Article: Overwatch Anniversary 2018 Infographic

[Stoy]

With our anniversary celebration in full swing, we wanted to share a few of the fun milestones that Overwatch crossed in its second year. Obviously, these numbers don't tell the entire story, but with an ever-expanding community, new heroes, new maps, and thousands of new in-game items, Overwatch looks much different than it did two years ago.

The fight for the future is just getting started, and we're excited to experience that future with you all.

[Battlebeard]

15 new maps? Eichenwalde, Oasis, Lunar, Junkertown, Blizzard World, Rialto, Ecopoint, Necropolis, Castillo, Black Forest, Château Guillard, Petra, Ayutthaya. I count only 13, which are the last 2?

[Darknessvamp]

I think it's a bit dishonest for Blizzard to claim these are milestones that were crossed in the second year but it's really just the overall data from the two years that Overwatch has been out. I mean I get it's more attractive to say that 6 new heroes and 15 new maps after a second year but when it's really more like 3 heroes and about 7 maps of varying size over each year it just feels a little duplicitous to claim that.

[KCguy]

I think it's a bit dishonest for Blizzard to claim these are milestones that were crossed in the second year but it's really just the overall data from the two years that Overwatch has been out. I mean I get it's more attractive to say that 6 new heroes and 15 new maps after a second year but when it's really more like 3 heroes and about 7 maps of varying size over each year it just feels a little duplicitous to claim that.

Well they aren't wrong either.

[Perfectdoll]

I think it's a bit dishonest for Blizzard to claim these are milestones that were crossed in the second year but it's really just the overall data from the two years that Overwatch has been out. I mean I get it's more attractive to say that 6 new heroes and 15 new maps after a second year but when it's really more like 3 heroes and about 7 maps of varying size over each year it just feels a little duplicitous to claim that.

How is it dishonest to go "we crossed these milestones" and then go "we passed 15 maps", "we passed 6 new heroes", exactly?

[Darknessvamp]

Well they aren't wrong either.

How is it dishonest to go "we crossed these milestones" and then go "we passed 15 maps", "we passed 6 new heroes", exactly?

It's more a problem with the wording. Saying "crossed in its second year" makes it sound like the stats are representing all that was done in it's second year however if they said something like "has achieved by the end of it's second year" then that would include both of the years that Overwatch has been out as the data itself displays that time frame. It just feels a bit dishonest to suggest they achieved this all in one year especially when this is technically a piece of advertising.

[Perfectdoll]

It's more a problem with the wording. Saying "crossed in its second year" makes it sound like the stats are representing all that was done in it's second year however if they said something like "has achieved by the end of it's second year" then that would include both of the years that Overwatch has been out as the data itself displays that time frame. It just feels a bit dishonest to suggest they achieved this all in one year especially when this is technically a piece of advertising.

Then I suppose we'll have to agree to disagree, 'cause I don't read it like that.

[salate]

Anniversary means from point zero to point 2 years. So somebody reads something he wants to read

[Kathranis]

15 new maps? Eichenwalde, Oasis, Lunar, Junkertown, Blizzard World, Rialto, Ecopoint, Necropolis, Castillo, Black Forest, Château Guillard, Petra, Ayutthaya. I count only 13, which are the last 2?

Probably Rio and Sydney, though they're just Lucioball maps.

[Thelxi]

I could do without half these maps tbh.

[Kathranis]

It's more a problem with the wording. Saying "crossed in its second year" makes it sound like the stats are representing all that was done in it's second year however if they said something like "has achieved by the end of it's second year" then that would include both of the years that Overwatch has been out as the data itself displays that time frame. It just feels a bit dishonest to suggest they achieved this all in one year especially when this is technically a piece of advertising.

They achieved these milestones in their second year. Six total heroes added, 15 total maps, etc.

It's like if you reached 500 hours played last month after playing since launch, you would have crossed the 500 hour milestone this year.

They are in no way suggesting they achieved this in one year, they are suggesting they achieved this over two years.

[Darkbless]

Probably Rio and Sydney, though they're just Lucioball maps.

Oasis has 3 diffent maps, i assume thats how they counted.

[DeadmanWalking]

I think it's a bit dishonest for Blizzard to claim these are milestones that were crossed in the second year but it's really just the overall data from the two years that Overwatch has been out. I mean I get it's more attractive to say that 6 new heroes and 15 new maps after a second year but when it's really more like 3 heroes and about 7 maps of varying size over each year it just feels a little duplicitous to claim that.

This is a case where they said what they meant and you heard what you wanted to hear. That fault isn't theirs, it is yours.