Summary
The launch ofOverwatch 2saw a huge variety of changes made to the massively-popular team-based shooter, and a lucky discovery at a Target store has led many in the game’s community to reminisce on one of the big features that players wish was transferred to the sequel. New heroes, cosmetics, maps, and more are just some of the additions brought along withOverwatch 2so far, though not all the game’s ambitious new features have gone down well with fans.
Overwatch 2’s transition to free-to-play status has had massive consequences for certain parts of the game, for better or worse. At the time of its launch,Overwatch 2was hugely successful at bringing in crowds of new players, with the game counting over 25 million total players in the first couple of weeks. While going free-to-play certainly opened the game’s doors to gamers everywhere, it also necessitated a switch up inOverwatch 2’s monetization methods. While the original game did feature microtransactions in the form of loot boxes that provided randomized cosmetics,Overwatch 2opted to drop this method entirely in favor of a new shop section that uses its own currency.
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The shop area allows players to buy from a number of cosmetic bundles set on a weekly rotationin exchange for Overwatch Coins, which themselves can be purchased in set quantities with real money. This sort of monetization system is all too familiar within the gaming industry, but one veteranOverwatch 2player recently shared a lucky find that brings to mind the original game’s loot box system. The discovery itself was that of a gift card for the original game, and was shared in a post on Reddit by the user Cherry_Cheesecake123. Though Blizzard gift cards do still exist - albeit in a slightly different form - this particular example’s reference to the classic loot box has reminded a lot of players how different the game used to be.
With scrapped PvE features, mounds of disruptive bugs, and frequent server outages, it’s safe to say thatOverwatch 2hasn’t been the most well-receivedof sequels. Perhaps its biggest controversy has been the shop system itself, as considerably steep cosmetic bundle prices and no methods of earning decent amounts of coins via gameplay has left many feeling frustrated with the new system since it was released.
Many players find it hard to believe thatthe issues withOverwatch 2’s monetizationhave driven them to prefer the older concept of randomized loot, but the big advantage that loot boxes had over the current system is that they could be earned for free through gameplay while also being optionally purchasable.Overwatch 2offers limited options when it comes to earning new skins for free, forming one of the community’s largest criticisms that has persisted since launch.
Overwatch 2is available in early access on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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