Marvel Rivals makes me realize how good OW2 is and how much we have grown as a game

Recent returning player to OW2 after being burnt out from OW1. Although there are some really good things with Rivals, such as the lack of completely braindead heroes like Mercy and Moira, better time to kill, and so on, it surprises me so much how the game really learned nothing from OW with all the mistakes (and corrections) the game made over the years. Seriously we are gonna wait for this game to go through all the same things early OW went through (all-mid survival stacking, ult combos being way too impactful and so on). Also still amazed how certain things like sound cues and map designs where OW2 is so ahead even with it being an older game.

Don't get me wrong, I am really glad that Rivals is bringing in new players to the genre, and I can't deny there is fun in farming 40-0 every game as psylocke hera or something because non-ow players don't know how to play these games yet. I am just having such a new appreciation of OW2 and glad what we have become as a game.

I would like Blizzard to take notes of the good things they have done though, especially how you can totally attract just the same amount of new players without complete braindead heroes like Mercy/Moira, and the TTK makes it easier to rely on yourself which for newer players I think is quite important. Either way hope the competition makes it better for everyone.