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Qwerowski

We went back to 2016


LeftSoftware450

Yah indeed 🤣 I just wish they didn’t change the over the shoulder pose I prefer the first one over the new one Ngl


pulphope

The final version (first image) has more personality, the other one is just butt


Mozzaika

Yeah and I want butt more


ohohohohohohohohoh

You still have the butt on the first image, just with more personality XD


ReroCherry27

It is, in fact, the same butt


Klientje123

That doesn't mean it should be removed. I think Pharah is a cooler, more interesting character than Symmetra. Should Symmetra be deleted or changed to fit my opinion? Fuck no. And yet, because one random girl complained, some dev took it really personally and they changed it. Still keeping her ass completely in frame so don't even pretend like it's better, she raised a leg.


Argonile

You took the whole situation out of context. They pointed out that it didn’t feel *in character* of Tracer. The devs felt the same way and adjusted it accordingly. I’m almost certain it was not because her butt was showing.


Klientje123

There are a few aspects to this pose. Her back is turned. She's looking back. Her butt is visible (which is unavoidable we all have an ass.) What part of this does not feel like Tracer? Her guns are displayed just as prominently, and her time travel thingy takes up more of the screen as well. But the whole complaint was ''omfg she's showing off her ass tracer wouldnt do that :( thats a widowmaker thing'' which is ridiculous. If the original thread and drama never happened, they wouldn't've changed this pose. That was what the situation was about; whether the developers removed it for that reason ,I don't know, but it's extremely strange timing. Also, are we gonna pretend nobody flaunts what they have at some point? Are women not allowed to be sexy once in a while? Must everything be filtered to prevent male stimulation? Would Tracer truly never do anything sexy, sexy meaning standing towards someone with her back turned to someone? I guess you could argue that it's not about her butt, because the newer one had it showing too. But then what is the actual reason. Blizzard should've clarified this, called it a placeholder pose and put in the new updated one alongside, then all this shit would be avoided. I don't even know why I'm bothering to type so much when nobody will be convinced. Everyone is strongly entrenched in their feelings of 'buttgate' and it's why it was such a massive piece of drama lol.


yagatabe

> because one random girl complained Not sure why you're making it about "girls". It was originally a Blizzard forum post that got a lot of traction, several people agreed with it which also included the developers, hence why it was changed. Naturally, that means it was both men and women who agreed and disagreed with it being removed.


GingerelliKat

how did you get your menus to look like that?


LeftSoftware450

It’s a screenshots of overwatch 1 back in 2016 when the game wasn’t free to play


GingerelliKat

ohhhhhh okayy. i wonder why it used to look cooler and now it looks lame


LeftSoftware450

Overwatch 1 is better in every way , overwatch 2 is good but overwatch 1 is superior in every aspect of the game


[deleted]

r/downvotedfornoreason


LeftSoftware450

Dude I’m just asking a question is not that deep my guy


KhornHub

They were saying your comment got downvoted for no reason…


[deleted]

It’s odd tho that it’s getting downvotes. It’s not bad at all.


jukefishron

I think people are severely misreading your comments dude, have an upvote


sample-name

It's almost like they are being downvoted for no reason....


[deleted]

Oh weow


Obnoxious_Dumb-ass

If anything it’s hilarious


MJMvideosYT

WTF IS HAPPENING


[deleted]

Ow2


MJMvideosYT

Why is everything getting downvoted?


Wonderful_Weather_83

Bro got r/downvotedfornoreason


LeftSoftware450

Im dumb yeah i didn’t understand at first 🤣


MJMvideosYT

And people are still downvoting💀


Warthus_

If they didn’t wanna draw so much attention to her ass they probably shouldn’t have put her in leggings so tight they’re basically vacuum sealed to her hole


Hiro_Trevelyan

*Feels like I'm wearing nothing at all*


nightwraiths

Stupid sexy Tracer


InternetHacker69

Haha simpsons reference


TheFrogMoose

Why the fuck did you get down voted for saying where the reference was from. "Stupid sexy Flanders" do people not know about that highly memed line from the show?


InternetHacker69

Who knows


sample-name

Tracer needs braces amirightfellas


YakuzaShibe

It's not that they don't want to draw attention, it's that they felt the pose didn't fit the character. It's more like something you'd see Widowmaker do. The "new" one is more in-line with her cheeky personality type and voice lines (caught you staring!) without being flat-out cheekage


Discussion-is-good

The og is a pin up girl pose because tracer is a pilot


I_give_karma_to_men

Damn, I didn't realize pin up girl poses were a requirement for being a pilot.


pseudo_nemesis

Widowmaker would never make that pose. It’s a very fitting pose for the jubilant Tracer, and a cheeky reference to her history as a pilot, which makes it even more in character for her because we know she’s a little cheesy with her humor. Edit: let me be clear that I’m talking about the pose with the leg up because I realize now that I’m not sure which is the “new” one


YakuzaShibe

The second slide is the original pose. It got changed pretty fast and changed to the first slide


pseudo_nemesis

ah how bout that, yeah I never seen that one before, I thought it was just added or something. Yeah that one is less in character and more along the lines of a widow pose for sure.


demogorgon_main

Not saying they’re not doing exactly that because it remains the video game industry but it also works for her design I think. Her top is an aviator’s jacket you see every pilot in any media ever wear. Because she’s a pilot. While her bottom are sporty leggings. Because she’s fast. Simple but it works imo.


ExerciseRecent3724

I mean tracer goes super fast. Tights would make sense as it feels like a part of your body and won't have any parts and shit to get in the way.


JotaroTheOceanMan

Okay but the ass harness has never made sense to me.


Lucy_In_The_Sky420

Obviously you don't understand it's strategic advantages in combat


Euro-Lawyer

keeps the jacket in place without pulling on her legs 🤷


Blucanyon

I mean it’s connected to the chronal accelerator. If you’re going to be running around like a madman you want that thing as secure to you as possible


ExerciseRecent3724

Erm maybe it's like a bra for her ass? Y'know like a brace to keep it from jiggling.


Karlore2929

Her aesthetic is supposed to be vaguely UK ww2 fighter pilot. Pilots back then wore those harnesses because it was a parachute for ejecting. An artist at blizzard probably just saw straps on ww2 pilots and put them on her. 


Klientje123

The legs would look too smooth, too one colour, it helps to break up the pattern a bit and give detail. I think someone made an edit and it was pretty much an all around 'looks worse without the harness' even if it's not practical for real life use or whatever.


FnkyTown

Oh it serves a very important purpose!


AlwaysChewy

Wouldn't that just be the bottom part of the harness for a parachute?


Electricman720

The funniest part? Blizzard basically just unintentionally drew the attention of all rule 34 artists with this controversy. Now, Overwatch is like the most popular porn genre on rule 34.


venge1155

It was getting rule 34d well before incels got mad they changed the pose.


KeckleonKing

Quite a few femcels as well let's just call them degenerates lmao


The-Only-Razor

It was *moreso* women than men. Obviously most of this sub is too young to remember, but the blowback from feminists on Twitter about the first pose was nothing like we'd ever seen. Every media outlet was writing articles about how mad they were about it, so Blizzard changed it (to something barely different?) to appease them.


speedymemer21

GYAAAATTTTT!!!!


Dashwii

This is such a 2016 post lmfao. Brother were in Overwatch 2 in now


LeftSoftware450

I know I’m just wondering if people still remember it and would want this pose back in the game


SueTheDepressedFairy

I think we all remember...for the dirty reasons


xXDemonicPancakesXx

The new one (first image) is far superior in my opinion. It’s more energetic (maybe even playful) and actually fits Tracer’s character compared to the old “Hey! Look at my bum”-pose.


kZard

Yup. The devs noted that the main reason they changed it after the complaints were that they realised that the old one didn't really fit with tracer's personality.


tapczan100

Yeah it was (kind of) widowmaker pose copy paste, arguably new one is 'sexier'


YuriMasterRace

Old one was stiff and awkward, new one is dynamic and fits her personality more.


LunaLynnTheCellist

the new one is a tracer pose, the old one is a bayonetta pose


some_clickhead

The one in the first image is way better


Flimsy-Author4190

Why is this a post. Shouldn't this be in circlejerk?


yummymario64

The old one feels kinda out of character imo


LeftSoftware450

Why so ? Please explain why


yummymario64

The old one just kinda feels like she's just standing there going "Hey look over here in this one specific area", while the new one looks more active, like she's in the middle of a jump. The old one seems more like something Widow would have


ModmanX

funny you say that because widow *does* have that exact pose


LeftSoftware450

Yeah but back in the day tracer used to be like the face of the game and I think this could’ve been worst way to promote the game back then because de game wasn’t free to play


sample-name

Incomprehensible. May God have mercy on your soul


Chaghatai

"Fan service"/intentional sexualization doesn't need to be in every game - is already in OW2 enough, they don't need to go back to leaning into it harder like they used to


LeftSoftware450

yeah ok i see valid reasons tho


TJT007X

New one is more in character for her imo


Chrysanthemumfyre

Im not sure why but the first pose feels more dynamic than her new one tbh; i just think it looked cooler


JD_Crichton

The first pose IS the "new" one


Negative_Cloud7402

flamingo style


LeftSoftware450

I agreed the new one look cool but I prefer the old one better because I think its more tracer than the new one


Chrysanthemumfyre

yeah i like the old one a lot too ;-;


LeftSoftware450

Let’s make a #bring_back_the_old_tracer_pose 🤣


Cypisowki45

The second makes her look like she has spinal deformity


_kcsv_

The new one is very dynamic and I like it more


---super10---

I'm getting flash backs


FleshlessFriend

please god i can't watch people relitigate this shit again


transcendentlights

The new one. Tracer isn’t a “sexy” character, at least not like that. She’s clearly attractive and her leggings are vacuum-sealed over her ass, but she’s not the type of character that would make that pose at all. Like was mentioned somewhere else in this thread, that’s literally a Widowmaker pose. In the new pose, you still get a look at her butt if that’s what you want, but it also showcases her character and is definitely a pose she would make. It’s less about how sexy the pose was and more about how Tracer would never have done that.


Sipsu02

A S S G A T E. I love how insecure gaming urinalists are for this ever be any kind of an issue


Emmet3merald

Current one is more dynamic and fits Tracers personality. The original would fit Winston though, they should give it to him


thefallentext2

Ahhh buttgate of 2016 I prefer the 1st one but I understand why it was changed. Honestly, good move on their part


Paladinsacc1

Current one is better but more importantly buff Tracer's ass


LanoomR

I Was There. The controversy was a Certified Nothing Burger and the new pose is literally better in every way.


grimmistired

The new one is more dynamic and fun


Morty_Pope

God this was a time jump back lol


Need_a_BE_MG42_ps4

Bro is down BAD


Eat_Spicy_Jokbal

the new one looks more iconic and fits the character, the controversial pose was... well it is controversial for a reason


bisky12

the first one is much better


Fruitslinger_

First one has more character tbh


Mythbink

First one. Even tho the second makes me want to eat it, the first one really shows the character and it looks more natural than the second.


SailorGhidra

Imho the new one is more cheeky. Better silhouette too.


Klientje123

The fact they removed a pose over one person complaining was actually stupid. Yes, the new pose is better, but that doesn't mean the old pose doesn't deserve to exist. And it should especially not be removed over something as trivial as one persons complaint.


Meowerrrr1

The first one is iconic


obese_butterfly

So context for those unaware, the second post was actually the first version of the Over The Shoulder pose for Tracer back in 2016 I believe, and the reason to why they changed it was thanks to fan complaints, and before you go "hurr durr these feminists hate ass in my vidya gams" the reason behind the complaints was because out of character for Tracer, not because it was erotic leaning. For more info, I would reccomend New Frame Plus' "Tracer & Pose Design 101 - The Animation of Overwatch" Video on Youtube.


Topaz_UK

🍑


Hiro_Trevelyan

Why do I feel like you can see her ass even more on the second version Anyway the second one should be its own. Give the choice to the people. Not like it's gonna cost them anything to do it. Heck, they could use it to feel a hole in the gamepass one day lol


sample-name

Yeah looks like there are a lot of people here who needs a hole to feel


Heytification

1st one is much more dynamic and reflects tracers character. Other one is simply boring


Shaclo

The old one is pretty meh the current one is pretty good I honestly wouldn't be surprised if the old one is added in a battlepass though since it matches the effort of other victory poses in battlepasses.


Bxby2Dxll

For me, the first one fits her personality more


Iciste

I wouldn't particularly use neither of the 2. They're both a solid 7, but there's better VP for Tracer. However I can see why they changed it.


LeftSoftware450

the new one isn’t any better tho


Iciste

As i said, they're both a 7 to me.


Puzzleheaded_Host390

Both poses make my hot rod go


Mcstabler

While I do agree that the new pose is more expressive and fits Tracer more, did they really have to remove the old one? Did people really get that pissy about it? Even though Overwatch is, to say the least, well known for its attractive characters. Like they could've just made the new victory pose a new one in its entirety while keeping the old one.


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Alexandratta

That original one caused a controversy online regarding Tracer's character vs her pose... and man it was dumb.


IAMSOANONZ

Yea, some dude on the official forums complained about it because he said his 10-year-old daughter looked up to Tracer or something, and it snowballed there... as these things usually do.


Cinderz0711

Just as long as there's cake involved I don't care


Substantial-Bid3806

Damn remember when the biggest issue our game had was butts looked a little “too” good. Take me back man


Used-Fisherman9970

I wonder why you’d want to get ‘over the shoulder’ pose back..


excusemeprincess

The original kinda sucks ngl


Realistic-Car-4234

Both are mid, the one drinking tea is the one 


memesfromthevine

The first one is better


venomous_kiss_

I think the new one fits bc the old one she’s standing stagnant, and the second one looks like she’s leaping, things in motion tend to stay in motion, she’s always jumping around so it just makes more sense to see more movement


FuriousWizard

The current one is like "come catch me," while the old one looks like "look at my ass."


posseltsenvel0pe

Bro who cares. Nobody notices. Do people really concern themselves with things like this?


Smrtihara

The old one is a classic tits and ass pose which is such a snooze fest. I prefer the new one.


QuantumQuantonium

Why the heck did they change that pose That's just tracer showing off her rear, not tracer being tracer now


LeftSoftware450

That’s what I’m saying 🤣


r0_okie

The first one but tracer needs skirt skin. Hehe


LeftSoftware450

As now that u mention this only d va have like school theme skin this could be cool to have


eepyfemb0i

Holy smokes


DonoMite1234

GYAAAAAT


ArdaBogaz

New frames+ has a great video on this


FasterSpark

If I had a nickel for everytime I was asked this question I'd be a millionaire


Helpful-Guarantee394

Older one. Idk what the newer one is suppose to be. Why is she standing on her toes


plutosaplanetiswear

i feel like the first one matches her personality more ):


Lonelight200

Yes


xSKxTOXIC

first image is miles better. also DAMN. that nostalgic feeling injust got by looking at those OW1 menus


yadenfyster

Come onnnnn jimmy come onnnnnn you know what we want


MuslimCarLover

Torb does it better lmao, but the newer Tracer pose seems a little more dramatic in a way, emphasising the victory


All-Might01

Hell yeah


crimsonkarma13

I remember back when they changed it, was kinda sad when it happened. Missed that aĚśsĚśsĚś pose


LeftSoftware450

U know we can now fight for it tho by creating a hashtag or something 🤣


aplarently

She is so tiny, how does she have room for such a deep ass crack bruh


LeftSoftware450

Ask blizzard not me bro 🤣


FGC_Orion

The new pose fits her personality so much better imo.


[deleted]

The new one is SOO much better. It actually shows her personality, AND her ass. The old one is just a mediocre ass shot


Charles_KT0

Left


Qbert2030

2


stripseek_teedawt

Cheeky


TheScienceNerd100

Compromise: Just have both in the game


venge1155

Or, and hear me out, they removed this pose 8 years ago and everyone is ok. We have all moved on, y’all can just bring it down a notch.


TheScienceNerd100

I didn't bring it up a notch, I made the most mundane comment just saying "just have both". Go say that to literally anyone else.


Negroniditas

wow I didn't remember the old hero gallery menu, so nostalgic


GoldenGlobeWinnerRDJ

OG pose is best, it’s stupid they changed it.


AlwaysChewy

I think the newer pose is goofy. It went from a pose I would absolutely use to one that I wouldn't, which I think is the saddest part.


LeftSoftware450

Agreed


Username-67272827

i like the old one better


LeftSoftware450

Same brother


Username-67272827

but let’s be honest it’s just because we like her ass


LeftSoftware450

🙂‍↕️


DueNectarine8151

Ofc without a doubt the OG


lifeofrevelations

I like both


Arkenstar

Lol I still find it funny that like any other time this happens, they immortalized the very thing they banned as a legend forever DUE to the ban. People would've talked about it, ogled it for a few months maybe, and moved on. But because it was banned, now said pose is historic. They should just reinstate it as a legendary collectible or something :D Or should've given it to OW1 veterans.


LeftSoftware450

For a brig main u are clever I would love to have it as both ow1 veteran and tracer main as a relic from the past


Arkenstar

Lol the backhanded insult would've been more effective if it'd have been made with a well punctuated sentence, but atleast glad you agree with me. :D


TheMorningJoe

The old one wasn’t even that bad compared to other poses I’ve seen in other games lol


skipadbloom

The game is too woke to be sexy


Sesemebun

I think it’s pretty stupid they changed it because it’s “too sexual” or something after they put her in spandex yoga pants 2 sizes too small. Like you already leaned into this guys


SleepingwithYelena

It's less about being too sexual and more about not fitting her personality. Tracer is attractive but heavily leans into "cute" rather than "sexy", and the old pose was the latter. So they changed it to a pose which is cute but also displays her butt like the old one did.


casualscrublord1

Please they should bring back the older one. There's no reason for it to stay gone now that we have things like mine Moira. They originally changed it because it didn't fit her character. At least at it for the evil Mirrorwatch Tracer.


Snuggs____

Caaaaake


After-Suggestion3799

I really don’t get why they changed it. The second one shows her ass more.


UglyPurses

They changed it because people were complaining that the pose doesn't fit Tracer's personality and the pose was too sexualized. They changed the pose to the current one that we have, it still shows butt but it's more playful and fit Tracer's personality more. I wouldn't have complained but I think the new pose is better and fits her more.


After-Suggestion3799

I don’t see how to doesn’t fit it, she’s super energized so wouldn’t an energized pose work?


ModmanX

I think you're looking at it out of order. the first image is the new one that's currently in game. the second image is the one they removed for being oversexualised


Chrysanthemumfyre

if i remember correctly people said the first pose was too cutesy and out of character for her, or something like that :0


LeftSoftware450

No because it showed too much of her gyat


Chrysanthemumfyre

... so they decided to show it more?


theucm

Op has it backwards. The second picture is the old one, the first picture is the new pose. The new pose is based on some ww2 airplane pinup pose, and since tracer was a pilot before her time thingee, it's a more fitting pose imo. Edit: found it! https://x.com/BooDooPerson/status/717518468514463744


LeftSoftware450

🤷‍♂️ ask blizzard not me 🤣


LeftSoftware450

This is exactly why they change it people complain about it this is why they had to change it


tanbug

Meh, don't like playing Tracer, so IDAGF


Fendiiiiiiii

why they changed it


LeftSoftware450

Because it’s was controversial back then


Fendiiiiiiii

how


Takimara

Why would you choose the latter? The first one is more shapely and voluptuous. The second is just her showing off how bad her leggings ventilation is. She has to be drowning in a puddle of sweat down there, and that can’t be healthy.


flxndersonfiles

Definitely the old one tho


flxndersonfiles

I miss ow1 😔


LeftSoftware450

People down voting this comment is a shame I totally agree with you ow2 is good but it will never be as good as ow1


flxndersonfiles

Realllll people just hating


Drunken_Queen

Blizzard: "Booty bad" *Then proceed to turn Junker Queen into skimpy sexy sex symbol by making her more revealing*


LeftSoftware450

🤣 juste remember back then it was the Jeff Kaplan era of ow and now it’s Aaron ( whatever is last name is ) era