Battleborn
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About
Battleborn is a multiplayer first-person shooter (FPS) video game released by 2K Games for the Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One systems. The game is known for its unique combination of traditional FPS-style gameplay with elements taken from multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) games.
Gameplay
In Battleborn, player's select a game mode and one of 25 different characters with varying attributes, abilities and play styles. After purchasing equipment for the character with an in-game currency called "shards," players are spawned into a battleground with a character level of 1. New abilities are unlocked with each level gained by killing enemies and completing various objectives around the map.
History
On July 8th, 2014, the game was officially announced with a reveal trailer released by Gearbox Software and 2K Games (shown below).
In April, beta versions of the game were released for PlayStation 4 and Windows systems, which received upwards of two million participating players. On May 3rd, 2016, Battleborn was released for the Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One platforms.
Online Presence
On April 28th, 2014, the BattlebornGame YouTube[8] channel was created, which received more than 34 million video views and 49,900 subscribers in the next three years. On July 8th, the /r/battleborn subreddit was launched for discussions about the game. The same day, the Battleborn Wiki[4] was created, gathering upwards of 195 pages in the next two years. Also on July 8th, a Facebook[6] page titled "Battleborn" was launched. On Twitch,[5] a Battleborn directory page contains links to live streams of the game. As of June 2016, the @Battleborn[7] Twitter feed has accumulated upwards of 108,000 followers.
Comparisons to Overwatch
The game is often compared to Blizzard's team-based FPS game Overwatch due to their similar release dates, use of a first-person perspective and multiplayer gameplay. On May 7th, 2016, YouTuber TotalBiscuit uploaded a video titled "Battleborn vs. Overwatch For Dummies," which argued that they were "not similar games" (shown below).
On May 23rd, 2016, FunnyJunk[10] user omegafriend posted a screenshot of a Steam user's forum post professing a preference for Battleborn over Overwatch along with a photo of a young man wearing a fedora (shown below, left). On May 30th, Tumblr[9] user negyek posted a comic in which the Team Fortress 2 and Overwatch logos team up to beat up a Battleborn logo (shown below, right). Within two weeks, the post gathered upwards of 8,600 notes.
On YouTube
On May 3rd, YouTuber CorridorDigital uploaded a live-action comedy sketch in which a group of men perform various "trick shots" using Battleborn weaponry (shown below, left). The same day, YouTuber Delirious uploaded a short animated film based on Battleborn, which gathered upwards of 1.1 million views and 1,700 comments in six weeks (shown below, right).
On May 10th, the AngryJoeShow channel posted a "rapid fire review" of Battleborn (shown below, left). On MAy 17th, the Smosh Games channel released an "Honest Trailer" for the game (shown below, right).
Reception
Battleborn has received mixed reviews, receiving a score of 70/100 for PlayStation 4[2] and PC[1] versions on the review aggregation website Metacritic.
Search Interest
External References
[1] Metacritic – Battleborn PC
[2] Metacritic – Battleborn PS4
[3] Reddit – /r/battleborn
[4] Wikia – Battleborn
[5] Twitch – Battleborn
[6] Facebook – Battleborn
[7] Twitter – @Battleborn
[8] YouTube – BattlebornGame
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Battieborn Battleborn General Discussion Battleborn has hours of character dialog and interaction; Overwatch doesn't. epic 31m Battleborn has PvE and co-op; Overwatch doesn't. Battleborn has freaking MINIONS and MOBA maps; Overwatch doesn't. I keep hearing complaints that it takes upwards of 5- 30 minutes to find a match. So what? When I was a kid, I had to wait 30 minutes for my mom to get ready then another 15 minutes to drive to the arcade or a Battleborn has thirty (30) heroes: Overwatch doesn't. Battleborn is a fully fleshed out original IP; Overwatch is the scraps of another failed Blizzard game. friend's house if I wanted to play with someone else. Waiting a few minutes in the comfort of your own home is nothing! Go make some coffee, clean your room, read a book, etc while you wait for a match. Just because you don't find a match in 10 seconds >> Anonymous 07/06/16(Wed)09:41:46 No. 343991290 > >>343991345 >>343991358 >>343991374 >>343991403 >>343991423 2343991424 >343991429 >343991450 >>343991484 >>343991523 >>343991562 >>343991605 >>343991613 >>343991634 >>343991702 >343991816 >>343991841 >>343991859 >>343991946 >>343992035 22343992434 >>343992482 >>343992727 >343993050 >>343993302 >>343994342 >>343994343 >>343994476 22343994496 >>343994656 >>343995007 >>343995037 >>343995139 >>343995363 >>343995410 >>343995498 >>343995534 >>343996091 >>343996124 >>343996227 >>343996263 >>343996771 >>343996775 >>343996859 >>343996878 >>343996939 >>343998483 >>343998910 >>343999213 >>343999505 >>343999581 >>343999670 >>343999884 >>344000225 >>344000601 >>344000778 >>344000972 >>344001295 >>344001338 >344001364 >>344001490 >>344001565 >>344001574 >>344001836 >>344001881 >>344002020 >>344002921 >>344004363 >>344005641 >>344005795 >>344006304 >344006612 >>344008894 >>344009092 >>344009162 >>344009728 >>344011035 >>344011056 >>344011105 >344011128 >>344011214 >>344011245 >>344011370 >>344011459>>344011591 >344012381 >>344013379 >>344014109 >>344016268 >>344016387 >>344019097 >>344019835 >>344020218 >>344025291 2344025424 >>344025808 >>344026585 >>344027813 >>344028290 >>344028315 >>344028548 >>344028631 344029079 >344029573 >>344030153 >>344030330 >>344030409 >>344030416 >>344030579 >>344030751 >>344031314 >>344031516 >>344032494 >>344032990 >>344034048 O Anonymous 07/06/16(Wed)20: 12:43 No.344037503 >344038729 File: animumödchen guckt lächelnd jpg (4 KB, 113x125) doesn't mean Battleborn is a bad game and not worth >>343991290 My first time coming to /v/ in 2 years and this is the first thing I see. F------ hell. playing! >>344039392 Lol >>344034361 >>344034519 >>344034813 >>344034992 >>344035072 >>344035526 >>344036218 >>344036380 >>344037503 >344038097 >>344038756 >>344038830 >>344038967 >>344039729 >>344040573 >>344040951 U Anonymous 07/06/16(Wed)14:41:29 I File: 1245101022347.jpg (27 KB, 400x300) O Anonymous 07/06/16(Wed)18: 17:08 No.344026585 >>344 File: 1454696461798 png (660 KB, 709x462) Overwatch has a playerbase; Battleborn doesn't. >>343991290 *O Anonymous 07/06/16(Wed)09:42:30 No.343991345 > >344019097 >>344039392 >>343991290 >>343991290 F----- rekt >this post has more replies than Battleborn has players U Anonymous 07/06/16(Wed)18:16:29 No.344026519 >344026745 >>344026778 File: battleborn png (53 KB, 126x203) U Anonymous 07/06/16(Wed)09:42:42 No.343991358 22344019097 >>344039392 O Anonymous 07/06/16(Wed)10:29:29 No.343995139 >>344 O Anonymous 07/06/16(Wed)18:19: 19 No. 344026778 >2344026983 File: 1466907150237.png (214 KB, 769x735) BATTLEBORN >>344026151 >more unique ips in battlebon shitposting threads than people watching battlebom on twitch >>343991290 first reply a best reply as always >>344026585 It has 92 replies. >>343991290 It literally has more replies than Battleborn has viewers on twitch. 2>>344026519 O Anonymous 07/06/16(Wed)09:45:00 No.343991523 >344019097 >>344039392 File: 1460353736257.gif (6 KB, 200x200) Will this ride ever f------ end? Every f------ time. Between this and the battleborn general thread on /vg/ dying due to too much shitposting, this game is by far the best to release this year. >>343991290 Oh boy time for reaction images. >this post has more replies than Battleborn has players O Anonymous 07/06/16(Wed)11:44:28 No. 344000778 >2344019097 >>344039392 File: 142931825755.jpg (28 KB, 436x356) >>343991290 I want in on this ebin screencap >>344039392 File: vWYr5lv.jpg (62 KB, 750x1015) shitposting by far the best to release this year. >>343991290 O Anonymous 07/06/16(Wed)11:32:14 No.343999884 >>344019097 >>344039392 File: 1465698524932. jpg (57 KB, 960x949) >>343991290 55343991179 (OP) f------ demolished O Anonymous 07/06/16(Wed)09:43:51 No.343991429 >344019097 >344039392 File: 1430850075716.jpg (9 KB, 193x182) It literally has more replies than Battleborn has viewers on twitch. >>343991290 We're done, that was fast. O Anonymous 07/06/16(Wed)09:58:07 No. 343992596 ► File: HOW YOU DOIN.jpg (188 KB, 500x502) АКTION >>343991939 >>343992226 IN ACTIOR BATTLEBORN SONY PLAYSTATION 4 O Anonymous 07/06/16(Wed)09:50:05 No.343991939 >343992226 >>343992596 >>343993476 9.97 99 OPEE NEVER LEARNS 9, >>343993575 >>343993958 >>344000967 >>344003279 >>343991691 I am sick and tired of seeing this image. Battleborn was in development first, Battleborn was announced first, Battleborn went into beta first, Battleborn's release date was announced first and then Blizzard changed Overwatch's open beta date to coincide with Battleborn's launch. O Anonymous 07/06/16(Wed)09:53:37 No. 343992226 > >343992358 >34399259 ১৯344029573 >>344030968 Blizzard has been trying to sabotage Battleborn form day one. And do you guys chastise the bully? No, you make fun of the victim. >>343991939 And battleborn died first over 39 big laffs Anonymous 07/06/16(Wed)14:45:48 No.344011370 >344011440 >>344019097 >>343991290 >>343991179 (OP) >samefag just to make a joke O Anonymous 07/06/16(Wed)14:48:30 No 344011534 ► File: Laughing Iron Man png (37 KB, 116x126) O Anonymous 07/06/16(Wed)16:33:48 No. 344018502 ► File: Why. Bastian Whyl.jpg (20 KB, 316x398) >>344011440 HE CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS >>344011440 Who is the mastermind behind this savagery? Battleborn got 5 new heroes. >>344011370 Now there are more heroes than actual players. LEBORN O Anonymous 07/06/16(Wed)16:42:31 No.344019097 > >344019679 >344020121 >>344023914 >>3 File: battelborn.jpg (492 KB, 1920x1080) >>343991290 >>343991290 >>>343991345 >>343991358 >>343991374 >>343991403 >>34399142 >>343992035 >>343992434 >>343992482 >>343992727 >>343993050 >>343996227 >>343996263 >>343996771 >>343996775 >>343996859 >>344001364 >>344001490 >>344001565 >>344001574 >>344001836 >Overwatch has a playerbase And how the freak would you know? There's no independent third party verification on Overwatch's playerbase. Blizzard releases vague numbers and you people eat it up. how the freak >>343991605 >how the freak would you know >battlebom is rated T >>344011128 >>344011214 >>344011245 >>344011370 >>344011459 >>344011591 >>3440 Please samefag harder. Battleborn is superior to Overwatch in every single way. >Battlebom doesn't Battleborn has sold more than Borderlands 1, which was a smash hit. The PC playerbase is a bit light, but it's doing great on consoles. >battleborn f--- are restricted to T rated language https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEtV0eGYmAU [Embed] pottery O Anonymous 07/06/16(Wed)20:13:19 No. 344037575 File: 1465232703053.png (130 KB, 500x285) IS THIS EEAASY Maye O Anonymous 07/06/16(Wed)16: 50:53 No. 344019679 > >>343991605 I don't know, I wait thirty seconds to get into a match in Overwatch, or twenty minutes in Battleborn. you do the math. playerbase is a bit light >>344019097 oh Randy, please stop doing this to you, its almost not funny anymore 10k 453 playing 9 min ago 2. May 9 May 16. May 23. May 30. May 6. Jun 13 Jun 20. Jun 27. Jun 4. Jul II](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/001/931/203/b1d.1703858 "/v/ reacting to OP defending Battleborn from Overwatch")
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