I was in the closed beta and was obsessed about the game (and even made a few news posts about it here), but nobody seemed to really respond or care.
I'm really hyped for release though. I'm so glad that everyone online suddenly loves my game after the open beta. There are so many memes and content everywhere!
My favorite hero design-wise is Reaper, but my best characters are probably Genji or Junkrat. I hated Genji initially, because he's the "cool, badass" that is normally appealing to people. However, his playstyle just really meshed with me.