This is the only good move they’ve made since OW2 released. Good to see tbh
Still not going back.
Overwatch 2 season 10 will make all new heroes free, Blizzard announces
Submitted 8 months ago by simple@lemm.ee to games@lemmy.world
https://www.polygon.com/24084166/overwatch-2-season-10-new-heroes-unlocked-free-venture
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arefx@lemmy.ml 8 months ago
dog_@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Doesn’t make the game any better. I played until season 9, I’m glad I don’t play anymore.
Defaced@lemmy.world 8 months ago
My guess is they’re going to make the heroes free and the battle pass or season pass or whatever the fuck it is a part of gamepass.
rigatti@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Could be? Either way it’s a win for the players.
warmaster@lemmy.world 8 months ago
No more Pay / Grind to Win, I’m glad my biggest gripe is fixed.
Vaeril@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
This is cool but I miss being able to grind for skins. Playing events and earning a bunch of loot boxes just for playing was great. I’m not giving them any money.
Carighan@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Wow, Blizzard actually taking a factually negative change back. No further modifications, no further rework, just a straight rollback of something that was a bad idea to begin with. That’s really a sign of the times changing, that always felt like something that is strictly forbidden at Blizzard! 😮
CanadianCorhen@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
And it only took how many years of people saying “wow, this is a really bad idea”
I loved OW1, went and saw a couple OWL games live, put hundreds of hours in…
No interest in OW2.
partial_accumen@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I played the hell out of OW1. They turned off OW1 servers and required my actual real phone number to continue to play on OW2. Wouldn’t even let me use a VIP number. There is no time in this universe where I will want Blizzard/Activision or its advertising partners to have my real phone number. No interest in OW2.
imecth@fedia.io 8 months ago
It's a good change for sure, but the cynic in me can't help but think they're doing this solely because they believe it'll make them more money in the long run.
Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 months ago
The actual reason is to hide the fact they’re probably not gonna have much if any pve content soonish. That’s the whole ‘reason’ behind ow2. They just layed off a bunch of staff too.
smeg@feddit.uk 8 months ago
That’s not bring cynical, it’s just being realistic. They’re a publicly traded company, every action they take has to (by law?) be to make more money!