Overwatch players have been given a little taste of OW2 with the first beta completed, and they are already expressing their struggles with returning to the first game.
Overwatch 2 beta implemented some major gameplay tweaks such as 5v5, slower ultimate charging, one tank per second. teams and more. As such, the game plays quite differently than its first episode.
Although some players found that the beta did not yet feel like a true sequel, it did not mean that they were turned off by its new gameplay – on the contrary.
Now that players are stuck waiting for the second beta and forced to play Overwatch 1 in the meantime, they have found it difficult to return to the old game and want Blizzard to bring the beta back.
The first Overwatch 2 beta has made fans want more.
Overwatch 2 players demand that Blizzard keep the beta up
In a post on Reddit, the user ‘hahaloser’ released their frustration at playing Overwatch 1 again after trying the sequel, calling the first game “unplayable.”
“Double shield, 5-second hacks, Mei primary fire, SO MUCH CC,” groaned the player. “OW2 feels like what Overwatch always should be, a brave, motion-heavy, adrenaline-pumping game. OW1 is slow, clumsy, tiring and frustrating.”
Others on the site agreed and commented on how the switch back has made many players on the fence about the sequel to appreciate it more.
“I think it has made most players realize that OW2 is actually better than OW1,” one wrote.
Players believe the first Overwatch is “unplayable” compared to the sequel.
“After playing so much of the beta and really enjoying it, I now feel like I’m hardly enjoying OW1,” said another. “It just feels worse to play … Plus queue times are far worse on support.”
Blizzard has not announced any plans to bring the first beta back, but another is planned and its launch date will be revealed during a June 16 presentation. Hopefully the players will not have a long time to wait until they can get their fingers in the game once again.