Overwatch 2’s $40 Diablo crossover skins infuriate fans over their pricing. Read on to learn more about these new skins and what players think about them.
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Fans Infuriated by the $40 Price Point
Overwatch 2’s Diablo 4 skins infuriates fans over their pricing and exclusivity to the Ultimate Battle Pass.
The game’s season 7 has just been released, and with it are awesome Diablo 4-inspired skins: Lilith Moira and Inarius Pharah. However, these skins can only be acquired as a bundle when you purchase the Ultimate Battle Pass upgrade. There is no option to buy the skins individually. This means that if you want, for example, the awesome Pharah skin, you’ll have to buy Moira’s as well, even if you do not play her.
This particular price model has sparked angry comments from players across Reddit and Twitter. Reddit user Sharashaska says:
"I'd rather buy a nice game on sale or at the same price without a sale than a disgustingly overpriced pack. Everytime they have the opportunity to be decent they fail and make the s*****est decision possible regarding their consumers."
Other Reddit users mentioned how Activision-Blizzard has become greedy and expressed their hate over how ridiculous this move is. Reddit user NagatalockII comments, "If you could buy them separately at $20 each or something I wouldn't like it but at least [I] would have an option."
It is important to note that Overwatch 2 is a free-to-play game, and in-game purchases usually include cosmetics, champion unlocks, skins, XP boosts, and PvE/Story missions, depending on the season.
Overwatch 2 Could Do Better
This is just the latest in the long list of issues of Blizzard’s sequel shooter since its release, or “re-release,” as some fans have called it. The game studio released Overwatch 2 as a separate new entry following the first to create a complete PvE experience for players, therefore justifying its existence. Some PvE missions had been released in season 6, but they were locked behind a $15 paywall. The more comprehensive PvE experience was ultimately canceled, and no notable changes were made to the newer game. On Steam, Overwatch 2 currently sits at ‘Overwhelmingly Negative’ based on almost 200,000 reviews, with only 10% viewing the game as positive.
The first Overwatch was critically acclaimed and widely beloved by many. If Blizzard could harness any of the magic and charm of the first one to create something more significant in this new offering, Overwatch 2 may still be redeemed.
