TL;DR: Any recommendations for a game like Overwatch that actually functions? XDefiant was promising, but it doesn't have "roles" that don't require shooting, so my friend got frustrated.

As it turns out, it is actually possible to make friends as an adult. Who knew?

She likes MOBAs and such, and I mostly go for shooters so Overwatch was an obvious choice.

The gameplay is fun, and it gives us both something we enjoy, but there are some glaring issues that are best described by just describing my own experience in the game.

First off, the game requires you to win 50 matches in quick play before you're allowed in ranked. With both of us working full-time, having spouses and whatnot, and dealing with 3 random teammates, that took forever.

I finally got to ranked, she already had a rank. The game "predicted" my rank to be basically the same as hers. Even so, all that's available are "wide matches". Average wait time is between 20-30 minutes.

So we started a co-op campaign in Baldur's Gate 3.

We still would like to find a competitive game to play together, so basically a functional Overwatch.

And that brings us here. Any ideas?

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[–] K3zi4@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Valorant?

I just started myself, after missing Overwatch 1 and thinking it was similar. To my surprise it is like an Overwatch with a Counterstrike feel to it, which I quite enjoy.

[–] Tetsuo@jlai.lu 7 points 3 months ago

Imo valorant has almost nothing to do with Overwatch.

The pace of those games is wildly different, the mobility also...

Valorant is CS with 10% Overwatch sprinkled on it.

I think something like Marvel's Rivals is a much better alternative.

[–] Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 months ago

Agree with the other comment and wanted to add more, the community is bad in valorant. If op and their friends are girl gamers then it's even worse experience.