Overwatch 2 has a new pack of skins too Diablo IV put live. But players who equip themselves with the skins are insulted angrily in-game. This is met with a lack of understanding in the community.
Blizzard released crossover skins for Overwatch 2 a few days ago. These are Diablo 4-inspired skins that you can use to equip Hanzo, Moira and many other characters. After the presentation, many users were quite enthusiastic about the new skins.
But the enthusiasm quickly turned into disillusionment. Because Blizzard charges a whopping 40 euros for the Diablo skin package, which many players consider greedy.
But now some players are reporting that they are being insulted for using the new skins. Because some people don’t seem to like the idea of spending so much money on skins.
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Players are wondering: Should you even “support” Blizzard with expensive skins?
What is the problem? On Reddit, players are discussing the new skins for Overwatch 2. Some explain that they sometimes get insulted when they wear the skins in a competitive match.
The reactions to this are very different. For example, thread starter “Adorable-Fact4378” explains that he is aware that the skins would be “stupid and expensive,” but harassing someone about it wouldn’t be okay. After all, the purchase would have been his own decision:
But harassing someone in a competition about their purchase? Really? …I’m sorry that my purchase decision is unacceptable to you, but you know what? I really like the skin…
The reactions to the post were very different. Some fans described the harassment as unacceptable, while others had little sympathy for the situation. Because in their eyes, the people who buy such skins are the big problem.
Some are even calling for a boycott and harassment of the owners. Because according to them, this is the only way to show Blizzard that such expensive skin packs are absolutely not okay.
I’ll be downvoted into oblivion, but that’s what we’re supposed to be doing. But the only way for companies to stop this predatory monetization is to not reward their behavior, but since players can’t control themselves and keep throwing money at them, we should start harassing them in the game.
The expensive skins, the new monetization model and broken promises are all reasons why Overwatch 2 is currently one of the worst games on Steam. The head of Overwatch has now also spoken out and explained what he thinks about it.
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