In this 2019 GDC talk, Blizzard Entertainment’s Natasha Miller shares why Blizzard chose to prioritize social systems in Overwatch, some of the design decisions that went into the social systems, and the impact these systems had on the Overwatch community.
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Social Systems Design, Implementation, and Impacts in Overwatch