'Overwatch' Reddit just found the most magically dumb minigame
Sometimes, the best gaming moments happen because players do things the developers never intended. In this case, I'm pretty sure Blizzard never intended for Roadhog to be a volleyball.
A new post from the Overwatch subreddit, aptly titled "hog ball," depicts a glorious twisting of one hero's unique ability to "boop" other heroes with a concussive blast. Take a bow, Lúcio.
Lúcio's Soundwave -- or "boop cannon," as we should all call it -- is normally used to push away attacking players, preferably over the ledge of a deadly drop. In Hog Ball, however, the boop cannon has a much simpler purpose: keep the ball in the air.
The ball, as you've no doubt gathered, is Roadhog. He's a large, round, vaguely volleyball-shaped man. Perfect.
There's only one thing that's missing: a net. Some sort of barrier to separate the two opposing teams as they knock Roadball (Volleyhog?) back and forth. Reinhardt's shield works perfectly.
The result? A soaring ballet in which four men on inline skates use sound guns to bounce a hulking fat man over a force field, again and again. Almost brings a tear to your eye, doesn't it?
The GIF comes compliments of Reddit poster 33see. Thank you, you beautiful genius. Now, let's all go make some private lobbies and play this for real.
Topics Blizzard Entertainment Esports Gaming
Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.
