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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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

For Honour. It's a competitive sword fighting game. You'll like the combat system. She'll like devising a strategy on how best to lead the creeps to overrun the enemy castle.

Or maybe you'll prefer Foxhole, a persistent trench warfare simulation game where players manufacture every bullet and build every fortification. It's not as fast paced as Overwatch, but I bet she'll like digging a trench for you to use for cover as you nail fools and slowly take ground from the enemy.