The brand new free-to-play mannequin of Overwatch 2 has definitely include its personal professionals and cons. Whereas the brand new mannequin did usher in an enormous quantity of gamers to the sport, the brand new monetization mannequin of Overwatch 2 has been leaving quite a lot of followers of the unique a bit pissed off that they’ll’t work to earn any cosmetics of the sport anymore. What’s information is, the event crew could also be addressing that change quickly.
In a brand new replace from govt producer Jared Neuss, it’s stated that Overwatch 2 wll be engaged on giving gamers some extra in-game rewards apart from battle cross development and aggressive rank. He writes:
I may say quite a bit right here, however I believe an excellent place to begin is saying that we aren’t fully happy with how all the things feels proper now. There’s quite a bit we like about it—knocking out a bunch of day by day/weekly challenges or getting one thing new for a hero you like can really feel nice! However we additionally acknowledge that at this time’s expertise has alternative for enchancment that we have to deal with.
As a short-term answer, the sport is claimed to be altering up the rewards system to that every occasion can grant a particular pores and skin you could earn by taking part in. There are nonetheless different rewards you may obtain through different mediums like Twitch.
In the long run, builders are trying a Battle Cross modifications plus ‘extra fascinating Challenges to pursue.’ There’s additionally a point out of ‘play-focused development techniques’ however we don’t have a lot particulars about that but.
Although the sport remains to be enjoyable, the rewards system is definitely a large number, with some gamers saying they really miss the loot field mechanic. We don’t know the way Blizzard plans to repair this long-term, however they undoubtedly have to discover a new method to monetize the sport if cosmetics isn’t the answer.
Overwatch 2 is at present playable for Xbox One, Xbox Collection X|S, PlayStation 4|5, PC, and Nintendo Swap.
