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Overwatch 2 is bringing loot boxes back from the dead (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] stom@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Great, I liked them. Getting a free loot box for every level up was just a nice little extra.

I never bought them, and I had saved a couple of hundred boxes to open one day. Sadly they got automatically opened just before the release of OW2.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago

That's just loot. You don't like lootboxes - you like when games function as games. The part they're bringing back is charging five actual dollars for gambling on bullshit that should just happen through gameplay.

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago

I also liked them. Hopefully the article is wrong about

"Season 15 also features the return of loot boxes," a press release says. "You will be able to earn a variety of cosmetics when collecting loot boxes. They will be available from weekly and event rewards." You'll also be able to earn one loot box via the free battle pass and an additional two in the Premium battle pass.

Weekly and event rewards, and one free one per season??? That's just insulting