Overwatch Lore News - D.va's StarCraft Past, Retcon or Clarification? | Hammeh

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Published on February 3, 2018 5:46:04 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-smLWdopdFI

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Overwatch Lore fans of D.va are up in arms at a recent clarification about her StarCraft past - but should we be? When is a retcon, not a retcon? Get the Overwatch lore news and my take on both sides of the debate here! Timecodes in description to skip :)

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People are very passionate about D.va's lore and origin story (the way they perceived it, and parts of Blizzard have promoted it as) being tweaked - and it's inflamed a lot of opinions.

Here I break down the history, the current debate, and try to give it some context - should we demand factual immediate accuracy? Or, how much tweaking of the story can a fan "tolerate" as acceptable, if it makes future narratives and stories told *better*?

Would love to hear your thoughts - timecodes in the description if you want to skip around the video! :) Bit of a video essay this one...do let me know how you find the vid!

Hammeh


TIMECODES

1:16 - D.va Lore Clarification - Michael Chu's posts, and what people are debating!

2:20 - D,va's StarCraft past - the references that lead people to form this view, summarised.

6:09 - Can Blizzard ever please everyone? The history of the community's reaction to D.va's announcement, and why we should always respect the communication channels we have with the Overwatch Team.

9:11 - Retcon or no Retcon? Why do people react so strongly to retcons or lore changes?

9:49 - Blizzard's history of long story/lore management.
11:27 - Previous Overwatch retcons - why and when they have already happened, and why they are a part of any storyteller's toolbox.

13:00 - Overwatch Lore in "two phases", before and after Overwatch First Strike (graphic novel) cancellation - why this could be part of the reason behind any lore "retcons" or clarifications right now, and for the last year.

16:12 - Retconning in the wider world and flexible storytelling - what else do you enjoy that uses retcons?

19:30 - Why is this D.va clarification/retcon being made now? Could we be seeing new lore coming soon? :D

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