#lore-discussion

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limpid agate
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5 years later, her broke in and stole it back.

worthy rose
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Oh... damn. Since I’m a soldier main I’m trying to find out everything about him! Thanks!

limpid agate
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!!lorewiki Jack_Morrison

twilit nacelleBOT
worthy rose
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Where did he get his rifle probably at the helix watchpoint lol

limpid agate
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We saw news reports about that one

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!!loreText

twilit nacelleBOT
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Short Stories:
Bastet: https://bit.ly/2QuXHmM
What You Left Behind: https://bit.ly/2Fh7MRz
Valkyrie: https://bit.ly/2CF5JVE

News Reports:
Fading Glory; Jack Morrison: http://bit.ly/2f9TPq4
Experimental Weapon Stolen: http://bit.ly/2fMrKsj
Lucio's Synaesthesia World Tour: http://bit.ly/2flja2U
LumériCo: http://bit.ly/1XAJfd1
Overwatch is Back: http://bit.ly/1TAWebT
LumériCo Revealed: http://bit.ly/2e6P5oj
Portero Steps Down: http://bit.ly/2fk8Bes
Efi Oladele Interview: http://bit.ly/2miMZkT
Horizon Lunar Colony: http://bit.ly/2reMSKx
Attack on Helix: http://bit.ly/2tn45mk
Oslo Attack: https://bit.ly/2uHKXUr
Don Rumbotico: https://bit.ly/2VtzZKX

Documents:
Mei's Adventure: http://bit.ly/2fMxRg4
Torb's Letter: http://bit.ly/2HK4CWa
Venice Declassified: https://bit.ly/2Hs807B
Cuerva: https://bit.ly/2BHEqd9

Travel Guides:
Oasis: http://bit.ly/2iPTM4K
Paris: https://bit.ly/2GEyOoq

limpid agate
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I think that covers most of his major appearances

worthy rose
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Thanks...

arctic loom
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so about zarya shes always been with pink hair

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or the blonde hair is the real color?

drifting arch
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She's always been with pink hair, I think

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That's how she was introduced

young knoll
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I think Rodrigo means what her natural hair color is possibly?

drifting arch
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I'm not sure if that was mentioned anywhere in the lore

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Maybe one of our resident lore experts would know?

young knoll
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it is at the very least more likely blonde than pink

grand wedge
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She is blonde on a lot of skins. Weightlifter and her Archives’ one ( forgot the name). that are probably canon. She was probably blonde before she decided to dye her hair pink.

peak escarp
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yeah

dreamy ember
worthy rose
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Does anyone want to explain the entire lore to me?

peak escarp
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!!loreguide

twilit nacelleBOT
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This is a guide for people who don't know where to begin with the lore of Overwatch. The first thing is probably to go watch the shorts. They're popular, easy to consume, and pack a lot of story and character.
Shorts Playlist: https://bit.ly/2UQyTeL

There are many comics, short stories, and blog posts as well. The most important ones are:
Binary: https://bit.ly/2IzNvJy
Masquerade: https://bit.ly/2IzNTI0
What You Left Behind: https://bit.ly/2Fh7MRz

There is also an important chain of events following Ana and Soldier 76 (and Mercy at the end):
Legacy: https://bit.ly/2DgM1jQ
Old Soldiers: https://bit.ly/2KLILTV
Bastet: https://bit.ly/2QuXHmM
Valkyrie: https://bit.ly/2CF5JVE

The rest of the stories are mostly optional. Special mention goes out to the Junkers, who have an entertaining string of stories:
Wasted Land: https://bit.ly/2DeKB9G
A Moment in Crime: http://bit.ly/2fMsVYB
Going Legit: https://bit.ly/2InZUkm
The Plan: http://bit.ly/2uZiitC

coral hatch
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Is Brigette secretly adopted?

peak escarp
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no

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@coral hatch why would she be adopted?

coral hatch
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Her mother and father are both blonde

subtle geyser
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thats not how genetics work

peak escarp
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so?

subtle geyser
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i dont know why so many people are confused by this

peak escarp
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hair colour is determined by more than one gene

subtle geyser
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by that logic there could only possibly be a single hair color

peak escarp
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and red hair is determined by a different gene than the one that determines hair shade

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if both parents carried the red hair gene, they could have red haired offspring

coral hatch
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Oh, I forgot most of biology since I never use it

peak escarp
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and judging by the fact that all of Torb and Ingrid's grandkids are either blonde or redhead, I'd say they likely carry the gene

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additionally, the north of Europe (including Sweden) has a higher percentage of redheads than most of Europe (except Ireland and Scotland, who have a much higher percentage)

subtle geyser
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its similar to eye color, right?

solar pagoda
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yo which character is gay

peak escarp
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eye colour is similar, but more complex

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@solar pagoda Tracer and Soldier

solar pagoda
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yea that’s his name

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Idk why they made him gay

subtle geyser
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i just know that blue is pretty common in europe and brown in africa/west asia

coral hatch
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I don't see a problem with him being gay

subtle geyser
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@solar pagoda nothing wrong with it?

coral hatch
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Doesn't affect gameplay and lets there be more diversity

solar pagoda
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There’s just better characters that could fit it

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Rather than some old ass dude

coral hatch
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There's no way to tell somebody is gay

subtle geyser
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old people can be gay

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anyone can be gay

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it doesnt necessarily change your personality

coral hatch
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It's not if you look the part it's who you're attracted to

solar pagoda
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Are gay robots possible ?

peak escarp
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probably

solar pagoda
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Or are they all same gender

peak escarp
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robots do have gender

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Zenyatta is male

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Orisa and Echo are female

solar pagoda
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bastion is alpha male

peak escarp
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Bastion does not have a gender

solar pagoda
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what bout his bird

subtle geyser
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its probably based on what they were built like, they were probably designed like that since they have male and female voices

coral hatch
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It's proven that they have genders in the Widow cinematic

peak escarp
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probably male, based on the bright colours

solar pagoda
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are u a ow developer?

peak escarp
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male birds are usually brightly coloured, while females are typically brown

coral hatch
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Since there was an Omnic dating a girl

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The Omnic looked male

peak escarp
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I'm not a dev, I just really like the lore

solar pagoda
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so your telling me

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the omnics could have kids

coral hatch
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No

subtle geyser
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well probably not

peak escarp
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I don't think they can reproduce

subtle geyser
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but adoption is always a thing

solar pagoda
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i like ow lord the most of any game but I don’t really know much of it

peak escarp
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unless it's like in that movie where they literally build a child

solar pagoda
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lore

coral hatch
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Male birds are brightly colored to attract mates

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While female birds are dull colored to hide from predators while caring for their eggs/babies

peak escarp
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right

solar pagoda
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That is some big brain shit

coral hatch
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It's why female Cardinals are so ugly

peak escarp
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it doesn't apply for all bird species, but Ganymede appears to be some kind of cardinal/song bird

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so it would apply in his case

solar pagoda
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They need to add a female monkey

coral hatch
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So Ganymede is male

subtle geyser
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whats an usual life expectancy for a bird like that?

coral hatch
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A few years

subtle geyser
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they dont live too long do they?

peak escarp
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imagine this but yellow

coral hatch
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I think

solar pagoda
young knoll
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it is that bird

peak escarp
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Ganymede isn't any known bird species - for all we know, his species could live for many decades

coral hatch
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3-15 years is the expectancy or a cardinal

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So base it off that since they have similar features

solar pagoda
coral hatch
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But, Blizzard can make the lifespan whatever they want

peak escarp
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we know he has been around for at least 15ish years, since Bastion woke up about 15 years ago

coral hatch
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We must also take into account that Torb and Bastion are roommates, and Torb is friends with Mercy

solar pagoda
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RoommatesSoldierSweat SoldierSweat

coral hatch
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So Mercy can probably keep Ganymede up forever

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A lot unlike Mercys in my solo queue games

peak escarp
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Mercy doesn't make things immortal

solar pagoda
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Didn’t mercy create reaper

peak escarp
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no

coral hatch
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She can't, but she can keep them alive for longer, right?

solar pagoda
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Or messed it up so he became reaper

coral hatch
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Or did I read wrong?

peak escarp
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Mercy just heals

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if someone dies of old age, she can't heal that

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Reaper was created by Moira

coral hatch
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Did Gabriel want that or no?

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I'm semi-invested in the lore

peak escarp
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he wanted to cure/fix whatever was wrong with him (we don't have details on that, only that it was a genetic issue, probably caused by his soldier enhancement conditioning)

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he didn't want to turn into a smoke monster

coral hatch
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Oh, so Moira exploited him for her own twisted experiments

peak escarp
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seems like it

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Mercy's rez is more like a massive burst of healing rather than raising the dead

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you see her use it on Mei in the Zero Hour cinematic

grand wedge
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Moira said to Reaper that she saved his life. (But the price to pay seems high since he is in constant pain )

solar pagoda
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I thought mercy did surgery on reaper or something and it went wrong?

coral hatch
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Nope

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Moira just doing Moira things

grand wedge
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That’s was a popular theory in the fandom back in 2016, that Mercy resurrected him and something went wrong.

But we have had Moira for almost 3 years now and people still stick with that old belief.

fringe blade
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I've honestly wanted to know more about the specifics of Moira's tech all the way since her release

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Her tech is in a kind of grey-zone

pliant sparrow
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could be he was suffering side effects of the soldier serum

worthy rose
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Which hero has the least amount of lore material? I would go with Orisa

nocturne comet
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moira zuky zuky reaper and he go ow

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there ya lore

worthy rose
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I read Orisa's gamepedia page and her "Story" section is laughably small compared to others

pliant sparrow
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orisa has a full blown book

coral hatch
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Lucio obviously, we know nothing about him

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Well, next to nothing

pliant sparrow
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there's a few

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lucio, zen have particularly little

worthy rose
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We know tht sym and lucio are somehow related tho

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They dont hate each other tho

swift mason
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Lucio’s dad worked for Vishkar and created the sonic technology Lucio uses now

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He hates how vishkar used his dad and so he stole back the tech dad created for himself, that’s why symmetra is skeptical of Lucio

coral hatch
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And that's the lore

swift mason
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That’s basically it

coral hatch
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Hopefully he gets more lore when Overwatch 2 comes out

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Just 3 more years fellas

limpid grail
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: (

subtle geyser
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we don't know much about zen by far

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compared to the other heroes

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lucio has appeared a few times but didn't really have his own storyline yet

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but zen has no appearances at all apart from the playoverwatch hero descriptions im pretty sure

worthy rose
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Support animated short when, Blizz?

limpid grail
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I don’t think they base it off roles

grand wedge
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The short stories are all about support characters - but that may just be a coincidence

valid terrace
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Zenyatta is missing most of his backstory, in contrast to most of the low-lore characters missing their current whereabouts and allegiances

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Mostly because his backstory is rather unimportant and boring i’d imagine

grand wedge
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But Zen and Bastion are good characters to have the omnic side of the crisis and the awakening

peak escarp
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Just 3 more years fellas
@coral hatch it won't take that long

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it will be out next year

subtle geyser
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or this year

peak escarp
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I think this year is unlikely

limpid grail
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They should at least give us a opportunity to play the demo they had at blizzcon available to play for all players

peak escarp
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that would be nice

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I'd like to explore the map for details

hexed lotus
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have you guys talked about alyssa wong quitting alreayd

peak escarp
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it was mentioned

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I'm surprise she left so soon, she only started in 2018

limpid grail
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Maybe they could give us another level demo along with the Rio one

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But that’s unlikely

lament prawn
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if we ever get a demo thats more than just the same rio mission from last time, it will probably only be at the next blizzcon

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which is when we're confirmed to get more info anyway

limpid grail
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Probably get a release date then too

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When is blizzcon?

peak escarp
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early 2021

opaque tundra
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i bet they wont sell virtual tickets and will livestream blizzcon instead on youtube or something

peak escarp
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probably

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most other virtual conventions have been free

lament prawn
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i mean, most events provide the equivalent of blizzcon's opening ceremony, which is already free

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what you pay for with the ticket is all the in-depth panels for those who are interested

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or if you just want the blizzcon skins

peak escarp
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SDCC had a virtual convention this year, with free access to the panels

subtle geyser
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i think theyll still do virtual tickets

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at least for the ingame rewards

peak escarp
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not at the same price, I hope

subtle geyser
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they wont be losing out on that money

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yea they increased it

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really sucks but people are paying it

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i didnt buy the last one because of the price increase

peak escarp
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I mean, that's a normal price to pay for convention admission

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but if all we get is the in-game rewards, that's too much

subtle geyser
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its basically as much as buying a new game, i can just watch it on xoutube after

peak escarp
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nobody uploads the art panels on youtube

subtle geyser
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they do

peak escarp
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or if they do I haven't found them

subtle geyser
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i mean

peak escarp
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there's specific ones I've never found uploaded anywhere

subtle geyser
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just searching quickly i already found the 2019 one

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evolving the art

peak escarp
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not the panels about the art

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I mean the ones where the artists draw stuff

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anyway, I think the Virtual Ticket is worth the money

lament prawn
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i mean, the virtual ticket was always... virtual

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why would they make it free if nothing is changing on the virtual side of things

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if you were gonna go see the panel live, you would have paid for a ticket regardless

grand wedge
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But there is a difference in having a public and an online event only

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Is Gamescom free online this year ?

lament prawn
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yes

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but i thought it always was? (online)

valid terrace
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Are you guys seeing virtual tickets available? I don’t see the new one yet

grand wedge
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What I meant is that the usual virtual ticket is like you are at the Con. But there is no convention this year, so I doubt they will go full show on stage without a public

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See what they are doing with the OWL, the virtual Blizzcon won’t be a normal Blizzcon

valid terrace
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Ah, I thought we were reacting to a new ticket price

grand wedge
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No just speculation ^^

valid terrace
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If a virtual blizzcon is held this year, I would expect similar prices to previous ones

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I see no reason to change the price greatly up or down

worthy rose
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Honestly...

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Has there been a lore update since the Dr Mercy skin event?

peak escarp
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there was Echo's release and the Hero of Numbani novel

worthy rose
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Oh yeah echo

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Wait hero of numbani?

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I haven’t seen that

peak escarp
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it's a novel that was released in June, featuring Orisa and Doomfist and Lucio

worthy rose
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Ah makes sense

peak escarp
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and Efi, of course

worthy rose
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I wasn’t in the game then

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Lol

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I was taking a break

peak escarp
worthy rose
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Ima watch hammehs video on it lol

white jackal
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Has anyone else seen jet packs cats origin video

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You should since this is the lore discussion

limpid agate
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@white jackal There isn't one.

white jackal
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Search it on YouTube

limpid agate
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It's not lore.

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It's some random fan made thing

urban shuttle
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I honestly can't tell if the Los Muertos Gang is anti-omnic or not. They were beating up an omnic for existing in the Soldier cinematic, and then in Sombra's origin story there was an omnic among the other gang members. I'm confused

valid terrace
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The gang itself doesn’t distinguish, it was just those particular members

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Although they aren’t necessarily pro-Omnic either

urban shuttle
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I guess the members just differ from each other

limpid agate
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@cursive bane This channel is for lore discussion. Not random surveys.

subtle geyser
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also los muertos could be another faction that we fight in ow2

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although i dont think they're global

peak escarp
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nah, they're pretty regional

subtle geyser
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yeah but if we're in mexico it could be a possibility

peak escarp
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but what sort of units would they have?

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we've only seen basic grunts

subtle geyser
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just similar people that soldier fought?

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for example one of them still had a minigun

peak escarp
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okay, that's 2 options

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vs the 6-8 units Talon and Null Sector have

subtle geyser
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its not like they can't come up with new stuff tho

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im just saying, since they said null sector and talon wouldn't be the only factions we fight

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if there's a regional thing happening its a chance we fight them

peak escarp
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I just don't think Los Muertos has the technology or manpower to be a threat to Overwatch

subtle geyser
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anyone with a gun can be a threat to them tho, but i was more thinking of a blackwatch operation where they break into somewhere

limpid agate
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Los Muertos is too small to be a faction

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I said earlier that one possibility would be a whole crime conglamoration

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Where the Los Muertos, the Deadlock, and maybe even the Shimada Clan all work together

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Maybe throw in a few other unknown sects, like some kind of Mafia.

subtle geyser
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i dont see what they would have in common

limpid agate
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An enemy

subtle geyser
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at least i dont see the shimada clan working with either of those

limpid agate
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I would think that at least 2 if not all 3 of those groups

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Are already doing business with each other

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But that is not really based on anything concrete.

young knoll
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don't McCree and Sombra know each other? that might be some indication Los Muertos and Deadlock maybe interacted a bit

subtle geyser
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im not sure if mccree knows her but sombra definitely knows about the people in blackwatch and the overwatch strike team

young knoll
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I remembered seeing something that I thought indicated that they knew each other

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I know in a comic they were in the same room

subtle geyser
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yes in the christmas comic

young knoll
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could have sworn there was something else

subtle geyser
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it was described as a bar where a lot of criminal activity is happening or something similar

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id have to check again

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not sure if we know what mccree was doing there

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but the bar is actually pretty close to sombras home

peak escarp
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being in the same room doesn't mean they know each other

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particularly since McCree was asleep/passed out

young knoll
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I know that

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I mentioned that they were to clarify that wasn't what I meant

subtle geyser
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doc do you have that tweet about the bar?

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pretty sure chu said something about this

peak escarp
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no

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he didn't say anything about it

subtle geyser
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he did

young knoll
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the tweet is

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not very speficif

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specific*

peak escarp
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I thought you meant about Sombra and McCree

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not just the name of the bar

subtle geyser
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yeah well at least he says what the bar is about

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it implies what mccree might have been doing there

young knoll
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it implies unsavory types are there

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could be a coincidence

peak escarp
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I think McCree was there hunting Roadhog and Junkrat

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since that bar is where they planned the Dorado bank heist

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and for the longest time McCree was the only hero to have an interaction with either of them (aside from each other)

iron plume
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Didn't the Zarya one come pretty early too?

pliant sparrow
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i always thought mccree was tipped on echo's location by sombra

slender crypt
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you ever think junkrat and roadhog would join up with talon? considering both want 'chaos'

limpid agate
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No.

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Talon isn't about chaos.

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They're actually fairly organized

slender crypt
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but i mean, unless the interaction was false, reaper does seem to have interest in junkrat

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atleast him anyway

limpid agate
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!!wiki Reaper/Quotes

twilit nacelleBOT
limpid agate
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Junkrat: You look like a guy who needs someone blown up.
Reaper: A candidate just came to mind.
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Its a joke

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Junkrat is offering to do his work to blow stuff up for Reaper.

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Reaper is joking that he wants to pay someone to blow up Junkrat

slender crypt
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and then you have that genji and junkrat quote, it's fantastic XD

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on another topic, why would winston think what soldier is doing is unjustified? he's literally just stopping crime, his own way now.

valid terrace
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Without checks and balances

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He’s not actually solving any long term problems. He’s just fixing them for the time being

limpid agate
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He's also breaking into Helix facilities to steal equipment and just killing people he thinks are threats.

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I don't think Spiderman and the Punisher would get along either.

swift mason
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He's also on a revenge mission against talon, especially reaper

worthy rose
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So who does everyone think will join the New Overwatch?

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That’s what I’m curious about

limpid grail
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Junkrat: You look like a guy who needs someone blown up.
Reaper: A candidate just came to mind.

@limpid agate isn’t that candidate Junkrat because he was annoying reaper

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That’s what I always thought

upbeat bison
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Welcome to Overwatch, the only organization of super heros dedicated to killing our own members and clones of our own members

turbid pebble
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Pretty sure pharah is gonna join

worthy rose
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True

turbid pebble
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it was her dream

worthy rose
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Idk about soldier

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He wants to be alone lol

turbid pebble
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sodlier is gonna have involvment with the gang for sure

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rn he is a vigilante hunting down all people responsible for the fall of ow

worthy rose
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Yep

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Then there’s some characters where it’s just like Idek

upbeat bison
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I always thought it was weird how much lore there is to Overwatch but the actual gameplay is as far from lore friendly as it gets

turbid pebble
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which ones?

worthy rose
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Well sym

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Because if I remember correctly her company is evil

turbid pebble
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well there are voice interactions @upbeat bison between 2 characters before the match starts

upbeat bison
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And that's about the extent

turbid pebble
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well her story will evolve fs

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my guess is her and lucio will have an evolving story line

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as I assume lucio will stick with overwatch after rio

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weather she joins ow or not I don't know

worthy rose
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If there’s anyone that would switch from Talon to Overwatch I think it might be Sigma

swift mason
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Yeah I can see that happening

turbid pebble
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me too

worthy rose
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Reaper is all about killing same with widow

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Doomfist wants to cause pain

turbid pebble
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but I don't think its very likely

upbeat bison
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Bastion has no idea where he even is

turbid pebble
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doomfist is the boss as far as I know

worthy rose
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Meanwhile Sigma be like “A lovely day for field research”

swift mason
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Bastion is with torb

turbid pebble
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we will learn more about talon with the new monaco payload map

worthy rose
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Also I can see bap joining too

swift mason
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I hope maxmillien gets more attention

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Poor Omnic

turbid pebble
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as talon have heavy involvment in that area

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@worthy rose defo

worthy rose
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That’s actually funny though

turbid pebble
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I think if bap doesn't join ill be rlly dissapointed

upbeat bison
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No one even likes Moira

turbid pebble
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@upbeat bison gameplay wise or her character

worthy rose
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What’s funny is how Talon or at least Reaper is trying to kill all former Overwatch agents meanwhile bap just asks sombra where mercy was lmao

upbeat bison
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Her character

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Everyone just talks shit to Moira lmao

swift mason
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Y’know how are the end of the Baptiste story he went off in a boat, it would be cool to see baptiste shipwrecked against the rocks of watchpoint Gibraltar and the team finding him and rescuing him

turbid pebble
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that is a good theory

worthy rose
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Ooo

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What’s also interesting

turbid pebble
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I wonder what willl happen to ana

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my guess is she join ow with soldier at some point

upbeat bison
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Reinhardt finally gets to die

worthy rose
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Is that one of the places you go in the pve campaign is busan

swift mason
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Reinhardt is probably the most likely to die in the story

candid juniper
#

He does have someone to take his place lore-wise so maybe

upbeat bison
#

Blizzard just silently removes him from the game

turbid pebble
#

@swift mason wdym?

upbeat bison
#

Patch notes: Reinhardt fucking died.

worthy rose
#

Lmao

turbid pebble
#

I don't think anyone dies

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in the game

worthy rose
#

Even though Sigma is older

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By one year

turbid pebble
#

not the heroes anyw

candid juniper
#

That would be funny but if we make any jokes in this channel the mods are gonna kill us

swift mason
#

It makes sense for rein’s story arc for him to sacrifice himself in a huge battle protecting the team

turbid pebble
#

ahh yes

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but for him to actually die would be a bit far

swift mason
#

He learned to live with honour, then he will die with glory

candid juniper
#

It would fit for his character

turbid pebble
#

in these games i've never seen a hero actually die

worthy rose
#

Destiny says hi

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Lmao

swift mason
#

Jeff has stated before that someone will die in the story, but will remain playable

turbid pebble
#

imagine playing rein in pvp knowing he's dead thats why I think it wouldn't happen

upbeat bison
#

I feel like Junkrat would canonically have the most unceremonious death

worthy rose
#

Why are the best moments in cannon not in animated shorts?

swift mason
#

There might be more on the way

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Building up to the release of OW2

turbid pebble
#

Jeff has stated before that someone will die in the story, but will remain playable
@swift mason ahh I was not aware of this

upbeat bison
#

Mcree's pie is better animated than my entire future

worthy rose
#

Winston vs Doomfist

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The actual fight lol

candid juniper
#

Yh

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I wanna see that

turbid pebble
#

winston managed to defeat doom with primal rage

worthy rose
#

Genji vs Hanzo

turbid pebble
#

but only for him to break out of jail

swift mason
#

We saw most of it already in doom fist origin video

#

That can technically count as an animated short

worthy rose
#

They just jumped at each other at the end after doom bodied genji and tracer

swift mason
#

It is animated

upbeat bison
#

I want an animation of Junkrat and Roadhog nuking Australia

swift mason
#

And it’s short

candid juniper
#

Tru
But the aftermath of the Winston v Doomfist would be interesting to see
After Winston folded him

turbid pebble
#

we did get a junkrat and roadhog

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short

#

the plan

swift mason
#

Winston would’ve probably went back to try and bring tracer back

turbid pebble
#

!!loreguide

twilit nacelleBOT
#

This is a guide for people who don't know where to begin with the lore of Overwatch. The first thing is probably to go watch the shorts. They're popular, easy to consume, and pack a lot of story and character.
Shorts Playlist: https://bit.ly/2UQyTeL

There are many comics, short stories, and blog posts as well. The most important ones are:
Binary: https://bit.ly/2IzNvJy
Masquerade: https://bit.ly/2IzNTI0
What You Left Behind: https://bit.ly/2Fh7MRz

There is also an important chain of events following Ana and Soldier 76 (and Mercy at the end):
Legacy: https://bit.ly/2DgM1jQ
Old Soldiers: https://bit.ly/2KLILTV
Bastet: https://bit.ly/2QuXHmM
Valkyrie: https://bit.ly/2CF5JVE

The rest of the stories are mostly optional. Special mention goes out to the Junkers, who have an entertaining string of stories:
Wasted Land: https://bit.ly/2DeKB9G
A Moment in Crime: http://bit.ly/2fMsVYB
Going Legit: https://bit.ly/2InZUkm
The Plan: http://bit.ly/2uZiitC

worthy rose
#

Tbh I tried to read Valkyrie and I just can’t sit through all that reading

swift mason
#

I’ve read it

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It’s good

#

But the baptiste one is the best

worthy rose
#

Yeah

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I actually managed to read that one

upbeat bison
#

I want one of when Australia just fucking died

turbid pebble
#

I've read most of the comics and stories apart from valkyrie

swift mason
#

@upbeat bison don’t disrespect my country like that

candid juniper
#

I read Valkyrie
Didn’t have time to read the Baptiste one
I should catch up

swift mason
#

Baptiste one is soooo good

upbeat bison
#

Overwatch already disrespected it when they nuked it

worthy rose
#

I need some zen lore

upbeat bison
#

Ow as in the series not the group

swift mason
#

Well Sydney is still intact

candid juniper
#

I read parts
But never really got the full idea of it

swift mason
#

As seen in Lucio ball

worthy rose
#

Theoretically who is the most powerful character lore wise?

#

I think Sigma

upbeat bison
#

Gun Mercy is the most powerful being in existence

swift mason
#

Top 5: Winston, sigma, doom fist, tracer, or Moira

upbeat bison
#

Tracer is literally a twig

swift mason
#

But she can bend her own time at will

candid juniper
#

Yh
In the animated short/origin story for Doomfist he folded two OW agents easily so he’s definitely there

worthy rose
#

Technically she never dies from old age

upbeat bison
#

Doesn't mean she's ultra powerful. Just means she has a good power.

swift mason
#

Her condition actually does have an effect on her aging

worthy rose
#

Genji got bodied so easily lmao

upbeat bison
#

D.va must have expanded brain if she was able to enlist in military from just playing video games

candid juniper
#

But if you think about it
A lot of the heroes on the roster could potentially be the most powerful/strongest

upbeat bison
#

Hamster is strong

swift mason
#

Just a reminder: No shitposting is allowed too often, it’s ok at rare occasions but too often will not be tolerated. I don’t make the rules, I’m just trying to help

worthy rose
#

Sigma is definitely on top

candid juniper
#

Hmm
Maybe

worthy rose
#

Gravity is nothing to be messed with

swift mason
#

He has harnessed gravity, which itself is a harness

candid juniper
#

Tru

worthy rose
#

I have harnessed the harness

swift mason
#

Sigma is powerful, but if he were able to control his insanity, he’d hardly be a threat, have you seen his interactions? He’s like the nicest guy

upbeat bison
#

Zarya has a gun that can just create gravity

candid juniper
#

Sig is actually pretty chill in his incomplete interactions

worthy rose
#

He is the nicest guy but still

#

I just want him to come to his senses and beat talon by himself lol

#

The talon characters anyway

candid juniper
#

Which would be nice if they weren’t using him
Maybe a potential story arc where he realizes how Talon is using him

worthy rose
#

That’s what I think is going to happen

swift mason
#

plausible theory

#

I have a theory about a potential story mission

#

A kings row (or london) mission where we have to go rescue Tracer's Girlfriend Emily from Null sector holding her and many others hostage

cosmic crest
#

Not a bad idea honestly.

#

It would be nice to see her in the game in some form.

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I think it would be better if they were saving a bunch of people and Emily was amongst them.

swift mason
#

Ooo that would be cute to see in a cutscene, tracer blinks onto the screen and is like 'Emily? How did you get 'ere?'

limpid grail
#

Do you think we’ll have missions on talons side too?

iron plume
#

Probably not at the start

#

Back to that discussion a bit

Top 5: Winston, sigma, doom fist, tracer, or Moira

Powers-wise, Reaper is a straight upgrade from Moira
Symmetra has a lot of potential with hard light, I'd put her above Moira and Tracer
I'd put Echo in the discussion above them as well

My top 6 in order would be Sigma, Symm, Winston, Echo, Reaper, Doomfist

turbid pebble
#

from the gameplay trailer it looks like we might be going against some of the talon members

swift mason
#

That top 5 thing was not in order by any mean, I was just listing characters that would be considered the most powerful

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in my opninon

pliant sparrow
#

reaper and sym are top 5

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probably*

turbid pebble
#

are we talking about in-game or as the characters

pliant sparrow
#

characters

turbid pebble
#

monkey is actually rlly powerful in the story especially whilst in rage

pliant sparrow
#

yes

iron plume
#

yeah and I brought up the couple I'd replace

pliant sparrow
#

moira could have a reasom to be up there

#

it depends on what she can do with her branch of science

iron plume
#

In strictly battlefield terms, I don't see her beating Reaper unless she learns to basically raise the dead

turbid pebble
#

well she is responsible for reapers current power

#

if anyone could find a way to beat reaper maybe it could be moira

pliant sparrow
#

i thought we were talking generally strongest

iron plume
#

Generally strongest is even mooter of a point though

#

Like

#

even in battle it depends on many things
if you give me a month to prepare my defenses I'm taking Torb

#

but at least there's some kind of average power level which we've mostly seen from people (symm being one of few exceptions)

grand wedge
#

So about biotic healing in OW

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Is the technology used by tithe heroes all comes from Mercy nanobiotics? I mean for Ana, Soldier, Baptiste and Mercy

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And Moira

iron plume
#

Everyone but Baptiste
and we don't know about his, so it's still possible

grand wedge
#

Was it confirmed for Moira too?

#

I mean Bap weapon is called a biotic launcher so

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I guess it was confirmed this way

iron plume
#

"Biotic" suggests it's similar tech, but we don't know for sure if it's the same. Or whether the it could've been developed independently elsewhere

grand wedge
#

And forMoira?

iron plume
#

Not sure about that, but she'd have the closer connection at least

#

Unless Bap's is through Moira

#

basically my take re: baptiste is "I believe it, but technically it's not 100%"

grand wedge
#

Yeah I had the same ^^

peak escarp
#

@swift mason Tracer does age

limpid agate
#

Ana, Soldier, Mercy, Moira, and Baptiste all use the same biotic tech.

valid terrace
#

Just to clarify, Jeff never said they would kill off a hero in the story

#

He said in the unlikely event that they do, their competitive gameplay will remain unchanged

peak escarp
#

also that

valid terrace
#

Also Junkrat didn’t blow up Australia

#

It was Roadhog with the ALF

peak escarp
#

and it wasn't all of Australia, just the area in the outback around the omnium

valid terrace
#

Right

#

I’d wager no more than 50 miles or so

#

Probably less

#

Also Tracer’s abilities do not have an effect on her aging

#

She ages normally

#

I like catching up with the chat ReaperShrug

sick siren
#

Symmetra - I'm impressed, I would not think such crude creations actually function.
Torb - Well, thank you, I must say I'm quite surprised may- HEY!

#

does Torb hate Sym?

grand wedge
#

They've never met - so no?

peak escarp
#

they probably wouldn't get along if they met

sick siren
#

Because torb is literally everything sym hates.

hexed helm
#

Zenyatta should have lore !!!

peak escarp
#

he will have lore in OW2

hexed helm
#

How u know?

peak escarp
#

because we saw it in the gameplay trailer

hexed helm
#

Ehm okay

#

Where can I watch

peak escarp
hexed helm
#

He only comes in 2 scenes not even fully on screen but yah sure

fringe blade
#

I mean

#

A lot of things come in for even shorter

#

Like new maps

#

Does that mean they won't be in overwatch either

peak escarp
#

"not even fully on screen"?

arctic loom
#

so

#

genji not going use hood in game?

#

thats kind sad

peak escarp
arctic loom
#

and formal skin

#

is canon

peak escarp
#

yes

#

it was described in the Hero of Numbani novel, and he wore a similar suit in the Masquerade comic

finite mural
#

you know what would be cool, junkrat backstory

#

how did he become an explosives freak, was he sane before? what the fuck happened to his arm?

amber socket
#

I wonder why the formal skin isnt archives then?

peak escarp
#

not all the canon skins are Archives

drowsy dome
#

@finite mural you know what, i would really like to know that stuff too. I wish more information would be told about certain characters (i miss the comics they used to put out about them lol)

peak escarp
#

hopefully we'll get a wave of lore (possibly new comics) in the lead up to OW2's release, similar to what they did in March-May 2016 before Overwatch launched

drowsy dome
#

i'm truly upset they didn't continue with the shorts but I understand that it might have been a lot to do at the same time.

peak escarp
#

we still get animated shorts

drowsy dome
#

I guess what i meant is i would like some more lore behind some. I would like to know more about none popular characters

young knoll
#

like, characters that aren't played? like lynx, dae hyun, junker queen, etc?

drowsy dome
#

Well yea i would like more about them but also people like zenyatta, a real short for Moira too

young knoll
#

zen is popular

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so is moira

drowsy dome
#

I never really see anything for them, i see mostly D.va, Mai, and Mercy. Don't get me wrong i like them too but i want more for the others

lament prawn
drowsy dome
#

and i was happy to see her get one too, just want some lore on others too

valid terrace
#

Mercy actually has so little for how much we know

#

She has a short story, and side appearances in comics and events

peak escarp
#

she hasn't been featured much

#

aside from Valkyrie, all her appearances have been supporting roles

finite mural
#

@drowsy dome hi sorry just noticed your message. i agree, i want a more lore for so many characters, like backstories and etc.

drowsy dome
#

Let me try to correct myself sorry. I like Mercy as a character and would love to see more lore around her. But they have been building so much around these characters and we rarely get any background lol. I think the main thing i would really like to see is how the Fall of Overwatch actually happened. As well as more short/ comics around everyone.

finite mural
#

ooo

#

like see the battle at the swiss hq

#

that would be epic

drowsy dome
#

yesss! like can that be an achieve event???

finite mural
#

blizzard, get on this

peak escarp
#

I have a feeling they're saving that to be a big story moment

finite mural
#

maybe it will be released around when ow2 comes out

#

to get the hype

drowsy dome
#

that's what i was thinking too, i mean it would get people hyped i think

finite mural
#

yeah

#

for me i have no many unanswered questions about the lore, it's annoying

drowsy dome
#

trust me i think most fans, who follow this fandom feel the same.

finite mural
#

true

lament prawn
#

they said they've set up what they wanted about the past, and now its time to move on into the future with OW2

#

and archives will no longer be a thing

finite mural
#

damn-

#

that sucks-

drowsy dome
#

did they? that sucks then, like i liked that event alot too but i guess they want to hype the new game

finite mural
#

well hopefully they release other stuff for the lore

peak escarp
#

they might still release stories about the past

#

but the gameplay missions will be present day

finite mural
#

yeah

drowsy dome
#

i'm fine with more shorts, comics and short stories but didnt the people who make them leave?

lament prawn
#

there's probably stories they want to tell, especially with the swiss hq thing, but if any missions will take place in the past then they're going to be minimal

#

but they could still tell those stories in other mediums

peak escarp
#

and they're planning on using different mediums to present the lore, so not just comics and animation

#

@drowsy dome Blizzard has many people on the writing team

#

Michael Chu and Alyssa Wong have left, but Andrew Robinson, Matt Burns, Jeff Chamberlain, etc. are still there

finite mural
#

that's gonna be interesting on how they do the mediums

#

i'm still hoping someone makes an overwatch movie on the lore

peak escarp
#

one medium I'd like them to use is radio plays/podcast format

#

have the voice actors act out a story

finite mural
#

omg yes

drowsy dome
#

oh that would be cool to see!

#

or hear

peak escarp
#

they've done some audio-based lore before, with the audio logs from Retribution and Storm Rising

finite mural
#

yeah, but a podcast would be wicked

peak escarp
#

and it could be in serial format, with multiple episodes

finite mural
#

if they do a live action show, i hope they keep some of the og cast

peak escarp
#

I don't think they'll do any live action

drowsy dome
#

yea, i like that if they did a podcast that it would be easier to listen too while doing other things

peak escarp
#

that doesn't seem like Blizzard's style

finite mural
#

i would listen to that podcast

drowsy dome
#

wasnt there a 'rumor' about a show coming out?

finite mural
#

i think so

peak escarp
#

someone higher up had an Overwatch series pitch mentioned in their portfolio, but it has since been removed

#

so we don't know what will come of that

finite mural
#

hmm

#

i think a show would be better than a movie actually

#

handles the lore better, go more in depth.

drowsy dome
#

i would like a show on like netflix or something, more in depth episodes and all

finite mural
#

def netflix or smth like hbo

peak escarp
#

yeah

drowsy dome
#

i think if they were to do a movie it would be better on the level of like major events like the ending of the omi-crisis or th downfall

finite mural
#

yeah

#

for me, how i would lay it out (i'm going into film and television) you would have 50 - 60 minute episodes where you handle certain situations each season

#

first season would be omnic crisis, etc.

#

season finale would be on the terms on a full length movie, to get the action involved. the series would then go on to the recall, and current events of ow

drowsy dome
#

that would be something worth watching, i think they would do really good if they did something like that. Would bring more attention to the game (even though it's quite popular anyways).

finite mural
#

it would also help people who want to get into ow but don't want to read up on the lore

drowsy dome
#

i agree, I think since they did such a great job with the other shorts and proved that they can create good short stories and comic. shows would be the next logical step lol

finite mural
#

yeah

solar pagoda
#

did you guys know torbjorn railed sombra

peak escarp
#

!!shitposting @solar pagoda

twilit nacelleBOT
#

@solar pagoda Shitposting will result in a loss of access.

solar pagoda
#

no but seriously which characters had a relationship

peak escarp
#

Mercy and Genji have an implied relationship, but nothing confirmed

#

Tracer has a girlfriend named Emily

#

Ana has an ex husband named Sam

solar pagoda
#

didnt sam die

peak escarp
#

Soldier has an ex boyfriend named Vincent

#

no, Sam is alive

#

here's him having dinner with Fareeha during the holidays

#

Widowmaker has a deceased ex husband named Gerard

#

Torbjorn has a wife named Ingrid

solar pagoda
#

ya she killed him

peak escarp
#

yes, hence the name Widowmaker

#

she made herself a widow

solar pagoda
#

well a widow doesnt mean you killed your husband lol

peak escarp
#

no

#

but having a dead husband makes her a widow

limpid agate
#

Hence the name

#

Widow Maker

#

She made herself a Widow

swift mason
#

Maybe in her years as an assassin she also made other people widows by either killing their sons or husbands

fringe blade
#

I always though her name was symbolic of the fact that she makes widows

#

Killing spouses

#

etc.

cerulean ice
#

no because shes like a spider lol

#

and widow fits so

#

and widow is a spider species

fringe blade
#

I think its a clever pun

cerulean ice
long jay
#

i have a great idea

#

what if...

#

B.O.B was a playable charecter and his ult he says ashe do something

topaz steeple
#

That would make sense because the Ashe on my team never does anything

hasty surge
#

Is there Guillard in overwatch?

grand wedge
#

Widowmaker is Amélie Guillard. She took her husband’s name when they got married, Lacroix

#

Château Guillard is her family castle.

hasty surge
#

That explains

#

Then how is Helix related to the colour yellow?

cosmic crest
#

That's a good question, how is Helix related to the colour yellow?

#

There is no correlation there.

iron plume
#

Their logo is yellow and black

pliant sparrow
#

I'd always assumed they were blue and yellow because of pharah's armour

swift mason
#

Time to go English teacher on this. Black and yellow are associated with the colours of a bee. Bees tend to defend their hive and their queen. Helix is used to defend certain places such as the prison doom fist was in. Bees are also quite neutral and will attack if threatened, helix are a neutral organisation that enforces the law, especially the petras act and will act against anyone that threatens the law

worthy rose
#

So who is the oldest character in the game?

#

Sigma?

#

Also another thing I find funny about Helix is how did they just let Doomfist punch his way out that whole time and did nothing about it lol?

cerulean ice
#

ana, sigma, or reinhardt

cinder totem
#

soldier?

grand wedge
#

Sigma is 62 Rein 61 and Ana 60

#

As for Doomfist, Helix didn't exactly let him punch his way out, since Reaper was on the other side killing them. That may have give him the diversion he needed.

#

It began in the early hours of the morning, when an unidentified aircraft approached the facility. Security initially reported that the craft had no passengers on board, based on radar scans. The craft passed through the range of the installation's defense systems without incident, leading some to believe that Talon has moles within Helix. Video surveillance from within the compound revealed a black shadowy figure emerging from the craft and descending upon the prison grounds. The unidentified assailant easily overcame the Helix security agents, leaving over a dozen dead. Medical records of the casualties reveal injuries and cellular degeneration matching other incidents involving the mercenary known as the Reaper, all but confirming the incursion as a Talon attack.

#

Also, there was probably some moles inside to let him escape.

drowsy dome
#

Would you stop Doomfist if you heard him punching his way out of prison? lol, no seriously i think @grand wedge is right, Reaper was causing a diversion giving Doomfist time to leave

static hill
#

Isn't sigma the oldest yet most powerful character?

#

He literally controls gravity

#

Well, it has its limits

drowsy dome
#

Sigma is the oldest one as of right now but not by much. But anyone who can control gravity is powerful lol

worthy rose
#

Zarya can literally shoot a mini black hole.

#

In game, atleast.

#

Talon got moles everywhere lmao

peak escarp
#

she doesn't shoot a black hole

#

she shoots gravitons

#

In theories of quantum gravity, the graviton is the hypothetical quantum of gravity, an elementary particle that mediates the force of gravity. There is no complete quantum field theory of gravitons due to an outstanding mathematical problem with renormalization in general rel...

worthy rose
#

Interesting.

peak escarp
#

it's in the name of her ult

#

Graviton Surge

turbid pebble
#

although many people have the misconception it is a black whole

worthy rose
#

Siense

turbid pebble
#

your not the only one

#

heard like 100 ytbers say it

worthy rose
#

So I know In game voice lines aren’t cannon so does Pharah know Ana is still alive?

turbid pebble
#

yes

peak escarp
#

the letter from Ana's origin trailer is the letter Ana sent Pharah to tell her she was alive

turbid pebble
#

and voice lines are basically pieces of lore

peak escarp
#

and she sent another message in Bastet, when they were leaving Cairo

#

Pharah hasn't responded yet

worthy rose
#

Ah I see

turbid pebble
#

it helps players who are not interested in the lore still know whats happening just by playing the game

drowsy dome
#

So has Ana not seen her then? since she's trying remain in the shadows with Solider?

peak escarp
#

yep

worthy rose
#

Isn’t Ana watching her?

peak escarp
#
“I… left her a message,” Ana said.
“You’re sure you can leave things like this? It could be a long time before you see her again.”
If ever.
Ana sighed. “She never responded to my first letter.”
Jack winced. “She’ll come around in time. She loves you. Did you tell Sam anything?”
“I will, eventually. Maybe,” Ana said. “I made a big enough mess of his life without having to give him the news. None of us are very good at saying goodbye, are we?”```
worthy rose
#

Ah

drowsy dome
#

so do you think Pharah upset that Ana never told her that she was alive or that she is in hiding?

peak escarp
#

maybe

#

it's hard to say how she might react

turbid pebble
#

probably

peak escarp
#

she did kinda idolize her mother

turbid pebble
#

@peak escarp some voice interactions kinda state she doesn't anymore tho

#

can't remember which ones

drowsy dome
#

i know she idolized her and didn't she wish to also join Overwatch, or am i imagining that?

worthy rose
#

Originally I believe

turbid pebble
#

no ur right

peak escarp
#

those voice lines show that if she found out the truth (that Ana blocked Overwatch from recruiting her) Pharah would resent her

turbid pebble
#

ana did not want pharah to join overwatch even though that is her dream

peak escarp
#

the voice lines in the game are mostly "what if" situations

drowsy dome
#

i know that Brigitte wished to join too but after everything she was like nahh

peak escarp
#

what if Reinhardt knew Reaper was Reyes - he'd probably call him a traitor

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what if Mercy met Lucio - she'd probably ask about his father's tech

worthy rose
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So what did Overwatch do to rein that mad torb so upset?

peak escarp
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they forced him to retire

drowsy dome
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I think they told him to leave??? not a 100% sure

peak escarp
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we don't know exactly why, but it seems like he was the leader on a mission that went badly

worthy rose
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Ah I see

drowsy dome
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They sort of talked about it in the short for Rein, kind of

peak escarp
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it was mentioned in the chatter during the Storm Rising mission

drowsy dome
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oh yeah! i forgot about that

peak escarp
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Tracer: Mercy, have you talked to Reinhardt much since...
Mercy: Only a little. He's taking it all very hard.
Tracer: I miss having him around...
Mercy: You should talk to him. I think he'd like the company.

drowsy dome
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was that one part of like idle game play conversations? becuase if so i rarely got them

peak escarp
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also Sombra and Brigitte have an interaction about it

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yeah it was

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the more you played the mode, the more chatter you'd get

drowsy dome
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i always got the same ones between the same characters or certain characters left half way through. so i think i missed out on alot of those type of conversations in game

peak escarp
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Sombra: You know, I've seen Reinhardt's Overwatch file.
Brigitte: What are you getting at?
Sombra: I wonder if he's really told you the truth about his retirement.

drowsy dome
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i love how Sombra is just dropping all these facts on people lol

peak escarp
drowsy dome
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ahhh thank you!

hasty surge
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So why do you think renhardt retired?

limpid agate
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It is suggested he we forced to retire

hasty surge
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but for reasons we don't know about

plush aspen
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He was forced to

drowsy dome
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i think we came to the conclusion it was a mission gone wrong which led to it

peak escarp
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Reinhardt was the strike team leader before Sojourn, so it's likely a mission went sideways and Reinhardt shouldered the blame

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some people have suggested it was due to a deteriorating mental state, the sort that career football players get from repeated concussions

sick siren
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Is there any science behind nanoboost?

daring hill
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Lots and lots of caffeine?

worthy rose
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drugs

daring hill
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Yep

limpid agate
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@sick siren We don't know how it works, or even if it works.

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But it's probably some sort of Adrenaline.

sick siren
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Because surely it must be some form of intense condense form of energy

limpid agate
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That is assuming it works how it does in game

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Which is not necessarily true.

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We've seen Brig, Lucio and Mercy, and their support abilities work far differently.

sick siren
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I wanna know these things. Michael Chu needs to answer all of my damn questions

limpid agate
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Michael Chu doesn't work for Blizzard.

sick siren
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But he does lore stuff for OW, right?

grand wedge
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He used to

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He left few months ago

sick siren
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I would seriously love for some scientist to create a video series explaining how all the different video game tech and science works

limpid agate
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It doesn't.

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Symmetra's hard light for example is theoretically impossible.

sick siren
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Hard Light would be so cool.

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Also where the hell do Sym teleporters appear from?

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Or are the teleporters hard light structures too? @limpid agate

limpid agate
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Yes

fringe blade
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I just found out that Alyssa Wong left Blizzard

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Feels bad

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I wonder how much that actually impacted the lore writing for OW2

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Who was/is the lead writer after Chu left?

grand wedge
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We don't know

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They hired a Senior Narrative Designer a few weeks ago

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I suppose the writters have written a lot of lore during the development already - a game based on PVE and having a story mode need to have a good story.

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Also, they said there would be different mediums to expand the lore and the story

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If they bring back comics or other things - they may have already been working on it before they left too

fringe blade
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I really enjoyed the Baptiste short story

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its a shame that Wong left

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She was a skilled writer

peak escarp
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Who was/is the lead writer after Chu left?
@fringe blade Jeff Chamberlain

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he directed the Cinematic Trailer (aka the museum short)

fringe blade
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Isn't he the cinematic director?

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Nvm, he's the creative director

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I'm not sure if that means they didn't hire/promote a lead writer

peak escarp
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they changed the title

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it's narrative lead or something now

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not lead writer

worthy rose
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Wait so is everything they did still cannon even though they left?

fringe blade
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I don't see why it wouldn't be

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The Baptiste short story is still canon, and Wong left

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Countless works/comics are still canon and Chu worked on those

tardy prism
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I wish the comics were longer

peak escarp
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things don't suddenly cease to be canon just because the writer changed

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you'd never be able to maintain continuity if that happened

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things stay canon until retconned, which doesn't happen often

cerulean ice
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i just wanna share how symmetra is a well-designed character

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and to add that she is also autistic

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love her

peak escarp
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I just wish we got to see more of her

acoustic arrow
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And she works for a corporation that plays a key part in the life

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Lore*

worthy rose
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just want to say the ow lore is amazing

fringe blade
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I think its very likely that Vishkar will play a major role in OW2

tardy prism
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I want B.O.B. Vs Reinhardt wrestling match in OW2

hard sinew
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Interesting

graceful escarp
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I'd like more Ashe/Mccree lore

fringe blade
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There's going to be a mission in Route 66

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And the McCree short left us with a sort of cliffhanger

peak escarp
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I don't think Ashe will be involved in the story

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the mission we saw was a Hero Mission, not a Story Mission

worthy rose
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I want zenyatta to get more backround..

limpid grail
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I think they might include every hero in the story missions

iron plume
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that’s very unlikely

limpid agate
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I think they might include every hero in the story missions
They already said that's not happening

limpid grail
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Oh

visual swan
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sad

wet crescent
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Wait did anybody else get a vibe that Echo and McCree had a thing for each other?

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I don’t even know if that’s possible with Echo but it felt like it

iron plume
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McCree often guarded Mina Liao after Echo's creation
and he was one of the few that know Echo's true capabilities

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I don't think there's a "thing", but they're close

wet crescent
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Ah ok. Someone should tell all the online fanfic writers....

iron plume
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well, compared to a lot of others, this one is at least somewhat possible

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even if it won't ever be explicitly confirmed

worthy rose
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I don't know if this counts as lore but, y'know how the Defence team is blue and the Attack team is red. Most often, blue means good and red means bad. But, if you think about it, the Defence team is bad and the Attack team is good. Think about this: It's Numbani. The Attack team is trying to take the Doomfist Gauntlet to the Numbani Museum whilst the Defence team is trying to stop them. See? At a museum you'd usually keep relics, not take them away as the (commonly referred to as good, blue) Defence team.

cerulean ice
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..

iron plume
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the Defence team is blue and the Attack team is red.
It's not

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The player's team is blue and the enemy is red

worthy rose
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What if you do spectator mode, or look at the objective marker?

iron plume
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And even that aside, Numbani is just one case

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In King's Row, the attackers are taking an EMP to an Omnic settlement

worthy rose
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For the greater good, there might still be some rogue omnics.

iron plume
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...no

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no it's not

worthy rose
iron plume
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wiping out an entire district of civilians for the sake of possibly maybe killing "a few rogues" is not for the greater good

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More often than not though, there's no clear "good" or "bad" side
either because you can look at it from multiple sides or because the objective is nebulous and/or ultimately unimportant

worthy rose
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An electromagnetic pulse, also sometimes called a transient electromagnetic disturbance, is a short burst of electromagnetic energy. Such a pulse's origin may be a natural occurrence or man-made and can occur as a radiated, electric, or magnetic field or a conducted electric current, depending on the source.
(Source: Wikipedia)
Does this say anything about killing humans or other species?

iron plume
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its intent is to kill omnics

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civilian omnics

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I didn't bring up humans "or other species"

worthy rose
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I guess you have a point. But, if you think Sombra's EMP, why doesn't it "harm" her team as well. Sure, it's just because they're on the same team but still.

iron plume
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Because gameplay isn't lore

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Her EMP most definitely does harm omnics in lore

worthy rose
iron plume
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as seen in Searching

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and I'd wager a bomb the size of a payload is quite a bit more powerful than whatever blast Sombra carries on herself

worthy rose
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Sombra's origin implies that her body was "modified", so maybe something happened in there to make her make such a big wave.

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idk :P

iron plume
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clearly

worthy rose
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Is Baptiste a doctor?

iron plume
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He's a medic

cerulean ice
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combat medic

iron plume
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Originally and in Talon, combat specifically
Nowadays not just that

worthy rose
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But didn’t he open clinics?

iron plume
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He worked in some, he didn't open them

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And a clinic in wartorn/disaster areas usually focus on injuries, which a medic can deal with

worthy rose
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Ah I see

wet crescent
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Sombras emp really just doesn’t make sense. Wish they would rework it so it stunned all enemies for 1 second. Although that might break the game

peak escarp
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that doesn't make any sense

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I mean, the way EMP works now doesn't make sense but at least its consistent with hack

lament prawn
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gameplay balance > making sense

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also, an EMP physically stunning people makes less sense than it does right now

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the way i like to think of hack/emp to make sense of it is that she actually hacks your game and stops you from using abilities

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instead of hacking the tech itself

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similar to how d.va refers to everything like its a game

umbral temple
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that’s meta

drifting arch
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It's actually quite funny to see a hacked McCree not able to roll

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I didn't realize rolling required technology lmao

umbral temple
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well it could be something else

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he’s holding his gun in one hand which will already make it difficult to roll

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also, if she’s just hacking any “technology”, that might disable his other arm?

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and rolling with one arm while holding a revolver is probably really hard

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plus if you just have a limp metal noodle blocking the way

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but by that logic he might not be able to fan the hammer, so never mind

cosmic crest
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She also stops Solider from running so...

iron plume
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I doubt it's productive to go too deep into that

cosmic crest
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It isn't.

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I never questioned it, I just thought it was mildly funny.

drowsy dome
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i just love the concept that when sombra hacks someone they just forget normal things like running or rolling lol.

steel spade
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new sombra ult: all heroes get stunned because they all pissed their pants. Sombra hacked their bladder

worthy rose
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new sombra ult: all heroes get stunned because they all pissed their pants. Sombra hacked their bladder
@steel spade YES

limpid agate
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!!shitposting @steel spade

twilit nacelleBOT
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@steel spade Shitposting will result in a loss of access.

steel spade
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lol sure mate

pliant sparrow
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So do omnics run on electricity? Or another power source?

cosmic crest
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They are likely self-sustaining in some way.

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I imagine they have an internal power source of some kind.

iron plume
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Well, it ultimately would be electricity, because I don't think they've got like
steam computers within there

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but it's not grid electricity

cerulean ice
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sombra's hack ingame is just a gameplay mechanic

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obviously lorewise it would affect technology

peak escarp
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it would completely disable all the omnics, some weapons and tech, but would be mostly ineffective on ordinary humans

cerulean ice
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logic doesnt have to necessarily be applied ingame

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same how zen gets trapped by junkrat trap

clear quiver
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And sigma

worn vigil
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so if you hack a bob ge goos sleep

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why not with a zen huh

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or orisa

limpid agate
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Bob is turret, not a hero

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It has nothing to do with the lore

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Consistent gameplay mechanics trump lore and logical exception

cerulean ice
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^

turbid pebble
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I wonder how bob came to be in ashe's possession

worthy rose
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Since she came from a rich family, I'm guessing he was a butler to serve her family?? This is what I assume, I'm not a lore specialist lol.

iron plume
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He was

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we see him take care of her as a child in her Origin video

peak escarp
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I'm curious to know when Bob joined the family

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in Ashe's origin trailer we first see Bob when Ashe is a teenager

drowsy dome
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i think he was hired to be like her (Ashe's) care giver cause her parents were always away, but i honestly don't remember where i read that or if it correct

peak escarp
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that makes sense

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her parents were very absent

twilit wyvern
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We love ashee 😌

native crypt
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WHO IS HAMMONDS FATHER???!?!??

peak escarp
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a hamster? I don't see why that's worth yelling about

native crypt
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Is wrecking ball the hamster or the mech

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Is wrecking ball the hamster or the mech

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Is wrecking ball the hamster or the mech

peak escarp
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Wrecking Ball is the name of the mech

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Hammond is the name of the hamster

turbid pebble
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wrecking ball is the name he earned for himself for fighting in the outback

twilit wyvern
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He is just a hamster later inside of a mech. When killed, he flies out of the mech tho.

drifting arch
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Imagine if Hammy operated the same way as baby Dva when his mech is destroyed

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All you see is a hamster running around

peak escarp
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that would be a nightmare

drifting arch
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If we complain about baby Dva having a small hitbox, try Hammy out of mech

peak escarp
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only if there's an option to punt him like a football

twilit wyvern
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Omg... yes

blazing furnace
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oh wow lmfao

drifting arch
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No punting hamsters

lament prawn
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way too much work for a mere ability but i would die for that to be a PvE thing

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ejecting as hammond i mean, not the punting bit

fringe blade
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imagine if there was like a special mission for Hamster out of mech

peak escarp
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I don't think that would work

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what would the other 3 players do?

fringe blade
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It wouldn't, I suppose

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But a man can dream ZenyattaCry

sour solar
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They would be the actually idk

fringe blade
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Maybe some sort of Cats and Mouse gamemode?

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Where one Hamster has to get past 3 hunters

peak escarp
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for PvE?

fringe blade
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Hm

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Good point

valid terrace
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Zuzu pets

fringe blade
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Might be a good idea for a PvP gamemode then

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I just want to see Hammond out of mech, that's all

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lol

lament prawn
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i mean it doesnt need a whole gamemode to revolve around it

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it could literally just be PvE talent that makes it work like d.va

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only thing is thats way too much work for a simple talent, compared to the ones we've seen

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a lot of people made jokes about hammond leaving his mech like d.va when he first came out, so im sure an ability like that at least crossed their minds while developing his talents, but they probably quickly disregarded it due to how much work it would take

peak escarp
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!!shitposting @cold vapor

twilit nacelleBOT
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@cold vapor Shitposting will result in a loss of access.

cold vapor
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what do you mean I saw a video on this lore website it looked officail was it FAKE?!?!

peak escarp
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that never happened

cold vapor
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REALLY!?!?!

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sorry though that happened didnt mean to shitpost

fringe blade
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quite the comedian, aren't you

peak escarp
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sure you did

limpid agate
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Moving swiftly onwards

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@fringe blade That's not an appropriate joke either

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Consider this your final warning.

fringe blade
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:(

zinc python
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hello

drifting arch
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Ah yes, lore chat gets heated

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This is rare

drowsy dome
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so i rewatched the Dragons short, and i low key want to see the fight between Genji and Hanzo, cause i feel like Genji might have held back during that fight. Or is that just me?

peak escarp
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I think he was