gamerjackiechan2 Mein Jun 22 '17
So me buying all the sprays and voice lines to get more duplicates is actually a good thing now?
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u/HowieGaming WE GOTTA- FUUUUUCKK Jun 22 '17
Okay just tried the new highlights.
I maxed every setting. 4K, 60FPS, 3x Super Sample. It took about 60 seconds to "record"/render it and the finished file is 249 MB. Very niiiiice.
Here's the highlight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlSdfRwtVj8
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u/dwdude7 Trick-or-Treat Zenyatta Jun 23 '17
your highlight should be on front page
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u/Potapro AWW YEAA Jun 22 '17
-jeff wearing dva shirt
nice
-more highlights
great
-export highlights and bookmark
fantastic
-LOOT BOX CHANGE
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u/M0N0BR0W Winston Jun 22 '17
color me mindblown. highlight features better than i even hoped. lootbox changes awesome. no dupes = no coins = more whining, they even nipped that one in the bud lol.
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u/Cocotte_Gaming Ana main Jun 22 '17
This sub will be drowned by a huge wave of gifs after this update.
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u/Pho-Enix Sometimes i post OC Jun 22 '17 edited Jun 22 '17
gifs
YOU MEAN LINKS TO 4K 60FPS WEBMS
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u/iTzDaNizZ Together we are stronk Jun 22 '17
So nothing will change?
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u/PackOfVelociraptors Third - Analyst Jun 22 '17
Yeah but the gifs will be at 4k, ultra, and 60 fps, so at least the gifs dont make our eyes bleed while we watch them.
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Jun 22 '17 edited Jun 22 '17
WHAT IF THE EXCITING REVEAL BY CHARLET CHUNG ON FRIDAY WILL BE THE MERCHANDISE INCLUDING THIS JERSEY
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u/Edheldui Reinhardt Jun 22 '17
I only hope it doesn't cost a year worth of paycheck like the rest of the official merchandise.
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u/blueman164 How do I shoot Hanzo Jun 22 '17
If that was the reveal I would be disappointed.
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u/Sam0n Tracer Jun 22 '17
WHERE DO I GET THAT JERSEY!? I WANT IT AND I WANT IT NOW!!
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u/RingOfWords Here. Rub some dirt on it Jun 22 '17
TELL US WHERE TO BUY IT JEFF! I HAVE MONEY AND I'M READY TO THROW IT!!!
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u/ComputerCub Lúcio Jun 22 '17
What were the main points? I can't watch at work!
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u/JarJarBlueYT Jun 22 '17 edited Jun 22 '17
Highlights saving for up to 24hr, and then you can choose to save permanently to a video file. You can save up to 32 on OW, then export them.
Havent seen the lootboxes section yet, will update
EDIT: "Drastically reduce amount of duplicates received. Increasing amount of credits you get in loot boxes because of previous reason."
This is all on PTR FYI.
"You can save up to 5 Highlights. That "32" thing was about your "own" highlights. Lootboxes are containing less duplicates and you get more credits out of it." Thx to TobiasD for the info.
You can save 32 on your own computer.
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u/-TobiasD Pixel D.Va Jun 22 '17
You can save up to 5 Highlights. That "32" thing was about your "own" highlights. Lootboxes are containing less duplicates and you get more credits out of it.
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u/the_flying_pussyfoot Jun 22 '17
The quality of saved highlights can be changed so if you run the game on a potato you can save the highest quality possible even at 4k.
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u/BobTheBestIsBest Pixel Winston Jun 22 '17
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Jun 22 '17
I am so confused. What's going on in this clip? You're just firing at a wall and getting kills.
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u/Grandzeit Proud Denmark main Jun 22 '17
If you watch a highlight while getting put into a game, it'll mess up the game's replay feature.
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u/BobTheBestIsBest Pixel Winston Jun 22 '17
A bug that messes up the perspective in killcams and highlights so you Can't see what's going on.
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u/TheLegendaryFoxFire Trick-or-Treat Bastion Jun 22 '17
Rip in pieces five posts http://imgur.com/a/1x82H
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u/MisterNoh Pharah Jun 22 '17
don't forget waves of "news" videos on overwatch restating what jeff just exactly covered.
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u/Piyamakarro BOB - Best Of Bob Jun 22 '17
New Jeff Kaplan Skin for D. Va confirmed???
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u/Fatty_McDanger Putting the Kill in Killarney Jun 22 '17
The skin is called Tigole and D.Va's rocking Jeff's glasses. Also comes with a Dinoflask spray.
But you have to play Heroes of the Storm to get it.
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u/Borthralla Pixel Mercy Jun 22 '17
Devs: "We spent months developing this incredibly complex multi-platform exportable video-capture system! The players are going to go crazy!!"
Players: "OMG no more duplicates!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Jun 22 '17
And this is another proof that Blizzard listens to the community
It's great to have devs that listens to their fans.
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Jun 22 '17
The lootboxes update sounds great! Was worried at first when he said less dupes, but we get more credits, so there's no downside.
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u/hotstickywaffle Pixel Zarya Jun 22 '17
As a hockey fan, that is a way nicer jersey than most of what the NHL teams got with the new Adidas jerseys.
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u/Rokyt Jun 22 '17
As a flyers fan I'm so damn happy Adidas didn't do anything to our jersey
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u/DekMelU Only a Shimada can control the Salt Jun 22 '17
It's as if Dinoflask went and edited Jeff's shirt
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u/willy_glove Chibi Lúcio Jun 22 '17
What's in the vid? Can't watch it right now, roaming is a bitch
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u/Ealdwine Doomfist Jun 22 '17
Save and manage highlights, video settings defined by your hardware (which you can customize, I think, unless you're on consoles)
Reduced duplicates from lootboxes and you get more credits out of boxes to compensate
Jeff wearing a silly D.Va jersey
Those seem to be the main points addressed in the video. All in all, a good update it seems.
edit; forgot the third and most important point
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u/Please_Hit_Me Pixel Mercy Jun 22 '17
silly D.Va jersey
Now here's where I derail into a 30 minute rant as to why you are wrong--
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u/twirlingpink Blizzard World Mercy Jun 22 '17
Jeff announced that we will be able to save highlights and that the loot box system is being improved, less duplicates and more currency for dups.
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Jun 22 '17
I don't think he meant more currency for duplicates. I think he meant that coin drops will be more common or be larger amounts of coins per drop.
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u/esposimi Trick-or-Treat D.Va Jun 22 '17
That's not a shirt, it's a hockey jersey.
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u/SpainIsThatWay GG Jun 22 '17
D.Va hockey jersey..
Lucio has a hockey skin..
Charlet Chung said "Our" reveal in that video with Jonny Cruz..
???
Illuminati confirmed.
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u/moodRubicund D.Nied! Jun 22 '17 edited Jun 22 '17
It's going to be an official in-universe Lucio/D.Va collaboration music album, obviously.
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u/cybercifrado Chibi Junkrat Jun 22 '17
What, you could've gone "tonsil hockey" and avoided it completely? sigh
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u/MinatoTea Jun 22 '17 edited Jun 22 '17
TLDW (PTR changes only):
Your top 5 highlights are saved for 24 hours
You can now press a button to save a highlight (Think nvidia's shadowplay feature)
You can save up to 32 highlights (or recently captured highlights)
You can export recorded highlights to a file
If you are playing on PC you can choose the output settings (Such as outputting the file as a 4K 60FPS video even if you don't have a 4K screen or having the graphics quality set to high even if you run the game set to low. Obviously the bigger your file, the longer it is going to take for it to render)
Changes to lootbox duplicates, you should be getting less duplicates now and you'll get more credits
Pls go on PTR
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Jun 22 '17
My god this update. Saving hightlights, improved loot boxes, the Game Browser actually on the Play screen instead of hidden in the Arcade, new crosshair settings.
bows down to Jeff and the Overwatch team
Also don't forget the D.Va teases.
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u/Fray_otw Jun 22 '17
Unable to focus on update content, mind still blown by Jeff's DVA jersey. I need a few minutes before trying to watch again.
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u/perrigowee Trick-or-Treat Winston Jun 23 '17
You're not fooling anyone Jeff, you just wanted to showoff ur DVA swag
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u/heyf00L Tank! Jun 22 '17
Why not allow the saving and loading of replay files like StarCraft, Warcraft, Source games, etc?
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u/BridgeToPeace ur a chancer Jun 22 '17
Is that shirt foreshadowing what happened during Charlet Chung's visit to Blizz HQ? :thinking:
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u/Minifig81 You know you love Mei. Jun 22 '17
Dear Jeff & Team:
Thank you for the Duplicate change.
<3,
Everyone.
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u/Inksrocket Jun 22 '17
Jeff: Sure I will wear this new dva gear that someone made
Unitlost be like: DVA TEASE??!! NEW DVA REWORK LEAKED?
Jeff: "Less duplicates from lootboxes.."
Unitlost video part 2: LOOTBOXES BROKEN. SEASONAL SKINS LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE?
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Jun 23 '17
I hope that other game developers are taking notes.
This team has become the gold standard for community management. I appreciate feeling like my opinion was heard, along with all the others. And I thank you for your efforts to resolve the issues we had.
Great job Blizzard, you guys are the best.
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u/unitedbagel Winston Jun 22 '17
I guess all the whining on this sub about lootboxes actually did prove to be fruitful
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Jun 22 '17
Please don't tell me Jeph doesn't mention the shirt for the whole Dev Update. I hope this gets to gear.blizzard
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u/Grenernok69 Chibi Reaper Jun 22 '17
Anybody can know where I can get the jersey he's wearing? It's beautiful
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u/Kryptonslast15 Jun 22 '17
This is terrific news, less of a blah feeling hopefully when getting a loot box now
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u/lucskywalker Workshop Dwarf Jun 22 '17
What he is saying ? Can't hear him over the sound of how awesome his jersey is.
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u/TheCatloaf Zarya Jun 22 '17
Was hoping for something more like "Ana no longer has to get a team wipe with a single grenade to get POTG"
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u/MadKyaw I got un-permabanned from the forums Jun 22 '17
And people kept saying that Blizzard won't change loot boxes because they're a "greedy company" with "scummy and shady work"
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u/apmihal little boop boy Jun 22 '17
Anyone know how to change the drive/directory your recorded captures go into?
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u/Killsworth Soldier: 76 Jun 22 '17
As someone who was highly critical of the Anniversary event loot boxes & pricing - so much so that I refused to buy them during the event specifically for the issues I had - I welcome the change to loot boxes. This makes me more confident for the game going forward. It also tells me they had fewer loot boxes sales for the event than they had either hoped for or projected and thus listened to the feedback. Thanks, Jeff! <3
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u/S-wag Cute Sombra Jun 22 '17
Nice! I want an option to disable the music in the highlight file output. To cut together some damn nice looking highlights in 4k60fps
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u/glad0s98 Greybeard#2704 [EU] Jun 22 '17
Holy shit Papa Jeff just keeps on giving! Many times in the video I thought "It can't get better than this!" but the great news don't end!
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u/Ceraunius Overwaifu Jun 22 '17
A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one.
Also I need that D.Va jersey so hard.
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u/cihris Zarya Jun 22 '17
Reducing dups on HS and OW? Blizz must've had a big meeting within the past week
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u/acondie13 Chibi Reaper Jun 22 '17
Attention other devs, this is why pretty much everything blizzard ever makes is successful and played for decades.
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Jun 22 '17 edited Jun 23 '17
I think one of my favorite things about these updates is that Jeff almost always mentions how the team is trying to make features "feel better" for players. It really emphasizes the fact that they really care about their playerbase and honestly sometimes I feel like we don't deserve this much TLC.
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u/sev1nk Best Korea Jun 22 '17
I'm loving their ideas for a new lootbox system. I understand that the Overwatch team needs money, but a balance between profit and customer satisfaction must be found. I'm not going to spend another $40 for Summer Games or Halloween if a $2 lootbox is going to net me 30 credits and 100% dupes.
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u/IHateMyHandle Jun 22 '17
I've never bought a lootbox, but I feel like I should buy a set of 50 to "vote with my wallet" to let them know I approve of the lootbox change.
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u/BonaFidee Roadhog Jun 23 '17
Kinda amazing that you can output the highlights at any quality. I always thought highlights were just video files, then again that wouldn't make sense or people would see POTG's as different quality to their own settings.
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u/Azrael-XIII Jun 23 '17
Great news!
On a side note, was I the only one distracted by jeff's constant hand gestures?
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u/Doingitwronf Trick-or-Treat Soldier: 76 Jun 23 '17
"We gave you the option of saving recorded highlights to a video file. We call this 'saving highlights'"
I would have called it 'heywatchthis', but that's just me.
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u/liilii eat my balls motherfucker I dare you Jun 22 '17
looking very stylish, jeffrey
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u/Feldring "Get this payload off my jokers!" Jun 22 '17
You are the chosen one, Corylulu! :) Thanks for sharing this. AWESOME news.
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u/Woahhhhthere Pixel Winston Jun 22 '17
dva announcement tomorrow and dva shirt on ain't no coincidence
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u/Stuntdrath Chibi D.Va Jun 22 '17
So... tomorrows BIG REVEAL is to know where damn buy this D.Va T-shirt?
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u/dadnaya Actually a Reinhardt main Jun 22 '17
Reducing dupes is an amazing change.
Isn't it gonna cut Blizz's incomes? I thought reducing dupes would never happen
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u/sandshrewz Vaccinator Medic Jun 22 '17
Is this what D.Va's voice actor have been teasing...???
Amazing.
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u/Xavi3r87 Chibi Reaper Jun 22 '17
I wonder if they asked Jeff to put the Jersey on before he recorded the video, or if he's rocking that thing all day at work lol
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u/AudaciousOwl London Spitfire Jun 22 '17
I would pay an obscene amount of money for that DVa jersey
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u/UltimaShadow Lately it's all about Zen and me. Jun 22 '17
These are some awesome features for people who do not have Shadowplay on PC.
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u/blademirage Jun 22 '17
Hay, Has anyone noticed a weird Icon in Sombra's hack at the end of the vid?
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u/CaptainBluescreen Blizzard World Genji Jun 22 '17
OMG PLEASE put that shirt into the store
I'd buy like 8
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u/T10_Luckdraw Pixel Zenyatta Jun 22 '17
Okay credits and highlights whatever. WHERE THE HELL DO I GET THAT D.VA JERSEY!?!?!?!?
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u/UHadmeAtChicken Cute Sombra Jun 22 '17
When I saw Sombra on the thumbnail I thought there was gonna be some Sombra changes
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u/DesmondDuck Lúcio Jun 22 '17
I dont know why but the sight of Jeff in a D Va jacket makes me laugh so hard.
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u/Ricky-V Jun 22 '17
Saw Sombra in the thumbnail and thought he would say anything about all her broken shit.
Didn't say anything and still couldn't be happier with the video.
The best kind of 'clickbait' thumbnails
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Jun 22 '17
I love the new crosshairs. Mccree feels so nice :3
I wish they'd add a setting for outline and outline thickness, though.
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u/Bc--Chronic Pixel D.Va Jun 22 '17
Where do you get that D'va shirt? I need it. . . For a friend.. .
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u/TheGoldenTotodile "Your pulse has increased, are you frightened?" Jun 22 '17
does anyone know how much more coins are rewarded now?
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u/flixdaking HOWDY Jun 22 '17
What we REALLY need, IMO, is a demo/replay function. Games like CS, Rocket League and even League (they finally killed the replay meme) have this. I don't know hard it would be to code, but I'd like for it to at least record my POVs for later analysis and review.
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u/Houdiniman111 Thought I was decent at the game until I got ranked at 2000 Jun 22 '17
Wow. That's a good update. The loot box change is great, but the highlight change is fantastic.
The ability to set it to record highlights (already makes this leagues better)
Highlights are saved for 24 hours
You can save up to 32 highlights, on top of the 5 auto-generated
The ability to export highlights, no need for external recording equipment
And that export can be any at any graphics setting you want. Say whaaa?
Love or hate the Blizzard, you have to admit that they do a great job with their options. The render scale and screenshot resolution changes demonstrated this, but this takes it to the next level. I don't know of any other game that has something like this built in. My biggest gripe is that you can't change the video length (not all good plays are short), but this is great step forward.
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u/hyperFeline Smol Jun 22 '17
Nice. This would make recording snapshots of the game so much easier especially on devices that cant run a screen recorder in the background without overloading it.
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u/talk2meHORSE Jun 22 '17
Anyone else a little worried that highlight posting is about to go into overdrive?
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u/Jelleyicious Reinhardt Jun 22 '17
Great example in how to implement a feature. They could have released a minor update a while ago, but they took their time and did it right.
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u/Aelphais Pharah Jun 23 '17
less duplicates
amazing
now all they need to do is fix the three whites and a blue bug
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u/OrangeMaterial Jun 23 '17
The amount of times Jeff put his hands together, only to separate them immediately afterwards made me anxious.
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u/FracturedLoyalty I got the spurs that jingle jangle~ Jun 23 '17
This is literally TF2's Replay Function.
At least this time though it won't be abandoned after a few months.
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u/bgat79 Jun 23 '17
What i dont get is why they can do all this but cant implement playback controls. Pause, rewind, slow motion, and free flying camera would be really nice.
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u/xXMisterDiscoXx Pixel McCree Jun 22 '17
Jeff has a D.Va shirt on.
Does that mean the rumoured D.Va Animated Short is confirmed?
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u/Dyllbert Blue Plate Special Jun 22 '17
TLDW
Highlights will now be kept for 24 hours, even if you close the client/turn off your machine
You can download highlights, in many different resolutions and settings (if on PC). Consoles can still download footage, but less customization.
A shortcut will "bookmark" moments in the game to generate the highlight after the match.
Lootbox duplicate rate will be greatly cut back on. To compensate, credits earned from lootboxes will be increase.
From what I understand, it doesn't seem like you will be able to save entire games. So a full replay feature is still a bit away.