Blizzard locks Overwatch 2’s most desirable new skins behind a big paywall - and the fans aren’t having it
Nickel and dimed
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It’s been a tough year for fans ofBlizzard’s beleaguered hero shooter,Overwatch 2. Released last October as a full-scale replacement for the originalOverwatch,many fans have been frustratedby the game’s costly microtransactions (which, at this point, honestly seem more like “macrotransactions”).
Now,Blizzardhas hiked up the price of their Ultimate Battle Pass Bundle just in time for the arrival of two desirableDiablocrossover skins, leaving the community up in arms.
For those unfamiliar, the Ultimate Battle Pass Bundle was a $29.99 add-on forOverwatch 2that granted access to the current season’s Battle Pass, 20 Battle Pass tier skips, 2,000 Overwatch Coins, and a handful of exclusive skins.
However, this changed with the arrival of Season 6, which saw its price increase to $39.99 alongside the addition of theshort Invasion PVE story campaignto the package. This $39.99 price tag has now persisted into the current Season 7, which, importantly, does not contain any new PVE content.
Buying this $39.99 bundle is also the only way to obtain two of the season’s most anticipated skins, Lilith Moira and Inarius Pharah - based on popular characters fromDiablo 4.
Many players have taken to social media to express their disappointment at the move.
Reddit userkid-karmaurges fans to “remember how little they think of you when these are the prices they think you’ll pay”.
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“They will keep charging more and more for less and less until people stop giving them money”, addsrock_flag_n_eagle.
There has been a similar reaction over onTwitter, with user@murlocprincessimpressed by the new crossover skins but lamenting that “at this point, I know that the ones I want will be paywalled”.
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Dash is a technology journalist who covers gaming hardware at TechRadar. Before joining the TechRadar team, he was writing gaming articles for some of the UK’s biggest magazines including PLAY, Edge, PC Gamer, and SFX. Now, when he’s not getting his greasy little mitts on the newest hardware or gaming gadget, he can be found listening to J-pop or feverishly devouring the latest Nintendo Switch otome.
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