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Overwatch 2 has been giving a lot to talk about lately. The latest novelty of the video game is its Halloween event, one of the most anticipated events by fans of the game every year, due to its new content, especially the new thematic skins of characters.
However, this year, the event has left much desired in different aspects. First, the event is the same one we've seen in the game since the original Overwatch, so it's nothing new; second, the skins that showed Halloween themes are recycled from previous years, except for some new characters, and finally, prices.
Well, we already know that Blizzard changed the business model for Overwatch 2, now being a free-to-play game and adding a battle pass. So far, everything sounds good; since gamers are already used to various games with this same dynamic, the problem comes from the high prices of their content.
It is clear that Blizzard must monetize, but is it worth giving up eating for a week for a $26 skin?
overwatch players deciding if they're gonna eat this week or buy the kiriko skin man IM DEAD
— Frogger (@FroggerOW) October 24, 2022
anyway do u guys have any food im starvin pic.twitter.com/ucaqg7lYqw
THE OVERWATCH 2 COMMUNITY IS DISSATISFIED WITH THE HIGH PRICES
Previously, with the original game, players were used to receiving themed content for free just by doing missions or the requirements that the video game put on you to earn them. But, since it became known that the game would become free-to-play, it was natural to expect that thematic skins that were previously free would now have to be paid for.
In the Overwatch 2 store, most new skins for the Halloween event are priced around 2,000 in-game currency, which means approximately $20.
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Here are some of the reactions from Overwatch 2 fans:
A single Overwatch 2 skin shouldn't cost more than a battle pass which gives you 5+ skins
— mL7 (@mL7support) October 25, 2022
Something that not many of us had taken into account is that the prices are a steal:
$37 if you don’t buy it during the seasonal discount.
— CC♥ (@CChancharra) October 25, 2022
And it is that as the following user says, you cannot have the option of getting the pure skin by itself; they sell you the complete bundle:
if you want the new kiriko witch skin, it's 2600 overwatch coins lol - you cannot buy the skin on it's own, only the bundle.
— Stylosa (@Stylosa) October 25, 2022
$25 for that lol!
what a laugh pic.twitter.com/9W9nnoaaK7
What an embarassing joke of a monetisation system
— James Perrott 🍌 (@jamesperrott1) October 25, 2022
Will the devs ever learn that higher prices doesn’t mean higher profit 🙄
If these were $10 max, almost everyone would be some skins, and many people would by multiple over time
Like this, most people won’t even buy 1
Me looking at Overwatch 2 Halloween skin price pic.twitter.com/uDpSqaB2qD
— Tamoor Hussain (@tamoorh) October 25, 2022
Overwatch is now asking for $20 !!! Real dollars!!! For one fucking skin. In OW1 you got them shits for FREE from loot boxes. pic.twitter.com/Oz7CmLQlAh
— 🗡🔥 Karis 🔥🗡 (@kwehzy) October 24, 2022
— Ob7ivi0n (@Ob7ivi0n) October 25, 2022
Also, if you analyze it, the price of 3 Overwatch skins is equivalent to a new video game.
Players are not happy with Overwatch 2's new monetization system. Will Blizzard listen to their community and fix the problem? It will be a matter of time to see the company's decisions.
What do you think of the price of the skins? Tell us in the comments.
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