In 2013 I moved over to Overwatch, because they needed someone to test hit detection and hero ability mechanics. Josh: I started at Blizzard in 2012 working as a QA Analyst for World of Warcraft looking at combat and raids content. We stole some time from the dynamic duo to find out more about what went into the experimental card process, hear some stories from development, and to get an apology for those who recently took up their mantle: After that, test it out in the Overwatch League Flash Ops Experimental tournament! Easy enough, right? The goal: achieve the seemingly unachievable-perfect balance. As some of the most active members of the Overwatch community, these lucky few donned their designer jeans (.get it?) and were asked to takeover for Geoff and Josh, suggesting their own changes to the game.
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Recently, Geoff and Josh had some ride-along additions to their two-man team in the form of professional Overwatch League players, streamers, and content creators. Geoff Goodman, a 20+ year Blizzard veteran teams up every day with Josh Noh, a hotshot top 500 player, to help create and balance the living landscape of Overwatch’s Hero design. Thankfully, the Overwatch team has a buddy-cop-duo of designers dedicated to finding the sweet spot where everyone feels powerful, but not punishing.
Design something fun and then balance it, it’s often more difficult the other way around.” – Josh Noh, Overwatch Game DesignerĪs any transcendent omnic monk will tell you, finding the path to balance is no simple task. “A perfectly balanced game doesn’t mean it will be fun.
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