Overwatch Fans are Torn Over Hero Pool Changes
Earlier today, Blizzard Entertainment announced a major change to the way Hero Pools work in [...]
Some are quite happy to see it go!
prevnextOh thank god no more hero pools
— lexie 🌟🏳️🌈✊🏼 (@miss_boo_girl) June 8, 2020
I mean I never played comp anyways cause it’s so toxic but I’m still glad to hear it
That's an interesting comparison.
prevnextTo me Overwatch has always felt like a Rock-Paper-Scissors type of game. Hero pools is like baning paper and expecting a more interesting meta.
— Edvard Mattsson (@EdvardMattsson) June 8, 2020
There's a lot of optimism surrounding the change.
prevnextTaking out hero pools may actually be a great refresher.
— Lindsay @ 👩🏼🎓 (@lindsaycaudill) June 8, 2020
Others are sad to see them go, however.
prevnextdamn i mustve been the only one who thought the overwatch hero pools were interesting and let me work around competitively practicing new heroes 😔
— ً (@ayenuI) June 8, 2020
The implementation seemed to be the most controversial aspect.
prevnextHonestly, i still like the idea of hero pools, however it was very poorly implemented and tbh, i think its just best that its gone right now haha. Stagnated metas always happen in these kinds of games, and the only real way to fix it is to change heroes frequently
— furealdo 🌸 (@furealdos) June 8, 2020
It kept the game fresh for certain players.
prevnextThese hero pool changes actually make me really upset :(. The reason I came back to the game is to not have a boring meta everyweek and to keep the game fresh now I play double shield 7 days a week :/
— Jonah (@JayWaIker) June 8, 2020
Some are concerned that patches won't come fast enough.
prevnextobviously it's bad balance, everyone already agreed and knew this. but you don't see them making balance changes very fast do you? i enjoyed hero pools because it's at least something to spice up meta, i know blizzard wouldn't pump out fast patches to change it otherwise
— Puma #BlackLivesMatter (@PumaOW) June 8, 2020
And others didn't even know Hero pools existed in the game!
prevwhat the heck
— tabris 1312 (@officialtabris) June 8, 2020
i didnt even know hero pools were a thing