Overwatch 2’s Director’s Response to Steam Review Bombing: Aaron Keller Addresses Scrapped PVE Content.
The Overwatch 2 director has responded to the negative Steam reviews the game has been receiving since its launch on the service last week.
Overwatch 2 has been dealing with vast negative reviews ever since launching on the Steam platform just one week ago. The game was released on Steam last Thursday and has just crossed 150,000 user reviews. Steam describes as “generally negative.” According to Steam statistics, just about 9% of user-submitted reviews are positive, with many players using the chance to criticize the game’s free-to-play structure and the removal of the much-hyped Hero missions.
At the core of the grievances is the game’s alteration towards a free-to-play structure, a deviation from the model of its precursor. Players have also taken umbrage at the abandonment of Hero missions, a characteristic that was extolled and eagerly anticipated by a host of individuals. The nonexistence of this component has led to a chorus of disapproval, intensifying the prevailing sentiment of negativity that has inundated the evaluations.
In a response aimed at counteracting the flood of detrimental input, Aaron Keller, the helm-bearer of Overwatch 2, has responded on the Overwatch blog. He embarked by acknowledging the occurrence of the review bombing phenomenon and the intricacies it posed. Keller expounded his gratitude for the surge of neophyte participants who are embarking on their maiden voyage into Overwatch 2 via Steam.
Keller conceded to the core assertion laid forth in the adversarial evaluations: the shelving of a substantial PvE module that was initially revealed in the year 2019.
Keller highlighted the development team’s unwavering commitment to improving Overwatch 2 despite the challenges and setbacks. He conceded that certain Hero missions lay beyond the capabilities of the team, yet he reaffirmed their dedication to the amelioration of the game, in the aspiration of reclaiming the faith and exuberance of the player assemblage. Keller posed the query: in the face of an irreversible chronology, what avenues of recourse remain available? The retort lay in the perpetual extension, innovation, and enhancement of Overwatch 2.
“This means new maps, heroes, game types, objectives, stories, events, awesome cosmetics, and features — a constantly growing, changing, and bettering game. The future of Overwatch lies in this. One where we will constantly develop and build new things to improve the game for the gamers who are playing right now.
Blizzard Entertainment intends to distribute “a selection” of titles on Steam, with Overwatch 2 being the first. As on all platforms, connecting to a Battle.Net account is still required for players to play the game.
