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Talk:Overwatch
SMGs from Sombra short film
Not sure what these are, but they're never seen that well throughout the Sombra short film. Unsure if totally fictionalized or based on something or if they are something. They seem to have AK-style bakelight (?) magazines, though.
There's also a short film starring Winston which features some gun-weilding commandos. But it's too dark to really see anything. Could be the same gun model, though. --Clonehunter (talk) 15:49, 3 June 2017 (EDT)
- IIRC, the guns used in Winston's character intro video looked a bit like Tavors, but maybe that's just me. Also, we might be able to wire in the rocket launcher used by Pharah, the autoloading shotguns used by Reaper (of which he carries a literally infinite amount), and maybe Widowmaker's hybrid sniper rifle/assault rifle (which, in the latter mode, seems to use a balanced-action principle, with the top of the handguard pivoting forward with every shot as the barrel recoils. Any thoughts? Pyr0m4n14c (talk) 19:48, 3 June 2017 (EDT) P.S.: I'm calling it now, there are going to be people calling for this page to get nuked, saying that it doesn't have enough real weapons to justify its existence.
- I feel like they have a point, outside the very obviously real guns in the one movie. It's incredibly arbitrary this game has a page but Halo, which is far and away more realistic, doesn't. That revolver, for instance, looks absolutely nothing like any single real-world gun I've ever seen in my life; it's like Blizzard just told their modelers to make a generic revolver, slap some LEDs on it, and then stick a spur in the grip and call it a day. The same goes for the one character's SMG; it's just about every generic SMG/machine pistol trope you could have (one handed, collapsed stock, fore-grip you don't use) rolled into one gun, although I'll grant it's still closer to the CPW. Same for the grenade launcher; it's very obviously not a real gun. And the blunderbuss: I feel like that's a really generic weapon category anyway. And the minigun: Bastion's has almost half again as many barrels as a real M134, so I feel like IDing it as one is quite a bit of a stretch (although pointing out the ways in which it's not an M134 does seem legitimate); the gangster in the video at least has one with the appropriate number of barrels. Apart from those two guns (the AKs and the minigun), though, I feel like everything else is clearly fictional and shouldn't be on the page. If you can't name a single real-world analog for the gun (like the revolver specifically), it's not worth having, in my opinion. --That's the Way It's Done (talk) 23:15, 3 June 2017 (EDT)
- You called it right, this page serves no point. Sure the game is popular, but every gun has generic elements. McCree's Revolver barely works in the context of gun design with a wafer thin grip, spur and magical sabot bullets. The Soldier 76 stuff is fairly generic, 1911's are holster stuffers in dozens of games and that skin for his rifle just looks like a bunch of M4 bits stuck together. Anything with Junkrat or Roadhog makes little sense and isn't based on reality, and Sombra's SMG only vaguely looks like a CPW. A game can be popular but nothing in this page is worth saving because only a few weapons are based on reality. And a few guns in promo videos that look like morphed versions of AK's and M134's isn't worth saving for a full page, especially for a game this big. --PaperCake 00:23, 4 June 2017 (EST)
- Well, in that case... Pyr0m4n14c (talk) 02:19, 4 June 2017 (EDT)
- You called it right, this page serves no point. Sure the game is popular, but every gun has generic elements. McCree's Revolver barely works in the context of gun design with a wafer thin grip, spur and magical sabot bullets. The Soldier 76 stuff is fairly generic, 1911's are holster stuffers in dozens of games and that skin for his rifle just looks like a bunch of M4 bits stuck together. Anything with Junkrat or Roadhog makes little sense and isn't based on reality, and Sombra's SMG only vaguely looks like a CPW. A game can be popular but nothing in this page is worth saving because only a few weapons are based on reality. And a few guns in promo videos that look like morphed versions of AK's and M134's isn't worth saving for a full page, especially for a game this big. --PaperCake 00:23, 4 June 2017 (EST)
- I feel like they have a point, outside the very obviously real guns in the one movie. It's incredibly arbitrary this game has a page but Halo, which is far and away more realistic, doesn't. That revolver, for instance, looks absolutely nothing like any single real-world gun I've ever seen in my life; it's like Blizzard just told their modelers to make a generic revolver, slap some LEDs on it, and then stick a spur in the grip and call it a day. The same goes for the one character's SMG; it's just about every generic SMG/machine pistol trope you could have (one handed, collapsed stock, fore-grip you don't use) rolled into one gun, although I'll grant it's still closer to the CPW. Same for the grenade launcher; it's very obviously not a real gun. And the blunderbuss: I feel like that's a really generic weapon category anyway. And the minigun: Bastion's has almost half again as many barrels as a real M134, so I feel like IDing it as one is quite a bit of a stretch (although pointing out the ways in which it's not an M134 does seem legitimate); the gangster in the video at least has one with the appropriate number of barrels. Apart from those two guns (the AKs and the minigun), though, I feel like everything else is clearly fictional and shouldn't be on the page. If you can't name a single real-world analog for the gun (like the revolver specifically), it's not worth having, in my opinion. --That's the Way It's Done (talk) 23:15, 3 June 2017 (EDT)
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Overwatch is a 2016 cross-platform video game by Blizzard that mixes team-based first-person shooter gameplay with MOBA-esque elements.
The following weapons appear in Overwatch:
Overview
The majority of weapons that appear in Overwatch are "futuristic" sci-fi weapons with varying capabilities. Given that IMFDb's purpose is to catalog actual firearms or firearms that can be confused for the real thing, only the weapons that can fit those two criteria will be included on this page, while all other weapons will be absent. In addition to gameplay, this page will also cover firearms that appear in promotional trailers and short films related to the game.
Handguns
McCree's Revolver
McCree's primary weapon is a six-round DA/SA revolver that appears to be of a custom design. It appears to fire tracer-rounds and, like most video game revolvers, the weapon is incredibly accurate. In addition to firing it in double-action, McCree can also "fan the hammer" to quickly discharge however many rounds are left in the gun.
M1911
Soldier: 76's alternate 'Commando 76' and 'Night Ops' skins appears to come with an M1911 placed in a holster. The firearm can not be used by the player.
Rifles
Soldier: 76's Pulse Rifle (Commando 76 Skin)
Soldier: 76's fictional Pulse Rifle takes on the general appearance of an M4 carbine when players equip the 'Commando 76' or 'Night Ops' skins.
Norinco Type 56
Norinco Type 56 rifles (Without the under-folding bayonet) are used by various criminals in the promotional short films, with the weapons being most notably used by Los Muertos gang members in the "Hero" short.
Submachine Guns
Sombra's Machine Pistol
Sombra carries a futuristic machine pistol resembling a cross between a Heckler & Koch MP7 and an ST Kinetics CPW as her weapon of choice. Despite its fast rate of fire, 60-round magazine, and generous damage output, the weapon's bullet spread make it nigh-useless at anything but close quarters combat. What appears to be a holographic sight attached to the rail is actually a round-counter.
Machine Guns
M134 Minigun
Bastion's sentry mode turns the robot (or Omnic, as robots are called in the game) into a stationary battlefield fixture equipped with a fictionalized M134 Minigun. Although it's not the most accurate weapon at longer ranges, its nonetheless powerful and keeps most enemies clear of wherever Bastion is stationed. A gang member in the "Hero" short utilizes a handheld M134.
Shotguns
Roadhog's Scrapgun (Mako Skin)
Roadhog's fictional Scrap Gun (a shotgun styled weapon that shoots--you guessed it--scrap metal) turns into a double-barreled blunderbuss-styled weapon when equipping Roadhog's nautical themed skins.
Launchers
Junkrat's Grenade Launcher
Junkrat carries a custom-built grenade launcher. Interestingly, it seems to fire the grenades via a small wheel attached to the side of it.
Six Gun Killer Movie Poster
A movie poster for the fictional film Six Gun Killer features a variety of "Wild West" weapons.
