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Overwatch 2 - Beta announcement

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  1. [4]
    petrichor
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    By any chance, has anyone here played Overwatch on Linux? How did you run it, and how did it run?

    By any chance, has anyone here played Overwatch on Linux? How did you run it, and how did it run?

    4 votes
    1. [2]
      SleepyGary
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      It ran okay. Some people claim it's performs better than windows but I never saw that.

      It ran okay. Some people claim it's performs better than windows but I never saw that.

      2 votes
      1. babypuncher
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        It can run great if you download a shader cache for dxvk. Otherwise the game is a bit janky for the first few hours of play.

        It can run great if you download a shader cache for dxvk. Otherwise the game is a bit janky for the first few hours of play.

        3 votes
    2. babypuncher
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      There is an install script for Lutris that worked pretty well for me. One catch is the dxvk shader cache. The game is a stuttery mess for the first few hours unless you download a premade cache. I...

      There is an install script for Lutris that worked pretty well for me.

      One catch is the dxvk shader cache. The game is a stuttery mess for the first few hours unless you download a premade cache. I had a problem where this cache would get invalidated after every few launches (regardless of whether or not the game got updated) and I would have to re-apply it. This was a couple years ago though, so maybe it's less of an issue now.

      2 votes
  2. Omnicrola
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    Beta signup page here : https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/beta/ Big deal among my friends group, we've played Overwatch pretty consistently since it released.

    Beta signup page here : https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/beta/

    Here are the major items you can expect to see from the first beta!

    • 5v5
    • New Hero: Sojourn
    • New Maps
    • New Mode:Push
    • Hero Reworks
    • New Ping System

    Big deal among my friends group, we've played Overwatch pretty consistently since it released.

    3 votes
  3. aphoenix
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    I played some Overwatch 2 at Blizzcon over 2 years ago, so I'm interested to see what has happened in the interim. I haven't really followed the development path of the project, and I haven't...

    I played some Overwatch 2 at Blizzcon over 2 years ago, so I'm interested to see what has happened in the interim. I haven't really followed the development path of the project, and I haven't played any Overwatch in a year or so, but... I'm interested.

    3 votes
  4. SleepyGary
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    I deleted my blizz account with their Hong Kong and sexual harassment shenanigans and this announcement is really testing my principles.

    I deleted my blizz account with their Hong Kong and sexual harassment shenanigans and this announcement is really testing my principles.

    1 vote