Schell Games

Playing support in Overwatch used to be something you’d get flamed for.

In the post-Jetpack Cat world, though? That’s another story.

By leaning into the social roles and communities behind their characters, the team at Blizzard understood their audience and honed in on the weaknesses these marginalized support characters faced. Their focus was on bringing their fan community to the next level and putting full emphasis on the fact that players need each other to succeed.

Plus, if they could get saved by a rocket-powered feline on the way, why not?

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